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List of people from San Antonio

Below follows a list of notable people from the metropolitan area of San Antonio, Texas.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Politics

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Notable mayors

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Artists

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Architects

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  • O'Neil Ford (1905–1982), nationally renowned architect; only individual ever to be declared a national landmark (1974)
  • Alfred Giles (1853–1920), designed many historic homes and courthouses, including the Pershing House
  • Robert H.H. Hugman (1902–1980), civil engineer; saved San Antonio after 1921 floods; designed River Walk (1922–38); astute urban planner, indefatigable prophet of civic rebirth
  • David Lake, founding partner of Lake|Flato architects[13]

Astronauts

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  • David Scott, NASA astronaut who flew on Gemini 8, Apollo 9, and, as commander of the Apollo 15 Moon mission, became the seventh man to walk on the Moon
  • Ed White, NASA astronaut who flew on Gemini 4, when he became the first American spacewalker, and was set to fly on Apollo 1, but died in an accident during a plugs-out test

Film and television

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Scientists and academics

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Athletics

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Baseball

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  • Gary Bell, 12-year MLB pitcher; four-time All-Star, one World Series appearance
 
Joe Horlen

Basketball

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Shaquille O'Neal

Boxing

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Football

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Phillip Gaines
 
Kyle Rote

Professional bodybuilding

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Professional wrestling

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Shooting

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Swimming

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Fiona Crawley
  • Josh Davis (Churchill High School), Olympic gold medalist
  • Jimmy Feigen (Churchill High School), Olympic gold medalist

Tennis

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Track and field

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Rodeo

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Soccer/football

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Music industry

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Writers

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Religion

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Billionaires

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Civic leaders

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Businesspeople

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Other

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References

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