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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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Ethan Hawke
Born 1970
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Born 1964
Amber Heard
Born 1986
Dakota Johnson
Born 1989
Nelly
Born 1974
Ben McKenzie
Born 1978
Dabney Coleman
Born 1932
Angus T. Jones
Born 1993
Michelle Forbes
Born 1965
Gary Clark Jr.
Born 1984
Angela Bettis
Born 1973
Ellar Coltrane
Born 1994
Grace Phipps
Born 1992
Mehcad Brooks
Born 1980
Zachary Scott
1914 - 1965
Marshall Allman
Born 1984
Jay O. Sanders
Born 1953
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Born 1971
Glen Powell
Born 1988
Matt McCoy (actor)
Born 1958
Kleio Valentien
Born 1986
Ryan Lee (actor)
Born 1996
Justin Mentell
1982 - 2010
Callie Hernandez
Born 1995
Gabriel Luna
Born 1982
Sindee Jennings
Born 1986
Sarah Hagan
Born 1984
Austin Amelio
Born 1988
Wiley Wiggins
Born 1976
Nicole Paggi
Born 1977
Harry Knowles
Born 1971
Nick Krause
Born 1992
Bill Johnson (film and television actor)
Born 1951
Kacey Jordan
Born 1988
Paul A. Partain
1946 - 2005
Wallis Currie-Wood
Born 1991
Joe King (actor)
1883 - 1951
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
1914 - 2003
Jason Liebrecht
Born 1977
Meg Turney
Born 1987
Heather Kafka
Born 1972
Ellen Wroe
Born 1988
Angee Hughes
Born 1955
Percy Haswell
1871 - 1945
Christina Murphy
Born 1981
Gray Haddock
Born 1972
Justin Cook
Born 1982
Elizabeth Rogers
1934 - 2004
Bobbi Billard
Born 1975
Gary Poulter
1959 - 2013
Johnny Hardwick
Born 1963
Lisa Marie Newmyer
Born 1968
David Watson (actor)
1940 - 2014
Joe Hursley
Born 1979
Abby Cross
Born 1992
Brandon Slagle
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Tracy Arnold
Born 1962
Jason Gerhardt
Born 1974
House Jameson
1902 - 1971
Margaret Easley
Born 1970
Pedro Campos di Girolamo
Born 1988
Zoe Graham
Born 1994
Lathan McKay
Born 1978
Jessica Polsky
Born 1978
Josh Braaten
Born 1977
Clarence Swensen
1917 - 2009
Amelia Rose
Born 1987
Johanna Goldsmith
Born 1979
Rebel Rodriguez
Born 1999
Steven Hill (model)
Born 1978
Janelle Johnson
1923 - 1995
Ella Nova
Born 1991
Martin Burke
Born 1968
Blake Garrett
Born 1992
Walter Wykes
Born 1969
Heidi James
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