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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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- Politics & Law
- Writing
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Monica Márquez
Born 1969
Pedro Campos di Girolamo
Born 1988
Jacob Thomas (soccer)
Born 1977
Zoe Graham
Born 1994
Lathan McKay
Born 1978
Dan Sparks
Born 1968
Ted L. Strickland
1932 - 2012
Aaron Peña
Born 1959
Rachel Summerlyn
Born 1986
Guy Carleton (general)
1857 - 1946
Texas Terri
Born 1955
Omar Uresti
Born 1968
Jessica Polsky
Born 1978
Bob Armstrong (politician)
1932 - 2015
Louis Freeman (pilot)
Born 1952
Michael Johnson (safety)
Born 1984
Cedric Durst
1896 - 1971
Dave Simonson
Born 1952
Ben Fricke
1975 - 2011
Josh Braaten
Born 1977
Clarence Swensen
1917 - 2009
Regina Louise
Born 1963
Amelia Rose
Born 1987
Margo Tamez
Born 1962
Scott Bryant
Born 1967
Marcus Simon
Born 1970
Brannen Temple
Born 1970
Scott Putski
Born 1966
Wilbur Moore
1916 - 1965
Robbie Beckett
Born 1972
Charles Howard Shinn
1852 - 1924
Black Scorpion (performer)
Born 1979
Wes Allen
Born 1986
Dan Benjamin
Born 1972
Mike Anderson (pitcher)
Born 1966
Jonathan London
Born 1978
Huck Flener
Born 1969
Bernard Blake
Born 1992
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Born 1939
Austin Wayne Self
Born 1996
Johanna Goldsmith
Born 1979
Billy Brooks
Born 1953
Julian Spence
1929 - 1990
Joel Tropp
Born 1977
Robin Wilson (eco-designer)
Born 1969
Milton M. Holland
1844 - 1910
Dave Senjem
Born 1942
Sam Ehlinger
Born 1998
William Pitt Root
Born 1941
Elise Blackwell
Born 1964
Karyna McGlynn
Born 1977
Halfbreed Billy Gram
Born 1970
Hailey Tuck
-
Michael L. Dominguez
-
Maggie Steber
-
Ben Crawley
Born 1971
Stix Zadinia
Born 1969
Newt Allen
1901 - 1988
Danny Cater
Born 1940
Rebel Rodriguez
Born 1999
Bryan Poyser
Born 1975
Christopher North (composer)
Born 1969
Kerry O'Quinn
-
Patricia D. Jehlen
Born 1943
Kenn Kasparek
Born 1985
Steven Hill (model)
Born 1978
Marcus Griffin
Born 1985
Wes Short Jr.
Born 1963
Sedrick Shaw
Born 1973
Gary L. Thomas (general)
-
Berkeley Bell
1907 - 1967
Jay Catherwood Hormel
1892 - 1954
Eddie Reeves
1939 - 2018
William Lay Thompson
1930 - 2016
Johnny Peacock (American football)
Born 1947
Terry Keel
Born 1958
Josh Campbell
Born 1983
Rene Gonzales
Born 1960
Pete Schourek
Born 1969
Brady Keys
1937 - 2017
Zack Hudgins
Born 1968
Rob Turner
Born 1984
Ken Boswell
Born 1946
Eric Felton
Born 1955
Larry Kramer (American football)
1942 - 2014
Beverly Williams
Born 1965
Joseph M. Watt
Born 1947
Janelle Johnson
1923 - 1995
Heather Holley
-
Tommy Wells
Born 1957
John Griffin (American football)
Born 1988
Val Murray Runge
Born 1956
Tim Kirby
Born 1988
Alexis Jones
Born 1983
Will Ford Hartnett
Born 1956
Edgar Fields
Born 1954
Charles Sawtelle
1946 - 1999
Dane Krager
Born 1979
Robertryan Cory
-
Dan Gattis
Born 1967
Rivkah (artist)
Born 1981
Stephanie Logterman
Born 1986
Martin Banks
1936 - 2004
Edmund Kuempel
1942 - 2010
James Strock
Born 1956
Vic Schaefer
Born 1961
Jennifer Walden
Born 1971
Arthur Nethercot
1895 - 1981
Roberta T. Manning
Born 1940
Michael Brewer
Born 1992
Tom Lopez
Born 1965
Tyler Moore (powerlifter)
Born 1993
Todd Reesing
