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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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- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
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- Music
- Other
- Field: Politician Clear ×
Olympia Snowe
Born 1947
Austin Scott (politician)
Born 1969
Rick W. Allen
Born 1951
Carl Sanders
1925 - 2014
Phil Gingrey
Born 1942
Alfred Cumming (governor)
1802 - 1873
Buckner Stith Morris
1800 - 1879
Samuel Cony
1811 - 1870
John S. Cohen
1870 - 1935
Doug Barnard Jr.
1922 - 2018
Joseph H. Williams
1814 - 1896
Richard H. Vose
1803 - 1864
Frank H. Foss
1865 - 1947
Seaborn Jones
1788 - 1864
Craig James (politician)
Born 1941
John Hope (educator)
1868 - 1936
George Huntington Hartford
1833 - 1917
George W. Ladd
1818 - 1892
George Barnes (American politician)
1833 - 1901
Ronnie Thompson (Georgia politician)
1934 - 2020
Robert Deniston Hume
1845 - 1908
Chris Corley
Born 1980
Alexander McKinstry
1822 - 1879
John Tillman Lamkin
1811 - 1870
Lee Anderson (politician)
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Mary Norwood
Born 1952
Shirley Kitchen
Born 1946
Wes Cantrell
Born 1960
Henry L. Nichols
1823 - 1915
Harold Weinbrecht
Born 1956
William B. Hartwell
1814 - 1849
Daniel Williams (Politiker, 1795)
1795 - 1870
Frank I. Bailey Jr.
Born 1936