Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

Thomas W. Fowler
Thomas W. Fowler
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1921-1944)
1921 - 1944
military personnel
Francisco José Madero González
Mexican politician (1930–2013)
1930 - 2013
politician
Howard D. Graves
Howard D. Graves
United States Army general (1939–2003)
1939 - 2003
William Fullingim
American supercentenarian
1855 - 1965
Howie Reed
Howie Reed
American baseball player (1936-1984)
1936 - 1984
baseball player
Clarence Swensen
Clarence Swensen
American actor (1917-2009)
1917 - 2009
actor
Eddie Booker
American boxer (1917-1975)
1917 - 1975
boxer
Jim Bob Floyd
pianist
1929
university teachermusicianpianist
Harold L. Runnels
Harold L. Runnels
American politician (1924-1980)
1924 - 1980
politician
Robert B. Oakley
Robert B. Oakley
American diplomat
1931 - 2014
diplomat
Robert L. Rutherford
Robert L. Rutherford
American general (1938–2013)
1938 - 2013
military officer
Billy Maxwell
professional golfer
1929 - 2021
golfer
George Edmondson
George Edmondson
American baseball player (1896-1973)
1896 - 1973
baseball player
Rommie Loudd
Rommie Loudd
American football player, coach, and executive (1933–1998)
1933 - 1998
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerdrug trafficker
Maxine Powell
American etiquette instructor, talent agent (1915-2013)
1915 - 2013
modeltalent agentactor
Royce Womble
Royce Womble
American football player (1931-2016)
1931 - 2016
American football player
Margo Jones
theater director
1911 - 1955
manufacturertheatre directortheatrical producer
Sherrill Headrick
Sherrill Headrick
American football player (1937-2008)
1937 - 2008
American football player
Oren Arnold
Writer and editor
1900 - 1980
novelistjournalistwriter
Stan Johnson
Stan Johnson
American baseball player (1937–2012)
1937 - 2012
baseball player
George Dawson
American life-long illiterate
1898 - 2001
writer
Stephen B. Oates
American historian and academic (1936–2021)
1936 - 2021
university teacherhistorian
John Emmett Lyle, Jr.
John Emmett Lyle, Jr.
American politician (1910-2003)
1910 - 2003
politicianlawyer
George B. Turner
George B. Turner
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1899-1963)
1899 - 1963
military personnel
Waller Thomas Burns
Waller Thomas Burns
United States federal judge (1858-1917)
1858 - 1917
lawyerjudge
Gene Bailey
Gene Bailey
American baseball player
1893 - 1973
baseball player
Fred Nicholson
Fred Nicholson
American baseball player
1894 - 1972
baseball player
Ted L. Strickland
American lieutenant governor of Colorado (1932–2012)
1932 - 2012
politician
Ki Aldrich
American football player (1916-1983)
1916 - 1983
American football player
Bum Phillips
Bum Phillips
American football player, coach, executive; United States Marine (1923-2013)
1923 - 2013
American football coachAmerican football player
Gus Mancuso
Gus Mancuso
American baseball player and coach (1905–1984)
1905 - 1984
baseball player
Miran Edgar Thompson
Miran Edgar Thompson
American murderer (1917–1948)
1917 - 1948
criminal
Charles Rufus Baxter
American physician
1929 - 2005
physician
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
Firpo Marberry
Firpo Marberry
American baseball player
1898 - 1976
baseball player
Shelby Singleton
American record producer, music executive (1931–2009)
1931 - 2009
record producercomposer
Leo Sanford
Leo Sanford
American football player
1929 - 2024
American football player
Charles V. Willie
American sociologist
1927 - 2022
sociologistpedagogue
Felix Huston Robertson
Felix Huston Robertson
Confederate Army general
1839 - 1928
military officer
Chuck Stewart
American photographer (1926-2017)
1927 - 2017
artistphotographer
Cactus Pryor
Cactus Pryor
American broadcaster and radio personality (1923–2011)
1923 - 2011
radio personalitymusician
Ed Appleton
Ed Appleton
American baseball player (1892-1932)
1892 - 1932
baseball player
King Fisher
King Fisher
American gunslinger
1853 - 1884
rancher
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
Edward McKeever
football player
1910 - 1974
athlete
Eddie Preston
American musician (1925–2009)
1925 - 2009
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Roy M. Huffington
Roy M. Huffington
Texas oilman (1917-2008)
1917 - 2008
diplomatmilitary officer
Cy Fried
Cy Fried
American baseball player
1897 - 1970
baseball player
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