List of Famous people born in Texas, United States of America
Éric Molina
Éric Lee Molina is an Mexican-American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a world heavyweight title, in 2015 and 2016.
Cris Judd
Cristan Lee Judd is an American actor and choreographer known for his brief marriage to Jennifer Lopez.
Chester W. Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz, Sr. was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II.
Earl Campbell
Earl Christian Campbell, nicknamed The Tyler Rose, is an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints. Known for his aggressive, punishing running style and ability to break tackles, Campbell gained recognition as one of the best power running backs in NFL history.
John Wolford
John Wolford is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the New York Jets of the National Football League and the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football. He played college football at Wake Forest.
Glen Powell
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor, writer, and producer. He began his career with guest roles on television and small roles in films such as The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and The Expendables 3 (2014) before making his breakthrough performance as Chad Radwell in the Fox comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016). He has since starred as Finnegan in the coming-of-age comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), astronaut John Glenn in the drama Hidden Figures (2016), and Charlie Young in Set It Up (2018).
Lisa Hartman Black
Lisa Hartman Black is an American actress and singer.
James Vick
James Vick is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the welterweight and lightweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vick was a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Live.
Ricky Seals-Jones
Roderick "Ricky" Seals-Jones is an American football tight end for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs.
John P. Wheeler III
John Parsons Wheeler III, known as Jack Wheeler, was an American businessman. Wheeler was chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, senior planner for Amtrak (1971–1972), official of the Securities and Exchange Commission (1978–1986), chief executive and CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, consultant to the Mitre Corporation (2009–death), and a presidential aide to the Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush administrations. He also held numerous other positions in the United States military, government, and corporations. He died under mysterious circumstances on December 30, 2010.