List of people from Texas

The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.

Founders and early settlers of Texas

Augustus Chapman Allen (1806–1864), founder of Houston
Charlotte Baldwin Allen (1805–1895), financed founding of Houston, known as the "mother of Houston"
John Kirby Allen (1810–1838), founder of Houston
Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), "father of Texas"
Padre José Nicolás Ballí (c. 1770–1829), grantee, settler, and namesake of Padre Island
Plácido Benavides (1810–1837), settler
Joshua Brown (1816–1876), first settler of Kerrville, Texas
John Neely Bryan (1810–1877), founder of Dallas
Moses Austin Bryan (1817–1895), early settler of Texas
David G. Burnet (1788–1870), interim President of Republic of Texas
Mathew Caldwell (1798–1842), settler
Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels (1812–1875), established colonies of German immigrants in Texas
Henri Castro (1786–1865), Jewish empresario
William Leslie Cazneau (1807–1876), pioneer
Jesse Chisholm (1806–1868), Indian trader, guide, interpreter, namesake of Chisholm Trail
Holland Coffee (1807–1846), settler in Lake Texoma area, trader, guide, interpreter
Jao de la Porta (fl. 1810s), trader, financed settlement of Galveston Island
Green DeWitt (1787–1835), empresario, namesake of DeWitt County
Susanna Dickinson (1814–1883), DeWitt Colonist, witnessed and survived Battle of the Alamo
John Marie Durst (1797–1851), settler
Angelina Eberly (1798–1860), stopped the attempted removal from Austin of the Republic of Texas Archives, thereby preserving Austin's status as the capital of Texas
Johann Friedrich Ernst (born Friedrich Diercks) (1796–1848), first German to bring family to Texas, benefactor to German immigrants
Warren Angus Ferris (1810–1873), early surveyor of Dallas
Henry Francis Fisher (1805–1867), German settler, explored and colonized San Saba area
Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794–1839), settler in Republic of Texas and later its Secretary of Navy; namesake of Fisher County
Betty Holekamp (1826–1902), German Texan pioneer, called the Betsy Ross of Texas
Sam Houston (1793–1863), first and third President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator and Governor of Texas
Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of Republic of Texas, called "Architect of Annexation"
Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of Republic of Texas, one of strongest proponents of Texas Navy
Herman Lehmann (1859–1932), kidnapped in 1870 and raised by Apache Indians
Gideon Lincecum (1793–1874), pioneer, historian, physician, philosopher, naturalist
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered the "mother of Texas"
Collin McKinney (1766–1861), drafter of Texas Declaration of Independence; both Collin County and its county seat, McKinney, are named for him
John Henry Moore (1800–1880), early settler
Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
Robert Neighbors (1815–1859), Indian agent, soldier, legislator
Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians; mother of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
Daniel Parker (1781–1844), settler, church founder
James W. Parker (1797–1864), early settler
John Parker (1758–1836), pioneer Texas settler
John Richard Parker (1834–1915), kidnapped in 1836 by Comanche Indians
Emily Austin Perry (1795–1851), early settler of Texas
Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), early settler, translator, lawyer, postmaster
Sterling C. Robertson (1785–1842), impresario, colony founder; signed Texas Declaration of Independence
Jose Policarpo Rodriguez (1829–1914), surveyor, scout, established Tejano settlement near present-day Bandera
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War of Republic of Texas, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Texas, U.S. Senator after state's admission to U.S.
Charles Stillman (1810–1875), founder of Brownsville, Texas
Edwin Waller (1800–1881), judge and signer of Texas Declaration of Independence
Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice president of Republic of Texas, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence

Military

The Texas Revolution/The Alamo

Richard Andrews (1797?–1835), the first Texian killed during the Texas Revolution
James Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at Battle of the Alamo
William Joel Bryan (1815–1903), soldier in Texas Revolution, landowner
Edward Burleson (1798–1851), lieutenant colonel during Texas Revolution, later Vice President of Republic of Texas
John Coker (1789–1851), hero of San Jacinto
Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, died at Alamo
Almaron Dickinson (1800–1836), Texian soldier, died at Alamo
James Fannin (c. 1804–1836), key figure during Texas Revolution
Thomas Green (1814–1864), artillery officer at San Jacinto, brigadier general in Confederate Army
Sam Houston (1793–1863), commander of victorious Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas
Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution
Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of Battle of San Jacinto; descendants owned and managed King Ranch
Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879), soldier in the Texas Army; he helped convince Houston to allow Tejanos to fight in the battle of San Jacinto
Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution
Emily West Morgan (c. 1815–1891), indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win Texas Revolution
Juan Seguín (1806–1890), Tejano soldier during Texas Revolution
John William Smith (1792–1845), fought at Battle of San Jacinto; later first mayor of San Antonio
Alfonso Steele (1817–1911), last survivor of Battle of San Jacinto
William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at Alamo
Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), hero of San Jacinto
William A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817–1899), Texas Ranger who fought in Texas Revolution, Mexican–American War, Civil War

American Civil War

John Baylor (1822–1894), Confederate colonel, politician, military governor of Arizona Territory
John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas
Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch
Milton M. Holland (1844–1910), Union soldier, won Medal of Honor
John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate general
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. (1838–1915), soldier, grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate general and commander of Confederate western forces
John J. Kennedy (1813–1880), Confederate cavalry officer, ended Regulator-Moderator War
John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate general at Battle of Galveston
Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), soldier in Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general for Confederate States of America
Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), soldier in Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for Confederate States of America
William Henry Parsons (1826–1907), colonel, Twelfth Texas Cavalry; newspaper editor, legislator
Felix Huston Robertson (1839–1928), only Confederate general who was native-born Texan
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
William Read Scurry (1821–1864), Confederate general at Battle of Glorieta Pass
Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap; a founder of Parker County
Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for Trans-Mississippi Department
Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate general and Senator from Texas, secured surrender of Fort Sumter

World War I

Charles Gray Catto (1896–1972), flying ace credited with eight aerial victories
Daniel R. Edwards (1897–1967), received Medal of Honor
William S. Graves (1895–1940), commander of US forces in Siberia during the allied intervention in Russia
David E. Hayden (1897–1974), Navy corpsman, Medal of Honor recipient
Robert Lee Howze (1864–1926), Major General of 38th Infantry Division, commander of Third Army of Occupation of Germany, Medal of Honor recipient
Louis Jordan (1890–1918), 1914 All American, first US Army officer from Texas to be killed in action during World War I
William Thomas Ponder (1893–1947), flying ace credited with six aerial victories
Marcelino Serna (1896–1992), Army private, first Hispanic to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
Edgar Gardner Tobin (1896–1954), flying ace credited with six aerial victories

World War II

Harlon Block (1924–1945), raised flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima
Romus Burgin (1922–2019), U.S. Marine, author
Charles P. Cabell (1903–1971), U.S. Air Force general; later deputy director of Central Intelligence Agency
Horace S. Carswell Jr. (1916–1944), Army Air Corps major, awarded Medal of Honor
Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of "Flying Tigers"
Robert G. Cole (1915–1944), soldier, won Medal of Honor for role in D-Day Normandy invasion
Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944), U.S. Navy submarine commander, received Medal of Honor and other distinctions for valor
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), Supreme Allied Commander WWII and 34th President of the U.S.
Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of Eighth Air Force in World War II
Calvin Graham (1930–1992), youngest US serviceman of World War II
David Lee "Tex" Hill (1915–2007), fighter pilot, flying ace
Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of Department of Health, Education and Welfare
James L. Holloway Jr. (1898–1984), U.S. Navy four-star admiral; Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
Neel E. Kearby (1911–1944), fighter ace, Medal of Honor recipient
Raymond L. Knight (1922–1945), aviator, Medal of Honor recipient
Turney W. Leonard (1921–1944), Army officer, received Medal of Honor
Felix Z. Longoria Jr. (1920–1945), Hispanic soldier KIA in the Philippines whose burial was refused in hometown, causing statewide debate
Glenn McDuffie (1927–2014), sailor featured kissing nurse in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photograph V-J Day in Times Square
Doris Miller (1919–1943), Pearl Harbor hero, first African American to receive Navy Cross
Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient
Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in Pacific during World War II
Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018), U.S. Army sergeant; from May 2016 until his death was the oldest surviving American military veteran
Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during Vietnam War
John L. Pierce (1895–1959), U.S. Army brigadier general
James Earl Rudder (1910–1970), D-Day commander of the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, which stormed cliffs at Pointe du Hoc
William H. Simpson (1888–1980), commander of U.S. Ninth Army in European Theater
Lucian K. Truscott (1895–1965), U.S. Army General who held successive commands in European Theater
Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target for Lee Harvey Oswald
Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general who served under Patton in European Theater and later in Korean War

Korean War

Charles F. Pendleton (1931–1953), awarded Medal of Honor
Oliver P. Smith (1893–1977), U.S. Marine Corps general noted for his leadership in Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General, attempted assassination target of Lee Harvey Oswald
Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general, first commander of U.S. Eighth Army during Korean War

Vietnam War

Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (1935–1998), awarded Medal of Honor for actions in South Vietnam
Steven Logan Bennett (1946–1972), captain in United States Air Force, received Medal of Honor Posthumously for actions in Vietnam
Richard E. Cavazos (1929–2017), first Hispanic four-star general in U.S. Army, earned two Distinguished Service Crosses; as of 2022 a process is underway to rename Fort Hood as Fort Cavazos
Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (1946–1968), sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient
Fred E. Haynes Jr. (1921–2010), major general, USMC
David H. McNerney (1931–2010), 1st sergeant U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Vietnam 1967
Oliver North (born 1943), lieutenant-colonel, USMC (retired), NRA board member and founder of the Freedom Alliance
Chester M. Ovnand (1914–1959), master sergeant, U.S. Army, second American killed in Vietnam War
Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during Vietnam War
Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), Marine private first class awarded Medal of Honor posthumously

