List of Famous people born in Texas, United States of America
Justin Olsen
Justin Bradley Olsen is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2008. He won two medals at the 2009 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York with a gold in the four-man and a bronze in the mixed team events. Olsen's best event bobsleigh World Cup finish was second on three occasions in 2008–09. Olsen won a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the four-man bobsled with driver Steve Holcomb.
James Anthony Tamayo
James Anthony Tamayo is the current bishop of Laredo, Texas.
Augustine Frizzell
Augustine Frizzell is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She made her feature film directorial debut with Never Goin' Back (2018).
Sean Bailey
Sean Bailey is an American film and television producer. Bailey is currently the president of production at Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, a role he has served since his appointment in 2010.
George Polk
George Polk was an American journalist for CBS who was murdered during the Greek Civil War, in 1948.
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay is a professional American racing driver best known as a winner of both the Indianapolis 500 (2014) and the IndyCar Series championship 2012. In each accomplishment, Hunter-Reay became the first American to win since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006. Hunter-Reay also won in the defunct Champ Car World Series twice and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. In addition to his experience in Indy car racing, Hunter-Reay has competed in the Race of Champions, A1 Grand Prix, and various forms of sports car racing.
Wiley Wiggins
Wiley Ramsey Wiggins is an American game designer and film actor. A native of Austin, Texas, he is the nephew of Lanny Wiggins, who was a member of Janis Joplin's early band, The Waller Creek Boys.
Jim Fielder
Jim Fielder is an American bassist, best known for his work as an original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Jaret Reddick
Jaret Ray Reddick is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, podcaster, actor, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Bowling for Soup. His primary guitar is a Music Man Axis that has a Miller Lite design on it; his former primary guitar until 2018 was similarly a Music Man Axis with a flag of Texas design on it.
Joe DeLoach
Joseph ("Joe") Nathaniel DeLoach is a former American sprinter; the 1988 Olympic champion in the 200 m.