List of people from Savannah, Georgia

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The city of Savannah, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, is the birthplace and home of several notable individuals. This is a list of people from Savannah, Georgia and includes people that were born or lived in Savannah, Georgia for a nontrivial amount of time. Individuals included in this listing are people presumed to be notable because they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.[A]

Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia.[1] It is known as America's first planned city and attracts millions of visitors who enjoy the city's architecture and historic structures such as the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America), the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences (one of the South's first public museums), the First African Baptist Church (one of the oldest black Baptist congregations in the United States), Temple Mickve Israel (the third oldest synagogue in America), and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex (the oldest standing antebellum rail facility in America).[1][2] Today, Savannah's downtown area is one of the largest National Historic Landmark Districts in the United States (designated in 1966).[B][1]

Savannah natives

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Actress Miriam Hopkins from the film Becky Sharp (1935)
Name Notability References
Charles Coburn Academy Award-winning actor (1943: Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The More the Merrier)
Dianna Agron actress, known for role as Quinn Fabray on the TV series Glee
Desmond Harrington 2004 Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema Award-winning actor (Best Actor for Love Object)
J. G. Hertzler actor from Star Trek Deep Space Nine series
Miriam Hopkins Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated actress
James Keach actor and Producers Guild Awards-nominated producer (2006: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award Theatrical Motion Pictures for Walk the Line) [C]
Stacy Keach Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor (1989: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for "Hemingway") [D]
Isabel Keating Tony Award-nominated actress and singer (2004: Best Featured Actress in a Musical) [3]
Mammy Lou world's oldest actress
Alicia Rhett actress in the film Gone with the Wind
Diana Scarwid Academy Award and Emmy-nominated actress
Fredi Washington 1930s film actress who appeared in The Emperor Jones and Imitation of Life

Athletes

Name Notability References
Taz Anderson NFL tight end for the St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1964) and Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967) [4]
George Atkinson AFL and NFL defensive back and kick returner for Oakland Raiders (1968-1977) and Denver Broncos (1979); member of Raiders' Super Bowl XI championship team, AFL All Star in 1968 and 1969 [5]
Edwin Bailey NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks (1981-1991) [6]
Solomon Brannan AFL defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs (1965-1966) and the New York Jets (1967); member of the Chiefs' 1966 AFL championship team [7]
Roland Daniels professional wrestler known by ring names "Leroy Brown" and "Elijah Akeem"
Bucky Dent Major League Baseball player and manager, 1978 World Series Most Valuable Player
Pervis Ellison college and NBA center for the Sacramento Kings (1989–1990), Washington Bullets (1990–1994), Boston Celtics (1994–2000) and Seattle SuperSonics (2000–2001); nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis"; led University of Louisville to national championship; named Most Outstanding Player as freshman [8]
Cheryl Haworth Olympic weightlifting medalist (bronze, 2000); 1998–2005 national champion; 2001 and 2002 junior world champion) [9]
Percy Howard NFL wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys (1975) [10]
Kevin Mawae NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks (1994–1997), New York Jets (1998–2005), and Tennessee Titans (2006–2009) [11]
Dustin McGowan Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (2005–present) [12]
Bobby Norfleet NASCAR driver
Terry Orr NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins (1986–1990 and 1991–1993) and San Diego Chargers (1990) [13]
Gerald Perry MLB outfielder and first baseman for the Atlanta Braves (1983–1989), Kansas City Royals (1990), and St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1995) and former Chicago Cubs hitting coach [14]
Marty Pevey MLB catcher for the Montreal Expos (1989) and coach for the Toronto Blue Jays [15]
Josh Reddick Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics [16]
Eron Riley wide receiver, National and Canadian Football Leagues; initially signed by Baltimore Ravens (2009–2010), then Carolina Panthers (2010), Denver Broncos (2010–2011), New York Jets (2011), and Saskatchewan Roughriders (2013-2014)
Kenny Rogers MLB pitcher for the Texas Rangers (1989–1995, 2000–2002, 2004–2005), New York Yankees (1996–1997), Oakland Athletics (1998–1999), New York Mets (1999), Minnesota Twins (2003), and Detroit Tigers (2006–2008)
Al Seeger former International Boxing Association world super-bantamweight title holder [17]
Jason Shiell MLB pitcher for the San Diego Padres (2002), Boston Red Sox (2003), Atlanta Braves (2006) [18]
Roy Simmons NFL guard for the New York Giants (1979–1982) and Washington Redskins (1983) [19]
Hollis Stacy three-time U.S. Women's Open champion golfer (1977, 1978, and 1984) [20]
Dusty Zeigler NFL center for the Buffalo Bills (1996–1999) and New York Giants (2000–2002) [21]

