The Most Famous Person From Every Georgia County

Georgia has 159 counties, more than any state but Texas, and every one of them will tell you the most famous person in the state grew up there. So here is the rule: raised here, not born here, and the school years decide it. That knocks out two of the biggest names before we even start. Then we go region by region, from the mountains to the coast, naming the famous kid each county really raised, until five regional champions are left and one of them takes the title. Did we pick the right person for your county? Tell me in the comments, and tell me who we missed. Photo credits (thumbnail): Martin Luther King Jr., Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun collection (public domain); Jimmy Carter, official portrait, U.S. Government (public domain); Ty Cobb, Bain Collection, Library of Congress (public domain); Julia Roberts by David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0. #Georgia #GeorgiaUncovered #GeorgiaHistory