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 1870s Clear ×
0075 POLITICIAN
John S. Cohen
1870 - 1935
0089 LAWYER
Guy T. Helvering
1878 - 1946
0141 PAINTER
W. Herbert Dunton
1878 - 1936
0163 PHOTOGRAPHER
C. M. Battey
1873 - 1927
0208 JOCKEY
Willie Simms
1870 - 1927
0228 COMPOSER
Anna Gardner Goodwin
1874 - 1959
0271 ACTOR
Emma Harris
1871 - 1945
0296 FOOTBALL
Harvey Schofield
Born 1877