Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 42 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Emily D. West
American folk hero of Texas's war for independence
1815 – 1891
Johnny Lucadello
Johnny Lucadello
American baseball player (1919-2001)
1919 – 2001
baseball player
Julia Scott Reed
American journalist (1917-2004)
1917 – 2004
journalist
L. D. Meyer
American baseball player
1915 – 2003
baseball player
Leonard L. Northrup Jr.
Leonard L. Northrup Jr.
American businessman
1918 – 2016
inventorbusinessperson
Lindsay Brown
American baseball player
1911 – 1967
baseball player
Lonnie Goldstein
American baseball player (1918-2013)
1918 – 2013
baseball player
Vanessa Guillen
Vanessa Guillen
Native Latina American soldier (1999–2020)
1999 – 2020
soldier
Mac Morgan
American bass-baritone
1917 – 2007
music educatoropera singer
Thad Hutcheson
Texas lawyer and Republican politician (1915-1986)
1915 – 1986
lawyer
Joseph Jefferson Fisher
United States federal judge (1910-2000)
1910 – 2000
lawyerjudge
Alton Terry
Alton Terry
American javelin thrower
1912 – 2003
javelin thrower
Miguel de la Peña
US Army officer (1919-2012)
1919 – 2012
military officer
Truman Kimbro
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–1944)
1919 – 1944
military personnel
Hugh Wolfe
American football player (1912-2010)
1912 – 2010
American football player
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
American football player, track and field athlete (1913-1974)
1913 – 1974
American football playerathletics competitor
Marion Pugh
American football player (1919-1976)
1919 – 1976
American football player
Miller Richardson
American costume designer, and artist (1917–2012)
1917 – 2012
costume designerartist
Charlie Teagarden
American musician (1913–1984)
1913 – 1984
jazz musicianmusician
Volus Jones
American animator (1913-2004)
1914 – 2004
traditionally animated filmdirectoranimator
Edward Anderson
American writer (1905–1969)
1905 – 1969
writer
Troy Floyd
American saxophonist (1901–1953)
1901 – 1953
saxophonist
Mike Burch
American Formula One driver (1907–1981)
1907 – 1981
Formula One driver
Russell L. Vittrup
Russell L. Vittrup
American Army general (1906–1992)
1906 – 1992
military officer
Wanda Wiley
Wanda Wiley
American actress (1902 – 1987)
1902 – 1987
actor
Thomas DuBose
Thomas DuBose
American military officer (1902–1992)
1902 – 1992
military leadermilitary personnel
Roger M. Ramey
Roger M. Ramey
United States Air Force general
1905 – 1963
military leader
Du'Vonta Lampkin
Du'Vonta Lampkin
American football player (1997–2022)
1997 – 2022
American football player
Price Day
American war correspondent (1907–1978)
1907 – 1978
science fiction writernewspaper editorjournalist
Samuel Countee
American artist
1909 – 1959
muralistartist
Thelma Patten Law
American physician
1900 – 1968
physician
Margaret Cousins
American writer and editor (1905–1996)
1905 – 1996
writer
Jean Vaughan Gilbert
Honolulu City-County Attorney (1904-1975)
1904 – 1975
lawyer
Caro Crawford Brown
American journalist (1908-2001)
1908 – 2001
journalistwriter
Calvin Boze
American trumpeter and bandleader
1916 – 1970
trumpeterbandleaderconductor
Omer Neutra
Omer Neutra
American-Israeli killed during October 7 attacks (2001–2023)
2001 – 2023
army officersoldier
Cliff Bruner
Cliff Bruner
American musician (1915–2000)
1915 – 2000
fiddlermusician
Sonny Lee
American trombonist (1904-1975)
1904 – 1975
trombonist
Rick Adams
Rick Adams
American baseball player (1878–1955)
1878 – 1955
baseball player
William B. Murphy
American film editor (1908-1970)
1908 – 1970
film editor
V. O. Key, Jr.
American political scientist (1908–1963)
1908 – 1963
political scientist
Thomas W. Dunn
Thomas W. Dunn
United States general (1908–1983)
1908 – 1983
military personnel
William Josiah Goode
American sociologist (1917-2003)
1917 – 2003
sociologistuniversity teacher
Ernest Shepard
American singer and musician (1916–1965)
1916 – 1965
singer
Tex Jeanes
Tex Jeanes
American baseball player (1900-1973)
1900 – 1973
baseball player
Tex Carleton
Tex Carleton
American baseball player (1906–1977)
1906 – 1977
baseball player
Sam Langford
Sam Langford
American baseball player
1900 – 1993
baseball player
Rusty Shoop
Rusty Shoop
American journalist
1901 – 2024
journalistmilitary officer
Roy Lumpkin
Roy Lumpkin
American football player (1907-1974)
1907 – 1974
American football player
John J. Bell
John J. Bell
American politician (1910-1963)
1910 – 1963
politician
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