* Ludacris (born Christopher Brian Bridges) - Rapper, actor, and entrepreneur
* Outkast (André Benjamin and Antwan Patton) - Hip hop duo
* Usher (born Usher Raymond IV) - Singer, songwriter, and dancer
* Ciara (born Ciara Princess Harris) - Singer, songwriter, and dancer
* T.I. (born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) - Rapper, actor, and entrepreneur
* Gucci Mane (born Radric Delantic Davis) - Rapper
* Future (born Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn) - Rapper, singer, and songwriter
* 21 Savage (born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) - Rapper
* Lil Yachty (born Miles Parks McCollum) - Rapper and singer
Film and Television
* Tyler Perry - Actor, producer, and writer
* Samuel L. Jackson - Actor
* Denzel Washington - Actor and director
* Octavia Spencer - Actress
* Marlon Wayans - Actor, comedian, and producer
* Shailene Woodley - Actress
* Nicholas Braun - Actor
* Glen Powell - Actor
Sports
* Michael Vick - Football player
* Deion Sanders - Football player
* Emmitt Smith - Football player
* Chipper Jones - Baseball player
* John Smoltz - Baseball player
* Hank Aaron - Baseball player
* Dwight Howard - Basketball player
* Trae Young - Basketball player
Business and Politics
* Coca-Cola - Founded in Atlanta in 1892
* Delta Air Lines - Founded in Atlanta in 1925
* Georgia-Pacific - Founded in Atlanta in 1927
* Home Depot - Founded in Atlanta in 1978
* CNN - Founded in Atlanta in 1980
* UPS - Founded in Atlanta in 1907
* Chick-fil-A - Founded in Atlanta in 1967
* Wells Fargo - Founded in San Francisco in 1852, but headquartered in Atlanta since 2008
* John Lewis - Civil rights leader and politician
* James Earl Carter Jr. - 39th President of the United States