Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

James Nabrit
American activist and lawyer (1932-2013)
1932 – 2013
lawyer
Leon Hughes
American musician
1930 – 2023
vocalist
John Bradford Moore
John Bradford Moore
Irish-American trader
1855 – 1926
businessperson
Edgar Tobin
Edgar Tobin
American flying ace (1896-1954)
1896 – 1954
military personnel
Larry Hickman
American football player (1935-2017)
1935 – 2017
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Sonny Gibbs
American football player
1939 – 2026
American football player
Jack Little
American football player and coach
1931 – 2016
American football player
Val Joe Walker
American football player (1930-2013)
1930 – 2013
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Eddie Palmer
Major League Baseball third baseman (1893-1983)
1893 – 1983
baseball player
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
James Babbage Wells, Jr.
James Babbage Wells, Jr.
American judge (1850–1923)
1850 – 1923
lawyer
Daniel R. Edwards
Daniel R. Edwards
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1897 – 1967
soldier
D. N. Jackson
American theologian
1895 – 1968
theologian
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
American diplomat
1933 – 2021
socialitediplomat
Chris Owens
Chris Owens
American burlesque performer (1932-2022)
1932 – 2022
Chuck Curtis
American football player and coach (1935-2016)
1935 – 2016
American football player
Claude Gray
Claude Gray
American musician
1932 – 2023
musiciansongwriter
James B. Cranfill
James B. Cranfill
American politician (1858–1942)
1858 – 1942
politician
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau
Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau
American comics creator
1931 – 2015
cartoonistart director
Glen Amerson
American football player
1938 – 2020
American football player
Glenna Goodacre
American artist (1939-2020)
1939 – 2020
sculptorgraphic designermedalist
Goose Gonsoulin
player of American football (1938-2014)
1938 – 2014
American football player
Grover Lewis
journalist, poet, editor (1934–1995)
1934 – 1995
journalist
Guy Reese
American football player (1939-2010)
1939 – 2010
American football player
Claude Davenport
Claude Davenport
American baseball player
1898 – 1976
baseball player
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
Claude Cooper
Claude Cooper
American baseball player (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
baseball player
Richard A. Waterfield
American politician (1939-2007)
1939 – 2007
rancherpolitician
Robert Manley Parker
American judge (1937–2020)
1937 – 2020
lawyerjudge
Clarence Huber
Major League Baseball third baseman
1895 – 1965
baseball player
Ron Samford
Ron Samford
American baseball player (1930-2021)
1930 – 2021
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
Carobeth Laird
American ethnologist
1895 – 1983
linguistethnographeranthropologist
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
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
Gene Estes
American musician (1931–1996)
1931 – 1996
percussionistmusician
Barney M. Giles
Barney M. Giles
United States Army Air Forces general during World War II
1892 – 1984
military officer
Gene O'Quin
Gene O'Quin
American musician
1932 – 1978
bandleadermusiciansinger-songwriter
Ashley Chadbourne McKinley
American aviator and United States Army officer
1896 – 1970
photographer
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