The Stars Are Shining in San Antonio

San Antonio is known for so many things – the Alamo, the Riverwalk, the Spurs – but do you know how many famous people were born, grew up, and/or currently reside in town? Take a look below; you're likely to be surprised by at least a few of the world-famous names you'll find! Our list focuses primarily on famous actors and musicians, with a few other big names thrown in:

• Lara Flynn Boyle (actress, Twin Peaks, Wayne's World, Men in Black) is married to local businessman Donald Ray Thomas

• Carol Burnett (Emmy Award-winning actress-comedienne)

• Joan Crawford (Academy Award-winning actress and later business exec with PepsiCo)

• Summer Glau (actress, Firefly, Serenity, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)

• Tommy Lee Jones (Academy Award-winning actor. Lives in the Terrell Hills section of town)

• Callie Khouri (Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Thelma and Louise)

• Norah O'Donnell (NBC news correspondent)

• Jared Padalecki (actor, Gilmore Girls and Supernatural)

• Ann B. Davis (actress, The Brady Bunch)

• Robert Rodriguez (director, Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City)

• Henry Thomas (actor, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Legends of the Fall, Gangs of New York)

• Peter Weller (actor, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, RoboCop, Leviathan)

• Eva Longorio (actress, Desperate Housewives)

• Jim Lehrer (anchor of the PBS NewsHour)

• Robert Cade (inventor of Gatorade)

• Shaquille O'Neal (athlete, Boston Celtics basketball team)

• John Hagee (televangelist)

• Jacques Barzun (cultural historian)

• Heloise (syndicated advice columnist, Hints from Heloise)

• Madeleine Stowe (actress, Last of the Mohicans, Revenge)

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