Atlanta
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
Go to all RankingsMartin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 1
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 2
Jerry Reed
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 3
Spike Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 4
Brittany Murphy
ACTOR
1977 - 2009
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 5
Steven Soderbergh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 7
Kanye West
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 8
DeForest Kelley
ACTOR
1920 - 1999
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 9
Dana Ivey
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 10
Chris Tucker
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 11
Bobby Jones
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Atlanta
Go to all RankingsRoger L. Jackson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 41
Paul Craig Roberts
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 42
Eric Esch
MARTIAL ARTS
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 43
Henry Jenkins
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 44
Halle Bailey
ACTOR
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 76
Laura Lippman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 79
Chris Moneymaker
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 33.55
Rank: 88
Ben Shelton
TENNIS PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 32.50
Rank: 97
Steve Lundquist
SWIMMER
1961 - Present
HPI: 29.47
Rank: 106
Kyle Martino
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.05
Rank: 115
Julie Ditty
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - 2021
HPI: 27.98
Rank: 116
Shameik Moore
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 27.48
Rank: 119
People Deceased in Atlanta
Go to all RankingsJames Brown
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 1
John Stith Pemberton
CHEMIST
1831 - 1888
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 2
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 3
Asa Griggs Candler
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1929
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 4
Hank Aaron
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 5
Bobby Jones
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 6
Cesare Siepi
SINGER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 7
Ty Cobb
BASEBALL PLAYER
1886 - 1961
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 8
Alexander H. Stephens
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 9
William Joseph Simmons
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1945
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 10
Benjamin Orr
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2000
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 11
John Lewis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Atlanta
Go to all RankingsMartin Luther King Sr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1984
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 15
Paul Orndorff
WRESTLER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 22
Griffin Bell
LAWYER
1918 - 2009
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 26
Art Bisch
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1958
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 30
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Atlanta since 1700.