Editing Corpus Christi, Texas (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Jimmy Akin]], Catholic podcast host
*[[Kevin Abstract]], musician, founding member of [[Brockhampton (band)|Brockhampton]]
* [[Amy Acuff]], five-time Olympic [[high jump]]er
* [[Mike Adams (pitcher)|Mike Adams]], former [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[Devon Allman]], musician
* [[A.A. Allen]], Pentecostal evangelist and "faith healer", pastored an [[Assemblies of God]] church in Corpus Christi in the late 1940s
* [[Marshall Applewhite]], founder of the [[Heaven's Gate (religious group)|Heaven's Gate suicide cult]], graduated from Corpus Christi High School
* [[Barbara Barrie]], actress
* [[Raymond Berry]], wide receiver and coach, [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r
* [[Phil Blackmar]], golfer, three-time winner on the [[PGA Tour]] and single win on the [[Champions Tour]]
* [[Justin Brantly]], NFL punter
* [[John A. Brieden]], [[American Legion]] commander           
* [[Tammie Brown]], drag queen and musician
* [[Rick Baldwin]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Johnny Canales]], TV host
* [[Dabney Coleman]], actor
* [[Roger Creager]], [[country music]] singer-songwriter
* [[Henry Cuesta]], [[clarinet]]ist on ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]''
* [[Dave Davies (reporter)|Dave Davies]], American broadcaster and contributor to [[NPR]]'s ''[[Fresh Air]]'' program
* [[Paula DeAnda]], musician
* [[Tom DeLay]], former U.S. Congressman and [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Majority Leader]]
* [[Carlos DeLuna]], executed for murder, controversial conviction causing concerns about [[wrongful execution]]s
* [[Iann Dior]], singer, rapper, and songwriter
* [[Helen Donath]], [[opera singer]]
* [[Ramón H. Dovalina]], college administrator and president
* [[Roberto Elizondo]], boxer, two-time world title challenger
* [[Farrah Fawcett]], actress and artist
* [[Frances Farenthold]], member, [[Texas House of Representatives]] (1969–1973), activist, educator
* [[Blake Farenthold]], former U.S. Congressman from [[Texas's 27th congressional district]]
* [[Joe Bertram Frantz]], historian
* [[David Freese]], MLB player for the  [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]
* [[Albert Lee Giddens]], Texas trial lawyer
* [[Clint Gresham]], [[Seattle Seahawks]] long snapper, Super Bowl champion
* [[Stephanie Griest]], author
* [[Steven A. Hickham Jr.]], racing driver 
* [[The Reverend Horton Heat|Jim Heath]], musician known as Reverend Horton Heat
* [[Burt Hooton]], baseball pitcher, All-Star and World Series champion
* [[Todd Ames Hunter]], member, [[Texas House of Representatives]], 1989–1997 and since January 2009
* [[Ernestine Jackson]], actress and singer
* [[Bret Anthony Johnston]], author of ''Corpus Christi: Stories''
* [[Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)|Jeremy Jordan]], [[Supergirl (TV series)]] actor, Joyful Noise (movie actor), Broadway performer
* [[Jeff Kanipe]], author and astronomer
* [[Larry Kelm]], [[NFL]] player, an original member of the [[Texas A & M]] "Wrecking Crew", linebacker for the [[Los Angeles Rams]] and the [[San Francisco 49ers]]
* [[Ashley Kidd]], world champion [[wakesurfing|wakesurfer]]
* [[Brooks Kieschnick]], baseball player
* [[Bobby Labonte]], Hall of Fame [[NASCAR]] driver, and 2000 [[Cup Series]] champion
* [[Terry Labonte]], Hall of Fame [[NASCAR]] driver, and 1984 and 1996 [[Cup Series]] champion
* [[Colleen LaRose]], indicted in 2010 for trying to recruit Islamic terrorists to wage ''[[jihad]]''
* [[Chris Layton]], drummer for [[Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble]]
* [[Brian Leetch]], [[NHL]] defenseman, born in Corpus Christi, but grew up in Connecticut
* [[Danny Lohner]], musician
* [[Eva Longoria]], actress (''[[Desperate Housewives]]'')
* [[Allen Ludden]], TV [[game show]] host
* [[Terrence McNally]], playwright
* [[Irlene Mandrell]], musician, actress, model, and sister of Barbara and Louise Mandrell
* [[Louise Mandrell]], singer and entertainer, sister of Barbara and Irlene Mandrell
