Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 26 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Don Reynolds
American actor (1937-2019)
1937 – 2019
actor
Temple Lea Houston
Temple Lea Houston
Texas and Oklahoma lawyer and politician (1860–1905)
1860 – 1905
politicianlawyer
Joe Horlen
Joe Horlen
American baseball player
1937 – 2022
baseball player
Hunter Harris, Jr.
Hunter Harris, Jr.
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1909–1987)
1909 – 1987
military officer
William J. Bordelon
William J. Bordelon
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1943)
1920 – 1943
military personnel
James Aubrey Parker
James Aubrey Parker
United States federal judge
1937 – 2022
judgelawyer
Charley Johnson
American football player (born 1938)
1938 – 2024
American football player
Marilyn Hickey
Marilyn Hickey
American televangelist, faith healer, and missionary
1931 – 2026
televangelistChristian minister
Jack Abernathy
Jack Abernathy
United States Marshal
1876 – 1941
police officer
Walter Breen
American numismatist, writer and convicted child sex offender (1928-1993)
1928 – 1993
numismatistfanauthor
Charley Ferguson
American football player (1939–2023)
1939 – 2023
American football player
William C. Rogers III
William C. Rogers III
United States Navy captain (born 1938)
1938 – 2025
military officer
King Hill
American football player (1936-2012)
1936 – 2012
American football playerbasketball player
Lowry Mays
American businessman
1935 – 2022
businessperson
John Graves
John Graves
American writer, author (1920-2013)
1920 – 2013
writer
John L. Pierce
John L. Pierce
U.S. Army general (1895-1959)
1895 – 1959
military personnel
Rube Foster
Rube Foster
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1879-1930)
1879 – 1930
baseball player
Ken Smith
American chess player (1930-1999)
1930 – 1999
poker playerchess player
William A. Owens
American writer
1905 – 1990
writer
Crawford Goldsby
Crawford Goldsby
American outlaw (1876-1896)
1876 – 1896
Bessie Tucker
American classic blues singer and songwriter
1906 – 1933
songwritermusiciansinger
Ella Hudson Day
Ella Hudson Day
American composer (1876-1951)
1876 – 1951
composer
Carl Gardner
American singer (1928–2011)
1928 – 2011
singer
Jimmy Starr
American writer (1904–1990)
1904 – 1990
writerscreenwriter
Johnny "Country" Mathis
American country music singer-songwriter (1930–2011)
1933 – 2011
songwritermusiciansinger
Bruce Barnes
American tennis player
1909 – 1990
tennis player
Ernie Fields
African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader (1904–1997)
1904 – 1997
jazz musicianmusic arrangerbandleader
Edwin F. Beckenbach
American mathematician (1906–1982)
1906 – 1982
university teachermathematician
Buddy Banks
American jazz tenor saxophonist, pianist, and bandleader (1909–1991)
1909 – 1991
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
O. C. Fisher
O. C. Fisher
United States Congressman from Texas (1903-1994)
1903 – 1994
cattle rancherhistorianpolitician
James Stewart
James Stewart
American decathlete and high jumper (1906-1991)
1906 – 1991
high jumperdecathlete
Ida Martha Metcalf
second American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics
1857 – 1952
mathematician
Maston Williams
American actor (1879-1978)
1879 – 1978
actor
George F. Moore
George F. Moore
United States Army general
1887 – 1949
military personnel
Maggie Jones
American blues singer and pianist
1900 – 1901
pianistsinger
Lloyd Glenn
American musician (1909–1985)
1909 – 1985
musicianpianistrecord producer
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.
United States federal judge (1879-1973)
1879 – 1973
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Tex Hamer
American football player (1901–1981)
1901 – 1981
American football playerboxer
Richard F. Harless
Richard F. Harless
American politician (1905–1970)
1905 – 1970
politicianlawyerteacher
Chief Wilson
Chief Wilson
American baseball player (1883-1954)
1883 – 1954
baseball player
Robert Bradford Fox
Filipino historian (1918–1985)
1918 – 1985
anthropologistarchaeologisthistorian
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
Joe "Guitar" Hughes
American blues musician (1937–2003)
1937 – 2003
guitaristmusician
Tom Archia
American musician (1919–1977)
1919 – 1977
jazz musicianmusician
Jewel Akens
American singer and record producer (1933-2013)
1933 – 2013
singerrecord producercomposer
Eugene C. Barker
Eugene C. Barker
American historian (1874-1956)
1874 – 1956
historianauthor
Mary Collins Ammirato
artist and poet
1908
artist
L. C. Robinson
American singer (1915–1976)
1915 – 1976
singer
John Henry Faulk
American folklorist, storyteller, and radio host from Texas
1913 – 1990
radio personality
Charles K. Johnson
American conspiracy theorist (1924-2001)
1924 – 2001
conspiracy theoristpublic figure
Roland Gross
American film editor
1909 – 1989
film editor
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