List of people raised in Houston

List of people raised in Houston

Athletics/Sports
* Sam Adams, football player
* Lance Alworth
* H.B. Bailey
* Roger Clemens
* Carl Crawford
* Jimmy Demaret
* George Foreman
* A.J. Foyt
* Zina Garrison (born in Houston; resident of Missouri City)
* Craig James
* Scott Kazmir
* Rashard Lewis
* Tara Lipinski (from Sugar Land)
* James Loney
* Emeka Okafor
* Andy Pettitte (from Deer Park)
* Mel Renfro
* Nolan Ryan (from Alvin)
* Kevin Schwantz
* David Starr
* Michael Strahan
* Thurman Thomas (from Missouri City)
* Billy Wade
* Kip Wells
* Alfred Williams
* Vince Young
* Sam Adams

Arts/Entertainment/Media
* Debbie Allen
* Wes Anderson
* Clint Black (Married to Lisa Hartman)
* Alexis Bledel
* Christopher Branca
* Mark Calaway ("The Undertaker")
* Jonathan Caouette
* Nichole Cordova (from Girlicious)
* Carlos Coy ("South Park Mexican")
* Walter Cronkite
* Rodney Crowell
* Allen Drury
* Haylie Duff
* Hilary Duff
* Shelley Duvall
* Kelly Emberg
* Sean Patrick Flanery (from Sugar Land)
* Jeremy Furstenfeld
* Justin Furstenfeld
* Jennifer Garner (born in Houston, raised in West Virginia)
* Geto Boys members
* Ryan Hall (From Kingwood)
* Lisa Hartman (Married to Clint Black)
* Bill Hicks
* Larry Hovis
* Craig Hunter Husted, young musician and fashion designer
* Molly Ivins
* Mickey Jones
* Mike Jones
* Bradley Jordan ("Scarface")
* Beyoncé Knowles
* Lyle Lovett (from Klein)
* LeToya Luckett
* Barbara Mandrell
* John H. Murphy (from Galveston)
* Renee O'Connor
* Annette O'Toole
* P.J. Proby
* Dennis Quaid
* Randy Quaid
* Phylicia Rashad
* Dan Rather (from Wharton)
* Charlie Robison
* Kenny Rogers
* Kelly Rowland
* Hakeem Seriki ("Chamillionaire")
* Molly Louise Shepard (born in Houston, raised in Lake Jackson and Huntsville)
* Guitar Shorty
* Anna Nicole Smith (born in Houston, raised in Mexia, Texas)
* Jaclyn Smith
* Brent Spiner
* Matt Stone
* Patrick Swayze
* B.J. Thomas
* Rigo Tovar (emigrated from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico)
* Tommy Tune
* Brooke Valentine
* Jaci Velazquez
* LaTavia Roberson
* Paul Wall
* Isaiah Washington
* Alicia Webb
* Wesley Weston, Jr. ("Lil Flip")
* JoBeth Williams
* Renée Zellweger (from Katy)
* ZZ Top members
* "King" Booker Huffman, professional wrestler
* John Ciccarelli Jr., Photojournalist

Business/Law/Government/Military
* Mary Kay Ash
* James Baker
* Russell B. Cummings
* Michael Dell
* Richard W. Dowling
* Howard Hughes
* Jesse H. Jones
* Barbara Jordan
* Mickey Leland

Science/Medicine/Engineering
* Red Adair
* Denton Cooley

Religion
* David Koresh
* Joel Osteen
* Scott Singer
* Hyman Judah Schachtel

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