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Atlanta ranks 61st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kanagawa Prefecture, Zagreb, and Baltimore. Memorable people born in Atlanta include Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Mitchell, and Jerry Reed. Memorable people who died in Atlanta include James Brown, John Stith Pemberton, and Margaret Mitchell. Atlanta has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and singers. Atlanta is located in United States.

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 510,823 living within the city limits, Atlanta is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 37th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the principal city of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, the core of which includes Cobb, Clayton and Gwinnett counties, in addition to Fulton and DeKalb. Metro Atlanta is home to more than 6.3 million people, making it the sixth-largest U.S. metropolitan area. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level, Atlanta features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the densest urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1886 and 2006, Atlanta was the birth place of 159 globally memorable people, including Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Mitchell, and Jerry Reed. Additionaly, 32 globally memorable people have passed away in Atlanta including James Brown, John Stith Pemberton, and Margaret Mitchell.

People Born in Atlanta

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Atlanta were actors (58), singers (23), basketball players (12), athletes (11), and musicians (9),  while most who died were politicians (7), singers (3), writers (3), athletes (3), and businesspeople (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Atlanta, including Brittany Murphy, Dana Ivey, and Chris Tucker. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Atlanta, including Brittany Murphy, DeForest Kelley, and Dana Ivey.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Atlanta since 1700.