Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas ranks 275th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hampstead, Rostov-on-Don, and Kyoto Prefecture. The most famous people from Austin, Texas are Dusty Rhodes, Eric Johnson, and Ethan Hawke. The most famous people who died in Austin, Texas are Steven Weinberg, Walt Whitman Rostow, and Ralph Asher Alpher. Austin, Texas has been the birth place of many actors, and film directors and the death place of many physicists, and actors. Austin, Texas is located in United States.
People
Between 1909 and 1996, Austin, Texas was the birth place of 49 globally memorable people, including Dusty Rhodes, Eric Johnson, and Ethan Hawke. Additionaly, 35 globally memorable people have passed away in Austin, Texas including Steven Weinberg, Walt Whitman Rostow, and Ralph Asher Alpher.
People Born in Austin, Texas
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Dusty Rhodes
WRESTLER
1945 - 2015
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 1
Eric Johnson
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 2
Ethan Hawke
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 3
Tom Ford
FASHION DESIGNER
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 4
Nelly
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 5
Tobe Hooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2017
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 6
Amber Heard
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 7
Ben McKenzie
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 8
Dabney Coleman
ACTOR
1932 - 2024
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 9
Ross Ulbricht
EXTREMIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 10
Dakota Johnson
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 11
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Austin, Texas
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Jesse Tobias
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 44
Nick Foles
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 30.71
Rank: 48
Baker Mayfield
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 30.42
Rank: 49
People Deceased in Austin, Texas
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Steven Weinberg
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Walt Whitman Rostow
ECONOMIST
1916 - 2003
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 2
Ralph Asher Alpher
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2007
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 3
Robert Noyce
INVENTOR
1927 - 1990
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 4
John B. Goodenough
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 5
E. C. George Sudarshan
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 6
Pinetop Perkins
SINGER
1913 - 2011
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 7
Charles Whitman
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1966
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 8
Gérard de Vaucouleurs
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 9
James A. Michener
WRITER
1907 - 1997
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 10
Robert Herman
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 11
Bryce DeWitt
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2004
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Austin, Texas were actors (18), film directors (4), musicians (4), wrestlers (3), and writers (3), while most who died were physicists (5), actors (5), politicians (4), musicians (3), and singers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Austin, Texas, including Ethan Hawke, Amber Heard, and Ben McKenzie. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Austin, Texas, including Ethan Hawke, Amber Heard, and Ben McKenzie.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Austin, Texas since 1700.
