Quite a list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont,_Texas#EducationNotable PeopleFor a more extensive list of people associated with Beaumont, Texas see: People from Beaumont, Texas Chip Ambres, Major League Baseball player[115] Kelly Asbury, film director, writer, illustrator and voice actor[116] Doug Ault, Major League Baseball player Melvin Baker, football player Jerry Ball, football player for SMU and in NFL, 3-time Pro Bowl selection; born in Beaumont[117] Vance Bedford, football coach Charlotte Beers, businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State[118] Jan van Beveren, Dutch soccer player (goalkeeper) Squire Booker, biochemist at Penn State University James Brown, starting quarterback of Texas Longhorns from 1994 to 1997[119] Ben Broussard, Major League Baseball first baseman[120] Jay Bruce, Major League Baseball player, three-time All-Star; born in Beaumont[121] James Busceme, boxer who fought Alexis Argüello for world title in 1982 Wayde Butler, football player Tommy Byars, motorcycle racer and dealer Tracy Byrd, country music artist; grew up in Vidor[122] Mark Chesnutt, country music artist; grew up in Nederland[122] Robert Crippen, astronaut[123] Tiffany Derry, celebrity chef, Top Chef contestant and fan favorite winner[124] Floyd Dixon, professional football player Earl Dotson, professional football player Mel Farr, football player, UCLA, first-round draft choice of Detroit Lions, NFL Rookie if the Year; born in Beaumont[125] Miller Farr, NFL player, first-round draft choice, three-time AFL All-Star; born in Beaumont[126] Debra Jo Fondren, model and actress, lived in Beaumont[127] Lew Ford, Major League Baseball player[128] Herman Fontenot, NFL player [129] Larry Graham, bass player for Sly and The Family Stone, pioneered "slapping" technique, founder and frontman of Graham Central Station[130] Irma P. Hall, actress in Soul Food, The Lady Killers, and many other movies Detrick Hughes, poet, author[131] Harry James, musician and bandleader in Grammy Hall of Fame[132] Blind Willie Johnson, Baptist minister and seminal gospel/blues bottle-neck guitarist[133] George Jones, country music artist; grew up in Vidor[134] Louie Kelcher, NFL player, 4-time All-Pro for San Diego Chargers; born in Beaumont[135] Jerry LeVias, college and NFL football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame.[136] Bruce Lietzke, professional golfer, 22 victories, member of winning 1981 Ryder Cup team[137] Arlon Lindner, Minnesota state representative and businessman[138] Barbara Lynn, R&B music artist[139] Bob Mann, political historian, columnist, head of Department of Journalism at LSU; born in Beaumont[140] Masada, pro wrestler Christine Michael, Texas A&M running back[141] Kevin Millar, Major League Baseball player; played in college for Lamar[142] Frank Middleton, NFL player[143] Roger Mobley, child actor; police officer in Beaumont Vamsi Mootha, Indian-American physician-scientist[citation needed] David Ozio, bowler, won 11 titles on PBA Tour; executive at Etonic Shoe Company[144] Kendrick Perkins, NBA player; member of 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics[145] Mark Petkovsek, Major League Baseball player[146] Dade Phelan, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, and Republican representative from District 21; real estate developer born in Beaumont[147] Bob Pollard, NFL player[148] Kheeston Randall, football player[149] Taylor Reed, football player J.P. Richardson, "The Big Bopper", DJ, rock & roll singer, killed with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens in 1959 plane crash[150] Allan Ritter, member of Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties, born in Beaumont[151] Frank Robinson (1935–2019), Major League Baseball player and manager, member of Hall of Fame; born in Beaumont[152] Kevin Russell, musician, born and raised in Beaumont[153] Brian Sanches, Major League Baseball player; grew up in Nederland, TX[154] Bubba Smith, football player, College Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl V champion in NFL and actor[155] Tom Tierney, noted paper doll artist, cartoonist, and painter[156] Billy Tubbs, basketball coach at Lamar, Texas Christian and Oklahoma University, 1988 NCAA Final Four Teezo Touchdown, rapper, singer and songwriter Jason Tyner, Major League Baseball player[157] Helen Vinson, actress, appeared in more than 40 films between 1932 and 1945; born in Beaumont Clay Walker, country music artist; grew up in Vidor, Texas[158] Ben Wells, defensive back for CFL's Montreal Alouettes Edgar Winter, rock music artist, brother to Johnny Winter; born in Beaumont[159] Johnny Winter, blues and rock music artist, brother to Edgar Winter; born in Beaumont[160] Will Wynn, former mayor of Austin[161] Mildred Ella ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias, Olympic champion athlete and Hall of Fame pro golfer; one of the founders of LPGA[162] Gus Zernial, Major League Baseball player, 1951 American League home run leader; born in Beaumont[163]
I happen to be indirectly related to one of those individuals through a step-siblings marriage.