This is a list of people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Atlanta, the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Name |
Known for |
Association |
Chloë Grace Moretz |
actress and model, known for roles in Kick-Ass, Hugo, Carrie; winner of two Saturn Awards |
born in Atlanta |
Isabella Acres (born 2001)[2][3] |
appeared as Rose on the situation-comedy television series Better Off Ted |
born in Atlanta[citation needed] |
Matt Battaglia |
Emmy Award-winning producer;[4] co-produced a two-time Golden Globe Award-nominated film; acted in over 90 films network pilots and television shows |
[citation needed] |
Toni Braxton |
singer, actress and reality TV star of Braxton Family Values |
[citation needed] |
Monica Calhoun |
actress, The Players Club, The Best Man, The Salon; graduate of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts |
[citation needed] |
C. Martin Croker |
voice actor, Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast |
[citation needed] |
Nene Leakes |
reality TV star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta |
[citation needed] |
David Cross |
stand-up comedian and actor |
[citation needed] |
Wylie Draper |
actor, portrayed older Michael Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream |
[citation needed] |
Corri English |
actress, in 2006 honored at International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival as Best Actress for Unrest |
[citation needed] |
Elle Fanning |
actress and model; younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning; known for I Am Sam, Daddy Day Care, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, We Bought a Zoo, Maleficent |
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Jane Fonda |
Academy Award-winning actress, ex-wife of Atlanta television mogul Ted Turner |
[citation needed] |
Jeff Foxworthy |
comedian |
lives in Atlanta[5] |
Jasmine Guy |
actress, star of A Different World and film Harlem Nights |
[citation needed] |
Omari Hardwick |
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Oliver Hardy |
comedian and actor |
[citation needed] |
Ed Helms |
actor, The Office |
[citation needed] |
Shuler Hensley |
singer and actor |
[citation needed] |
Holly Hunter |
Academy Award-winning actress |
[citation needed] |
DeForest Kelley[6] |
actor best known as Dr. McCoy on Star Trek |
born in Atlanta[citation needed] |
Elijah Kelley |
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RonReaco Lee |
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Chris Lowell |
Veronica Mars |
[citation needed] |
Christopher Massey |
Zoey 101 |
[citation needed] |
Kyle Massey |
That's So Raven |
[citation needed] |
China Anne McClain |
actress, The A.N.T. Farm |
born in Atlanta |
Brittany Murphy |
actress |
[citation needed] |
Kip Pardue |
actor |
[citation needed] |
Robert Patrick |
actor, played "T-1000" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
[citation needed] |
Ty Pennington |
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Tyler Perry |
actor, director, screen and playwright, producer, author [7] and songwriter; first film Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)[8] |
moved to Atlanta[9][10] |
Victoria Principal |
actress, Dallas |
[citation needed] |
Raven-Symoné |
actress, The Cosby Show, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and That's So Raven |
born in Atlanta[11] |
Chandler Riggs |
actor, The Walking Dead |
born in Atlanta |
Julia Roberts |
Academy Award-winning actress; films include Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich |
born at Crawford Long Hospital[12] |
Ryan Seacrest |
TV and radio personality; host of reality-television series American Idol |
attended Dunwoody High School[citation needed] |
Christopher Tavarez |
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[citation needed] |
Kenan Thompson |
comedian, Saturday Night Live, Fat Albert |
[citation needed] |
Chris Tucker |
actor and comedian |
Columbia High School |
Devon Werkheiser |
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide |
[citation needed] |
Scott Wilson |
actor, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, The Walking Dead |
Atlanta native[13] |
Kim Zolciak |
reality TV star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta |
[citation needed] |
Name |
Known for |
Association |
Young Thug |
rapper, songwriter |
born and lives in Atlanta |
André Benjamin (performs under the mononym André 3000) |
rapper, actor, record producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; half of the rap group OutKast |
born in Atlanta |
Kanye West |
rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and fashion designer; one of the best-selling artists of all time |
born in Atlanta |
Johntá Austin |
singer-songwriter, signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings; awarded two Grammy Awards for songs "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey and "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige |
born in Atlanta[20] |
David Berkeley |
singer-songwriter with four studio albums and one live album[21] |
moved to Atlanta for his wife to finish school[22] |
Eddie Chamblee |
jazz tenor saxophonist |
born in Atlanta in 1920 |
Radric Davis (Gucci Mane) |
rapper, actor |
lives in Atlanta |
Tauheed Epps (2 Chainz) |
rapper |
from Atlanta |
Ciara Harris (performs under the mononym Ciara) |
singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model |
moved to Atlanta [23][24] |
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (better known as T.I.) |
rapper, actor and businessman |
born in Atlanta |
Keri Hilson |
singer-songwriter and actress from Decatur |
attended Emory University[25] |
Whitney Houston |
singer, actress and model |
moved to Atlanta in 2002 |
Graham Jackson |
theatre organist, pianist and choral conductor |
moved to Atlanta in 1923[26] |
Jay Wayne Jenkins (Young Jeezy) |
rapper |
from Atlanta |
Brenda Lee |
performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music; had 37 U.S. chart hits during 1960s,[27] known for songs "I'm Sorry" (1960) and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (1958); recipient of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2009) |
born in Atlanta in 1944[28] |
Mable Lee |
dancer, entertainer, 2008 inductee into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame |
born in Atlanta in 1921 |
Charlyn Marshall (better known at Cat Power or Chan Marshall) |
singer-songwriter, actress and model |
born in Atlanta |
China Anne McClain |
singer-songwriter and actress (Jasmine Payne on TV series Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Chyna Parks on A.N.T. Farm) |
born in Atlanta[29] |
Big Maceo Merriweather |
blues singer-pianist, made many recordings in the 1940s for Bluebird and Victor |
born in Atlanta in 1905 |
Duke Pearson |
jazz pianist and composer, noted for work on the Blue Note label |
born in Atlanta 1932, died in Atlanta 1980 |
Usher Raymond (performs under the mononym Usher) |
singer-songwriter, dancer and actor; rose to fame in late 1990s with release of second album My Way |
attended North Springs High School[30] |
Jerry Reed |
country-music singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films; signature songs include "Guitar Man", "East Bound and Down", "A Thing Called Love" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot" |
born in Atlanta[31] |
Elton John |
singer-songwriter, English-born entertainer whose songs include "Your Song", "Crocodile Rock" and "Candle in the Wind" |
lives part-time in Atlanta[32] |
India Arie Simpson (better known as India.Arie) |
singer-songwriter and record producer;[33] has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S.; has won four Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Album |
moved to Atlanta[34] |
Chris Tomlin |
contemporary Christian music artist, worship leader and songwriter from Grand Saline, Texas |
moved to Atlanta and began church |
Nicholas Williams (Trinidad James) |
rapper |
from Atlanta |
Bobby Wilson (better known as Bobby V) |
recording artist (nicknamed "Valentino" because he was due to be born on Valentine's Day) |
attended North Atlanta High School and Clark Atlanta University[23] |
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins |
singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from TLC |
lived in Atlanta [35] |
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas |
singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress from TLC |
from Atlanta |
Monica |
singer, songwriter, producer, and actress |
from Atlanta |