Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 17 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Eugene Black
Eugene Black
American politician (1879-1975)
1879 – 1975
politicianlawyerjudge
Lucian W. Parrish
Lucian W. Parrish
American politician (1878-1922)
1878 – 1922
American football playerpoliticianlawyer
Morgan G. Sanders
Morgan G. Sanders
American politician (1878-1956)
1878 – 1956
politicianlawyer
Walter Prescott Webb
American historian (1888–1963)
1888 – 1963
historian
Fritz G. Lanham
Fritz G. Lanham
American politician (1880-1965)
1880 – 1965
politicianlawyer
James Walter Elder
James Walter Elder
American politician (1882-1941)
1882 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Jean Darnell
Jean Darnell
American actress (1889-1961)
1889 – 1961
film actoractor
Ruth Alice Allen
Ruth Alice Allen
American economist (1889-1979)
1889 – 1979
economist
Andrew Arbuckle
Andrew Arbuckle
actor
1887 – 1938
actor
Ethel Lynne
Ethel Lynne
American actress (1895 – 1943)
1895 – 1943
actor
Samuel Rosenman
Samuel Rosenman
American politician (1896–1973)
1896 – 1973
juristpoliticianlawyer
David Curtiss Stephenson
David Curtiss Stephenson
American Ku Klux Klan leader (1891–1966)
1891 – 1966
politician
William E. Burney
William E. Burney
American politician (1893–1969)
1893 – 1969
politician
Vincent Burnelli
Vincent Burnelli
American aeronautics engineer (1895–1964)
1895 – 1964
military flight engineer
C. R. Smith
C. R. Smith
American airline executive and deputy commander of the Air Transport Command during World War II (1899–1990)
1899 – 1990
chief executive officerbusinesspersonpolitician
Willa Pearl Curtis
Willa Pearl Curtis
actress (1896–1970)
1896 – 1970
television actorfilm actoractor
Bill Patton
Bill Patton
American actor (1894-1951)
1894 – 1951
film actoractor
Revilo P. Oliver
Revilo P. Oliver
American far-right activist (1908–1994)
1908 – 1994
classical philologistopinion journalistphilologist
John Burroughs
John Burroughs
politician and business person, 18th Governor of New Mexico (1907-1978)
1907 – 1978
governorpolitician
Martin Dies, Jr.
Martin Dies, Jr.
American politician (1900-1972)
1900 – 1972
politician
Perry Ferguson
art director (1901-1963)
1901 – 1963
production designerart director
Julia Smith
American composer and pianist (1905–1989)
1905 – 1989
musicographermusicologistsaxophonist
Lyle Boren
Lyle Boren
American politician (1909-1992)
1909 – 1992
politician
Dolores Hitchens
American mystery writer (1907–1973)
1907 – 1973
novelistwriter
J. Vernon McGee
Christian minister (1904–1988)
1904 – 1988
theologian
William Raborn
William Raborn
United States admiral (1905-1990)
1905 – 1990
military officer
Buster Smith
Jazz alto saxophonist (1904-1991)
1904 – 1991
jazz musiciansaxophonistsongwriter
Cecil F. White
Cecil F. White
American lawyer and politician (1900-1992)
1900 – 1992
entrepreneurpolitician
Clinton D. McKinnon
Clinton D. McKinnon
American politician (1906-2001)
1906 – 2001
newspaper editorbusiness executivepublisher
Seger Ellis
Seger Ellis
American musician (1904–1995)
1904 – 1995
jazz musicianbandleadertalent manager
William Ellam Allen
William Ellam Allen
former director of the U.S. Bureau of Investigation
1900 – 2000
lawyer
Cyrus Longworth Lundell
American botanist (1907-1994)
1907 – 1994
scientific collectorbotanistbotanical collector
Louise Huntington
Louise Huntington
American actress (1904-1997)
1904 – 1997
film actorstage actoractor
Moon Mullican
American recording artist; country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist
1909 – 1967
recording artistsession musicianmusician
Fred Korth
Fred Korth
American Secretary of the Navy (1909–1998)
1909 – 1998
politicianlawyer
Christia Mercer
philosopher
1901
philosopheruniversity teacher
Joseph Franklin Wilson
Joseph Franklin Wilson
American politician (1901-1968)
1901 – 1968
politicianlawyerjudge
Beatrice Burnham
Beatrice Burnham
American silent film actress (1902-1995)
1902 – 1995
film actoractor
Virginia Elizabeth Marshall
Virginia Elizabeth Marshall
American child actor (1918-1982)
1918 – 1982
film actoractor
Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe
American Catholic prelate (1915-2009)
1915 – 2009
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
George P. Mitchell
American businessman and shale gas pioneer
1919 – 2013
businessperson
Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney
American actress
1912 – 1975
film actoractor
Wild Bill Moore
Wild Bill Moore
American musician (1918-1983)
1918 – 1983
saxophonistboxermusician
Bill Daniel
Bill Daniel
American politician
1915 – 2006
politicianlawyer
Howard Brennan
Howard Brennan
American writer (1919–1983)
1919 – 1983
writer
Jessie Mae Robinson
American songwriter (1919–1966)
1919 – 1966
songwritercomposer
Roger Hilsman
Roger Hilsman
American soldier, government official, political scientist, and author (1919-2014)
1919 – 2014
political scientistdiplomat
Roy R. Rubottom, Jr.
Roy R. Rubottom, Jr.
American diplomat
1912 – 2010
diplomat
Frank M. Karsten
Frank M. Karsten
American politician (1913-1992)
1913 – 1992
diplomatjuristpolitician
Clementina Díaz y de Ovando
Mexican writer and academic (1916–2012)
1916 – 2012
architectural historianart historianauthor
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