| A | B |
|---|
| Margaret Mitchell | Wrote "Gone With the Wind" |
| Burt Reynolds | Famous actor of the '70s born in Waycross,GA |
| Flannery O'Conner | Born in Savannah; famous as short story author |
| James Brown | Soul singer born in Augusta |
| Fiddlin' John Carson | Country music singer of early 20th century |
| Ray Charles | Famous rhythn-and-blues musician; born in Albany,GA |
| Ty Cobb | Famous American baseball player; "The GA Peach" |
| Joel Chandler Harris | Famous for "Uncle Remus" stories; born in Eatonton |
| Carson McCullers | Famous writer from Columbus; wrote "The Member of the Wedding" |
| Bobby Jones | Golfer who founded the Masters;born in Atlanta |
| Ralph McGill | Editor of Atlanta Constitution; urged desegregation |
| Julia Roberts | Actress born in Smyrna |
| Nellie Mae Rose | Folk artist from Vinings |
| Ted Turner | Atlanta businessman who founded TBS and CNN |
| Morris Rich | Hungarian immigrant who founded Rich's department store |
| Erskine Caldwell | Famous author from GA; wrote Tobacco Road |
| Sidney Lanier | Ga's Macon born poet-laureate; "Marshes of Glynn" |
| Gertrude "Ma" Rainey | 1920s blues singer from Columbus |
| Dr. John Pemberton | Pharmacist who invented "Coca-Cola" |
| Asa Candler | Bought "CocaCola" formula; established Emory University with wealth from the Cola industry |
| Gladys Knight | Famous rhythm and blues singer from GA |
