Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 5 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Bob Wills
Bob Wills
American musician (1905–1975)
1905 – 1975
violinistbandleaderlyricist
Clyde Barrow
Clyde Barrow
American bank robber (1909-1934)
1909 – 1934
robber
Nellie Connally
Nellie Connally
First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969
1919 – 2006
First Lady
Albert George Wilson
American astronomer (1918-2012)
1918 – 2012
astronomer
Henry M. Morris
American young earth creationist and Christian apologist (1918–2006)
1918 – 2006
university teacherengineer
Zachary Scott
Zachary Scott
American actor (1914-1965)
1914 – 1965
television actorfilm actoractor
Walt Faulkner
Walt Faulkner
racecar driver
1918 – 1956
Formula One driverracing automobile driverengineer
Edgar Ablowich
athletics competitor (1913–1998)
1913 – 1998
athletics competitoruniversity teacher
Frances Reid
Frances Reid
American actress (1914-2010)
1914 – 2010
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Mary Kay Ash
entrepreneure (1918–2001)
1918 – 2001
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Arthur Harnden
American athletics competitor (1924–2016)
1924 – 2016
athletics competitor
Jim Wright
Jim Wright
20th-century American politician from Texas
1922 – 2015
politicianwriter
John Tower
John Tower
American senator from Texas and chairman of the Tower Commission (1925-1991)
1925 – 1991
politician
Al Freeman Jr.
Al Freeman Jr.
American actor, director and acting teacher (1934-2012)
1934 – 2012
film actortelevision actorstage actor
James Frawley
American director and actor (1936–2019)
1936 – 2019
film actortelevision actorfilm director
Mary L. Good
Mary L. Good
American chemist (1931–2019)
1931 – 2019
university teacherchemist
Ron Woodroof
American AIDS patient who created what would become known as the Dallas Buyers Club (1950-1992)
1950 – 1992
HIV/AIDS activistelectricianentrepreneur
Kirk Baptiste
athletics competitor (1963–2022)
1962 – 2022
athletics competitor
Walton H. Walker
Walton H. Walker
United States Army general (1889-1950)
1889 – 1950
soldiermilitary personnel
Tom Forman
Tom Forman
American actor (1893-1926)
1893 – 1926
film actorfilm directoractor
Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby
American baseball player, coach, manager
1896 – 1963
baseball player
Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick
American film director, screenwriter (1889–1953)
1892 – 1953
film screenwriterfilm actordirector
Lon L. Fuller
American philosopher of law (1902-1978)
1902 – 1978
philosopher of lawphilosopherwriter
Irene Ryan
Irene Ryan
actress (1902–1973)
1902 – 1973
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bill Clements
Bill Clements
American businessman, politician and former Governor of Texas (1917–2011)
1917 – 2011
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Joe Fortenberry
Joe Fortenberry
American basketball player (1911–1993)
1911 – 1993
basketball player
Henry Calvin
Henry Calvin
American actor (1918-1975)
1918 – 1975
film actortelevision actoractor
Robert B. Anderson
Robert B. Anderson
American politician (1910–1989)
1910 – 1989
finance ministerjuristpolitician
Foy Draper
Foy Draper
athletics competitor (1911–1943)
1911 – 1943
athletics competitormilitary aviator
Jean Brooks
Jean Brooks
American film actress and singer (1915-1963)
1915 – 1963
film actoractor
Joseph W. Kennedy
Joseph W. Kennedy
American chemist (1916–1957)
1916 – 1957
university teacherchemistphysicist
Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates
American actress (1927–2023)
1927 – 2023
film actortelevision actoractor
Slater Martin
Slater Martin
American basketball player and coach (1925-2012)
1925 – 2012
basketball coachbasketball player
Les Baxter
American musician, singer, composer (1922–1996)
1922 – 1996
recording artistfilm score composermusic arranger
Ted White
Ted White
American stuntman and actor (1926–2022)
1926 – 2022
film actorstunt performeractor
King Curtis
King Curtis
American saxophonist (1934–1971)
1934 – 1971
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
Tom Wilson
American record producer (1931–1978)
1931 – 1978
music executiverecord producerpoet
Van Williams
Van Williams
American actor (1934–2016)
1934 – 2016
film actortelevision actoractor
Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips
American singer (1935–1984)
1935 – 1984
soul musicianjazz musicianmusician
Peter Masterson
American actor, writer, film director/producer (1934–2018)
1934 – 2018
directorfilm directorfilm producer
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson
American politician (1934–2023)
1934 – 2023
psychotherapistbusiness executivenurse
Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson
American politician; U.S. Representative for Texas (1930-2020)
1930 – 2020
military officerpolitician
Barbara Olson
Barbara Olson
American lawyer (1955-2001)
1955 – 2001
journalistlawyer
Billy Powell
Billy Powell
American keyboardist (1952–2009)
1952 – 2009
musicianpianist
Aaron Allston
Aaron Allston
American writer (1960-2014)
1960 – 2014
role-playing game designerscience fiction writernovelist
Kelly Asbury
Kelly Asbury
American animated film director (1960–2020)
1960 – 2020
concept artistdirectorcharacter designer
Windell Middlebrooks
American actor (1979–2015)
1979 – 2015
film actortelevision actoractor
Julie Powell
Julie Powell
American blogger
1973 – 2022
opinion journalistbloggerauthor
Florence Bates
Florence Bates
American actress; lawyer (1888–1954)
1888 – 1954
television actorfilm actorradio personality
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