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

• Kevin Abstract — rapper, singer-songwriter, director and founder of 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]
• Jack Ingram — country musician^[6]
• Parker McCollum — country musician^[7]

Athletics

• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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

1. Kochhar, Nazuk (July 13, 2017). "Get To Know The Members Of Brockhampton, A New Kind Of American Boy Band". The Fader.
2. Sheeler, Jason (May 25, 2012). "Kirby Drive". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
3. "Win Butler acknowledges his home: Arcade Fire tells true tales of T... – CultureMap Houston". houston.culturemap.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
4. 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.
5. "Houston rapper Chamillionaire flings his Woodlands real estate bling". October 16, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
6. "Jack Ingram". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
7. 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.
8. Bristol, Jason (May 31, 2018). "Athlete of the Week: College Park High School basketball's Quentin Grimes". KHOU. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
9. "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.
10. "George Bishop". Forbes. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
11. "Right Away & All At Once". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
12. "Obituary: Roy Clifton Strickland". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
13. "U.S. Rep Kevin Brady". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
14. Schafler, Kelly (February 8, 2018). "Q&A: Craig Doyal, Mark Keough vie for Montgomery County Judge position in Republican primary". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
15. Zedaker, Hannah (March 6, 2018). "Toth wins Republican nomination for State Representative District 15". Retrieved June 25, 2018.