List of people raised in Houston

Athletics/Sports

• Sam Adams, football player
• Lance Alworth
• H.B. Bailey
• Roger Clemens
• Jimmy Demaret
• George Foreman
• A.J. Foyt
• Zina Garrison (born in Houston; resident of Missouri City)
• 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
• 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
• Carlos Coy ("South Park Mexican")
• Walter Cronkite
• Rodney Crowell
• Allen Drury
• Haylie Duff
• Hilary Duff
• Shelley Duvall
• 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
• 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

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