List of people from Austin, Texas

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This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Austin, Texas, and its surrounding metropolitan area. It does not include people whose only connection with the city is attending the University of Texas; see: List of University of Texas at Austin alumni.

A to E[]

Roky Erickson

• Jensen Ackles — actor
• Danneel Ackles — actress
• Paco Ahlgren — writer
• Marshall Allman — actor
• Natalia Anciso — artist and educator
• Clifford Antone — music impresario (deceased)
• Federico Archuleta — artist
• Bob Armstrong — politician, conservationist (deceased)
• Lance Armstrong — cyclist
• Kerry Awn - artist, comedian, and musician
• Stone Cold Steve Austin — professional wrestler
• Charlie Baird — judge and lawyer
• Marcia Ball — musician^[1]
• Nick Barbaro - South by Southwest co-creator & The Austin Chronicle publisher
• Eugene C. Barker — historian^[2]
• Lou Ann Barton — musician^[3]
• Bayley — professional wrestler
• Don Baylor - baseball player
• Rich Beem - golfer
• Leila Bela — musician
• Dan Benjamin — podcaster, founder of 5by5 Studios
• Ray Benson — musician
• Angela Bettis — actress^[4]
• Scott H. Biram – musician
• Louis Black — journalist
• Ken Boswell — MLB baseball player; member of 1969 "Miracle Mets"
• Terry Bozzio — musician
• H.W. Brands — educator, author and historian
• Berkeley Breathed — cartoonist
• Drew Brees — NFL quarterback
• Douglas Brinkley — author and professor of history
• Billy Brooks -- NFL player, father of Mehcad Brooks
• Mehcad Brooks — actor, male fashion model
• Mack Brown — UT football coach
• Brian Brushwood — magician, podcaster, author, lecturer and comedian
• Sandra Bullock — Academy Award-winning actress
• Burnie Burns — director and writer
• Mark Calaway — professional wrestler
• Liz Carpenter — Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary, author (deceased)
• Danny Cater — baseball player
• Michael Ray Charles — artist
• Ciara — singer
• Gary Clark, Jr. — musician, actor, and rock star
• Gary Clarke — actor
• Leslie Cochran — Austin icon (deceased)
• Tyson Cole — chef
• Dabney Coleman — actor
• Shawn Colvin — musician
• Connie Yerwood Connor — physician^[5]
• Jody Conradt — retired U.T. women's head basketball coach
• Ryan Cownie — stand-up comedian
• Ben Crenshaw — golfer
• Jarrett Crippen — aka The Defuser, actor^[6]
• Ian Crocker — Olympic swimmer
• Alfred Crosby — historian, author
• Adam Curry — aka "The Podfather", co-inventor of Podcasting (along with Dave Winer) and co-host of No_Agenda (along with John C. Dvorak)
• John Paul DeJoria — businessman
• Michael Dell — businessman and CEO of Dell Technologies
• Bradley Denton — author
• Alvin Devane — retired police lieutenant (deceased)
• J. Frank Dobie — author (deceased)
• Floyd Domino — musician
• Lloyd Doggett — Congressman, representing portions of Austin since 1995
• Ramón H. Dovalina — retired college president
• Joe Ely — musician
• Roky Erickson — musician (deceased)
• Alejandro Escovedo — musician
• Akwasi Evans — African-American journalist

F to Q[]

