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"
• Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of the Eighth Air Force in World War II
• Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
• Neel E. Kearby, fighter ace and Medal of Honor winner
• 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
• Harlon Block raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima

[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), current 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)
• Laura Bush (b. 1946) First Lady of the United States
• 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 children's TV show SpongeBob SquarePants
• Cecile Richards, daughter of Ann Richards

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Film/theater

• Jensen Ackles (b.1978), actor Smallville, Supernatural (TV series)
• 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
• 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 (TV series)
• Kay Panabaker (b. 1990), television actress
• 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 (1967 - 2007), 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
• King Vidor (1894–1982), film director, producer
• Isaiah Washington (b. 1963), actor
• Lisa Whelchel (b. 1963), actress, author
• Forest Whitaker (b. 1961), 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
• Robin Wright Penn (b. 1966), actress, married to Sean Penn
• Renée Zellweger (b. 1969), actress

[edit] Comedians

• Carol Burnett (b. 1933), comedian, actor
• Rodney Carrington (b. 1968), comedian
• Jade Esteban Estrada (b. 1975), comedian, actor
• Bill Engvall (b. 1957), comedian, actor
• Kinky Friedman (b. 1944), comedian, novelist, politician
• Bill Hicks (1961-1994), comedian
• Steve Martin (b. 1945), comedian, actor
• Ron White (b. 1956), 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
• Nancy Ames (b. 1937), pop/folk singer
• Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
• 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
• Cedric Bixler-Zavala (b. 1974), dub, salsa and progressive rock musician
• 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 Arcade Fire
• Win Butler, lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band 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 (1937–2006), musician
• Carl Finch (b. 19??), Polka musician, founder of Brave Combo
• 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
• Jerry Gray (1915–1976), Swing-Era arranger and bandleader
• 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
• Nicholas Jonas (b. 1992), singer, guitarist of the Jonas Brothers
• 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
• Ralph Kirshbaum (b. 1946), cellist
• 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
• Chris Marion (b.1962), rock musician, member of Little River Band
• 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
• Michael Martin Murphey (b. 1945), country singer/songwriter
• Nelly (b. 1978), rapper
• Willie Nelson (b. 1933), country singer-songwriter
• Michael Nesmith (b. 1942), singer with The Monkees
• Elena Nikolaidi (1909–2002), opera singer and teacher
• Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
• Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer
• Billy Preston (1946–2006), soul musician
• Ray Price (b. 1926), country singer
• Charley Pride (b. 1938), country singer
• 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
• Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (b. 1975), Dub and Progressive rock musician
• Kenny Rogers (b. 1938), country singer-songwriter
• A. Clyde Roller (1914–2005), conductor and music educator
• 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 (b. 1980), rapper
• Stephen Stills (b. 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash
• George Strait (b. 1952), country singer
• Jeffrey Swann (b. 1951), classical pianist
• Jack Teagarden (1905–1964), jazz trombonist and bandleader
• 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
• Fisher Tull (1934–1994), composer and educator
• Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (b. 1927), composer and educator
• Vanilla Ice (b. 1968), rapper
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
• Carl Venth (1860–1938), composer, conductor, violinist, music educator
• Paul Wall (b. 1980), 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
• 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
• Hank Hill (b. 1955), Propane Salesman

[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

• LaMarcus Aldridge (b.1985) NBA player, Chicago Bulls, power forward
• 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
• David Boston, NFL
• Chris Bosh (b.1984) NBA player, Toronto Raptors, power forward
• Brian Bosworth, NFL
• Drew Brees, NFL
• 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
• Ty Detmer, NFL
• Eric Dickerson, NFL
• Santana Dotson, NFL
• George Foreman (b. 1949), World Heavyweight champion boxer, TV pitchman, ordained minister
• Barry Foster, NFL
• Bill Foster (1904–1978), Baseball Hall of Famer
• A. J. Foyt (b. 1935), race car driver
• Zina Garrison, tennis player
• Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golf great
• Priest Holmes, NFL
• Jack Johnson (1878–1946), first black Heavyweight Champion of the World
• Larry Johnson, NFL
• 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.
• John Layfield 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
• Shawn Michaels professional wrestler
• Jim Morris (b. 1964), Major League Baseball player and oldest rookie
• Emeka Okafor basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats
• Shaquille O'Neal (b. 1985), NBA Basketball Player
• Bum Phillips (b. 1923), head coach in the National Football League
• Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
• Dennis Rodman, NBA
• 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
• Jordan Tata (b.1981) Detroit Tigers relief pitcher
• Ladainian Tomlinson, NFL
• Lee Trevino (b. 1939), golfer
• Dana Vollmer (b. 1987), swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Jeremy Wariner, Track & Field Olypic Gold Medalist
• Kathy Whitworth (b. 1939), golfer
• Darold Williamson Olympic Gold Medalist in Track & Field
• 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

[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, filmmaker, 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

• John Ardoin (1935–2001), music critic and author
• Arthello Beck (1941–2004), artist
• 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.
• Molly Ivins (1944–2007), political commentator, journalist, and author
• Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor,
• 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
• Dorothy Scarborough (1878-1935), author, folklorist
• Liz Smith (b. 1923), syndicated columnist
• Sergio Troncoso (b. 1961), author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, and The Nature of Truth

[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
• John E. Blaha {b. 1942), 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 Douglas Husband (b. 1957, d. 2003), commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia, killed in its crash.
• Paul Lockhart (b. 1956) astronaut
• 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
• Anousheh Ansari (b. 1966 in Mashhad, Iran) first female space tourist.

[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 (Los Angeles Dodgers), 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"

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