31.2530° N, 97.3941° W
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
Click any row to filter the list of people below.
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 1890s Clear ×
0148 FILM
Craig Hutchinson
1891 - 1976
0185 BASEBALL
Bibb Falk
1899 - 1989
0226 SCREENWRITER
Harold Shumate
1893 - 1983
0266 POLITICIAN
Victor Christgau
1894 - 1991
0317 BASEBALL
Cedric Durst
1896 - 1971
0372 EXECUTIVE
Jay Catherwood Hormel
1892 - 1954
0408 LITERARY
Arthur Nethercot
1895 - 1981
0459 BASEBALL
John Taff
1890 - 1961
0520 BASEBALL
Steve Basil
1893 - 1962