List of people from Houston
Appearance
This is a list of people who were born, were raised, or have lived in Houston.
The arts
- Whitney Able, actress and model
- Mark Aguhar, multidisciplinary fine artist[1]
- Shayan Farooqi, model, Mr. Pakistan 2013
- Debbie Allen, choreographer, actress
- Wes Anderson, film director
- Kirko Bangz, rapper
- Donald Barthelme, journalist
- Skye McCole Bartusiak, actress
- Baby Bash, rapper
- Texas Battle, actor
- Frank Beard, percussionist for ZZ Top
- Jeff Bennett, voice actor
- Michael Berry, from Orange, lawyer and radio talk show host
- Clint Black, musician
- Alexis Bledel, actress
- Maggie Blye, actress
- Matt Bomer, from Spring, actor
- Booker T (born Booker Huffman Jr.), wrestler
- Bowling for Soup, band
- Danielle Bradbery, from Cypress, Texas, season 4 winner of The Voice
- Berkeley Breathed, born in California, cartoonist
- Burnie Burns, filmmaker
- William Butler, born in California; raised in The Woodlands, musician
- Win Butler, born in California; raised in The Woodlands
- Jonathan Caouette, filmmaker
- Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter a.k.a Beyonce, singer
- Chamillionaire (born Hakeem Seriki), rapper
- Lois Chiles, actress[2]
- Lynn Collins, actress
- Dan Cook, sportswriter
- Nichole Cordova, singer for girl group Girlicious
- Walter Cronkite, television journalist
- Rodney Crowell, musician* Allen Drury, author
- Peter Brett Cullen, actor
- Loretta Devine actress
- Haylie Duff, actress
- Hilary Duff, actress and singer
- Shelley Duvall, actress
- Ike Eisenmann, sound effects
- Dorian Electra, singer
- Shannon Elizabeth, actress
- Terry Ellis, singer for R&B girl group En Vogue
- Kelly Emberg, model
- Sean Faris, actor
- Ashley Fink, actress of Glee
- Sean Patrick Flanery, actor from Sugar Land
- Mark Flood, artist
- Tom Ford, designer
- Ragan Fox, Big Brother contestant
- A. J. Foyt, auto racer
- Jeremy Furstenfeld
- Justin Furstenfeld
- Jennifer Garner, actress
- Geto Boys members
- Greg Germann, actor
- Billy Gibbons, guitarist and singer for ZZ Top
- Robert Glasper, musician
- Olivia Gonzales, dancer
- R.W. Hampton, singer
- Lisa Hartman, actress
- Bill Hicks, comedian
- Dusty Hill, bassist and singer for ZZ Top
- Larry Hovis, actor
- Molly Ivins, journalist
- Mickey Jones, musician
- Mike Jones, rapper
- Nicky Jones, voice actor
- Bradley Jordan, rapper
- Robert Earl Keen, singer
- Solange Knowles, singer
- Richard Linklater, film director
- Lyle Lovett, from Klein, musician and actor
- Todd Lowe, actor
- Mark Lowry, comedian
- LeToya Luckett, singer
- Barbara Mandrell, singer
- Mitchelle'l, singer-songwriter
- Cole Mohr, model
- Lecrae Moore, rapper, co-founder of Reach Records
- John H. Murphy, from Galveston, journalist
- Edwin Neal, actor
- Michael Nesmith, musician, singer for The Monkees
- Renee O'Connor, actress
- Mary-Jean O'Doherty, opera singer
- Tony Oller, actor
- Annette O'Toole, actress
- Jim Parsons actor
- DJ Premier (born Christopher Edward Martin)
- P. J. Proby, singer
- Dennis Quaid, actor
- Randy Quaid, actor
- Leven Rambin, actress
- Cierra Ramirez, actress
- Phylicia Rashad, actress
- Dan Rather, from Wharton, television journalist
- Riff Raff (born Horst Christian Simco), rapper
- Chelsea Ricketts, actress
- LaTavia Roberson
- Charlie Robison, singer
- Kenny Rogers, singer
- Kelly Rowland, singer
- Travis Scott, rapper
- DJ Screw (born Robert Earl Davis, Jr.)
