Discover the notable alumni of University Of Georgia. The list includes people like Ryan Seacrest, Kyle Chandler, Bill Goldberg, Alton Brown & Michael Stipe. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as sportspersons, film & theater personalities, media personalities, writers and singers etc.
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Bill Goldberg(Four-time World Champion in His Professional Wrestling Career (WWE & WCW))
Birthdate: December 27, 1966
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Professional wrestler and former football player. Bill Goldberg, is currently signed to WWE on a part-time deal. A very popular figure in the late 1990s/early 2000s, he has wrestled for many promotions and is best known for his stint with World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Also an actor, he has appeared in numerous films and TV shows.
Birthdate: December 24, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Dunwoody, Georgia, United States
Ryan Seacrest is an American television host, radio personality, and producer. He gained national recognition after hosting the popular singing competition TV series, American Idol. Also known for his humanitarian efforts, Seacrest established the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in 2010. He is also credited with producing a men's skincare line called Polished.
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Kim Basinger(Actress and Model Known for Her Films: ‘Never Say Never Again’, ‘The Natural’ and 'L.A. Confidential’)
Birthdate: December 8, 1953
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Athens, Georgia, United States
A shy schoolgirl, Kim Basinger grew up to become a successful model, actress and singer. After appearing in numerous advertisements, Kim began acting on television. Her breakthrough role came with movie Never Say Never Again where she played the Bond girl. Later, she won accolades for her performance in movies like The Natural, Batman, L.A. Confidential and Fifty Shades Darker.
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Dominique Wilkins(Basketball Player)
Birthdate: January 12, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: February 7, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford initially played for the University of Georgia and was then drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2009. He became the fourth NFL quarterback to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a single season. He is also the fastest NFL player to score 40,000 yards.
Birthdate: November 5, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bagdad, Florida, United States
Bubba Watson professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a left-handed golfer, one of the few on the tour. He won titles at the Masters Tournament in 2012 and 2014. He is counted among the longest drivers on the PGA Tour. Besides golf, he is also a member of the boy band Golf Boys.
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: September 17, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Kyle Chandler is an American actor who received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of Eric Taylor in the sports drama TV series Friday Night Lights. Apart from acting, Chandler volunteers as a firefighter. He also raises funds to help football players with spinal cord injuries by taking part in a charity golf tournament that takes place every year.
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Trisha Yearwood(Country Singer Best Known for Her Hit single ‘She's in Love with the Boy’)
Birthdate: September 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Monticello, Georgia, United States
Trisha Yearwood is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, author, and celebrity chef. She is credited with releasing several chart-busting albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. Also known for her philanthropic activities Trisha Yearwood has been supporting Habitat for Humanity, a charity home building group, for many years now.
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Todd Gurley(American football player)
Birthdate: August 3, 1994
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Omari Hardwick(Actor)
Birthdate: January 9, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Fran Tarkenton(American footballer)
Birthdate: February 3, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: March 3, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wrightsville, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Forrest Griffin(American Retired Mixed Martial Artist and Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion)
Birthdate: July 1, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Anthony Edwards(Basketball player)
Birthdate: August 5, 2001
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Alton Brown(American Television Personality and Food Show Presenter)
Birthdate: July 30, 1962
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Alton Brown soared to fame as the creator of the Food Network culinary show Good Eats. He has also hosted shows such as Iron Chef America and Feasting on Asphalt. He has authored several bestselling cookbooks. He also created two culinary shows on YouTube during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Jake Fromm(American football player)
Birthdate: July 31, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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A. J. Green(Former American Football Wide Receiver)
Birthdate: July 31, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Summerville, South Carolina, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Sally Yates(36th United States Deputy Attorney General)
Birthdate: August 20, 1960
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lawyer Sally Yates has served as a U.S. attorney and the U.S. deputy attorney general. She was also the acting attorney general for 10 days in 2017, until she was dismissed by Donald Trump for refusing to work according to the Executive Order 13769, or the “Muslim ban.”
