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
- Film & TV
- Military
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1860s Clear ×
0025 SOLDIER
Archibald Butt
1865 - 1912
0086 POLITICIAN
Frank H. Foss
1865 - 1947
0117 POLITICIAN
John Hope (educator)
1868 - 1936
0145 BASEBALL
George Stallings
1867 - 1929
0162 MILITAR
Clement Flagler
1867 - 1922
0194 SUFFRAGIST
Florence Brooks Whitehouse
1869 - 1945
0225 JOURNALIST
Silas X. Floyd
1869 - 1923
0229 GEOGRAPHER
Samuel Gannett
1862 - 1939
0235 WRITER
Leonora Beck Ellis
1862 - 1951
0251 FOOTBALL
Tillie Lamar
1865 - 1891
0276 PAINTER
Jennie Wilde
1865 - 1913
0293 COACH
Jim Coombs
1869 - 1935