Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 31 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Mickey Sullivan
Mickey Sullivan
American baseball player and coach (1932-2012)
1932 - 2012
American football playerbaseball player
Hilary Grivich
American gymnast (1977-1997)
1977 - 1997
artistic gymnast
Nolan Miller
American costume designer (1933-2012)
1933 - 2012
costume designer
Tex Robertson
Tex Robertson
American water polo player (1909–2007)
1909 - 2007
water polo player
Ted Dunbar
American musician (1937-1998)
1937 - 1998
jazz musicianjazz guitaristmusic teacher
Don Bowman
American singer-songwriter
1937 - 2013
radio personalitysongwritermusician
Hersal Thomas
Hersal Thomas
American songwriter (1906-1926)
1906 - 1926
blues musicianjazz musiciansongwriter
Muhlaysia Booker
African American transgender woman
1997 - 2019
Don Walser
American musician (1934–2006)
1934 - 2006
yodelersongwritermusician
Jim Weatherall
American football player (1929-1992)
1929 - 1992
American football player
Nex Benedict
American non-binary student who died in 2024
2008 - 2024
student
Henry Wells
Henry Wells
American musician
1906 - 2000
musiciansinger
Norman William Black
Norman William Black
United States federal judge
1931 - 1997
lawyerjudge
Jim Winkler
American football player (1927-2001)
1927 - 2001
American football player
Leonard Roy Harmon
Leonard Roy Harmon
U.S. sailor (1917-1942)
1917 - 1942
sailor
Frank Bass
American academic (1926–2006)
1926 - 2006
market researcher
William Frank Buckley
William Frank Buckley
U.S. lawyer and oil developer who became influential in Mexican politics
1881 - 1958
juristbusinesspersonlawyer
Jack Bloomfield
Jack Bloomfield
American baseball player and coach
1930 - 2025
baseball player
Walter L. Griffin
Walter L. Griffin
American cinematographer (1889–1954)
1889 - 1954
film editorcinematographer
Tex Erwin
Tex Erwin
American baseball player (1885-1953)
1885 - 1953
baseball player
Berta Frey
hand-weaver and craft teacher from New York
1893 - 1972
textile artistweaver
Samuel Murray Robinson
Samuel Murray Robinson
United States admiral (1882-1972)
1882 - 1972
military officer
Roy Mitchell
Roy Mitchell
Major League Baseball pitcher
1885 - 1959
baseball player
Jerry Fuller
American songwriter, singer and record producer (1938–2024)
1938 - 2024
record producersongwritermusician
John Miles
John Miles
American baseball player
1922 - 2013
baseball player
Jerry Mays
Player of American football (1939-1994)
1939 - 1994
American football player
Frances Daisy Emery Allen
Frances Daisy Emery Allen
pioneering physician in Fort Worth, Texas (1876-1958)
1876 - 1958
physician
John Coyle White
John Coyle White
American politician (1924–1995); Agriculture Commissioner of Texas
1924 - 1995
politician
Clara Mcdonald Williamson
American painter (1875–1976)
1875 - 1976
painterartist
Jim Lee Hunt
NFL football player (1938-1975)
1938 - 1975
American football player
Annie Webb Blanton
American suffragist, educator (1870-1945)
1870 - 1945
suffragistpedagogue
Walt Dickson
Walt Dickson
American baseball player (1878–1918)
1878 - 1918
baseball player
Walter Angus Keeling
United States federal judge (1873-1945)
1873 - 1945
lawyerjudge
Sutton E. Griggs
Sutton E. Griggs
Novelist, clergyman, social activist (1872–1933)
1872 - 1933
novelist
Cresson Kearny
American Army officer (1914–2003)
1914 - 2003
engineer
Charles Cresson
American tennis player (1874-1949)
1874 - 1949
tennis player
Little Willie Jackson
American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist, bandleader and occasional vocalist
1912 - 1998
saxophonist
Paul Ward Beck
Paul Ward Beck
(1876-1922) United States Army officer
1876 - 1922
aircraft pilot
Maud Cuney Hare
Maud Cuney Hare
American musician, author (1874–1936)
1874 - 1936
music historianmusicologistfolklorist
Joe Gaines
Joe Gaines
American baseball player
1936 - 2023
baseball player
Charles P. Cabell
Charles P. Cabell
United States Air Force General and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (1903–1971)
1903 - 1971
autobiographermilitary officer
John Hill
Texas lawyer, Democratic politician, and judge, born 1923
1923 - 2007
politicianlawyerjudge
Jack Dunlop
American outlaw
1872 - 1900
cowboy
Henry T. Phelps
American architect (1871–1944)
1871 - 1944
architect
Doug Ault
American baseball player (1950–2004)
1950 - 2004
baseball player
David F. Sellers
David F. Sellers
United States Navy admiral
1874 - 1949
military officer
Ben Kilpatrick
American outlaw
1874 - 1912
cowboy
Dora Valesca Becker
Dora Valesca Becker
American violinist (1870–1958)
1870 - 1958
violinist
Charles Swindall
Charles Swindall
American politician and judge (1876-1939)
1876 - 1939
politicianlawyerjudge
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