Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 15 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Griff Barnett
Griff Barnett
American actor (1884-1958)
1884 - 1958
actor
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
American suffragist and politician (1882-1964)
1882 - 1964
suffragistpolitician
Ferris Taylor
Ferris Taylor
American actor (1888-1961)
1888 - 1961
film actoractor
Earle Cabell
Earle Cabell
American politician (1906–1975)
1906 - 1975
politician
Maury Maverick
Maury Maverick
American politician (1895-1954)
1895 - 1954
politicianlawyer
Ross Youngs
Ross Youngs
American baseball player
1897 - 1927
baseball player
J. Willis Stovall
American paleontologist (1891-1953)
1891 - 1953
paleontologistgeologist
Travis Banton
Travis Banton
American fashion designer (1894–1958)
1894 - 1958
fashion designercostume designer
Rian James
screenwriter (1899–1953)
1899 - 1953
directorfilm directorwriter
Ruth Renick
Ruth Renick
American actress (1893-1984)
1893 - 1984
film actorstage actoractor
Christia Adair
Christia Adair
American civil-rights activist and suffragist (1893-1989)
1893 - 1989
activistsuffragist
John Lee Smith
American politician (1894-1963)
1894 - 1963
politicianlawyerjudge
Jules Bledsoe
Jules Bledsoe
American opera singer
1897 - 1943
opera singer
Al Dexter
Al Dexter
American singer-songwriter
1905 - 1984
bandleadersongwritermusician
Thomas Augustus Pickett
Thomas Augustus Pickett
American politician (1906-1980)
1906 - 1980
politicianlawyer
William Lyon
American film editor (1903-1974)
1903 - 1974
film editor
Dorothy Seastrom
Dorothy Seastrom
actress (1903-1930)
1903 - 1930
film actoractor
Helen Jean Brown
American botanist (1903-1982)
1903 - 1982
botanistbotanical collector
Leon Jaworski
Leon Jaworski
American prosecutor (1905–1982)
1905 - 1982
juristpolitician
Etta Moten Barnett
Etta Moten Barnett
American singer, actress, and activist (1901–2004)
1901 - 2004
activistphilanthropistfilm actor
Ben Ramsey
American politician
1903 - 1985
politicianlawyer
Jim Boles
American actor (1914-1977)
1914 - 1977
actor
Don Castle
American actor (1917-1966)
1917 - 1966
stage actoractor
Harry Kinnard
Harry Kinnard
American general officer (1915–2009)
1915 - 2009
military personnel
George Dunn
actor, humorist (1914-1982)
1914 - 1982
television actorstage actoractor
Ike Altgens
Ike Altgens
American photojournalist (1919-1995)
1919 - 1995
journalistphotojournalistactor
Lafayette G. Pool
Lafayette G. Pool
American tank-crew and tank-platoon commander in World War II
1919 - 1991
military personnel
Charles L. Harness
American science fiction writer (1915–2005)
1915 - 2005
science fiction writernovelist
Corinna Mura
Corinna Mura
American singer (1910-1965)
1910 - 1965
film actorsingeractor
Henry B. González
Henry B. González
American politician (1916-2000)
1916 - 2000
business consultantpoliticianprobation officer
James M. Collins
James M. Collins
American politician (1916-1989)
1916 - 1989
politician
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
American writer (1915–2000)
1915 - 2000
young adult authornovelistchildren's writer
Dick Haynes
Dick Haynes
American actor (1911-1980)
1911 - 1980
television actorradio personalityactor
Davey O'Brien
Davey O'Brien
American football player (1917-1977)
1917 - 1977
American football player
William von Eggers Doering
American chemist (1917–2011)
1917 - 2011
university teacherchemist
Ray Roberts
Ray Roberts
American politician (1913-1992)
1913 - 1992
politician
Lew Jenkins
Lew Jenkins
American lightweight boxer (1916-1981)
1916 - 1981
boxer
Pee Wee Crayton
Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer (1914-1985)
1914 - 1985
blues musicianguitaristmusician
Eva Garza
Eva Garza
Mexican-American singer, recording artist, and film actor
1917 - 1966
recording artisttelevision actorfilm actor
Frances Farenthold
Frances Farenthold
Texas politician and human rights activisit (1926–2021)
1926 - 2021
politician
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz
American physicist (1921–2002)
1921 - 2002
trade unionistuniversity teacherphysicist
Ralph Tabakin
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1921-2001)
1921 - 2001
television actoractor
Red McCombs
American businessman (1927–2023)
1927 - 2023
businessperson
Sonia Darrin
Sonia Darrin
American actress (1924–2020)
1924 - 2020
film actoractor
Liz Carpenter
Liz Carpenter
American writer (1920–2010)
1920 - 2010
speechwriterjournalistpolitician
Doak Walker
Doak Walker
American football player (1927-1998)
1927 - 1998
American football playerbasketball player
Jerry Haynes
Jerry Haynes
American actor best known for long-running role as children's television host "Mr. Peppermint" (1927-2011)
1927 - 2011
television actortelevision presenteractor
Floyd Dixon
American rhythm and blues pianist and singer (1929-2006)
1929 - 2006
songwritermusicianpianist
Bobby Layne
Bobby Layne
American football player (1926–1986)
1926 - 1986
American football playerbaseball player
Clora Bryant
Clora Bryant
American musician (1927–2019)
1927 - 2019
jazz musicianmusician
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