List of people from Georgia (U.S. state)

Silentó, rapper
Kobi Simmons (born 1997), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Louise Simonson, comic book author
Harry Simpson, baseball player
Jena Sims, actress, model
Lucas Sims, baseball player
IronE Singleton, actor
Darius Slay, football player
Sam Sloman (born 1997), NFL football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Kyle Sloter, football player
Corey Smith, musician
Daryl Smith, football player
Josh Smith, basketball player
Lillian Smith, author
Marcus Smith, football player
Nolan Smith, artist, musician
Telvin Smith, football player
Josh Smoker, baseball player
Jacob Snider, inventor
Troy Snitker, baseball coach
Steven Soderbergh, film director
Emily Sonnett, soccer player; USWNT/Gotham FC defender
Reed Sorenson, NASCAR driver
Moxley Sorrel, Civil War officer
Soulja Boy, rapper; record producer; actor; born in Chicago
Joe South, singer
Southside, producer
Bubba Sparxxx, rapper
Takeo Spikes, football player
Hollis Stacy, golfer
Matthew Stafford, football player
Laurence Stallings, playwright
Kristian Stanfill, singer
Brandon Stanton, blogger, photographer, founder of Humans of New York<ref name=wall>Template:Cite news</ref>
Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederate States of America; member of the House of Representatives; governor of Georgia
Amin Stevens (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ray Stevens, singer
Dani Stevenson, singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Michael Stipe, musician (R.E.M.)
Missouri H. Stokes, social reformer, writer<ref>Woman of the Century/Missouri H. Stokes Template:Webarchive via Wikisource</ref>
Doug Stone, singer
Hunter Strickland, baseball player
KaDee Strickland, actress
Keith Strickland, composer; multi-instrumentalist; founding member of the new wave band The B-52s
A.J. Styles, professional wrestler
Louise Suggs, golfer
Sunny Suljic, actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Louis Wade Sullivan, educator; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Dansby Swanson, baseball player
Pat Swilling, football player
Bella French Swisher, writer, editor, publisher<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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Football player Fran Tarkenton

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Football player Demaryius Thomas

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Musician Travis Tritt

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Actor Chris Tucker

T.I., rapper
Takeoff, rapper
Fran Tarkenton, football player; born in Virginia
Katelyn Tarver, actress and singer-songwriter
Angelo Taylor, athlete, Olympic gold medalist, coach, suspended by SafeSport for sexual misconduct<ref name="autsdfgo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Cooper Taylor, football player
Tut Taylor, musician
Bex Taylor-Klaus, actress
Doug Teper, businessman and politician
Bill Terry, baseball player
Austin Theory, professional wrestler (real name Austin White)
Alma Thomas, painter
Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Demaryius Thomas, football player
Frank Thomas, baseball player
John Michael "Mickey" Thomas, singer
Joshua Thomas, designer
J. T. Thomas, football player
Rozonda Thomas, singer
Trey Thompkins, basketball player
Juwan Thompson, football player; born in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Kenan Thompson, comedian
Cyndi Thomson, singer
Al Thornton, basketball player
Melanie Thornton, singer
Lucas Till, actor
Conrad Tillard (born 1964), politician, Baptist minister, radio host, author, and activist
Dina Titus, Nevada congresswoman
Bart Tobener, former auto racer
Becca Tobin, actress
Mike Tolbert, football player
Dalvin Tomlinson, football player
Peter Tompkins, journalist, WWII spy
Robert Toombs, Civil War general
Gwen Torrence, athlete
Travis Tritt, musician
Torell Troup, football player; born in Michigan
Pastor Troy, rapper
Chris Tucker, actor
Jessie Tuggle, football player
Stephon Tuitt, football player; born in Florida
Forrest Turner, prison reform advocate
Henry Ashby Turner, historian
DeAngelo Tyson, football player

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Devonte Upson (born 1993), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
James L. Usry, mayor of Atlantic City<ref name=Reagan>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Georgia Tech president Blake R. Van Leer

Carlos Valdes, actor and singer
Blake R. Van Leer, president of Georgia Tech, the first to admit women and fought against segregationist Governor Griffin
Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer, artist and architect, women's rights activist
Fernando Velasco, football player; born in New York
Carl Vinson, U.S. representative, "father of the Two-Ocean Navy"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Lenny Von Dohlen, actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Author and activist Alice Walker

