Austen (surname)

Austen is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Alice Austen (1866–1952), American photographer
• Cassandra Austen (1773–1845), elder sister of Jane Austen
• Charles Austen (1779–1852), Royal Navy officer and Admiral
• Col Austen (1920–1995), Australian rules footballer and coach
• Edward Austen Knight (1768-1852), elder brother of Jane Austen
• Ernest Edward Austen (1867–1938), English entomologist
• Francis Austen (1774–1865), Royal Navy officer and Admiral of the Fleet
• Geoff Austen (born 1953), Australian rules footballer
• Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist
• Katherine Austen (1629 – c. 1683), British diarist and poet
• Kate Austen, fictional character in the television series, Lost

Given name:

• Austen Albu (1903–1994), British Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Economic Affairs (1965–1967)
• Sir Austen Chamberlain (1863–1937), British statesman
• Austen Cowper (1885–1960), cricketer
• Austen Kark (1926–2002), a managing director of the BBC World Service
• Austen Tayshus (born 1954), Australian comedian known for Australiana

Other uses

• Austen, West Virginia

See also

• Austen submachine gun, Australian submachine gun
• Austin (disambiguation)
• Austenasia