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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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Carly Fiorina

Born 1954

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Ronna McDaniel

Born 1973

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Ron Kirk

Born 1954

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Cecile Richards

Born 1958

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Robert C. Eckhardt

1913 - 2001

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Price Daniel Jr.

1941 - 1981

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Lee Leffingwell

Born 1939

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Melinda Schwegmann

Born 1946

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Victor Christgau

1894 - 1991

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Brian Jones (politician)

Born 1968

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Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr.

1860 - 1925

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Dawnna Dukes

Born 1963

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Dan Sparks

Born 1968

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Ted L. Strickland

1932 - 2012

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Bob Armstrong (politician)

1932 - 2015

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Marcus Simon

Born 1970

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Carole Keeton Strayhorn

Born 1939

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Dave Senjem

Born 1942

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Patricia D. Jehlen

Born 1943

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Zack Hudgins

Born 1968

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Tommy Wells

Born 1957

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Dan Gattis

Born 1967

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Edmund Kuempel

1942 - 2010

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Carolyn McElfatrick

Born 1944

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Ardell Brede

Born 1939

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Edward Burleson Raymond

1848 - 1914

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Lewis Hancock Jr.

1889 - 1925

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0528 POLITICIAN

John R. Smith (agriculture commissioner)

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0529 POLITICIAN

Harvey B. Sathre

1920 - 2013

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