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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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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
Dabney Coleman
Born 1932
John Madden
Born 1936
Bob Schieffer
Born 1937
Tom Beauchamp
Born 1939
Damita Jo DeBlanc
1930 - 1998
W. C. Clark
Born 1939
Burdette Haldorson
Born 1934
Jay Arnette
Born 1938
James Hormel
Born 1933
Dean Ing
1931 - 2020
Elizabeth Rogers
1934 - 2004
Terry Todd
1937 - 2018
Lee Leffingwell
Born 1939
Sam Sparks
Born 1939
John Howard Sanden
Born 1935
Ted L. Strickland
1932 - 2012
Bob Armstrong (politician)
1932 - 2015
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Born 1939
Eddie Reeves
1939 - 2018
William Lay Thompson
1930 - 2016
Brady Keys
1937 - 2017
Martin Banks
1936 - 2004
Ardell Brede
Born 1939
Alice Barron
Born 1935