Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 45 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

John Underwood
American football player (1901-1932)
1901 – 1932
American football player
Frank Hood
American football player (1908-1955)
1908 – 1955
American football player
John Burleson
American football player (1909-1983)
1909 – 1983
American football player
Neal Baker
American baseball player (1904-1982)
1904 – 1982
baseball player
Mule Wilson
American football player (1901-1937)
1901 – 1937
American football player
Marty Hopkins
American baseball player
1907 – 1963
baseball player
Margaret A. Edwards
Margaret A. Edwards
American librarian (1902-1988)
1902 – 1988
pedagoguelibrarian
Ed Swearingen
American aerospace engineer (1925–2014)
1925 – 2014
military flight engineerengineer
Lloyd Brown
American baseball player (1904-1974)
1904 – 1974
baseball player
Les Willis
American baseball player (1908-1982)
1908 – 1982
baseball player
Les Cox
American baseball player
1904 – 1934
baseball player
Lee Grissom
Lee Grissom
American baseball player
1907 – 1998
baseball player
Jovita González
American writer (1904–1983)
1904 – 1983
anthropologistnovelistethnologist
John Middleton
Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season (1900-1986)
1900 – 1986
baseball player
Joe Vance
American baseball player (1905-1978)
1905 – 1978
American football playerbaseball player
Buck Griffin
American singer (1923-2009)
1923 – 2009
bandleadersongwritermusician
Amon G. Carter
Amon G. Carter
American publisher and art collector (1879-1955)
1879 – 1955
art collectorpublisher
James Marion West Jr.
James Marion West Jr.
Texas oilman (1903–1957)
1903 – 1957
businessperson
Jack Knott
Jack Knott
American baseball player (1907-1981)
1907 – 1981
baseball player
Irv Hill
American football player (1908-1978)
1908 – 1978
American football player
Lillian K. Bradley
American mathematics educator
1921 – 1995
mathematicianteacher
Hugh Willingham
Major League Baseball infielder (1906–1988)
1906 – 1988
baseball player
Homer Peel
Homer Peel
American baseball player (1902–1997)
1902 – 1997
baseball player
Bill Lister
American country and western singer (1923–2009)
1923 – 2009
musiciansongwritersinger
Homer Hailey
University professor and church of Christ minister (1903–2000)
1903 – 2000
preacher
Homer Blankenship
American baseball player (1902–1974)
1902 – 1974
baseball player
Heywood L. Edwards
Heywood L. Edwards
United States Navy officer (1905–1941)
1905 – 1941
military officer
Heinie Odom
Heinie Odom
American baseball player (1900–1970)
1900 – 1970
baseball player
Walter Stanley Mooneyham
American magazine editor (1926-1991)
1926 – 1991
journalistpastor
Guy Benton Johnson
Sociologist and social anthropologist (1901–1991)
1901 – 1991
anthropologistsociologist
Gerald Mann
American football player and lawyer (1907-1990)
1907 – 1990
American football playerpoliticianlawyer
William Ennis Thomson
William Ennis Thomson
American conductor (1927–2019)
1927 – 2019
musicologistmusic educatorconductor
Shifty Henry
American musician (1921–1958)
1921 – 1958
jazz musicianoboistsaxophonist
George Watkins
George Watkins
American baseball player (1900-1970)
1900 – 1970
baseball player
George W. Church, Sr.
American businessman
1903 – 1956
entrepreneur
John Henry Kirby
John Henry Kirby
American businessman (1860–1940)
1860 – 1940
clerkbusinessperson
Corky McCorquodale
American poker player (1904-1968)
1904 – 1968
poker player
Janelle Johnson
American actress (1923-1995)
1923 – 1995
film actoractor
Jerry Bridges
American writer (1929–2016)
1929 – 2016
writer
Jim Busby
Jim Busby
American baseball player
1927 – 1996
baseball player
Jim Hensley
businessman
1920 – 2000
businessperson
Jim Love
American modernist sculptor (1927-2005)
1927 – 2005
sculptorartist
Jim Metcalf
American journalist
1927 – 1977
journalistpoet
Jimmy Hill
Jimmy Hill
American football player
1928 – 2006
American football player
Joe Jamail
American lawyer (1925-2015)
1925 – 2015
art collectorjuristbusinessperson
Bruce Drake
basketball player and coach (1905-1983)
1905 – 1983
basketball coachbasketball player
John F. Forrest
John F. Forrest
U.S. Army officer and combat commander during the Korean War and Vietnam War era.
1927 – 1997
politicianmilitary personnel
Joab H. Banton
Joab H. Banton
American lawyer
1869 – 1949
lawyer
John Magee
American football player (1923-1991)
1923 – 1991
American football playermilitary officer
John Wozencraft
American information theorist
1925 – 2009
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
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