Born 1987
Jonathan Wentz
1990 - 2012
Ella Nova
Born 1991
Frank Twedell
1917 - 1969
Karol Rovelto
Born 1969
Russell A. Steindam
1946 - 1970
Kevin Coffman
Born 1965
Sherry Blakley
1962 - 2011
Martin Burke
Born 1968
Louis Meyers
1955 - 2016
AJ Castillo
Born 1986
Valorie Kondos Field
Born 1959
Brandon Gatson
Born 1984
Howard R. Barr
1910 - 2002
Bivian Lee
1948 - 1984
Brian D. Montgomery
Born 1956
Ryan Swope
Born 1990
Jason McMaster
-
Josh Alcala
Born 1984
Clint Mitchell
Born 1980
David Edwards (motivational speaker)
1987 - 2008
Nick Gonzalez
Born 1981
Hunter Hill
1879 - 1959
Wes Malott
Born 1976
Patrick Moore (golfer)
Born 1970
Jackie Venson
-
Celia W. Dugger
Born 1958
Mike Patrick (American football)
1952 - 2008
William Lee Bergstrom
1951 - 1985
Carolyn McElfatrick
Born 1944
Michael Nelson (soccer, born 1994)
Born 1994
Alessandro Salvatore
Born 1987
Will P. Brady
1876 - 1943
Sean Kent
-
Bill Narum
1947 - 2009
Ramesh Srivastava
Born 1983
Renee Williams
1977 - 2007
George F. Moore (general)
1887 - 1949
Marcus Wilkins
Born 1980
Alexi Spann
Born 1986
Tanner Price
Born 1991
Connor Presley
Born 1998
Ardell Brede
Born 1939
Karo Okiomah
Born 1989
Blake Garrett
Born 1992
Sara Shaw
Born 1991
John Taff
1890 - 1961
Hugo Kuehne
1884 - 1963
Hank Helf
1913 - 1984
Patrick Dendy
Born 1982
Lonnie Goldstein
1918 - 2013
Ken Jackson (American football)
1929 - 1998
Travis Golden
Born 1992
Andy Gullahorn
Born 1976
Louise Raggio
1919 - 2011
Michael Mulvey
Born 1968
Chris Terrill (executive)
Born 1967
Bill Burdick
1859 - 1949
Michael Lisch
Born 1990
Jeremy Green
Born 1990
Marc Anderson
-
Ben Rehder
-
Mike A. Horton
Born 1973
Hugh Elliott (editor)
Born 1964
Julia Lashae
Born 1969
Hal Fulton
-
Forrest Howard McDonald
Born 1950
Walter Wykes
Born 1969
Trevor Stephan
Born 1995
Margaret Ann Withers
Born 1965
Monster Mike Welch
Born 1979
Katherine Arden
Born 1987
Glen Clark (baseball)
1941 - 2018
Icy Blu
Born 1974
Ravenna Helson
Born 1925
Fejiro Okiomah
Born 1990
John Harvey (Canadian football)
Born 1950
Cody Miles
Born 1991
Kay Buena
Born 1947
Susann Stoss
Born 1964
Casey Tibbs (athlete)
Born 1980
Chris Sanders (running back)
Born 1973
Marshall Wilborn
Born 1952
Mackenzie Brannan
Born 1996
Everest Pipkin
Born 1990
Holmes Onwukaife
Born 1992
David Delano Clark
1924 - 1997
Rachel Haurwitz
Born 1985
Heidi James
-
Edward Burleson Raymond
1848 - 1914
Danny Strack
Born 1979
Matthew Griswold (singer)
Born 1982
Andres Cuero
Born 1989
Devin Clark (American football)
Born 1986
Chet Falk
1905 - 1982
Vince Hanson
1923 - 2009
Chaim Goodman-Strauss
Born 1967
Gloria Amescua
-
Ken Fontenette
Born 1986
Alice Barron
Born 1935
Louisa Edwards
Born 1979
Brian Allen Carr
Born 1978
Zach Pope
Born 1986
David W. Winn
1923 - 2009
Madison McWilliams
-
Dick Van Orden
1921 - 2018
Johnny Treadwell
1941 - 2014
Steve Basil
1893 - 1962
Red Parnell
1905 - 1954
DuVal West
1861 - 1949
Courtney Duever
Born 1991
Sam Bennett (baseball)
1884 - 1969
Juliana Barrett
Born 1994
Emily Mae Smith
Born 1979
Lewis Hancock Jr.
1889 - 1925
John R. Smith (agriculture commissioner)
-
Harvey B. Sathre
1920 - 2013
Ashleigh Fontenette
Born 1989
Sean Hill (writer)
-
Benjamin Mather Woodbridge, Jr.
1915 - 2007
Jo Zach Miller Jr.
1863 - 1951