Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

George Sims
George Sims
footballer
1927
American football player
Sammy Hale
Sammy Hale
American baseball player (1896-1974)
1896 - 1974
baseball player
Forrest
Forrest
singer (1953-2013)
1953 - 2013
singer
Sam Gray
Sam Gray
American baseball player (1897-1953)
1897 - 1953
baseball player
Lulu Belle Madison White
Lulu Belle Madison White
teacher and civil rights activist
1900 - 1957
civil rights advocateteacher
Roderick R. Allen
Roderick R. Allen
U.S. Army Major General (1894–1970)
1894 - 1970
military personnel
Jackson Kemper
Jackson Kemper
Episcopalian missionary bishop
1789 - 1870
Anglican priestmissionarybishop
Bill Harris
Bill Harris
Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s and later coach and scout
1900 - 1965
baseball playerscoutbaseball coach
Gladys W. Royal
Gladys W. Royal
African-American biochemist (1926-2002)
1926 - 2002
biochemistuniversity teacherchemist
Britton Davis
(1860-1930)
1860 - 1930
military personnel
Rudy Woods
American basketball player (1959-2016)
1959 - 2016
basketball player
Tom Monroe
American film actor
1919 - 1993
film actor
Tex Rankin
Tex Rankin
aviator
1894 - 1947
military personnel
Kirby Page
American clergyman
1890 - 1957
clergyman
Lucille Powers
actor (1911-1981)
1911 - 1981
actor
Benjamin Allen
Benjamin Allen
American cartoonist
1903 - 1971
sports cartoonistbaseball playercartoonist
Chelo Silva
American singer (1922–1988)
1922 - 1988
singer
David Overstreet
Player of American and Canadian football
1958 - 1984
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Don Hardeman
American football player (1952-2016)
1952 - 2016
American football player
Vernon Smith
American basketball player, 1981-82 Philadelphia 76ers preseason
1958 - 1992
basketball player
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales
American actor
1922 - 2000
film actortelevision actor
Ben Clarkson Connally
United States federal judge (1909-1975)
1909 - 1975
lawyerjudge
Richard H. Carmichael
Richard H. Carmichael
American military personnel (1913-1983)
1913 - 1983
military personnel
Doc Bruder
Doc Bruder
American football player (1901-1952)
1901 - 1952
American football player
Johnny Perkins
American football player (1953-2007)
1953 - 2007
American football player
Anthony Dickerson
American football player (1957-2019)
1957 - 2019
American football player
B. B. Watson
American singer
1953 - 2013
songwritersinger
Cedric Haywood
American musician (1914–1969)
1914 - 1969
jazz musicianpianist
Jim Gerhardt
American athletics competitor
1929 - 2021
athletics competitor
Bill Edwards
American football player (1920-2009)
1920 - 2009
American football playerlawyer
Babe Stapp
American racing driver (1904-1980)
1904 - 1980
engineer
Dave Hilton
American baseball player
1950 - 2017
baseball player
House Jameson
House Jameson
American actor (1902-1971)
1902 - 1971
television actoractor
Archie W. Straiton
American physicist
1907 - 2000
engineerphysicist
Denice Denton
American academic administrator
1959 - 2006
engineer
Horace Busby
Horace Busby
American publicist, speechwriter, consultant and public relations expert.
1924 - 2000
consultantbusiness consultantopinion journalist
Florene Miller Watson
Florene Miller Watson
American aviator and educator
1920 - 2014
aircraft pilot
Margaret E. Grigsby
African American physician (1923-2009)
1923 - 2009
musicianphysician
Tommy Taylor
Tommy Taylor
American baseball player (1892-1956)
1892 - 1956
baseball player
G.T. Hogan
American jazz drummer (1929–2004)
1929 - 2004
jazz musicianmusician
Jimmie Lee Solomon
former Major League Baseball executive
1956 - 2020
sports executivelawyer
Emerson Emory
Emerson Emory
American physician (1925–2003)
1925 - 2003
psychiatristphysician
Joe Pittman
Joe Pittman
American baseball player
1954 - 2014
baseball player
Bernard Garrett
American businessman
1925 - 1999
banker
Emily Edwards
Artist, historian (1888-1980)
1888 - 1980
painter
Allie White
Allie White
American football player (1915–1996)
1915 - 1996
American football player
Gene Moore
Gene Moore
American baseball player (1909-1978)
1909 - 1978
baseball player
Doc Cook
Doc Cook
American baseball player (1886-1973)
1886 - 1973
baseball player
John T. Richardson
John T. Richardson
9th president of DePaul University
1923 - 2022
academicpriest
Eric Kuhne
Eric Kuhne
American-born architect
1951 - 2016
architect
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