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'''Be Someone''' is a reoccurring piece of graffiti above [[Interstate 45]] in [[Houston, Texas]]. It has become a well known landmark in Houston due to its prominent location to commuters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davila|first=Julia|date=August 20, 2018|title=How Did Someone Light Up the 'Be Someone' Graffiti?|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2018/08/be-someone-grafitti-lasers-interview|work=Houstonia|location=Houston, Texas|access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The piece's date of origin is unverifiable. It is situated on a [[Union Pacific]] bridge which crosses above Interstate 45 as it enters the city of Houston.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Be-Someone-gone-again-Houston-14849263.php|title='Be Someone' gone, again: Cryptic message now graces bridge north of downtown Houston|first=Jay R.|last=Jordan|date=November 20, 2019|website=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> It has been vandalized and repainted several times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://texashillcountry.com/houstons-iconic-be-someone-graffiti/|title=Houston's Iconic 'Be Someone' Graffiti Gets a New Look and Fresh Coat of Paint|date=June 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khou.com/article/features/meet-the-college-students-behind-the-new-be-someone-graffiti/285-e54ce51a-a570-42c7-90f3-0f314fcb2715|title=Meet the college students behind the new 'Be Someone' graffiti|website=khou.com|date=29 April 2019 }}</ref> In 2018, it was changed to "Be [[Mattress Mack|Mattress Mac]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrt.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/No-Mattress-Mack-didn-t-have-the-Be-Someone-12922299.php|title='Be Someone' graffiti altered to recognize Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale|first=Craig|last=Hlavaty|date=May 17, 2018|website=Midland Reporter-Telegram}}</ref> In 2019, it was altered to say "Be Sus."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/5710826/|title=Houston's trademark 'Be Someone' graffiti sign vandalized, becomes 'Be Sus'|date=November 21, 2019|website=ABC7 Chicago}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the words "Wash your hands" were painted over the slogan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/article/Iconic-Be-Someone-graffiti-replaced-with-Wash-15097247.php|title=Iconic 'Be Someone' graffiti replaced with 'Wash Ur Hands' on bridge over I-45|first=Alison|last=Medley|date=March 1, 2020|website=HoustonChronicle.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/iconic-houston-someone-graffiti-changed-120817875.html|title=Iconic Houston 'Be Someone' graffiti changed to 'Wash Ur Hands'|website=news.yahoo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iconic-houston-be-someone-graffiti-changed-to-wash-ur-hands/ar-BB10BgAu|title=Iconic Houston 'Be Someone' graffiti changed to 'Wash Ur Hands'|website=www.msn.com}}</ref> In June 2020, the name "George Floyd" was painted over it.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 6, 2020|title=Name 'George Floyd' painted over iconic Houston 'Be Someone' sign|url=https://abc13.com/george-floyd-houston-be-someone-sign-in-written-over/6234853/|work=ABC 13|access-date=June 6, 2021}}</ref> In February 2022, it was painted over with “No War Know Peace” in response to the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Houston's 'Be Someone' graffiti bridge has a new message in response to Russia-Ukraine invasion |url= https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/Houston-Be-Someone-graffiti-Ukraine-Russia-16956244.php|work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref>

On May 29, 2021, the BeSomeone Instagram account posted that they would no longer restore the graffiti after it had been defaced.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPdvFgIgmnq/ | title=Instagram of BeSomeone | date=29 May 2021 | accessdate=12 October 2021 | author=Unknown | quote=I’d like to thank ya’ll for showing so much love and living up to the Besomeone movement. Keep going, keep representing and go make a difference in your daily life. Go out there and do it for your own sanity, your own Joy and spread the love! Even if we don’t paint the bridge anymore we will still continue to put in work! 10 years of the Besomeone}}</ref><ref name="graffiti_gone">{{cite web | url=https://abc13.com/be-someone-houston-graffiti-where-is-the-sign/10748797/ | title=Iconic downtown Houston bridge graffiti may be gone forever after recent vandalism | publisher=ABC, Inc. | work=KTRK-TV Houston | accessdate=12 October 2021 | author=7 June 2021 | date=5 June 2021 | quote=Arguably Houston's most iconic spray-painted landmark, the Be Someone sign over the railroad bridge over I-10 and I-45 north of downtown has greeted and inspired drivers for years. Now, the landmark may be no more. The beloved sign has been vandalized and painted over, and this time, the creators issued an ominous message that could easily be construed as a farewell on Instagram.}}</ref>

==Cultural impact==
The slogan had become common on local merchandise. Rapper [[Paul Wall]] has a tattoo in reference to the work. There have been multiple attempts to make the graffiti a protected landmark.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/Be-Someone-Houston-landmark-folk-icon-12471155.php|title='Be Someone' as an official Houston landmark? For now it will need to remain a folk icon...|first=Craig|last=Hlavaty|date=January 3, 2018|website=Houston Chronicle}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.instagram.com/besomeone/ Instagram account] purporting to be from the artist(s) behind 'Be Someone'
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[[Category:Interstate 45]]
[[Category:Graffiti in the United States]]
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