Survivor Players from Texas
48 Survivor castaways are from Texas. They have made 58 appearances across 40 seasons and logged 1,243 total days.
Texas Survivor highlights
The winners from Texas are Kim Spradlin-Wolfe and Mike Holloway. Altogether, 7 castaways have reached the Final Tribal Council.
The first Texas appearance was in Survivor 2, and the most recent was in Survivor 50. Seven players have returned for more than one season.
Texas castaways come from 21 different hometowns. Houston is the most represented, with 10 castaways.
“From Texas” refers to the hometown recorded for each castaway when they played, not necessarily their birthplace or current residence.
Complete list
| Player | Hometown | Seasons | Best placement |
|---|---|---|---|
 Colby Donaldson | Austin, Texas | S2S8S20S50 | 2nd of 16, Finalist |
 Russell Hantz | Dayton, Texas | S19S20S22 | 2nd of 20, Finalist |
 Brandon Hantz | Katy, Texas | S23S26 | 6th of 18, Jury |
 Kim Spradlin-Wolfe Winner | San Antonio, Texas | S24S40 | 1st of 18, Winner |
 Kimmi Kappenberg | The Woodlands, Texas | S2S31 | 6th of 20, Jury |
 Michaela Bradshaw | Fort Worth, Texas | S33S34 | 7th of 20, Jury |
 Randy Bailey | Austin, Texas | S17S20 | 8th of 18, Jury |
 Alan Ball | Houston, Texas | S35 | 15th of 18 |
 Alecia Holden | Dallas, Texas | S32 | 14th of 18 |
 Annie Davis | Austin, Texas | S49 | 17th of 18 |
 Aysha Welch | Houston, Texas | S47 | 16th of 18 |
 Bi Nguyen | Houston, Texas | S37 | 17th of 20 |
 Blake Towsley | Dallas, Texas | S11 | 14th of 18 |
 Brandon Quinton | Dallas, Texas | S3 | 8th of 16, Jury |
 Carl Boudreaux | Houston, Texas | S37 | 9th of 20, Jury |
 Cassidy Clark | Austin, Texas | S43 | 2nd of 18, Finalist |
 Coby Archa | Athens, Texas | S10 | 9th of 20, Jury |
 Daniel Lue | Houston, Texas | S6 | 14th of 16 |
 Danny McCray | Frisco, Texas | S41 | 6th of 18, Jury |
 Elizabeth Olson | Longview, Texas | S37 | 13th of 20, Jury |
 Eric Abraham | San Antonio, Texas | S41 | 18th of 18 |
 Erin Collins | Austin, Texas | S5 | 9th of 16, Jury |
 Greg Smith | Houston, Texas | S24 | 6th of 18, Jury |
 Hayden Moss | Springtown, Texas | S27 | 6th of 20, Jury |
 Jackson Fox | Houston, Texas | S42 | 18th of 18 |
 Jake Billingsley | McKinney, Texas | S5 | 6th of 16, Jury |
 Jed Hildebrand | Dallas, Texas | S5 | 14th of 16 |
 Jeff Kent | Austin, Texas | S25 | 10th of 18, Jury |
 Joe Dowdle | Austin, Texas | S18 | 10th of 16 |
 Jolanda Jones | Houston, Texas | S10 | 18th of 20 |
 Jonathan Libby | Dallas, Texas | S10 | 20th of 20 |
 Karishma Patel | Houston, Texas | S39 | 8th of 20, Jury |
 Kel Gleason | Fort Hood, Texas | S2 | 15th of 16 |
 Kourtney Moon | Austin, Texas | S24 | 18th of 18 |
 Lauren Harpe | Mont Belvieu, Texas | S44 | 5th of 18, Jury |
 Lauren O'Connell | Waco, Texas | S38 | 5th of 18, Jury |
 Libby Vincek | Houston, Texas | S36 | 12th of 20, Jury |
 Lisa Whelchel | Dallas, Texas | S25 | 3rd of 18, Finalist |
 Maria Shrime Gonzalez | Dallas, Texas | S46 | 5th of 18, Jury |
 Mike Holloway Winner | North Richland Hills, Texas | S30 | 1st of 18, Winner |
 Missy Payne | Dallas, Texas | S29 | 3rd of 18, Finalist |
 Misty Giles | Dallas, Texas | S12 | 14th of 16 |
 Mitch Guerra | Waco, Texas | S48 | 5th of 18, Jury |
 Nneka Ejere | Weatherford, Texas | S43 | 16th of 18 |
 Penny Ramsey | Plano, Texas | S5 | 7th of 16, Jury |
 Rita Verreos | San Antonio, Texas | S14 | 14th of 19 |
 Ryan Medrano | El Paso, Texas | S43 | 9th of 18, Jury |
 Stacey Powell | Grand Prairie, Texas | S23 | 15th of 18 |
Castaways from other places
California191 New York69 Florida47 Massachusetts28 Illinois25 Pennsylvania23 North Carolina20 New Jersey17 Tennessee17 Georgia15