Celebs born in Georgia Were these people born in Georgia?
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Were these people born in Georgia? Take a look at each photo and take a guess before advancing to the next one.
Through the years Is boxing champ Evander Holyfield originally from Georgia? Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
City of Atlanta unveils statue of Evander Holyfield While there is a statue of Holyfield in Atlanta, he was not born in Georgia. Holyfield was born in Alabama. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Was Kim Zolciak from "Real Housewives of Atlanta" born in Georgia?
KIM ZOLCIAK BIERMANN - Dancing with the Stars Season 21 She was not. Zolciak was born in Florida and raised in Connecticut. After attending UConn, she moved to Georgia. (Craig Barritt)
T.I. premier of 'Ant Man' Was T.I. born in Georgia? (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest / EA SPORTS BOWL - Show Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. was born in Atlanta. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest / EA SPORTS BOWL) (Kevin Winter)
Chipper and Atlanta share memorable bond Was Chipper Jones born in Georgia? (Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com)
AJC Photos of the Week, September 22-28, 2012 He was not. Chipper was born in Florida. But did you know? Jones was a heck of a pitcher in high school with a 24-7 record on the mound in high school. He was all-state in football as well. (CURTIS COMPTON CCOMPTON@AJC.COM)
Firefly Music Festival - Day 3 Outkast was formed in East Point. But are Andre 3000 and/or Big Boi from Georgia? (Theo Wargo)
Outkast mural draws tribute to legendary Atlanta hip hop duo Big Boi was born in Savannah and went to Jenkins High and Tri-Cities High while Andre 3000 was born in Atlanta and attended Northside High and Tri-Cities. (Tyler Estep/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
ryan How about Ryan Seacrest? (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) (Kevork Djansezian)
Ryan Seacrest Absolutely he was! Seacrest was born in Atlanta and attended Dunwoody High School. He was a UGA student for a semester before heading out to Hollywood. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) (Kevork Djansezian)
Photos: Luke Bryan through the years Luke Bryan loves Georgia and grew up in Leesburg, but was he born there? (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Helping hand: He was! His dad was a peanut farmer there. If that's not Georgia, I don't know what is! Bryan graduated from Georgia Southern. ( Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP)
Cardi B tapped to host 2021 American Music Awards Was Cardi B born in Georgia?
Cardi B (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Nope! Cardi B was born in New York. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording A)
Did the run of Hulkamania actually start in Georgia?
It did. Hulk Hogan was born Terry Gene Bollea in Augusta.
Was Kanye West born here in the Peach State?
He was. West was born in Atlanta. According to wikipedia, his dad was a photographer at the AJC, his mom was a professor at Clark Atlanta.
Ludacris We know Ludacris loves Atlanta, but was he born here?
Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest / EA SPORTS BOWL - Show He was not. Ludacris was born in Illinois. He moved to Georgia in high school and graduated from Banneker High School. (Kevin Mazur)
2019 CMA Music Festival - Day 3 Was Billy Ray Cyrus born in Georgia? (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Billy Ray Cyrus He was not. The country music singer was born in Kentucky.
Miley Cyrus' plane forced to make emergency landing How about his daughter, Miley Cyrus? (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) (LEON NEAL/Getty Images)
Miley recovers: She was not either. The younger Cyrus was born in Tennessee. (Vijat Mohindra/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Jon Stewart-Mark Twain Prize Was comedian Ed Helms born in Georgia? (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) (Kevin Wolf/AP)
Ed Helms He was! Helms was born in Atlanta. He attended Westminster School. (Rodin Eckenroth)
Rick Ross goes all out for his daughter’s Birthday Rick Ross lives in the Atlanta area, but was he born here? (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for BMI) (Frazer Harrison)
Rick Ross Negative. William Leonard Roberts II was born in Mississippi.
Photos: Justin Bieber through the years How about Justin Bieber? (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Photos: Justin Bieber through the years He's not. He was born in Canada but did catch his big break in Atlanta at the age of 13. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Hollywood Walk Of Fame Was Steve Harvey born in Georgia? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Steve Harvey Nope! Steve Harvey was born in West Virginia.
