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., Kanye West, and Margaret Mitchell. Memorable people who died in Atlanta include John Stith Pemberton, James Brown, 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 of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 498,715 at the 2020 census and estimated at 520,070 in 2024, Atlanta is the eighth-most populous city in the Southeast and 36th-most populous city in the U.S. Atlanta is classified as a Beta + global city. The Atlanta metropolitan area has an estimated population of over 6.4 million and is the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. 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 171 globally memorable people, including Martin Luther King Jr., Kanye West, and Margaret Mitchell. Additionaly, 32 globally memorable people have passed away in Atlanta including John Stith Pemberton, James Brown, and Margaret Mitchell.
People Born in Atlanta
Go to all RankingsMartin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 92.49
Rank: 7
Kanye West
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 36
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 11
William Luther Pierce
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1933 - 2002
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 151
Spike Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 76
Hugh Thompson Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - 2006
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 5
Jerry Reed
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 4
Steven Soderbergh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 30
Brittany Murphy
ACTOR
1977 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 10
CeeLo Green
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 137
Lil Jon
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 63
Brenda Lee
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 52
Newly Added People Born in Atlanta
Go to all RankingsTeddy Swims
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 161
Killing of JonBenét Ramsey
CELEBRITY
1990 - 1996
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 162
Antonia Gentry
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 158
Chuma Okeke
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 156
Ken Carson
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 155
JID
MUSICIAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 163
Walker Kessler
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 31.64
Rank: 153
Daniel Roberts
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.86
Rank: 157
Christopher Bailey
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.55
Rank: 152
Destroy Lonely
SINGER
2001 - Present
HPI: 29.46
Rank: 154
Clark Smith
SWIMMER
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.90
Rank: 160
Devon Gearhart
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.80
Rank: 159
People Deceased in Atlanta
Go to all RankingsJohn Stith Pemberton
CHEMIST
1831 - 1888
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 27
James Brown
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 8
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 13
John Lewis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 31
Dikembe Mutombo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 20
Martin Luther King Sr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1984
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 22
Hank Aaron
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 26
Asa Griggs Candler
BUSINESSPERSON
1851 - 1929
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 9
Cesare Siepi
SINGER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 15
Ty Cobb
BASEBALL PLAYER
1886 - 1961
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 6
Alexander H. Stephens
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1883
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 5
Bobby Jones
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 30
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Atlanta were actors (60), singers (26), basketball players (14), athletes (13), and musicians (10), while most who died were politicians (7), singers (3), writers (3), athletes (3), and social activists (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 Chloë Grace Moretz. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Atlanta, including Brittany Murphy, Dana Ivey, and DeForest Kelley.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Atlanta since 1700.