Celebrating Celebrities From Texas

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.

Click through to see which of your favorite actors, singers, athletes and beauty queens are from Texas!

1. Grant Hill is from Dallas

2. Brittney Griner is from Houston

3. Lamarcus Aldridge is from Dallas

10. Latavia Roberson is from Houston

12. Crystle Stewart is from Houston

15. Texas Battle is from Houston

16. Phylicia Rashad is from Houston

18. David and Tamela Mann are from Ft. Worth

19. Usher was born in Dallas

20. Isaiah Washington is from Houston

24. Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Solange Knowles are from Houston