Somali Civil War

William F. Garrison (born 1944), major general, commander of United States Army forces during Operation Gothic Serpent

War in Afghanistan

Marcus Luttrell (born 1975), U.S. Navy SEAL, was awarded the Navy Cross for actions in conflicts with Taliban
William H. McRaven (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral and SEAL, led planning for Operation Neptune Spear
Patrick M. Walsh (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet
Billy Waugh (1929–2023), U.S. Army Special Forces, Studies and Observations Group

Iraq War

Chris Kyle (1974–2013), U.S. Navy SEAL who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah
Kristian Menchaca (1983–2006), U.S. Army soldier who was captured and executed

War on Terror

Clint Lorance (born 1984), Army First Lieutenant convicted of second-degree murder for battlefield deaths; pardoned
Michael L. Oates (born 1957), Army lieutenant general

Intelligence

Bobby Ray Inman (born 1931), U.S. Navy Admiral, Director of National Security Agency, deputy director of Central Intelligence Agency

Other

Robert T. Clark (born 1948), U.S. Army lieutenant general, commanded United States Army North (ARNORTH)
Alfred Valenzuela (born 1948), U.S. Army major general, commanded United States Army South (USARSO)

Politics and public office

A

Greg Abbott (born 1957), Governor of Texas, former Attorney General
Fred Agnich (1913–2004), Texas state representative, member of "Dirty 30" in 1971; oilman, rancher, conservationist^[1]
Elsa Alcala (born 1964), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Houston since 2011
Elizabeth Alexander (born 1979), press secretary for Vice President Joe Biden
Bruce Alger (1918–2015), Republican U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district, based in Dallas County, 1955–1965
Rodney Anderson (born 1968), former member of Texas House of Representatives from Grand Prairie
Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman to serve in Texas State Senate (1973–1983); Pennsylvania native
Bob Armstrong (1932–2015), member of Texas House of Representatives for Travis County 1963–71; Commissioner of General Land Office 1971–83

B

Ben Barnes (born 1938), lieutenant governor (1969–1973) of Texas; youngest House Speaker in Texas history (1965–1969)
Ray Barnhart (1928–2013), state representative and director of Federal Highway Administration under President Reagan
Decimus et Ultimus Barziza (1838–1882), state representative, Harris County, 1874–1876, businessman, Civil War soldier
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793–1874), district judge, a framer of Texas Constitution; co-founded Baylor University
Tina Benkiser (born 1962), former chairman of Republican Party of Texas
Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), U.S. representative and U.S. senator
Leo Berman (1936–2015), former state representative from Tyler
Jeremy Bernard (born 1961), White House social secretary
Paul Bettencourt (born 1958), Republican member of Texas State Senate from Houston
Teel Bivins (1947–2009), state senator from Amarillo and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Bill Blythe (born 1935), Houston Realtor and Republican state representative from Harris County, 1971–1983
Elton Bomer (born 1935), state representative from Anderson County and Texas Secretary of State
Henry Bonilla (born 1954), U.S. representative from San Antonio
Greg Bonnen (born 1966), neurosurgeon and state representative from Galveston County; brother of Dennis Bonnen
Jeffrey S. Boyd (born 1961), associate justice of Texas Supreme Court since 2012
Wally Brewster (born 1960), U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic
John A. Brieden III (born 1955), politician and National Commander of The American Legion, 2003–2004
Stephen Broden (born 1952), politician, professor, businessman, activist
Esther Buckley (1948–2013), member of United States Commission on Civil Rights; educator in Laredo
Albert S. Burleson (1863–1937), U.S. Postmaster General and Congressman
Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
Joel Burns (born 1969), Fort Worth city councilman who spoke out against bullying of LGBT youth
Konni Burton (born 1963), member of Texas Senate from Tarrant County
Jeb Bush (born 1953), former governor of Florida, reared in Midland and Houston
Angie Chen Button (born 1954), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County

C

Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), Midland oilman and Republican former state representative
Briscoe Cain (born 1984), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives for Harris County District 128, effective January 2017
Bill Callegari (born 1941), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, 2001–2015
Donna Campbell (born 1954), Texas state senator and physician from New Braunfels
Francisco Canseco (born 1949), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
John Carona (born 1955), state senator from Dallas County, 1996–2015
Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2011; first African-American female Republican to serve in state House
Carlos Cascos (born 1952), Secretary of State of Texas in Abbott administration
Henry E. Catto Jr. (1930–2011), U.S. diplomat, businessman
Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022), U.S. Secretary of Education in the George H. W. Bush administration, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
Wayne Christian (born 1950), Republican former state representative from Center and Nacogdoches; candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014
Henry Cisneros (born 1947), former mayor of San Antonio and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), federal judge; former member of Texas House of Representatives
Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of Supreme Court of the United States
David Cobb (born 1962), 2004 U.S. presidential candidate for Green Party
Cathy Cochran (1944–2021), retiring judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Susan Combs (born 1945), Texas comptroller and agriculture commissioner, state representative
John B. Connally Jr. (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, US Treasury Secretary
John Cornyn (born 1952), United States Senator since 2002
Tom Craddick (born 1943), member of Texas House of Representatives from Midland; former Speaker
Juanita Craft (1902–1985), Dallas city council member, civil rights activist
Brandon Creighton (born 1970), member of Texas House of Representatives from Conroe; House Majority Leader (2013), attorney, businessman, and rancher
Ted Cruz (born 1971), Canadian-born politician, Texas Senator since 2013, and former 2016 presidential candidate
Henry Cuellar (born 1955), U.S. Representative from Texas's 28th congressional district; native of Laredo

D–F

Tony Dale (born 1969), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County since 2013
Price Daniel (1910–1988), Democratic US Senator and 38th Governor of Texas
Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas
John E. Davis (born 1960), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1999
Wendy Davis (born 1963), Texas State Senator from Tarrant County, Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2014
Jay Dean (born 1953), mayor of Longview, 2005–2015; state representative for Gregg and Upshur counties, effective 2017
David Dewhurst (born 1945), Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2003–2015
Charles Duncan Jr. (1926–2022), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense 1977–1979, Secretary of Energy 1979–1981
Gary Elkins (born 1955), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1995
Pat Fallon (born 1967), member of Texas House of Representatives from Denton County
Marsha Farney (born 1958), state representative from Williamson County since 2013; member of the Texas State Board of Education 2011–2013; businesswoman and former educator
James E. "Pa" Ferguson (1871–1944), governor of Texas (1915–1917), impeached, convicted, and removed from office
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female Governor of Texas
Mindy Finn (born 1980), media strategist, conservative feminist activist, independent U.S. vice presidential candidate in 2016
Charles R. Floyd (1881–1945), Texas state senator, State Representative, and co-founder of Paris Junior College
Dan Flynn (1943–2022), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Van Zandt County
James Frank (born 1967), member of Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls

G

Rick Galindo (born 1981), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from District 117 in Bexar County, effective 2015
Pete Gallego (born 1961), U.S. representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district
H. S. "Buddy" Garcia (born 1967), former interim 2012 member of Texas Railroad Commission
John Nance Garner (1868–1967), 44th Speaker of the US House and 32nd Vice President of the United States
Tony Garza (born 1958), former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Charlie Geren (born 1949), member of Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
Pete Geren (born 1952), former member of United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district and United States Secretary of the Army
Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth^[2]
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
Henry B. Gonzalez (1916–2000), U.S. representative from San Antonio
John W. Goode (1923–1994), Republican lawyer from San Antonio; lost 1961 House race to Henry B. Gonzalez
Austan Goolsbee (born 1969), Chairperson of Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama
Tony Goolsby (1933–2020), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County, 1989–2009
Blake Gottesman (born 1980), aide to President George W. Bush
Phil Gramm (born 1942), former United States Senator
Tom Greenwell (1956–2013)^[3]
Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), one-time mayor of Kerrville and state legislator
Henry C. Grover (1927–2005), state legislator, 1972 Republican gubernatorial nominee

H–I

Bob Hall (born 1942), Texas state senator from Van Zandt County
Holly Ham (born 1972), executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at the United States Department of Education
Rick Hardcastle (born 1956), Republican former member of Texas House form Wilbarger County
Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas lawyer and Republican member of Texas House, 1991–2013
Talmadge L. Heflin (born 1940), former state representative from Harris County, director of Center for Fiscal Policy at Texas Public Policy Foundation
Glenn Hegar (born 1970), state senator and Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
Jeb Hensarling (born 1957), U.S. representative
Harvey Hilderbran (born 1960), state representative from Kerrville; Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
Vernon Edgar Howard (1937–1998), representative of the Texas House of Representatives, 1969–1975
Dan Huberty (born 1968), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Harris County
Joan Huffman (born 1956), former Houston criminal court judge; Republican member of Texas State Senate
Bryan Hughes (born 1969), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Wood County
Swanee Hunt (born 1950), U.S. Ambassador
Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of Texas House of Representatives from Abilene, 1986–2007
Todd A. Hunter (born 1953), state representative, 1989–1997, 2009–present
Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), Houston lawyer and Republican politician
Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), first woman U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993–2013
Frank N. Ikard (1913–1991), U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district, 1951–1961
Sarah Isgur (born 1982), attorney and political analyst

