List of people from The Woodlands, Texas
This is a list of people who were born, were raised, or have lived in The Woodlands, Texas.
Arts, media, and entertainment
[edit]- Kevin Abstract — rapper, singer-songwriter, director and founder of hip-hop boy band Brockhampton[1]
- Kirby Bliss Blanton — actress, known for role in 2012 film Project X[2]
- Will Butler — brother of Win Butler and core member of Arcade Fire[3]
- Win Butler — brother of Will Butler and frontman for the Grammy Award-winning Canadian indie rock group Arcade Fire[3]
- Hayes Carll — country musician[4]
- Chamillionaire — rapper[5]
- Matt Champion — rapper, singer-songwriter, and member of hip-hop boy band Brockhampton
- Jack Ingram — country musician[6]
- Parker McCollum — country musician[7]
Athletics
[edit]- Simone Biles - Olympic Gymnast
- Danny Amendola — NFL player, Houston Texans, 2-time Super Bowl champion
- Trevor Bauer — MLB player, Los Angeles Dodgers, winner of National League's 2020 Cy Young Award
- Lance Blanks — retired NBA player
- Matt Bullard — retired NBA player
- KJ Choi — PGA Tour Golfer
- Kassidy Cook — Olympic Diver, Olympic Silver Medalist
- Jim Deshaies — former Major League Baseball pitcher; announcer for the Chicago Cubs
- Doug Drabek — MLB player, winner of National League's 1990 Cy Young Award
- Kyle Drabek — MLB player, son of Doug Drabek
- Brett Eibner — MLB player
- Arian Foster — retired NFL player, 4-time Pro Bowl, 1-time All-Pro
- Justin Gilbert — NFL player, Cleveland Browns
- Paul Goldschmidt — MLB player, St Louis Cardinals, high school teammate of Kyle Drabek
- Quentin Grimes — NBA player, New York Knicks[8]
- Chad Hedrick — retired Winter Olympian, 5-time medalist long track speed skating, most decorated inline world champion
- A.J. Hinch — former MLB player and manager of the Detroit Tigers[9]
- Gerald Irons — retired NFL player for Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders
- Larry Izzo — retired NFL linebacker; assistant coach for Seattle Seahawks
- Daniel Lasco — NFL player
- Stacy Lewis — LPGA golfer, 2011 Kraft Nabisco champion; 2012 LPGA Player of the Year
- Jeff Maggert — PGA Senior Tour golfer, top-5 finishes in Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship
- Nick Mitchell — former professional wrestler
- Brad North — MLS player
- Chris Paul — NBA player, Phoenix Suns
- Adrian Peterson — NFL player, Detroit Lions, 2007 Offensive Rookie of the Year, 2012 MVP, 4-time All-Pro, 7-time Pro Bowl
- Rusty Pierce — retired MLS player
- Brennan Poole — race car driver
- Austin Pruitt — MLB pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays
- Patrick Reed — PGA Tour golfer, winner of the 2018 Masters Tournament
- Jameson Taillon — baseball player, drafted 2nd overall by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010 MLB Draft
- Laura Wilkinson — 2000 Olympic champion, first gold medal for female American platform diver since 1964
- Torrie Wilson — retired professional wrestler, fitness competitor and model; co-owner of the fashion boutique "Officially Jaded" in Market Street
- Ellis Wyms — retired NFL player
Business and industry
[edit]- George Bishop — founder and CEO, GeoSouthern Energy[10]
- Greg Brenneman — Chairman, President and CEO of the private equity firm CCMP, former CEO of Burger King[11]
- George P. Mitchell (1919–2013), American businessman, real estate developer, and pioneer of shale gas technology
- Roy C. Strickland — businessman and politician[12]
Government and the law
[edit]- Kevin Brady — former Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 8th congressional district[13]
- Mark Keough — Republican State Representative for District 15 of the Texas House of Representatives, businessman, Christian pastor, radio host, and educator[14]
- Steve Toth — former Republican State Representative for District 15 of the Texas House of Representatives (2013–2015, 2019-Present), businessman[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Kochhar, Nazuk (July 13, 2017). "Get To Know The Members Of Brockhampton, A New Kind Of American Boy Band". The Fader.
- ^ Sheeler, Jason (May 25, 2012). "Kirby Drive". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ a b "Win Butler acknowledges his home: Arcade Fire tells true tales of T... – CultureMap Houston". houston.culturemap.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Caldwell, Patrick (December 27, 2010). "Former kid from the Woodlands, Hayes Carll was steadfast in pursuit of a singer-songwriter career". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Houston rapper Chamillionaire flings his Woodlands real estate bling". October 16, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Jack Ingram". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Barnett, Amy (April 16, 2021). "Conroe's Parker McCollum comes home to headline at the Pavilion in October". The Courier of Montgomery County. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Bristol, Jason (May 31, 2018). "Athlete of the Week: College Park High School basketball's Quentin Grimes". KHOU. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch 'super happy' to be in Houston: 'I call this home'". Yahoo News. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
- ^ "George Bishop". Forbes. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Right Away & All At Once". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Roy Clifton Strickland". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "U.S. Rep Kevin Brady". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Schafler, Kelly (February 8, 2018). "Q&A: Craig Doyal, Mark Keough vie for Montgomery County Judge position in Republican primary". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Zedaker, Hannah (March 6, 2018). "Toth wins Republican nomination for State Representative District 15". Retrieved June 25, 2018.