List of Famous people born in Texas, United States of America

Mike Johnson is an American stop motion animator who has worked on films such as James and the Giant Peach and The Nightmare Before Christmas, short films such as an animation of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and TV programmes such as The PJs. He is best known for directing Corpse Bride with Tim Burton; they were jointly nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He was set to direct Ping Pong Rabbit, from a script by Peter Barsocchini. The film was planned to be released by Mili Pictures Worldwide. Johnson was also attached to direct Oz Wars, a CGI/Stop-motion hybrid film.

Major Edward Galen Givens Jr., USAF was a United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected by NASA in 1966 as a member of the fifth astronaut group, he died in an automobile accident before being assigned to a prime or backup spaceflight crew.

John Richard Handy III is an American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone, although he also plays tenor and baritone, saxello, clarinet, and oboe, and also sings.

Terry Wayne Norris is an American former boxer and a three-time world champion in the light middleweight (super-welterweight) division. Originally from Lubbock, Texas, he fought out of San Diego.

Patrick James Zurek has served as Bishop of Amarillo since his installation on 22 February 2008. Zurek trained in Rome as a moral theologian who was a chaplain at the Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital during his seminary days.

Larry Poindexter is an American actor known for numerous small parts in movies and television, as well as many commercials and audio advertisements. He is also an accomplished singer.

Robert Schwarz Strauss was a figure in American politics and diplomacy whose service dated back to future President Lyndon Johnson's first congressional campaign in 1937. By the 1950s, he was associated in Texas politics with the faction of the Democratic Party that was led by Johnson and John Connally. He served as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee between 1972 and 1977 and served under President Jimmy Carter as the US Trade Representative and special envoy to the Middle East.

John Edward McCarthy was an American Roman Catholic bishop; he was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Austin (1985–2001). His leadership helped enable the U.S. Catholic church to address the challenge of systemic poverty. His life of service in the Catholic Church was characterized as one of justice, equality and inclusion.

John Vernard Dowdy was an American politician. Dowdy was a Democratic member of the House of Representatives from the 7th District of Texas from 1952 to 1967 and then served as a congressman from the 2nd District of Texas until 1973, when he decided to retire under indictment for bribery. During his political campaigns his commercials featured the tune "Are You From Dixie" but with the words "Are you for Dowdy, John Dowdy, We'll I'm for Dowdy, too!".