* [[Kathryn Leigh McGuire]], activist, businessperson and socialite
* [[Victoria Moroles]], actress
* [[Mitch Morris]], actor
* [[Roger Narvaez]], [[mixed martial artist]]
* [[Larry Norman]], musician and songwriter
* [[Todd Oldham]], [[fashion designer]]
* [[Revilo P. Oliver]], professor and founder of the [[John Birch Society]]
* [[Solomon P. Ortiz]], U.S. Congressman, represented Corpus Christi for 28 years
* [[Joseph D. Patch]], U.S. Army major general<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news |date=November 22, 1966 |title=Obituary, Joseph D. Patch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times-obituary-for-joseph/151528101/ |work=[[Corpus Christi Times)]] |location=Corpus Christi, TX |page=19 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Jessie Pavelka]], actor and model
* [[Jennifer Peña]], Latin pop and Tejano singer and actress
* [[Cliff Pennington (baseball)|Cliff Pennington]], MLB player for the [[Los Angeles Angels]]
* [[Paul Peress]], drummer, composer, producer
* [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], actor
* [[Billy Powell]], former keyboardist of [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]
* [[Selena|Selena Quintanilla-Pérez]], Mexican-American Tejano singer, ''Queen of Tejano Music'', with [[Selena y Los Dinos]]
* [[A.B. Quintanilla III]], producer, songwriter, bassist, ''King of Kumbia'' (or ''King of Cumbia''), with [[Selena y Los Dinos]], [[Kumbia Kings]] and [[Kumbia All Starz]], Selena's older brother
* [[Suzette Quintanilla]], drummer for [[Selena y Los Dinos]], Selena's older sister
* [[Dody Roach]], professional poker player, two-time [[World Series of Poker]] bracelet winner
* [[Johnny Roland]], [[NFL]] player and coach
* [[Lester Roloff]], radio evangelist
* [[Leslie Sanchez]], [[political pundit]]
* [[Pepe Serna]], actor
* [[Sid Sheinberg]], ex-president of [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], helped make ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]''
* [[Bart Shirley]], MLB player for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and the [[New York Mets]]
* [[Ormond R. Simpson]], lieutenant general in the Marine Corps
* [[Robert Simpson (meteorologist)|Robert Simpson]], meteorologist and hurricane specialist
* [[Lori Singer]], actress
* [[Marc Singer]], actor
* [[Justin Storms]], artist, musician
* [[Martha Tilton]], singer and actress
* [[Raul Torres (Texas politician)|Raul Torres]], state representative from [[Nueces County]]
* [[Jose Trevino (baseball)]], MLB player for the [[New York Yankees]] and the [[Cincinnati Reds]]
* [[Carlos Truan]], politician
* [[e.E. Charlton-Trujillo]], author, filmmaker, and youth literacy activist
* [[George Conrad Westervelt]], naval officer and engineer; co-founder of the [[Boeing Company]]<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=16 March 1956 |title=Deaths and Funerals: George C. Westervelt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-obituary-for-george-c/166488966/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |location=Boston |page=37 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Gardner |first=Lester D. |date=1922 |title=Who's Who In American Aeronautics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VRpaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA104 |location=New York |publisher=Gardner, Moffat Co. |page=104 |asin=B0BS6GN1P1 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
* [[William I. Westervelt]], US Army brigadier general<ref>{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Henry Blaine Jr. |date=1998 |title=Generals In Khaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fJvvAAAAMAAJ |location=Raleigh |publisher=Pentland Press |page=377 |isbn=978-1-5719-7088-6 |via=[[Google Books]] |ref={{sfnRef|''Generals In Khaki''}}}}</ref>
* [[April Wilkerson]], American maker, YouTube content creator, television personality
* [[Don Williams]], country and western singer
* [[Jillian Williams (volleyball)]], American sitting volleyball player
* [[Rob Zastryzny]], pitcher for the [[Chicago Cubs]]
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