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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 Dikembe Mutombo, Art Bisch, and Martin Luther King Sr.. Atlanta has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and athletes. 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 159 globally memorable people, including Martin Luther King Jr., Kanye West, and Margaret Mitchell. Additionaly, 32 globally memorable people have passed away in Atlanta including Dikembe Mutombo, Art Bisch, and Martin Luther King Sr..

People Born in Atlanta

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Most individuals born in present day Atlanta were actors (58), singers (23), basketball players (12), athletes (11), and musicians (9),  while most who died were politicians (7), athletes (3), writers (3), singers (3), and social activists (2).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Atlanta since 1700.