Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 49 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

AJ Carothers
American screenwriter (1931-2007)
1931 – 2007
screenwriter
Tex Bradford
Tex Bradford
American football player (1899-1975)
1899 – 1975
American football player
Buck Bailey
American football player and coach, baseball player and coach (1896-1964)
1896 – 1964
American football player
Robert Lynn Batts
Robert Lynn Batts
United States federal judge (1864–1935)
1864 – 1935
judge
Clint Ballard, Jr.
American songwriter
1931 – 2008
songwriter
Corky Nelson
Corky Nelson
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1939-2014)
1939 – 2014
American football player
Curt Gentry
American football player and coach (1937–2022)
1937 – 2022
American football playerbaseball playerbasketball player
Dalva Allen
Dalva Allen
American football player (1935-2016)
1935 – 2016
American football player
Dave Marr
American professional golfer, sportscaster
1933 – 1997
golfer
Dave Smith
American football coach (Oklahoma State, SMU) (1933-2009)
1933 – 2009
American football playercoach
Dave Ward
Dave Ward
Retired News Anchor
1939 – 2025
journalistnews presenter
Dee Mackey
American football player (1934-2001)
1934 – 2001
American football player
Dirk West
American cartoonist
1930 – 1996
journalistpolitician
Donn B. Murphy
Donn B. Murphy
American theatre director and writer (1930–2022)
1930 – 2022
theatre directoruniversity teacher
Doyle Nix
American football player (1933-2009)
1933 – 2009
American football player
Dudley Meredith
American football player (1935-1987)
1935 – 1987
American football player
E. A. Sims
Player of American and Canadian football (1937-2010)
1937 – 2010
Canadian football player
Jim Marquis
American baseball player
1900 – 1992
baseball player
Charles Gray Catto
Charles Gray Catto
American flying ace
1896 – 1972
aircraft pilot
Arthur K. Ladd
American aviator
1890 – 1935
military personnel
Augustine Danglmayr
Catholic bishop (1898-1992)
1898 – 1992
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Richard Bronaugh Barnitz
Richard Bronaugh Barnitz
American airport manager (1891–1960)
1891 – 1960
aircraft pilot
Cliff Hill
American baseball player (1893–1938)
1893 – 1938
baseball player
Ray Francis
Ray Francis
American baseball player (1893-1934)
1893 – 1934
baseball player
Max F. Crawford
American writer (1938-2010)
1938 – 2010
novelistcrime fiction writer
Mel Bradford
American politician (1934-1993)
1934 – 1993
writer
Nick Kotz
Nick Kotz
American journalist
1932 – 2020
journalist
Otilio Olguín
Mexican water polo player (1931–1994)
1931 – 1994
water polo player
Kirk J. Fitzhugh
American curator
1924
curator
Mildred Paxton Moody
Mildred Paxton Moody
First Lady of Texas
1897 – 1983
politician
Weldon Myrick
American steel guitar player
1939 – 2014
musician
Irma Lerma Rangel
American politician (1931–2003)
1931 – 2003
lawyerpolitician
Richard West
American outlaw of the Old West
1860 – 1898
bank robbercowboy
J. W. Lockett
American football player (1937-1999)
1937 – 1999
American football playerathletics competitor
Jerry Buchmeyer
Jerry Buchmeyer
American judge
1933 – 2009
lawyerjudge
Jerry Keeling
Player of American and Canadian football (1939–2018)
1939 – 2018
Canadian football player
Jerry Tubbs
American football player (1935–2012)
1935 – 2012
American football player
Louis Santop
Louis Santop
American baseball player
1890 – 1942
baseball player
Jim O'Brien
American journalist (1939-1983)
1939 – 1983
journalist
Jim Swink
Jim Swink
American football player (1936-2014)
1936 – 2014
American football playerbasketball playerphysician
Jim Welch
American football player (1938-2017)
1938 – 2017
American football player
George B. Terrell
George B. Terrell
American politician (1862-1947)
1862 – 1947
politician
John H. Hannah, Jr.
United States federal judge
1939 – 2003
lawyerpoliticianjudge
Whistlin' Alex Moore
American blues pianist, singer and whistler (1899–1989)
1899 – 1989
musiciansongwriterpianist
Johnny Johnston
baseball player
1890 – 1940
baseball player
Kenneth Irby
American academic
1936 – 2015
poet
John Monroe
John Monroe
American baseball player
1898 – 1956
baseball player
John C. Holland
John C. Holland
American politician
1893 – 1970
politician
Gwen Farrell
actress
1932 – 2026
boxing refereeactor
James Lawrence Fly
James Lawrence Fly
American lawyer (1898-1966)
1898 – 1966
military officerlawyer
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