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 notable people were born in San Marcos. Some became notable after moving away.

Jim Brown (1892–1943), professional baseball player^[1]
Pete Compton (1889–1978), professional baseball player^[1]
Bill Clowers (1898–1978), professional baseball player^[1]
Ty Detmer, Heisman-winning quarterback from Brigham Young University^[2]^[3]^[4]
Eddie Durham, jazz guitarist and early electric guitar innovator
David Hamilton (born 1997), professional baseball player^[1]
Tex Hughson (1916–1993), professional baseball player and father of Jane Hughson, mayor of San Marcos
George Johnson (1890–1940), professional baseball player^[1]
Donnie Joseph (born 1987), professional baseball player^[1]
Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, 39th Treasurer of the United States
Tino Villanueva, poet and writer^[5]

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^[6]
Powers Boothe, Emmy Award-winning actor^[6]
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^[6]^[7]
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^[6]^[8]
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^[6]
John Sharp, former Texas Comptroller^[6]
George Strait, Grammy Award-winning musician^[6]

8. Eddie Durham Eddie Durham

9. Kreg Llewellyn [1]

   Tex Hughson