Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 51 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Grover Lewis
journalist, poet, editor (1934–1995)
1934 - 1995
journalist
Guy Reese
American football player (1939-2010)
1939 - 2010
American football player
Grady Higginbotham
American athlete and coach (1892–1989)
1898 - 1989
American football coachbaseball playerathletic director
Herschel Forester
American football player (1931–2018)
1931 - 2018
American football player
Howard McCord
American writer (1932–2022)
1932 - 2022
short story writernovelistessayist
James Andrew Harris
American nuclear chemist
1932 - 2000
nuclear physicistchemist
Peter Hoyt Brown
Peter Hoyt Brown
American politician (1936-2017)
1936 - 2017
politician
Ray Jacobs
American football player
1938 - 2021
American football player
Richard A. Waterfield
American politician (1939-2007)
1939 - 2007
rancherpolitician
Robert Manley Parker
American judge (1937–2020)
1937 - 2020
lawyerjudge
Ron Samford
Ron Samford
American baseball player (1930-2021)
1930 - 2021
baseball player
George Dickerson
American baseball player
1892 - 1938
baseball player
Ross N. Sterling
United States federal judge (1931-1988)
1931 - 1988
lawyerjudge
Sam Sparks
Sam Sparks
judge
1939 - 2025
lawyerjudge
Spike Dykes
American football player and coach (1938–2017)
1938 - 2017
American football player
Sully Kothman
Sully Kothman
figure skater (1930–1986)
1930 - 1986
figure skater
Sweet Daddy Siki
American professional wrestler
1933 - 2024
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Ted Bates
American football player (1936–2021)
1936 - 2021
American football player
Gene Bedford
American baseball player (1896-1977)
1896 - 1977
American football playerbaseball player
Fred Johnson
American baseball player (1894-1973)
1894 - 1973
baseball player
Gene Estes
American musician (1931–1996)
1931 - 1996
percussionistmusician
Byron M. Tunnell
American politician
1925 - 2000
lobbyistpoliticianlawyer
Gene O'Quin
Gene O'Quin
American musician
1932 - 1978
bandleadermusiciansinger-songwriter
Glenn Reeves
American musician (1932–1999)
1932 - 1999
singer-songwriterdisc jockey
Ponty Bone
American musician (1939–2018)
1939 - 2018
musician
Jay J. Armes
American amputee/private investigator/actor known for his prosthetic hands
1932 - 2024
private investigator
Edgar Tobin
Edgar Tobin
American flying ace (1896-1954)
1896 - 1954
military personnel
Eddie Palmer
Major League Baseball third baseman (1893-1983)
1893 - 1983
baseball player
Larry Henley
American musician (1937-2014)
1937 - 2014
songwritersinger
Andrew Phelps McCormick
United States federal judge
1832 - 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Dewey Mayhew
American football coach (1898-1974)
1898 - 1974
American football player
Dave Brown
Dave Brown
left-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball
1895 - 1985
baseball player
Daniel R. Edwards
Daniel R. Edwards
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1897 - 1967
soldier
D. N. Jackson
American theologian
1895 - 1968
theologian
Claude Davenport
Claude Davenport
American baseball player
1898 - 1976
baseball player
Claude Cooper
Claude Cooper
American baseball player (1892-1974)
1892 - 1974
baseball player
Carobeth Laird
American ethnologist
1895 - 1983
linguistethnographeranthropologist
Clarence Huber
Major League Baseball third baseman
1895 - 1965
baseball player
Carl Hoppe
American painter
1897 - 1981
painter
Bill Brown
Bill Brown
American baseball player (1893–1965)
1893 - 1965
baseball player
Benny Boynton
American football player, United States Marine (1898-1963)
1898 - 1963
American football playerjournalist
Jack E. Volder
American electrical engineer
1924 - 2013
electrical engineer
Santos Benavides
Santos Benavides
Confederate Army officer
1823 - 1891
ranchercolonelmerchant
Frederick C. Tillis
American musician (1930–2020)
1930 - 2020
musicologistethnomusicologistjazz musician
Barney M. Giles
Barney M. Giles
United States Army Air Forces general during World War II
1892 - 1984
military officer
Ashley Chadbourne McKinley
American aviator and United States Army officer
1896 - 1970
photographer
Larry Isbell
American baseball and gridiron football player (1930-1978)
1930 - 1978
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerbaseball player
Larry Stephens
American football player (1938-1998)
1938 - 1998
American football playerbaseball player
Larry Strickland
American football player (1931-1979)
1931 - 1979
American football player
Leo Rucka
Leo Rucka
American football player (1931-2016)
1931 - 2016
American football player
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