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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×
Through the Decades

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 golf8.8× the global rate.

Austin under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Football78
  2. Actor76
  3. Baseball46
  4. Music30
  5. Politician29
  6. Singer28
  7. Basket18
  8. Writer15
  1. Golf88.8×
  2. Baseball467.6×
  3. Wrestler127.0×
  4. Music303.9×
  5. Screenwriter73.0×
  6. Actor762.7×
  7. Basket182.7×
  8. Singer282.5×
  1. Politician290.5×

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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Showing 8 of 533 notable people

0045 GOLF

Ben Crenshaw

Born 1952

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0054 GOLF

Tom Lehman

Born 1959

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0074 GOLF

Tom Kite

Born 1949

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0097 GOLF

Lee Janzen

Born 1964

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0141 GOLF

Harvey Penick

1904 - 1995

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0312 GOLF

Omar Uresti

Born 1968

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0368 GOLF

Wes Short Jr.

Born 1963

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0437 GOLF

Patrick Moore (golfer)

Born 1970

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