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Football player Herschel Walker

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Geneticist and anthropologist Dr. Spencer Wells

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Actor and musician Devon Werkheiser

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Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson

Adam Wainwright, baseball player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Rick Waits, baseball player, pitching coach
Waka Flocka Flame, rapper; born in New York City<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Erik Walden, football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Phil Walden, music producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Alice Walker, author<ref>Touring the Backroads of North and South Georgia (1997) Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, John F. Blair Publishing, p165 Template:ISBN</ref>
Benjamin Walker, actor, stand-up comedian
Butch Walker, musician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Greg Walker, baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Herschel Walker, football player<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Summer Walker, singer
Travon Walker, football player
Aria Wallace, actressTemplate:Citation needed
John Waller, musician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Jeff Walls, musician
Susan Walters, actress and modelTemplate:Citation needed
Hines Ward, football player; born in South Korea<ref>Greenfeld, Karl. "The Long Way Home," Template:Webarchive Sports Illustrated, May 15, 2006.</ref>
Matthias Ward, lawyer; U.S. senator from Texas<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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DJ Ware, football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Raphael Warnock, U.S. senator
Fredi Washington, actress
Douglass Watson, actor
James Moore Wayne, judge<ref>Flanders, Henry. The Lives and Times of the Chief Justices of the United States Supreme Court Template:Webarchive. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1874</ref>
James Webb III (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Keenan Webb, also known as DJ Suede the Remix God, music producer
Spencer Wells, geneticist, anthropologist
Devon Werkheiser, actor and musicianTemplate:Citation needed
John Wesley, Savannah theologian; born in the United Kingdom<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Allen West, politician<ref>Allen West family genealogy site Template:Webarchive. Ancestry.com. Accessed July 4, 2012.</ref>
Kanye West, recording artist; raised in Chicago, Illinois<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Mario West, basketball player; born in Alabama<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Jake Westbrook, baseball player<ref>Harris, J. Gerald Jake Westbrook: sinkerball pitcher, steadfast saint Template:Webarchive The Christian Index (accessed August 1, 2010)</ref><ref>Official Team Bio Template:Webarchive stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com (accessed August 1, 2010)</ref>
Philip Wheeler, football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Zack Wheeler, baseball player
Corey White, football player
Mary Jarrett White, first woman to vote in the state of Georgia<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Charlie Whitehurst, football player; born in Wisconsin<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Steve Whitmire, puppeteer<ref>"Ratting Out Template:Webarchive", Muppet Central, 1999. Accessed 24 November 2009.</ref>
Eli Whitney, inventor; born in Massachusetts<ref>New Georgia Encyclopedia: Eli Whitney in Georgia Template:Webarchive. Retrieved March 19, 2008.</ref>
Laura Slade Wiggins, actress, singer, musician
J. J. Wilcox, football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Dominique Wilkins, basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Gerald Wilkins, basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Ellis E. Williams, actor; comedianTemplate:Citation needed
Gary Anthony Williams, comedian<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Louis Williams, basketball player; born in Tennessee<ref>Lou Williams Foundation Template:Webarchive</ref>
Porsha Williams, TV personality
Alicia Leigh Willis, actress<ref>Alicia Leigh Willis - Biography</ref>
Garry Wills, author, journalist, and historian
Cindy Wilson, singer-songwriter; founding member of the new wave band The B-52s
Ricky Wilson, guitarist; founding member of the new wave band The B-52s
Scott Wilson, actor<ref name=ajc>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=latimes>Template:Cite news</ref>
Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of the United States;<ref name=White_Ch2>Template:Cite book</ref> raised in Augusta; practiced law in Atlanta
Kitty Wilson-Evans, historical interpreter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Blake Wood, baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Xavier Woods, professional wrestler
Joanne Woodward, actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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David McCord Wright, economist
Lizz Wright, singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Rayfield Wright, Pro Hall of Fame football player
Will Wright, game designer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Jarius Wynn, football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Rapper Yung Joc

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Rapper Young Thug

Cassie Yates, actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Sally Yates, U.S. deputy attorney general
Trisha Yearwood, singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Frank Yerby, writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Ying Yang Twins, hip-hop duo (Kaine (born Eric Jackson) and D-Roc (born De'Angelo Holmes))<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Young Dro, rapper<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Young Jeezy, rapper<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Young Thug, rapper

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