List of people from San Marcos, Texas

This is a list of people from San Marcos, Texas in the United States.

Native residents

The following people were born in San Marcos. Some became famous after moving away.

• Ty Detmer - Heisman-winning quarterback from Brigham Young University[1][2][3]
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando - 39th Treasurer of the United States
• Tino Villanueva - poet and writer[4]
• Eddie Durham- jazz guitarist and early electric guitar innovatorEddie Durham
• Tex Hughson Boston Red Sox pitcher 1941-49 and father of Jane Hughson, mayor of San Marcos https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tex_Hughson

Residents

These people are or were well known for living in San Marcos. They are either non-native, or a birthplace has not yet been confirmed.

• Charles Austin - Olympic gold medalist[5]
• Powers Boothe - Emmy Award-winning actor[5]
• Ryan Delahoussaye - popular musician and member of the band Blue October
• Tom Ford - film director and fashion designer
• Jeremy Furstenfeld - popular musician and member of the band Blue October
• Justin Furstenfeld - popular musician and member of the band Blue October
• Aaryn Gries - contestant on Big Brother 15
• Heloise (Poncé Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans) - writer, author, speaker, and syndicated columnist[5][6]
• C.B. Hudson - popular musician and member of the band Blue October
• Lyndon B. Johnson - thirty-sixth President of the United States, educated at Texas State University–San Marcos[5][7]
• Tom Martin - Mayor of Lubbock
• Matt Noveskey - popular musician and member of the band Blue October
• Tomás Rivera - influential figure in Chicano and American literature; Texas State University–San Marcos alumni[5]
• John Sharp - former Texas Comptroller[5]
• George Strait - Grammy Award-winning musician[5]
• Kreg Llewellyn - World renowned waterskier, innovator[]

References

1. Ty Detmer - NNDB
2. Detroit Lions Site: Ty Detmer Archived 2006-05-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. Ty Detmer Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
4. "Tino Villanueva Biography". BookRags, Inc. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
5. Points of Pride : Texas State University Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
6. "About Heloise". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
7. LBJ statue returns to campus : University News Service : Texas State University

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