Culture of Galveston

ociation. Douglas Corrigan became of the early transatlantic aviators, and was given the nickname "Wrong Way" for claiming to have mistakenly made the ocean crossing after being refused permission to make the flight. Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Barry White was born on the island and later moved to Los Angeles.

More recently Tilman J. Fertitta, part of the Maceo bloodline, established the Landry's Restaurants corporation, which owns numerous restaurants and entertainment venues in Texas and Nevada. Kay Bailey Hutchison was the senior senator from Texas and the first female Texas senator.

Jonathan Pollard, who spied for Israel and was convicted in the US and sentenced to life in jail, was born in Galveston. The film and television actor Lee Patterson, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, lived in Galveston and died there in 2007.

Other notable people include Douglas Corrigan, Aviator - better know as "Wrong Way" Corrigan, Matt Carpenter, second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. and Tina Knowles, fashion designer and creator of House of Deréon, mother of Beyoncé and Solange