Houston skyline

This is a list of people who were born, were raised, or have lived in Houston, Texas.

Entertainment, arts, and media personalities

Beyoncé
Hilary Duff
Jennifer Garner
Billy Gibbons
Jim Parsons
Kenny Rogers
Travis Scott
Megan Thee Stallion
Patrick Swayze
Paul Wall

Business, government, law, and military

Mary Kay Ash
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Michael Dell
Kathy Whitmire

Religion

Yolanda Adams

Science

Robert Woodrow Wilson

Athletics

Jimmy Butler
Roger Clemens
Carl Crawford
Jimmy Demaret
Clyde Drexler
George Foreman
Zina Garrison
Brittney Griner
Andrew Luck
Josh Nebo
Andy Pettitte
Michael Strahan
Vince Young

Other

See also

References

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