Atlanta, United States

American singer and musician known as the "Godfather of Soul" and the central progenitor of funk music

American author and journalist known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Gone with the Wind, a classic of American literature set during the Civil War era

American baseball player known as "Hammerin' Hank" who broke Babe Ruth's career home run record and was a leading voice for civil rights

American pharmacist and chemist who invented Coca-Cola as an attempt to alleviate his chronic pain and morphine addiction