List of people from Austin, Texas

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

• Jensen Ackles — actor
• Jared Padalecki - actor
• Natalia Anciso — artist and educator
• Clifford Antone — music impresario (deceased)
• Federico Archuleta — artist
• Bob Armstrong — Texas politician and conservationist (deceased)
• Lance Armstrong — cyclist
• Stone Cold Steve Austin — professional wrestler
• Charlie Baird — former judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin lawyer
• Marcia Ball — musician
• Eugene C. Barker — historian
• Lou Ann Barton — musician
• Rich Beem — golfer
• Leila Bela — musician
• Dan Benjamin — podcaster, founder of 5by5 Studios
• Ray Benson — musician
• Angela Bettis — actress
• Louis Black — journalist
• Bill Blythe — real estate broker and state legislator
• Maya Bond — singer-songwriter
• Terry Bozzio — musician
• H.W. Brands — educator, author and historian
• Berkeley Breathed — cartoonist
• Drew Brees — NFL quarterback
• Douglas Brinkley — author and professor of history
• Mehcad Brooks — actor
• J. E. "Buster" Brown — lobbyist and former state senator
• Mack Brown — UT football coach
• Sandra Bullock — actress
• Burnie Burns — director and writer
• Mark Calaway — professional wrestler
• Kent Caperton — lawyer, lobbyist, former state senator
• Liz Carpenter — Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary, author and humorist (deceased)
• Phil Cates — state representative and lobbyist (deceased)
• Michael Ray Charles — artist
• Ciara — singer
• Leslie Cochran — Austin icon (deceased)
• J.M. Coetzee — Nobel Prize-winning novelist
• Tyson Cole — chef
• Dabney Coleman — actor
• Shawn Colvin — musician
• Jody Conradt — retired U.T. women's head basketball coach
• Ben Crenshaw — golfer
• Jarrett Crippen — aka The Defuser, actor
• Ian Crocker — Olympic swimmer
• Walter Cronkite — journalist and TV anchor (deceased)
• Alfred Crosby — historian, author
• John Paul DeJoria — businessman
• Michael Dell — businessman
• Bradley Denton — author
• J. Frank Dobie — author (deceased)
• Floyd Domino — musician
• Ramón H. Dovalina — retired college president
• Joe Ely — musician
• Roky Erickson — musician
• Alejandro Escovedo — musician

