35.6884° N, 80.2166° W
AUGUSTA
Most Famous People Born in Augusta, United States
- Notable people
- 306
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1940
- Most distinctive
- Golf 15.4×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Augusta during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Augusta Is Known For
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Football is Augusta's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (47).
Augusta over-indexes on golf — 15.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Augusta's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
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- Other
- Filtered to 1810s Clear ×
0024 OFFICER
Montgomery C. Meigs
1816 - 1892
0065 MILITAR
William H. T. Walker
1816 - 1864
0073 POLITICIAN
Samuel Cony
1811 - 1870
0079 POLITICIAN
Joseph H. Williams
1814 - 1896
0080 SOCIALITE
Octavia Walton Le Vert
1811 - 1877
0088 LAWYER
John F. Potter
1817 - 1899
0122 POLITICIAN
George W. Ladd
1818 - 1892
0164 PUBLISHER
Durbin Ward
1819 - 1886
0173 POLITICIAN
John Tillman Lamkin
1811 - 1870
0260 POLITICIAN
William B. Hartwell
1814 - 1849
0264 EXPLORER
George W. Ebbert
1810 - 1890