|TyRone "Hollywood" Brown||Harlem Globetrotters-(1985-1996), Beach High School||Savannah State and Draughons Jr. College

Business people

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Former Savannah Mayor and businessman J.C. Lewis, Jr.
used with permission
Name Notability References
Mills B. Lane Jr. former president of Atlanta, Georgia-based Citizens and Southern National Bank who played an important role in Atlanta's political development and economic expansion during the 1950s and 1960s [22]
J.C. Lewis businessman, philanthropist, former Savannah mayor [23]
Cornell McBride, Sr. founder, president and CEO of McBride Research Laboratories, Inc., which manufactures and distributes African-American hair care products [24]

Judicial

Official 2004 photo of Justice Clarence Thomas
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James Moore Wayne
Name Notability References
Orinda D. Evans Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (1979–2006) and chief district judge (1999–2006) [25]
Clarence Thomas associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (October 19, 1991–present) [26]
James Moore Wayne congressman and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (January 14, 1835 – July 5, 1867) [27]
Walter Wyatt former Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States (1946–1963)

Military

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Photo of Moxley Sorrel from From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America
Name Notability References
Robert Houston Anderson cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
James Dunwoody Bulloch Confederate States of America's chief foreign agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War [28]
Moxley Sorrel youngest general in the Confederate Army [29]
William F. Train United States Army lieutenant general and veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
Julian Larcombe Schley former Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
Josiah Tattnall officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812, the Second Barbary War, and the Mexican-American War [30]
Leonard Matlovich Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient; gay rights activist [31]

Musicians

Big Boi from Outkast playing at Alexander Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia
James Moody performing during a jazz festival
Tom Turpin
Name Notability References
Tony Arata country music singer [32]
Baroness metal music band whose 2007 album (Red Album) was named Album of the Year by heavy metal magazine Revolver [33]
James Bignon swing-era trumbonist [34]
Big Boi rapper from Grammy Award-winning hip-hop music duo OutKast
Camoflauge rapper [35]
Mike Curb Curb Records and Word Label Group executive; Lieutenant Governor of California (1979–1983) [36]
Mary Davis R&B singer; member of the S.O.S. Band and lead singer on "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" [37]
Stephanie Edwards 11th-place finalist on American Idol, season 6 [38]
Arthur Gibbs jazz singer [39]
Connie Haines performer with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra [40]
Kylesa metal music band [41]
DJ Lord music turntablist currently with hip hop group Public Enemy
Kate McTell blues musician; former wife of blues musician Blind Willie McTell [42]
Johnny Mercer composer of more than 1,000 songs; received 19 Academy Award nominations; wrote music for Broadway shows; co-founded Capitol Records
James Moody jazz musician (saxophone, flute), composer, actor known for his song "Moody's Mood for Love"
Ben Riley hard bop drummer who worked with artists including Thelonious Monk and Stan Getz [43]
Mark Sadane R&B singer; lead singer for the band Tungsten Steele [44]
Edward Schell R&B singer; member of the band New York City [45]
Debi Burk Scott entertainer and cabaret vocalist
Huxsie Scott gospel music and jazz music singer [46]
Millie Scott jazz singer [47]
Sahib Shihab jazz saxophonist and flautist who performed with Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey Dizzy Gillespie, and Quincy Jones [48]
Showbread Christian post-hardcore alternative rock band [49]
Squad 5-O Christian ska-punk
Tom Turpin composer credited with the first published ragtime by an African-American ("Harlem Rag", 1897) [50]
Jared Wade country music singer-songwriter, from Savannah suburb Pooler [51]
Eric "Samarai Celestial" Walker jazz drummer [52]
Trummy Young swing-era trumbonist who performed with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Jazz at the Philharmonic and the Louis Armstrong All-Stars [53]

