Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 52 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Glenn Reeves
American musician (1932–1999)
1932 – 1999
singer-songwriterdisc jockey
Ponty Bone
American musician (1939–2018)
1939 – 2018
musician
Albert G. Noble
Albert G. Noble
United States Navy admiral (1895–1980)
1895 – 1980
military officer
Al Baird
Al Baird
American baseball player (1895-1976)
1895 – 1976
baseball player
Jay J. Armes
American amputee/private investigator/actor known for his prosthetic hands
1932 – 2024
private investigator
Larry Henley
American musician (1937-2014)
1937 – 2014
songwritersinger
F. P. Holland
American publisher and mayor
1852 – 1928
publisherjournalistpolitician
O. L. Bodenhamer
O. L. Bodenhamer
national commander of the American Legion from 1929 to 1930
1891 – 1933
school teacherreal-estate agentmilitary officer
Hilda Counts
Hilda Counts
American electrical engineer; co founder of American Society of Women Engineers and Architects. First woman to earn a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado
1893 – 1989
electrical engineerengineer
Joe Goodrich
American baseball player
1893 – 1972
baseball player
Eben Swift
Eben Swift
United States Army general (1854-1938)
1854 – 1938
military officer
Ted Wells
Ted Wells
American actor and stuntman (1899-1948)
1899 – 1948
film actor
Zeb Terry
Zeb Terry
American baseball player
1891 – 1988
baseball player
Clark Stanley
Clark Stanley
American fraudster who marketed snake oil as a patent medicine
1855
herbalist
William Curry Holden
American historian and archeologist (1896–1993)
1896 – 1993
anthropologisthistorianarchaeologist
William Bell
William Bell
American baseball player, born 1897 (1897–1969)
1897 – 1969
baseball player
Wes Bradshaw
American football player and coach (1897-1960)
1897 – 1960
basketball coachAmerican football player
Walt Kinney
American baseball player (1893–1971)
1893 – 1971
baseball player
Victor Payne
American basketball player-coach
1899 – 1981
basketball coach
Topper Rigney
Topper Rigney
American baseball player (1897–1972)
1897 – 1972
baseball player
Tex McDonald
American baseball player (1891–1943)
1891 – 1943
baseball player
Tex Hoffman
American baseball player (1893–1947)
1893 – 1947
baseball player
Bill Longley
Bill Longley
American outlaw (1851-1878)
1851 – 1878
Slim Harrell
Slim Harrell
American baseball player (1890-1971)
1890 – 1971
baseball player
Frederick C. Tillis
American musician (1930–2020)
1930 – 2020
musicologistethnomusicologistjazz musician
Sarge Connally
Sarge Connally
Major League Baseball pitcher
1898 – 1978
baseball player
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
Herman Lehmann
White captive, adopted son of Quanah Parker (1859–1932)
1859 – 1932
comics artistfarmer
Leo Rucka
Leo Rucka
American football player (1931-2016)
1931 – 2016
American football player
Lindon Williams
American politician in Texas (1932-1989)
1932 – 1989
politician
Bill Bishop
American football player (1931-1998)
1931 – 1998
American football player
Eddie Reeves
Eddie Reeves
American songwriter, recording artist, music publisher, artist manager, record company executive, and author (1939-2018)
1939 – 2018
recording artistmusic executivesongwriter
Edward Kelley
American football player
1933 – 2014
American football player
Ellis Amburn
American book editor (1933-2018)
1933 – 2018
editorbiographer
Frank Kell Cahoon
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
1934 – 2013
politician
Samuel Tankersley Williams
Samuel Tankersley Williams
United States Army general
1896 – 1984
military personnel
Charley Frazier
American football player (1939–2022)
1939 – 2022
American football player
Roy Leslie
American baseball player (1894-1972)
1894 – 1972
baseball player
Tex Nelson
Major League Baseball player (1936-2011)
1936 – 2011
baseball player
Thomas Stephens
American football player (1935-2018)
1935 – 2018
American football player
Thomas Thompson
American journalist and author (1933–1982)
1933 – 1982
novelistjournalist
Tim Curry
Americann attorney (1938-2009)
1938 – 2009
lawyerpolitician
Tom Ellis
American journalist
1932 – 2019
journalist
James R. Biard
James R. Biard
American electrical engineer
1931 – 2022
inventor
Bobby Joe Green
American football player, punter, running back (1936-1993)
1936 – 1993
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Dave Lewis
American rock & R&B keyboardist
1938 – 1998
singer
Jim Colvin
American football player (1937-2019)
1937 – 2019
American football player
Ed Gray
Player of American and Canadian football
1935 – 1976
Canadian football player
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