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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
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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 1950s Clear ×
Carly Fiorina
Born 1954
Bruce Sterling
Born 1954
Eric Johnson
Born 1954
Jay O. Sanders
Born 1953
Thomas Carter (director)
Born 1953
Matt McCoy (actor)
Born 1958
Ben Crenshaw
Born 1952
Tom Lehman
Born 1959
Carl Shapiro
Born 1955
George Sanger (musician)
Born 1957
Bill Johnson (film and television actor)
Born 1951
Ron Kirk
Born 1954
Kathy Valentine
Born 1959
Steven Girvin
Born 1950
Thomas Henderson (American football)
Born 1953
Rocky Schenck
Born 1955
Gary W. Keller
Born 1957
Cecile Richards
Born 1958
Kenneth Cockrell
Born 1950
Angee Hughes
Born 1955
William Brownfield
Born 1952
Gary Poulter
1959 - 2013
Terry McBride (musician)
Born 1958
Jerry Vlasak
Born 1958
Rick Mahler
1953 - 2005
Carla Olson
Born 1952
Donna Howard
Born 1951
Hilmer Kenty
Born 1955
Mike Buck
Born 1952
Aaron Peña
Born 1959
Texas Terri
Born 1955
Louis Freeman (pilot)
Born 1952
Dave Simonson
Born 1952
Billy Brooks
Born 1953
Terry Keel
Born 1958
Eric Felton
Born 1955
Tommy Wells
Born 1957
Val Murray Runge
Born 1956
Will Ford Hartnett
Born 1956
Edgar Fields
Born 1954
James Strock
Born 1956
Louis Meyers
1955 - 2016
Valorie Kondos Field
Born 1959
Brian D. Montgomery
Born 1956
Celia W. Dugger
Born 1958
Mike Patrick (American football)
1952 - 2008
William Lee Bergstrom
1951 - 1985
Forrest Howard McDonald
Born 1950
John Harvey (Canadian football)
Born 1950
Marshall Wilborn
Born 1952