Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

Bill Svoboda
Bill Svoboda
American football player (1928-1980)
1928 – 1980
American football player
Roy Elonza Davis
Roy Elonza Davis
Ku Klux Klan leader
1890 – 1966
preacher
Pat Kirkwood
former NASCAR driver/team owner
1927 – 2001
NASCAR team ownerengineer
Paul Barry
Paul Barry
American football player (1926-2014)
1926 – 2014
American football player
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
Paul Nolen
American basketball player (1929-2009)
1929 – 2009
basketball player
Phillip Benjamin Baldwin
Phillip Benjamin Baldwin
United States federal judge (1924–2002)
1924 – 2002
judge
Billy Maxwell
professional golfer
1929 – 2021
golfer
Charles Cresson
American tennis player (1874-1949)
1874 – 1949
tennis player
Johnny Vaught
Johnny Vaught
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1909-2006)
1909 – 2006
American football player
Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor
American baseball player (1892-1956)
1892 – 1956
baseball player
Justin Tubb
American country singer (1935–1998)
1935 – 1998
songwritermusiciansinger
Roy M. Huffington
Roy M. Huffington
Texas oilman (1917-2008)
1917 – 2008
diplomatmilitary officer
Stan Baumgartner
Stan Baumgartner
American baseball player and coach (1894-1955)
1894 – 1955
baseball player
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
American football player (1927-1991)
1927 – 1991
American football player
Slim Harriss
Slim Harriss
American baseball player (1897-1963)
1897 – 1963
baseball player
Ray Renfro
Ray Renfro
American football player (1929-1997)
1929 – 1997
American football player
Scott Perry
Scott Perry
American baseball player
1891 – 1959
baseball player
Marvin Leath
Marvin Leath
American politician (1931–2000)
1931 – 2000
politician
Cresson Kearny
American Army officer (1914–2003)
1914 – 2003
engineer
Bum Phillips
Bum Phillips
American football player, coach, executive; United States Marine (1923-2013)
1923 – 2013
American football coachAmerican football player
Cactus Pryor
Cactus Pryor
American broadcaster and radio personality (1923–2011)
1923 – 2011
radio personalitymusician
Lindon Crow
Lindon Crow
American football player (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
American football player
Bill Harris
Bill Harris
Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s and later coach and scout
1900 – 1965
baseball playerscoutbaseball coach
Charles Rufus Baxter
American physician
1929 – 2005
physician
Rudy Larriva
Rudy Larriva
American animator (1916–2010)
1916 – 2010
character animatorfilm director
Charles V. Willie
American sociologist
1927 – 2022
sociologistpedagogue
Frank Q. Dobbs
American film director and screenwriter (1939-2006)
1939 – 2006
film producerdirectorfilm director
Chuck Stewart
American photographer (1926-2017)
1927 – 2017
artistphotographer
Roger Edward Kuntz
American artist (1926-1975)
1926 – 1975
painterartist
Sammy Hale
Sammy Hale
American baseball player (1896-1974)
1896 – 1974
baseball player
Sam Gray
Sam Gray
American baseball player (1897-1953)
1897 – 1953
baseball player
Tex Wilson
Tex Wilson
American baseball player (1901-1946)
1901 – 1946
baseball player
Roy McKay
American football player (1920-1969)
1920 – 1969
American football player
Tom E. Huff
American writer (1938–1990)
1938 – 1990
novelist
Davey Williams
Davey Williams
American baseball player (1927-2009)
1927 – 2009
baseball player
Robert C. Eckhardt
Robert C. Eckhardt
American politician (1913–2001)
1913 – 2001
politician
Roderick R. Allen
Roderick R. Allen
U.S. Army Major General (1894–1970)
1894 – 1970
military personnel
John Gilliland
American radio broadcaster and documentarian
1935 – 1998
disc jockey
Harold Moss
Harold Moss
American politician (1929–2020)
1929 – 2020
politician
Paul Pressler
American legislator, judge and Southern Baptist Convention figure
1930 – 2024
rancherpoliticianjudge
Harold Wertz
American actor (1927-1999)
1927 – 1999
actor
Tex Robertson
Tex Robertson
American water polo player (1909–2007)
1909 – 2007
water polo player
Bill Foster
American Hall of Fame baseball player
1904 – 1978
baseball player
Hilmar Moore
Hilmar Moore
American politician (1920-2012)
1920 – 2012
cattle rancherpolitician
Tex Irvin
American gridiron football player (1906-1978)
1906 – 1978
American football player
Keith Flowers
Keith Flowers
American football player (1930-1993)
1930 – 1993
American football player
Stan Mauldin
American football player (1920-1948)
1920 – 1948
American football player
Dick Clark
Dick Clark
American politician in Florida
1933 – 2019
politician
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