- Molly Louise Shepard, born in Houston; raised in Lake Jackson and Huntsville, writer
- Guitar Shorty
- Anna Nicole Smith, born in Houston; raised in Mexia, model and actress
- Jaclyn Smith, actress
- South Park Mexican (born Carlos Coy)
- Brent Spiner, actor
- Dayna Steele, radio personality
- Matt Stone, creator of South Park
- Patrick Swayze, actor
- Susan Swift, actress
- Amir Taghi, fashion designer
- B. J. Thomas, singer
- Rigo Tovar, emigrated from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Trae (born Frazier Othel Thompson) rapper
- Tommy Tune, dancer and choreographer
- The Undertaker (born Mark William Calaway), wrestler
- Brooke Valentine, singer
- Jaci Velasquez, singer
- Paul Wall, rapper
- Isaiah Washington, actor
- William Ward Watkin, architect
- Alicia Webb, wrestling personality
- Wesley Weston, Jr., rapper
- Al White, actor
- JoBeth Williams, actress
- Chandra Wilson, actress
- Harris Wittels, actor, writer, comedian, musician
- Renée Zellweger, from Katy, actress
- Z-Ro (born Joseph Wayne McVey)
- J Metro, singer
- Johnny Nash singer, musician
Business, government, law, and military
- Elsa Alcala, judge since 2011 of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals[3]
- Mary Kay Ash, cosmetics mogul[4]
- George H Bush U.S. President
- George W Bush U.S. President
- Jeb Bush Presidential Candidate 2015
- James Baker, White House chief of staff, Secretary of State[5]
- Nandita Berry, Houston lawyer and 109th Secretary of State of Texas[6]
- Paul Bettencourt, incoming member of the Texas State Senate from District 7[7]
- Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com[8]
- Bill Blythe, Houston realtor and former state representative[9]
- Briscoe Cain, incoming Republican member of the Texas House, effective January 2017
- Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas; unsuccessful 2016 Republican presidential candidate in challenge to Donald Trump
- Russell B. Cummings, politician[10]
- Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Inc.[11]
- Richard W. Dowling, Civil War officer[12]
- Anna Johnson Dupree, (1891-1977) businessowner and philanthropist.
- Les Eaves, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for White County; former Houston resident[13]
- Robert Eckels, railroad executive[14]
- Gary Elkins, politician[15]
- Tilman J. Fertitta, businessman and reality tv personality
- Ed Emmett, judge[16]
- Allen Fletcher, departing state representative[17]
- Nobia A. Franklin, (1892-1934) African American beauty mogul
- Jay F. Honeycutt, former director of the Kennedy Space Center; began career in Houston in 1966 as engineer at Johnson Space Center[18]
- Joan Huffman, politician[19]
- Howard Hughes, billionaire aviator, film producer[20]
- Thad Hutcheson, politician[21]
- Jason Isaac, politician[22]
- Jesse H. Jones, politician[23]
- Barbara Jordan, U.S. Representative[24]
- Susan King, politician[25]
- Mickey Leland, politician[26]
- James E. Lyon, banker[27]
- Walter Mengden, politician[28]
- Louis Molnar, businessman, politician, author, artist[29]
- Steve Munisteri, politician[30]
- George Nattin, mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana, 1961-1973; vice president of ABM Securities in Houston after his term as mayor[31]
- David Newell, judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9[32]
- Joe Nixon, politician[33]
- Tom Oliverson, anesthesiologist and incoming state representative for District 130[34]
- Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, outgoing member of the Texas State Senate
- Dennis Paul, state representative from District 129 in Harris County[35]
- Gilbert Pena, incoming 2015 Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena, lived in Houston prior to 1992[36]
- Gary M. Polland, attorney and former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party[37]
- Mike Schofield, state representative, former gubernatorial advisor[38]
- Leighton Schubert, state representative from Caldwell, Texas; former Houston resident[39]
- Jim Sharp, state court judge, 2009-2014
- George William Strake, Jr., politician[40]
- Kathryn J. Whitmire, first female Mayor of Houston also served five terms.
