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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.
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).
Actors
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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Laurence Fishburne | Actor (Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, also appeared in many other films) | |
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Hulk Hogan | Actor, professional wrestler. Born in Augusta, raised in Tampa, Florida. | |
| Butterfly McQueen | Actress (Prissy in Gone with the Wind) | ||
| Danielle Panabaker | Actor | ||
| Faith Prince | Actor | ||
| Shay Roundtree | Actor | ||
| Dub Taylor | Character actor |
Arts
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Johns | Artist |
Athletics
| Photo | Name | Notes | 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 | ||
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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 |
Education
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignatius Alphonso Few | Methodist clergyman, founder of Emory University | [1] | |
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John Wesley Gilbert | African American trailblazer, archaeologist, clergyman | [2] |
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Isaac S. Hopkins | Former professor and first President of Georgia Tech | |
| File:Jhopemax.jpg | John Hope | Educator, founding member of the Niagra Movement | |
| David M. Potter | Pulitzer Prize winning Professor at Stanford University |
Literature
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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| Abram Joseph Ryan | Poet | ||
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Augustus Baldwin Longstreet | Noted lawyer, Methodist clergyman, and humorist | [1] |
| Frank Yerby | First African American to write a best-selling novel and to have a book purchased by a Hollywood studio for a film adaptation | [3] | |
| Corbett Thigpen | Psychiatrist and co-author of the internationally-popular, nonfictional book The Three Faces of Eve | [3] |
Local African American pioneers
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.R. Johnson | Schoolteacher; A. R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School is named after Professor Johnson.[4] | ||
| Dr. T.W. Josey | Educator; T. W. Josey High School is named after Dr. Josey. | ||
| Lucy Craft Laney | Opened the first school for black children in Augusta. Lucy Craft Laney High School and the Lucy Laney Black history museum are named after Laney. | ||
| Ed McIntyre | First African American mayor of Augusta. | ||
| Charles T. Walker | C. T. Walker Traditional Magnet School is named after Walker |
Military
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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| Raymond O. Barton | Major General, US 4th Infantry Division commander on D-Day and Battle of the Hurtgen Forest | ||
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Archibald Butt | Military aide to U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Taft, died on the RMS Titanic. The Butt Memorial Bridge is named after Maj. Butt. | |
| Lafayette McLaws | Major general of the Confederate Army, American Civil War | [1] | |
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Montgomery C. Meigs | Quartermaster General of United States Army during the American Civil War | [1] |
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Edwin A. Pollock | General Commander for the Unites States Marines | |
| Joseph Wheeler | United States Army General in the Spanish-American War |
Music
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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| Aliciadine | Gospel singer | ||
| File:JB1223.jpg | James Brown | Soul musician and bandleader. James Brown Blvd. and the James Brown Arena are named after Brown. See also: James Brown statue | [3] |
| Daze of Haze | Former Americana pop-rock band | ||
| Dew Hickies | Augusta Chronicle's Singer/Songwriter Contest Winner 2007 band | ||
| Terri Gibbs | Country/western singer | ||
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Wycliffe Gordon | Jazz trombonist | |
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Amy Grant | Singer/songwriter. Born in Augusta, Grant's family moved to Nashville, Tennessee soon after. | [5] |
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Sharon Jones | Singer | |
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Josh Kelley | Musician | |
| Charles Kelly | Singer/songwriter. He is also a memeber of poular band, Lady Antebellum | ||
| Ryan Lambert | Singer/songwriter | ||
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Steve Morse | Guitarist | |
| Jessye Norman | Opera singer; Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman Ampitheatre is named after Norman. | [3] |
Politics and government
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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Ben S. Bernanke | Federal Reserve chairman | |
| Alfred Cumming | First governor Utah territory | [1] | |
| William Henry Fleming | Politician and lawyer | ||
| Craig T. James | Politician | ||
| Seaborn Jones | United States Congressman from Georgia | [1] | |
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Buckner Stith Morris | Mayor of Chicago from 1838-1839 | |
| Ansley Wilcox | Lawyer and civil service commissioner | ||
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Woodrow Wilson | Twenty-eighth President of the United States |
Radio and television personalities
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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Dan Miller | Journalist/TV personality | |
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Judy Woodruff | Television news anchor and journalist | |
| Barry Young | Radio broadcaster, CEO WestStar TalkRadio Network |
Science and technology
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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| Hervey M. Cleckley | Psychiatrist | ||
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Susan Still Kilrain | Retired United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut |
Other
| Photo | Name | Notes | References |
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| Alberta Davis | oldest American claimant (1881-2007) |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
- ^ D. W. Culp (ed)Twentieth Century Negro Literature, Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro J. L. NICHOLS & CO., 1902, pp 190. Released as an ebook on July 6, 2006 EBook #18772 by The Project Gutenberg
- ^ a b c d Edward J. Cashin: Augusta, Georgia from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2007-02-19). Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
- ^ Augusta Chronicle: Schools' names provide history
- ^ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/grant_amy/bio.jhtml
External links
- Cedar Grove cemetery — historic black cemetery (includes gravesite photos and information on famous black Augustans interned there)
