People from Thomson, Georgia

Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944) is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold. Jackson's songs often include long spoken sections, sometimes humorous, sometimes sexually explicit. She recorded songs in an R&B, disco, or dance-music style and occasionally in a country style.

Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was a Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues. Unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back tenor, differed greatly from many of the harsher voices of Delta bluesmen such as Charley Patton. McTell performed in various musical styles, including blues, ragtime, religious music and hokum.

Vonteego Marfeek Cummings (born February 29, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) combo guard, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and also had a successful career in Europe, where he played in several countries.

Eddie Lee Ivery (born July 30, 1957) is a former professional American football player.

Jasper Jerrell Brinkley (born July 12, 1985) is an American football middle linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of South Carolina and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants. He has one daughter Tayla Brinkley , and a daughter currently on the way.

Florence Reville Gibbs (April 4, 1890 – August 19, 1964) was a Democratic congresswoman, the first woman to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives.

Alberta Davis (December 24, 1881? – January 27, 2007) was the oldest American claimant.

Michael James Ramsey (born July 8. 1960) is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers of the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Johnathan Bandavious Atkins (born December 21, 1992) is an American football nose tackle for the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Georgia, and has been a member of the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, and Atlanta Falcons.

Burton DeWayne Patrick (born October 11, 1935) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He is a former commander of the 101st Airborne Division. During the Vietnam War, he was Special Forces Advisor to the 42nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion.