List of people from Denton, Texas
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The following is an alphabetical list of current or former residents of Denton who have obtained notability outside of the community:
- Joe Abbey, National Football League player
- Andrea Avery (Class of 2000), starred alongside Jennifer Coolidge in A Cinderella Story as one of the two step-sisters; supporting role across from Katie Holmes in First Daughter
- Baptist Generals, indie rock band
- Mario Bennett, National Basketball Association player
- Pat Boone, singer and actor
- Bowling for Soup, Grammy Award-nominated punk rock band
- Brave Combo, Two time Grammy Award winning polka band
- Don Carter, former Dallas Mavericks owner
- Centro-matic, rock band
- Mark Dalton, porn star
- John Darnielle, lead singer of The Mountain Goats
- Faktion, rock band
- Phyllis George, former Miss America 1971 and ex-wife of John Y. Brown former governor of Kentucky
- "Mean" Joe Greene, National Football League player
- Abner Haynes, American Football League player
- Don Henley, of the Eagles rock band
- King Diamond, vocalist for Mercyful Fate
- Norah Jones, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician
- Christopher Largen, journalist, author, filmmaker
- Cody Linley, actor
- Larry McMurtry, novelist, screenwriter and essayist
- Midlake, rock band
- Jarvis Moss, National Football League player, defensive end with the Denver Broncos, formerly at the University of Florida.
- Tommy Nelson, the senior pastor of Denton Bible Church created a popular marital intimacy program based on the Song of Solomon.[1]
- Dylan Patton, actor
- Riverboat Gamblers, punk rock band
- Jason Sasser, player in the National Basketball Association
- Ann Sheridan, actress
- Sid King and the Five Strings, rockabilly band
- Slobberbone, country rock band
- The Von Erich wrestling family (Fritz, David, Kerry, Kevin, Mike, Chris), Wrestling Hall of Famers Wrestlers
- Peter Weller, actor and star of RoboCop and RoboCop 2
