List of Famous people born in Georgia, United States of America
Kareem Jackson
Kareem Jackson is an American football strong safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Lena Baker
Lena Baker was an African American maid in Cuthbert, Georgia, United States, who was convicted of capital murder of her white employer, Ernest Knight. She was executed by the state of Georgia in 1945. Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution.
Jeremy Lamb
Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a freshman, he was the second-leading scorer on the 2011 national champion UConn Huskies team.
Jordan Sekulow
Jordan Sekulow is an American lawyer, radio talk show host, former Washington Post blogger, political consultant, and author. A veteran of three Presidential campaigns, Sekulow is the Executive Director at the American Center for Law & Justice, a conservative international public interest law firm and watchdog group founded by his father, Jay Sekulow.
Leodis McKelvin
Leodis Anquan McKelvin is a former American football cornerback and return specialist. He played college football for Troy University and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills 11th overall in the 2008 NFL draft.
Justin Coleman
Justin Jamal Coleman is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, winning Super Bowl LI with the Patriots over his hometown team, the Atlanta Falcons.
Jarrad Davis
Jarrad Davis is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and was drafted by the Lions in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Taylor Trammell
Taylor Walter-Lee Trammell is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jacquees
Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax, better known mononymously as Jacquees, is an American singer, songwriter and producer from Decatur, Georgia. In 2015, he signed a recording and management contract with Cash Money Records. His 2016 single, "B.E.D.", was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for seven weeks, peaking at number 69. His debut album, 4275, was released on June 15, 2018.
Dalvin Tomlinson
Dalvin Tomlinson is an American football nose tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama.