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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 1950s Clear ×
Hulk Hogan
Born 1953
Ben Bernanke
Born 1953
Sharon Jones
1956 - 2016
Faith Prince
Born 1957
Lenny Von Dohlen
Born 1958
Larry Mize
Born 1958
Rick W. Allen
Born 1951
Judith Tarr
Born 1955
Mitch Green
Born 1957
Walt Weiskopf
Born 1959
Phil Hankinson
1951 - 1996
Shlomo Sawilowsky
Born 1954
Dorianne Laux
Born 1952
Jerome Preston Bates
Born 1954
Guy Smith (writer)
Born 1957
Scott Shane
Born 1954
Mike White (defensive lineman)
Born 1957
Richard W. Story
Born 1953
James Randal Hall
Born 1958
Mary Norwood
Born 1952
Sandra Dodd
Born 1953
Greg Jackson (basketball, born 1959)
Born 1959
Harold Weinbrecht
Born 1956
Steve Rennie
Born 1955
Jack Pennington
Born 1953