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AUGUSTA

Most Famous People Born in Augusta, United States

Notable people
306
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1940
Most distinctive
Golf 15.4×
Through the Decades

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 golf15.4× the global rate.

  1. Football47
  2. Politician33
  3. Lawyer26
  4. Actor19
  5. Basket17
  6. Singer12
  7. Baseball12
  8. Militar10
  1. Golf815.4×
  2. Lawyer264.9×
  3. Basket174.4×
  4. Officer73.5×
  5. Baseball123.5×
  6. Militar102.7×
  7. Singer121.9×

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.

18001850190019502000
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  • Science
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Showing 11 of 306 notable people

0024 OFFICER

Montgomery C. Meigs

1816 - 1892

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0065 MILITAR

William H. T. Walker

1816 - 1864

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0073 POLITICIAN

Samuel Cony

1811 - 1870

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0079 POLITICIAN

Joseph H. Williams

1814 - 1896

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0080 SOCIALITE

Octavia Walton Le Vert

1811 - 1877

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0088 LAWYER

John F. Potter

1817 - 1899

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0122 POLITICIAN

George W. Ladd

1818 - 1892

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0164 PUBLISHER

Durbin Ward

1819 - 1886

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0173 POLITICIAN

John Tillman Lamkin

1811 - 1870

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0260 POLITICIAN

William B. Hartwell

1814 - 1849

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0264 EXPLORER

George W. Ebbert

1810 - 1890

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