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The city of '''[[Augusta, Georgia]]''', the largest city and the county seat of [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], is the birthplace and home of several notable individuals. This is a '''list of people from Augusta, Georgia''' and includes people that were born or lived in Augusta, Georgia for a nontrivial amount of time. Individuals included in this listing are people presumed to be notable because they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.{{ref label|notable|A|none}}


Augusta was first used by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] as a place to cross the Savannah River, because of Augusta's location on the [[fall line]]. The city was the second state capital of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] from 1785 until 1795 (alternating for a period with [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], the first).
==Actors==
*[[Laurence Fishburne]], actor
*[[Hulk Hogan]], actor, professional wrestler
*[[Butterfly McQueen]], actress (Prissy in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'')
*[[Danielle Panabaker]], actor
*[[Faith Prince]], actor
*[[Shay Roundtree]], actor
*[[Dub Taylor]], character actor

==Artists==
*[[Jasper Johns]], artist

==Astronauts==
[[Image:Susan_Still-Kilrain.jpg|thumb|Susan Still Kilrain]]
*[[Susan Still Kilrain]], retired United States Naval officer and [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]


==Education==
==Education==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Ignatius Alphonso Few]], (1789-1845), [[Methodist]] [[clergyman]],founder of [[Emory University]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
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*[[Isaac S. Hopkins]], (1841-1914), former professor and first President of [[Georgia Tech]]
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*[[John Hope (educator)|John Hope]], educator
*[[David M. Potter]], (1910-1971), [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning Professor at [[Stanford University]]
|[[Ignatius Alphonso Few]]||[[Methodist]] [[clergyman]], founder of [[Emory University]]||<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
|-
|[[Isaac S. Hopkins]]||former professor and first President of [[Georgia Tech]]||
|-
|[[John Hope (educator)|John Hope]]||educator||
|-
|[[David M. Potter]]||[[Pulitzer Prize]] winning Professor at [[Stanford University]]||
|}
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==Literature==
==Entertainment==
==Athletics==
*[[Abram Joseph Ryan]], (1838-1886), American [[poet]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Augustus Baldwin Longstreet]], (1790-1870), noted lawyer, [[Methodist]] [[clergyman]], and [[humorist]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
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|[[William Avery (basketball)|William Avery]]||professional basketball player||
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|[[Emerson Boozer]]||former star running back for New York Jets||
|-
|[[Happy Humphrey|William "Happy Humphrey" Cobb]]||former professional wrestler||
|-
|[[William Cunningham (basketball)|William Cunningham]]||professional basketball player||
|-
|[[Chuck Evans|Charles "Chuck" Evans]]||[[NFL]] player for the [[Baltimore Ravens]]||
|-
|[[Vernon Forrest]]||world champion boxer||
|-
|[[Bill Fulcher]]||retired [[Coach (sport)|coach]] and NFL player||
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|[[Deon Grant]]||NFL Player ([[Jacksonville Jaguars]])||
|-
|[[Todd Greene]]||baseball player||
|-
|[[Forrest Griffin]]||mixed martial artist||
|-
|[[Ray Guy]]||retired [[NFL]] player||
|-
|[[Arnold Harrison]]||[[NFL]] player||
|-
|[[Charles Howell III]]||professional golfer||
|-
|[[Leroy Irvin]]||professional football player||
|-
|[[Beau Jack]]||world champion boxer||
|-
|[[Jimmie Johnson (American football)|Jimmie Johnson]]||retired [[NFL]] player||
|-
|[[Macay McBride]]||[[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player for [[Detroit Tigers]]||
|-
|[[Larry Mize]]||professional golfer||
|-
|[[Chad Mottola]]||MLB player for [[Cincinnati Reds]]||
|-
|[[Jeff Sanders]]||retired professional basketball player||
|-
|[[Vaughn Taylor]]||professional golfer||
|-
|[[Ken Whisenhunt]]||head coach of [[Arizona Cardinals]]||
|}
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===Actors===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
|-
|[[Laurence Fishburne]]||actor||
|-
|[[Hulk Hogan]]||actor, professional wrestler||
|-
|[[Butterfly McQueen]]||actress (Prissy in ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'')||
|-
|[[Danielle Panabaker]]||actor||
|-
|[[Faith Prince]]||actor||
|-
|[[Shay Roundtree]]||actor||
|-
|[[Dub Taylor]]||character actor||
|}
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===Arts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
|-
|[[Jasper Johns]]||artist||
|}
{{clr}}
===Literature===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
|-
|[[Abram Joseph Ryan]]||American [[poet]]||
|-
|[[Augustus Baldwin Longstreet]]||noted lawyer, [[Methodist]] [[clergyman]], and [[humorist]]||<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
|}
{{clr}}
===Music===
[[Image:JB1223.jpg|thumb|90px|right|[[James Brown]]]]
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
|-
|[[Aliciadine]]||Gospel singer||
|-
|[[James Brown]]||soul musician and bandleader {{ref label|Brown|A|none}}||
|-
|[[Daze of Haze]]||former American [[classical rock]] band||
|-
|[[Terri Gibbs]]||country/western singer||
|-
|[[Wycliffe Gordon]]||jazz trombonist||
|-
|[[Amy Grant]]||singer/songwriter||
|-
|[[Sharon Jones]]||singer||
|-
|[[Josh Kelley]]||[[musician]]||
|-
|[[Ryan Lambert]]||singer/songwriter ||
|-
|[[Steve Morse]]||guitarist||
|-
|[[Jessye Norman]]||opera singer {{ref label|Norman|B|none}}||
|}
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===Radio and Television personalities===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
|-
|[[Dan Miller (television journalist/personality)|Dan Miller]]||journalist/TV personality||
|-
|[[Judy Woodruff]]||American [[news anchor]] and [[journalist]]||
|-
|[[Barry Young]]||Radio broadcaster, CEO [[WestStar TalkRadio Network]]||
|}
{{clr}}


