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

Mario Thomas Barrios is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title since 2019. As of October 2020, he is ranked as the world's seventh best active super lightweight by The Ring and ninth by BoxRec.

Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series Family (1976-1980), Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), The Love Boat (1977–1986), Hart to Hart (1979–1984), Dynasty (1981–1989), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992-1999), 7th Heaven (1996–2007), and Charmed (1998–2006). He also served as producer of Mod Squad (1968–1973), The Rookies (1972–1976), and Sunset Beach (1997–1999).

Dorothy Ann Richards was an American politician and 45th Governor of Texas (1991–95). A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners.

Hunter Andrew Pence is an American former professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and San Francisco Giants. In the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft he was drafted in the second round by the Astros. Pence made his major league debut in 2007. He is a four-time All-Star, and was a member of the 2012 and 2014 World Series championship teams with the Giants.

Mickey Jones was an American musician and actor. He played drums with acts such as Trini Lopez and Bob Dylan, with whom he played on his 1966 world tour. He became a founding member of The First Edition with singer Kenny Rogers, and played on all of their albums. Overall, Jones played on 17 gold records from his musical career of over two decades.

Jacob Lynn "Jake" Pavelka is an American television personality who appeared on six reality TV programs, most notably The Bachelor.

Martin Ray Akins is a former college All-American football player and politician. He started as quarterback for the Texas Longhorns in the early 1970s and was the only Longhorn quarterback to start three seasons directing the wishbone offense, and the only wishbone quarterback to ever be an All-American. Akins helped quarterback Texas to 3 Southwest Conference Championships.

Jaime Lynn Long, known professionally as J. Long is a musician and entrepreneur who has written, composed, produced, and performed both R&B and contemporary inspirational music. He was a featured member of hip hop group Pretty Ricky, and also featured the group on his song "Personal Freak". In April of 2015, before departing from the music industry, Long toured one last time with his bandmates in Europe.

Geoffrey Neal is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 19, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC welterweight rankings.

Cecile Richards is an American activist who served as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018. In 2010, Richards was elected to the Ford Foundation board of trustees. In spring 2019, Richards co-founded Supermajority, a women's political action group.