O. Henry

Matthew McConaughey

Willie Nelson

• Bibb Falk — baseball player (deceased)
• John Henry Faulk — radio personality (deceased)
• Farrah Fawcett — actress (deceased)
• Arthur Fehr — architect (deceased)
• Eric Felton — NFL player
• Charlie Fern — White House speechwriter, journalist
• Carly Fiorina — businesswoman, politician
• Jake Flores — comedian
• Nick Foles — NFL quarterback
• Michelle Forbes — actress
• Tom Ford — fashion designer
• Jim Franklin — artist
• Joe B. Frantz — historian
• Ben Fricke — NFL football player
• Kinky Friedman — musician, writer
• Max Frost — musician
• Buddy Garcia — interim Texas Railroad Commissioner
• Gustavo L. "Gus" García — mayor of Austin
• Richard Garriott — video game developer
• David Garza — musician
• Eliza Gilkyson — musician
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore — musician
• Alberto Gonzales — U.S. Attorney General
• Kellye Gray — jazz vocalist
• Brea Grant — actress
• Jehmu Greene — political activist
• Michael Griffin — NFL player
• Patty Griffin — musician
• Nanci Griffith — musician
• Marc Gunn — musician, podcaster
• Butch Hancock — musician, poet, singer, songwriter
• Sarah Hagan — actress
• Cully Hamner — comic book artist and writer
• Brendan Hansen — Olympic swimmer
• Johnny Hardwick — comedian, writer
• James C. Harrington — founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project
• Ryan Harrison — tennis player
• Will Ford Hartnett — lawyer; Republican member of Texas House
• Russell Harvard — actor
• Bess Lomax Hawes — folk musician, folklorist, researcher
• Ethan Hawke — actor
• Deborah Hay — choreographer
• Gibby Haynes — musician
• Amber Heard — actress
• Sherman Hemsley — actor (deceased)
• Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson — NFL player, civic leader, philanthropist
• Mark Henry — professional wrestler
• O. Henry — author (deceased)
• Sophia Hernandez — musician (saxophone)
• Don Hertzfeldt — filmmaker
• Joel Heyman — entertainer
• Sara Hickman — musician
• Bill Hicks — comedian (deceased)
• High Watt Crucifixers — rock band
• Jim Hightower — journalist, politician
• Barbara Hines — immigration rights attorney
• Tish Hinojosa — musician
• Chad Holt — musician
• Tobe Hooper — film director (deceased)
• Beau Hossler — professional golfer
• Angee Hughes — actress
• Karen Hughes — Undersecretary of State, White House Counsel
• Matt Hullum — director and writer
• James Hynes — author
• Molly Ivins — author, journalist (deceased)
• Conor Jackson — MLB player
• Steve Jackson — game designer
• Jaxon — comic book artist, historian
• Charles J. Jenkins - Illinois state representative and lawyer
• Robert Jensen — journalism professor, author, political activist
• Curtis Jerrells (born 1987) — basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of Israeli Premier League^[7]
• Cheryl Johnson — judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
• Dakota Johnson — actress
• Eric Johnson — guitarist
• Lady Bird Johnson — First Lady (deceased)
• Lyndon B. Johnson — U.S. President (deceased)
• Daniel Johnston — musician
• Alex Jones — radio host
• Angus T. Jones — actor
• Chantal Jones — model
• Kydd Jones — musician, rapper and producer
• Janis Joplin — musician (deceased)
• Barbara Jordan — U.S. Congressman, professor (deceased)
• Mike Judge — cartoonist, actor, voice actor, filmmaker
• Guy Juke — artist
• Douglas Kellner — philosopher, author
• Hilmer Kenty — world champion boxer, born in Austin
• Tom Kite — golfer
• William Astor Kirk — church lay leader
• Taylor Kitsch — actor
• Harry Knowles — film critic
• Kim Krizan — screenwriter, actress
• Kandace Krueger — Miss Texas USA 2001 and Miss USA 2001
• Jimmy LaFave — singer, songwriter, musician
• Dick "Night Train" Lane — NFL Hall of Fame defensive back; revolutionized pro defense; set single-season record for interceptions (14, in 1950)
• Russell Lee — photographer (deceased)
• Ryan Lee — actor
• Lashonda Lester — stand-up comedian
• Will Licon — swimmer
• Richard Linklater — film director
• The Lizardman (Erik Sprague) — sideshow performer, known for his body modifications
• Alan Lomax — ethnomusicologist (deceased)
• John Lomax — musicologist, folklorist, teacher (deceased)
• Paul London — professional wrestler
• John Mackey — businessman
• Natalie Maines — singer
• Terrence Malick — film director
• Julian Mandrake — musician
• Tucker Max — author
• Baker Mayfield — professional football player, Heisman Trophy winner
• Terry McBride — musician
• Tim McCanlies — film director
• Matthew McConaughey — Academy Award-winning actor
• Michelle McCool — professional wrestler
• Forrest Howard McDonald (born 1950) — blues rock musician
• Benjamin McKenzie — actor
• James McMurtry — musician
• Doug Mellard — stand-up comedian
• James Michener — author (deceased)
• Ed Miller — musician, folklorist
• Farrah Moan — drag queen, entertainer
• Larry Monroe — radio DJ
• Monte Montgomery — guitarist
• Elizabeth Moon — author^[8]
• Abra Moore — musician
• Gurf Morlix — musician
• Robert Morrow — Republican Party county chairman
• Richard Moya — county commissioner
• Edwin Neal — actor, writer, comedian
• Nelly — rap artist
• Willie Nelson — musician
• Elisabet Ney — artist
• Matt Noveskey — musician
• Robert N. Noyce — inventor, entrepreneur (deceased)
• Michael O'Brien — photographer
• Madalyn Murray O'Hair — atheist activist (deceased)
• Chad Oliver — author (deceased)
• Ephraim Owens — musician
• Jared Padalecki — actor
• Genevieve Padalecki — actress
• Aaron Peirsol — athlete
• Pinetop Perkins — musician (deceased)
• Grace Phipps — actress
• Turk Pipkin — activist, author, actor
• Robert Plant — musician
• Alan Pogue - photojournalist
• Gary Primich — blues musician (deceased)
• Ben H. Procter — historian (deceased)
• Cactus Pryor — radio personality (deceased)