J–L

Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush
Wallace B. Jefferson (born 1963), Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Texas; resigned 2013
Elizabeth Ames Jones (born 1956), former Texas Railroad Commissioner, member of Texas House of Representatives
Gina Ortiz Jones (born 1981), U.S Under Secretary of the Air Force
Jesse H. Jones (1874–1956), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), member of United States House of Representatives
Rudy Juedeman (1908–2004), Odessa businessman and Republican politician
Kyle Kacal (born 1969), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from District 12
David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), only Jew from Texas to serve in U.S. House of Representatives (1846–1851) before 1970s
Bill Keffer (born 1958), Dallas lawyer who served in Texas House (District 107), 2003–2007
Jim Keffer (born 1953), Eastland businessman and current Republican member of Texas House (District 60); brother of Bill Keffer
Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), Mayor of Galveston, founder of Imperial Sugar
Mark Keough (born 1953), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from The Woodlands in Montgomery County
Ken King (born 1971), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Canadian in Hemphill County
Ron Kirk (born 1954), United States Trade Representative; former Texas Secretary of State, former mayor of Dallas
Lois Kolkhorst (born 1964), member of Texas House of Representatives from Washington County since 2001
Linda Koop (born 1950), member of Texas House from Dallas County; former member of the Dallas City Council
Bob Krueger (1935–2022), former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Senator and Congressman (New Braunfels, Comal County)
Dan Kubiak (1938–1998), state representative, businessman, educator
Barbara Lee (born 1946), U.S. Representative from California
Debra Lehrmann (born 1956), Texas Supreme Court justice, elected 2010
Eugene M. Locke (1918–1972), ambassador to Pakistan, deputy ambassador to South Vietnam, was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom; candidate for governor of Texas
J. M. Lozano (born 1980), member of Texas House of Representatives from Kingsville; native of Mexico
Lanham Lyne (born 1955), Mayor of Wichita Falls, state representative 2011–13

M

George H. Mahon (1900–1985), U.S. representative from Texas's 19th congressional district 1935 until 1979
Charles R. Matthews (born 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of Texas State University System
Jim Mattox (1943–2008), U.S. representative and attorney general of Texas
Maury Maverick (1895–1954), Democratic U.S. representative
Glen Maxey (born 1952), state representative from Austin
Ruth McClendon (1943–2017), African-American Democrat member of Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio since 1996
Don McLeroy (born 1946), former chairman and member of Texas State Board of Education; dentist, young-earth creationist
Tom Mechler (born 1956), Texas Republican state chairman since 2015; oil and gas consultant in Amarillo
Will Metcalf (born 1984), state representative from Montgomery County since 2015
Rick Miller (born 1946), member of Texas House of Representatives from Sugar Land; former Republican party chairman in Fort Bend County
Hilmar Moore (1920–2012), mayor of Richmond, 1949–2012, longest tenure of any elected official in U.S. history
William T. "Bill" Moore (1918–1999), state senator from Bryan, known as "Bull of the Brazos" and "father of the modern Texas A&M University"
Robert Morrow (born 1964), chairman of Republican Party of Travis County since 2016; considered a conspiracy theorist
Azie Taylor Morton (1936–2003), Treasurer of the United States
Steve Munisteri (born 1957), chairman of Republican Party of Texas, 2010–2015
Jim Murphy (born 1957), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from District 133 in Houston, 2007–2009 and since 2011

N–O

David Newell (born 1971), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9; Houston attorney
James Robertson Nowlin (born 1937), U.S. District Judge for Western District of Texas; one of first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in Texas House of Representatives
James E. Nugent (1922–2016), former Democratic member of Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas House of Representatives
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), Governor of Texas and U.S. senator
Tom Oliverson (born 1972), anesthesiologist, Republican member of Texas House of Representatives
Dora Olivo (born 1943), attorney and former member of Texas House of Representatives for Fort Bend County
Bill Owens (born 1950), former Governor of Colorado
Alvin M. Owsley (1888–1967), diplomat

P

Susan Pamerleau (born 1946), retired United States Air Force major general and Republican sheriff of Bexar County, first woman elected to that position, 2012^[4]
Hugh Q. Parmer (1939–2020), former mayor of Fort Worth and member of both houses of Texas State Legislature
Brad Parscale (born 1976), political strategist
Dan Patrick (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas, former member of Texas State Senate and radio broadcaster
Diane Patrick (born 1946), former member of Texas House of Representatives from Arlingon
Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), Texas Land Commissioner; former state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
Thomas Pauken (born 1944), Texas Republican chairman, 1994–1997, lawyer and political commentator
Gilbert Peña (born 1949), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena
Rick Perry (born 1950), Governor of Texas, 2000–15; United States Secretary of Energy
Dade Phelan (born 1975), Republican state representative from Beaumont
Larry Phillips (born 1966), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Sherman
Thomas R. Phillips (born 1949), former Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
Katrina Pierson (born 1976), Tea Party activist, Donald Trump campaign spokesperson
Dan Pope (born 1963), Mayor of Lubbock since 2016
David J. Porter (born 1954), member of Railroad Commission of Texas, elected November 2, 2010
Robert "Bob" Price (1927–2004), U.S. representative from Pampa in Texas Panhandle
Tom Price (born 1945), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, and the Dallas-based 282nd Court, 1987–1997
Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), state representative from Amarillo, first elected November 2, 2010
Graham B. Purcell Jr. (1919–2011), U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district, 1962–1973; Wichita Falls lawyer

R

Jack Rains (1937–2023), former Texas secretary of state
John N. Raney (born 1947), member of Texas House of Representatives from Brazos County since 2011
Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), member of Texas House of Representative from Dallas County (2013–2015)
Bill Ratliff (born 1936), state senator and lieutenant governor from Mount Pleasant
Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Richard P. Raymond (born 1960), South Texas state representative
Ron Reynolds (born 1973), African-American Democrat member of Texas House of Representatives from District 27 in Missouri City
Ann Richards (1933–2006), second woman governor of Texas (1991–1995); state treasurer (1983–1991)
Cecile Richards (born 1957), liberal political activist, daughter of Ann Richards
Matt Rinaldi (born 1975), member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2015
Roy R. Rubottom Jr. (1912–2010), diplomat
Jim Rudd (born 1943), lawyer and lobbyist in Austin; former Texas state representative from Brownfield

Sa–Sl

Paul Sadler (born 1955), state representative, Democrat U.S. Senate nominee in 2012, lost to Republican Ted Cruz
Pete Saenz (born 1951), mayor of Laredo
Joe Sage (1920–1977), one of first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in Texas House of Representatives
Mario Marcel Salas (born 1949), civil rights activist, politician
Tom Schieffer (born 1947), diplomat, brother of CBS anchorman Bob Schieffer
Pete Sessions (born 1955), U.S. representative
Sonal Shah (born 1968), economist and public official with Obama Administration
John Sharp (born 1950), former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, chancellor of Texas A&M University
J. D. Sheffield (born 1960), member of Texas House of Representatives from Coryell County since 2013; physician in Gatesville
Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), pediatrician and member of Texas House of Representatives from District 97 (Fort Worth), 2009–2013
David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, Texas state senator (1991–2002), Mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
Ron Simmons (born 1960), member of Texas House of Representatives from Carrollton since 2013
Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014 general election

Sm–Sz

Preston Smith (1912–2003), Governor of Texas (1969–1973) and lieutenant governor (1963–1969)
Steven Wayne Smith (born 1961), member of Texas Supreme Court (2002–2005)
Wayne Smith (born 1943), member of Texas House of Representatives from District 128 in Harris County since 2003
Barry Smitherman (born 1957), former member of Texas Railroad Commission; unsuccessful candidate for attorney general in 2014
Clay Smothers (1935–2004), member of Texas House of Representatives; operator of St. Paul Industrial Training School orphanage in Malakoff; radio personality
Burt Solomons (born 1950) Denton County lawyer and Republican member of Texas House of Representatives, 1995–2013
Margaret Spellings (born 1957), U.S. Secretary of Education (2005–2009)
Drew Springer Jr. (born 1966), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 68 (North Texas and eastern South Plains)
Barbara Staff (1924–2019), co-chairman of 1976 Ronald Reagan Texas presidential primary campaign
Sylvia Stanfield (born 1943), diplomat
Robert Stanton (born 1940), director of National Park Service
Todd Staples (born 1963), Texas agriculture commissioner; candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
Max Starcke (1884–1972), mayor of Seguin, Texas; managing director of Lower Colorado River Authority
Ken Starr (1946–2022), federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during Clinton Administration
William Steger (1920–2006), U.S. District Judge
Jonathan Stickland (born 1983), member of Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County since 2013
Steve Stockman (born 1956), member of U.S. House of Representatives from Texas; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014
Robert Schwarz Strauss (1918–2014), politician, chairman of Democratic National Committee, and diplomat
Dwayne Stovall (born 1966), Cleveland, Texas, businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn in primary election scheduled March 4, 2014
Carole Keeton Strayhorn (born 1939), Texas comptroller (1999–2007), railroad commissioner, former mayor of Austin
Raymond Strother (1940–2022), political consultant, native of Port Arthur
Michael Quinn Sullivan (born 1970), reporter, political activist, president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

