Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia ranks 800th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lublin, Piacenza, and Marrakesh. Memorable people born in Augusta, Georgia include Hulk Hogan, Ben Bernanke, and Laurence Fishburne. Memorable people who died in Augusta, Georgia include Butterfly McQueen, and George Walton. Augusta, Georgia has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many actors, and politicians. Augusta, Georgia is located in United States.
Augusta, officially the City of Augusta, is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third most populous city in Georgia, is situated in the Fall Line region of the state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1930 and 2004, Augusta, Georgia was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Hulk Hogan, Ben Bernanke, and Laurence Fishburne. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Augusta, Georgia including Butterfly McQueen, and George Walton.
People Born in Augusta, Georgia
Go to all RankingsHulk Hogan
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1
Ben Bernanke
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 2
Laurence Fishburne
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 3
Jasper Johns
PAINTER
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 4
Jessye Norman
SINGER
1945 - 2019
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 5
Horace Grant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 6
Lenny Von Dohlen
ACTOR
1958 - 2022
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 7
Khary Payton
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 8
Danielle Panabaker
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 9
Amy Grant
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 10
Sharon Jones
SINGER
1956 - 2016
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 11
Susan Kilrain
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Augusta, Georgia
Go to all RankingsButterfly McQueen
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1
George Walton
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1804
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Augusta, Georgia were actors (6), singers (4), basketball players (2), wrestlers (1), and economists (1), while most who died were actors (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Augusta, Georgia, including Laurence Fishburne, Lenny Von Dohlen, and Khary Payton. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Augusta, Georgia, including Laurence Fishburne, Lenny Von Dohlen, and Khary Payton.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Augusta, Georgia since 1700.