Austin - Definition and Overview

Austin is

• 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:
  • 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 following communities in the United States:
  • Austin, Arkansas
  • Austin, Colorado
  • Austin, Indiana
  • Austin, Kentucky
  • Austin Township, Michigan
  • Austin, Minnesota
  • Austin, Nevada
  • Austin, North Carolina
  • Austin, Pennsylvania
  • Austin, Texas (Named for the above Stephen F. Austin)
  • Austin, Utah

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

• 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