There’s a long list of celebrities who have had a soft spot for Austin over the years the most famous being Stevie Ray Vaughn Willie Nelson and Janis Joplin who’s music careers blossomed here. Willie Nelson’s ponytails are even featured on official Austin t-shirts at the Austin Visitor’s Center. Sandra Bullock owned a home in Austin until her divorce from Jessie James and Billy Bob Thornton became a transplant in the last few years. Luke and Owen Wilson regularly return to their old UTA alma mater stomping grounds as well.
Here are a few others who call Austin home:



Lance Armstrong — cyclist
Stone Cold Steve Austin — professional wrestler
Rich Beem — golfer
Ray Benson — musician
Louis Black — journalist
Drew Brees — NFL Quaterback
Mack Brown — UT Football Coach
Sandra Bullock — actress
Daniel Johnston — singer-songwriter musician and artist
Mark Calaway — professional wrestler (The Undertaker)
Kyle Chandler — actor
Ciara — singer
Dabney Coleman— actor
Jody Conradt — retired U.T. women’s head basketball coach
Ben Crenshaw — golfer
Walter Cronkite — journalist and TV anchor
Ty Detmer — former NFL football Heisman Winner
Ethan Hawke — actor
Eric Johnson — guitarist
Mike Judge — cartoonist filmmaker actor and musician
Jeff Kent — former baseball player
Connie Britton — actress singer and producer
Robert Rodriguez — filmmaker screenwriter and musician
Tom Kite — golfer
Matthew McConaughey — actor
Kevin Millar — former baseball player
Nelly — rap artist
Richard Linklater — filmmaker screenwriter and actor
Willie Nelson — musician
Jesse Plemons — actor
Dan Rather — journalist TV anchor
Andy Roddick — tennis player
Brooklyn Decker — model and actress
Otis Thorpe — former NBA player
Jimmie Vaughan — musician
Owen Wilson — actor
Elijah Wood — actor
Renée Zellweger — actress
Terrence Malick — film director screenwriter producer
Trey Hardee — American track and field Olympian
Paul Qui — chef reality TV star
Amber Heard — actress
David Draiman — lead vocals for metal band Disturbed (Want to buy his 2.2m Austin Estate?)
John Moyer — bass guitarist for metal band Disturbed
Dan Donegan — guitarist for metal band Disturbed and Fight or Flight
Mike Wengren — drummer for metal band Disturbed
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