List of Famous people born in Texas, United States of America
Lance Hoyt
Lance Hoyt is an American professional wrestler, he is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Lance Archer. He is also known for his tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Vance Archer, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Lance Hoyt.
Josh Henderson
Joshua Baret Henderson is an American actor, model and singer. Henderson is best known for his lead role as John Ross Ewing III in the TNT revival of Dallas (2012–2014). He played Austin McCann on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2006–2007), and appeared in films like Step Up. He became widely known after his appearance on The WB singing competition show Popstars 2, where he was one of the winners selected to be a member of the pop group Scene 23.
Sodapoppin
Thomas Jefferson Chance Morris IV, better known by his online alias Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and Internet personality. He has one of the largest followings on Twitch, with over 5.9 million followers and over 345 million views.
Daron Norwood
Daron Jay Norwood was an American country music singer. He released two albums for Giant Records and charted six times on Hot Country Songs.
William P. Foley II
William P. "Bill" Foley II is an American businessman and former attorney, specializing in financial services. He is chairman of Fidelity National Financial and Black Knight Financial Services, and vice chairman of Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS). Foley is the lead investor in Black Knight Sports & Entertainment, a consortium that was awarded an expansion ice hockey franchise named the Vegas Golden Knights for Las Vegas, Nevada that began play in the National Hockey League in 2017.
David Vetter
David Phillip Vetter was an American who was a prominent sufferer of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a hereditary disease which dramatically weakens the immune system. Individuals born with SCID are abnormally susceptible to infections, and exposure to typically innocuous pathogens can be fatal. Vetter was referred to as "David, the bubble boy" by the media, as a reference to the complex containment system used as part of the management of his SCID. Vetter's surname was not revealed to the general public until 10 years after his death in order to preserve his family's privacy.
James Noble
James Wilkes Noble was an American actor, best known for his portrayal of sweet-natured, naive Governor Eugene X. Gatling on ABC's 1979–1986 sitcom Benson.
Don Meredith
Joseph "Dandy" Don Meredith was an American football quarterback, sports commentator and actor. He spent all nine seasons of his professional playing career (1960–1968) with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his last three years as a player. He subsequently became a color analyst for NFL telecasts from 1970–1984. As an original member of the Monday Night Football broadcast team on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), he famously played the role of Howard Cosell's comic foil. Meredith was also an actor who appeared in a dozen films and in seven major television shows, some of which had him as the main starring actor. He is probably familiar to television audiences as Bert Jameson, a recurring role he had in Police Story.
Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell was an American jazz guitarist.
Jalen Reagor
Jalen Armand Reagor is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU and was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.