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Notable People from Texas

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

Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson
American athlete and actor (1934–2020)
1934 – 2020
decathleteathletics competitorbasketball player
Rick Husband
Rick Husband
American astronaut (1957-2003)
1957 – 2003
engineerastronaut
Eddie Guerrero
Eddie Guerrero
American wrestler (1967–2005)
1967 – 2005
professional wrestler
Richard Ramirez
Richard Ramirez
American serial killer (1960–2013)
1960 – 2013
serial killer
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
American boxer (1878–1946)
1878 – 1946
boxer
Tex Avery
Tex Avery
American animator and director (1908-1980)
1908 – 1980
visual artiststoryboard artistdirector
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
American actress (1898–1986)
1898 – 1986
radio drama actordialect coachtelevision actor
Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan
American actress (1915-1967)
1915 – 1967
television actorfilm actoractor
Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
American guitarist (1966–2004)
1966 – 2004
guitarist
David Koresh
David Koresh
American religious sect leader of Branch Davidians (1959-1993)
1959 – 1993
cult leader
Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson
American heavyweight boxer (1935-2006)
1935 – 2006
boxer
John Connally
John Connally
American politician (1917–1993)
1917 – 1993
finance ministerranchermilitary officer
Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman
American actor (1932–2024)
1932 – 2024
television actorstage actorfilm actor
Katherine Helmond
Katherine Helmond
American actress (1929–2019)
1929 – 2019
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling
American film and television producer (1923-2006)
1923 – 2006
directorfilm producerexecutive producer
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
American actress (1930–1983)
1930 – 1983
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Frederic Forrest
Frederic Forrest
American actor (1936–2023)
1936 – 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez
American singer and musician (1937–2020)
1937 – 2020
pop musicianfilm actormusician
Mary Martin
Mary Martin
American actress (1913-1990)
1913 – 1990
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Ann Richards
Ann Richards
American politician (1933–2006)
1933 – 2006
politician
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan
American politician (1936-1996)
1936 – 1996
women's rights activistuniversity teacherjurist
Corinne Griffith
Corinne Griffith
American actress, film producer, author (1894–1979)
1894 – 1979
film actorfilm producerwriter
Vinnie Paul
Vinnie Paul
American drummer (1964–2018)
1964 – 2018
songwriterrecord producermusician
Ann Miller
Ann Miller
American actress and dancer (1923–2004)
1923 – 2004
film actortelevision actordancer
Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
American golfer (1912–1997)
1912 – 1997
golferprofessional golfer
Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker
American actor (1936–2025)
1936 – 2025
film actortelevision actoractor
Ann Harding
Ann Harding
American actress (1902–1981)
1902 – 1981
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes
American film actress
1916 – 2008
film actoractor
Carroll Shelby
Carroll Shelby
American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur (1923-2012)
1923 – 2012
Formula One drivercar designerracing automobile driver
Freddie King
Freddie King
American blues guitarist and singer (1934–1976)
1934 – 1976
guitaristsinger-songwritersinger
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American jazz pianist (1912–1986)
1912 – 1986
jazz musicianmusic educatorbandleader
Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry
American novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter (1936-2021)
1936 – 2021
novelistopinion journalistessayist
Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan
American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988)
1908 – 1988
theatre directorfilm directordirector
Lloyd Bentsen
Lloyd Bentsen
American politician (1921–2006)
1921 – 2006
finance ministerjuristentrepreneur
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax
American musicologist (1915–2002)
1915 – 2002
music historianethnomusicologistmusicologist
Martha Hyer
Martha Hyer
actress (1924-2014)
1924 – 2014
film actortelevision actoractor
John Hillerman
John Hillerman
American actor (1932–2017)
1932 – 2017
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Skye McCole Bartusiak
American actress (1992-2014)
1992 – 2014
film actortelevision actormodel
Charley Paddock
Charley Paddock
American athlete and Olympic gold medalist (1900-1943)
1900 – 1943
athletics competitorfilm actorsprinter
John Edward Williams
John Edward Williams
American writer (1922–1994)
1922 – 1994
novelisteditoruniversity teacher
Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves
American country singer (1923–1964)
1923 – 1964
country musiciansongwriterbandleader
Mal Whitfield
Mal Whitfield
American middle-distance runner and sprinter
1924 – 2015
middle-distance runnerrunnergoodwill ambassador
Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson
American politician (1933-2010)
1933 – 2010
military officerpolitician
Bebe Daniels
Bebe Daniels
American entertainer (1901–1971)
1901 – 1971
art collectorfilm actortelevision actor
T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1910 – 1975
recording artistblues musicianstreet artist
William Henry Keeler
William Henry Keeler
Catholic cardinal (1931–2017)
1931 – 2017
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
American poker player (1933–2023)
1933 – 2023
poker playerwriter
Garrett Hardin
American ecologist (1915–2003)
1915 – 2003
ecologistdemographerstatistician
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942)
1916 – 1942
jazz guitaristcomposer
Madge Bellamy
Madge Bellamy
American actress (1899–1990)
1899 – 1990
autobiographerfilm actorstage actor
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