Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 22 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Peppermint Harris
American rhythm and blues singer and guitarist (1925-1999)
1925 - 1999
musiciansinger
Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1929-2019)
1929 - 2019
American football playermilitary officer
Margaret Varner Bloss
badminton, squash and tennis player
1927
non-fiction writersquash playerbadminton player
Pat Boyette
Pat Boyette
American television personality and comics artist (1923–2000)
1923 - 2000
radio personalityfilm directorjournalist
Bill Closs
American basketball player (1922-2011)
1922 - 2011
basketball player
Clifford Scott
American musician & saxophonist
1928 - 1993
saxophonistmusician
Lyn Osborn
American actor (1926-1958)
1926 - 1958
actor
Bernard Bartzen
Bernard Bartzen
American tennis player
1927 - 2019
tennis player
James R. Dixon
James R. Dixon
American zoologist (1928-2015)
1928 - 2015
herpetologistuniversity teacherbiologist
Joe Houston
Joe Houston
American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Bill Thurman
American actor (1920-1995)
1920 - 1995
actor
Dottie Thomas
American hematologist
1922 - 2015
hematologist
Elizabeth Williams
American photographer
1924
photographer
Opal Lee
Opal Lee
African-American retired teacher, counselor, and activist
1926
activistteacher
Pilar Del Rey
Pilar Del Rey
American actress (1929–2025)
1929 - 2025
film actortelevision actor
David E. Muller
American mathematician
1924 - 2008
university teachermathematiciancomputer scientist
Dick Hutton
Dick Hutton
American amateur and professional wrestler
1923 - 2003
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Haystacks Calhoun
American professional wrestler (1934-1989)
1934 - 1989
professional wrestleractor
Abraham Quintanilla
Abraham Quintanilla
American singer and talent manager (1939–2025)
1939 - 2025
television actorfilm directorrecord producer
Allen Case
Allen Case
American actor (1934-1986)
1933 - 1986
television actormusicianactor
Curley Johnson
American football player (1935-2016)
1935 - 2016
American football player
John Barron
American journalist (1930-2005)
1930 - 2005
opinion journalistjournalisthistorian
John Coleman
John Coleman
American television weatherman and co-founder of The Weather Channel
1934 - 2018
journalistweather presenter
John Roach
American football player (1933-2021)
1933 - 2021
American football player
Bobby Boyd
American football player (1937-2017)
1937 - 2017
American football player
Roy Benavidez
Roy Benavidez
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1935–1998)
1935 - 1998
soldier
Fisher Tull
American composer (1934–1994)
1934 - 1994
composer
Vincent M. Rizzotto
Catholic bishop (1931–2021)
1931 - 2021
Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Bob Cashell
Bob Cashell
American businessman and politician (1938-2020)
1938 - 2020
politicianbusinessperson
Goree Carter
singer
1930 - 1990
singermusician
Melvin Edwards
Melvin Edwards
American artist (1937-2026)
1937 - 2026
draftspersonsculptorpainter
Tommy Abbott
American actor (1934–1987)
1934 - 1987
stage actorchoreographer
Young Jessie
American singer (1936-2020)
1936 - 2020
singer
Robert Fitzpatrick
Robert Fitzpatrick
American film actor/producer, music producer (1937-2010)
1937 - 2010
film producermilitary officeractor
Wayne R. Dynes
Wayne R. Dynes
Historian, Gay Activist
1934 - 2021
memoiristencyclopedistblogger
Clem Daniels
Player of American football (1937-2019)
1937 - 2019
American football player
Robert Cluck
Robert Cluck
American politician
1939 - 2026
obstetriciangynecologistpolitician
Jesse Belvin
American singer (1932–1960)
1932 - 1960
songwritersingerpianist
John Bradshaw
American educator, counselor, motivational speaker, author and television host (1933-2016)
1933 - 2016
motivational speakerlife coachtheologian
Elizabeth Rogers
American actress (1934-2004)
1934 - 2004
television actorfilm actoractor
John Barnes Chance
American composer (1932-1972)
1932 - 1972
composer
Les Brownlee
Les Brownlee
United States Army personnel (1939–2022)
1939 - 2022
politician
Little Willie Littlefield
Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer (1931-2013)
1931 - 2013
musicianpianist
Lee Elder
Lee Elder
professional golfer
1934 - 2021
golfer
Earl Jolly Brown
American actor (1939-2006)
1939 - 2006
television actoractor
Tommy Pool
Olympic sport shooter (1935-1990)
1935 - 1990
sport shooter
Tomás Rivera
American academic (1935–1984)
1935 - 1984
novelisteducatorpoet
Vivian Liberto
First wife of Johnny Cash (1934–2005)
1934 - 2005
homemakerwifewriter
Hogan Wharton
Hogan Wharton
American football player (1935-2008)
1935 - 2008
American football playerbusinessperson
Slim Richey
American guitarist (1938-2015)
1938 - 2015
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
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