List of Famous people born in Texas, United States of America
Terry Fator
Terry Wayne Fator is an American ventriloquist, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer from Dallas, Texas. Fator does ventriloquial impersonations, and uses 15 different puppets in his act. He was the winner of season two of America's Got Talent, and received the million dollar prize. The following year, he was signed on as the headliner at the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with a five-year, $100 million contract.
Molly Quinn
Molly Caitlyn Quinn is an American actress whose work includes theatre, film, and television. Her roles include Alexis Castle, daughter of the title character, on ABC's Castle and the voice of Bloom, one of the main characters in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club.
Jalen Mills
Jalen Mills is an American football strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted by the Eagles in the seventh round of 2016 NFL Draft.
Lucas Babin
Lucas Edwin Babin is an American attorney, actor and fashion model serving as the district attorney of Tyler County, Texas.
Kerry Wood
Kerry Lee Wood is an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees. Wood first came to prominence as a 20-year-old rookie when he recorded 20 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout against the Houston Astros, which some have argued may be the greatest single-game pitching performance in MLB history. The game also made Wood the co-holder of the MLB record for strikeouts in a single game (20), and earned Wood the nickname Kid K. He was later named the 1998 National League Rookie of the Year. Wood would go on to record over 200 strikeouts in four out of his first five seasons, with a high of 266 in 2003, and holds several MLB strikeout records.
Matt Stone
Matthew Richard Stone is an American actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and composer. He is known for co-creating South Park (1997–present) and co-developing The Book of Mormon (2011) with his creative partner Trey Parker. Stone was interested in film and music as a child and at high school, and attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he met Parker. The two collaborated on various short films, and starred in the feature-length musical Cannibal! The Musical (1993).
Matt Prokop
Matthew Ray Prokop is an American former actor and gamer. He is best known for his role as Jimmie "The Rocket Man" Zara in High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Josh Rosen in the Disney Channel's Geek Charming.
George Saunders
George Saunders is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of The Guardian between 2006 and 2008.
Jim Hogg
James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas. He was born near Rusk, Texas. Hogg was a follower of the conservative New South Creed which became popular following the U.S. Civil War, and was also associated with populism. He was the first Texas Governor to have been born in Texas. Jim Hogg County is named after him.
Joan Severance
Joan Marie Severance is an American actress and former fashion model.