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Texas A&M Trivia: 25 People you didn’t know were Aggies

ByMary Catherine McCord|
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett answers questions during a student music program in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called 'The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,' Lovett and fellow musicians Kris Kristofferson and Darius Rucker answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett answers questions during a student music program in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called 'The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,' Lovett and fellow musicians Kris Kristofferson and Darius Rucker answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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5. Jason Castro, American Idol contestant

Jason Castro was a contestant on Season 7 of Fox’s hit show American Idol. He did very well, finishing in the top four. The final that season came down to a battle of the Davids – David Cook (the eventual winner) and David Archuleta.

Castro was attending Texas A&M as a Landscape Architecture major when he auditioned for and made it on the show. He did not graduate from A&M, and has been touring and making music since his season of American Idol finished.

Castro’s season was the final season with the three original judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson.