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People
The Renowned People
of the Peach State
What They Did and Their Impact
FAMOUS PEOPLE OF
GEORGIA
TRIVIA
How Well Do You
Know Georgia’s
Famous People?
GOSSIP
Rumors, Romance,
and More
By Ethan Bakal
February & March 2013
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⾇ Introduction
Georgia is a great state in the southern
United States that borders the Atlantic
Ocean. The state has also been home
to many famous and influential people
throughout history.
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⾇ Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., a Georgian,
was a man of African American
descent that is responsible for many of
the equal rights that American citizens
have today.
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⾇ Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell, born in Georgia at
the the turn of the 20th century, was
the very successful author of “Gone
With the Wind” that was written in the
worst time of American economical
history, the Great Depression.
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⾇ Ray Charles
Ray Charles, born in Albany, Georgia
in 1930, was a famous musician in the
1950’s and 1960’s who invented a new
style of music known as soul. He
created the song “Georgia on My
Mind”, which became the state song
of Georgia in 1979.
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⾇ Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was born in the small
town of Plains, Georgia in 1924. He
was the 39th President of the United
States and the first president to have
been born in Georgia.
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⾇ Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning is a famous actress
who is an inspiration for many young
girls around the world. When she was
eight, she was nominated for the
Actors Guild Award, making her the
youngest nominee in history.
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⾇ Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds is a famous actor and
director who has largely helped
Georgia become a large film
attraction, the number three state in
the nation.
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⾇ Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron was a baseball player
known for his involvement in the civil
rights movement and his long-held
record of home runs.
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⾇ Gladys Knight
Gladys Knight is a famous Grammy-
winning singer from Georgia, whose
main time of fame came in the 60’s
and 70’s from hits made by her group
known as “Gladys Knight & the Pips”.
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⾇ Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is one of the most
famous and highly-paid actresses in
America today. With her first big role
in “Pretty Woman” in 1990, she is
known all across America and is the
winner of an Academy Award.
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⾇ Usher
With over 65 million records sold
worldwide today, Usher, a resident of
Atlanta, is one of the best-selling artist
in American history.
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⾇ Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest is a famous radio and
television host from Atlanta, Georgia,
who is considered one of the hardest
working men in show business and
most known faces for the younger
generations of America.
Georgia’s most famous foods
include the peach and the peanut.