Celebrities Born in the Great State of Georgia Quiz

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- Jimmy Carter (Plains) is an American politician and humanitarian who served from 1977 to 1981 as the 39th president of the United States. As part of Carter's naval duties in the 1950s, he had to lower himself into a damaged nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ontario. He was part of a team sent to clean up the reactor, which had suffered a meltdown.

- Ray Charles (Albany) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Though blind he was hired for a car commercial and he drove a car without assistance - in the Death Valley desert. He said it was one of the most exciting experiences of his life.

- Lawrence Fishburne (Augusta) is an American actor. In 2008, he portrayed Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in the Broadway production of "Thurgood", giving a powerful and critically acclaimed performance that solidified his reputation as a stage actor.

- Margaret Mitchell (Atlanta) was an American novelist ("Gone with the Wind") and journalist. Despite being a "debutante" she landed a job as a reporter at The Atlanta Journal (now Constitution) with almost no experience.

- Otis Redding (Dawson) was an American singer and songwriter. His performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 solidified his status as a legendary live performer. His electrifying stage presence and soulful vocals wowed the audience.

- Jackie Robinson (Cairo) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. His older brother Mack was a star sprinter who struggled with a heart condition but clinched a spot on the U.S. Olympic team and finished second to Jesse Owens in the 200-meter race at the 1936 games in Berlin.

- Gladys Knight (Atlanta) known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer. Two of her songs, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia" have been inducted into the 'Grammy Hall of Fame'.

- Carson McCullers (Columbus) was an American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. She wrote her first novel, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," at the age of 23. She suffered from a series of strokes throughout her life and was good friends with fellow writer Tennessee Williams.

- Joel Chandler Harris (Eatonton) was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. He was largely self-educated and began his career in journalism at the age of 16. His Uncle Remus stories have been translated into over 40 languages.

- Hulk Hogan (Augusta) is an American retired professional wrestler. He has appeared in several movies and TV shows, such as "Rocky III", "Suburban Commando" and "Hogan Knows Best".

- Martin Luther King Jr. (Atlanta) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. On September 20, 1958, King was in Harlem signing copies of his new book, "Stride Toward Freedom", when he was approached by Izola Ware Curry. Curry said, "I've been looking for you for five years," and she plunged a seven-inch letter opener into his chest.

- DeForest Kelley (Toccoa) was an American actor, screenwriter, poet, and singer. Years before Star Trek, he appeared In the 1956 movie "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," during which one of his lines was, "This man's dead, Captain."

- Brenda Lee (Atlanta) is an American singer. She rose to fame in the late 1950s and early 1960s, becoming one of the most successful teenage pop stars of her time. Her timeless holiday classic, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," remains a beloved Christmas anthem during every holiday season.

- Alice Walker (Eatonton) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. She is the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her book "The Color Purple". She is blind in one eye due to an accident when she was eight years old.

- Nipsey Russell (Atlanta) was an American entertainer best known for his appearances as a panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s. His appearances were often distinguished by short, humorous poems he recited during the broadcast, which led to his nickname "the poet laureate of television".