T–V

Robert Talton (born 1945), police officer, attorney, member of Texas House of Representatives from Harris County 1993–2009; candidate for Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court in 2014 Republican primary
Buddy Temple (1942–2015), businessman, state representative from Angelina County, and railroad commissioner
Tony Tinderholt (born 1970), member of Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
Raul Torres (born 1956), former state representative from Nueces County
Steve Toth (born 1960), member of Texas House of Representatives, 2013–2015, from The Woodlands
John G. Tower (1925–1991), first Republican U.S. Senator from Texas since Reconstruction
Lupe Valdez (born 1947), only female elected sheriff in Texas
Gary VanDeaver (born 1958), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Bowie County, effective 2015
Jason Villalba (born 1971), state representative from Dallas County since 2013; Dallas attorney with Haynes and Boone
Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), Treasurer of the United States

W–Z

Dale Wainwright (born 1961), former associate justice of Texas Supreme Court
Richard A. Waterfield (1939–2007), state representative who advocated for feeding programs for disabled and elderly
Craig Watkins (born 1967), first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
Reed N. Weisiger (1838–1908), Texas state senator (1891–1893), Confederate cavalry officer, pioneer in Victoria County
Jack Wheeler (1944–2010), presidential aide to Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush administrations
Molly S. White (born 1958), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Bell County
John Roger Williams (born 1949), Republican U.S. representative from Texas, former Texas secretary of state, professional baseball player
Michael L. Williams (born 1953), director of Texas Education Agency, former Texas Railroad Commissioner, former assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
Barry Williamson (born 1957), Republican former member of Texas Railroad Commission
Arlene Wohlgemuth (born 1947), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Johnson County, 1995–2005; executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; ran unsuccessfully against Chet Edwards for Congress in 2004
Jared Woodfill (born 1968), Houston attorney and chairman of Harris County Republican Party, 2002–2014
John Lee Wortham (1862–1924), Texas Railroad Commissioner and Secretary of State, businessman
Betsey Wright (born 1943), political lobbyist, activist, consultant
Clymer Wright (1932–2011), political activist; father of municipal term limits in Houston
Jim Wright (1922–2015), former Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vicente T. Ximenes (1919–2014), Mexican-American civil rights pioneer, U.S. politician
Ralph Yarborough (1903–1996), state senator, 1957 –1971; leader of progressive or liberal wing of his party
Judith Zaffirini (born 1946), state senator from Laredo
Bill Zedler (born 1943), member of Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
Brian Zimmerman (1972–1996), elected mayor of Crabb at age 11

U.S. presidents

George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st President and 43rd Vice President of the United States (raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, but lived much of his adult life in West Texas)
George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States (born in New Haven, Connecticut, but raised in Texas)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States (born in Denison, but raised in Kansas)
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), 36th President of the United States (1963–69); Vice President (1961–63) (born and raised near Stonewall)

Notable women of Texas

Jessie Daniel Ames (1883–1972), suffragette, civil rights activist
Sarah Campbell Blaffer (1885–1975), philanthropist; namesake of Blaffer Art Museum in Houston
Annie Webb Blanton (1870–1945), suffragist, educator
Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (1837–1924), social activist, university regent
Mary Couts Burnett (1856–1924), philanthropist
Laura Bush (born 1946), First Lady of the United States
Mary Elizabeth Butt (1903–1993), philanthropist
Minnie Fisher Cunningham (1882–1964), women's suffragist
Nannie Webb Curtis (1861–1920), president, Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
May Dickson Exall (1859–1936), civic leader, founder of Dallas Public Library
Gloria Feldt (born 1942), feminist leader, author, political commentator
Margaret Formby (1929–2003), founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth
Mariette Rheiner Garner (1869–1948), Second Lady of the United States
Melinda Gates (born 1964), philanthropist, wife of software magnate Bill Gates
Edna Gladney (1886–1961), founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
Nellie Gray (1924–2012), anti-abortion activist
Margaret Hunt Hill (1915–2007), heiress, philanthropist
Ima Hogg (1882–1975), philanthropist
Helen LaKelly Hunt (born 1949), philanthropist for women's causes
Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007), former First Lady of the United States (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
Edith McAllister (1918–2018), San Antonio civic leader, philanthropist
Maura McNiel (1921–2020), activist for women's rights
Jane Blaffer Owen (1915–2010), arts patron, philanthropist
Lucy Pickens (1832–1899), socialite, Southern belle; known as the "Queen of the Confederacy", her portrait appeared on some Confederate currency
Cecile Richards (born 1957), activist, president of Planned Parenthood
Jennie Scott Scheuber (1860–1944), librarian, women's-suffrage activist, civic leader
Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923–2013), arts patron, museum founder
Mary Warburg (1908–2009), philanthropist
Virginia Whitehill (1928–2018), activist for women's rights

Entertainment

Dance

Joshua Allen (born 1989), dancer, 2008 winner of So You Think You Can Dance
Lauren Anderson (born 1965), ballet dancer; first African-American ballerina to be principal of a major company (Houston Ballet)
Corky Ballas (born 1960), ballroom dancer
Mark Ballas (born 1986), ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor, musician, and singer-songwriter
Candy Barr (1935–2005), model, burlesque dancer
Cyd Charisse (1922–2008), actress, dancer
Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), actress, singer, dancer, writer, producer
Gussie Nell Davis (1906–1993), physical education teacher who founded the Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team
Kelli Finglass (born 1964), dancer, director of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress, Firefly
Chachi Gonzales (born 1996), dancer
Nathalie Krassovska (1918–2005), ballerina, ballet teacher^[5]
Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
Annette O'Toole (born 1952), dancer, actress
Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress, singer, dancer
Ross Sisters, Betsy (1926–1996), Vickie (1927–2002), and Dixie (1929–1963), Broadway singers, dancers, contortionists
Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
George Skibine (1920–1981), ballet dancer, choreographer^[6]
Solange (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, producer, director
Ben Stevenson (born 1936), artistic director of Houston Ballet and Texas Ballet Theater
Patsy Swayze (1927–2013), choreographer, dancer, dance teacher
Judy Trammell (born 1958), choreographer for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Texie Waterman (1931–1996), choreographer for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, dancer, dance teacher

Fashion and modeling

Lisa Baker (born 1944), Playboy Playmate of the Year
Tyson Ballou (born 1976), model
Candy Barr (1935–2005), model, burlesque dancer
Brooke Burns (born 1978), model, actress
Lois Chiles (born 1947), model, actress
Ashley Cox (born 1956), model, actress, Playboy Playmate
Chloe Dao (born 1972), fashion designer
Hope Dworaczyk (born 1984), model, Playboy Playmate of the Year
Kelly Emberg (born 1959), model, former partner of Rod Stewart
Hannah Ferguson (born 1992), model
Tom Ford (born 1961), former creative director for Gucci, film director
Michelle Galdenzi (born 1987), model, actress
Jerry Hall (born 1956), model, actress
Marcy Hanson (born 1952), Playboy Playmate, actress
Angie Harmon (born 1972), model, actress
Julie Haus (born 1973), fashion designer
Kimberly Holland (born 1982), Playboy model
Daina House (born 1954), Playboy centerfold
Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), fashion designer, interdisciplinary artist
Sandy Johnson (born 1954), Playboy centerfold, actress
Tina Knowles (born 1954), businesswoman, fashion designer
Dorian Leigh (Parker) (1917–2008), model, considered one of the first supermodels
Kym Malin (born 1962), Playboy Playmate, actress
Irlene Mandrell (born 1956), model, actress
Brandon Maxwell (born 1984), fashion designer
Kim McLagan (1948–2006), model
Ali Michael (born 1990), model
Kiko Mizuhara (born 1990), model, actress, Japanese television personality
Chandra North (born 1973), model
Derrill Osborn (1942–2019), fashion executive
Wendy Russell Reves (1916–2007), model, philanthropist, socialite
Kendra Scott (born 1974), fashion designer
Joan Severance (born 1958), model, actress
Lori Singer (born 1957), actress, model, classical musician
Anna Nicole Smith (1967–2007), model, actress
Kimberly Kay Smith (born 1983), model, actress
Amir Taghi (born 1996), fashion designer
Tila Tequila (born 1981), model, television personality
Paola Turbay (born 1970), model, actress, beauty pageant winner
Ann Ward (born 1991), model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15

Film, theater, and television

A | B | C | D–E | F–G | H | I–J | K–L | M | N–P | Q–R | S | T–U | V–Z

A

F. Murray Abraham (born 1939), Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
Amy Acker (born 1976), actress
Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor, Smallville, Supernatural
Sunrise Adams (born 1982), actress
Dianna Agron (born 1986), actress, singer
Norman Alden (1924–2012), actor
Kevin Alejandro (born 1976), actor
Jaimie Alexander (born 1984), actress
Richard Alexander (1902–1989), actor
Debbie Allen (born 1950), actress, choreographer, director, producer
Krista Allen (born 1971), actress
Marshall Allman (born 1984), actor, Prison Break, True Blood
Cristela Alonzo (born 1979), actress, comedian
John A. Alonzo (1934–2001), cinematographer
Audrey Marie Anderson (born 1975), actress, played Kim Brown on The Unit
Jacqueline Anderson (born 1975), actress
Wes Anderson (born 1969), director, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums
Dana Andrews (1909–1992), actor, The Best Years of Our Lives, Laura
Andrew Arbuckle (1887–1938), actor
Macklyn Arbuckle (1866–1931), actor
Melissa Archer (born 1979), actress
Michael Arden (born 1982), actor
Kelly Asbury (born 1960), story artist, director, writer, Shrek 2
Frank Ashmore (born 1945), actor
Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director

