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List of people from Atlanta
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This is a list of people who were born, raised, or otherwise closely associated with Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Academics
Name | Known for | Association |
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Ron Clark | worked with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and New York City, and co-founded the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta; contestant on Survivor: Edge of Extinction | lives in Atlanta |
Alfred Gudeman | Classical scholar who died during the Holocaust | born in Atlanta |
Thomas E. Hill | Professor of Philosophy at University of North Carolina; fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | born in Atlanta |
Sheryl McCollum | crime analyst, professor, founder and director of the non-profit Cold Case Investigative Research Institute | born in Atlanta[1] |
Sharlotte Neely | Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University, author, expert on the Cherokees | lived in Atlanta |
Bazoline Estelle Usher | educator and administrator in the Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia Woman of Achievement | lived in Atlanta[2] |
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer | former president of Georgia Tech, during his tenure, he was first to admit women and make steps towards integration | lived in Atlanta |
James W. Wagner | former president of Emory University | lives in Atlanta |
Actors
Name | Known for | Association |
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Isabella Acres[3][4] | appeared as Rose on the sitcom television series Better Off Ted | born in Atlanta[citation needed] |
Matt Battaglia | Emmy Award-winning producer;[5] co-produced a two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated film; acted in over 90 films network pilots and television shows | grew up in the towns of Tucker and Lithonia, suburbs of Atlanta[6] |
Johanna Braddy | actress, The Grudge 3, Paranormal Activity 3 and The Levenger Tapes | born in Atlanta |
Toni Braxton | singer, actress and reality TV star of Braxton Family Values | formerly lived in Atlanta |
Bruce Bruce | actor & comedian | born in Atlanta |
Jahzir Bruno | actor, The Loud House | born in Atlanta[7] |
Monica Calhoun | actress, The Players Club, The Best Man, The Salon; graduate of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | [citation needed] |
Michael Campion | actor, Fuller House | born in Atlanta[8] |
Katie Carpenter | actress, costume designer, film producer[9] | lives and works in Atlanta[10] |
C. Martin Croker | voice actor, Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast | born in Atlanta[citation needed] |
David Cross | stand-up comedian and actor | born in Atlanta[11] |
Stephen Dorff | actor | born in Atlanta |
Wylie Draper | actor, portrayed older Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream | [citation needed] |
Corri English | actress, in 2006 honored at International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival as Best Actress for Unrest | born in Atlanta |
Elle Fanning | actress and model; younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning; known for I Am Sam, Daddy Day Care, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, We Bought a Zoo, Maleficent | |
Niles Fitch | actor, known for This Is Us and stage work | born in Atlanta[12] |
Jane Fonda | Academy Award-winning actress, ex-wife of Atlanta television mogul Ted Turner | formerly lived in Atlanta[13] |
Jeff Foxworthy | comedian | born in Atlanta[14] |
Donald Glover | creator, actor, and director of TV show Atlanta | attended high school in Atlanta |
Jasmine Guy | actress, star of A Different World and film Harlem Nights | grew up and lives in Atlanta[15] |
Omari Hardwick | grew up in Atlanta[16] | |
Oliver Hardy | comedian and actor | studied in Atlanta[17] |
Steve Harvey | actor and comedian | resides in Atlanta[18] |
Ed Helms | actor, The Office | born in Atlanta |
Holly Hunter | Academy Award-winning actress | born in Conyers, outside Atlanta[citation needed] |
DeForest Kelley[19] | actor best known as Dr. McCoy on Star Trek | born in Toccoa, outside Atlanta[citation needed] |
Elijah Kelley | [citation needed] | |
Nene Leakes | reality TV star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta | resides in Atlanta[20] |
RonReaco Lee | [citation needed] | |
