List of people from Texas

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The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas.

Contents 1 Military/War 1.1 Founders of The Republic of Texas 1.2 The Texas Revolution/ The Alamo 1.3 The Civil War 1.4 WWI 1.5 WWII 1.6 Vietnam War 2 Public Office 2.1 US President 3 Famous Texas Women 4 Entertainment 4.1 Film/Theater 4.2 Comedians 4.3 Music 4.4 Television/Radio 4.5 Miss America/ Miss USA Pageant Winners 5 Athletics 6 Business 7 Art/Literature/Journalism 8 Science/Medicine 9 Aviation/Space Exploration 10 Infamous Texans 11 See also

[edit] Military/War

[edit] Founders of The Republic of Texas

• Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas"
• Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
• David G. Burnet (1788–1870), interim President of the Republic of Texas
• Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
• Sam Houston (1793–1863), first President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator from Texas and Governor of Texas
• Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of the Republic of Texas, called the "Architect of Annexation"
• Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of Republic of Texas
• Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
• Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War between Texas and Mexico, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and Senator from Texas after admission to the Union.
• Edwin Waller (1800–1881) judge, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence

[edit] The Texas Revolution/ The Alamo

• Jim Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo
• Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
• James Fannin (1804? –1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
• Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
• Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
• Juan Sequin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
• William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo

[edit] The Civil War

• Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
• John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
• John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
• Albert Sydney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces
• John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston
• Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas. One of the founders of Parker County, Texas.
• Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for the Trans-Mississippi Department
• Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter

[edit] WWI

• Benjamin Foulois, (1879–1967), was a U.S. Army Officer and a pioneering airman.

[edit] WWII

• Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of the "Flying Tigers"
• Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
• Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor
• Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
• James Earl Rudder Hero of D-Day, Commander of the United States Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion. Rudder's U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc

[edit] Vietnam War

• Oliver North (b. 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel USMC Retired, involved in the Iran Contra scandal

[edit] Public Office

• Jeb Bush (b. 1953), Governor of Florida, raised in Midland and Houston
• Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
• Lauro Cavazos (b. 1927), U.S. Secretary of Education, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
• Henry Cisneros (b. 1947), Former Mayor of San Antonio and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• John Connally (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female governor of Texas
• Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
• Kay Bailey Hutchison (b. 1943), first woman U.S. senator from Texas
• Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), congresswoman, United States House of Representatives
• Sandra Day O'Connor (b. 1930), First woman Justice of the Supreme Court
• W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), former governor of Texas and United States Senator
• Bill Owens (b. 1950), Current Governor of Colorado.
• Rick Perry (b. 1950), Governor of Texas
• Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Ann Richards (1933–2006), former governor of Texas
• Jim Wright (b. 1922), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives

[edit] US President

• George H.W. Bush (b. 1924), 41^st President of the United States(born in Milton, MA)
• George W. Bush (b. 1946), 43^rd President of the United States, Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000(born in New Haven, CT)
• Dwight Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34^th President of the United States (born in Denison, but raised in Kansas)
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), 36^th President of the United States

[edit] Famous Texas Women

• Edna Gladney (1886–1961), founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
• Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), inventor of Liquid Paper
• Ima Hogg (1882–1975), philanthropist
• Lady Bird Johnson (b. 1912), former first lady (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
• Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered to be "the Mother of Texas"
• Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians. Mother to Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
• Emily West Morgan (1815?–18??), an indentured servant know as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas war of independence from Mexico3
• Sandy Cheeks a fictional character from the childrens tv show SpongeBob SquarePants

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Film/Theater

• Jensen Ackles (b.1978), actor Smallville, Supernatural
• Wes Anderson (b.1969), director Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
• Michael Arden (b. 1982), Actor
• "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (b. 1964), professional wrestler, actor
• Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director
• Joe Don Baker (b. 1936), actor
• Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), actress
• Crystal Bernard (b. 1961), actress and singer
• Alexis Bledel (b. 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls
• Dan Blocker (1928–1972), actor "Hoss Cartwright" on Bonanza
• Powers Boothe (b. 1949), actor
• Betty Buckley (b. 1947), actress
• Brooke Burns (b. 1978), actress, model
• Gary Busey (b. 1944), actor
• Kate Capshaw (b. 1953), actress, married to Steven Spielberg
• Cyd Charisse (b. 1921), actress, dancer
• Ricardo Chavira (b. 1971), actor, "Carlos Solis" on Desperate Housewives
• Thomas Haden Church (b. 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor
• Dabney Coleman (b. 1932), actor
• Barry Corbin (b. 1940), actor
• Joan Crawford (1908–1977), actress
• Michael Dorn (b. 1952), star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Haylie Duff (b. 1985), actress
• Sandy Duncan (b. 1946), actress, singer
• Shelley Duvall (b. 1949), actress, played Olive Oyl in the film Popeye
• George Eads (b. 1967), actor, plays Nick Stokes in the TV series CSI
• Shannon Elizabeth (b. 1973), actress
• Ron Ely (b. 1938), actor Tarzan
• Dale Evans (1912–2001), actress, singer-songwriter, married to Roy Rogers
• Morgan Fairchild (b. 1950), actress
• Farrah Fawcett (b. 1947), actress
• Horton Foote (b. 1916), two-time Academy Award-winning actor
• Jamie Foxx (b. 1967) Academy Award-winning actor
• Jennifer Garner (b. 1972), actress, star of Alias
• Peri Gilpin (b. 1961), actress
• Summer Glau (b. 1981), dancer & actress Firefly
• Sarah Hagan (b. 1984), actress
• Larry Hagman (b. 1931), actor, son of actress Mary Martin
• Irma P. Hall (b. 1935), actress
• Jerry Hall (b. 1956), model, actress, former wife of Mick Jagger
• Angie Harmon (b. 1972), actress
• Woody Harrelson (b. 1961), actor
• Ethan Hawke (b. 1970), actor
• Jerry Haynes (b. 1927), actor, children's television host
• Katherine Helmond (b. 1928), actress
• Jennifer Love Hewitt (b. 1979), actress
• John Hillerman, (b. 1932), actor, played the English Major domo "Higgins" on Magnum, P.I.
• Jordan Hinson (b. 1991), actress
• Tobe Hooper, (b. 1943), director The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, 'Salem's Lot
• Larry Hovis (1936–2003), actor
• Carolyn Jones (1929–1983), actress, best known as "Morticia" in The Addams Family
• Tommy Lee Jones (b. 1946), actor
• Mike Judge (b. 1962), producer, animator and actor
• Kris Kristofferson (b. 1936), actor, singer, songwriter
• Richard Linklater (b. 1961), director Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly
• Eva Longoria (b. 1975), actress
• Terrence Malick (b. 1943), director Badlands, Days of Heaven
• Mary Martin (1913–1990), actress, mother of actor Larry Hagman
• John D. Mata (b. 1983) actor, The Guardian
• Tim McCanlies (b. 1963) screenwriter, director
• Matthew McConaughey (b. 1969), actor
• George McFarland (1928–1993), actor played "Spanky" in the Our Gang comedies, AKA The Little Rascals
• Ben McKenzie (b. 1978), actor The O.C.
• Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
• Audie Murphy (1924–1971), actor, World War II hero
• Renee O'Connor (b. 1971) actress
• Annette O'Toole (b. 1955), dancer, actress
• Jared Padalecki (b.1982), actor Gilmore Girls, Supernatural
• Bill Paxton (b. 1955), actor Titanic
• Dennis Quaid (b. 1954), actor
• Randy Quaid (b. 1950), actor
• Phylicia Rashad (b. 1948), actress
• Debbie Reynolds (b. 1932), actress, mother of Carrie Fisher
• Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), Star Trek creator, writer, director, producer
• Michelle Rodriguez (b. 1978), actress Lost
• Robert Rodriguez (b. 1968), director, producer, writer, composer
• Henry Roquemore (1886 - 1943), actor
• Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillies
• Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), actress
• Lori Singer, (b. 1957), actress, model, classical musician
• Anna Nicole Smith (b. 1967), model, actress
• Jaclyn Smith (b. 1947), actress, starred in Charlie's Angels
• Sissy Spacek (b. 1949), actress, cousin of Rip Torn
• Brent Spiner (b. 1949), actor, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Nick Stahl (b. 1979), actor
• Patrick Swayze (b. 1952), actor
• Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress
• Henry Thomas (b. 1971), actor E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, musician
• Rip Torn (b. 1931), actor, cousin of Sissy Spacek
• Tommy Tune (b. 1939), Broadway director, choreographer
• Ricky Vargas (b. 1983) actor, The Guardian
• King Vidor (1894–1982), film director, producer
• Isaiah Washington (b. 1963), actor
• JoBeth Williams (b. 1948), actress
• Van Williams (b. 1934), actor
• Chill Wills (1903–1978), actor, singer
• Dooley Wilson (1886–1953), actor, singer, played "Sam" in Casablanca
• Luke Wilson (b. 1971), actor
• Owen Wilson (b. 1968), actor
• Forest Whitaker (b. 1961), actor
• Robin Wright Penn (b. 1966), actress, married to Sean Penn
• Renée Zellweger (b. 1969), actress
• Lisa Whelchel (b. 1963), actress, author

[edit] Comedians

• Carol Burnett (b. 1933), comedian, actor
• Jade Esteban Estrada (b. 1975), comedian, actor
• Kinky Friedman (b. 1944), comedian, novelist, politician
• Steve Martin (b. 1945), comedian, actor

[edit] Music

• Dimebag Darrell Abbott (1966–2004), musician
• Vinnie Paul Abbott (b. 1964), musician
• Samuel Adler (b. 1928), composer, conductor, educator
• Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), conductor
• Terry Allen (b. 1943), musician
• Jerry Allison (b. 1939), musician
• Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
• Azure Flame (b. 1976, a.k.a. Catherine Provenza), singer, musician, composer
• Erykah Badu (b. 1971), R&B and hip hop singer
• Marcia Ball (b. 1949), blues singer
• Frank Beard (b. 1949), drummer in ZZ Top
• Shelly Berg (b. 1955), jazz pianist and educator
• Boxcar Willie (1931–1999), country singer
• Edie Brickell (b. 1966), singer – married to Paul Simon
• The 5 Browns, classical pianist siblings raised in Utah and Texas
• Rex Brown (b. 1964), musician
• Anshel Brusilow, (b. 1928), orchestra conductor and violinist
• William Butler, member of The Arcade Fire
• Win Butler, lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band The Arcade Fire
• Ryan Cabrera (b. 1982), singer/songwriter
• Tevin Campbell (b. 1976), musician
• Vikki Carr (b. 1941), jazz, pop, country and Latin music singer
• Chamillionaire (b. 1979), rapper
• Kelly Clarkson (b. 1982), singer, American Idol winner
• Van Cliburn (b. 1934), famous pianist (born in Louisiana, raised in Texas)
• Ornette Coleman (b. 1930), jazz musician
• Albert Collins (1932–1993), blues musician
• Christopher Cross (b. 1951), singer
• Wayne Crouse (1924–2000), violist
• Mac Davis (b. 1942), musician
• Helen Donath (b. 1940), operatic soprano
• Hilary Duff (b. 1987), singer
• Steve Earle (b. 1955), singer-songwriter, musician
• Danny Elfman (b. 1953), musician, composer
• Paul Ellison, classical bassist and teacher
• Ralna English (b. 1942), singer from The Lawrence Welk Show
• Freddy Fender (b. 1937), musician
• Carlisle Floyd (b. 1926), opera composer
• Kinky Friedman (b. 1944), singer-songwriter, novelist, columnist, candidate for governor of Texas
• Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), country singer
• Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), rock singer and guitarist
• Justin Furstenfeld, (b. 1975), rock singer and guitarist
• Kyle Gann (b. 1955), composer and music critic
• Larry Gatlin (b. 1948), singer-songwriter, member of The Gatlin Brothers
• Billy Gibbons (b. 1950), guitarist in ZZ Top
• Don Gillis (1912–1978), composer, conductor, producer, educator
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore (b. 1945), singer-songwriter
• Jonathan Goff (b. 1991), guitarist
• Andrzej Grabiec (b. 1948), violinist
• Nanci Griffith (b. 1953), singer / songwriter
• Keith Grimwood (b. 1951), bassist in Trout Fishing in America
• Lynn Harrell (b. 1944), concert cellist raised in Texas
• Gibby Haynes (b. 1957), lead singer of the Butthole Surfers
• Don Henley (b. 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles
• Dusty Hill (b. 1945), bass guitarist in ZZ Top
• Ernst Hoffmann (1899?–1956), orchestra conductor
• Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter
• Steve Holy (b. 1972), country singer
• Ezra Idlet (guitarist, Trout Fishing in America)
• Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer
• Flaco Jiménez (b. 1939), musician
• Mike Jones (b. 1981), rapper
• Norah Jones (b. 1979), soul/folk singer-songwriter, born in New York City but raised in Texas
• Tom Jones (b. 1928), lyricist of musical theater
• Janis Joplin (1943–1970), singer
• Scott Joplin (c.1867–1917), ragtime musician and composer
• Milton Katims (1909–2006), concert violist and conductor
• Robert Earl Keen (b. 1957), singer-songwriter
• Beyoncé Knowles (b. 1981), R&B singer, actress
• Kris Kristofferson (b. 1936), singer-songwriter, actor
• Fredell Lack (b. 1922), concert violinist
• Miranda Lambert (b. 1983) , singer/songwriter
• Raymond Lewenthal (1923–1988), concert pianist
• Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), Blues singer, guitarist
• Robert Lipsett, concert violinist and master teacher
• Andrew Litton (b. 1959), orchestra conductor
• Trini Lopez (b. 1937), Hispanic musician, singer
• Lyle Lovett (b. 1957), singer-songwriter
• Lloyd Maines (b. 1951), musician, producer
• Natalie Maines (b. 1974), musician
• Will Makar (b.1989), singer, born and raised in The Woodlands/Houston.
• Barbara Mandrell (b. 1948), country singer
• Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), orchestra conductor
• Johnny Mathis (b. 1935), singer
• Meat Loaf (b. 1951), singer, actor
• Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter
• Lisa Morales, musician
• Roberta Morales, musician
• Nelly (b. 1978), rapper
• Willie Nelson (b. 1933), country singer-songwriter
• Michael Nesmith (b. 1942), singer with The Monkees
• Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
• Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer
• Billy Preston (1946–2006), soul musician
• Ray Price (b. 1926), country singer
• Catherine Provenza (a.k.a. Azure Flame) (b. 1976), musician, composer
• Selena Quintanilla (1971–1995), singer
• J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), singer
• Tex Ritter (1905–1974), singer/ actor, father of actor John Ritter
• Hal Robinson (b. 1952), classical string bass player
• Kenny Rogers (b. 1938), country singer-songwriter
• Olga Samaroff (1880–1948), classical pianist and teacher
• Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio (b. 1960), violinist
• Scarface (b. 1970), rapper
• Michelle Shocked (b. 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
• Ashlee Simpson (b. 1984), singer
• Jessica Simpson (b. 1980), singer
• Lori Singer (b. 1957), concert cellist (better known as actress)
• Slim Thug, rapper
• Stephen Stills (b. 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash
• George Strait (b. 1952), country singer
• Jeffrey Swann, classical pianist
• Alfred Teltschik (b. 1918), classical pianist and teacher
• Chris Theofanidis (b. 1967), classical composer
• B. J. Thomas (b. 1942), country singer-songwriter
• Frank Ticheli (b. 1958), classical composer
• Ernest Tubb (1914–1984), country singer-songwriter
• Tanya Tucker (b. 1958), country singer
• Vanilla Ice (b. 1968), rapper
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
• Paul Wall, rapper
• Michael Weiss, jazz composer and pianist
• Barry White (1944–2003), soul singer and record producer
• Sudie L. Williams (d. 1940), music educator
• Bob Wills (1905–1975), country singer with The Texas Playboys
• Johnny Winter (b. 1944), blues guitarist
• Roger Wright (b. 1974), classical pianist

[edit] Television/Radio

• Walter Cronkite (b. 1916), former CBS Evening News anchor, born in Missouri raised in Texas
• Sam Donaldson (b. 1934), ABC News reporter
• John Henry Faulk (1913–1990), storyteller and radio broadcaster
• Phil McGraw (b. 1950), television psychologist
• Kay Panabaker (b. 1990), television actress
• Gary Perkins (1937–1991), radio broadcaster
• Stone Phillips (b. 1954), co-anchor of Dateline NBC
• Dan Rather (b. 1931), former CBS Evening News anchor
• Bob Schieffer (b. 1937), CBS Evening News anchor
• Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), TV producer

[edit] Miss America/ Miss USA Pageant Winners

• Shirley Cothran (b. 1955), Miss America 1975
• Jo-Carroll Dennison (b. 1923), Miss America 1942
• Christy Fichtner (b. 1963?), Miss USA 1986
• Phyllis George (b. 1949), Miss America 1971
• Courtney Gibbs (b. 1966), Miss USA 1988
• Kandace Krueger (b. 1977?), Miss USA 2001
• Laura Martinez-Harring (b. 1964), Miss USA 1985
• Gretchen Polhemus (b. 1966?), Miss USA 1989
• Michelle Royer (b. 1966?), Miss USA 1987
• Chelsi Smith (b. 1974?), Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
• Kimberly Tomes (b. 1956?), Miss USA 1977

[edit] Athletics

• Shawn Michaels professional wrestler
• John Layfield professional wrestler
• Lance Armstrong (b. 1971), cyclist, seven-time Tour de France winner
• Ernie Banks (b. 1931), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Josh Beckett (b. 1980), baseball pitcher, MVP of the 2003 World Series
• Mark Calaway AKA "The Undertaker" (b. 1965), professional wrestler
• Earl Campbell (b. 1955), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner
• Joie Chitwood (1912–1988), professional racecar driver
• Roger Clemens (b. 1962), baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
• Randall "Tex" Cobb (b. 1950), champion boxer
• George Foreman (b. 1949), World Heavyweight champion boxer, TV pitchman, ordained minister
• Bill Foster (1904–1978), Baseball Hall of Famer
• A. J. Foyt (b. 1935), race car driver
• Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golf great
• Jack Johnson (1878–1946), first black Heavyweight Champion of the World
• Michael Johnson (b. 1967), Olympic gold medalist, World Record holder
• Tom Kite (b. 1949), golfer
• Courtney Kupets (b. 1986), World and U.S. champion gymnast, silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Ernie Ladd (b. 1938), American college and professional football player, professional wrestler.
• Tara Lipinski (b. 1982), figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
• Taj McWilliams-Franklin (b. 1970), basketball player, gold medalist
• "Dandy" Don Meredith (b. 1938), Quarterback Dallas Cowboys and TV Football Commentator
• Jim Morris (b. 1964), Major League Baseball player and oldest rookie
• Emeka Okafor basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats
• Bum Phillips (b. 1923), head coach in the National Football League
• Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
• Kyle Rote (1928–2002), All-American running back at Southern Methodist University and 1951–1961 NFL New York Giants wide receiver
• Nolan Ryan (b. 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Willie Shoemaker (1931–2003), most successful jockey in history
• Sheryl Swoopes (b. 1971), WNBA, Olympic gold medalist
• Lee Trevino (b. 1939), golfer
• Dana Vollmer (b. 1987), swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Shaquille O'Neal (b. 1985), Americas Next Top Model
• Kathy Whitworth (b. 1939), golfer
• Smokey Joe Williams (1886–1951), Baseball great
• Vince Young (b. 1983) football quarterback, MVP of the 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914–1956), gold medalist 1932 Olympics, golf great
• Jordan Tata (b.1981) Detroit Tigers relief pitcher
• Chris Bosh (b.1984) NBA player, Toronto Raptors, power forward
• LaMarcus Aldridge (b.1985) NBA player, Chicago Bulls, power forward

Derek Brew, Track & Field Olympic Gold Medalist
Jeremy Wariner, Track & Field Olypic Gold Medalist
Zina Garrison-Jackson, Professional Tennis Player
Ladainian Tomlinson, NFL
Eric Dickerson, NFL
Van McElroy, NBA

Ty Detmer, NFL
Brian Bosworth, NFL
Barry Foster, NFL
Priest Holmes, NFL
Santana Dotson, NFL
Drew Brees, NFL
David Boston, NFL
Dennis Rodman, NBA
Larry Johnson, NFL

[edit] Business

• Red Adair (1915–2004), offshore oil field firefighter
• Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
• Michael Dell (b. 1965), founder of Dell Inc.
• Tom Ford (b. 1961), fashion designer, former chief director of Gucci
• Pattillo Higgins (1863-1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"
• Howard Hughes (1905–1976), Aviator, filmaker, eccentric billionaire
• John Henry Kirby (1860-1940), businessman, founder of the Kirby Petroleum Company
• William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
• Ross Perot (b. 1930), entrepreneur, founder of EDS & Perot Systems, and 1992 U.S. Presidential candidate
• Tex Thornton (1913–1981), founder of Litton Industries

[edit] Art/Literature/Journalism

• J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964), folklorist and writer about open-range days
• Linda Ellerbee (b. 1944), journalist, correspondent, reporter
• Horton Foote (b. 1916), author and playwright
• Patricia Highsmith (b. 1921), writer, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), author of the Conan the Barbarian stories, and other pulp adventure tales.
• Christopher Hudgens (b. 1977), painter, graphic artist
• Molly Ivins (b. 1944), political commentator, journalist, and author
• Stanley Marsh 3 (b. 1938), millionaire, artist, philanthropist
• Larry McMurtry (b. 1936), Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lonesome Dove
• Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), journalist, essayist, novelist
• Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
• Liz Smith (b. 1923), syndicated columnist
• Sergio Troncoso (b. 1961), author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, and The Nature of Truth
• Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor,

[edit] Science/Medicine

• Denton Cooley (b. 1920), pioneering heart surgeon
• Michael E. DeBakey (b. 1908), pioneering heart surgeon
• Chu Ching-wu, physicist
• Robert Dennard (b. 1932), computer scientist and inventor
• Bryce DeWitt, physicist, co-developed Wheeler-DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe")
• Leonard Eugene Dickson, mathematician
• G.B. Halsted, mathematician
• M. King Hubbert (1903–1989), geophysicist
• Jack Kilby, electrical engineer
• Hermann Joseph Muller, geneticist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
• Ilya Prigogine, physicist and chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
• John Tate, mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
• Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer
• Karen Uhlenbeck, mathematician, National Medal of Science
• Harry Vandiver, mathematician
• Steven Weinberg, Nobel Laureate in Physics
• Spencer Wells, geneticist and anthropologist
• John A. Wheeler, physicist, Wolf Prize in Physics, coined the term 'black hole'

[edit] Aviation/Space Exploration

• William Anders (b. 1933), Apollo program astronaut
• Alan Bean (b. 1932), astronaut
• Kenneth Cockrell (b. 1950), astronaut
• Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman (1892–1926), first African American female aviator
• Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (1907–1995), aviator
• John Oliver Creighton (b. 1943), astronaut
• Howard Hughes (1905–1976), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer
• Richard Mullane (b. 1945) astronaut
• John Olivas (b. 1965) NASA astronaut of Mexican descendant who is scheduled for February 2007 launch aboard Atlantis;
• Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world
• Edward White (1930–1967), first American astronaut to walk in space
• Jeana Yeager (b. 1952), broke distance records during her (and Dick Rutan's) nonstop flight around the world in the experimental Voyager airplane in 1986

[edit] Infamous Texans

• Clyde Barrow (1909–1934), bank robber
• Sam Bass (1851–1878), train robber and western icon
• Mark David Chapman (b. 1955), murdered Beatle John Lennon
• John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), outlaw and gun-fighter, reputed to be "the meanest man alive"
• John Hinckley, Jr., attempted to assassinate President Reagan
• David Koresh (1959–1993), self proclaimed messiah and head of Branch Davidian cult
• Grady Little (1950–), baseball manager, nemesis of 2003 American League Championship Series by Red Sox fans
• Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), bank robber
• Richard Ramirez (b. 1960), serial killer
• Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous confidence man of Round Rock, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas
• Belle Starr (1848–1889), the Wild West's "bandit queen"
• Pearl Starr (1868–1925), Belle's daughter and infamous Texas brothel owner
• Charles "Tex" Watson (b. 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"

[edit] See also

• List of people by U.S. state

	State of Texas Texas Topics | History | Republic of Texas | Geography | Government | Politics | Economy | Texans
Capital	Austin
Regions	Arklatex | Big Bend | Brazos Valley | Central Texas | Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex | Deep East Texas | East Texas | Edwards Plateau | Galveston Bay | Golden Triangle | Greater Houston | Llano Estacado | North Texas | Northeast Texas | Permian Basin | Piney Woods | Rio Grande Valley | South Texas | South Plains | Southeast Texas | Texas Hill Country | Texas Panhandle | West Texas
Metropolitan areas	Abilene | Amarillo | Austin–Round Rock | Beaumont–Port Arthur | Brownsville–Harlingen | Bryan–College Station | Corpus Christi | Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington | El Paso | Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown | Killeen–Temple | Laredo | Longview–Marshall | Lubbock | McAllen–Edinburg–Mission | Midland–Odessa | San Angelo | San Antonio | Sherman–Denison | Texarkana | Tyler | Victoria | Waco | Wichita Falls See also: List of Texas counties