Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

2,803 notable figures born in Texas, showing page 54 of 57, ranked by historical prominence.

Robert H. Wiebe
Robert H. Wiebe
American historian (1930–2000)
1930 – 2000
historian
Marilyn Lanfear
an American sculptor and performance artist.
1930 – 2020
artistsculptor
Bill Hutson
Bill Hutson
American artist, 1936- (1936–2022)
1936 – 2022
collagistpainter
Richard Branda
actor (1935-1993)
1935 – 1993
television actoractor
Seth Shepard
Seth Shepard
United States federal judge
1847 – 1917
politicianjudge
Dobie Craig
American football player (1938-2018)
1938 – 2018
American football player
Giovanni G. Fazio
astrophysicist
1933 – 2026
editorastrophysicistphysicist
Jeff Gautier
Jeff Gautier
American politician
1935 – 2007
politician
William H. Schneider
William H. Schneider
American Army general
1934 – 1994
military officer
Barbara H. Bowman
American geneticist
1930 – 1996
geneticist
Pete Frank
Pete Frank
NASA engineer
1930 – 2005
flight director
H. Tati Santiesteban
American politician (1934-2020)
1934 – 2020
politician
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American poet
1934 – 2008
poet
Forrest Crawford
Major League Baseball shortstop (1881-1908)
1881 – 1908
baseball player
John S. Fordtran
American university teacher
1931 – 2025
university teacherphysician
Robert Phillip Adams
U.S. botanist (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
botanist
Oscar Walter Farenholt
Oscar Walter Farenholt
United States Navy admiral (1845–1920)
1845 – 1920
military officer
Ed Karger
Ed Karger
Major League Baseball pitcher (1883-1957)
1883 – 1957
baseball player
Milton M. Holland
Milton M. Holland
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1844 – 1910
soldier
Andy Hassler
Andy Hassler
American baseball player (1951-2019)
1951 – 2019
baseball player
Andy Hawkins
American football player (1958-2015)
1958 – 2015
American football player
Della Moore
Della Moore
American prostitute
1880 – 1926
prostitute
Smokey Joe Williams
Smokey Joe Williams
American Hall of Fame baseball player
1886 – 1951
baseball player
Billy Waddy
American football player (1954–2022)
1954 – 2022
American football player
Claire Raphael Reis
Claire Raphael Reis
American music teacher
1888 – 1978
music educator
Bill Reynolds
American baseball player
1884 – 1924
baseball player
Ben Herbert Rice, Jr.
United States federal judge (1889-1964)
1889 – 1964
lawyerjudge
Alfred P.C. Petsch
Texas state legislator, veteran WWI and WWII, educator, lawyer, civic leader, philanthropist
1887 – 1981
politician
Candice Earley
actress (1950-2019)
1950 – 2019
stage actoractor
Charlie Johnson
Charlie Johnson
American football player (1952-2021)
1952 – 2021
American football player
Bill Geddie
American television producer (1955–2003)
1955 – 2023
television producerscreenwriter
Arthur Whittington
American football player
1955 – 2024
American football player
Corene Uzzell
Corene Uzzell
American actress (1889 – 1938)
1889 – 1938
actor
Benjamin Maney Gault
Benjamin Maney Gault
(1886-1947) American law enforcement officer
1886 – 1947
peace officer
Walter M. W. Splawn
Walter M. W. Splawn
American lawyer and economist
1883 – 1963
economistlawyer
Brad Dusek
American football player
1950 – 2024
American football player
Frances Nordstrom
Frances Nordstrom
American actress and playwright
1883 – 2000
stage actorplaywrightactor
Frank Lockhart
Frank Lockhart
American diplomat (1881–1949)
1881 – 1949
Eva Auld Watson
American painter, printmaker, muralist, illustrator and bookbinder (1888-1948)
1888 – 1948
printmakermuralistbookbinder
Elsie Palmer Payne
American painter (1884–1971)
1884 – 1971
muralistsculptorpainter
Dennis González
American musician (1954–2022)
1954 – 2022
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
Henry Blackman
American baseball player (1888-1924)
1888 – 1924
baseball player
Daryl Hunt
American football player (1956-2010)
1956 – 2010
American football player
David Leeson
American war photographer and photojournalist (1957–2022)
1957 – 2022
war photographerphotojournalistjournalist
David Sheldon
American professional wrestler
1953 – 2007
professional wrestlertelevision actor
Debbie Weems
actress, singer
1950 – 1978
television actorstage actorsinger
Jahna Erica Steele
American entertainer and Las Vegas showgirl
1958 – 2008
entertaineractor
James Hunter
American football player (1954-2010)
1954 – 2010
American football player
Mary Ashley Townsend
Mary Ashley Townsend
American poet
1836 – 1901
poetessayistnovelist
Jim Coley
American politician
1951 – 2021
politician
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