Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

William R. Polk
American academic
1929 - 2020
university teacherpolitical scientisthistorian
Stephen Carpenter
American filmmaker
1901
directorfilm producerfilm director
Samuel David Dealey
Samuel David Dealey
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1906 - 1944
submarinermilitary officer
John Matthew Moore
John Matthew Moore
American rancher and politician (1862-1940)
1862 - 1940
cattle rancherpolitician
Rebeca Iturbide
Rebeca Iturbide
Mexican actress (1924–2003)
1924 - 2003
film actoractor
Bert Adams
Bert Adams
American baseball player
1891 - 1940
baseball player
Lee Bowers
witness to JFK assassination (1925–1966)
1925 - 1966
businessperson
T. R. Fehrenbach
American historian and columnist (1925–2013)
1925 - 2013
opinion journalisthistorianwriter
James Andrew Beall
James Andrew Beall
American politician (1866–1929)
1866 - 1929
politicianlawyer
Paul Richards
Paul Richards
American baseball player (1908–1986)
1908 - 1986
baseball player
Hardy Brown
American football player (1924-1991)
1924 - 1991
American football playerjournalist
David Rodriguez
American singer-songwriter (1952-2015)
1952 - 2015
musiciansinger-songwriterpoet
John Steakley
American writer (1951-2010)
1951 - 2010
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Harriet Burns
Harriet Burns
American artist and designer (1928–2008)
1928 - 2008
artist
Tim Gray
Tim Gray
American football player (1952-2015)
1952 - 2015
American football player
Curtis Jones
American blues pianist (1906-1971)
1906 - 1971
musicianpianist
Sid W. Richardson
Sid W. Richardson
American businessman (1891–1959)
1891 - 1959
businessperson
Blake Williams
American basketball player (1924-2003)
1924 - 2003
basketball player
Bill Henry
Bill Henry
American baseball player (1927–2014)
1927 - 2014
baseball player
Gwendolyn Pates
Gwendolyn Pates
American actress (1891-1970)
1891 - 1970
actor
Samuel W. Lewis
Samuel W. Lewis
American diplomat (1930–2014)
1930 - 2014
diplomatambassador
Andrew Woolfolk
Andrew Woolfolk
American musician
1950 - 2022
musician
Berkeley Bell
American tennis player (1907-1967)
1907 - 1967
tennis player
Monroe Alpheus Majors
Monroe Alpheus Majors
American physician, writer and civil rights activist
1864 - 1960
civil rights advocatejournalisteditor
Al Haynes
Al Haynes
American commercial pilot
1931 - 2019
military personnel
Marie Adams
American singer (1925-1972)
1925 - 1998
singer
Gene Cockrell
American football player and rodeo cowboy
1934 - 2020
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
William Hardy
American actor and stage director (1933-2008)
1933 - 2008
television actortheatre directorstage actor
Edwin Lanham
American writer (1904–1979)
1904 - 1979
writerscreenwriter
Gertrude Beasley
Gertrude Beasley
American memoirist
1892 - 1955
autobiographerwriter
Fred Wendorf
American prehistorian (1924-2015)
1924 - 2015
prehistorianarchaeologist
Harry Hervey
Harry Hervey
American screenwriter
1900 - 1951
screenwriter
Elise Harmon
American physicist and chemist (1909-1985)
1909 - 1985
chemistengineer
Charlie Krueger
American football player
1937 - 2021
American football player
Roland W. Schmitt
American academic
1923 - 2017
managerphysicist
Temple Lea Houston
Temple Lea Houston
Texas and Oklahoma lawyer and politician (1860–1905)
1860 - 1905
politicianlawyer
Vendyl Jones
American archaeologist (1930-2010)
1930 - 2010
archaeologistanthropologistexplorer
Marshall Kent
Marshall Kent
American actor (1908-1985)
1908 - 1985
television actoractor
Tom McCormick
Tom McCormick
American football player (1930-2012)
1930 - 2012
American football player
William J. Bordelon
William J. Bordelon
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1943)
1920 - 1943
military personnel
Oliver Henry Radkey
American historian (1909–2000)
1909 - 2000
historian
Walter Breen
American numismatist, writer and convicted child sex offender (1928-1993)
1928 - 1993
numismatistfanauthor
O'Neil Ford
American architect
1905 - 1982
architect
John Harper
British minister (1872-1912)
1872 - 1912
parsonpastor
Max Williams
American basketball coach and basketball player
1938 - 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
Jim Jeter
American actor (1921-2007)
1921 - 2007
television actorfilm actorstage actor
William Winn Hay
American paleontologist and geologist
1934 - 2022
paleontologistclimatologistbotanist
Thomas Vernor Smith
Thomas Vernor Smith
American politician (1890–1964)
1890 - 1964
philosopheruniversity teachermilitary officer
Ken Smith
American chess player (1930-1999)
1930 - 1999
poker playerchess player
John Graves
John Graves
American writer, author (1920-2013)
1920 - 2013
writer
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