Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 28 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Bill Douglass
American jazz drummer (1923–1994)
1923 – 1994
jazz musicianmusiciandrummer
Sue May Gill
American artist (1887–1989)
1887 – 1989
painter
David Westheimer
American novelist (1917–2005)
1917 – 2005
novelistjournalistwriter
Robert Neyland
Robert Neyland
American college football coach, U.S. Army officer (1892-1962)
1892 – 1962
American football player
Rip Collins
Rip Collins
American baseball player (1896–1968)
1896 – 1968
baseball playerpolitician
Bennett McCallum
economist
1935 – 2022
economist
Chase Craig
American writer/cartoonist (1910–2001)
1910 – 2001
comics writer
Claude Benton Hudspeth
Claude Benton Hudspeth
American cowboy, rancher, lawyer, and statesman (1877-1941)
1877 – 1941
politicianlawyer
Myra Hemmings
American actress (1895-1968)
1895 – 1968
film actorstage actorteacher
William Humphrey
American novelist (1924–1997)
1924 – 1997
novelistwriter
Malcolm Jameson
US Navy officer and author
1891 – 1945
science fiction writernaval officerscience fiction literature
Terry Todd
Terry Todd
American powerlifter (1937–2018)
1937 – 2018
powerlifterweightlifteruniversity teacher
Mariano Simon Garriga
Catholic bishop (1886-1965)
1886 – 1965
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Horace Tapscott
Horace Tapscott
American musician (1934-1999)
1934 – 1999
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Bob Shaw
Bob Shaw
American actor (1915–2005)
1915 – 2005
film actoractor
Mark Shepherd
American businessman (1923-2009)
1923 – 2009
engineer
Robert Farris Thompson
Robert Farris Thompson
American art historian (1932–2021)
1932 – 2021
art historianhistorian
Danny Wagner
Danny Wagner
basketball player (1922-1997)
1922 – 1997
basketball player
Robert W. Mitchell
American zoologist (1933–2010)
1933 – 2010
scientific collectorzoologist
Bill Sinkin
Bill Sinkin
Chairman of the Board and Founder of Solar San Antonio, Inc.
1913 – 2014
chief executive officer
John Howell Collier
John Howell Collier
United States general
1898 – 1980
military personnel
Gil Bartosh
Gil Bartosh
American football quarterback and coach (1930-2016)
1930 – 2016
American football playerCanadian football playerhead coach
Grady Gaines
Grady Gaines
American electric blues, Texas blues and jazz blues tenor saxophonist (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
saxophonistmusician
Harold Simmons
American businessman and financier, developer of the leveraged buyout (1931–2013)
1931 – 2013
financier
Snuff Garrett
American record producer (1938-2015)
1938 – 2015
lyricistcomposerrecord producer
John D. Hickerson
John D. Hickerson
American diplomat
1898 – 1989
diplomat
José Antonio Navarro
José Antonio Navarro
Texas statesman, revolutionary, politician, and merchant
1795 – 1871
merchantpolitician
Bill Forester
NFL player (1932-2007)
1932 – 2007
American football player
Charlie Waller
singer
1935 – 2004
musician
Murray Mitchell
American basketball player
1923 – 2013
basketball coachbasketball player
Charles K. Johnson
American conspiracy theorist (1924-2001)
1924 – 2001
conspiracy theoristpublic figure
Jessie Daniel Ames
Jessie Daniel Ames
American suffragist and civil rights activist (1883-1972)
1883 – 1972
civil rights advocatemissionary
Thurman Tucker
Thurman Tucker
American baseball player (1917-1993)
1917 – 1993
baseball player
Jake Carter
American basketball player (1924–2012)
1924 – 2012
basketball player
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo
Mexican businessman (1930–1997)
1930 – 1997
businessperson
Clayton Williams
American businessman
1931 – 2020
rancher
James Clay
American musician (1935–1994)
1935 – 1994
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Liz Smith
Liz Smith
American writer
1923 – 2017
journalistwriter
Onzy Matthews
American jazz musician (1930-1997)
1930 – 1997
jazz musicianbandleaderconductor
Martha E. Bernal
American psychologist
1931 – 2001
clinical psychologistuniversity teacherpsychologist
June Byers
June Byers
American professional wrestler (1922-1998)
1922 – 1998
professional wrestleractor
Nan Ryan
American writer (1936-2017)
1936 – 2017
novelistwriter
Shannon Fife
Shannon Fife
American journalist and screenwriter (1888-1972)
1888 – 1972
film directorjournalistscreenwriter
Thomas Morrow Reavley
Thomas Morrow Reavley
American judge (1921–2020)
1921 – 2020
lawyerjudge
Tex Coulter
Tex Coulter
American and Canadian football player (1924-2007)
1924 – 2007
American football playerathletics competitor
Charles B. Winstead
American FBI agent (1891–1973)
1891 – 1973
military personnel
Roy McMillan
Roy McMillan
American baseball player and coach
1929 – 1997
baseball player
Lonnie Eggleston
Lonnie Eggleston
Professional basketball player (1918-1998)
1918 – 1998
basketball player
Tex Rudloff
sound engineer (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
audio engineer
William Harrison
American writer and screenwriter (1933-2013)
1933 – 2013
novelistscience fiction writeruniversity teacher
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