Most famous governors known as such

[beesley]

I think of Sam Houston as Governor of Texas even though he held like 300 other offices over his lifetime. Governors of large states who were notable in some way also come to mind, like Ann Richards (woman, hung out with Hank Hill) and Jerry Brown (youngest/oldest gov of CA? may be due to his presidential runs however).

I thought of Houston as well. It seems in popular history, his image has been watered down to being a 'Mr. Texas' culminating in his gubernatorial tenure.