Notable People from Texas

George Rankine Irwin

American scientist in the field of fracture mechanics and strength of materials

Homer Ezzell

American baseball player (1896–1976)

Barbara Smith Conrad

American mezzo-soprano (1937-2017)

Bartell LaRue

American actor (1932-1990)

Ben Wilson

American football player

William Neff Patman

Texas lawyer and politician (1927-2008)

Janet Lunn

Canadian children's writer (1928–2017)

Henry Terrell, Jr.

United States general (1890–1971)

Harold Shumate

screenwriter (1893–1983)

Dudley C. Sharp

Asst. Sec. of the Air Force for Materiel under Pres. Eisenhower; son of American businessman Walter Benona Sharp (1905–1987)

Martha Swope

American photographer (1928-2017)

Rose Franken

American writer (1895–1988)

Sam B. Hall

United States federal judge (1924-1994)

Herron C. Pearson

American politician (1890-1953)

Radie Britain

composer (1899-1994)

Brady P. Gentry

American politician (1896-1966)

Jim Weatherall

American football player (1929-1992)

Pierre Conner

American mathematician (1932–2018)

Jim Winkler

American football player (1927-2001)

J. Richard Steadman

American knee surgeon and clinical professor (1937–2023)

Billy Williams

African-American singer (1910-1972)

Ronnie Dawson

American musician (1939–2003)

Louis La Ravoire Morrow

American priest (1892-1987)

John Miles

American baseball player

Seth Morehead

American baseball player (1934-2006)

Ralph P. Cousins

US Army general

John Coyle White

American politician (1924–1995); Agriculture Commissioner of Texas

Byron Wolford

American poker player (1930–2003)

John Prentice

American cartoonist (1920-1999)

Ted Dunbar

American musician (1937-1998)

John Hill

Texas lawyer, Democratic politician, and judge, born 1923

Dody Roach

American poker player (1937–2004)

Elvie Thomas

American country blues singer and guitarist (1891-1979)

George Edmondson

American baseball player (1896-1973)

George Dawson

American life-long illiterate

Bill Hughes

jazz musician

Johnnie David Hutchins

United States Navy sailor

Johnny Gimble

American country musician (1926–2015)

Billy Wade

American racing driver (1930-1965)

Bo Farrington

American football player

Isadore Dyer

American physician (1865–1920)

William Fullingim

American supercentenarian

Viron P. Vaky

American diplomat (1925-2012)

Ki Aldrich

American football player (1916-1983)

Bob Montgomery

American songwriter

George B. Turner

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1899-1963)

Bobby Cross

American football player (1931-1989)

Waller Thomas Burns

United States federal judge (1858-1917)

Bobby Hoff

American poker player