Austin

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Austin refers to:

An Anglicization of the name of Saint Augustine, noticeable in the English version "Austin Friars" to refer to the Augustinian Order.
A British make of car; see Austin Motor Company
A short lived United States make of automobile; see American Austin Car Company
A college in Sherman, Texas; see Austin College
Austin is also a brand owned by the Kellogg Company.
The surname of the following people:
- Albert Austin
- John Austin, legal philosopher
- John Langshaw Austin, philosopher
- John Arnold Austin, United States Navy warrant officer
- Phil Austin, member of the Firesign Theatre
- Sherrie Austin, musician
- Stephen F. Austin, founder of Texas
- Colonel Steve Austin, the lead character played by Lee Majors in the television series The Six Million Dollar Man.
- Professional wrestler turned actor Steven Williams, best known as the characters "Stunning" and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

The following places in Canada:
- Austin Flat, British Columbia
- Austin Heights, British Columbia
- Austin Subdivision No 1, British Columbia
- Austin Subdivision No 2, British Columbia
- Austin, Manitoba
- Austin, Ontario
- Austin, Quebec

The largest city named "Austin" in the United States is Austin, Texas, named for the above Stephen F. Austin. Austin is the capital of Texas.
There are several other US communities named "Austin":
- Austin, Arkansas
- Austin, Colorado
- Austin, Indiana
- Austin, Kentucky
- Austin Township, Michigan
- Austin, Minnesota
- Austin, Nevada
- Austin, North Carolina
- Austin, Pennsylvania
- Austin, Utah

(There are also Port Austin, Michigan and Austinburg, Ohio.)

(A community area of Chicago is called Austin)

Three United States Navy ships:
- A sloop-of-war (originally in the Texas Navy), USS Austin
- A destroyer escort, USS Austin (DE-15)
- An amphibious transport dock, USS Austin (LPD-4)
A man-made lake; see Lake Austin

See also: Austin Powers

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