Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 30 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Amanda Julia Estill
Amanda Julia Estill
American educator, writer, folklorist (1882-1965)
1882 - 1965
head teacherfolkloristeducator
George H. Hermann
American entrepreneur and philanthropist
1843 - 1914
philanthropistbusinessperson
Bart Bryant
professional golfer (1962–2022)
1962 - 2022
golfer
Joan Sawyer
Joan Sawyer
American dancer (1887-1966)
1887 - 1966
suffragistdancerbusinessperson
Louis Lane
American conductor (1923-2016)
1923 - 2016
conductor
Freddie Washington
American jazz musician
1900
jazz musicianpianist
Waggoner Carr
Waggoner Carr
American politician (1918-2004)
1918 - 2004
politicianlawyer
Ricky Lee Green
American Serial Killer (1960-1997)
1960 - 1997
serial killer
Tommy Hancock
American musician (1929–2020)
1929 - 2020
musician
John R. Kane
John R. Kane
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient
1907 - 1996
air force officermilitary officer
Daniel Meyer
American engineer (1932-1998)
1932 - 1998
businesspersonwriter
Lil' Son Jackson
American blues guitarist (1915–1976)
1915 - 1976
guitaristmusiciansinger
Bob Banner
American television director and producer (1921-2011)
1921 - 2011
television directortelevision producer
Lee White
American actor (1888-1949)
1888 - 1949
stage actorsongwriteractor
Norman Houston
American screenwriter (1887–1958)
1887 - 1958
film actorfilm directorscreenwriter
Herron C. Pearson
American politician (1890-1953)
1890 - 1953
politicianlawyerjudge
Tex Wilson
Tex Wilson
American baseball player (1901-1946)
1901 - 1946
baseball player
Lovett Fort-Whiteman
activist
1889 - 1939
political activist
Don Allen
American football player (1939–2024)
1939 - 2024
American football player
Scott Kennedy
Scott Kennedy
American stand-up comedian
1965 - 2013
comedian
Don Brown
American football player (1937–2013)
1937 - 2013
American football player
William Neff Patman
William Neff Patman
Texas lawyer and politician (1927-2008)
1927 - 2008
ranchermilitary officerpolitician
Don Floyd
Don Floyd
American football player (1938-1980)
1938 - 1980
American football player
Darius Johnson
American football player (1973-2021)
1973 - 2021
American football playerathletics competitor
Louis Crump
American lawyer (1916-2019)
1916 - 2019
politicianlawyer
Lynn Baggett
Lynn Baggett
American actress
1923 - 1960
film actor
Bob Blake
Bob Blake
American gridiron football player (1885-1962)
1885 - 1962
American football playerlawyer
Dan Kubiak
American politician
1938 - 1998
politicianteacher
Francis Turner
Francis Turner
American engineer (1908-1999)
1908 - 1999
civil engineer
Ewing Thomas Kerr
United States federal judge
1900 - 1992
lawyerjudge
Pete Compton
Pete Compton
baseball player (1889-1978)
1889 - 1978
baseball player
Esteban Jordan
American musician (1939-2010)
1939 - 2010
musician
Barret Robbins
American football player
1973 - 2026
American football player
Leo Brewster
Leo Brewster
United States federal judge (1903-1979)
1903 - 1979
lawyerjudge
Stormie Jones
Stormie Jones
American organ transplant recipient (1977–1990)
1977 - 1990
Elijah Alexander
American football player (1970-2010)
1970 - 2010
American football player
Eric Thomas
athletics competitor (1973–2022)
1973 - 2022
athletics competitor
Freddy Soto
American comedian (1970-2005)
1970 - 2005
writeractor
Lamar John Ryan Cecil
Lamar John Ryan Cecil
United States federal judge
1902 - 1958
lawyerjudge
Alan Cheetham
American paleontologist
1928
evolutionary biologistentomologistpaleontologist
James Larkin White
James Larkin White
Discoverer of Carlsbad Caverns (1882-1946)
1882 - 1946
explorer
M. K. Wren
American writer
1938 - 2016
science fiction writernovelist
M. Stanton Evans
American journalist
1934 - 2015
journalist
Bill Foster
American Hall of Fame baseball player
1904 - 1978
baseball player
Janet Lunn
Canadian children's writer (1928–2017)
1928 - 2017
children's writerwriter
Catherine Carr
American screenwriter (1880-1941)
1880 - 1941
screenwriter
Shaun Martin
Shaun Martin
American composer, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumental musician (1978–2024)
1978 - 2024
gospel musicianjazz musiciankeyboardist
Louis La Ravoire Morrow
American priest (1892-1987)
1892 - 1987
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Michael O'Hara
Olympic volleyball player
1932 - 2018
volleyball player
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