List of people from The Woodlands, Texas explained

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 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
• 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

• 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

• 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]

Notes and References

1. Kochhar. Nazuk. July 13, 2017. Get To Know The Members Of Brockhampton, A New Kind Of American Boy Band. The Fader.
2. News: Sheeler. Jason. May 25, 2012. Kirby Drive. June 25, 2018.
3. Web site: Win Butler acknowledges his home: Arcade Fire tells true tales of T... – CultureMap Houston. November 4, 2014. houston.culturemap.com.
4. News: Caldwell. Patrick. December 27, 2010. Former kid from the Woodlands, Hayes Carll was steadfast in pursuit of a singer-songwriter career. June 25, 2018.
5. News: October 16, 2010. Houston rapper Chamillionaire flings his Woodlands real estate bling. June 25, 2018.
6. News: Jack Ingram. June 25, 2018.
7. News: Barnett . Amy . Conroe’s Parker McCollum comes home to headline at the Pavilion in October . June 16, 2022 . . April 16, 2021.
8. News: Bristol. Jason. May 31, 2018. Athlete of the Week: College Park High School basketball's Quentin Grimes. KHOU. June 4, 2018.
9. Web site: 2022-05-06 . Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch 'super happy' to be in Houston: 'I call this home' . 2023-09-20 . Yahoo News . en-US.
10. George Bishop. Forbes. August 25, 2015.
11. Web site: Right Away & All At Once. June 25, 2018.
12. Web site: Obituary: Roy Clifton Strickland. June 25, 2018.
13. News: U.S. Rep Kevin Brady. June 25, 2018.
14. News: Schafler. Kelly. February 8, 2018. Q&A: Craig Doyal, Mark Keough vie for Montgomery County Judge position in Republican primary. June 25, 2018.
15. News: Zedaker. Hannah. March 6, 2018. Toth wins Republican nomination for State Representative District 15. June 25, 2018.