MISSION, TX | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Another post inspired by TSgt Joe C.

Notable people from Mission, Texas.

Fortunato Benavides, judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, born in Mission

Lloyd Bentsen, former U.S. senator and vice-presidential nominee, born in Mission in 1921

William Jennings Bryan, presidential candidate and former Secretary of State, lived for a time in Mission

William S. Burroughs, writer of Naked Lunch, lived in Mission for a short while and wrote about it in Junkie

Jorge Cantu, MLB player from Sharyland High School, who played for Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, and now playing for Colorado Rockies

Koy Detmer, brother of Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer, played for and carried the Mission Eagles football team to the semi-finals in Texas 5A football under the leadership of his father, Sonny Detmer[12]

Jaime Garcia, professional MLB player from Sharyland High School playing with 2011 World Series champions St. Louis Cardinals

Kika de la Garza, former U.S. representative

Lena Guerrero, the first woman and first ethnic minority person to serve on the regulatory Texas Railroad Commission

Joe M. Kilgore, former U.S. representative, reared partly in Mission

Tom Landry, Hall of Fame coach of the Dallas Cowboys, born and raised, played for Mission High School

Tito Santana (aka Merced Solis), former World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) star

Trinidad Silva, actor

Jamaar Taylor, attended Mission High School and played football, later being drafted by the New York Giants. After his retirement he helped coach at Mission Veterans Memorial High School for a brief period.