B

Lorri Bagley (born 1973), actress, model, Veronica's Closet, Ice Age
G. W. Bailey (born 1944), actor, M*A*S*H, Police Academy
Joe Don Baker (born 1936), actor, Charley Varrick, Walking Tall
Kathy Baker (born 1950), Emmy-winning actress, Picket Fences, Boston Public
Troy Baker (born 1976), voice actor, musician
Greg Baldwin (born 1960), actor, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Taylor Ball (born 1987), actor
Reginald Ballard (born 1965), character actor, comedian, The Bernie Mac Show, Martin
Bob Banner (1921–2011), television producer, writer, director
Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004), actress, singer
Matt Barr (born 1984), actor
Barbara Barrie (born 1931), actress, Suddenly Susan, Barney Miller, Double Trouble
Skye McCole Bartusiak (1992–2014), actress
Texas Battle (born 1980), actor, played Marcus Walton on The Bold and the Beautiful
Jim Beaver (born 1950), actor, played Ellsworth on Deadwood
David Beecroft (born 1955), actor
Gregory Beecroft (born 1952), actor
Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), actress
Jeff Bennett (born 1962), voice actor, singer, Johnny Bravo
Robby Benson (born 1956), actor, director, singer, The Legend of Prince Valiant, Ellen, Beauty and the Beast
Robert Benton (born 1932), Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director, Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart
Crystal Bernard (born 1961), actress and singer, television series Wings
Angela Bettis (born 1973), actress
Nicole Bilderback (born 1975), actress
Francelia Billington (1895–1934), actress in silent films
Gil Birmingham (born 1966), actor, Billy Black in The Twilight Saga
Dustin Lance Black (born 1979), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer
Patricia Blair (1933–2013), actress, Daniel Boone, The Rifleman, The Electric Horseman
Justin Blanchard (born 1980), actor
Alexis Bledel (born 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls
Dan Blocker (1928–1972), actor, played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza
Joan Blondell (1906–1979), Academy Award-nominated actress
Don Bluth (born 1937), animator, studio owner, An American Tail, The Land Before Time
Larry Blyden (1925–1975), actor, game-show host
Virginia True Boardman (1889–1971), silent-era film actress
Spencer Boldman (born 1992), actor
Jim Boles (1914–1977), actor
John Boles (1895–1969), actor
Tiffany Bolton (born 1971), actress, model, talk-show host
Matthew Bomer (born 1977), actor, Tru Calling, White Collar
Kevin Booth (born 1961), film director, producer, lecturer, musician
Powers Boothe (1948–2017), actor, Deadwood, Tombstone, Southern Comfort
Jesse Borrego (born 1962), actor, Fame, 24, Dexter
Michael Bowen (born 1953), actor, Jackie Brown, Magnolia, Lost
Rob Bowman (born 1960), film and television director, The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Lombardo Boyar (born 1973), actor, The Bernie Mac Show
Richard Bradford (1934–2016), actor, Man in a Suitcase, The Untouchables
David Bradley (born 1953), actor, American Samurai
Abby Brammell (born 1979), actress, played Tiffy Gerhardt on The Unit
Larry Brantley (born 1966), voice actor, comedian, radio spokesman
Eve Brent (1929–2011), actress
Mary Brian (1906–2002), actress
James Brown (1920–1992), actor, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Tammie Brown (born 1980), actor, drag queen, musician
Larry Buchanan (1923–2004), film director, producer, writer
Samantha Buck (born 1974), actress, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Betty Buckley (born 1947), film and Tony Award-winning stage actress, singer
Norman Buckley (born 1955), television director and editor
Dennis Burkley (1945–2013), actor
Carol Burnett (born 1933), actress, comedian, The Carol Burnett Show
Demi Burnett (born 1995), reality-television personality
Brooke Burns (born 1978), actress, model
Burnie Burns (born 1973), writer, actor, producer, comedian, host, director
Marilyn Burns (1949–2014), actress, starred in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Wendell Burton (1947–2017), actor, The Sterile Cuckoo
Gary Busey (born 1944), Academy Award-nominated actor, The Buddy Holly Story, Under Siege
Tom Byron (born 1961), adult film actor, director, producer

C

Kevin Cahoon (born 1971), actor, director, singer-songwriter
Bill Camfield (1929–1991), radio and television host, writer, comedian
Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress, married to Steven Spielberg
Gina Carano (born 1982), actress, television personality, mixed martial arts fighter
Steve Cardenas (born 1974), martial artist and retired actor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo
Edwin Carewe (1883–1940), film director, actor, producer, writer
Thomas Carter (born 1953), director, actor
Allen Case (1934–1986), actor, singer
John L. Cason (1918–1961), actor
Don Castle (1917–1966), actor
Darlene Cates (1947–2017), actress
JC Caylen (born 1992), YouTuber, actor, singer, comedian
Derek Cecil (born 1973), actor, House of Cards
Miguel Cervantes (born 1977), actor
Duane Lee Chapman, II (born 1973), Dog the Bounty Hunter
Leland Chapman (born 1976), Dog the Bounty Hunter
Cyd Charisse (1922–2008), actress, dancer, Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon
Ricardo Chavira (born 1971), actor, played Carlos Soli on Desperate Housewives
Lois Chiles (born 1947), actress, model, Moonraker, The Great Gatsby, Broadcast News
Thomas Haden Church (born 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor, Sideways, Spider-Man 3, All About Steve
Victoria Clark (born 1959), Tony Award-winning actress, singer
Jack Clay (1926–2019), acting teacher, actor, director
Taylor Cole (born 1984), actress/model, Summerland, The Event
Dabney Coleman (1932–2024), actor, Buffalo Bill, 9 to 5, The Towering Inferno, Tootsie
Jessica Collins (born 1983), actress, played Maggie on Rubicon
Lynn Collins (born 1979), actress, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Marcus Collins (born 1974), actor, singer
Shanna Collins (born 1983), actress, Swingtown
Ellar Coltrane (born 1994), actor
Chris Cooper (born 1951), actor; winner, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Adaptation, Seabiscuit, The Bourne Identity, The Patriot, The Muppets
Tamarie Cooper (born 1970), actress, playwright
Barry Corbin (born 1940), actor, Urban Cowboy, Nothing in Common, Who's Harry Crumb?
Alex Cord (1933–2021), actor, Airwolf, rancher
Allen Coulter (born 1969), film and television director, The Sopranos
Ashley Cox (born 1956), actress, model
David Crabb (born 1975), actor
Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), actress
Norma Crane (1928–1973), actress, Fiddler on the Roof
Chace Crawford (born 1985), actor
Joan Crawford (1908–1977), Academy Award-winning actress, Mildred Pierce, Johnny Guitar, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Catherine Crier (born 1954), television personality, judge
Kathryn Crosby (1933–2024), actress, Anatomy of a Murder, wife of Bing Crosby
Shauna Cross (born 1974), screenwriter, author, roller derby athlete
Brett Cullen (born 1956), actor, The Young Riders, Legacy, Ghost Rider
Erin Cummings (born 1977), actress, Detroit 1-8-7
Bonnie Curtis (born 1966), film producer

D–E

Tony Dalton (born 1975), actor, played Lalo Salamanca on Better Call Saul
Diana Danielle (born 1991), Malaysian actress, born in Houston
Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), actress, singer, dancer, writer, producer
Linda Darnell (1923–1965), actress, Forever Amber, A Letter to Three Wives
Jim Dauterive (born 1957), producer and writer, King of the Hill
Kennedy Davenport (Reuben Asberry Jr.) (born 1982), television personality, drag queen, dancer
Madison Davenport (born 1996), actress
Phyllis Davis (1940–2013), actress
Eddie Dean (1907–1999), singer-songwriter, actor
Jimmy Dean (1923–2010), country-western impresario, actor (Diamonds Are Forever, entrepreneur
Lezlie Deane (born 1964), actress, singer
Marjorie Deanne (1917–1994), actress, first winner of Miss Texas pageant
Alana de la Garza (born 1976), actress, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, The Mountain
Madison De La Garza (born 2001), teen actress, Desperate Housewives
Bob Denver (1935–2005), actor, played Maynard G. Krebs in Dobie Gillis and title role in Gilligan's Island
Elizabeth De Razzo (born 1980), actress, played Maria on Eastbound & Down
Kaitlyn Dever (born 1996), teen actress, Last Man Standing, Justified
Loretta Devine (born 1949), actress, Waiting to Exhale, Grey's Anatomy
Dorothy Devore (1899–1976), actress, comedian
Jenna Dewan (born 1980), actress, star of Step Up and Take the Lead
Elliott Dexter (1870–1941), actor
Shae D'lyn (born 1962), actress, Dharma and Greg
Frank Q. Dobbs (1939–2006), screenwriter, director, producer
Chris Donahue (born 1958), Academy Award-winning film producer
Colby Donaldson (born 1974), actor
Michael Dorn (born 1952), star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Jessica Drake (born 1974), porn star
Haylie Duff (born 1985), actress
Hilary Duff (born 1987), actress, singer
Karen Dufilho-Rosen (born 1968), Academy Award-winning film producer
Josh Duhon (born 1982), actor, played Logan Hayes on General Hospital
Donnie Dunagan (born 1934), actor, voice actor
Sandy Duncan (born 1946), actress, singer, The Sandy Duncan Show, The Hogan Family
Kenton Duty (born 1995), teen actor, Shake It Up, Ctrl
Shelley Duvall (1949–2024), actress, The Shining, Annie Hall, Olive Oyl in film Popeye
George Eads (born 1967), actor, plays Nick Stokes in television series CSI
Greg Edmonson, music composer for television, movies and video games, King of the Hill, Firefly
Edward Edwards, actor
Ike Eisenmann (born 1962), actor, producer
Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), actress, American Pie
Chris Elley (born 1977), film director, writer, producer
Chris Ellis (born 1956), actor
Ron Ely (born 1938), actor, Tarzan
Mireille Enos (born 1975), actress
Molly Erdman (born 1974), actress
Bill Erwin (1914–2010), character actor
Dale Evans (1912–2001), actress, singer-songwriter, married to Roy Rogers

