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 1930s Clear ×
0004 PAINTER
Jasper Johns
Born 1930
0020 ACTOR
Don Galloway
1937 - 2009
0030 MUSIC
Pete Drake
1932 - 1988
0033 PREACHER
D. James Kennedy
1930 - 2007
0068 COMPOSER
Clark Gesner
1938 - 2002
0082 EXECUTIVE
William "Hootie" Johnson
1931 - 2017
0133 POLITICIAN
Ronnie Thompson (Georgia politician)
1934 - 2020
0161 TELEVISION
Bill Foster (director)
1932 - 2011
0169 FOOTBALL
Bill Fulcher
Born 1934
0179 GOLF
Jim Dent
Born 1939
0210 FOOTBALL
Manch Wheeler
1939 - 2018
0211 FOOTBALL
Thurlow Cooper
1933 - 2008
0247 CHEMIST
Norman A. Lebel
1931 - 2003
0275 NASCAR
Frank Warren (racing driver)
Born 1937
0302 FOOTBALL
Henry Darlington
1932 - 2016
0306 POLITICIAN
Frank I. Bailey Jr.
Born 1936