Editing Coweta County, Georgia (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Ellis Gibbs Arnall]], governor of Georgia, 1943–1947
* [[William Yates Atkinson]], governor of Georgia, 1894–1896; founded [[Georgia State College for Women]], now [[Georgia College & State University]]
* [[Steve Bedrosian]], former Major League baseball player; [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Cy Young Award]] winner in 1987
* [[Eric Berry]], football player for the Kansas City Chiefs
* [[Keith Brooking]], football player for the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[Dallas Cowboys]]
* [[Erskine Caldwell]], author of the novels ''[[Tobacco Road (novel)|Tobacco Road]]'' and ''[[God's Little Acre]]''
* [[Lewis Grizzard]], newspaper columnist, author and humorist
* [[Drew Hill]], played for the pro football [[Houston Oilers]], [[Los Angeles Rams]] and Atlanta Falcons
* [[Sam Hose]], African-American man who was brutally murdered by a lynch mob after accusations of murder, assault and rape
* [[Alan Jackson]], [[country music]] singer and musician
* [[Joe M. Jackson]], colonel, [[U.S. Air Force]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
* [[Warren Newson]], played pro baseball for the [[Chicago White Sox]]
* [[Stephen W. Pless]], major, [[U.S. Marine Corps]], Medal of Honor recipient
* [[Soapy Smith|Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith]], confidence man and crime boss
* [[Charles Wadsworth]], retired director of the Chamber Music Society at the [[Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts]]
* [[Jerome Walton]], former Major League baseball player; Rookie of the Year in the National League in 1989
* [[Rutledge Wood]], auto racing analyst and host of ''Top Gear''
* [[Will Smith (pitcher)|Will Smith]], professional baseball player for the Kansas City Royals