F–G

Morgan Fairchild (born 1950), actress in Dallas television series (one of three actresses to play character "Jenna Wade") and Flamingo Road
Parisa Fakhri (born 1975), voice actress, Dragon Ball GT, Fruits Basket
Amy Farrington (born 1966), actress
Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009), actress and artist, Charlie's Angels, The Burning Bed, Extremities, The Apostle
Katie Featherston (born 1982), actress, Paranormal Activity
Jay R. Ferguson (born 1974), actor
Rosita Fernandez (1919–2006), actress, pop singer
Tyra Ferrell (born 1962), actress, The Cape, City, The Bronx Zoo
Margaret Field (1922–2011), actress, mother of actress Sally Field
Miles Fisher (born 1983), actor
Sean Patrick Flanery (born 1965), actor, The Boondock Saints
Horton Foote (1916–2009), two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Michelle Forbes (born 1965), actress, Homicide: Life on the Street, 24, True Blood
Tom Forman (1893–1926), actor, writer, producer
Steve Forrest (1925–2013), actor, So Big, Mommie Dearest, North Dallas Forty
Robert Foxworth (born 1941), actor, Falcon Crest, Six Feet Under
Jamie Foxx (born 1967), Academy Award-winning actor, Ray, Any Given Sunday, Django Unchained
James Frawley (1936–2019), director, actor, producer
Gavin Free (born 1988), video cinematographer
Al Freeman Jr. (1934–2012), actor, director, Finian's Rainbow, Malcolm X
K. Todd Freeman (born 1965), actor
Augustine Frizzell (born 1979), actress, director, screenwriter^[7]
Robert Fuller (born 1933), actor, rancher
Chris Furrh (born 1974), actor
Jennifer Garner (born 1972), actress, 13 Going on 30, Dallas Buyers Club, Draft Day, television series Alias
Joy Garrett (1945–1993), actress, singer
Greer Garson (1904–1996), Academy Award-winning actress
Nancy Gates (1926–2019), actress
Lynda Day George (born 1944), actress, television series Mission: Impossible
Gracie Gillam (born 1992), actress, singer, dancer
Richard Gilliland (1950–2021), actor
Marc Gilpin (1966–2023), actor; Jaws 2, Legend of the Lone Ranger
Peri Gilpin (born 1961), actress, Frasier
Michael Gladis (born 1977), actor, Mad Men, Eagleheart
Lesli Linka Glatter (born 1953), film director; president of Directors Guild of America
Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress, Firefly
Carlin Glynn (1940–2023), actress, singer
Dale Godboldo (born 1975), actor
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born 1971), actress, singer-songwriter
Mike Gomez (born 1951), actor
Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress and singer, formed band Selena Gomez & The Scene
Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976), actor
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), character actor
Jill Goodacre (born 1965), actress, model
YaYa Gosselin (born 2009), actress
Mckenna Grace (born 2006), actress
Brea Grant (born 1981), actress, played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes
Teresa Graves (1948–2002), actress
David Gordon Green (born 1975), filmmaker
John Gremillion (born 1967), voice actor
Nan Grey (1918–1993), actress
Corinne Griffith (1894–1979), actress
Kristin Griffith (born 1953), actress
Texas Guinan (1884–1933), actress, singer, entrepreneur
Tim Guinee (born 1962), actor
Anne Gwynne (1918–2003), actress

H

Tommy Habeeb (born 1958), actor, writer, producer
Sara Haden (1899–1981), actress
Reed Hadley (1911–1974), actor, Racket Squad
Sarah Hagan (born 1984), actress
Emily Hagins (born 1992), film producer, writer, editor, director
Larry Hagman (1931–2012), actor, I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas, son of actress Mary Martin
Monte Hale (1919–2009), actor, country singer
Jackie Earle Haley (born 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor, The Bad News Bears, Breaking Away, Little Children
Bug Hall (born 1985), actor
Irma P. Hall (born 1935), actress
James Hall (1900–1940), actor
Jerry Hall (born 1956), model, actress, former wife of Mick Jagger
Hope Hampton (1897–1982), actress in silent films
John Lee Hancock (born 1956), film director, The Blind Side
Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), actor, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Marcy Hanson (born 1952), actress, Playboy model
Jerry Hardin (born 1929), actor
Melora Hardin (born 1967), actress
Ty Hardin (1930–2017), actor
Ann Harding (1903–1981), actress
Catherine Hardwicke (born 1955), film director, Twilight
Mark Harelik (born 1951), actor, playwright
Estelle Harman (1922–1995), acting coach
Angie Harmon (born 1972), actress, Law & Order, Rizzoli & Isles
William Jackson Harper (born 1980), actor
James N. Harrell (1918–2000), actor
Woody Harrelson (born 1961), actor, Cheers, Natural Born Killers, White Men Can't Jump, No Country for Old Men, True Detective
Laura Harring (born 1964), actress, Mulholland Drive
Fran Harris (born 1965), television host, life coach, professional basketball player
Harriet Sansom Harris (born 1955), actress, Desperate Housewives, Frasier, It's All Relative, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
Chris Harrison (born 1971), television announcer
James V. Hart (born 1960), screenwriter
Lisa Hartman-Black (born 1956), actress, Knots Landing
Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor, Training Day, Before Midnight, Dead Poets Society
John Hawkes (born 1959), Academy Award-nominated actor, Winter's Bone, Deadwood, The Sessions
Brad Hawkins (born 1976), actor, VR Troopers
Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), actor, children's television host
Ted Healy (1896–1937), vaudeville performer, comedian, actor; created The Three Stooges
Amber Heard (born 1986), actress, Friday Night Lights, Pineapple Express, Drive Angry
Rick Hearst (born 1965), actor
Katherine Helmond (1929–2019), actress, Soap
Sherman Hemsley (1938–2012), actor, The Jeffersons, adopted El Paso as his hometown
Josh Henderson (born 1981), actor, model, singer, Dallas, Desperate Housewives, Over There
Logan Henderson (born 1989), actor and singer
Tiffany Hendra (born 1971), actress, television personality
Kim Henkel (born 1946), screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Bill "Tex" Henson (1924–2002), animator
Stephen Herek (born 1958), film director, 101 Dalmatians
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979), actress, Ghost Whisperer, The Client List
Tamara Hext (born 1963), actress, winner of Miss Texas pageant
Joel Heyman (born 1971), actor
John Benjamin Hickey (born 1963), actor, It's All Relative, The Big C
John Hillerman (1932–2017), actor, played English Major domo Higgins on Magnum, P.I.
Jordan Hinson (born 1991), actress
Junie Hoang (born 1971), actress and plaintiff in Hoang v. Amazon.com
Gregory Hoblit (born 1944), television and film director
Tommy Hollis (1954–2001), actor
Charlene Holt (1928–1996), actress
Tobe Hooper (1943–2017), director The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salem's Lot
William Hootkins (1948–2005), actor, Batman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars
Roger Horchow (1928–2020), Broadway producer, catalog entrepreneur
Lee Horsley (born 1955), actor, Matt Houston
Larry Hovis (1936–2003), actor, Hogan's Heroes
Susan Howard (born 1944), born in Marshall, longtime actress in Dallas television series
Matt Hullum (born 1974), director, producer, writer, actor, visual effects supervisor
Gayle Hunnicutt (1943–2023), actress, Marlowe, The Legend of Hell House
Paige Hurd (born 1992), actress, Everybody Hates Chris
Tracy Hutson (born 1986), reality television personality
Martha Hyer (1924–2014), Academy Award-nominated actress, Some Came Running, The Carpetbaggers, The Sons of Katie Elder

I–J

Judith Ivey (born 1951), film and Tony Award-winning stage actress, director
John M. Jackson (born 1950), actor, played Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on JAG
Gary Jacobs (born 1952), television comedy writer, producer, author
Dorothy Janis (1912–2010), actress in silent films
Annalee Jefferies (born 1954), actress
Rita Jenrette (born 1949), actress, television journalist, real-estate executive, model, princess^[8]
Chane't Johnson (1976–2010), actress
Dakota Johnson (born 1989), actress
Janelle Johnson (1923–1995), actress; mother of The Monkees' Micky Dolenz
Sandy Johnson (born 1954), actress, model
Joe Johnston (born 1950), film director, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Captain America: The First Avenger
Terra Jolé (born 1980), reality TV personality
Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, actor
Alex Jones (born 1974), radio host, television host, film producer
Angus T. Jones (born 1993), actor, Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men
Ashley Jones (born 1976), actress, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless
Caleb Landry Jones (born 1989), actor
Carolyn Jones (1929–1983), actress, played Morticia Addams on The Addams Family
Dick Jones (1927–2014), actor, starring role of Buffalo Bill, Jr. and voice of Pinocchio
L. Q. Jones (1927–2022), actor, The Wild Bunch, Casino, originally from Beaumont
Margo Jones (1911–1955), theatre founder and director
Mickey Jones (1941–2018), actor, musician, Home Improvement, Flo
Preston Jones (1936–1979), playwright, actor, director
Preston Jones (born 1983), actor
Sam J. Jones (born 1954), actor, Flash Gordon, The Highwayman
Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), Academy Award-winning actor, The Fugitive, Men in Black, Batman Forever, No Country for Old Men, Lincoln
Glenn Jordan (born 1936), television director, producer
Montana Jordan (born 2003), actor^[9]
Jonathan Joss (born 1965), actor
Mike Judge (born 1962), producer, animator and actor

