Texas is a large state and with the amount of territory it covers, it's no surprise that A LOT of really talented people come from the state.

Names like Matthew McConaughey, Selena Gomes, Beyonce, Willie Nelson, Patrick Mahomes, and many more are at least known by a majority of people. And we Texans get to claim them as state natives!

With all of the popular celebrities from Texas, it got me thinking: how many reign from East Texas?

I took to Facebook to ask East Texans who well-known local celebrities were

I got a solid amount of responses. Many of which I didn't realize were from East Texas.

Now, there were some names given that aren't reallyyyy Texans (in my opinion) -- by that, I mean they either spent very little of their childhood in Texas or were only born here. However, I did include some of these celebs in my list.

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As it turns out, there are a good many football stars from East Texas, and of course big-time actors and singers. When it comes to singing, many ETX stars selected country as their genre of choice.

I won't keep you waiting anymore, check out these stars from East Texas:

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East Texans That Became Big Stars

Can you name any more famous East Texans?

If you can let us know! I always love to hear about the success of my fellow Texans and East Texans.

If you're curious about what other names made the list on our Facebook post, check out the original questions and answers here:

https://www.facebook.com/mix931fm/posts/pfbid02t9VF9rt3ZJ78pY4PLEcubiTyFmaXGbWzoLBihrVDpK5497TKykVjhhwXVT5pxW2cl

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