List of people from Denton, Texas

List of people from Denton, Texas

The following is an alphabetical list of current or former residents of Denton who have obtained notability outside of the community:

*Joe Abbey, National Football League player
*Andrea Avery, starred alongside Jennifer Coolidge in "A Cinderella Story" as one of the two step-sisters; supporting role across from Katie Holmes in "First Daughter".Fact|date=July 2008
*Baptist Generals, indie rock band
*Mario Bennett, National Basketball Association player
*Pat Boone, singer and actor
*Bowling for Soup, Grammy Award-nominated punk rock band
*Brave Combo, Two time Grammy Award winning polka band
*Don Carter, former Dallas Mavericks owner
*Centro-matic, rock band
*Mark Dalton, porn star
*John Darnielle, lead singer of The Mountain GoatsMatthew Diffee, cartoonist for The New Yorker
*Faktion, rock band
*Phyllis George, former Miss America 1971 and ex-wife of John Y. Brown former governor of Kentucky
*"Mean" Joe Greene, National Football League player
*Abner Haynes, American Football League player
*Don Henley, of the Eagles rock band
*King Diamond, vocalist for Mercyful Fate
*Eli Young Band, Texas Country band formed by Mike Eli and James Young when they attended University of North Texas
*Norah Jones, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician
*Christopher Largen, journalist, author, filmmaker
*Cody Linley, actor
*Larry McMurtry, novelist, screenwriter and essayist
*Midlake, rock band
*Lecrae Moore, Christian Rap Artist
*Jarvis Moss, National Football League player, defensive end with the Denver Broncos, formerly at the University of Florida.
*Tommy Nelson, the senior pastor of Denton Bible Church created a popular marital intimacy program based on the Song of Solomon.cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/10/AR2006021001870.html?nav=rss_metro/religion | title=Falling in Love With the Erotic Song of Solomon | publisher=Washington Post | date=2006-02-11 | accessdate=2007-02-06] Jerry (Jeremiah) O'flaherty, video game designer, film director
*Dylan Patton, actor
*Riverboat Gamblers, punk rock band
*Haj Ross, linguist at University of North Texas
*Jason Sasser, player in the National Basketball Association
*Ann Sheridan, actress
*Sid King and the Five Strings, rockabilly band
*Slobberbone, country rock band
*The Von Erich wrestling family (Fritz, David, Kerry, Kevin, Mike, Chris), Wrestling Hall of Famers Wrestlers
*Peter Weller, actor and star of "RoboCop" and "RoboCop 2"

*Colin Fee, Champion Mathlete, 2007

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