Famous People Who Died in Atlanta

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Updated July 7, 2017 200 items

List of famous people who died in Atlanta, with photos when available. These notable Atlanta deaths are loosely ordered by how famous each person was, meaning the most well-known people are at the top of the list. Some of the people mentioned below were celebrities who died in Atlanta, while others were just renowned in their line of work. Either way everyone on this list has Atlanta listed as their official place of death in any public records. Each prominent person who passed away in Atlanta has information about them next to their names, including the year they were born and their place of birth.

List people range from Whitman Mayo to Bob Barrett.

If you're trying to answer the questions, "Which famous people died in Atlanta?" and "Which celebrities died in Atlanta?" then this list will have you covered.

This list of historic deaths in Atlanta includes athletes, musicians, celebrities and notable local figures.
  • James Brown
    Dec. at 73 (1933-2006)
  • Bobby Jones
    Dec. at 69 (1902-1971)
  • John Ehrlichman
    Dec. at 73 (1925-1999)
  • Ty Cobb
    Dec. at 74 (1886-1961)
  • John Pemberton
    Dec. at 57 (1831-1888)
  • Margaret Mitchell
    Dec. at 48 (1900-1949)
  • Joel Chandler Harris
    Dec. at 59 (1848-1908)
  • Lynn Turner

    Lynn Turner

    Dec. at 42 (1968-2010)
  • Earl Paulk
    Dec. at 81 (1927-2009)
  • Alexander H. Stephens
    Dec. at 71 (1812-1883)
  • Whitman Mayo

    Whitman Mayo

    Dec. at 70 (1930-2001)
  • Hamilton Jordan
    Dec. at 63 (1944-2008)
  • Benjamin Orr
    Dec. at 53 (1947-2000)
  • Jim Wilson
    Dec. at 66 (1942-2009)
  • James J. Andrews

    James J. Andrews

    Dec. at 33 (1829-1862)
  • Bernie Geoffrion
    Dec. at 75 (1931-2006)
  • Skip Caray
    Dec. at 68 (1939-2008)
  • Marie Woolfolk Taylor
    Dec. at 66 (1893-1960)
  • Hiram Wesley Evans

    Hiram Wesley Evans

    Dec. at 84 (1881-1966)
  • Hamilton E. Holmes
    Dec. at 54 (1941-1995)
  • Austin Leslie
    Dec. at 71 (1934-2005)
  • William Henry Emerson
    Dec. at 64 (1860-1924)
  • Charles Frederick Crisp
    Dec. at 51 (1845-1896)
  • James B. McPherson

    James B. McPherson

    Dec. at 35 (1828-1864)
  • Martin Luther King, Sr.
    Dec. at 84 (1899-1984)
  • Ralph Abernathy
    Dec. at 64 (1926-1990)
  • Griffin Bell
    Dec. at 90 (1918-2009)
  • Bronson M. Cutting

    Bronson M. Cutting

    Dec. at 46 (1888-1935)
  • Homer V. M. Miller

    Homer V. M. Miller

    Dec. at 82 (1814-1896)
  • Cherry Logan Emerson
    Dec. at 90 (1916-2007)
  • John Hope

    John Hope

    Dec. at 83 (1919-2002)
  • Duke Pearson
    Dec. at 47 (1932-1980)
  • Kow Nkensen Arkaah

    Kow Nkensen Arkaah

    Dec. at 73 (1927-2001)
  • Allen D. Candler

    Allen D. Candler

    Dec. at 75 (1834-1910)
  • Paul Coverdell

    Paul Coverdell

    Dec. at 61 (1939-2000)
  • Clement A. Evans
    Dec. at 78 (1833-1911)
  • John Hope

    John Hope

    Dec. at 67 (1868-1936)
  • Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell

    Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell

    Dec. at 70 (1821-1891)
  • Dan Snyder

    Dan Snyder

    Dec. at 25 (1978-2003)
  • Joseph E. Brown
    Dec. at 73 (1821-1894)
  • William Augustus Edwards

    William Augustus Edwards

    Dec. at 72 (1866-1939)
  • Turner Cassity
    Dec. at 80 (1929-2009)
  • Donald L. Hollowell
    Dec. at 87 (1917-2004)
  • Martha Berry
    Dec. at 76 (1865-1942)
  • Joseph M. Terrell

    Joseph M. Terrell

    Dec. at 51 (1861-1912)
  • William Lindsay Scruggs
    Dec. at 76 (1836-1912)
  • Alexander S. Clay

    Alexander S. Clay

    Dec. at 57 (1853-1910)
  • Elbert Tuttle

    Elbert Tuttle

    Dec. at 98 (1897-1996)
  • Hiram B. Warner

    Hiram B. Warner

    Dec. at 78 (1802-1881)
  • Gertrude McCoy

    Gertrude McCoy

    Dec. at 77 (1890-1967)
  • Hiram Parks Bell

    Hiram Parks Bell

    Dec. at 80 (1827-1907)
  • Fiddlin' John Carson

    Fiddlin' John Carson

    Dec. at 81 (1868-1949)
  • Lewis Grizzard

    Lewis Grizzard

    Dec. at 47 (1946-1994)
  • Tom Wells

    Tom Wells

    Dec. at 70 (1941-2012)
  • Frederick Benteen

    Frederick Benteen

    Dec. at 63 (1834-1898)
  • Hosea Williams

    Hosea Williams

    Dec. at 74 (1926-2000)
  • Virginia "Ginny" Montes

    Virginia "Ginny" Montes

    Dec. at 51 (1943-1994)
  • Hugh M. Dorsey
    Dec. at 76 (1871-1948)
  • Ralph Norwood

