List of Famous people born in Georgia, United States of America
Nivea
Nivea B. Hamilton, better known by the mononym Nivea, is an American singer whose recordings reached the Billboard charts during the early 2000s. Nivea is known most for her Grammy-nominated hit "Don't Mess with My Man" as well as "Laundromat" and "Okay" featuring YoungbloodZ & Lil' Jon. She has released three studio albums: Nivea (2001), Complicated (2005), Animalistic (2006), and an independently released extended play Nivea: Undercover (2011).
Marianne Gordon
Marianne Gordon is an American actress and ex-wife of Kenny Rogers. Gordon and Rogers had one son together, Christopher Cody Rogers. Rogers and Gordon were married for 16 years, and during this time she took his name and thus is known as Marianne Rogers. Gordon's first husband was Playboy producer Michael Trikilis.
Storm Reid
Storm Reid is an American actress. Her early film roles include appearing in the period drama film 12 Years a Slave (2013) and the superhero film Sleight (2016). She had her breakthrough with the fantasy film A Wrinkle in Time (2018), for which she received Teen Choice Award and NAACP Image Award nominations. She has since appeared in the thriller film Don't Let Go (2019), for which her performance was praised, the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019), and the horror film The Invisible Man (2020). She currently appears in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–present).
Michael Stipe
John Michael Stipe is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M. throughout its history. He is known for his distinctive vocal quality, poetic lyrics and unique stage presence.
Ricardo Lockette
Ricardo Quantaye Lockette is a former professional American football wide receiver who played in parts of four seasons for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Born in Albany, Georgia, Lockette played college football at Fort Valley State University and was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
Morgan Gautrat
Morgan Paige Gautrat is an American soccer player for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team. She first appeared for the United States national team during a friendly against Korea Republic on June 15, 2013. She has since made 87 total appearances for the team and scored 8 goals.
Trenton Brown
Trenton Jacoby Brown is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Georgia Military College and the University of Florida, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Brown is currently the heaviest player in the NFL.
Josh Kelley
Joshua Bishop Kelley Sr. is an American singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist, and has had four hit singles on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on that chart.
Javaris Crittenton
Javaris Cortez Crittenton is an American former professional basketball player and convicted murderer. During his four year career, Crittenton played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association, and the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech men's basketball team.
Jane Withers
Jane Withers is an American actress and former children's radio show host. She became one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood in the 1930s and early 1940s, with her films ranking in the top ten list for box-office gross in 1937 and 1938.