Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 35 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Bobby Jack Oliver
Canadian Football League player
1936 – 2012
Canadian football player
Gene Bailey
Gene Bailey
American baseball player
1893 – 1973
baseball player
William Blankenship
opera singer (1928–2017)
1928 – 2017
film actoropera singermusician
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
William G. Harrell
William G. Harrell
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1922–1964)
1922 – 1964
military personnel
Louis Lane
American conductor (1923-2016)
1923 – 2016
conductor
William Moncrief
William Moncrief
American businessman (1920–2021)
1920 – 2021
businessperson
Carol Hall
Carol Hall
American composer and lyricist
1936 – 2018
librettistcomposerlyricist
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
American politician
1939 – 2025
politician
Dorothy Howard
Dorothy Howard
American folklorist (1902–1996)
1902 – 1996
philologistfolkloristethnologist
Charles Thomas
Charles Thomas
American sprinter
1932 – 2015
sprinter
Fred Nicholson
Fred Nicholson
American baseball player
1894 – 1972
baseball player
William Ezell
United StatesAmerican blues, jazz, ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (1892-1963)
1892 – 1963
jazz musiciansongwriterpianist
Laurence Julius FitzSimon
American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1895–1958)
1895 – 1958
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
King Fisher
King Fisher
American gunslinger
1853 – 1884
rancher
Firpo Marberry
Firpo Marberry
American baseball player
1898 – 1976
baseball player
Bob Banner
American television director and producer (1921-2011)
1921 – 2011
television directortelevision producer
Jack Hyles
Baptist minister in the United States
1926 – 2001
radio personalitypastor
Nettie Lee Benson
American lbrarian, archivist and historian
1905 – 1993
historianlibrarian
Robert C. Mathis
Robert C. Mathis
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
1927 – 2016
military officer
Turney W. Leonard
Turney W. Leonard
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1921 – 1944
military personnel
Lance C. Wade
Lance C. Wade
United States-born British flying ace (1916-1944)
1916 – 1944
flying ace
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
Patsy Swayze
American choreographer and dancer (1927-2013)
1927 – 2013
dancerchoreographerfilm director
Audrey Jones Beck
American philanthropist
1924 – 2003
philanthropistart collector
Jimmy Harris
American football player (1934-2011)
1934 – 2011
American football player
Len Akin
American football player (1916-1987)
1916 – 1987
American football player
Stanley Marcus
American businessman and art collector (1905–2002)
1905 – 2002
art collectorbusinessperson
Ed Appleton
Ed Appleton
American baseball player (1892-1932)
1892 – 1932
baseball player
David E. Hayden
David E. Hayden
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
1897 – 1974
military personnel
David Bennes Barkley
David Bennes Barkley
American World War I soldier recipient of the Medal of Honor (1899-1918)
1899 – 1918
military personnel
Ed V. Mead
American politician (1921-1983)
1921 – 1983
politician
Dean Ing
American science fiction writer (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
science fiction writernovelistwriter
Alan Cheetham
American paleontologist
1928
evolutionary biologistentomologistpaleontologist
Sanger D. Shafer
American singer-songwriter
1934 – 2019
country musiciansongwritersinger
Mike C. Pena
Mike C. Pena
Medal of Honor recipient (1924-1950)
1924 – 1950
military personnel
Cy Fried
Cy Fried
American baseball player
1897 – 1970
baseball player
Curt Walker
Curt Walker
American baseball player (1896-1955)
1896 – 1955
baseball player
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
Bill Hunter
journalist
1929 – 1964
journalist
Bill Blakeley
Bill Blakeley
American basketball coach (1934-2010)
1934 – 2010
basketball coach
Nex Benedict
American non-binary student who died in 2024
2008 – 2024
student
Charlie McNeil
Charlie McNeil
American football player (1936-1994)
1936 – 1994
American football player
Gene Edwards
Gene Edwards
Protestant Christian pastor (1932–2022)
1932 – 2022
theologianauthor
Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick
Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick
US admiral
1907 – 1988
military officer
Jack Cox
American politician (1921-1990)
1921 – 1990
politicianmilitary personnel
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