Famous People with Name Austin

Austin Willis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Willis: was a Canadian actor and television host.

Austin George Carr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin George Carr: is a retired American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association.Carr was born in in Washington, D.C., attended Holy Redeemer School, and later Mackin Catholic High School. At Mackin, Carr teamed with All-City guard Tom Little, who made some national All-American teams before starring at the University of Seattle. During Carr's senior season, his first without Little, he was named PARADE magazine All-American, along with other 1967 seniors such as Artis Gilmore, Howard Porter, Jim McDaniels, and Curtis Rowe- all of whom became major college stars.

Austin Nathan Croshere            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Nathan Croshere: is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Golden State Warriors.A 6'10", hard-nosed player who can play the power forward and small forward positions, Croshere has shot 33.9% from three-point range over the course of his ten-year career. In 1999-2000, he had peaked at just the right time as he helped the Pacers advance to the 2000 NBA Finals, marking the Pacers' first Finals appearance since the ABA-NBA merger.

Austin Red Robbins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Red Robbins: is a retired American basketball player.Robbins, a 6'8" forward/center, starred at the University of Tennessee in the 1960s and then played professionally for the American Basketball Association's New Orleans Buccaneers (1967–1970), Utah Stars (1970–1972), San Diego Conquistadors (1972–1973; 1973–1974), Kentucky Colonels (1973; 1974–1975), and Virginia Squires (1975–1976). Robbins was nicknamed for his red hair, as well as his fiery personality, and he gained a reputation as one of the toughest players in the league, grabbing over 6,000 rebounds in his career. Robbins was also a solid offensive contributor with above-average shooting range, and in Game 7 of the 1971 ABA Finals, he made eleven out of twelve field goals to lead the Utah Stars to a league title.

Austin St. John            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin St. John: St. John's acting career began with his role as Jason in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which began in 1993 and started the Power Rangers franchise. The show went through unexpected overnight success and catapulted into pop culture in months. Mid-way through the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, St. John left the show along with fellow cast member Walter Jones (Zack Taylor) and Thuy Trang (Trini Kwan). This was reportedly due to a salary dispute with the producers because Power Rangers was then a non-union production and the cast members were underpaid.

Horace Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Horace Austin: was an American politician. He served as the sixth Governor of Minnesota from January 9, 1870 to January 7, 1874. He was a Republican. Austin served as third auditor of the U.S. Treasury in Washington, as register of the U.S. Land Office in Fargo, North D

Warren Robinson Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Warren Robinson Austin: was an American politician and statesman; among other roles, he served as Senator from Vermont.In his first few years in politics, he served in a number of roles, including chairman of the Vermont Republican State Convention in 1908, Mayor of St. Albans i

Jacob "Jack" Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jacob "Jack" Austin: is a Canadian former politician and former member of the Canadian Senate. He was appointed to the upper house by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on August 8, 1975 and represented British Columbia. At the time of his retirement he was the longest serving Senator.

Robin Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robin Austin: is the current New Democratic Party MLA for Skeena in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Austin was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election. Austin was re-elected in the 2009 election. Austin's decision to go into politics was partially motivated by his belief that the BC Liberal government had a lack of concern for people in the Northwest who were affected by the economic downturn at the beginning of the millennium. Having lost his own job because of a sagging economy linked to the softwood lumber dispute and low commodity prices, Austin was frustrated by the province's lack of support for economic development in the North.

Henry Albert Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Albert Austin: was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Saint John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1875 to 1878.