List of Famous people born in Georgia, United States of America
Bjorn Krupp
Björn Krupp is an American born-German professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the son of former NHL defenseman Uwe Krupp.
Eric Nam
Eric Nam is an American singer, songwriter and television host of Korean descent. He was named "2016 Man Of The Year" by GQ Korea, honored "30 Under 30 Asia 2017" by Forbes, and YouTube Music's Global Trending "Artist on the Rise."
William DuVall
William Bradley DuVall is an American musician, best known as the current co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Alice in Chains. DuVall joined Alice in Chains in 2006, replacing the band's original lead singer Layne Staley, who died in 2002, and shares vocal duties with guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell. To date, DuVall has recorded three albums with the band, 2009's Black Gives Way to Blue, 2013's The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, and 2018's Rainier Fog. DuVall won an ASCAP Pop Music Award for co-writing the song "I Know" for Dionne Farris in 1996.
Josh Wolff
Josh Wolff is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Austin FC in Major League Soccer.
Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Her first novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940), explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts in a small town of the Southern United States. Her other novels have similar themes and most are set in the deep South.
Jason Rogers
Jason Douglas Rogers is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Olmecas de Tabasco of the Mexican League. He previously played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball.
Chris Singleton
Christopher Carl Singleton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. Listed at 6'9", he plays as a power forward and small ball center. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Susan Neiman
Susan Neiman is an American moral philosopher, cultural commentator, and essayist. She has written extensively on the juncture between Enlightenment moral philosophy, metaphysics, and politics, both for scholarly audiences and the general public. She currently lives in Germany, where she is the Director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam.
Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke is an acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He overcame a series of personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand, to emerge as a widely recognized master of his instrument. He resides in the Minneapolis area with his family.
Harrison Page
Harrison Page is an American television and film actor who has appeared in many popular series, including Sledge Hammer!, Cold Case, JAG, ER, Ally McBeal, Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, Melrose Place, Quantum Leap, The Wonder Years, 21 Jump Street, Midnight Caller, Murder, She Wrote, Fame, Gimme a Break!, Benson, Hill Street Blues, Webster, The Dukes of Hazzard, Kung Fu, Kojak, Mannix, Soap, Bonanza, and Columbo.