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

Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez was a member of the United States Army Special Forces and retired United States Army master sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968.

Jamal Lee Adams is an American football strong safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU, and was drafted sixth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. Adams quickly became an impactful starter for the Jets, making the Pro Bowl twice and being named an All-Pro, but after conflict with the Jets' management, demanded a trade and was sent to Seattle prior to the 2020 season.

Phylicia Rashād is an American actress, singer and stage director. She is known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92), which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She was dubbed "The Mother Of The Black Community" at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards.

Jon-Michael William Ecker is a Brazilian American actor. He is best known for his roles as Aaron "Ari" Morales in Popland!, Pablo Peralta in the telenovela Corazón valiente, Nicolás "Nico" de la Vega in Gossip Girl: Acapulco, Marlon Brando in the film Cantinflas and as Raymundo "El Güero" Davila in the USA Network series Queen of the South.

Franklin Roberto "Bobby" Lashley is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand as a member of The Hurt Business and is the current WWE United States Champion in his second reign.

Annette O'Toole is an American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is known for portraying Lisa Bridges in the TV series Nash Bridges; Beverly Marsh in the It miniseries; Lana Lang in Superman III; Kathy in the romantic-comedy Cross My Heart; and Martha Kent, the mother of Clark Kent, on the television series Smallville.

Donald Hugh Henley is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and a founding member of the Eagles. He was the drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971 until the band broke up in 1980, and has reprised those duties for the group's reunions since 1994. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", "The Long Run" and "Get Over It".

Daniel Wayne Smith was the son of the American model and actress Anna Nicole and Billy Smith. He occasionally appeared in his mother's E! Network reality TV show. Smith died on September 10, 2006, at age 20, after an accidental overdose.

Allison Cara Tolman ; accessed June 19, 2014.</ref> is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Molly Solverson in the first season of the FX television series Fargo, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, Jr. was an American actor and voice actor, who had a career that spanned over 60 years.