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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:
- 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":
- (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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