Editing Covington, Georgia (section)

== Notable people ==
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* [[George T. Anderson]] - [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]
* [[Dinah Watts Pace]] - educator, operated an orphanage in the area
* [[Steadman Vincent Sanford]] - [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University System of Georgia]]
* [[Curley Weaver]] - Early piedmont-style country-bluesman
* [[David Grier Martin]] - President of [[Davidson College]] 
* [[George Adams (musician)|George Adams]] - jazz tenor saxophonist
* [[Leon Ashley]] - country music singer
* [[Boondox]] (David Hutto) - rapper on [[Majik Ninja Entertainment]]
* [[Dale Carter]] - former [[American football|football]] [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Ellia English]] - actress best known for her role as Aunt Helen on [[The Jamie Foxx Show]]
* [[Akeem Hunt]] - former [[American football|football]] [[running back]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]] and [[Canadian Football League|CFL]]
* [[Andy Offutt Irwin]] - award-winning [[storytelling|storyteller]] and [[recording artist]]
* [[Ryan Klesko]] - former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II]] - politician, [[United States Secretary of the Interior|Secretary of the Interior]] for [[Grover Cleveland]], [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]
* [[Demetrius McCray]] - former [[American football|football]]  [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Drew Parker (musician)|Drew Parker]] - [[Grammy]]-nominated country music [[songwriter]] and [[recording artist]]
* [[Sheldon Rankins]] - [[American football|football]] [[defensive tackle]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Jake Reed (American football)|Jake Reed]] - former [[American football|football]] [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Eric Stokes (cornerback)|Eric Stokes]] - [[American football|football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Lizzie Wilkerson]] - African-American folk artist
* [[Elija Godwin]] - Olympic track and field athlete
* [[Stephon Castle]] - professional [[basketball]] player for the [[San Antonio Spurs]]
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