Stetson Bennett (Getty) Was UGA quarterback Stetson Bennett born in Georgia? (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
2023 CFP National Championship - TCU v Georgia This DGD was! Bennett was born in Atlanta, moved to Nahunta in elementary school before moving to Blackshear in middle school. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Photos: Latin Grammy Awards 2022 red carpet Does singer John Legend claim Georgia as his birthplace? (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Tribeca Film Festival 2022 red carpet He does not. Legend was born in Ohio. One side note, he's an Ivy League grad having graduated from Penn. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Vocal Ranges Of The Greatest Male Singers Of All Time (High to Low) Was Ray Charles born in Georgia? (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter)
Greatest Male Singers Of All Time He was! Ray Charles Robinson Sr. was born in Albany in 1930. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) (Frederick M. Brown)
julia Julia Roberts shot to stardom in "Pretty Woman." And she did go to high school in Georgia, but was she born here? (Kevin Winter)
Watch Julia Roberts Get Starstruck By Dr. Fauci While Interviewing About COVID-19 Reopenings She was. Roberts was born in Smyrna. Her parents ran a children's acting school in Decatur. (Anthony Harvey)
Cindy Crawford & Meaningful Beauty Was Cindy Crawford born in Georgia? (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for DuJour Media) (Eugene Gologursky)
Cindy Crawford She was not! Crawford was born in DeKalb in Illinois but she was the valedictorian of her high school and was studying chemical engineering in college before dropping out to become a model. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) (Dimitrios Kambouris)
2023 Rodeo Houston Artist - Jason Aldean Was Jason Aldean born in Georgia?
CMA Fest 2022 - Day 1 Absolutely! Jason Aldean Williams was born in Macon. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (JASON KEMPIN/Getty Images)
Was actor Jeff Daniels born in Georgia?
The "Dumb and Dumber" actor was born in Athens before moving to Michigan as an infant. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
Herschel Walker?
Herschel Walker Herschel Walker is a legendary high school and college football player from Wrightsville, Georgia. He was born in Augusta. He starred in the USFL for three seasons and played 12 seasons in the NFL. (Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
Was WWE superstar Roman Reigns born in Georgia?
He was not. Roman Reigns, born Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i, was born in Florida, but did play football for Georgia Tech.
Reese Witherspoon?
Her dad was born in Georgia, but she was not. Reese was born in New Orleans.
Coachella 2022-Weekend 1, Day 1 How about Lil Baby? (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP) (Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Future, Lil Baby plays the Roxy He was! Dominique Jones was born in in Atlanta and attended Booker T. Washington High School for a short time. (Nelson Hicks)
Zac Brown Band We know Zac Brown likes his chicken fried, but is he from the Peach State?
He is. Brown was born in Atlanta, attended South Forsyth High School before graduating from Lumpkin County High in Dahlonega. He also attended the University of West Georgia.
Gregg Leakes dies: We know she's one of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" but was Nene Leakes born in Atlanta, too? (Rich Fury/Invision/AP, file)
Nene Leakes She was not. Leakes was born in New York but she did graduate from Clarke Central High in Athens and attended Morris Brown College. (Bravo)
Tyler Perry at the Atlanta’s Tyler Perry delivers inspirational speech at the People’s Choice Awards Tyler Perry put Georgia on the filming map, but was he born in Georgia? (Christopher Polk/E! Entertainmen/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Tyler Perry becomes billionaire, makes Forbes list No, he was not. Perry was born in New Orleans.
Photos: GQ Men of the Year Party 2021 red carpet Is Lil Nas X from Georgia? (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
'Jolene' cover He is! Montero Hill was born in Lithia Springs. Lil Nas X graduated from Lithia Springs High, attended West Georgia and even worked at Six Flags and Zaxby's! (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)
Photos: Celebrity sightings at the US Open 2021 Spike Lee loves New York...but was he born in the Peach State rather than the Big Apple? (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opening gala red carpet He was. Lee was born in Atlanta. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Was Alan Jackson born in Georgia?
He was. Jackson was born in Newnan.
Cameron Diaz?
Diaz was born in San Diego.
How about Little Richard?
Little Richard was born in Georgia. He was born in Macon as Richard Wayne Penniman.
Jennifer Anniston?
She was not. She was born in California.
Jeff Foxworthy Was funny man Jeff Foxworthy born in Georgia?
Jeff Foxworthy Of course! He was born in Atlanta, graduated from Hapeville High and attended Georgia Tech. (Courtesy: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa)
Was Halle Berry born in Georgia?
Berry was born in Ohio.
Jamie Foxx?
Foxx was born Eric Marlon Bishop in Texas.
Photos: Global Citizen Live events around the world How about Elton John? (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images For Global Citizen)
That's an easy one! While the singer has lived in Atlanta, he was born in the United Kingdom. (Ian Gavan)
Jackie Robinson: What you need to know Was Jackie Robinson born in Georgia?
Jackie Robinson grounds ball at first base, 1950s. He was! Robinson was born in Cairo. He moved to California when he was one. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
58th Academy Of Country Music Awards - Show Was country music star Cole Swindell born in Georgia? (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
CMA Fest 2022 - Day 2 Swindell was born in Bronwood, Georgia, near Albany. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) (JASON KEMPIN/Getty Images)
Gucci Mane posts photo on Instagram of slimmed physique Was Gucci Mane born in Georgia? (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) (Paras Griffin)
gucci mane He was not! Radric Delantic Davis, known professionally as Gucci Mane, was born in Alabama. (Luis Rodriguez)
