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Revision as of 06:50, 23 January 2015

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.

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
Laurence Fishburne Actor (Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, also appeared in many other films)
Hulk Hogan Actor, professional wrestler. Born in Augusta, raised in Tampa, Florida.
Butterfly McQueen Actress (Prissy in Gone with the Wind)
Danielle Panabaker Actress
Faith Prince Actor
Quinton Aaron Actor (Michael Oher in The Blind Side)
Catherine Taber Actress
Shay Roundtree Actor (Drumline, Law and Order, Everybody Hates Chris, Kingpin)
Dub Taylor Character actor
Kathryn McCormick Step Up Revolution actress, So You Think You Can Dance contestant/All-Star
Khary Payton Actor (Cyborg in "Teen Titans (TV Series)", also appeared in other shows such as "General Hospital") [1]

Arts

Photo Name Notes References
Jessye Norman Opera Singer
Jasper Johns Artist

Athletics

Photo Name Notes References
William Avery Professional basketball player
Emerson Boozer Running back for New York Jets
Bailie Key Gymnast, Junior U.S National Champion 2013
William "Happy Humphrey" Cobb Professional wrestler
William Cunningham Professional basketball player
Charles "Chuck" Evans NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens
Vernon Forrest World champion boxer
Taj McWilliams-Franklin WNBA player (Minnesota Lynx)
Arnold Harrison Football player, currently with UFL's Virginia Destroyers
Bill Fulcher Coach and NFL player
Deon Grant NFL player (New York Giants)
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 NFL player, tight ends coach for the Minnesota Vikings
Bobby Jones The most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level; founder and designer of Augusta National Golf Club and co-founder of the Masters Tournament
Macay McBride MLB player for Detroit Tigers
Larry Mize Professional golfer
Chad Mottola MLB player for Cincinnati Reds
Jeff Sanders Professional basketball player
Vaughn Taylor Professional golfer
Ken Whisenhunt Head coach of Arizona Cardinals
Carlos Rogers Professional football player for San Francisco 49ers
Kyle Parker Quarterback for Clemson University

Education

Photo Name Notes References
Ignatius Alphonso Few Methodist clergyman, founder of Emory University [2]
John Wesley Gilbert African American trailblazer, archaeologist, clergyman [3]
Isaac S. Hopkins Former professor and first President of Georgia Tech
John Hope Educator, founding member of the Niagara Movement
David M. Potter Pulitzer Prize winning Professor at Stanford University

Literature

Photo Name Notes References
Abram Joseph Ryan Poet
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet Noted lawyer, Methodist clergyman, and humorist [2]
Corbett Thigpen Psychiatrist and co-author of the internationally-popular, nonfictional book The Three Faces of Eve [4]
Stephen Vincent Benet Writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet [4]
Tom Poland Author
Elle and Blair Fowler YouTube beauty gurus and writers

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.[5]
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.

Military

Photo Name Notes 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 Roosevelt and Taft, died on the RMS Titanic. The Butt Memorial Bridge is named after Maj. Butt.
Aquilla James "Jimmy" Dyess USMC Lieutenant Colonel, posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II; one of only nine known Eagle Scouts to receive the Medal of Honor and the only American to receive both the Carnegie Medal for civilian heroism and the Medal of Honor.
Lafayette McLaws Major general of the Confederate Army, American Civil War [2]
Montgomery C. Meigs Quartermaster General of United States Army during the American Civil War [2]
Edwin A. Pollock General, United States Marines
Joseph Wheeler United States Army General in the Spanish-American War

Music

Photo Name Notes References
James Brown Soul musician and bandleader. James Brown Blvd. and the James Brown Arena are named after Brown. See also: James Brown statue [4]
Terri Gibbs Country/western singer
Wycliffe Gordon Jazz trombonist
Amy Grant Singer/songwriter. Born in Augusta, Grant's family moved to Nashville, Tennessee soon after. [6]
Ben Hayslip Country music songwriter. 15 Number one songs to date. Two time ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. Winner of three Triple Play Awards for 3 Number one songs in a 12 month span
Sharon Jones Singer
Josh Kelley Musician
Charles Kelley Singer/songwriter. He is also a member of popular band, Lady Antebellum
Steve Morse Guitarist
Jessye Norman Opera singer; Riverwalk Augusta's Jessye Norman Amphitheatre is named after Norman. [4]
Pastor Troy Rapper and record producer
Dave Haywood Singer/songwriter. He is also a member of popular band, Lady Antebellum

Ben Hayslip, Country Music Songwriter. 2011,2012 ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year.

Politics and government

Photo Name Notes References
Ben S. Bernanke Federal Reserve chairman
Alfred Cumming First governor Utah territory [2]
William Henry Fleming Politician and lawyer
Craig T. James Politician
Seaborn Jones United States Congressman from Georgia [2]
Buckner Stith Morris Mayor of Chicago from 1838–1839
Ansley Wilcox Lawyer and civil service commissioner
Woodrow Wilson Twenty-eighth President of the United States
George Walton Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence

Radio and television personalities

Photo Name Notes References
Dan Miller Journalist/TV personality
Judy Woodruff Television news anchor and journalist
E. Barry Young Broadcast Executive, President & CEO WestStar MultiMedia Entertainment, Inc., The Kim Komando Show® America's Digital Gofddess®

Science and technology

Photo Name Notes References
Hervey M. Cleckley Psychiatrist
Susan Still Kilrain Retired United States Naval officer and NASA astronaut

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1146051/
  2. ^ a b c d e f Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ a b c d Edward J. Cashin: Augusta, Georgia from the New Georgia Encyclopedia Online (2007-02-19). Retrieved on 2008-08-22.
  5. ^ Augusta Chronicle: Schools' names provide history
  6. ^ http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/grant_amy/bio.jhtml
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