#1Faith
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929–1968American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
248 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr. leads the 27 famous people born in Atlanta
248 languages have an article about Martin Luther King Jr.. With 16 performers, the list holds 6.3 times the share found across U.S. towns. Most were born since 1970: 18 of them. Fewer than a quarter of the 351 towns in Georgia with famous people list more.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 248 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Margaret Mitchell
Youngest
2008
Kaylee Hottle
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
16 people
Also called it home
10
notable residents
What stands out about Atlanta’s famous people
Known worldwideMartin Luther King Jr. has an article in 248 languages, more than anyone else from here.A town of performersAmong the 27 people born here, 16 are performers: 6.3 times the usual share.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2008, among 23 since 1950.A chosen home10 more notable people chose to live in Atlanta, including Ellen DeGeneres.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Atlanta
Counted by languages, Martin Luther King Jr. is ahead of Julia Roberts and Margaret Mitchell: 248, 131 and 101.
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#3Writing & Arts
Margaret Mitchell
1900–1949American author and journalist
101 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Atlanta is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 6.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Atlanta’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 7.
Film, TV & StageMusicNotableFaithWriting & ArtsSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Atlanta
Still to come: 24 more, from 1933 to 2008.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Atlanta home
10 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Ellen DeGeneres the best known.
Ellen DeGeneres
born 1958American comedian, television host, actress, and writer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Stacey Abrams
born 1973American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author
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Of the towns around it, Decatur has the most on record: 57.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atlanta and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (18)
- Martin Luther King Jr.: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Roberts: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Mitchell: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Aumuller, Al, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Soderbergh: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Tucker: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chloë Grace Moretz: Chris Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Murphy: Rob & Jules, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Lee: Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Rowland: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- CeeLo Green: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Nas X: HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen DeGeneres: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- W. E. B. Du Bois: James E. Purdy / Adam Cuerden, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mayer: Thatcommonkid, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Iverson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wesley: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keri Hilson: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Mote: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons