Biographical Records

Notable People from Texas

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

Harry Ables
Harry Ables
American baseball player (1883-1951)
1883 - 1951
baseball player
Brad Dusek
American football player
1950 - 2024
American football player
Hank Griffin
Major League Baseball pitcher (1886–1950)
1886 - 1950
baseball player
Hallie Earle
First licensed female physician in Waco, Texas
1880 - 1963
gynecologist
Gus Fisher
Gus Fisher
American baseball player (1885–1972)
1885 - 1972
baseball player
Gertrude Rush
Gertrude Rush
American lawyer, women's leader, and songwriter (1880-1962)
1880 - 1962
suffragistlawyer
Dennis González
American musician (1954–2022)
1954 - 2022
recording artistjazz musicianmusician
George Cochran
American baseball player (1889-1960)
1889 - 1960
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
Gene Cocreham
Gene Cocreham
Major League Baseball pitcher
1884 - 1945
baseball player
Jahna Erica Steele
American entertainer and Las Vegas showgirl
1958 - 2008
entertaineractor
James Hunter
American football player (1954-2010)
1954 - 2010
American football player
Jim Coley
American politician
1951 - 2021
politician
Jimmy Hotz
Jimmy Hotz
American musician
1953 - 2023
guitaristsongwritermusician
Joel Helleny
American musician
1956 - 2009
jazz musicianmusician
Forrest Crawford
Major League Baseball shortstop (1881-1908)
1881 - 1908
baseball player
Ed Karger
Ed Karger
Major League Baseball pitcher (1883-1957)
1883 - 1957
baseball player
Jorge Antonio Solis
United States federal judge
1951 - 2021
lawyerjudge
Laura Canales
American musician
1954 - 2005
singer
Della Moore
Della Moore
American prostitute
1880 - 1926
prostitute
Ernie Price
American football player
1950 - 2004
American football player
Smokey Joe Williams
Smokey Joe Williams
American Hall of Fame baseball player
1886 - 1951
baseball player
Robert Newhouse
player of American football (1950-2014)
1950 - 2014
American football player
Julio Gallardo
Mexican basketball player
1958 - 2011
basketball player
Jo Gayle Howard
Jo Gayle Howard
scientist who worked for the Smithsonian Institution (1951–2011)
1951 - 2011
wildlife biologistzoologist
Ron Casey
American politician (1952-2014)
1952 - 2014
politician
Gary Elkins
Texas businessman and state legislator
1955 - 2025
politician
Whitney Paul
American football player
1953 - 2025
American football player
Wilford Scypion
Wilford Scypion
American boxer (1958–2014)
1958 - 2014
boxer
Wilson Whitley
American football player (1955-1992)
1955 - 1992
American football player
Mary Cullinan
American academic administrator
1950 - 2021
educatorhead teacher
Mike Thomas
American football player (1953-2019)
1953 - 2019
American football player
Joe Bertram Frantz
American historian
1917 - 1993
historianmilitary officer
Mundo Earwood
American singer-songwriter (1952-2014)
1952 - 2014
songwritersinger-songwritersinger
Paul Dennis Reid
American serial killer
1957 - 2013
serial killerguitaristsinger
Claire Raphael Reis
Claire Raphael Reis
American music teacher
1888 - 1978
music educator
Rick Mahler
Rick Mahler
Major League Baseball player (1953–2005)
1953 - 2005
baseball player
Robert Williams
first openly gay male priest
1955 - 1992
Anglican priestart historian
Jodie Laubenberg
Jodie Laubenberg
American politician (1957–2025)
1957 - 2025
politician
Coy Wayne Wesbrook
American mass murderer
1958 - 2016
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
American songwriter, record producer and recording artist (1952-2017)
1952 - 2017
recording artistsongwriterrecord producer
Iron Jacket
Native American leader
1790 - 1858
military leader
Della Davidson
Della Davidson
American modern dancer
1951 - 2012
dancer
Robert K. Ritner
Robert K. Ritner
American Egyptologist
1953 - 2021
university teachereditorEgyptologist
Kirk Collins
American football player (1958-1984)
1958 - 1984
American football player
Gary Poulter
American actor (1959-2013)
1959 - 2013
actor
Louis Meyers
American SXSW music and film festival co-founder (1955–2016)
1955 - 2016
businessperson
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