Atlanta, Texas

==Notable people==

* [[Derrick Blaylock]], football player, drafted into the [[NFL]] in 2001 by the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] as a running back. He was a running back for the [[Stephen F. Austin State University]] Lumberjacks from 1997 to 2000. He played for the [[New York Jets]] and [[Washington Redskins]] after college
* [[Tony Buzbee]] notable Texas attorney 
* [[Susanna Clark]], artist and country/folk songwriter, was born in Atlanta 
* [[Bessie Coleman]] (1892–1926), a civil aviator. She was born in Atlanta and raised in [[Waxahachie, Texas]]. She was the first female pilot of [[African-American]] and Native American descent to hold a pilot's license in the US, and the first person of African-American descent to hold an international pilot license
* [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[talk show]] [[television presenter|host]] and [[comedian]]. In January 1974, she and her mother moved to Atlanta from [[New Orleans]]. She graduated from Atlanta High School in 1976
* [[Phil Epps]], former American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1982–1988) and the New York Jets (1989). He attended [[Texas Christian University]]
* [[Tracy Lawrence]], country musician; born in Atlanta and raised in [[Foreman, Arkansas]]
* [[Andrea Lee (fighter)|Andrea Lee]], Andrea "KGB" Lee (born February 11, 1989) is an American kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight division. She is currently signed with UFC
* [[Gordon McLendon]], pioneer of American commercial broadcasting, he lived with his parents in Atlanta during his years of high school. He developed a love for commentary which he featured on the [[Liberty Broadcasting System]] and [[KLIF (AM)|KLIF]] in [[Dallas]]
* [[Slim Richey]] (1938–2015), musician, was born in Atlanta
* [[Max Sandlin]] is a former Democratic Congressman who served eight years (1997–2005) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1
* [[Joseph Strickland]], former bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler]]
* [[Drew Stubbs]], outfielder for the [[Baltimore Orioles]]. Stubbs graduated from Atlanta High School in 2003. He was a three-time All-American in baseball and two-time academic All-American at the [[University of Texas at Austin]]
* [[Nat Stuckey]], American country singer
* [[Ted Thompson]], former [[general manager]] of the [[Green Bay Packers]], born and raised in Atlanta, he graduated from Atlanta High School in 1971. He was a part of the [[NFL]] for 25 years, including 10 years as a player for the [[Houston Oilers]]