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
Robert Minor
Robert Minor
American journalist, political cartoonist
1884 – 1952
draftspersoncaricaturistvisual artist
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
Edward F. Knipling
Edward F. Knipling
American entomologist (1909–2000)
1909 – 2000
scientific collectorentomologistzoologist
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
Harry Kinnard
Harry Kinnard
American general officer (1915–2009)
1915 – 2009
military personnel
Jim Boles
American actor (1914-1977)
1914 – 1977
actor
Don Castle
American actor (1917-1966)
1917 – 1966
stage actoractor
George Dunn
actor, humorist (1914-1982)
1914 – 1982
television actorstage actoractor
Walter Jenkins
Walter Jenkins
American political aide (1918–1985)
1918 – 1985
politician
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
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