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AUSTIN
Most Famous People Born in Austin, United States
- Notable people
- 533
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Golf 8.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Austin during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 109 notable births.
What Austin Is Known For
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Football is Austin's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (78).
Austin over-indexes on golf — 8.8× the global rate.
Austin under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Austin's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
0115 ACTOR
Joe King (actor)
1883 - 1951
0209 SCREENWRITER
Catherine Carr (screenwriter)
1880 - 1941
0236 BASEBALL
Chief Wilson
1883 - 1954
0450 MILITAR
George F. Moore (general)
1887 - 1949
0460 ARCHITECT
Hugo Kuehne
1884 - 1963
0524 BASEBALL
Sam Bennett (baseball)
1884 - 1969
0527 POLITICIAN
Lewis Hancock Jr.
1889 - 1925