List of people from Athens, Georgia

List of people from Athens, Georgia

The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Athens, Georgia.

*Henry W. Grady, (c.1851-1889), born in Athens, noted journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the former Confederate States of America. Coined the phrase "the New South". cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago |date= 1963]
*Henry R. Jackson, (1820-1898), born in Athens, was a Major General in the Georgia Militia during the American Civil War.

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