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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×
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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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
Olympia Snowe
Born 1947
Phil Gingrey
Born 1942
Billy Baxter (poker player)
Born 1942
Lonnie Youngblood
Born 1941
Victor Scheinman
1942 - 2020
Emerson Boozer
Born 1943
Craig James (politician)
Born 1941
Bennie Briscoe
1943 - 2010
Patty Kempner
Born 1942
W. Clark Still
Born 1946
Little Johnny Taylor
1943 - 2002
Frank M. Hull
Born 1948
Marshall Frady
1940 - 2004
Tom Poland
Born 1949
Dudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr.
Born 1941
Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.
Born 1949
Jimmy Gunn
1948 - 2015
Larry Leon Palmer
Born 1948
Arnold L. Punaro
Born 1946
Dan Miller (journalist)
1941 - 2009
Gil Whitney
1940 - 1982
C. Ashley Royal
Born 1949
Shirley Kitchen
Born 1946
Sheldon Goldstein
Born 1947
Robert B. Pamplin Jr.
Born 1941
George Harold
Born 1942