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.

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• Russell Wilson and Ciara 2019 (Cropped - Ciara).png • 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 • Stone Cold Steve Austin, professional wrestler • Kerry Awn, artist, comedian, and musician • Charlie Baird, judge and lawyer • Marcia Ball, musician • Nick Barbaro, South by Southwest co-creator; Austin Chronicle publisher • Eugene C. Barker, historian • Lou Ann Barton, musician • Bayley, professional wrestler • Don Baylor, baseball player (deceased) • Rich Beem, golfer • Leila Bela, musician • Dan Benjamin, podcaster, founder of 5by5 Studios • Ray Benson, musician • Raymond Benson, author • Russell Bentley, volunteer soldier for the Vostok Batallion and YouTuber • Angela Bettis, actress • 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 • Nicolas Cantu, actor and YouTuber • Liz Carpenter, Lady Bird Johnson's press secretary, author (deceased) • Greg Casar, Congressman, representing portions of Austin since 2023 • 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) • Christina Cogdell, art historian • Tyson Cole, chef • Dabney Coleman, actor • Shawn Colvin, musician • Connie Yerwood Connor, physician • Jody Conradt, retired U.T. women's head basketball coach • John Cornyn, U.S. Senator from Texas since 2002 • Ryan Cownie, stand-up comedian • Ben Crenshaw, golfer • Jarrett Crippen, a.k.a. The Defuser, actor • Ian Crocker, Olympic swimmer • Alfred Crosby, historian, author • Adam Curry, a.k.a. "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 • G.V. Desani, author and educator (deceased) • Alvin Devane, retired police lieutenant (deceased) • Geoff Diehl, politician and candidate for the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election • J. Frank Dobie, author (deceased) • Lloyd Doggett, Congressman, representing portions of Austin since 1995 • Floyd Domino, musician • Ramón H. Dovalina, retired college president • Ulrich Ellison, musician • Joe Ely, musician • Roky Erickson, musician (deceased) • Alejandro Escovedo, musician • Akwasi Evans, journalist

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• SanyaRichardsRossRelayLondon2012.jpg • Geoff Ramsey, entertainer • Dan Rather, journalist, TV anchor • Bob Ray, filmmaker • Luke Redfield, musician, activist • Spencer Redford, actor • Coke Reed, mathematician and inventor • Ryan Rees, rugby union player • Ann Richards, Governor 1991–1995 • Sanya Richards-Ross, athlete • Rich Riley, executive with Yahoo! • Chris Roberts, game designer • Andy Roddick, tennis player • Robert Rodriguez, film director • Joe Rogan, podcast host • Karl Rove, political advisor • Darrell Royal, UT football coach (deceased) • Dustin Rhodes, professional wrestler • Dusty Rhodes, professional wrestler • Justin Ruggiano, MLB baseball player • Louis Sachar, children's author • Jay O. Sanders, actor • Ben Sargent, editorial cartoonist • Tony Scalzo, musician, songwriter • Schave & Reilly, comedy duo • Linda Schele, Mayanist, art historian • Robert Schenkkan, playwright, screenwriter, Pulitzer Prize for Drama • Denise Schmandt-Besserat, archaeologist • Kendra Scott, jeweler • 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 • Emma Stone, actress. • Carole Strayhorn, politician • David Stuart, Mayanist, epigrapher • Don Tate, author and illustrator of children's books • Karen T. Taylor, forensic and portrait artist • Lia Thomas, swimmer • Reji Thomas, glass artist and painter • Kenneth Threadgill, tavern owner and country singer • Chris Tomlin, musician • John Treviño Jr., first Mexican-American on Austin city council • 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 • 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, Negro League shortstop; member of three baseball Halls of Fame (US, Mexico, Cuba) • Charles S. West, jurist, politician • Florence Duval West, poet; wife of Charles S. West • Blaire White, gun rights activist • 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 • Cody Wilson, founder and director of Defense Distributed; inventor of The Liberator-3D printed gun • Eddie Wilson, co-founder of the Armadillo World Headquarters and owner of Threadgill's restaurants. • Owen Wilson, actor • Robin Wilson, eco-designer, author and lifestyle brand • Roxanne Wilson, attorney • Elijah Wood, actor • Chuck Woolery, game show host, conservative activist • Lawrence Wright, writer, journalist • Zack Wright, professional basketball player • Cale Yarborough, athlete, adventure racer (Eco-Challenge Fiji), producer