#1Famous people · Austin
2 famous people were born in Austin
Most widely known is Sport McAllister, the American baseball player and coach, with articles in 2 languages. The other is William Herschel Bobo, the baseball player. The oldest name on the list belongs to Sport McAllister, born in 1874, the newest to William Herschel Bobo, born in 1896. Hattiesburg has the most of any town in Mississippi: 75.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Sport McAllister
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Sport McAllister
Youngest
1896
William Herschel Bobo
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Austin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Austin and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Sport McAllister: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons