Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 38 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Margo Jones
theater director
1911 – 1955
manufacturertheatre directortheatrical producer
Shari Rhodes
American casting director
1938 – 2009
film producercasting directoractor
Don Kidd
American politician (1937-2020)
1937 – 2020
politician
Jim Spruill
American football and basketball player (1923-2006)
1923 – 2006
American football coachAmerican football playerbasketball player
Henrietta Bell Wells
Henrietta Bell Wells
American social worker (1912-2008)
1912 – 2008
social worker
Jack Seaward
American writer
1924 – 2010
linguisttranslatorwriter
James Bradshaw Adamson
James Bradshaw Adamson
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1921–2003)
1921 – 2003
military officer
Vicki Anderson
Vicki Anderson
American soul singer
1939 – 2023
singer
Thomas W. Fowler
Thomas W. Fowler
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1921-1944)
1921 – 1944
military personnel
James H. Fields
James H. Fields
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920-1970)
1920 – 1970
military personnel
Wayne Tippit
American actor (1932–2009)
1932 – 2009
television actorstage actor
James M. Logan
James M. Logan
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1920-1999)
1920 – 1999
military personnel
William Cort
American actor, 1936–1993
1936 – 1993
television actoractor
Joseph L. Reid
Joseph L. Reid
American oceanographer (1923-2015)
1923 – 2015
oceanographer
Tex Rankin
Tex Rankin
aviator
1894 – 1947
military personnel
Henry T. Phelps
American architect (1871–1944)
1871 – 1944
architect
Jack Maddox
American professional basketball player
1919 – 2006
basketball player
James C. Lucas
James C. Lucas
American criminal (1912-1998)
1912 – 1998
criminal
Kirby Page
American clergyman
1890 – 1957
clergyman
Howard Shoup
costume designer (1903-1987)
1903 – 1987
costume designer
Newby O. Brantly
American aerospace engineer (1905-1993)
1905 – 1993
military flight engineeraircraft pilotinventor
Edward McKeever
football player
1910 – 1974
athlete
John Cogswell Oakes
John Cogswell Oakes
United States general
1906 – 1982
military personnel
Benjamin Allen
Benjamin Allen
American cartoonist
1903 – 1971
sports cartoonistbaseball playercartoonist
A. Hunter Dupree
historian and United States Navy officer (1921–2019)
1921 – 2019
historian of technologyhistorian of scienceuniversity teacher
Ben Clarkson Connally
United States federal judge (1909-1975)
1909 – 1975
lawyerjudge
Doc Bruder
Doc Bruder
American football player (1901-1952)
1901 – 1952
American football player
Ted Blankenship
Ted Blankenship
Major League Baseball pitcher (1901-1945)
1901 – 1945
baseball player
Pinky Higgins
Pinky Higgins
baseball player and manager
1909 – 1969
baseball playerbaseball manager
Samuel N. Alexander
Samuel N. Alexander
American computer scientist (1910-1967)
1910 – 1967
computer scientist
Sara Jordan Powell
American singer and musician
1938 – 2025
songwriter
Clarence J. McCoy
American Herpetologist (1935-1993)
1935 – 1993
herpetologistzoologist
George Sessions Perry
American journalist
1910 – 1956
journalistwriterscreenwriter
Estela Portillo-Trambley
American teacher and feminist author of books, poems, essays, and plays (1936-1999)
1936 – 1998
novelistplaywrightpoet
Al Hendrickson
American musician (1920–2007)
1920 – 2007
banjoistjazz guitaristmusician
Charlie Applewhite
Charlie Applewhite
American singer and radio host (1932-2001)
1932 – 2001
radio personalitysinger
Billy Clanton
Billy Clanton
outlaw of the old American West (1862–1881)
1862 – 1881
cowboy
Robert Folsom
American politician
1929 – 2017
basketball playerpolitician
Carolyn Cannon-Alfred
American pharmacologist
1934 – 1989
pharmacologist
Leo Sanford
Leo Sanford
American football player
1929 – 2024
American football player
Morty Corb
American musician
1917 – 1996
jazz musicianmusician
George H. Hermann
American entrepreneur and philanthropist
1843 – 1914
philanthropistbusinessperson
Jerry D. Merryman
Jerry D. Merryman
American electrical engineer (1932-2019)
1932 – 2019
electrical engineer
Herman Stokes
American triple jumper
1932 – 1998
triple jumper
Tom Tierney
American artist (1928–2014)
1928 – 2014
artistillustrator
Louie Welch
Louie Welch
American politician
1918 – 2008
politician
Jamie Dawson
American professional basketball player; veterinarian
1922 – 2009
basketball playerveterinarian
Bobby Lowther
American athlete
1923 – 2015
athletics competitorbasketball playerbusinessperson
Arturo Campos
Arturo Campos
NASA engineer
1934 – 2001
electrical engineer
Kitty Harrison
Kitty Harrison
American tennis coach
1934 – 2026
tennis coachtennis player
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