Famous People with Name Austin

Austin Ryan Kearns            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Ryan Kearns: (born May 20, 1980 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays right field for the Washington Nationals.

Austin Cedric Gibbons            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Austin Cedric Gibbons: was an American art director who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of American film. He also made a great impact on motion picture theater architecture through the 1930s to 1950s, the period considered thewas an American art director who was one of the most important and influential in the field in the history of American film. He also made a great impact on motion picture theater architecture through the 1930s to 1950s, the period considered the golden-era of theater architecture. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928.olden-era of theater architecture. He is credited as the designer of the Oscar statuette in 1928.

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.

T. Edward "Ed" Austin, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

T. Edward "Ed" Austin, Jr.: was an American politician and attorney. He served as mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1991 to 1995. He also served as the first Public Defender for Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit from 1963 to 1968, and served as State Attorney for the Fourth Judici

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.