Politicians

Library of Congress photo of John C. Frémont
Illustration of Joseph Habersham from Benson J. Lossing's The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution
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Official U.S. Congress photo of Bob Inglis, member of the United States House of Representatives
Name Notability References
Francis S. Bartow Confederate States of America political leader, and military officer during the early months of the American Civil War [54]
Joseph Bryan U.S. Representative from Georgia who served in the 8th and 9th U.S. Congresses (from 1803 until his resignation in 1806) [55]
William Bellinger Bulloch Senator from Georgia appointed as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate who served from April 8, 1813 until November 6, 1813 [56]
Robert M. Charlton U.S. Senator representing Georgia from 1852-1853 [57]
Alfred Cuthbert U.S. Representative (the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congress, 1813-1816) and Senator (Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Congresses, from 1821-1827) [58]
Samuel Elbert Governor of the State of Georgia (1785–1786) [59][60][61]
Ion Farris Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (1909 and 1913) and member of Florida Senate [62]
John C. Frémont first U.S. Republican Party candidate for President of the United States; 1864 candidate of the Radical Republicans) [63]
Joseph Habersham delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (1785); member of the convention which ratified the U.S. Constitution (1788); 3rd Postmaster General of the United States (1795–1801) [64]
F. Ross Holland, Jr. National Park Service historian noted for his books on lighthouses [65]
William Houstoun delegate to the Continental Congress and to the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) [66]
Bob Inglis twice elected to represent South Carolina's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives [67]
Otis Johnson former mayor of Savannah, Georgia, first elected in 2004 [68]
George Jones U.S. Senator serving from August 27, 1807, to November 7, 1807 [69]
Edward Langworthy delegate to the Continental Congress from Georgia and signature to the U.S. Articles of Confederation [70]
John Milledge elected to Second Congress (1792-1793) and Fourth and Fifth Congresses (1795-1799); again elected (1801 until he resigned in May 1802 to become Governor of Georgia); U.S. Senate in 10th U.S. Congress as the President pro tempore of the Senate (1806-1809) [71]
Dennis Smelt U.S. Representative to the 9th, 10th and 11th United States Congresses (1806-1811) [72]
Josiah Tattnall U.S. Senator (1796-1799) and Georgia governor (1801-1802) [73]
Thomas Telfair elected to the 13th and 14th United States Congresses (1813-1817) [74]

Scientists and inventors

File:L Blaine Hammond.jpg
Official NASA photo of Col L. Blaine Hammond
Name Notability References
L. Blaine Hammond NASA astronaut and current Chief of NASA's Astronaut Office Safety Branch [75]
W. Jason Morgan geophysicist, made seminal contributions to the theory of plate tectonics and geodynamics

