NFL's Washington Redskins and Tennessee Titans Marjorie Paxson – Newspaper editor and publisher Paula Prentiss – Emmy-nominated actress and film star Anthony Rendon – MLB player Lawrence Roberts – basketball player Kelly Rowland – Grammy Award-winning member of Destiny's Child Tommy Sands – American pop music singer and actor Gerome Sapp – Former NFL safety Joe Savery – baseball player NCAA Freshman of the Year, 2005; drafted #19 overall by Philadelphia Phillies in 2007 Gilbert Shelton – Cartoonist and creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers Bob Smith – Former football player Jaclyn Smith – Golden Globe-nominated actress, Charlie's Angels James Marcus Smith – actor Columba Stewart, OSB — Benedictine Monk, Rescuer of Endangered Manuscripts, 2019 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities Tommy Tune – dancer, choreographer and actor, 10-time Tony Award winner Mark Wells White – former Governor of Texas James E. White – Texas State Representative from Tyler County Robert Woodrow Wilson – physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize Gene Wolfe – science-fiction writer (class of 1949) Jimmy Wooley - two-time Olympian in Judo, Class of 1968. Bill Worrell - Sportscaster for the Houston Rockets and formerly the Houston Astros See also Henry Grover, former history teacher at Lamar High School, member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature and Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1972 References Childers, Jay P. The Evolving Citizen: American Youth and the Changing Norms of Democratic Engagement. Penn State Press, 2012. p. , 9780271054117. Henry, Jay C. Architecture in Texas: 1895-1945. University of Texas Press, 1993. , 9780292730724. Sloan, Anne. The History of Mirabeau B. Lamar High School. The Donning Company Publishers, 2013. . See profile at Brazos Bookstore. Notes Further reading Blitzer, Andy. "Lamar – 70 Years Young" (Archive). West University Buzz''. November 2007. External links Official website Lamar High School Published maps Harris County Assessor's Block Book: PDF format, JPG format Educational institutions established in 1936 Houston Independent School District high schools International Baccalaureate schools in Texas Magnet schools in Houston Public high schools in Houston 1936 establishments in Texas Art Deco architecture in Texas School buildings completed in 1937 River Oaks, Houston High schools in Texas High Texas