Chris Lowell | Veronica Mars | born in Atlanta[citation needed] |
Christopher Massey | Zoey 101 | born in Atlanta |
Kyle Massey | That's So Raven | born in Atlanta |
China Anne McClain | actress, The A.N.T. Farm | born in Atlanta |
AnnaLynne McCord | actress | born in Atlanta |
Chloë Grace Moretz | actress and model, known for roles in Kick-Ass, Hugo, Carrie; winner of two Saturn Awards | born in Atlanta[21] |
Brittany Murphy | actress | born in Atlanta |
Melissa Ordway | actress and model; known for her roles on Hollywood Heights, The Young and the Restless | born in Atlanta |
Kip Pardue | actor | born in Atlanta |
Robert Patrick | actor, played "T-1000" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day | [citation needed] |
Ty Pennington | television host, artist, carpenter, author, former model and actor | born in Atlanta |
Tyler Perry | actor, director, screen and playwright, producer, author[22] and songwriter; first film Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)[23] | moved to Atlanta[24][25] |
Jo Ann Pflug | film and television actress | born in Atlanta[26] |
Victoria Principal | actress, Dallas | [citation needed] |
Raven-Symoné | actress, The Cosby Show, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, That's So Raven, The View | born in Atlanta[27] |
Storm Reid | actress, Euphoria | born in Atlanta[28] |
Chandler Riggs | actor, The Walking Dead | born in Atlanta |
Julia Roberts | Academy Award-winning actress; films include Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich | born at Crawford Long Hospital[29] |
Faith Salie | actress, comedian, journalist | moved to Atlanta; grew up in Dunwoody[30] |
Ryan Seacrest | TV and radio personality; host of reality-television series American Idol | attended Dunwoody High School, born in Atlanta |
Christopher Tavarez | actor, model and athlete | born in Atlanta |
Kenan Thompson | actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live, Fat Albert | born in Columbus, Ohio, moved to Atlanta |
Chris Tucker | actor and comedian | born in Atlanta |
Barry Van Dyke | actor | born in Atlanta |
Danielle Vega | actress | born in Atlanta |
George Wallace | actor and comedian | born in Atlanta |
Devon Werkheiser | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | born in Atlanta |
Porsha Williams | reality TV star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta | born in Atlanta |
Scott Wilson | actor, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, The Walking Dead | Atlanta native[31] |
Kim Zolciak | reality TV star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta | [citation needed] |
Sports
Name | Known for | Association |
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Jordan Adams | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
Dennis Allen | New Orleans Saints head coach | born in Atlanta |
Al-Farouq Aminu | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
Simi Awujo | soccer player | born in Atlanta |
Harris Barton | football player | grew up in Atlanta |
Malik Beasley | basketball player | born in Atlanta[32] |
Gordon Beckham | baseball player | born in Atlanta |
Stetson Bennett | football player | born in Atlanta |
Gunnar Bentz | Olympian | born in Atlanta |
Eric Berry | football player | born in Atlanta |
Ron Blomberg | baseball player | born in Atlanta |
Brandon Boykin | football player | born in Atlanta |
Malcolm Brogdon | basketball player | born in Atlanta[33] |
Jaylen Brown | basketball player | born in Atlanta[34] |
Wendell Carter Jr. | NBA player | born in Atlanta[35] |
Rajah Caruth | NASCAR driver | born in Atlanta |
Kristi Castlin | track and field athlete | born in Atlanta |
Kelvin Cato | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
Ahmad Caver | basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League | born in Atlanta |
Eric Chouinard | ice hockey player | born in Atlanta |
Ricardo Clark | soccer player | born in Atlanta[36] |
Javaris Crittenton | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
Amanda Dennis | goalball player | born in Atlanta |
Ben DiNucci | football player | born in Atlanta |
Amanda Doherty | golfer | born in Atlanta |
Cameron Dollar | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
Derrick Favors | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
John FitzPatrick | football player | born in Atlanta |
Joseph Forte | basketball player | born in Atlanta |
Dexter Fowler | baseball player
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