From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of people from San Marcos, Texas
List of people from San Marcos, Texas
This is a list of people from San Marcos, Texas in the Unit- • Daniel Misiaszek - SMPD sergeant, founder of the San
ed States. Marcos Area Recovery Team, and world record
holder for the longest scuba dive in open water[9][10]
Native residents • Roy F. Mitte - founder of Financial Industries
Corporation[6]
The following people were born in San Marcos. Some be- • Matt Noveskey - popular musician and member of
came famous after moving away. the band Blue October.
• Roy Avey - inventor[1] • Joe Ptak - operator of the Hays County Guardian and
• Ty Detmer - Heisman-winning quarterback from Kind Radio.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Brigham Young University[2][3][4] • Tomás Rivera - influential figure in Chicano and
• Cameron Goldapp - Chicago-based improvisational American literature, Texas State University–San
comedian, born and raised in San Marcos Marcos alumni[6]
• Vernon Hartman, Metropolitan Opera baritone, • John Sharp - former Texas Comptroller[6]
opera stage director/producer • Zeal Stefanoff - co-operator of the Hays County
• Mike Trejo - professional boxer[5] Guardian and Kind Radio, politician, environmental
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando- 39th Treasurer of the activist, and pro-marijuana activist[11][16][17][18][19]
United States. • George Strait - grammy-award winning musician[6]
• Gary V. Woods - president and CEO of McCombs
Residents Enterprises, former president of the San Antonio
Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Vikings[6]
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. References
• Charles Austin - Olympic gold medalist[6] [1] A Brilliant Mind, San Marcos Daily Record
• Powers Boothe- Emmy-award winning actor[6] [2] Ty Detmer - NNDB
• T. Paul Bulmahn - founder and CEO of ATP Oil & Gas [3] Detroit Lions Site: Ty Detmer
Corporation [4] Ty Detmer Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
• Ryan Delahoussaye - popular musician and member [5] Trejo fighting for his life and country, San Marcos
of the band Blue October. Daily Record
• Tom Ford - film director and fashion designer [6] ^ Points of Pride : Texas State University
• Jeremy Furstenfeld - popular musician and member [7] About Heloise
of the band Blue October. [8] LBJ statue returns to campus : University News
• Justin Furstenfeld - popular musician and member of Service : Texas State University
the band Blue October. [9] National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
• Heloise (Poncé Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans) - - Officer of the Month - April 2004, Sergeant Daniel
writer, author, speaker, and syndicated Misiaszek, San Marcos (TX) Police Department
columnist[6][7] [10] wrdivevideo.asx
• C.B. Hudson - popular musician and member of the [11] ^ Walker, Jesse (2004). Rebels on the Air: An
band Blue October. Alternative History of Radio in America. NYU Press.
• Adam Johnson (biologist) - cell biologist, graduated ISBN 978-0814793824.
from Texas State University–San Marcos with a [12] "Keep Speech Free". San Marcos Record. 2008-06-28.
masters degree in biology http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/opinion/
• Lyndon B. Johnson - thirty-sixth President of the local_story_180151132.html. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
United States, educated at Texas State [13] Marshall, Andrew (1999-03-10). "American Times:
University–San Marcos[6][8] San Marcos - The Texan pirates who are ruling the
• Scott A. Johnson - horror author, received a waves". The Independent.
bachelors degree from Texas State University–San http://www.independent.co.uk/news/american-
Marcos times-san-marcos--the-texan-pirates-who-are-
• Tom Martin (Texas politician) - Mayor of Lubbock ruling-the-waves-1079589.html. Retrieved
2009-03-07.
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[14] Pyle, Emily. "The Death and Life of Free Radio". http://www.infoshop.org/news_archive/
Austin Chronicle. http://www.austinchronicle.com/ illegal_radio.html. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A82153. Retrieved [17] ^ "KIND Buddies". Austin Chronicle. 1997-05-01.
2009-03-07. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/
[15] Nichols, Lee (2000-02-18). "Micro Management: column?oid=oid:528046. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
Approval of Low-Wattage Stations Keeps [18] "Activists seize the airwaves to provide
Microradio Under FCC’s Thumb". Austin Chronicle. homegrown radio". San Antonio Express-News.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/ 1997-04-09.
column?oid=oid:75949. Retrieved 2009-03-07. [19] "Sheriff’s candidate has odd references". San
[16] ^ Davidson, Paul (1998-02-27). "Illegal stations Antonio Express-News. 1996-01-07.
spice up radio dials". USA Today.
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