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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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- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Night Train Lane
1927 - 2002
Cactus Pryor
1923 - 2011
Joe Houston
1926 - 2015
David E. Muller
1924 - 2008
Geordie Hormel
1928 - 2006
Bess Lomax Hawes
1921 - 2009
Bernard Bartzen
1927 - 2019
George Christian (journalist)
1927 - 2002
Frank Vandiver
1926 - 2005
Gil Askey
1925 - 2014
Julian Spence
1929 - 1990
Janelle Johnson
1923 - 1995
Ken Jackson (American football)
1929 - 1998
Ravenna Helson
Born 1925
David Delano Clark
1924 - 1997
Vince Hanson
1923 - 2009
David W. Winn
1923 - 2009
Dick Van Orden
1921 - 2018
Harvey B. Sathre
1920 - 2013