Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 37 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Vicki Anderson
Vicki Anderson
American soul singer
1939 - 2023
singer
Crawford Martin
American politician in Texas (1916-1972)
1916 - 1972
politicianlawyer
Wayne Tippit
American actor (1932–2009)
1932 - 2009
television actorstage actor
Arvella Gray
American blues, folk and gospel singer and guitarist (1906–1980)
1906 - 1980
street artistsongwritermusician
William Cort
American actor, 1936–1993
1936 - 1993
television actoractor
Roy Elonza Davis
Roy Elonza Davis
Ku Klux Klan leader
1890 - 1966
preacher
Jack Halliday
American gridiron football player (1928-2000)
1928 - 2000
American football player
Al Hendrickson
American musician (1920–2007)
1920 - 2007
banjoistjazz guitaristmusician
Nettie Lee Benson
American lbrarian, archivist and historian
1905 - 1993
historianlibrarian
Lou Alta Melton
Lou Alta Melton
American civil engineer, bridge engineer (1895-1974)
1895 - 1974
engineer
Hilliard Karr
Hilliard Karr
American comedic actor of the silent movie era
1899 - 1945
film actor
Robert Folsom
American politician
1929 - 2017
basketball playerpolitician
Doc Paskowitz
American surfer, physician and activist
1921 - 2014
surfer
Tom Tierney
American artist (1928–2014)
1928 - 2014
artistillustrator
Elmore Morgenthaler
Elmore Morgenthaler
American professional basketball player
1922 - 1997
basketball player
Paul Cain
American minister (1929–2019)
1929 - 2019
Christian minister
William Arnold Carter
William Arnold Carter
American politician (1907-1996)
1907 - 1996
politician
Jamie Dawson
American professional basketball player; veterinarian
1922 - 2009
basketball playerveterinarian
Bobby Lowther
American athlete
1923 - 2015
athletics competitorbasketball playerbusinessperson
Maidel Turner
Maidel Turner
Film, stage actress (1888-1953)
1888 - 1953
Ziegfeld girlactor
Sara Jordan Powell
American singer and musician
1938 - 2025
songwriter
Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1909-2006)
1909 - 2006
American football player
Clarence J. McCoy
American Herpetologist (1935-1993)
1935 - 1993
herpetologistzoologist
Estela Portillo-Trambley
American teacher and feminist author of books, poems, essays, and plays (1936-1999)
1936 - 1998
novelistplaywrightpoet
Charlie Applewhite
Charlie Applewhite
American singer and radio host (1932-2001)
1932 - 2001
radio personalitysinger
Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick
Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick
US admiral
1907 - 1988
military officer
James Z. Spearing
James Z. Spearing
American politician (1864-1942)
1864 - 1942
politicianlawyer
Carolyn Cannon-Alfred
American pharmacologist
1934 - 1989
pharmacologist
Tex Irvin
American gridiron football player (1906-1978)
1906 - 1978
American football player
Ramón Músquiz
Governor of Mexican Texas
1797 - 1867
politician
Jerry D. Merryman
Jerry D. Merryman
American electrical engineer (1932-2019)
1932 - 2019
electrical engineer
Herman Stokes
American triple jumper
1932 - 1998
triple jumper
Lance C. Wade
Lance C. Wade
United States-born British flying ace (1916-1944)
1916 - 1944
flying ace
Walter Goldschmidt
American anthropologist (1913-2010)
1913 - 2010
anthropologist
Howard Shoup
costume designer (1903-1987)
1903 - 1987
costume designer
Newby O. Brantly
American aerospace engineer (1905-1993)
1905 - 1993
military flight engineeraircraft pilotinventor
Julius Woeltz
American artist (1911–1956)
1911 - 1956
painter
Arturo Campos
Arturo Campos
NASA engineer
1934 - 2001
electrical engineer
Kitty Harrison
Kitty Harrison
American tennis coach
1934 - 2026
tennis coachtennis player
Stan Baumgartner
Stan Baumgartner
American baseball player and coach (1894-1955)
1894 - 1955
baseball player
Len Akin
American football player (1916-1987)
1916 - 1987
American football player
Estefanía Chávez Barragán
Estefanía Chávez Barragán
Mexican architect
1930 - 2020
architect
John Cogswell Oakes
John Cogswell Oakes
United States general
1906 - 1982
military personnel
Slim Harriss
Slim Harriss
American baseball player (1897-1963)
1897 - 1963
baseball player
Jean Martin
American singer and actor (1919-2004)
1919 - 2004
singeractor
Lester Williams
American Texas blues guitarist and singer (1920–1990)
1920 - 1990
songwritersinger
Easy Parham
American basketball player (1921–1982)
1921 - 1982
basketball player
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
American baseball player
1891 - 1959
baseball player
Noel Brown
American tennis player
1926 - 2021
tennis player
Heman C. Smith
Heman C. Smith
Community of Christ historian (1850–1919)
1850 - 1919
historian
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