Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 24 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Percy Lee Gassaway
Percy Lee Gassaway
American politician (1885–1937)
1885 - 1937
politicianlawyerjudge
Marvin Lee Wilson
American murderer (1958–2012)
1958 - 2012
Frank Snyder
Frank Snyder
American baseball player and coach (1895-1962)
1895 - 1962
baseball player
Carolyn George
American dancer (1927-2009)
1927 - 2009
dancerballet dancerphotographer
Suzette Harbin
Suzette Harbin
American actress and dancer
1915 - 1994
danceractor
Fred Wendorf
American prehistorian (1924-2015)
1924 - 2015
prehistorianarchaeologist
Jody Gilbert
Jody Gilbert
American film actress (1916-1979)
1916 - 1979
film actor
David Adickes
David Adickes
American sculptor (1927–2025)
1927 - 2025
paintersculptor
Reed Erickson
American activist
1917 - 1992
LGBTQ rights activist
Joe Delaney
American football player (1958–1983)
1958 - 1983
American football player
Fred Lewis Crawford
Fred Lewis Crawford
American politician (1888-1957)
1888 - 1957
directorfield of workaccountant
Jill Jacobson
Jill Jacobson
American actress (1954–2024)
1954 - 2024
television actoractor
John Ayers
American football player (1953-1995)
1953 - 1995
American football player
George McJunkin
George McJunkin
1851-1922 American cowboy and archaeologist
1851 - 1922
anthropologistarchaeologist
Darrell Hogan
Darrell Hogan
American football player (1926-2016)
1926 - 2016
American football player
George Clifton Edwards Jr.
George Clifton Edwards Jr.
United States federal judge
1914 - 1995
lawyerjudge
John Thomason
American Marine Corps officer, writer and illustrator (1893-1944)
1893 - 1944
novelistmilitary officerwriter
Roy Pugh
American basketball player (1922–2006)
1922 - 2006
basketball player
Milton Horace West
Milton Horace West
American politician (1888-1948)
1888 - 1948
politicianlawyer
John M. Pinckney
John M. Pinckney
American politician (1845-1905)
1845 - 1905
justice of the peacepoliticianlawyer
Arthur Roberts
American film editor
1890 - 1961
film editor
Hippo Vaughn
Hippo Vaughn
American baseball player
1888 - 1966
baseball player
William R. Polk
American academic
1929 - 2020
university teacherpolitical scientisthistorian
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
American football player and coach (1926-2011)
1926 - 2011
American football playerAmerican football coach
John H. Van Vliet Jr.
John H. Van Vliet Jr.
American officer (1914-2000)
1914 - 2000
military officer
Berlyn Brixner
Berlyn Brixner
American photographer (1911-2009)
1911 - 2009
photographer
Little Hat Jones
American blues musician (1899-1981)
1899 - 1981
musician
Lee Bowers
witness to JFK assassination (1925–1966)
1925 - 1966
businessperson
Woodrow Chambliss
actor (1914-1981)
1914 - 1981
television actoractor
David Rodriguez
American singer-songwriter (1952-2015)
1952 - 2015
musiciansinger-songwriterpoet
William D. McElroy
American biochemist (1917–1999)
1917 - 1999
biochemistuniversity teacherbiologist
Walter Brown
American musician (1917–1956)
1917 - 1956
songwritermusiciansinger-songwriter
Evan-Burrows Fontaine
Evan-Burrows Fontaine
American actress (1898-1984)
1898 - 1984
dancerZiegfeld girlactor
Rebeca Iturbide
Rebeca Iturbide
Mexican actress (1924–2003)
1924 - 2003
film actoractor
John Steakley
American writer (1951-2010)
1951 - 2010
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Vincent Madeley Harris
Catholic bishop (1913-1988)
1913 - 1988
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Harriet Burns
Harriet Burns
American artist and designer (1928–2008)
1928 - 2008
artist
Big Walter Price
Big Walter Price
American blues singer and pianist (1914–2012)
1914 - 2012
songwritermusicianpianist
Hardy Brown
American football player (1924-1991)
1924 - 1991
American football playerjournalist
T. R. Fehrenbach
American historian and columnist (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
opinion journalisthistorianwriter
Andrew Woolfolk
Andrew Woolfolk
American musician
1950 - 2022
musician
Samuel W. Lewis
Samuel W. Lewis
American diplomat (1930–2014)
1930 - 2014
diplomatambassador
Blake Williams
American basketball player (1924-2003)
1924 - 2003
basketball player
Dave Danforth
Dave Danforth
American baseball player
1890 - 1970
baseball player
Tex O'Reilly
Tex O'Reilly
American mercenary (1880-1946)
1880 - 1946
journalistmilitary personnelwriter
Al Haynes
Al Haynes
American commercial pilot
1931 - 2019
military personnel
William H. Ellis
William H. Ellis
American businessman (1864-1923)
1864 - 1923
translatorcowboybusinessperson
Bill Henry
Bill Henry
American baseball player (1927–2014)
1927 - 2014
baseball player
Tim Gray
Tim Gray
American football player (1952-2015)
1952 - 2015
American football player
Elliott Sullivan
actor (1907-1974)
1907 - 1974
film actoractor
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