Augusta, Georgia
Augusta, Georgia ranks 681st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jackson, Mississippi, Chernivtsi, and Qingdao. Memorable people born in Augusta, Georgia include Hulk Hogan, Laurence Fishburne, and Jessye Norman. 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 is a consolidated city-county 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. Georgia's third most populous city, Augusta is located in the Fall Line section of the state. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1930 and 2004, Augusta, Georgia was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Hulk Hogan, Laurence Fishburne, and Jessye Norman. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Augusta, Georgia including Butterfly McQueen and George Walton.
People Born in Augusta, Georgia
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Hulk Hogan
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 1
Laurence Fishburne
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 2
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 3
Jasper Johns
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 4
Ben Bernanke
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5
Horace Grant
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 6
Khary Payton
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 7
Sharon Jones
1956 - 2016
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 8
Danielle Panabaker
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 9
Amy Grant
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 10
Lenny Von Dohlen
1958 - 2022
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 11
Josh Kelley
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.70
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Augusta, Georgia
Go to all RankingsLenny Von Dohlen
1958 - 2022
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 11
Harvey Grant
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.62
Rank: 13
Jules LeBlanc
2004 - Present
HPI: 17.78
Rank: 18
People Deceased in Augusta, Georgia
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Most individuals born in present day Augusta, Georgia were actors (6), singers (4), basketball players (2), wrestlers (1), and painters (1), while most who died were actors (1) and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Augusta, Georgia, including Laurence Fishburne, Khary Payton, and Danielle Panabaker. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Augusta, Georgia, including Laurence Fishburne, Khary Payton, and Danielle Panabaker.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Augusta, Georgia since 1700.
