Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 11 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Olga Samaroff
Olga Samaroff
American pianist (1880–1948)
1880 – 1948
music educatormusic criticmusician
Julian Onderdonk
Julian Onderdonk
American painter (1882-1922)
1882 – 1922
painter
William Steele
actor (1888-1966)
1888 – 1966
film actoractor
Eve Southern
Eve Southern
actress (1898-1972)
1898 – 1972
film actoractor
James Allred
James Allred
lawyer and politician (1899-1959)
1899 – 1959
juristgovernorpolitician
Beauford H. Jester
Beauford H. Jester
American politician (1893-1949)
1893 – 1949
juristgovernorpolitician
Dan Moody
Dan Moody
Texas politician (1893-1966)
1893 – 1966
governorpoliticianlawyer
Lucy Cotton
Lucy Cotton
American actress (1895-1948)
1895 – 1948
film actoractor
Everett Brown
Everett Brown
actor (1902-1953)
1902 – 1953
film actoractor
Roy Crane
American cartoonist (1901-1977)
1901 – 1977
cartoonistcomics artist
Leah Rhodes
American costume designer (1902-1986)
1902 – 1986
costume designer
Kingsley Davis
American sociologist and demographer (1908–1997)
1908 – 1997
demographersociologiststatistician
Oliver Law
Oliver Law
American labor organizer (1900-1937)
1900 – 1937
trade unionisttaxi driverstevedore
Jean Howard
Jean Howard
American actress (1910-2000)
1910 – 2000
film actordancerstage actor
James LuValle
James LuValle
American sprinter and chemist (1912-1993)
1912 – 1993
athletics competitorchemist
Valerie Bettis
Valerie Bettis
American dancer (1919-1982)
1919 – 1982
dancerdirectorfilm director
Chuck Roberson
Chuck Roberson
American actor and stuntman (1919-1988)
1919 – 1988
film actorcowboystunt performer
Margaret Tallichet
Margaret Tallichet
American actress (1914–1991)
1914 – 1991
film actor
Bruce Palmer Jr.
Bruce Palmer Jr.
United States Army Chief of Staff
1913 – 2000
military personnel
Bill Denton
American artistic gymnast (1911–1946)
1911 – 1946
artistic gymnast
Robert Bice
Robert Bice
American actor (1914-1968)
1914 – 1968
television actoractor
Robert Homer Simpson
Robert Homer Simpson
American meteorologist (1912–2014)
1912 – 2014
meteorologist
Jack Burke
Jack Burke
American professional golfer (1923-2024)
1923 – 2024
golfer
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson
American country musician (1925-2007)
1925 – 2007
singer-songwriterbandleadersongwriter
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
American actor, screenwriter and film producer
1924 – 2022
film produceractorscreenwriter
Harry Babasin
American musician (1921-1988)
1921 – 1988
cellistjazz musicianmusician
Y. A. Tittle
Y. A. Tittle
American football player (1926–2017)
1926 – 2017
American football playersalespersonbusinessperson
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
Film actress (1922-1978)
1922 – 1978
film actoractor
Ray Stricklyn
Ray Stricklyn
American film actor (1928-2002)
1928 – 2002
film actortelevision actorstage actor
W. Marvin Watson
W. Marvin Watson
American politician (Democrat) (1924-2017)
1924 – 2017
politician
Night Train Lane
Night Train Lane
American football player (1927-2002)
1927 – 2002
American football player
Yvonne Young Clark
Yvonne Young Clark
mechanical engineer (1929-2019)
1929 – 2019
mechanical engineerscientist
Jay Presson Allen
American screenwriter, producer, playwright (1922-2006)
1922 – 2006
novelistfilm producerplaywright
Roberta Haynes
Roberta Haynes
American actress (1927–2019)
1927 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Frank D. White
Frank D. White
American politician in Arkansas (1933–2003)
1933 – 2003
stockbrokerbankerpolitician
Kathy Whitworth
American professional golfer (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
golferprofessional golfer
Sid Sheinberg
American lawyer and entertainment executive (1935-2019)
1935 – 2019
film producertalent agentlawyer
Zora Folley
Zora Folley
American boxer (1931–1972)
1932 – 1972
boxerpolitician
Renée Victor
American choreographer (1938–2025)
1938 – 2025
journalisttranslator-interpreterfilm actor
Wayne Henderson
American trombonist and record producer (1939–2014)
1939 – 2014
jazz musicianmusician
David Spielberg
David Spielberg
American actor (1939-2016)
1939 – 2016
film actortelevision actoractor
Chris Von Erich
American professional wrestler (1969–1991)
1969 – 1991
professional wrestleractor
Fat Pat
American rapper (1970–1998)
1970 – 1998
rappermusician
Nikki McKibbin
American musician
1978 – 2020
singerentrepreneurteacher
Daniel Webster Jones
Daniel Webster Jones
Confederate Army officer and American politician (1839-1918)
1839 – 1918
politicianprosecutorjurist
Charles Nagel
Charles Nagel
American politician (1849-1940)
1849 – 1940
juristpoliticianlawyer
Matilda Coxe Stevenson
Matilda Coxe Stevenson
ethnologist (1849-1915)
1849 – 1915
scientific collectorethnologistexplorer
Maclyn Arbuckle
Maclyn Arbuckle
American actor (1866-1931)
1866 – 1931
stage actoractor
Pat Morris Neff
Pat Morris Neff
American politician (1871-1952)
1871 – 1952
juristgovernorpolitician
Margaret Skeete
American supercentenarian (1878–1994)
1878 – 1994
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