F to Q

• 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
• Nick Foles — NFL quarterback
• Michelle Forbes — actress
• Tom Ford — fashion designer
• Jim Franklin — artist
• Joe B. Frantz — historian
• Kinky Friedman — musician, writer
• Buddy Garcia — interim Texas Railroad Commissioner
• 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
• Kent Grusendorf — businessman
• Marc Gunn — musician, podcaster
• Butch Hancock — musician, poet, singer, songwriter
• Sarah Hagan — actress
• Brendan Hansen — Olympic swimmer
• Johnny Hardwick — comedian, writer
• O.H. "Ike" Harris — attorney, lobbyist, former state senator from Dallas County
• Ryan Harrison — tennis player
• Will Ford Hartnett — Dallas lawyer; Republican member of the Texas House 1991-2013
• Russell Harvard — actor
• Ethan Hawke — actor
• Deborah Hay — choreographer
• Gibby Haynes — musician
• Amber Heard — actress
• Sherman Hemsley — actor (deceased)
• Mark Henry — professional wrestler
• O. Henry — author (deceased)
• Don Hertzfeldt — filmmaker
• Joel Heyman — entertainer
• Sara Hickman — musician
• Bill Hicks — comedian (deceased)
• Jim Hightower — journalist, politician
• Tish Hinojosa — musician
• Chad Holt — musician
• Tobe Hooper — film director
• Angee Hughes — actress
• Karen Hughes — former Undersecretary of State, White House Counsel
• Matt Hullum — director and writer
• James Hynes — author
• Molly Ivins — author, journalist (deceased)
• Conor Jackson — retired MLB player
• Steve Jackson — game designer
• Jaxon — comic book artist, historian
• Robert Jensen — journalism professor, author, political activist
• Curtis Jerrells (born 1987) -- basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League
• Cheryl Johnson — judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1999
• 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 — former child actor
• Chantal Jones — model
• Janis Joplin — musician (deceased)
• Barbara Jordan — U.S. Congressman, professor (deceased)
• Mike Judge — cartoonist, filmmaker
• Guy Juke — artist
• Michael Keasler — judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
• Terry Keel — politician
• Douglas Kellner — philosopher, author
• Tom Kite — golfer
• Taylor Kitsch — actor
• Harry Knowles — film critic
• Kim Krizan — screenwriter, actress
• L. B. Kubiak — former state representative, veterinarian
• Jimmy LaFave — singer, songwriter, musician
• Russell Lee — photographer (deceased)
• Ryan Lee — actor
• Richard Linklater — film director
• Jim Lokay — news anchor emeritus
• Paul London — professional wrestler
• John Mackey — businessman
• Natalie Maines — singer
• Terrence Malick — film director
• Julian Mandrake — musician
• Tucker Max — author
• Terry McBride — musician
• Tim McCanlies — film director
• Matthew McConaughey — actor
• Michelle McCool — professional wrestler
• Captain Bill McDonald — Texas Ranger
• Bob McFarland — lobbyist and former legislator
• Benjamin McKenzie — actor
• James McMurtry — musician
• Walter Mengden — politician
• James Michener — author (deceased)
• Ed Miller — musician, folklorist
• Monte Montgomery — guitarist
• Elizabeth Moon — author
• Abra Moore — musician
• Robert Morrow — incoming Republican Party county chairman
• 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
• Aaron Peirsol — athlete
• Grace Phipps — actress
• Turk Pipkin — activist, author, actor
• Robert Plant — musician
• Gary Primich — blues musician, harmonica player (deceased)
• Ben H. Procter — historian (deceased)
• Cactus Pryor — radio personality (deceased)

R to Z

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• Geoff Ramsey — entertainer
• Dan Rather — journalist, TV anchor
• Bob Ray — filmmaker
• Luke Redfield — musician, activist
• Spencer Redford — actor
• Ann Richards — Governor from 1991 to 1995 (deceased)
• Sanya Richards-Ross — athlete
• Rich Riley — Executive Vice President of Yahoo!
• Chris Roberts — game designer
• Andy Roddick — tennis player
• Robert Rodriguez — film director
• Joe Rollins — attorney
• Aaron Ross — professional BMX rider
• Karl Rove — political advisor
• Darrell Royal — former UT football coach (deceased)
• Virgil Runnels (Goldust) — professional wrestler
• Louis Sachar — children's author
• Jay O. Sanders — actor
• Ben Sargent — editorial cartoonist
• Linda Schele — Mayanist, art historian
• Robert Schenkkan — playwright, screenwriter, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• Denise Schmandt-Besserat — archaeologist
• Kendra Scott — jeweler
• Zachary Scott — actor
• Gilbert Shelton — comic book artist
• W. E. "Pete" Snelson — educational consultant and member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature (deceased)
• John Wesley Snyder — pioneer rancher and businessman
• Esperanza Spalding — musician, composer, educator, bandleader
• Warren Spector — game designer
• Julian Spence — American football player
• David Spicer – organist and choirmaster
• Tommy Shane Steiner — musician
• Harry Stafford — American football player
• Bruce Sterling — author
• Carole Strayhorn — politician
• David Stuart — Mayanist, epigrapher
• Karen T. Taylor — forensic and portrait artist
• Ernest O. Thompson — politician, businessman (deceased)
• Chris Tomlin — musician
• W. D. Twichell — surveyor and civil engineer
• 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
• Howard Waldrop — author
• Jerry Jeff Walker — musician
• 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 — athlete
• Charles S. West — jurist, politician
• Mack White — comic book artist
• Wiley Wiggins — actor
• Barry Williamson — lawyer and former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
• Kelly Willis — musician
• Owen Wilson — actor
• Phil Wilson — Texas Secretary of State
• Chuck Woolery — game show host, conservative activist
• Paul D. Workman — member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin
• Lawrence Wright — writer, journalist
• Renée Zellweger — actress

See also

• Music of Austin