List of people from San Marcos, Texas

This is a list of people from San Marcos, Texas in the United States.

Native residents
The following people were born in San Marcos. Some became famous after moving away.
 * Ty Detmer, Heisman-winning quarterback from Brigham Young University
 * Eddie Durham, jazz guitarist and early electric guitar innovator
 * Tex Hughson, Boston Red Sox pitcher 1941-49 and father of Jane Hughson, mayor of San Marcos
 * Catalina Vasquez Villalpando, 39th Treasurer of the United States
 * Tino Villanueva, poet and writer

Residents
These people are or were well known for living in San Marcos. They are either non-native, or a birthplace has not yet been confirmed.
 * Charles Austin, Olympic gold medalist
 * Powers Boothe, Emmy Award-winning actor
 * Ryan Delahoussaye, popular musician and member of the band Blue October
 * Tom Ford, film director and fashion designer
 * Jeremy Furstenfeld, popular musician and member of the band Blue October
 * Justin Furstenfeld, popular musician and member of the band Blue October
 * Aaryn Gries, contestant on Big Brother 15
 * Heloise (Poncé Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans), writer, author, speaker, and syndicated columnist
 * C.B. Hudson, popular musician and member of the band Blue October
 * Lyndon B. Johnson, thirty-sixth President of the United States, educated at Texas State University–San Marcos
 * Tom Martin, Mayor of Lubbock
 * Matt Noveskey, popular musician and member of the band Blue October
 * Tomás Rivera, influential figure in Chicano and American literature; Texas State University–San Marcos alumni
 * John Sharp, former Texas Comptroller
 * George Strait, Grammy Award-winning musician