R to Z[]

Sanya Richards-Ross

• Geoff Ramsey — entertainer
• Dan Rather — journalist, TV anchor
• Bob Ray — filmmaker
• Luke Redfield — musician, activist
• Spencer Redford — actor
• Coke Reed — mathematician and inventor
• Ann Richards — Governor from 1991 to 1995 (deceased)
• Sanya Richards-Ross — athlete
• Rich Riley — executive with Yahoo!
• Chris Roberts — game designer
• Andy Roddick — tennis player
• Robert Rodriguez — film director
• Joe Rogan — comedian, podcaster ^[9]
• Karl Rove — political advisor
• Darrell Royal — UT football coach (deceased)
• Virgil Runnels (Goldust) — professional wrestler
• Justin Ruggiano — MLB baseball player
• Louis Sachar — children's author
• Jay O. Sanders — actor
• Ben Sargent — editorial cartoonist
• Schave & Reilly — comedy duo^[10]
• Linda Schele — Mayanist, art historian
• Robert Schenkkan — playwright, screenwriter, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• Denise Schmandt-Besserat — archaeologist
• Kendra Scott — jeweler^[11]
• Zachary Scott — actor
• Austin Wayne Self — NASCAR driver
• Gilbert Shelton — comic book artist
• Esperanza Spalding — musician, composer, educator, bandleader
• Warren Spector — game designer
• Julian Spence — football player
• David Spicer — organist and choirmaster
• Harry Stafford — football player
• Tommy Shane Steiner — musician
• Bruce Sterling — author
• Carole Strayhorn — politician
• David Stuart — Mayanist, epigrapher
• Don Tate — author and illustrator of children's books
• Karen T. Taylor — forensic and portrait artist
• Reji Thomas — glass artist and painter
• Kenneth Threadgill — tavern owner and country singer
• John Treviño Jr. — first Mexican-American on Austin city council
• Chris Tomlin — musician
• Charles Umlauf — artist (deceased)
• Kathy Valentine — musician, songwriter
• Townes Van Zandt — musician (deceased)
• Jimmie Vaughan — musician
• Stevie Ray Vaughan — musician (deceased)
• Lizzie Velásquez — motivational speaker and author
• - musician, producer, competitive dog groomer (retired) ^[12]
• Louis A. Waldman — art historian
• Howard Waldrop — author
• Jerry Jeff Walker — musician (deceased)
• Eli Wallach — actor (deceased)
• Don Webb — author
• Walter Prescott Webb — author and historian (deceased)
• Garrett Weber-Gale — Olympic swimmer
• Steven Weinberg — physicist, Nobel laureate
• Spencer Wells — geneticist, anthropologist
• Willie Wells — great Negro League shortstop; member of three baseball Halls of Fame (US, Mexico, Cuba); helped Jackie Robinson to launch his career
• Charles S. West — jurist, politician
• Florence Duval West — poet; wife of Charles S. West
• Julie White — Tony-award winning actress
• Mack White — comic book artist
• Martha E. Whitten — author
• Mike Wiebe — musician (The Riverboat Gamblers), actor, and stand-up comedian
• Wiley Wiggins — actor
• Barry Williamson — lawyer, member of Texas Railroad Commission
• Kelly Willis — musician
• Owen Wilson — actor
• Robin Wilson — eco-designer, author and lifestyle brand
• Elijah Wood — actor
• Chuck Woolery — game show host, conservative activist
• Lawrence Wright — writer, journalist
• Zack Wright — professional basketball player

See also[]

• Music of Austin

References[]