Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 4 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Wayman Tisdale
Wayman Tisdale
American basketball player and smooth jazz bass guitarist (1964–2009)
1964 – 2009
jazz musicianbasketball playerjazz guitarist
Marshall Applewhite
American cult leader (1931–1997)
1931 – 1997
cult leadermusic educatorstage actor
John M. Fabian
John M. Fabian
American pilot and astronaut
1939 – 2026
aircraft pilotmilitary officerastronaut
Ernie Banks
Ernie Banks
American baseball player and coach
1931 – 2015
baseball player
Jacqueline Logan
Jacqueline Logan
American actress (1901–1983)
1901 – 1983
film actoropera singerfilm director
Gale Storm
Gale Storm
American actress, singer (1922–2009)
1922 – 2009
film actortelevision actormusician
M. King Hubbert
M. King Hubbert
American geoscientist (1903–1989)
1903 – 1989
geophysicistuniversity teacherengineer
Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby
US Army officer and government official (1905-1995)
1905 – 1995
art collectorpoliticianlawyer
Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson
American golfer (1912–2006)
1912 – 2006
golferprofessional golfer
Denton Cooley
Denton Cooley
American heart surgeon (1920–2016)
1920 – 2016
cardiac surgeonbasketball playercardiologist
Norman Alden
Norman Alden
American actor (1924–2012)
1924 – 2012
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
Morgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward
American actor (1925-2019)
1925 – 2019
film actortelevision actoractor
Guinn Smith
athletics competitor (1920–2004)
1920 – 2004
athletics competitor
Jimmy Giuffre
American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008)
1921 – 2008
recording artistflautistsaxophonist
Fess Parker
Fess Parker
American actor (1924–2010)
1924 – 2010
film actortelevision actordirector
Jerry Hardin
American actor
1929
film actortelevision actoractor
Roger Miller
Roger Miller
American country musician (1936–1992)
1936 – 1992
recording artistlyricistbandleader
Joe Sample
Joe Sample
American jazz musician and composer (1939–2014)
1939 – 2014
recording artistjazz musicianpianist
Edward Givens
Edward Givens
American astronaut (1930-1967)
1930 – 1967
aircraft pilotmilitary officerastronaut
Walt Davis
Walt Davis
American basketball player (1931–2020)
1931 – 2020
athletics competitorhigh jumperbasketball player
Oscar Zeta Acosta
Oscar Zeta Acosta
American attorney, politician, novelist and activist (1935-1974)
1935 – 1974
activistnovelistjurist
Jonathan Joss
Jonathan Joss
American actor (1965–2025)
1965 – 2025
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
John Wesley Hardin
John Wesley Hardin
American Old West character (1853–1895)
1853 – 1895
lawyer
Loren Murchison
Loren Murchison
Olympic athlete (1898-1979)
1898 – 1979
athletics competitorathlete
Robert Abercrombie Lovett
Robert Abercrombie Lovett
politician and United States Navy officer (1895–1986)
1895 – 1986
foreign ministermilitary officerpolitician
Florence Vidor
Florence Vidor
American actress (1895–1977)
1895 – 1977
film actorstage actor
Wilmer Allison
Wilmer Allison
US tennis player (1904-1977)
1904 – 1977
tennis playermilitary officer
Gertrude Abercrombie
Gertrude Abercrombie
American painter (1909-1977)
1909 – 1977
illustratorpainterartist
Horton Foote
American playwright and screenwriter (1916–2009)
1916 – 2009
playwrightscreenwriteractor
Bonnie Parker
Bonnie Parker
American bank robber (1910-1934)
1910 – 1934
robber
Dorothy Janis
Dorothy Janis
actress (1912-2010)
1912 – 2010
film actoractor
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
American actress (1911–2000)
1911 – 2000
film actortelevision actoractor
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
American singer, actor and businessman (1928-2010)
1928 – 2010
film actortelevision personalityphilanthropist
Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer (1928–2016)
1928 – 2016
jazz singersinger
Carole Cook
Carole Cook
American actress
1924 – 2023
television actorfilm actoractor
Bette Nesmith Graham
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor, businesswoman (1924–1980)
1924 – 1980
typistinventorentrepreneur
Mary Ellen Rudin
Mary Ellen Rudin
American mathematician (1924–2013)
1924 – 2013
topologistuniversity teachermathematician
Terry Southern
Terry Southern
American writer (1924–1995)
1924 – 1995
manufacturernovelistjournalist
Frank Robinson
Frank Robinson
American baseball player, manager (1935–2019)
1935 – 2019
baseball player-managerbaseball playerbaseball coach
Ann Wedgeworth
Ann Wedgeworth
American actress (1934-2017)
1934 – 2017
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Robert H. Dennard
Robert H. Dennard
American engineer and inventor
1932 – 2024
electrical engineerinventorengineer
Patricia Blair
Patricia Blair
American TV and film actress
1931 – 2013
television actorfilm actoractor
Jimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Carl Black
American musician (1938–2008)
1938 – 2008
pop singerpercussionistmusician
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros
American composer and musician (1932–2016)
1932 – 2016
music educatormusic theoristaccordionist
Douglas McGrath
American actor and director
1958 – 2022
film actoropinion journalistdirector
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter (1953-2021)
1953 – 2021
recording artistcountry musiciansinger-songwriter
Charles King
Charles King
American film actor (1895-1957)
1895 – 1957
television actorfilm actoractor
George Beauchamp
American inventor (1899-1941)
1899 – 1941
musical instrument makerinventorguitar maker
Ralph Yarborough
Ralph Yarborough
American politician in Texas (1903–1996)
1903 – 1996
juristpoliticianlawyer
Johnny Moss
Johnny Moss
American poker player (1907–1995)
1907 – 1995
poker player
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