List of Famous people born in Georgia, United States of America
Joe Gebbia
Joseph Gebbia Jr. is an American billionaire designer and Internet entrepreneur. He is a co-founder and chief product officer (CPO) of Airbnb. In 2009, Gebbia was listed in BusinessWeek's Top 20 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs. In 2010, he was named in Inc. Magazine's Thirty under Thirty, and 2013, he was named in Fortune Magazine's Forty-under-Forty.
Brenda Hampton
Brenda Hampton is an American television show creator, writer and producer. She created, wrote and produced the TV shows 7th Heaven, Fat Actress, and The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
Louise Simonson
Louise Simonson is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as Power Pack, X-Factor, New Mutants, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Steel. She is often referred to by the nickname "Weezie". Among the comic characters she co-created are Cable, Steel, Power Pack, Rictor, Doomsday and the X-Men villain Apocalypse.
Mike Duke
Michael Terry Duke is an American businessman. He served as the fourth chief executive officer of Walmart from 2009 to 2013.
Susan Kilrain
Susan Kilrain is an engineer, a former United States Navy officer, and a former NASA astronaut.
Rick W. Allen
Richard Wayne Allen is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 12th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
L. Blaine Hammond
Lloyd Blaine Hammond Jr. is a Gulfstream test pilot, a former United States Air Force officer, and a former NASA astronaut. He flew on two Space Shuttle missions.
Broderick Johnson
Academy Award-nominated producer Broderick Johnson is the co-founder and co-CEO of Alcon Entertainment, which he formed with his producing partner Andrew Kosove in 1997. Under his leadership, Alcon Entertainment has financed and produced and/or co-financed and co-produced over 30 films to date.
Amy Ray
Amy Elizabeth Ray is an American singer-songwriter and member of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She also pursues a solo career and has released six albums under her own name, and founded a record company, Daemon Records.
Byron Buxton
Byron Keiron Buxton is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was the second highest-rated prospect in baseball according to MLB.com and Baseball Prospectus in 2015.