Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

Jerrold Tunnell
American mathematician
1950 – 2022
university teachermathematician
Jim Wolf
American football player (1952-2003)
1952 – 2003
American football player
John Emmett Lyle, Jr.
John Emmett Lyle, Jr.
American politician (1910-2003)
1910 – 2003
politicianlawyer
Gene Moore
Gene Moore
American baseball player (1909-1978)
1909 – 1978
baseball player
Felix Huston Robertson
Felix Huston Robertson
Confederate Army general
1839 – 1928
military officer
Terry Tausch
American football player (1959-2020)
1959 – 2020
American football player
Jim Gerhardt
American athletics competitor
1929 – 2021
athletics competitor
Elmore Morgenthaler
Elmore Morgenthaler
American professional basketball player
1922 – 1997
basketball player
Paul Cain
American minister (1929–2019)
1929 – 2019
Christian minister
Pete Compton
Pete Compton
baseball player (1889-1978)
1889 – 1978
baseball player
Monette Moore
American jazz and blues singer (1902-1962)
1902 – 1962
jazz musicianpianistsinger
Horace Busby
Horace Busby
American publicist, speechwriter, consultant and public relations expert.
1924 – 2000
consultantbusiness consultantopinion journalist
Patrick Bissell
ballet dancer
1957 – 1987
ballerina
Florene Miller Watson
Florene Miller Watson
American aviator and educator
1920 – 2014
aircraft pilot
Margaret E. Grigsby
African American physician (1923-2009)
1923 – 2009
musicianphysician
Philip Ray Martinez
United States federal judge (1957-2021)
1957 – 2021
lawyerjudge
Emerson Emory
Emerson Emory
American physician (1925–2003)
1925 – 2003
psychiatristphysician
Rodrigo Barnes
American football player
1950 – 2023
American football player
Bernard Garrett
American businessman
1925 – 1999
banker
Howard Schoenfield
American tennis player (1957-2020)
1957 – 2020
tennis player
Leona Maricle
American actress (1905-1988)
1905 – 1988
film actorstage actoractor
Britton Davis
(1860-1930)
1860 – 1930
military personnel
Lamar Fontaine
Lamar Fontaine
American military veteran, surveyor, poet and author
1829 – 1921
writerpoet
John T. Richardson
John T. Richardson
9th president of DePaul University
1923 – 2022
academicpriest
Van E. Chandler
Van E. Chandler
American flying ace (1925–1998)
1925 – 1998
aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
Doris Ilda Allen
Doris Ilda Allen
American military intelligence specialist (1927–2024)
1927 – 2024
Thomas C. Barret
Thomas C. Barret
American politician (1860-1922)
1860 – 1922
politicianlawyer
Rosie Jimenez
Woman who died due to unsafe abortion
1950 – 1977
Carol A. Timmons
Carol A. Timmons
United States Air Force general
1958 – 2020
military leadermilitary personnel
Maidel Turner
Maidel Turner
Film, stage actress (1888-1953)
1888 – 1953
Ziegfeld girlactor
Dee Fondy
Dee Fondy
American baseball player
1924 – 1999
baseball player
Margaret A. Davidson
Margaret A. Davidson
American scientist (1950–2017)
1950 – 2017
scientist
Walter Angus Keeling
United States federal judge (1873-1945)
1873 – 1945
lawyerjudge
Dora Valesca Becker
Dora Valesca Becker
American violinist (1870–1958)
1870 – 1958
violinist
Adina Emilia De Zavala
Adina Emilia De Zavala
American teacher and preservationist (1861-1955)
1861 – 1955
preservationisthistorianwriter
Ramón Músquiz
Governor of Mexican Texas
1797 – 1867
politician
Doc Paskowitz
American surfer, physician and activist
1921 – 2014
surfer
Charlie Robison
Charlie Robison
American singer (1964–2023)
1964 – 2023
singer-songwriter
Chris Youngblood
American professional wrestler (1966–2021)
1965 – 2021
amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
Craig Watkins
Craig Watkins
district attorney
1967 – 2023
lawyer
Darren Lewis
American football player, running back
1968 – 2024
American football player
David McCarty
American baseball player
1969 – 2024
baseball player
Don Tosti
American musician (1923-2004)
1923 – 2004
jazz musiciancomposer
Derrick Shepard
American football player (1964-1999)
1964 – 1999
American football player
James Larkin White
James Larkin White
Discoverer of Carlsbad Caverns (1882-1946)
1882 – 1946
explorer
Doris Tate
activist (1924–1992)
1924 – 1992
activist
Andrew Shapter
Andrew Shapter
American filmmaker
1966 – 2019
film director
Phil Lombardi
Phil Lombardi
American baseball player (1963–2021)
1963 – 2021
baseball player
Big Mello
American rapper (1968–2002)
1968 – 2002
rapper
Edwin Gilbert
American swimmer
1929 – 2020
swimmer
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