List of Famous people born in Georgia, United States of America
Monica
Monica Denise Arnold is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, and businesswoman. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir at the age of ten. Monica rose to prominence after she signed with Rowdy Records in 1993 and released her debut album Miss Thang two years later. She followed it with a series of successful albums, including the global bestseller The Boy Is Mine (1998) as well as the number-one albums After the Storm (2003), The Makings of Me (2006) and Still Standing (2010). Throughout her career, several of Monica's singles became number-one hits on the pop and R&B charts, including "Before You Walk Out of My Life", "Don't Take It Personal ", "Like This and Like That", "The Boy Is Mine", "The First Night", "Angel of Mine", "So Gone", and "Everything to Me".
Nick Chubb
Nicholas Jamaal Chubb is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Browns in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Antonio Gibson
Antonio Gibson is an American football running back for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). Born and raised in Georgia, he played college football at East Central Community College in Mississippi for two years prior to transferring to the University of Memphis in 2018. As a return specialist and wide receiver with the Memphis Tigers, he was named American Athletic Conference (AAC) special teams player of the year and received all-AAC honors for both positions in 2019. He entered the 2020 NFL Draft as a running back, where he was selected by Washington in the third round.
China Anne McClain
China Anne McClain is an American actress and singer. McClain's career began when she was seven years old, portraying Alexis in the film The Gospel (2005), and then China James in Daddy's Little Girls (2007). She then received recognition for starring as Jazmine Payne in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2007–present) and as Charlotte McKenzie in the film Grown Ups (2010); and became internationally known for starring as Chyna Parks in the Disney Channel television series A.N.T. Farm (2011–2014), and as Uma in the Disney Channel films Descendants 2 (2017) and Descendants 3 (2019). In 2018, McClain began starring in The CW superhero series Black Lightning (2018–present) as Jennifer Pierce. She also reprised her character Jazmine Payne on OWN's revival of The Paynes (2018).
James Brooks
James Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He earned four Pro Bowl selections. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers.
Malcolm Brogdon
Malcolm Moses Adams Brogdon is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers under Tony Bennett. As a senior in 2015–16, he was a consensus first-team All-American. He was also named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in conference history to earn both honors in the same season. He was selected in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft by the Bucks with the 36th overall pick. He went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, becoming the first second-round pick in the NBA to win the award since 1965. In 2019, Brogdon became the eighth player in NBA history to achieve a 50–40–90 season.
Sung Kang
Sung Kang is an American actor and producer. He is best known for appearing in five films of the Fast & Furious franchise as Han Lue, a character he first portrayed in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002).
LaTanya Richardson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson is an American actress. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway, before playing supporting roles on television and film.
Ron Killings
Ronnie Aaron Killings is an American professional wrestler, rapper, and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, performing on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth where he is the current WWE 24/7 Champion in his record forty-ninth reign. Outside of WWE, he was best known under the name Ron "The Truth" Killings.
Logan Browning
Logan Laurice Browning is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series Dear White People. She is also known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie, Brianna Ortiz in Meet the Browns, Jelena Howard on the VH1 series Hit the Floor, and Zora in the PlayStation Network series Powers.