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Biographies of famous, not so famous and infamous people from the North Georgia area or who had an effect on North Georgia
| Arthur Woody | Arthur Woody Forester and Forest Ranger who was born in Suches, and had a far reaching impact on the Chattahoochee National Forest |
| Benjamin Hawkins | Benjamin Hawkins US Senator, Creek Indian Agent |
| Braxton Bragg | Braxton Bragg Confederate General who commanded the Army of Mississippi and the Army of Tennessee before resigning after Chattanooga. As Jefferson Davis's chief-of-staff he relieved Joe Johnston and appointed John Bell Hood his replacement |
| Button Gwinnett | Button Gwinnett Signed Declaration of Independence, first governor of the state |
| Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd | Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd Born in Bartow County, Georgia, this lifelong criminal spent his teens in Oklahoma's Cookson Hills before robbing a store in St. Louis... |
| Charles Henry Smith ('Bill Arp') | Charles Henry Smith ('Bill Arp') Humorist from Lawrenceville, Georgia who frequently penned articles for Atlanta papers in dialect from Rome, Georgia |
| Elias Boudinot | Elias Boudinot Editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, Leader of the Treaty Party |
| Ernest Vandiver | Ernest Vandiver Georgia governor who oversaw the integration of the University of Georgia, Athens |
| Francis Stebbins Bartow | Francis Stebbins Bartow Colonel, CSA, died at Bull Run and was posthumously promoted to general |
| George Henry Thomas | George Henry Thomas Commander, Army of the Cumberland, during the Atlanta Campaign |
| George Walton | George Walton Signed the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Senator, governor |
| Howell Cobb | Howell Cobb Governor of Georgia, Speaker of the U. S. House, Secretary of the Treasury, Candidate for U. S. President |
| James Birdseye McPherson | James Birdseye McPherson Commander, Army of the Tennessee |
| James Longstreet | James Longstreet Biography of Confederate General James Longstreet, who grew up near Gainesville, fought in Virginia and Chickamauga, and spent his later years running the Piedmont Hotel |
| James Vann | James Vann Powerful mixed-blood Cherokee Chief who built the Vann House and introduced Christianity into the Cherokee Nation before his murder in 1809 during the Revolt of the Young Chiefs |
| Jefferson Davis | Jefferson Davis President of The Confederate States of America |
| John Brown Gordon | John Brown Gordon Biography of the Confederate General and Georgia statesman who was one of the Bourbon Triumvirate |
| John Hope | John Hope Meteorologist for the Weather Channel and National Hurricane Center in Florida. Named Hurricane Camille for his daughter. |
| John Ross | John Ross First elected leader of the Cherokee Nation, John Ross led the Cherokee on The Trail of Tears. |
| Joseph 'Fighting Joe' Hooker | Joseph 'Fighting Joe' Hooker Commander, Army of the Potomac, fought at Lookout Mountain and the Atlanta Campaign |
| Joseph E. Brown | Joseph E. Brown Political leader in Georgia, Governor Joseph E. Brown would become a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate. |
| Joseph E. Johnston | Joseph E. Johnston First commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, he led the Army of Tennessee during the Atlanta Campaign |
| Lyman Hall | Lyman Hall Signed the Declaration of Independence, governor, physician |
| Major Ridge | Major Ridge Leader of the Cherokee Nation in Georgia, Major Ridge is most famous for his betrayal that led to the Trail of Tears. |
| Martha Berry | Martha Berry Educator, Social Worker |
| Mary Edwards Walker | Mary Edwards Walker Medal of Honor Awardee, Surgeon, Spy |
| Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks | Mary Musgrove, Queen of the Creeks Empress & Queen of the Upper & Lower Creeks |
| Nathan Bedford Forrest | Nathan Bedford Forrest Biography of the Confederate Cavalryman who entered the Civil War a private and left a general. Known for defeating forces superior in number, both Sherman and Grant called him "That Devil." |
| Patrick Cleburne | Patrick Cleburne Confederate General |
| Paul Coverdell | Paul Coverdell Georgia state senator, Director of the Peace Corps, US Senator |
| Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. | Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. Georgia governor and U.S. Senator |
| Samuel Austin Worcester | Samuel Austin Worcester Moravian Pastor known to the Cherokee as the Messenger |
| Sequoyah(a.k.a George Gist) | Sequoyah(a.k.a George Gist) Crippled from birth, Sequoyah, a Cherokee warrior, fought in the Creek War and invented the Cherokee alphabet. |
| The General | The General Famous Locomotive that was chased by the Texas from Kennesaw to Ringgold |
| Tyrus Raymond 'Ty' Cobb | Tyrus Raymond 'Ty' Cobb Baseball player |
| William Bartram | William Bartram Born in Philadelphia, this Quaker explorer saw more of the state than any man living in his time |
| William S. Rosecrans | William S. Rosecrans Union General |
| William Tecumseh Sherman | William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman was long hated by the people of northwest Georgia for his actions during the Atlanta Campaign. This biography by Wayne Bengston retells his trials and tribulations. |
| Winfield Scott | Winfield Scott Federal officer in charge of Cherokee Removal, Scott would later devise the Anaconda Plan to defeat the South during the War Between the States |
| Other pages of interest on About North Georgia About North Georgia Feature Articles | |
| Woodrow Wilson's Daughters | Woodrow Wilson's Daughters Ellen Axson Wilson first two daughters were born in Gainesville, Georgia while Woodrow Wilson completed his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins and taught at Bryn Mawr |
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