List of Famous people born in Texas, United States of America
Randolph Alles
Randolph D. "Tex" Alles is an American law enforcement officer who served as the 25th Director of the United States Secret Service from April 2017 to May 2019. He previously served as the acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as in the United States Marine Corps, in which he reached the rank of major general. In July 2019, Alles became the Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management.
David Scott
Col. David Randolph Scott, USAF, Ret. is a retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. The commander of Apollo 15, Scott was selected as an astronaut as part of the third group in 1963. Scott flew three times in space, and is the only living commander of an Apollo mission that landed on the Moon and one of four surviving Moon walkers. Following the deaths of James Irwin in 1991 and Alfred Worden in 2020, Scott is now the last surviving crew member of Apollo 15.
Mark Stoermer
Mark August Stoermer is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist for the rock band the Killers, with whom he has recorded six studio albums.
Rachel Lindsay
Rachel Lynn Lindsay Abasolo is an American media personality. She is best known for her role as a contestant on the twenty-first season of ABC's The Bachelor and as the lead of its spinoff, The Bachelorette, in its thirteenth season. She was the first African-American Bachelorette in the franchise. Rachel is married to the winner of her "Bachelorette" season, chiropractor Bryan Abasolo. She is also a co-host of the Higher Learning podcast alongside Van Lathan on The Ringer platform and co-hosts the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast with Becca Kufrin.
Bill Engvall
William Ray Engvall Jr. is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic, his signature "Here's Your Sign" bit, and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.
Kellyn Acosta
Kellyn Kai Perry-Acosta is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the United States national team.
Travis Labhart
Travis Labhart is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent.
Missi Pyle
Andrea Kay Pyle, known professionally as Missi Pyle, is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in a number of successful films, including Galaxy Quest (1999), Big Fish (2003), Bringing Down the House (2003), DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), The Artist (2011), Gone Girl (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and Ma (2019).
Chris Stroud
Christopher James Stroud is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He finally got his first professional win on August 6, 2017 at the Barracuda Championship after 290 starts on the PGA Tour.
Ann Harding
Ann Harding was an American theatre, motion picture, radio, and television actress. A regular player on Broadway and in regional theater in the 1920s, in the 1930s Harding was one of the first actresses to gain fame in the new medium of "talking pictures", and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1931 for her work in Holiday.