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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Military
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1830s Clear ×
0014 MILITAR
Joseph Wheeler
1836 - 1906
0017 LAWYER
Melville Fuller
1833 - 1910
0119 POLITICIAN
George Huntington Hartford
1833 - 1917
0128 POLITICIAN
George Barnes (American politician)
1833 - 1901
0131 PHILANTHROPIST
Augusta Tabor
1833 - 1895
0136 ENGINEER
George L. Vose
1831 - 1910
0174 WRITER
William H. Peck
1830 - 1892
0201 OFFICER
Edward Francis Winslow
1837 - 1914
0214 ARMY
Mason Carter
1834 - 1909