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James Michael Tyler(Actor)
Birthdate: May 28, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Winona, Mississippi, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Jessica Stroup(Actress)
Birthdate: October 23, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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John Isner(Professional Tennis Player)
Birthdate: April 26, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Height: 6'10" (208 cm)
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Nick Chubb(American football player)
Birthdate: December 27, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cedartown, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Terrell Davis(American Football Player)
Birthdate: October 28, 1972
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Fred Schneider(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: July 1, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Sony Michel(American football running back)
Birthdate: February 17, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Orlando, Florida, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Hines Ward(American footballer)
Birthdate: March 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Parvati Shallow(Winner of the Reality TV Series 'Survivor: Micronesia- Fans vs. Favorites' & Host of Web-Series 'Survivor Live')
Birthdate: September 21, 1982
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vero Beach, Florida, United States
Parvati Shallow is best known as the winner of the reality show Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites, for which she received a prize of $1 million. She has appeared in other Survivor seasons, too, and has also been part of the CBS show Around the World for Free.
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Will Muschamp(American football coach, American football Safety)
Birthdate: August 3, 1971
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rome, Georgia, United States
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Benjamin Watson(American Football Player)
Birthdate: December 18, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope(Basketball player)
Birthdate: February 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Thomaston, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Champ Bailey(American Football Player)
Birthdate: June 22, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Folkston, Georgia, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Bill Berry(Musician)
Birthdate: July 31, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: August 8, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dalton, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Mike Mills(Music video director)
Birthdate: December 17, 1958
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Orange County, California Orange County, California, United States
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: June 19, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Snellville, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Mecole Hardman(American football player)
Birthdate: March 12, 1998
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bowman, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Jamie Gray Hyder(Actress, Model)
Birthdate: April 27, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Birthdate: February 11, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Canton, Georgia, United States
Died: August 17, 2017
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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D'Andre Swift(American football player)
Birthdate: January 14, 1999
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Johnathan Abram(American Football player)
Birthdate: October 25, 1996
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Columbia, Mississippi, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Emilio Pucci(Italian Fashion Designer Known for His Kaleidoscopic Colors and Geometric Prints)
Birthdate: November 20, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: November 29, 1992
Emilio Pucci was an Italian fashion designer turned politician. He is best remembered for his style of creating geometric prints in a kaleidoscope of colors. He served as a pilot during World War II and became a fashion designer after the war. He also ventured into politics but didn’t enjoy much success in his political career.
Birthdate: November 2, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Athens, Georgia, United States
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Aaron Murray(American football player)
Birthdate: November 10, 1990
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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JT Daniels(American Football player)
Birthdate: February 2, 2000
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Ana, California, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Roquan Smith(American football player)
Birthdate: April 8, 1997
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Missy Franklin(American Former Swimmer and Five-Time Olympic Gold Medallist)
Birthdate: May 10, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Missy Franklin is an American retired competitive swimmer. A five-time Olympic gold medalist, Franklin also held the world records in both the 200-meter backstroke and the 4×100-meter medley relay. After winning four gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Franklin went on to help her team win a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Deandre Baker(Football player)
Birthdate: September 4, 1997
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Bill Anderson(Singer)
Birthdate: November 1, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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Blair Walsh(American Football Player)
Birthdate: January 8, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: December 6, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Recommended Lists:Popularly known as ‘Georgia’ or ‘UGA’, University of Georgia is a flagship university and is ranked 18th overall among public national universities in year of 2017, as per U.S News & World Report rankings. Being a publicly funded university, it provides education that is on the same level as an Ivy League college and is hence deemed as one of the ‘Public Ivies’. The university enjoys a deep-rooted and long history and has found its place as top university in the country, since its inception in 1801. This historical and cultural heritage reflects in its students through their competency, consistency and expertise in all verticals. University of Georgia offers programs in over 140 fields of studies and is endowed with the status of Land-grant, Regional Sun Grant, National Sea Grant and National Space Grant Research University. UGA offers programs in the fields of Arts, Science, Law, Education, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Design and so on. Due to the extensity of the primary campus, which spreads over 762 acres, the infrastructural amenities make the campus a world of endless possibilities. With excellent quality of education which is backed-up by an exceptional panel of faculty, UGA is regarded as one of the best universities that stand in the United States today. University of Georgia possesses a noteworthy list of alumni’s such as Dottie Alexander, Bill Anderson, Shandon Anderson, Dan Amos and Deborah Blum, to handpick a few. Presenting to you here is the complete list of achievers from the University of Georgia.
