Joaquin Castro, U.S. Representative from Texas's 35th congressional district since 2013; member of the Texas House; brother of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro
Percy Sutton, Manhattan borough president in New York City; civil rights attorney with such high-profile clients as Malcolm X; owner of the Apollo Theater in Harlem and several radio stations
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
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
Grace Phipps, actress (Fright Night (2011), The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011), The Vampire Diaries (2012), Teen Beach Movie (2013), and Teen Beach 2 (2015))
Cito Gaston,12-year MLB outfielder; one All-Star game; managed Toronto Blue Jays for 12 seasons, including consecutive World Series championships (1992–93); first African-American manager to win WS title; elected to Canada's BB HOF (2002)
Jerry Grote, MLB, New York Mets World Series catcher and two-time All-Star catcher[19]
Frank Snyder, MLB World Series champion Catcher for New York Giants
Ross Youngs, native of Shiner, TX but grew up in San Antonio; played for NY Giants under legendary manager John McGraw; ten seasons (1917–26), two World Series titles (1921–22), .322 lifetime BA; died 1927, age 30; elected to BB HOF, 1972; only San Antonian enshrined at Cooperstown
Bo Outlaw, forward, played for several NBA teams between 1994 and 2006, graduated from John Jay High School[33]
Trent Plaisted, forward, drafted 46th overall in the 2008 NBA draft, plays overseas for K.K. Zadar in Croatia; graduated from Tom Clark High School[34]
Johnny Bush, country singer, performed with Ray Price's Cherokee Cowboys and Willie Nelson's Record Men band, wrote and had a smash RCA Victor single with "Whiskey River", lives in San Antonio, wrote autobiography Whiskey River, Take My Mind
Vikki Carr, pop and Latin singer, recorded for Liberty Records, provided background vocals for Bob Wills during his Liberty Records sessions; lives in San Antonio
Bill Cody, host for WSM-AM morning show in Nashville; country music radio personality 1987–1994 in San Antonio at KKYX-AM, host of Great American Country's Classic Country Weekend With Bill Cody and Great American Country's Master Series
Al Dean, country singer and bandleader of The All-Stars, recorded hugely popular "National Anthem of Texas", "Cotton-Eyed Joe", which is played at San Antonio Spurs basketball games
Adolph Hofner, country singer, toured Texas festivals, fairs and rodeos with his band The Pearl Wranglers, had daily radio program on KMAC radio, sponsored by Pearl Beer, recorded for Okeh Records
Marshall Dyllon, country vocal group consisting of brothers Paul Martin and Michael Martin, Todd Sansom, Jess Littleton and Daniel Cahoon, charted three Top 50 Billboard country songs, "Live It Up" (2000), "You" (2001) and "She Ain't Gonna Cry" (2000)
Phillip Martin III (also known as ‘Nino’, ‘Pony J’ and ‘Jake’), rapper, producer and distributor
Megan Thee Stallion, rapper, singer-songwriter, and actress, born in San Antonio and raised in Houston[12]
Lydia Mendoza, Tejano and conjunto musician, first garnered fame in San Antonio
Augie Meyers, Tex-Mex, country and rock musician, member of The Texas Tornados, founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet, charted Top 100 Billboard solo country hit "Kap Pa So" (1988) on Atlantic-American Records, session keyboardist for Bob Dylan's Grammy-winning album of the year Time Out of Mind (1998) and its follow-up, Love and Theft (2001)
Mina, singer, main dancer of South Korean pop group Twice; born in San Antonio and lived in Houston briefly before moving to Japan
Michael Nesmith, singer-songwriter, member of The Monkees and co-star of their NBC-TV musical-comedy series; producer of award-winning video "Elephant Parts"; early member of band Denny Ezba and the Goldens along with Keith Allison ("Where the Action Is"; Paul McCartney lookalike bass player in Paul Revere & the Raiders), Augie Meyers and Wayne Hensley
Randy Piper, heavy metal guitarist best known for his work with W.A.S.P., 1982–1986
Red River Dave McEnery, hillbilly singer-songwriter, film, radio and recording star; in the early 1940s, returned to San Antonio and broadcast his songs on XERF radio located along Texas/Mexico border; appeared in several B-Western films, including 1944's Swing in the Saddle
Gerald Lyda, founder and president of Lyda Inc. and Lyda Constructors, Inc.; owner of 320,000-acre (1,300km2) La Escalera Ranch in Texas; former owner of Ladder Ranch in Sierra County, New Mexico
W. B. Ray High School is a 5A secondary school centrally located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, and is part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District. The school is named in honor of CCISD school board president, William Benton Ray. W. B. Ray High School opened in 1950. Ray High School is noted for its Socratic method, a system based on teacher and student interaction that promulgates discussion and inquiry-based learning in the classroom.
Lake Highlands High School (LHHS) is a secondary school serving grades 9–12 in the Lake Highlands area of northeastern Dallas, Texas, United States, primarily serving the Lake Highlands community. The school is part of the Richardson Independent School District and is in central Lake Highlands near the DART Blue Line. The Lake Highlands Freshman Center formerly housed the 9th-grade students, but has recently been integrated into the rest of the school, housing classes for all 9–12 students. The first graduating class of Lake Highlands High School was in 1964.
Susan Miller Dorsey High School, commonly referred to as Dorsey High School, is a secondary public school located in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, California. It is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Winston Churchill High School in San Antonio, Texas is part of the North East Independent School District. It is named after Sir Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The school serves portions of the city of San Antonio along with the towns of Hill Country Village and Hollywood Park.
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