Notable Residents
The following is a list of current residents of Plano, who have become famous outside of the community:
- Cathie Adams, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, worked in a crisis pregnancy center in Plano in the early 1980s
- Spencer Adams, former professional baseball player, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators
- Stephen J. Anderson, animated film director
- Lance Armstrong, professional cyclist
- Justin Blalock, Offensive Tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
- Spencer Boldman, actor known for his role as Adam (a bionic superhero with super strength) on Disney XD original series Lab Rats (TV series)
- Kyle Bosworth, national football league, Jacksonville Jaguars
- James Buescher, NASCAR driver. 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion.
- Fred Couples, professional golfer
- Chace Crawford, actor
- Kenton Duty, actor known for his role as Gunther Hessenheffer on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up!
- Rashad Hussain, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
- Michael Irvin, former professional football player, Dallas Cowboys
- Jimmy King, former member of the Fab Five.
- John Leake, former professional football player, Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers
- Nastia Liukin, gymnastics, 5-time Olympic medalist including all-around gold and nine-time world medalist
- Hunter Mahan, professional golfer
- Kevin McHale, actor known for his role as Artie in the television series Glee, singer
- Hunter Parrish, actor
- Stéphane Robidas, current member of the Dallas Stars hockey team.
- Boz Scaggs, musician
- Florence Shapiro, Republican Texas State Senator
- Barbara Staff, co-chairman of the 1976 Ronald Reagan Texas presidential primary campaign
- Alan Tudyk, actor
- Michael Urie, actor known for his role as Marc St. James in the television series Ugly Betty
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