- List of people from Denton, Texas
The following is an alphabetical list of current or former residents of Denton who have obtained notability outside of the community:
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Joe Abbey ,National Football League player
*Andrea Avery, starred alongside Jennifer Coolidge in "A Cinderella Story " as one of the two step-sisters; supporting role across from Katie Holmes in "First Daughter ".Fact|date=July 2008
*Baptist Generals , indie rock band
*Mario Bennett ,National Basketball Association player
*Pat Boone , singer and actor
*Bowling for Soup ,Grammy Award -nominatedpunk rock band
*Brave Combo , Two timeGrammy Award winningpolka band
*Don Carter, formerDallas Mavericks owner
*Centro-matic , rock band
*Mark Dalton, porn star
*John Darnielle , lead singer ofThe Mountain Goats Matthew Diffee, cartoonist for The New Yorker
*Faktion , rock band
*Phyllis George , formerMiss America 1971 and ex-wife of John Y. Brown former governor ofKentucky
*"Mean" Joe Greene,National Football League player
*Abner Haynes ,American Football League player
*Don Henley , of the Eagles rock band
*King Diamond , vocalist forMercyful Fate
*Eli Young Band , Texas Country band formed by Mike Eli and James Young when they attendedUniversity of North Texas
*Norah Jones ,Grammy Award -winningjazz musician
*Christopher Largen , journalist, author, filmmaker
*Cody Linley , actor
*Larry McMurtry , novelist, screenwriter and essayist
*Midlake , rock band
*Lecrae Moore , Christian Rap Artist
*Jarvis Moss ,National Football League player, defensive end with the Denver Broncos, formerly at the University of Florida.
*Tommy Nelson, the senior pastor of Denton Bible Church created a popular marital intimacy program based on theSong of Solomon .cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/10/AR2006021001870.html?nav=rss_metro/religion | title=Falling in Love With the Erotic Song of Solomon | publisher=Washington Post | date=2006-02-11 | accessdate=2007-02-06] Jerry (Jeremiah) O'flaherty, video game designer, film director
*Dylan Patton , actor
*Riverboat Gamblers , punk rock band
*Haj Ross , linguist atUniversity of North Texas
*Jason Sasser , player in theNational Basketball Association
*Ann Sheridan , actress
*Sid King and the Five Strings , rockabilly band
*Slobberbone , country rock band
*The Von Erich wrestling family (Fritz, David, Kerry, Kevin, Mike, Chris),Wrestling Hall of Fame rs Wrestlers
*Peter Weller , actor and star of "RoboCop " and "RoboCop 2 "*
Colin Fee , ChampionMathlete , 2007References
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