List of Famous people born in Georgia, United States of America
Lisa Jane Persky
Lisa Jane Persky is an American actress, journalist, author, artist, and photographer. She is best known for her supporting roles in the films The Great Santini (1979) Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and her work in the late 1970s as a writer and photojournalist for New York Rocker magazine.
Herbert Jefferson, Jr.
Herbert Jefferson Jr. is an American film, television, and stage actor.
Eric L. Haney
Eric L. Haney is a retired member of the United States Army counterterrorist unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), more commonly known as Delta Force. In recent years he has been writing on terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and special operations. Haney is the author of Inside Delta Force, a memoir of his time in the elite unit, in which he also writes about his participation in the aborted 1980 Operation Eagle Claw mission to Iran to free American hostages.
Brendan O'Brien
Brendan O'Brien is an American record producer, mixer, engineer, and musician. He has worked with many groups and artists during his career, such as AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Dylan, Rage Against the Machine, and Bruce Springsteen.
Ernest Scott
Angelo Taylor
Angelo F. Taylor is an American track and field athlete, winner of 400-meter hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. His personal record for the hurdles event is 47.25 seconds. His time puts him in a tie with Félix Sánchez for the #8 performer of all time. Sánchez also won two Olympic gold medals, in 2004 between Taylor's two golds and 2012, immediately following. Taylor also has a 400-meter dash best of 44.05 seconds, ranking him as the #21 performer of all time, superior to any other athlete who has made a serious effort in the 400 metres hurdles. He won the bronze medal in the 400 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
Ross Tolleson
Thorborn Ross Tolleson Jr. is a former Republican state senator from Perry, Georgia closely aligned with former Governor Sonny Perdue. They are both from Houston County, Georgia. On October 30, 2015, Tolleson resigned his seat for health reasons.
Joey Rosskopf
Joseph Rosskopf is an American cyclist from Decatur, Georgia, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Rally Cycling.
J. G. Hertzler
John Garman Hertzler Jr. is an American actor, author, screenwriter, and activist best known for his role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as the Klingon General Martok, whom he portrayed from 1995 until the series' end in 1999.
Fletcher Thompson
Standish Fletcher Thompson is an American lawyer, World War II veteran and Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 from the 5th Congressional District of Georgia.