Famous People with Name Houston

Houston Summers IV            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Houston Summers IV: an American R&B singer best known for the hit single "I Like That". Houston grew up in Los Angeles, California and performed on the streets with his friends, who were fellow rappers; his niche was rapping freestyle, for which he had a talent.Summers comes from a very devout Christian background, and his family was open in their disdain for his choice to do "secular" music. His mother, LaTylanol Houston, had forbade him as a child to partake in rap or any other music that wasn't affiliated with God. Houston had a strong relationship with his mother, a Belize native whose skills include painting, sewing and, most significantly for Houston, singing. Always supportive, Houston's mother encouraged him to sing around the house

Houston Antwine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Houston Antwine: an American college and professional football player from Southern Illinois University, was drafted by the American Football League's Houston Oilers, then traded to the Boston Patriots in 1961.

Houston Harris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Houston Harris: was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bobo Brazil. Harris was credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling. Harris is considered one of the first successful African-American professio

Houston Irving Flournoy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Houston Irving Flournoy: was an American politician who served as a California legislator and State Controller. He later became a professor of public administration at the University of Southern California (USC). In 1956, he earned a Ph.D. in politics at Princeton University. Whi

Robert Griffith Houston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Griffith Houston: was an American lawyer, publisher and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served four terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware. "Houston" is pronounced "house-ton," unlike the city in Texa

Henry Aydelotte Houston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Aydelotte Houston: was an American teacher, businessman and politician, from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S. Representative from Delaware. "Houston" is pronounced "house-ton," unlike the city in Texas with

John Wallace Houston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Wallace Houston: was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party and the Democratic Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware and a Justice of Delaware Superior Court. Houston was Secretary

William Cannon Houston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Cannon Houston: was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 5th congressional district of Tennessee.He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1877 to 1879 and from 1881 to 1885. He studied law, was ad

John Mills Houston            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Mills Houston: was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 5th congressional district of Kansas from 1935 to 1943. He was also a member of the National Labor Relations Board from 1943 to 1953. Houston was elected to the United States Congress by