25-03-2025
From Ty Cobb to MLK, here are 10 celebrities who are buried in Georgia
Georgia is where several celebrities reside, it's also many's final resting place.
Below is a look at 10 individuals whose influence is world renowned, whose graves are in Georgia, and where you can go to pay your respects:
Known as "The Gambler," Kenny Rogers was a Country Music Hall of Famer. He's won three Grammy awards for his singles "Lucille" and "The Gambler" and another for his duet with Ronnie Milsap "Make No Mistake, She's Mine." His 1997 greatest hits album has sold 12 million copies.
Rogers is buried at Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. While he is not originally from Georgia, Rogers called the Atlanta area home for the latter part of his life.
Novelist and journalist Margaret Mitchell is likely best known for writing the 1936 classic "Gone with the Wind" which went on to become a major film under the same name. It earned the Atlanta native a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
Mitchell is also buried at Oakland Cemetery.
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Possibly the most famous member of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King, Jr. led the 1955-1956 Montgomery bus boycott, the 1963 March on Washington, and other protests. King was Time's 1963's Man of the Year and is the youngest man ever to win the Nobel Prize.
King and his late-wife Coretta Scott King are buried together at the King Center in his home city of Atlanta. It's open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day with admission and parking free.
Ty "the Georgia Peach" Cobb is considered by some as one of the best all-around baseball players of all time. The Royston native played for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia. He's one of less than 30 players to win the Triple Crown and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
Cobb is buried in his family's mausoleum in Royston where there is also a Ty Cobb Museum.
The youngest person on the list, JonBenét Ramsey is a major name in the world of true crime. At just 6-years-old, the little beauty queen was reported missing and was later found murdered in her home in Colorado. Next year, her cold case will have remained unsolved for 30 years.
Ramsey is buried at Saint James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta. She was born in Atlanta and, after her death, her parents moved back to the area.
Gregg and Duane Allman were the leads in the Allman Brothers Band. The rock band won a Grammy for its song "Jessica" and their album "The Allman Brothers Band at the Fillmore East" was a platinum hit. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
While the brothers are not from Georgia, the band's early days were spent in Macon, which is why Gregg and Duane Allman are buried at the city's Rose Hill Cemetery. It's open from dawn till dusk. Macon is also home to the Allman Brothers Band Museum also known as "The Big House."
This is one of the more recent celebrity deaths. Jimmy Carter wore a lot of hats throughout his 100-year life including Navy submariner, Georgia governor, and President of the United States. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter are buried together at their private home in long-time home in Plains. The Carter Home and Garden is currently closed to the public, but there are plans to make it publicly accessible at a later date.
Are you a fan of Thin Mints and Tagalongs? You can thank Juliette Gordon Low for establishing the Girl Scouts. The Savannah native nicknamed "Daisy" brought its precursor "Girl Guides" to America in 1912 who, as scouts, ran soup kitchens and made care packages in World War I.
Low was buried in her scout uniform at Laurel Grove North Cemetery in Savannah at 802 W Anderson St. It's open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Robert Tyre Jones Jr. AKA "Bobby Jones" was the first man to achieve the golf Grand Slam by winning the British Open, the U.S. Open, and the British and U.S. amateur championships in a single year. He was also one of the founders of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament.
The Atlanta native is buried with his wife Mary Jones in Oakland Cemetery.
Otis Redding's musical talent was such that he's known as "The King of Soul." He won two Grammy Awards for his hit single "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" which has sold 3 million copies. The Dawson native was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
Redding is buried on the grounds of his family estate the Big "O" Ranch in Jones County. While it's private land, the public is welcome to visit the nearby Otis Redding Foundation in Macon.
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Celebrity graves in Georgia: Famous musicians, athletes, and more
