Famous People with Name Austin

Austin Nichols            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Nichols: is an American television and movie actor. Nichols has appeared in guest spots on television shows such as CSI, Six Feet Under, Friday Night Lights, and Deadwood. His film roles include the 2004 blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, in which he was cast as an academic and romantic rival to Jake Gyllenhaal's protagonist. In Wimbledon, a film also released in 2004, Nichols played an arrogant tennis pro, opposite Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany. Signed to a rare holding deal with HBO, he most recently starred in his own series, John from Cincinnati.

Austin Winkler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Winkler: is an Australian, singer-songwriter and winner of the first Australian Idol television talent competition quest in 2003. Since winning the competition, he has released four top four albums and seven top twenty singles and has sold over a million albums and singles in Australia alone. He has also had substantial success overseas with number one hits in New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore.After winning Australian Idol, BMG signed up Guy Sebastian for a record before Christmas, 2003. His first single "Angels Brought Me Here" debuted at #1 on the ARIA Charts. It set an Australian record for the highest first week single sales from a debut and Australian artist. Only the Princess Diana tribute by Elton John sold more singles in its first week of release in Australia.

Austin Pendleton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Pendleton: is an American film, television, and stage actor, a playwright, and a theatre director and instructor.

Austin William "Goose" Gonsoulin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin William "Goose" Gonsoulin: of Baylor University was a professional football safety, one of the original Denver Broncos from the 1960 season. At the end of his Bronco career, he was the all-time American Football League leader in interceptions with 40. His 11 pickoffs in 1960 are still a Denver club record, and he shares the team record for interceptions in a game with four, a feat he accomplished 18 September 1960 at Buffalo.

Austin Loomer Rand            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Loomer Rand: was a Canadian zoologist.In 1929, while still a graduate student at Cornell University, he travelled on an expedition to Madagascar as collector of birds. Rand published the results as his thesis for his Ph.D.. It was on this expedition that he met Richard Archbold, zoologist and philanthropist, with whom he became a lifelong friend. Archbold subsequently financed and led a series of biological expeditions to New Guinea in the 1930s in which Rand participated and co-led. In 1941 he assisted Archbold in the establishment of the Archbold Biological Station at Lake Placid, Florida, a place he eventually retired to.

Isaac Edward "Ike" Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isaac Edward "Ike" Austin: is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6' 10" (2.08 m) center from Kings River Community College and Arizona State University, Austin was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (48th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. He averaged two points and 1.1 rebounds during his rookie season with the Jazz, and after two more sub-par seasons, he signed to play with Tuborg Izmir, a Turkish basketball team. Austin averaged 22.3 points and 13.9 rebounds during the 1995-1996 season in Turkey, and he returned to the NBA the following season as a member of the Miami Heat.

Jeffrey Wellington Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jeffrey Wellington Austin: is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Kansas City Royals from 2001 to 2002 and the Cincinnati Reds in 2003.

Timothy ("Tim") Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Timothy ("Tim") Austin: is a professional boxer from the United States. He was nicknamed the "Cincinnati Kid". Austin had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a record of 113-9.

Ray Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ray Austin: is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Rainman", Ray Austin is a heavyweight boxer. Austin has drawn with other notable heavyweights Lance Whitaker, Larry Donald, and Sultan Ibragimov. Austin is also known for his TKO victory over Jo el Scott, the final

John Austin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Austin: is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California.