- Jared Woodfill, Houston attorney and former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party[41]
- Kevin Patrick Yeary, judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, based in San Antonio; former assistant district attorney for Harris County[42]
Religion
Science
- Red Adair, oil-well firefighter
- Denton Cooley, heart surgeon
- William V. Houston, physicist and president of Rice University
- Richard Smalley, chemist, physicist and astronomer; recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1996)
Sports
- Sam Adams, football player[43]
- Brandon Allen, baseball player[citation needed]
- Lance Alworth, football player[44]
- Heather Armbrust, IFBB professional bodybuilder[45]
- H. B. Bailey, auto racer[46]
- Harold Bailey, football player[47]
- Keith Baldwin, football player
- Joey Banes, football player[48]
- Pat Batteaux, football player
- Michael Bishop, football player[49]
- Booker T (born Booker Tio Huffman, Jr.), professional wrestler[50]
- Jason Bourgeois, baseball player[51]
- Michael Bourn, baseball player[52]
- Joe Bowman, marksman of the American West[53]
- Ken Bradshaw, big wave surfer
- Mark Calaway, professtional wrestler
- Tina Chandler, IFBB professional bodybuilder[54]
- Roger Clemens, baseball player[55]
- Brad Coleman, auto racer[56]
- Carl Crawford, baseball player[57]
- Sedrick Curry, football player[58]
- Jimmy Demaret, golfer[59]
- Clyde Drexler, basketball player
- Gerald Dockery, football player[60]
- Karl Douglas, football player[61]
- Donald Driver, retired football player
- Adam Dunn, baseball player[62]
- Aaron Durley, basketball player[63]
- George Foreman, boxer[64]
- Eddie Foster, NFL player[65]
- A.J. Foyt, auto racer[66]
- Zina Garrison, tennis player, born in Houston; resident of Missouri City, Texas[67]
- Donovan Greer, football player[68]
- Brittney Griner, basketball player
- Ben Guez, baseball player
- Lindsey Harding, basketball player[69]
- Charlie Haas, retired professional wrestler
- D. J. Hayden, Professional football player currently on the Oakland Raiders
- Warrick Holdman, football player[70]
- Jonathan Horton, gymnast[71]
- Craig James, football player[72]
- DeAndre Jordan, basketball player
- Brandon Jordan, football player[73]
- Kaitlyn, wrestler[74]
- Scott Kazmir, baseball player[75]
- Greg Kindle, football player[76]
- Gary Kubiak, football coach
- Iris Kyle, 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder[77]
- Rashard Lewis, basketball player[78]
- Tara Lipinski, figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, from Sugar Land[79]
- James Loney, baseball player[80]
- Andrew Luck, football player[81]
- Marie Mahoney, outfielder, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player[82]
- Guy Mezger, mixed martial artist
- George Nattin, Jr., LSU Tigers basketball player, 1959-1962, born in Houston, reared in Bossier City, Louisiana[83]
- Chiney Ogwumike, basketball player
- Nneka Ogwumike, basketball player[citation needed]
- Emeka Okafor, basketball player[84]
- Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia, IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Andy Pettitte, baseball player from Deer Park, Texas[85]
- Gene Phillips, basketball player[86]
- Mel Renfro, football player[87]
- Mary Lou Retton, gymnast, 1984 Olympic gold medalist
- Cody Risien, football player[88]
- Michael Russell, tennis player[89]
- Nolan Ryan, baseball player from Alvin, Texas[citation needed]
- Kevin Schwantz, motorcycle racer[90]
- Bob Smith, American football player[91]
- David Starr, auto racer[92]
- Michael Strahan, retired football player, currently hosts Good Morning America and NFL on FOX[93]
- Mike Swick, UFC fighter[94]
- Thurman Thomas, football player from Missouri City, Texas[95]
- Billy Wade, auto racer[96]
- Bones Weatherly, football player[97]
- Kip Wells, baseball player[98]
- Billy Welu, professional bowler
- Reggie White, football player[99]
- Alfred Williams, football player [100]
- Willie Williams, football player[73]
- Woody Williams, baseball player[101]
- George Wright, football player[102]
- James Young, football player[103]
- Vince Young, football player[104]
See also
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- ^ "Nandita Berry sworn in as Texas Secretary of State, January 7, 2014". sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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- ^ "A.J. Foyt". racing-reference.info. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Zina Garrison". wtatennis.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
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- ^ "GERRY WEATHERLY". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ^ "Kip Wells". Pro-Baseball Reference.Com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "REGGIE WHITE". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "Alfred Williams". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Woody Williams". Pro-Baseball Reference.Com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "George Wright". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
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