Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 25 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Al Haynes
Al Haynes
American commercial pilot
1931 – 2019
military personnel
Moses L. Broocks
American politician (1864-1908)
1864 – 1908
politicianlawyer
Stephen Carpenter
American filmmaker
1901
directorfilm producerfilm director
William Hardy
American actor and stage director (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
television actortheatre directorstage actor
Samuel David Dealey
Samuel David Dealey
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1906 – 1944
submarinermilitary officer
Bert Adams
Bert Adams
American baseball player
1891 – 1940
baseball player
John Matthew Moore
John Matthew Moore
American rancher and politician (1862-1940)
1862 – 1940
cattle rancherpolitician
Blake Williams
American basketball player (1924-2003)
1924 – 2003
basketball player
Paul Richards
Paul Richards
American baseball player (1908–1986)
1908 – 1986
baseball player
Bill Henry
Bill Henry
American baseball player (1927–2014)
1927 – 2014
baseball player
Marie Adams
American singer (1925-1972)
1925 – 1998
singer
Curtis Jones
American blues pianist (1906-1971)
1906 – 1971
musicianpianist
William Winn Hay
American paleontologist and geologist
1934 – 2022
paleontologistclimatologistbotanist
James Andrew Beall
James Andrew Beall
American politician (1866–1929)
1866 – 1929
politicianlawyer
Sid W. Richardson
Sid W. Richardson
American businessman (1891–1959)
1891 – 1959
businessperson
Gwendolyn Pates
Gwendolyn Pates
American actress (1891-1970)
1891 – 1970
actor
Gene Cockrell
American football player and rodeo cowboy
1934 – 2020
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Jim Jeter
American actor (1921-2007)
1921 – 2007
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Max Williams
American basketball coach and basketball player
1938 – 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
Tom McCormick
Tom McCormick
American football player (1930-2012)
1930 – 2012
American football player
Berkeley Bell
American tennis player (1907-1967)
1907 – 1967
tennis player
Joe Horlen
Joe Horlen
American baseball player
1937 – 2022
baseball player
James Aubrey Parker
James Aubrey Parker
United States federal judge
1937 – 2022
judgelawyer
Barton Yarborough
Barton Yarborough
American actor (1900-1951)
1900 – 1951
television actorfilm actoractor
Roland W. Schmitt
American academic
1923 – 2017
managerphysicist
Ken Smith
American chess player (1930-1999)
1930 – 1999
poker playerchess player
Don Reynolds
American actor (1937-2019)
1937 – 2019
actor
Marilyn Hickey
Marilyn Hickey
American televangelist, faith healer, and missionary
1931 – 2026
televangelistChristian minister
Charley Ferguson
American football player (1939–2023)
1939 – 2023
American football player
William J. Bordelon
William J. Bordelon
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1943)
1920 – 1943
military personnel
Charley Johnson
American football player (born 1938)
1938 – 2024
American football player
Walter Breen
American numismatist, writer and convicted child sex offender (1928-1993)
1928 – 1993
numismatistfanauthor
William C. Rogers III
William C. Rogers III
United States Navy captain (born 1938)
1938 – 2025
military officer
Monroe Alpheus Majors
Monroe Alpheus Majors
American physician, writer and civil rights activist
1864 – 1960
civil rights advocatejournalisteditor
Lowry Mays
American businessman
1935 – 2022
businessperson
Edwin Lanham
American writer (1904–1979)
1904 – 1979
writerscreenwriter
Gertrude Beasley
Gertrude Beasley
American memoirist
1892 – 1955
autobiographerwriter
King Hill
American football player (1936-2012)
1936 – 2012
American football playerbasketball player
Vendyl Jones
American archaeologist (1930-2010)
1930 – 2010
archaeologistanthropologistexplorer
Johnny "Country" Mathis
American country music singer-songwriter (1930–2011)
1933 – 2011
songwritermusiciansinger
Elise Harmon
American physicist and chemist (1909-1985)
1909 – 1985
chemistengineer
Harry Hervey
Harry Hervey
American screenwriter
1900 – 1951
screenwriter
Marshall Kent
Marshall Kent
American actor (1908-1985)
1908 – 1985
television actoractor
John Harper
British minister (1872-1912)
1872 – 1912
parsonpastor
John Graves
John Graves
American writer, author (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
writer
Oliver Henry Radkey
American historian (1909–2000)
1909 – 2000
historian
O'Neil Ford
American architect
1905 – 1982
architect
Carl Gardner
American singer (1928–2011)
1928 – 2011
singer
Charlie Krueger
American football player
1937 – 2021
American football player
Thomas Vernor Smith
Thomas Vernor Smith
American politician (1890–1964)
1890 – 1964
philosopheruniversity teachermilitary officer
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