K–L

Joseph Kahn (born 1972), music video, advertising, and feature film director
Christian Kane (born 1974), actor, singer, played "Lindsay" on Angel, Close to Home
Jon Keeyes (born 1969), film director, producer, screenwriter
Allison Keith (born 1974), actor, voice actor
Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), actress, Gone With the Wind
Callie Khouri (born 1957), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director
Guy Kibbee (1882–1956), actor
Candice King (born 1987), actress best known as Caroline Forbes on The Vampire Diaries
Charles King (1895–1957), actor
Liza Koshy (born 1996), actress, internet personality
Bernard L. Kowalski (1929–2007), film and television director
Kris Kristofferson (1936–2024), singer-actor, Blade
Berry Kroeger (1912–1991), actor
Eric Ladin (born 1978), actor, The Killing
Christine Lakin (born 1979), actress, Step by Step, Valentine's Day
Paul Lambert (1922–1997), actor
Sasha Lane (born 1995), actress
Wallace Langham (born 1965), actor, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Larry Sanders Show, Veronica's Closet
Brooke Langton (born 1970), actress
Louise Latham (1922–2018), actress
Jody Lawrance (1930–1986), actress
Sheryl Leach (born 1952), creator of children's programming (Barney & Friends)
Katie Leclerc (born 1986), actress
Ruta Lee (born 1936), actress^[10]
Cherami Leigh (born 1988), actress
Brad Leland (born 1954), actor, Friday Night Lights
Joshua Leonard (born 1975), actor, writer, director
Hal LeSueur (1901?–1963), actor; brother of Joan Crawford
Liana Liberato (born 1995), actress
Lar Park Lincoln (born 1961), actress
Amy Lindsay (born 1966), actress
Rachel Lindsay (born 1985), reality television star, The Bachelorette
Richard Lineback (born 1952), actor
Richard Linklater (born 1961), director Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly
Cody Linley (born 1989), actor, rapper, singer
Lucien Littlefield (1895–1960), actor in silent films
Tembi Locke (born 1970), actress, Eureka, Sliders
Jacqueline Logan (1901–1983), actress in silent films
Joshua Logan (1908–1988), stage and film director
Eva Longoria (born 1975), actress, Desperate Housewives
Trini Lopez (1937–2020), singer and actor, The Dirty Dozen
Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress
Bessie Love (1898–1986), actress
Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962), actress, Rhonda Pearlman on The Wire
Todd Lowe (born 1977), actor
David Lowery (born 1980), film director
Shannon Lucio (born 1980), actress
Allen Ludden (1917–1981), emcee, game show host
Baruch Lumet (1898–1992), theatre actor, director, teacher

M

Donald MacDonald (1898–1959), actor
Lydia Mackay (born 1977), voice actress
Peter MacNicol (born 1954), Emmy Award-winning actor, Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice
Meredith MacRae (1944–2000), actress, Petticoat Junction^[11]
Martha Madison (born 1977), actress
Valerie Mahaffey (born 1953), actress
Terrence Malick (born 1943), director Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line
Kym Malin (born 1962), actress, model
Irlene Mandrell (born 1956), actress, model
David Mann (born 1966), actor, singer
Tamela Mann (born 1966), actress, singer
Stephanie March (born 1974), actress, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Amelia Marshall (born 1958), actress
Mary Martin (1913–1990), Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning actress, mother of actor Larry Hagman
Steve Martin (born 1945), actor, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven, Three Amigos, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Father of the Bride, Parenthood, The Pink Panther
Margo Martindale (born 1951), actress, The Riches, 100 Centre Street, The Millers
Peter Masterson (1934–2018), actor, director, producer, writer
Kimberly Matula (born 1988), actress
Nava Mau (born 1992), actress
Brad Maule (born 1951), actor
Adam Mayfield (born 1976), actor
Peter Mayhew (1944–2019), actor
Tim McCanlies (born 1963), screenwriter, director
Cameron McCasland (born 1981), filmmaker
Mart McChesney (1954–1999), actor^[12]
Matthew McConaughey (born 1969), Academy Award-winning actor, Dallas Buyers Club, A Time to Kill, The Lincoln Lawyer, Contact, Magic Mike, True Detective
Carolyn McCormick (born 1959), actress, played Dr. Liz Olivet on Law & Order
Jake McDorman (born 1986), actor
Spanky McFarland (1928–1993), actor, played "Spanky" in the Our Gang comedies, aka The Little Rascals
Bruce McGill (born 1950), actor, Animal House, The Legend of Bagger Vance, 61*, Lincoln
Jay McGraw (born 1979), television producer and executive producer, author
Kevin McHale (born 1988), actor
Ben McKenzie (born 1978), actor, The O.C.
Alex McLeod (born 1968), actress
Scoot McNairy (born 1977), actor, producer, Halt and Catch Fire, 12 Years a Slave, Argo
Terrence McNally (1939–2020), playwright
William McNamara (born 1965), actor
Leighton Meester (born 1986), actress, Gossip Girl
Windell Middlebrooks (1979–2015), actor
Liz Mikel (born 1963), actress, singer
Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
Austin Miller (born 1976), actor, dancer, singer
Billy Miller (born 1979), actor, The Young and the Restless, All My Children
Carl Miller (1893–1979), actor
Logan Miller (born 1992), actor, musician
McKaley Miller (born 1996), actress, Hart of Dixie, Partners
Valarie Rae Miller (born 1974), actress
Don Mischer (born 1940), television producer, director
Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1970), actress, Lost, V, ER
Tom Mix (1880–1940), silent film actor
Roger Mobley (born 1949), child actor, Christian pastor
DeQuina Moore (born 1986), actress
Belita Moreno (born 1949), actress
Glenn Morshower (born 1959), actor, Agent Aaron Pierce on 24
Michael Muhney (born 1975), actor
Mitchel Musso (born 1991), actor, singer, musician
Megan Mylan (born 1969), Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker

N–P

Jack Nance (1943–1996), actor
Nancy Nash (1897–?), actress
Edwin Neal (born 1945), actor
Ted Neeley (born 1943), singer-actor, Jesus Christ Superstar
Tracey Needham (born 1967), actress, Life Goes On, JAG, The Division
Pola Negri (1897–1987), silent film actress
Austin Nichols (born 1980), actor, Julian Baker on One Tree Hill
Derek Lee Nixon (born 1983), actor
James Noble (1922–2016), actor, Benson
Timothy Nolen (born 1941), Broadway actor/singer, opera singer
Chuck Norris, actor, Walker, Texas Ranger
Renee O'Connor (born 1971), actress
John Baker "Texas Jack" Omohundro (1846–1880), actor, cowboy, frontier scout
Ty O'Neal (born 1978), actor
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012), actress
Hayley Orrantia (born 1994), singer, actress, The Goldbergs
Peter Ostrum (born 1957), veterinarian, former child actor, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Annette O'Toole (born 1955), actress, Superman III, Smallville
Dan Hewitt Owens (born 1947), actor
Lee Pace (born 1979), actor
Jared Padalecki (born 1982), actor, Gilmore Girls, Supernatural
Kevin Page (born 1959), actor, artist
Greg Pak (born 1968), film director, comic-book writer
Kay Panabaker (born 1990), television actress
Fess Parker (1924–2010), actor, Daniel Boone, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Old Yeller
Kathryn O'Rourke Parker (born 1948), television producer
Suzy Parker (1932–2003), actress, model
Hunter Parrish (born 1987), actor, Weeds
Jim Parsons (born 1973), Emmy Award-winning actor, The Big Bang Theory
Paul A. Partain (1946–2005), actor
Tayla Parx (born 1993), actress
Pedro Pascal (born 1975), actor
Eric Patrick, filmmaker, animator, educator
Hank Patterson (1888–1975), actor
Bill Paxton (1955–2017), actor and director, Titanic, Apollo 13, Twister, Big Love
Mark Payne (born 1965), make-up artist, filmmaker, author
Emily Josephine "Emmy Jo" Peden-Momary (born 1944), singer-actress, New Zoo Revue
Evelyn Peirce (1908–1960), actress
Eagle Pennell (1952–2002), film director
Channing Godfrey Peoples (born 1977), writer, director, producer^[7]
Jack Pepper (1902–1979), vaudeville dancer, singer, comedian, actor, nightclub manager; first husband of Ginger Rogers
Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress, Covert Affairs, The Prestige, Looper, Coyote Ugly
Marco Perella (born 1949), actor
Valerie Perrine (born 1943), Academy Award-nominated actress, Lenny, The Electric Horseman, Superman
Lou Perryman (1941–2009), actor
Madison Pettis (born 1998), actress
Cindy Pickett (born 1947), actress, St. Elsewhere, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Arthur C. Pierce (1923–1987), screenwriter, film director
Mary Kay Place (born 1947), actress, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Big Chill, John Grisham's The Rainmaker
Jesse Plemons (born 1988), actor
Esteban Powell (born 1976), actor
Joan Prather (born 1950), actress
Ann Prentiss (1939–2010), actress
Paula Prentiss (born 1938), actress, What's New Pussycat?, Where the Boys Are, Catch-22, The Stepford Wives
Missi Pyle (born 1972), actress, singer, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, DodgeBall

