10. Georgia: Jackie Robinson (Cairo)
Born in Cairo, Georgia, before his family moved to California, Robinson was a sensational four-sport letterman at UCLA, excelling in football, basketball, track, and baseball. Beyond his exceptional athleticism, Robinson changed the trajectory of American history by breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He won the inaugural Rookie of the Year award, a league MVP, a World Series, and became a towering civil rights icon.