People of Georgia
James Nathaniel (Jim) Brown |
Saint Simons Island |
1936- |
Football player |
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Asa Griggs Candler |
Villa Rica |
1851-1929 |
Businessman, philanthropist |
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James Earl (Jimmy) Carter |
Plains |
1924- |
U.S. President |
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Tyrus Raymond (Ty) Cobb |
Narrows |
1886-1961 |
Baseball player |
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John Charles Fremont |
Savannah |
1813-1890 |
Soldier, explorer |
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Robert Tyre (Bobby) Jones |
Atlanta |
1902-1971 |
Golfer |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Atlanta |
1929-1968 |
Religious leader, social reformer |
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Sidney Clopton Lanier |
Macon |
1842-1881 |
Poet, musician |
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Crawford Williamson Long |
Danielsville |
1815-1878 |
Surgeon |
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Carson Smith McCullers |
Columbus |
1917-1967 |
Author |
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Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell |
Atlanta |
1900-1949 |
Author |
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Jack Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson |
Cairo |
1919-1972 |
Baseball player |
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens |
Wilkes County |
1812-1883 |
Statesman |
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Source:
The World Almanac of the U.S.A.
by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, Copyright 1996.
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