- Nina Mercedez
Nina Mercedez (born November 10, 1979 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American pornographic actress. Her family background is a combination of Spanish and Mexican, "all the way to the Aztec Indians". She claims she was neither popular nor attractive as a teenager; she appeared on a segment of "The Jenny Jones Show" titled "From Geek To Chic" contrasting her "then and now" appearance. She dropped out of school and worked a variety of jobs, including Denny's, … - Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett (born Mary Ferrah Leni Fawcett on February 2 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American actress. She became a noted pop culture figure and sex symbol of the 1970s and into the 1980s, shaping the landscape of fashion and pop culture. - Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria (born March 15, 1975) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and television actress. She plays Gabrielle Solis in the ABC television series "Desperate Housewives". She has also become an internationally recognized model after appearing in several high-profile advertising campaigns and numerous men's magazines. Longoria announced her engagement to French NBA guard Tony Parker on November 30, 2006. - Bobby Labonte
Robert Alan Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American race car driver and drives the #43 Cheerios Dodge Charger for the Petty Enterprises NASCAR Racing Team in the Nextel Cup Series and the #77 Dollar General Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series for Kevin Harvick Incorporated. During the mid-1990s, he was diagnosed with Graves Disease. - Paula Deanda
Paula DeAnda (born November 3, 1989) is a Mexican-American R&B singer and Actress born in San Angelo, Texas. She currently resides in Corpus Christi, Texas. - Terry Labonte
Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a former NASCAR driver. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends. He is the older brother of 2000 NASCAR/Winston Cup champion Bobby Labonte, and the father of Busch Series driver Justin Labonte. He appeared in the 1983 Burt Reynolds movie Stroker Ace - Freddy Fender
Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, USA, was a Mexican-American, Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He is best known for his 1975 hit "Before the Next Teardrop Falls." - Harry Whittington
Harry M. Whittington (born March 3, 1927) is an American lawyer, real estate investor, and political figure from Austin, Texas who received international media attention on February 11, 2006, when he was accidentally shot in the face by Vice President Dick Cheney while hunting quail with two women on a ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas. - Hector P. Garcia
- John Moores
John J. Moores (1944-) is an American businessman. Moores was raised in Corpus Christi, Texas and grew up poor. He left Texas A&M University before graduating and became a programmer for IBM. Later, he received a BS degree in economics and law degree from the University of Houston. Moores considers his decision to attend law school "a boneheaded move" since he never wanted to practice law in the first place. - Lester Roloff
Lester Leo Roloff (June 28, 1914 - November 2, 1982) was an American fundamentalist Baptist preacher, storyteller, and author. Roloff is known for: *The youth homes he established for juvenile delinquents and the strict discipline practiced there, which many critics regard as child abuse. Roloff waged numerous battles with Texas state authorities over his disciplinary practices. *His advocacy of a strict all-natural diet and a rejection of processed foods, … - Chet Edwards
Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards (born November 24, 1951) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing a district based in Waco, Texas. He represented Texas's 11th District from 1991 to 2005, and since 2005 has represented the 17th District. A resident of Waco, his district includes the town of Crawford, the home of President George W. Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch, … - Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally (born), is an American playwright, considered one of the leading American dramatists still writing today. In addition to four Tony Awards, McNally has received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, the Lucille Lortel Award, the Hull-Warriner Award, and a citation from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He has been a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild since 1970 and has served as vice-president since 1981. - John Kline
John Paul Kline (born September 6, 1947 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American politician. He has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. - Bobby Julich
Robert Julich, most commonly referred to as Bobby Julich, (born on November 18, 1971, in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team CSC in the UCI ProTour racing series. He got his international breakthrough when he finished 3rd overall in the 1998 Tour de France race, but has since ridden mainly as a supporting rider. - Lori Singer
Lori Singer (born November 6, 1957) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role of Ariel Moore, the daughter of Reverend Shaw Moore (played by John Lithgow) in the 1984 film "Footloose", which also starred Kevin Bacon. - Brian Leetch
Brian Leetch (born March 3, 1968 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is generally considered one of the top offensive defensemen, and one of the best American born NHL defenseman in history; his election to the Hockey Hall of Fame after his retirement on Thursday, May 24, 2007 seems a virtual certainty. He has played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. - Marc Singer
Marc Singer is a Canadian actor known for his roles in science fiction films and television. - Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. (born August 15, 1945 in Robstown, Texas) is a former football offensive guard who played for the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League and the NFL for sixteen years after graduating from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He played in three Super Bowls in the 1967, 1976 and 1980 seasons. He also played in three AFL Championship Games, seven American Football Conference title games, one AFL All-Star game, and six NFL Pro Bowls. - Solomon P. Ortiz
Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (born June 3, 1937 in Robstown, Texas) is an American politician from the State of Texas who currently serves in the United States House of Representatives from the 27th Texas Congressional district (map) based in Corpus Christi. - Lou Diamond Phillips
Lou Diamond Phillips (born February 17, 1962) is an American film and television actor. - Allen Ludden
Allen Ludden was an American television presenter and game show host. He was born Allen Packard Ellsworth in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. The surname Ludden was his stepfather's. Ludden hosted many game shows, including the "GE College Bowl," but he was most famous for hosting both the daytime and primetime versions of "Password" on CBS and ABC between 1961 and 1975. He started hosting an updated version of the game, … - Larry Norman
