Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

Al Haynes
Al Haynes
American commercial pilot
1931 - 2019
military personnel
John L. Pierce
John L. Pierce
U.S. Army general (1895-1959)
1895 - 1959
military personnel
Jim Jeter
American actor (1921-2007)
1921 - 2007
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Roland W. Schmitt
American academic
1923 - 2017
managerphysicist
Rube Foster
Rube Foster
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1879-1930)
1879 - 1930
baseball player
Gene Cockrell
American football player and rodeo cowboy
1934 - 2020
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Bessie Tucker
American classic blues singer and songwriter
1906 - 1933
songwritermusiciansinger
Crawford Goldsby
Crawford Goldsby
American outlaw (1876-1896)
1876 - 1896
Ella Hudson Day
Ella Hudson Day
American composer (1876-1951)
1876 - 1951
composer
Ernie Fields
African American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader (1904–1997)
1904 - 1997
jazz musicianmusic arrangerbandleader
Bruce Barnes
American tennis player
1909 - 1990
tennis player
Ida Martha Metcalf
second American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics
1857 - 1952
mathematician
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
Walter Breen
American numismatist, writer and convicted child sex offender (1928-1993)
1928 - 1993
numismatistfanauthor
William J. Bordelon
William J. Bordelon
Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1943)
1920 - 1943
military personnel
William Winn Hay
American paleontologist and geologist
1934 - 2022
paleontologistclimatologistbotanist
Tom McCormick
Tom McCormick
American football player (1930-2012)
1930 - 2012
American football player
Maston Williams
American actor (1879-1978)
1879 - 1978
actor
George F. Moore
George F. Moore
United States Army general
1887 - 1949
military personnel
Don Reynolds
American actor (1937-2019)
1937 - 2019
actor
Maggie Jones
American blues singer and pianist
1900 - 1901
pianistsinger
John Graves
John Graves
American writer, author (1920-2013)
1920 - 2013
writer
Max Williams
American basketball coach and basketball player
1938 - 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
Lloyd Glenn
American musician (1909–1985)
1909 - 1985
musicianpianistrecord producer
Ken Smith
American chess player (1930-1999)
1930 - 1999
poker playerchess player
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson, Jr.
United States federal judge (1879-1973)
1879 - 1973
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Edna Lawrence
American model and film actress. (1916-1995)
1916 - 1995
film actormodelactor
Joe Horlen
Joe Horlen
American baseball player
1937 - 2022
baseball player
Charley Johnson
American football player (born 1938)
1938 - 2024
American football player
Richard F. Harless
Richard F. Harless
American politician (1905–1970)
1905 - 1970
politicianlawyerteacher
Carl Gardner
American singer (1928–2011)
1928 - 2011
singer
Don January
professional golfer
1929 - 2023
golfer
Marion J. Levy Jr.
American sociologist (1918–2002)
1918 - 2002
sociologistuniversity teacher
James Aubrey Parker
James Aubrey Parker
United States federal judge
1937 - 2022
judgelawyer
Vendyl Jones
American archaeologist (1930-2010)
1930 - 2010
archaeologistanthropologistexplorer
Tex Hamer
American football player (1901–1981)
1901 - 1981
American football playerboxer
King Hill
American football player (1936-2012)
1936 - 2012
American football playerbasketball player
William C. Rogers III
William C. Rogers III
United States Navy captain (born 1938)
1938 - 2025
military officer
Samuel E. Beetley
American film editor (1913-1988)
1913 - 1988
film editor
Chief Wilson
Chief Wilson
American baseball player (1883-1954)
1883 - 1954
baseball player
Lloyd Mangrum
American golfer (1914–1973)
1914 - 1973
golfer
Sarah McClendon
Sarah McClendon
White House correspondent (1910–2003)
1910 - 2003
journalist
Johnny "Country" Mathis
American country music singer-songwriter (1930–2011)
1933 - 2011
songwritermusiciansinger
Robert Bradford Fox
Filipino historian (1918–1985)
1918 - 1985
anthropologistarchaeologisthistorian
Lowry Mays
American businessman
1935 - 2022
businessperson
Tom Archia
American musician (1919–1977)
1919 - 1977
jazz musicianmusician
Eugene C. Barker
Eugene C. Barker
American historian (1874-1956)
1874 - 1956
historianauthor
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