==Science and technology==
==Military==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
[[Image:Archibald Willingham Butt.jpg|thumb|Major Archibald Butt]]
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
*[[Raymond O. Barton]], Major General, US 4th Infantry Division commander on [[D-Day]] and [[Battle of the Hurtgen Forest]].
|-
*[[Archibald Butt]], (1865-1912), military aide to [[U.S.]] Presidents [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[William Howard Taft]], died on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']].
|[[Hervey M. Cleckley]]||American [[psychiatrist]]||
::Augusta's [[Butt Memorial Bridge|Butt Bridge]] is named after Maj. Butt.
|}
*[[Lafayette McLaws]], (1821-1897) [[major general]] of the [[Confederate Army]], [[American Civil War]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
===Astronauts===
*[[Montgomery C. Meigs]], (1816-1892) Quartermaster General of [[United States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
[[Image:Susan_Still-Kilrain.jpg|thumb|90px|right|[[Susan Still Kilrain]]]]
*[[Edwin A. Pollock]], (1899-1982), General Commander for the Unites States Marines
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Joseph Wheeler]], [[United States Army]] General in the [[Spanish-American War]]
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
|-
|[[Hervey M. Cleckley]]||American [[psychiatrist]]||
|-
|[[Susan Still Kilrain]]||retired United States Naval officer and [[NASA]] [[astronaut]]||
|}
{{clr}}


==Politics and government service==
==Music==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Aliciadine]], Gospel singer
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
[[Image:JB1223.jpg|thumb|James Brown]]
|-
*[[James Brown]] (1933-2006), soul musician and bandleader.
|[[Ben S. Bernanke]]||[[Federal Reserve]] chairman||
::James Brown Boulevard (Ninth Street), James Brown Plaza (site of his statue) on Broad Street, and the [[James Brown Arena]] (formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) are named after him.
|-
*[[Daze of Haze]], former American [[classical rock]] band
|[[Alfred Cumming (governor)|Alfred Cumming]]||first governor [[Utah]] territory||<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | date = 1963}}</ref>
*[[Terri Gibbs]], country/western singer
|-
*[[Wycliffe Gordon]], jazz trombonist
|[[William Henry Fleming]]||American politician and lawyer||
*[[Amy Grant]], singer/songwriter
|-
*[[Sharon Jones]], singer
|[[Craig T. James]]||American politician||
*[[Josh Kelley]], [[musician]]
|-
*[[Ryan Lambert]], singer/songwriter
|[[Seaborn Jones]]||United States Congressman from Georgia||<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
*[[Steve Morse]], guitarist
|-
*[[Jessye Norman]], opera singer
|[[Buckner Stith Morris]]||mayor of [[Chicago]] from 1838-1839||
::Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman [[Amphitheater]] is named after Norman.
|-

