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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.
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- Music
- Politics & Law
- Writing
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- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Alan Lomax
1915 - 2002
Teddy Wilson
1912 - 1986
Zachary Scott
1914 - 1965
Oscar Moore
1916 - 1981
John Henry Faulk
1913 - 1990
Gene Ramey
1913 - 1984
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
1914 - 2003
Robert C. Eckhardt
1913 - 2001
Bruce Palmer Jr.
1913 - 2000
Charles Black (professor)
1915 - 2001
Clarence Swensen
1917 - 2009
Wilbur Moore
1916 - 1965
Frank Twedell
1917 - 1969
Howard R. Barr
1910 - 2002
Hank Helf
1913 - 1984
Lonnie Goldstein
1918 - 2013
Louise Raggio
1919 - 2011
Benjamin Mather Woodbridge, Jr.
1915 - 2007