List of people from Amarillo, Texas
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This is a List of Amarilloans, notable current and former citizens of Amarillo, Texas.
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[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Art Bell, radio host and author
- Gail Caldwell, Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic
- Derek Cecil, actor (Push, Nevada)
- Cyd Charisse, dancer and actress
- Ann Doran, actress (Rebel Without a Cause)
- Joe Ely, country and folk singer
- Ron Ely, actor (Tarzan)
- Todd English, celebrity chef
- Kevin Fowler, country music singer
- Blair Garner, country music radio host
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore, country music singer
- Kimberly Willis Holt, author
- Carolyn Jones, actress (The Addams Family)
- Stanley Marsh 3, millionaire, philanthropist, and prankster
- Grady Nutt, comedian (Hee Haw)
- John Rich, guitar player
- Eck Robertson, musician
- Ben Sargent, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist
- J.D. Souther, country rock singer
- Terry LaVerne Stafford, songwriter
- Jodi Thomas, author
- Paula Trickey, actress (Pacific Blue)
- Trent Willmon, country music singer
- Jack Wrather, television director
- M. K. Wren, mystery and science fiction writer
[edit] Business
- Don Harrington, oilman and philanthropist
- T. Boone Pickens, Jr., oilman and philanthropist
- Don Powell, former FDIC chairman
[edit] Law and government
- James R. Beverley, governor of Puerto Rico
- Teel Bivins, United States ambassador to Sweden
- Beau Boulter, United States Congressman
- James Nathan Browning, Texas Lieutenant Governor
- John Marvin Jones, United States Congressman and Chief Judge of the Court of Claims
- Kel Seliger, mayor and Texas State senator
[edit] Sports
- Rex Baxter, professional golfer
- Brad Bryant, professional golfer
- Paul Buentello, mixed martial artist
- Steve Butler, racecar driver
- Dory Funk, professional wrestler
- Dory Funk, Jr., professional wrestler
- Terry Funk, professional wrestler
- Heath Herring, mixed martial artist
- Mike Hettinga a/k/a Mike Knox, professional wrestler
- Alex O'Brien, professional tennis player
- Barry Orton, professional wrestler
- Ryan Palmer, professional golfer
- Bum Phillips, professional football coach
- Ricky Romero, professional wrestler
- Chris Romero, professional wrestler
- Mark Romero, professional wrestler
- Steven Romero, professional wrestler
- Brandon Slay, gold-medal Olympic wrestler
- T.A. "Amarillo Slim" Preston, professional poker player
- Evan Tanner, professional mixed martial artists
- William Thomas, professional American football player
- Erik Watts, professional wrestler
[edit] Others
- Thomas E. Creek, U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- Brian Deneke, murder victim
- Sybil B. Harrington, philanthropist
- Rick D. Husband, astronaut
- Leroy Matthiesen, local Catholic bishop
- Paul Lockhart, astronaut