|[[Ansley Wilcox]]||American lawyer, and civil service commissioner||
==Politics==
|-
*[[Ben S. Bernanke]], [[Federal Reserve]] chairman
|[[Woodrow Wilson]]||28th [[U.S. President]]||
*[[Alfred Cumming (governor)|Alfred Cumming]] (1802-1873), first governor [[Utah]] territory<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | date = 1963}}</ref>
|}
*[[William Henry Fleming]], American politician and lawyer
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*[[Craig T. James]], American politician
===Military===
*[[Seaborn Jones]], (1788-1864), United States Congressman from Georgia.<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
[[Image:Archibald Willingham Butt.jpg|thumb|90px|right|[[Archibald Butt|Major Archibald Butt]]]]
*[[Buckner Stith Morris]], (1800-1879), mayor of [[Chicago]] from 1838-1839
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Ansley Wilcox]], (1856-1930), American lawyer, and civil service commissioner
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
*[[Woodrow Wilson]], 28th [[U.S. President]]
|-

|[[Raymond O. Barton]]||Major General, US 4th Infantry Division commander on [[D-Day]] and [[Battle of the Hurtgen Forest]]||
==Sports==
|-
*[[William Avery (basketball)|William Avery]], professional basketball player
|[[Archibald Butt]]||military aide to [[United States|U.S.]] Presidents [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[William Howard Taft]], died on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']]{{ref label|Butt|C|none}}||
*[[Emerson Boozer]], former star running back for New York Jets
|-
*[[Happy Humphrey|William "Happy Humphrey" Cobb]], (1926-1989), former professional wrestler
|[[Lafayette McLaws]]||[[major general]] of the [[Confederate Army]], [[American Civil War]]||<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
*[[William Cunningham (basketball)|William Cunningham]], professional basketball player
|-
*[[Chuck Evans|Charles "Chuck" Evans]], [[NFL]] player for the [[Baltimore Ravens]]
|[[Montgomery C. Meigs]]||Quartermaster General of [[United States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]||<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
*[[Vernon Forrest]], world champion boxer
|-
*[[Bill Fulcher]], retired [[Coach (sport)|coach]] and NFL player
|[[Edwin A. Pollock]]||General Commander for the Unites States Marines||
*[[Deon Grant]], NFL Player (Jaguars)
|-
*[[Todd Greene]], baseball player
|[[Joseph Wheeler]]||[[United States Army]] General in the [[Spanish-American War]]||
*[[Forrest Griffin]], mixed martial artist
|}
*[[Ray Guy]], retired [[NFL]] player
{{clr}}
*[[Arnold Harrison]], [[NFL]] player
*[[Charles Howell III]], professional golfer
*[[Leroy Irvin]], professional football player
*[[Beau Jack]], world champion boxer
*[[Jimmie Johnson (American football)|Jimmie Johnson]], retired [[NFL]] player
*[[Macay McBride]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player for [[Detroit Tigers]]
*[[Larry Mize]], professional golfer
*[[Chad Mottola]], MLB player for [[Cincinnati Reds]]
*[[Jeff Sanders]], retired professional basketball player
*[[Vaughn Taylor]], professional golfer
*[[Ken Whisenhunt]], head coach of [[Arizona Cardinals]]

==Radio & Television personalities==
*[[Dan Miller (television journalist/personality)|Dan Miller]], journalist/TV personality
*[[Judy Woodruff]], American [[news anchor]] and [[journalist]]
*[[Barry Young]], (1951 - ), Radio broadcaster, CEO [[WestStar TalkRadio Network]]


==Other==
==Other==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*[[Hervey M. Cleckley]], (1903-1984), American [[psychiatrist]]
!width="15%"|Name!!width="75%"|Notability!!width="10%" class="unsortable"|References
*[[Alberta Davis]], (1881-2007), oldest American claimant
|-
|[[Alberta Davis]]||oldest American claimant (1881-2007)||
|}
{{clr}}


==Notes==
:'''A.'''{{note_label|Brown|A|none}}James Brown Boulevard (Ninth Street), James Brown Plaza (site of his statue) on Broad Street, and the [[James Brown Arena]] (formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) are named after him.
:'''B.'''{{note_label|Norman|B|none}}Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman [[Amphitheater]] is named after Norman.
:'''C.'''{{note_label|Butt|C|none}}Augusta's [[Butt Memorial Bridge|Butt Bridge]] is named after Maj. Butt.


