LOCATION

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Paine College	1882
Augusta State University	1785

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Doug Barnard, Jr.	Politician	20-Mar-1922		Congressman from Georgia, 1977-93
Ben Bernanke	Economist	13-Dec-1953		Federal Reserve Chairman
James H. Blanchard	Business	22-Aug-1941		CEO of Synovus Financial, 1971-2005
Laurence Fishburne	Actor	30-Jul-1961		The Matrix
Marshall Frady	Journalist	11-Jan-1940	9-Mar-2004	Wallace
Phil Gingrey	Politician	10-Jul-1942		Congressman, Georgia 11th
Amy Grant	Musician	25-Nov-1960		Christian rocker
Hulk Hogan	Wrestling	11-Aug-1953		Hogan Knows Best
Jasper Johns	Painter	15-May-1930		Neo-Dadaist painter of US Flag
D. James Kennedy	Religion	3-Nov-1930	5-Sep-2007	Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet	Author	9-Jul-1790	9-Jul-1870	Georgia Scenes
Jessye Norman	Singer	15-Sep-1945		Operatic soprano
Larry L. Palmer	Diplomat	c. 1948		US Ambassador to Honduras, 2002-05
Carl Sanders	Politician	15-May-1925		Governor of Georgia, 1963-67
Herschel Walker	Football	3-Mar-1962		NFL Running back, 1986-97
Ken Whisenhunt	Football	28-Feb-1962		Head Coach, Arizona Cardinals
Frank Yerby	Novelist	5-Sep-1916	29-Nov-1991	The Dahomean

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Butterfly McQueen	Actor	7-Jan-1911	22-Dec-1995	Gone with the Wind
Charlie Norwood	Politician	27-Jul-1941	13-Feb-2007	Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2007

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