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==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> <!-- NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTICE * * * NOTICE * * * NOTICEβ’ Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. Please... β’ The article must mention how they are associated with the community, whether born, raised, or residing. β’ The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. β’ Alphabetical by last name please β’ All others will be deleted without further explanation ...thank you. END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * * END OF NOTICE * * * * * * * * * * * *END OF NOTICE --> * [[Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)|Elias Boudinot]] (1802β1839), born Gallegina Uwati, also known as Buck Watie, [[Cherokee]] leader who believed that acculturation was critical to the tribe's survival; influential in the period of removal to the West. * [[Ken Carson]] (2000-), American rapper * [[Charlie Culberson]] Major League Baseball player * [[Kris Durham]], professional football player; wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders * [[Roland Hayes]] (1887β1977), world-renowned lyric tenor, considered the first African-American male concert artist to receive wide acclaim both at home and internationally, born here and attended Calhoun schools * [[Tre Lamb]], college football coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. * [[Bert Lance]] (1931β2013), businessman, and former director of the Office of Management and Budget during the Carter administration * [[James Beverly Langford]] (1922β1996), lawyer, businessman, and Georgia state legislator * [[John Meadows III]] (1944β2018), Businessman, Mayor of Calhoun, and Georgia state legislator * [[Larkin Poe]], music duo. * [[Sequoyah]] (English: George Gist or George Guess) (c.1767β1843), Cherokee, inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary. This was the only time in recorded history that a member of a non-literate people independently created an effective writing system. He was also the namesake of California's giant ''[[Sequoia sempervirens]]'' redwood tree. * [[William Thompson (archer)|William Thompson]] (1848β1918), Olympic gold medal winner * [[Stand Watie]] (1806β1871), Cherokee leader and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general * [[Dale Willis]] (1938β), [[Major League Baseball]] player
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