Larry David Norman (born April 8, 1947 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter considered the forefather of Contemporary Christian Music. He is well known for his hard rock anthems alongside his delicate and haunting folk rock ballads. Norman is well respected for his creative songwriting. One critic lionized him in 1970 as the "Rebel Poet, Jukebox Balladeer" (Ed Plowman, Hollywood Free Paper). - Danny Lohner
Daniel Patrick Lohner (born December 13, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas), most commonly known as Danny Lohner is an industrial musician who plays bass guitar, guitar and keyboards. He has worked with Trent Reznor on numerous occasions, both with Nine Inch Nails and on the defunct Tapeworm project. - Charles Francis Colcord
Charles Francis Colcord (August 18, 1859 - December 10, 1934), also known as Charlie and even Chuck by some, was a successful rancher, U.S. Marshal, Chief of Police, businessman, and pioneer of the Old West. Colcord's life encompassed the American Civil War, the Land Runs, the Wright brothers' flight, World War I, Charles Lindbergh, the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, … - Raymond Berry
Raymond Emmett Berry (born February 27, 1933 in Corpus Christi, Texas) was an American football wide receiver. He played for the Baltimore Colts during their two NFL championship wins. - Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson (March 31, 1949 - June 1, 2007) was an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He was an alumnus of Sequoia High School and then scored 1000 points in three years at Cal Berkeley. He was born March 31, 1949 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors in the 6th round (8th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. - A. A. Allen
A. A. Allen was born Asa A. Allen at Sulphur Rock, Arkansas into the Methodist church. His middle name, given only as "A." on his birth certificate, was changed to "Alonso" at around age four. A later Pentecostal convert, Allen’s life and methods were not without controversy and as with many of the other tent evangelists, he was the recipient of much criticism and personal scrutiny. Allen died in June of 1970 in San Francisco, … - Mike González
Michael Vela González is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher currently playing for the Atlanta Braves. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft and made his major league debut on August 11, 2003. He pitched for the Pirates from 2003 to 2006. With a fastball consistently clocked in the mid-90's and a devastating late-breaking slider, … - Helen Donath
Helen Donath (nee Helen Erwin) is an American soprano. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and studied at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and with Paola Nivikova in New York. She debuted as a concert and Lieder singer in New York. In 1961, she became a member of the Opernstudio in Köln and the Hanover Opera House. In Hanover, she met her husband, the choir master and conductor Klaus Donath. - Lisa Dergan Podsednik
Lisa Dergan Podsednik (born August 10, 1970 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is an American model, actress and media personality. She was "Playboy"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Playmate of the Month in July 1998. Dergan has been able to establish a healthy career beyond "Playboy", in particular in the world of sportscasting. Her big break came in 2001 when she was hired to work a weekend sports show alongside Jim Hill at KCBS in Los Angeles. She joined FOX Sports Net in 2002. - Mike Adams
Jon Michael Adams (born on July 29, 1978 in Corpus Christi, Texas) is a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played parts of three seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers. Adams graduated from Sinton High School in Sinton, Texas, where he was an All-State selection in baseball and basketball. He attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville where he continued to play both sports. The Milwaukee Brewers signed Adams as an undrafted free agent in 2001. - Revilo P. Oliver
Revilo Pendleton Oliver (7 July 1908 - 10 August 1994) was an American professor of Classical philology, Spanish, and Italian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who wrote and polemicized extensively for Racial Nationalist causes. He has been described as "one of America's most notorious fascists" and, according to B'nai Brith Canada, was "a long time proponent of antisemitism". - Claude Black
Rev Claude William Black Jr. (born November 28, 1916) is a Baptist minister and political figure. He was born the son of local Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters vice president Claude Sr. and housewife Cora in the then-segregated city of San Antonio, Texas. - Bret Anthony Johnston
Bret Anthony Johnston is the author of the internationally acclaimed "Corpus Christi: Stories" (Random House, 2004). Named a Best Book of the Year by "The Independent" of London and "The Irish Times", the collection has received the "Southern Review"'s Annual Short Fiction Award, the Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers, the Texas Institute of Letters' Debut Fiction Award, the Christopher Isherwood Prize, the James Michener Fellowship, … - Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton (November 14 1915, Corpus Christi, Texas -December 8 2006, Brentwood, California) was an American popular singer, best-known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman. Tilton and her family lived in Texas and Kansas, relocating to Los Angeles when she was seven years old. While attending Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, … - Billy Powell
Billy Powell (born June 3, 1952) is the keyboardist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Born William Norris Powell in Corpus Christi, Texas, Powell began playing piano at a young age. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida with his family as a teenager and enrolled at Bishop Kenny High School, where he met Leon Wilkeson, the future bassist of Skynyrd. Powell worked as a roadie for Skynyrd beginning in 1970. While setting up for a show one day in 1972, … - Brooks Kieschnick
Michael Brooks Kieschnick (born June 6, 1972 in Robstown, Texas) is a former professional baseball player. He was primarily a relief pitcher and left-handed pinch hitter. He was originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round of the 1993 amateur draft as a hitter, but after bouncing around the major and minor leagues for a decade, revived his career by returning to pitching, at which he excelled in his years at the University of Texas at Austin. - Peter Holt
Peter M. Holt, a Peoria, Illinois native, lived in San Antonio, Texas as a child before moving to Corpus Christi, Texas. Today, the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, who developed the first practical track-type tractor 100 years ago, is the chief executive officer of HOLT CAT, the largest Caterpillar dealership in the United States and chairman, chief executive officer, and owner of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, which is made up by the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars, … - Kirby Chambliss
Kirby Chambliss (1959) is an American commercial pilot and a renowned world champion in aerobatics. He is the current Red Bull Air Race World Series champion. He was born on October 18, 1959 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. As a youngster, Chambliss wanted to be a pilot. His father taught him skydiving, and he loved the steep spiral in the sky the pilot put the plane into when bringing the skydivers back to the ground.
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