List of people raised in Houston
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Athletics/Sports
- Sam Adams, football player
- Lance Alworth
- H.B. Bailey
- Joe Bowman, bootmaker and marksman of the American West
- Roger Clemens
- Brad Coleman
- Carl Crawford
- Jimmy Demaret
- Adam Dunn
- George Foreman
- A.J. Foyt
- Zina Garrison (born in Houston; resident of Missouri City)
- Craig James
- Scott Kazmir
- Rashard Lewis
- Tara Lipinski (from Sugar Land)
- James Loney
- Emeka Okafor
- Andy Pettitte (from Deer Park)
- Mel Renfro
- Nolan Ryan (from Alvin)
- Kevin Schwantz
- David Starr
- Michael Strahan
- George William Strake, Jr.[1]
- Thurman Thomas (from Missouri City)
- Billy Wade
- Kip Wells
- Alfred Williams
- Vince Young
Arts/Entertainment/Media
- Debbie Allen
- Wes Anderson
- Clint Black
- Alexis Bledel
- Berkeley Breathed (born in California)
- Mark Calaway ("The Undertaker")
- DJ Premier
- Jonathan Caouette
- Nichole Cordova (from Girlicious)
- Carlos Coy
- Walter Cronkite
- Rodney Crowell
- Allen Drury
- Haylie Duff
- Hilary Duff
- Shelley Duvall
- Terry Ellis (from En Vogue)
- Kelly Emberg
- Sean Patrick Flanery (from Sugar Land)
- Jeremy Furstenfeld
- Justin Furstenfeld
- Geto Boys members
- Ryan Hall (From Kingwood)
- Lisa Hartman
- Bill Hicks
- Larry Hovis
- Solange Knowles
- Ike Eisenmann
- Molly Ivins
- Mickey Jones
- Mike Jones
- Bradley Jordan
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Lyle Lovett (from Klein)
- LeToya Luckett
- Barbara Mandrell
- John H. Murphy (from Galveston)
- Renee O'Connor
- Annette O'Toole
- P.J. Proby
- Dennis Quaid
- Randy Quaid
- Phylicia Rashad
- Dan Rather (from Wharton)
- Charlie Robison
- Kenny Rogers
- Kelly Rowland
- Hakeem Seriki
- Molly Louise Shepard (born in Houston, raised in Lake Jackson and Huntsville)
- Guitar Shorty
- Anna Nicole Smith (born in Houston, raised in Mexia, Texas)
- Jaclyn Smith
- Brent Spiner
- Matt Stone
- Patrick Swayze
- B.J. Thomas
- Rigo Tovar (emigrated from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico)
- Tommy Tune
- Brooke Valentine
- Jaci Velazquez
- LaTavia Roberson
- Paul Wall
- Isaiah Washington
- Alicia Webb
- Wesley Weston, Jr.
- JoBeth Williams
- Chandra Wilson
- Renée Zellweger (from Katy)
- ZZ Top members
- "King" Booker Huffman, professional wrestler
Business/Law/Government/Military
- Mary Kay Ash
- James Baker
- Russell B. Cummings
- Michael Dell
- Richard W. Dowling
- Joan Huffman
- Howard Hughes
- Jesse H. Jones
- Barbara Jordan
- Mickey Leland
Science/Medicine/Engineering
Religion
See also
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References
- ^ "”Tradition: St. Thomas High School”". sths.org. http://www.sths.org/about/hallofhonor/strakegw.html. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
Categories: People from Houston, Texas
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