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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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Drew Brees
Born 1979
John Madden
Born 1936
Bobby Boswell
Born 1983
Nick Foles
Born 1989
Night Train Lane
1927 - 2002
Andrew Weber
Born 1983
Baker Mayfield
Born 1995
Thomas Henderson (American football)
Born 1953
Trevin Wade
Born 1989
Sonny Guadarrama
Born 1987
Daniel Sepulveda
Born 1984
Stanford Routt
Born 1983
Mitch Morse
Born 1992
Ken Harvey (American football)
Born 1965
Dustin Hopkins
Born 1990
Chris Houston (American football)
Born 1984
Jeremy Kerley
Born 1988
McKinze Gaines
Born 1998
Bryce Hager
Born 1992
Kris Tyrpak
Born 1992
Ricky Manning
Born 1980
Kaley Fountain
Born 1988
Reggie Brown (linebacker)
Born 1974
Jillion Potter
Born 1986
Kerry Hyder
Born 1991
Al Matthews (American football)
Born 1947
Derrick Strait
Born 1980
Jackie Acevedo
Born 1987
Michael Griffin (American football)
Born 1985
Jacob Thomas (soccer)
Born 1977
Michael Johnson (safety)
Born 1984
Dave Simonson
Born 1952
Ben Fricke
1975 - 2011
Wilbur Moore
1916 - 1965
Wes Allen
Born 1986
Bernard Blake
Born 1992
Billy Brooks
Born 1953
Julian Spence
1929 - 1990
Sam Ehlinger
Born 1998
Ben Crawley
Born 1971
Marcus Griffin
Born 1985
Sedrick Shaw
Born 1973
Johnny Peacock (American football)
Born 1947
Brady Keys
1937 - 2017
Rob Turner
Born 1984
Eric Felton
Born 1955
Larry Kramer (American football)
1942 - 2014
John Griffin (American football)
Born 1988
Edgar Fields
Born 1954
Dane Krager
Born 1979
Stephanie Logterman
Born 1986
Michael Brewer
Born 1992
Todd Reesing
Born 1987
Frank Twedell
1917 - 1969
Bivian Lee
1948 - 1984
Ryan Swope
Born 1990
Josh Alcala
Born 1984
Clint Mitchell
Born 1980
David Edwards (motivational speaker)
1987 - 2008
Mike Patrick (American football)
1952 - 2008
Michael Nelson (soccer, born 1994)
Born 1994
Alessandro Salvatore
Born 1987
Marcus Wilkins
Born 1980
Tanner Price
Born 1991
Connor Presley
Born 1998
Karo Okiomah
Born 1989
Patrick Dendy
Born 1982
Ken Jackson (American football)
1929 - 1998
Travis Golden
Born 1992
Michael Lisch
Born 1990
Fejiro Okiomah
Born 1990
John Harvey (Canadian football)
Born 1950
Chris Sanders (running back)
Born 1973
Andres Cuero
Born 1989
Devin Clark (American football)
Born 1986
Ken Fontenette
Born 1986
Zach Pope
Born 1986
Johnny Treadwell
1941 - 2014