Writers

Name Notability References
Conrad Aiken Pulitzer Prize for Poetry recipient for Selected Poems (1930) [76]
Henry Coppée author, educator, first president of Lehigh University [77]
Charles Elmore African American scholar, jazz historian, and educator [78]
Bruce Feiler journalist; formulated the Feiler Faster Thesis; producer of the television mini-series Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths
Chris Fuhrman author of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Anne Green novelist, memoirist, translator; brother of Julien Green [79]
Al Jaffee writer and cartoonist for Timely Comics, Atlas Comics, and Mad Magazine [80]
James Alan McPherson short story writer and essayist, awarded the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his short story collection, Elbow Room [81]
Ward Morehouse theater critic and newspaper columnist for The Atlanta Journal, The New York Tribune, the New York Herald Tribune and the New York Sun
Flannery O'Connor short story writer and novelist, namesake of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction [82]
Charles Perry author of Portrait of a Young Man Drowning, which was made into the film Six Ways to Sunday
Sally Quinn author, reporter for the Washington Post, and co-anchor of the CBS Morning News with CBS News reporter Hughes Rudd (August 6, 1973 - February 1, 1974)[83]
Mary Schmich columnist for the Chicago Tribune; author of Wear Sunscreen; current author of the Brenda Starr comic strip [84]
Frank Lebby Stanton lyricist, columnist for the Atlanta Constitution, author of the words for "Just Awearyin' for You"

Others

Library of Congress photo of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson
Name Notability References
Steve Charnovitz law professor best known as a scholar on international trade law [85]
Curtis Cooper civil rights leader, served as president of the Savannah Chapter of the NAACP [86]
Ralph Mark Gilbert civil rights leader; as president of the Savannah Chapter of the NAACP, helped initiate hiring of Savannah's first African-American police officers along with other black city employees (one of the first cities in the South to do so) [87]
William Gardner Hale classical scholar best known as an original teacher on questions of syntax [88]
Brittany Hatch contestant on America's Next Top Model, season 8 [89]
W. W. Law civil rights leader; influential in the establishment of the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, the King-Tisdell Cottage Museum, the Beach Institute of African American Culture, and the Negro Heritage Trail Tour [90]
Jack Leigh photographer best known for the "Bird Girl" statue photograph on the cover of the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Juliette Gordon Low founder of Girl Scouts of the USA [91]
Sonny Seiler owner of the University of Georgia mascot Uga
Leighton Stultz male fitness and Playgirl model; reality television star [92]
Kirk Varnedoe art historian and curator of painting and sculpture at the New York City Museum of Modern Art
Akintunde Warnock comedian
Frank Wills security guard at Watergate break-in
Ellen Axson Wilson first wife of Woodrow Wilson and First Lady of the United States from 1913 until her death [93]
Rufus Youngblood bodyguard to Lyndon B. Johnson at the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas; resided in later years and died in Savannah [94]

Current notable residents (non-natives)

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Official U.S. House of Representatives photo of Representative Jack Kingston
Name Notability References
Bertice Berry sociologist, author, former host of her own nationally syndicated talk show, The Bertice Berry Show (1993-1994) [95]
The Lady Chablis transsexual entertainer featured as a character in John Berendt's book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Paula Deen restaurateur and host of the Food Network show Paula's Home Cooking
Ruby Gettinger reality TV star
Gregory Keyes author and educator
Jack Kingston member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing Georgia's 1st congressional district [96]
Billy Joe Royal 1960s singer [97]
Jack Sherman former guitarist with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, later played with Bob Dylan and John Hiatt
Dr. Earl G. Yarbrough former president of Savannah State University [98]

Former notable residents (non-natives)

Name Notability References
Danny! recording artist for Okayplayer Records, former student of the Savannah College of Art & Design [99]
Mills Lane professional boxing referee and television court show judge (Judge Mills Lane)
Phoebe Pember woman in charge of housekeeping and patient diet at one of the divisions of Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War [100]
John Wesley Anglican minister and Christian theologian; early leader in the Methodist movement
Eli Whitney inventor of the modern cotton gin [101]

See also

Notes

A.^ Notability for inclusion in this listing is based upon the standards outlined in Wikipedia:Notability.
B.^ Savannah had 24 original squares. Today 21 are still in existence.
C.^ The 2006 Producers Guild Award nomination (Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award) was shared with Cathy Konrad.
D.^ Tied with Michael Caine ("Jack the Ripper") for the 1989 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV.

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