    Ralph Norwood

    Dec. at 23 (1966-1989)
  • Ahmed Mohiuddin

    Ahmed Mohiuddin

    Dec. at 74 (1923-1998)
  • Harry Callahan

    Harry Callahan

    Dec. at 86 (1912-1999)
  • Robert Pleasant Trippe

    Robert Pleasant Trippe

    Dec. at 80 (1819-1900)
  • Jim Beauchamp

    Jim Beauchamp

    Dec. at 68 (1939-2007)
  • Charles Garrett "Garry" Betty
    Dec. at 49 (1957-2007)
  • Olive Ann Burns
    Dec. at 65 (1924-1990)
  • Lou Walker

    Lou Walker

    Dec. at 76 (1928-2004)
  • Patsy Ramsey
    Dec. at 49 (1956-2006)
  • Arthur Hollis Edens

    Arthur Hollis Edens

    Dec. at 66 (1901-1968)
  • Loren Fletcher
    Dec. at 86 (1833-1919)
  • Jos LeDuc

    Jos LeDuc

    Dec. at 54 (1944-1999)
  • Wilbert Robinson
    Dec. at 71 (1863-1934)
  • George Sargent

    George Sargent

    Dec. at 79 (1882-1962)
  • John S. Cohen

    John S. Cohen

    Dec. at 65 (1870-1935)
  • Rebecca Latimer Felton

    Rebecca Latimer Felton

    Dec. at 94 (1835-1930)
  • William Joseph Simmons

    William Joseph Simmons

    Dec. at 65 (1880-1945)
  • Red Smith
    Dec. at 76 (1890-1966)
  • Roberto Goizueta

    Roberto Goizueta

    Dec. at 65 (1931-1997)
  • Buddy Moss

    Buddy Moss

    Dec. at 70 (1914-1984)
  • Kerry Wendell Thornley

    Kerry Wendell Thornley

    Dec. at 60 (1938-1998)
  • Khalid Abdul Muhammad
    Dec. at 53 (1948-2001)
  • Oliver Morgan

    Oliver Morgan

    Dec. at 74 (1933-2007)
  • Alfred Iverson, Jr.

    Alfred Iverson, Jr.

    Dec. at 82 (1829-1911)
  • Lamartine Griffin Hardman

    Lamartine Griffin Hardman

    Dec. at 80 (1856-1937)
  • Owen W. Siler

    Owen W. Siler

    Dec. at 85 (1922-2007)
  • Lester Maddox
    Dec. at 87 (1915-2003)
  • Consuela Lee Morehead

    Consuela Lee Morehead

    Dec. at 83 (1926-2009)
  • Charles Gordon Edwards

    Charles Gordon Edwards

    Dec. at 53 (1878-1931)
  • Vernon Forrest
    Dec. at 38 (1971-2009)
  • Paul John Hallinan

    Paul John Hallinan

    Dec. at 56 (1911-1968)
  • Genevieve Pou
    Dec. at 87 (1919-2007)
  • Louis Krages

    Louis Krages

    Dec. at 51 (1949-2001)
  • Philip Cook

    Philip Cook

    Dec. at 76 (1817-1894)
  • General Norman Johnson

    General Norman Johnson

    Dec. at 69 (1941-2010)
  • Willie Lee Perryman

    Willie Lee Perryman

    Dec. at 73 (1911-1985)
  • Clifford Walker
    Dec. at 77 (1877-1954)
  • Ivan Allen, Jr.

    Ivan Allen, Jr.

    Dec. at 92 (1911-2003)
  • John M. Slaton

    John M. Slaton

    Dec. at 88 (1866-1955)
  • Jackson B. Chase

    Jackson B. Chase

    Dec. at 83 (1890-1974)
  • William Diehl

    William Diehl

    Dec. at 81 (1924-2006)
  • Billy Wright
    Dec. at 59 (1932-1991)
  • William J. Northen

    William J. Northen

    Dec. at 77 (1835-1913)
  • Bryan Grant
    Dec. at 76 (1909-1986)
  • Joseph M. Pettit

    Joseph M. Pettit

    Dec. at 70 (1916-1986)
  • Dorothy Kirby

    Dorothy Kirby

    Dec. at 80 (1920-2000)
  • Rev. J.M. Gates

    Rev. J.M. Gates

    Dec. at 61 (1884-1945)
  • Alberta Williams King

    Alberta Williams King

    Dec. at 69 (1904-1974)
  • Harry Mehre

    Harry Mehre

    Dec. at 77 (1901-1978)
  • Jerry Lynch

    Jerry Lynch

    Dec. at 81 (1930-2012)
  • Natina Reed
    Dec. at 31 (1980-2012)
  • Cecil B. Day

    Cecil B. Day

    Dec. at 44 (1934-1978)
  • Steadman Vincent Sanford

    Steadman Vincent Sanford

    Dec. at 74 (1871-1945)
  • Charles Dryden

    Charles Dryden

    Dec. at 87 (1920-2008)
  • Ted Manson
    Dec. at 81 (1926-2008)
  • Thomas Andrew Donnellan

    Thomas Andrew Donnellan

    Dec. at 73 (1914-1987)
  • Cicero Washington Pruitt

    Cicero Washington Pruitt

    Dec. at 89 (1857-1946)
  • Arthur Augustus Zimmerman

    Arthur Augustus Zimmerman

    Dec. at 67 (1869-1936)
  • Kathryn Johnston shooting

    Kathryn Johnston shooting

    Dec. at 92 (1914-2006)
  • Andrew Sledd

    Andrew Sledd

    Dec. at 68 (1870-1939)
  • Fred Crane
    Dec. at 90 (1918-2008)
  • Peg Leg Howell

    Peg Leg Howell

    Dec. at 78 (1888-1966)