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History · Athens

Famous people from Athens

8 notable people were born in Athens, from 1824 to 1974.

John Tyler Morgan

John Tyler Morgan

1824–1907

United States politician and Confederate soldier

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
W. Reece Smith, Jr.

W. Reece Smith, Jr.

1925–2013

U.S. Navy officer, attorney, university president, American Bar Association president

MilitaryWikipedia ↗
JB

Jim Baskette

1887–1942

American baseball player

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Boyd Coffie

1937–2006

American baseball player

SportsWikipedia ↗
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Carroll Summerfield Long

1850–1890

Methodist missionary

FaithWikidata ↗
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Mike Fleming

1942–2016

American conservative talk radio host

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗

Also called Athens home

JR

Joe Riley

United States Army officer and business executive

MilitaryWikidata ↗

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