Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 34 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Bobby Jack Oliver
Canadian Football League player
1936 - 2012
Canadian football player
Homer Ezzell
Homer Ezzell
American baseball player (1896–1976)
1896 - 1976
baseball player
Buddy Ace
American blues singer (1936–1994)
1936 - 1994
singer
Buddy Humphrey
Buddy Humphrey
Player and coach of American football (1935-1988)
1935 - 1988
American football player
Carl Bunch
Carl Bunch
American musician (1939-2011)
1939 - 2011
musiciandrummer
Charlie McNeil
Charlie McNeil
American football player (1936-1994)
1936 - 1994
American football player
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
American football player (1927-1991)
1927 - 1991
American football player
Carol Hall
Carol Hall
American composer and lyricist
1936 - 2018
librettistcomposerlyricist
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
American politician
1939 - 2025
politician
Jack Cox
American politician (1921-1990)
1921 - 1990
politicianmilitary personnel
Ray Renfro
Ray Renfro
American football player (1929-1997)
1929 - 1997
American football player
Charles Thomas
Charles Thomas
American sprinter
1932 - 2015
sprinter
Henry Terrell, Jr.
Henry Terrell, Jr.
United States general (1890–1971)
1890 - 1971
military personnel
Robert Lee Howze
Robert Lee Howze
United States Army general of World War I (1864–1926)
1864 - 1926
military officer
Harold Shumate
Harold Shumate
screenwriter (1893–1983)
1893 - 1983
television writerfilm screenwriterfilm producer
William C. Conner
American judge
1920 - 2009
lawyerjudge
Rose Franken
American writer (1895–1988)
1896 - 1988
short story writernovelistplaywright
James C. Lucas
James C. Lucas
American criminal (1912-1998)
1912 - 1998
criminal
Sam West
Sam West
American baseball player and coach (1904-1985)
1904 - 1985
baseball player
Jimmy Adair
Jimmy Adair
American baseball player and coach
1907 - 1982
baseball player
Adina Emilia De Zavala
Adina Emilia De Zavala
American teacher and preservationist (1861-1955)
1861 - 1955
preservationisthistorianwriter
Radie Britain
Radie Britain
composer (1899-1994)
1899 - 1994
music educatorcomposer
Roger Edward Kuntz
American artist (1926-1975)
1926 - 1975
painterartist
Irving Loeb Goldberg
United States federal judge
1906 - 1995
military officerjudge
Jimmy Harris
American football player (1934-2011)
1934 - 2011
American football player
Brady P. Gentry
Brady P. Gentry
American politician (1896-1966)
1896 - 1966
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Edwin Herzig
American priest and theologian (1929–1991)
1929 - 1991
theologianCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Roy McKay
American football player (1920-1969)
1920 - 1969
American football player
Dean Ing
American science fiction writer (1931–2020)
1931 - 2020
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Samuel N. Alexander
Samuel N. Alexander
American computer scientist (1910-1967)
1910 - 1967
computer scientist
Sanger D. Shafer
American singer-songwriter
1934 - 2019
country musiciansongwritersinger
George Sessions Perry
American journalist
1910 - 1956
journalistwriterscreenwriter
Ralph P. Cousins
Ralph P. Cousins
US Army general
1891 - 1964
military personnel
Charles Barsotti
American cartoonist (1933-2014)
1933 - 2014
draftsperson
Donald W. Tinkle
American herpetologist
1930 - 1980
herpetologistecologistzoologist
Charlie Powell
American multi-sport professional sportsman (1932–2014)
1932 - 2014
American football playerboxer
Stan Mauldin
American football player (1920-1948)
1920 - 1948
American football player
Morty Corb
American musician
1917 - 1996
jazz musicianmusician
Louie Welch
Louie Welch
American politician
1918 - 2008
politician
Tex Hughson
Tex Hughson
American baseball player (1916-1993)
1916 - 1993
baseball player
Bernard J. Ganter
Catholic bishop
1928 - 1993
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Gene Edwards
Gene Edwards
Protestant Christian pastor (1932–2022)
1932 - 2022
theologianauthor
Bess Lomax Hawes
Bess Lomax Hawes
American folk musician and folklorist (1921-2009)
1921 - 2009
arts administratorfolkloristmusician
Horace Worth Vaughan
Horace Worth Vaughan
American politician (1867-1922)
1867 - 1922
politicianlawyerjudge
Grady Nutt
American comedian (1934-1982)
1934 - 1982
television actoractor
Gus Franklin Mutscher
Gus Franklin Mutscher
American politician
1932 - 2023
politician
Harold R. DeMoss, Jr.
American judge (1930-2020)
1930 - 2020
judge
Bill Svoboda
Bill Svoboda
American football player (1928-1980)
1928 - 1980
American football player
Henry Ray Clark
American visual artist (1936-2006)
1936 - 2006
painter
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