==References==
==References==
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The city of Augusta, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Richmond County, Georgia, is the birthplace and home of several notable individuals. This is a list of people from Augusta, Georgia and includes people that were born or lived in Augusta, Georgia for a nontrivial amount of time. Individuals included in this listing are people presumed to be notable because they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.[A]

Augusta was first used by Native Americans as a place to cross the Savannah River, because of Augusta's location on the fall line. The city was the second state capital of Georgia from 1785 until 1795 (alternating for a period with Savannah, the first).

Education

Name Notability References
Ignatius Alphonso Few Methodist clergyman, founder of Emory University [1]
Isaac S. Hopkins former professor and first President of Georgia Tech
John Hope educator
David M. Potter Pulitzer Prize winning Professor at Stanford University

Entertainment

Athletics

Name Notability References
William Avery professional basketball player
Emerson Boozer former star running back for New York Jets
William "Happy Humphrey" Cobb former professional wrestler
William Cunningham professional basketball player
Charles "Chuck" Evans NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens
Vernon Forrest world champion boxer
Bill Fulcher retired coach and NFL player
Deon Grant NFL Player (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Todd Greene baseball player
Forrest Griffin mixed martial artist
Ray Guy retired NFL player
Arnold Harrison NFL player
Charles Howell III professional golfer
Leroy Irvin professional football player
Beau Jack world champion boxer
Jimmie Johnson retired NFL player
Macay McBride MLB player for Detroit Tigers
Larry Mize professional golfer
Chad Mottola MLB player for Cincinnati Reds
Jeff Sanders retired professional basketball player
Vaughn Taylor professional golfer
Ken Whisenhunt head coach of Arizona Cardinals

Actors

Name Notability References
Laurence Fishburne actor
Hulk Hogan actor, professional wrestler
Butterfly McQueen actress (Prissy in Gone with the Wind)
Danielle Panabaker actor
Faith Prince actor
Shay Roundtree actor
Dub Taylor character actor

Arts

Name Notability References
Jasper Johns artist

Literature

Name Notability References
Abram Joseph Ryan American poet
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet noted lawyer, Methodist clergyman, and humorist [1]

Music

File:JB1223.jpg
James Brown
Name Notability References
Aliciadine Gospel singer
James Brown soul musician and bandleader [A]
Daze of Haze former American classical rock band
Terri Gibbs country/western singer
Wycliffe Gordon jazz trombonist
Amy Grant singer/songwriter
Sharon Jones singer
Josh Kelley musician
Ryan Lambert singer/songwriter
Steve Morse guitarist
Jessye Norman opera singer [B]

Radio and Television personalities

Name Notability References
Dan Miller journalist/TV personality
Judy Woodruff American news anchor and journalist
Barry Young Radio broadcaster, CEO WestStar TalkRadio Network

Science and technology

Name Notability References
Hervey M. Cleckley American psychiatrist

Astronauts

Susan Still Kilrain
Name Notability References
Hervey M. Cleckley American psychiatrist
Susan Still Kilrain retired United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut

Politics and government service

Name Notability References
Ben S. Bernanke Federal Reserve chairman
Alfred Cumming first governor Utah territory [1]
William Henry Fleming American politician and lawyer
Craig T. James American politician
Seaborn Jones United States Congressman from Georgia [1]
Buckner Stith Morris mayor of Chicago from 1838-1839
Ansley Wilcox American lawyer, and civil service commissioner
Woodrow Wilson 28th U.S. President

Military

Major Archibald Butt
Name Notability References
Raymond O. Barton Major General, US 4th Infantry Division commander on D-Day and Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
Archibald Butt military aide to U.S. Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, died on the RMS Titanic[C]
Lafayette McLaws major general of the Confederate Army, American Civil War [1]
Montgomery C. Meigs Quartermaster General of United States Army during the American Civil War [1]
Edwin A. Pollock General Commander for the Unites States Marines
Joseph Wheeler United States Army General in the Spanish-American War

Other

Name Notability References
Alberta Davis oldest American claimant (1881-2007)

Notes

A.^ James Brown Boulevard (Ninth Street), James Brown Plaza (site of his statue) on Broad Street, and the James Brown Arena (formerly the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center) are named after him.
B.^ Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman Amphitheater is named after Norman.
C.^ Augusta's Butt Bridge is named after Maj. Butt.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
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