Q–R

Dennis Quaid (born 1954), actor, Breaking Away, The Right Stuff, The Big Easy, Wyatt Earp, Everybody's All-American, Any Given Sunday
Randy Quaid (born 1950), actor, The Last Picture Show, The Last Detail, National Lampoon's Vacation, Brokeback Mountain
Molly Quinn (born 1993), actress, We're the Millers, Castle, Winx Club
Kevin Rahm (born 1971), actor, Judging Amy, Desperate Housewives, Mad Men, Jesse
Steve Railsback (born 1945), actor, Helter Skelter, The Stunt Man
Dominic Rains (born 1982), actor
Ethan Rains (born 1981), actor
Sendhil Ramamurthy (born 1974), actor, Mohinder Suresh on Heroes
Haley Ramm (born 1992), actress
Ben Rappaport (born 1986), actor, Outsourced
Phylicia Rashād (born 1948), actress, The Cosby Show
Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), actor, musician
Richard Rawlings (born 1969), reality-television star (Fast N' Loud), entrepreneur, auto mechanic, race car driver
Allene Ray (1901–1979), actress
Arthur Redcloud, actor
Debbie Reynolds (1932–2016), Academy Award-nominated actress and singer, Singin' in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, How the West Was Won, Mother, mother of Carrie Fisher
Kevin Reynolds (born 1952), screenwriter, director, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Red Dawn
Christopher Rich (born 1953), actor (Another World, The Charmings)
Patricia Richardson (born 1951), actress, Jill Taylor on Home Improvement
Shannon Richardson (born 1977), actress
Noah Ringer (born 1998), actor
Carlos Rivas (1925–2003), actor
Emilio Rivera (born 1961), actor, Marcus Álvarez on Sons of Anarchy
Dallas Roberts (born 1970), actor
Willard Robertson (1886–1948), actor
Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), Star Trek creator, writer, director, producer
Rod Roddy (1937–2003), radio and television announcer
Holland Roden (born 1986), actress, Teen Wolf
James Roday Rodriguez (born 1976), actor
Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, Lost
Raini Rodriguez (born 1993), actress, Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Rico Rodriguez (born 1998), teen actor, Modern Family
Robert Rodriguez (born 1968), director, producer, writer, composer
Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), Academy Award-winning actress, singer, dancer
Kenny Rogers (1938–2020), musician, actor ("The Gambler", "Coward of the County")
Kylie Rogers (born 2004), child actress, The Whispers, Collateral Beauty, Miracles from Heaven
Henry Roquemore (1886–1943), actor
Thomas Rosales Jr. (born 1948), stunt man
Ross Sisters, Betsy (1926–1996), Vickie (1927–2002), and Dixie (1929–1963), Broadway singers, dancers, contortionists
Brad Rushing (born 1964), cinematographer
Debby Ryan (born 1993), actress, singer, voice actress
Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress, "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillies
Melissa Rycroft (born 1983), reality television contestant

S

Mark Salling (1982–2018), actor
Ajai Sanders (born 1967), actress, comedian
Jay O. Sanders (born 1953), actor, Crime Story, AfterMASH, The Day After Tomorrow
Stark Sands (born 1978), actor
John Phillip Santos (born 1957), filmmaker, producer, journalist, author
August Schellenberg (1936–2013), actor
Robert Schenkkan (born 1953), actor, playwright, screenwriter
Thomas Schlamme (born 1950), producer, director
Julian Schnabel (born 1951), award-winning film director, visual artist
Maïté Schwartz (born 1979), actress
Tracy Scoggins (born 1953), actress, The Colbys, Lois & Clark, Babylon 5
Kimberly Scott (born 1961), actress
Kristy Scott (born 1995), social media personality, digital creator, filmmaker
Zachary Scott (1914–1965), actor, Mildred Pierce, Cass Timberlane
Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953), film director, writer, actor, producer
Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), actress in silent films
Joan Severance (born 1958), actress, model
Sarah Shahi (born 1980), actress, Life, Fairly Legal, The L Word
Shangela, drag queen, reality television personality
Andrew Shapter (born 1966), film director, producer, writer, photographer
Karen Sharpe (born 1934), actress, The High and the Mighty
Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), actress, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Kings Row
Taylor Sheridan (born 1970), filmmaker, actor^[7]
Jim Siedow (1920–2003), actor
Trinidad Silva (1950–1988), actor
Justin Simien (born 1983), filmmaker, actor, author
Johnny Simmons (born 1986), actor
Lori Singer (born 1957), actress, model, classical musician
Marc Singer (born 1948), actor, V: The Original Miniseries, V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series
Guru Singh (born 1980), actor
J. Mack Slaughter Jr. (born 1983), actor
Brian J. Smith (born 1981), actor, Stargate Universe, Sense8
Bubba Smith (1945–2011), actor, professional football player
Jaclyn Smith (born 1947), actress, starred in Charlie's Angels
Kimberly Kay Smith (born 1983), model, actress
Gus Sorola (born 1978), actor, podcast host
Eve Southern (1898–1972), actress
Sissy Spacek (born 1949), Academy Award-winning actress, Coal Miner's Daughter, Carrie, Missing, cousin of Rip Torn
Merrie Spaeth (born 1948), child and teen actress; now a business and political consultant and educator
Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), television producer
Georgina Spelvin (born 1936), adult film actress
Brent Spiner (born 1949), actor, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kim Spradlin (born 1983), reality television personality, interior designer, business owner
Andy Stahl (born 1952), actor, The Client, The Patriot, The Blind Side
Nick Stahl (born 1979), actor, Sin City, The Man Without a Face, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Jimmy Starr (1904–1991), screenwriter, columnist
Jack Starrett (1936–1989), actor, director
Eddie Steeples (born 1973), actor
Jennifer Stone (born 1993), actress
Matt Stone (born 1971), animator, voice actor, cocreator of South Park with Trey Parker
Gale Storm (1922–2009), actress, singer
Glenn Strange (1899–1973), actor
Sherry Stringfield (born 1967), actress
David Sullivan (born 1977), actor
Allison Sumrall (born 1979), voice actress
Don Swayze (born 1958), actor
Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), actor, Dirty Dancing, The Outsiders, Road House, Ghost
Madylin Sweeten (born 1991), actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
Clarence Swensen (1917–2009), actor
Francie Swift (born 1968), actress, Gossip Girl

T–U

Ralph Tabakin (1921–2001), actor, Homicide: Life on the Street
Margaret Tallichet (1914–1991), actress
Lincoln Tate (1934–2001), actor, Legend of the Lone Ranger
Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress, Valley of the Dolls
Regina Taylor (born 1960), actress, Molly Blane on The Unit; playwright
Ron Taylor (1952–2002), actor
Henry Thomas (born 1971), actor, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Gangs of New York, All the Pretty Horses
Jay Thomas (1948–2017), actor, Mr. Holland's Opus, Cheers
Tiffany Thornton (born 1986), actress
Stephen Tobolowsky (born 1951), actor, Bob Bishop on Heroes, Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day
Rip Torn (1931–2019), Academy Award-nominated actor, Cross Creek, Sweet Bird of Youth, The Cincinnati Kid, Defending Your Life, The Larry Sanders Show, cousin of Sissy Spacek
Stacey Travis (born 1964), actress
Jesús Salvador Treviño (born 1946), television director
Barry Tubb (born 1963), actor, director
Alan Tudyk (born 1971), actor
Tommy Tune (born 1939), dancer, actor, Broadway director, choreographer
Paola Turbay (born 1970), actress, model, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Cane
Janine Turner (born 1962), model, actress, author, radio talk show host
Karri Turner (born 1966), actress
Maidel Turner (1888–1953), film actress
Meg Turney (born 1987), internet personality, cosplayer, model, vlogger
Michael Urie (born 1980), actor, Ugly Betty

V–Z

Brenda Vaccaro (born 1939), Academy Award-nominated actress, Once Is Not Enough, Midnight Cowboy, Airport '77
Jack Valenti (1921–2007), president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), 1966–2004; special assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
Greg Vaughan (born 1973), actor, former fashion model, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Charmed
Conrad Vernon (born 1968), voice actor, writer, director, the Shrek movies, the Madagascar movies, Monsters vs. Aliens
Florence Vidor (1895–1977), actress
King Vidor (1894–1982), film director, producer
Libby Villari (born 1951), actress
Tom Virtue (born 1957), actor, Even Stevens, Blades of Glory
Elda Voelkel (1911–2001), actress; later documentary filmmaker (as Elda Hartley)
Lenny Von Dohlen (born 1958), actor
Helen Wagner (1918–2010), actress, played Nancy Hughes on As the World Turns for 54 years
Charlotte Walker (1876–1958), actress
Jordan Wall (born 1981), actor
Isaiah Washington (born 1963), actor, Dr. Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy
Barry Watson (born 1974), actor
Ann Wedgeworth (1934–2017), actress, Lana on Three's Company
Debbie Weems (1950–1978), actress, singer, Captain Kangaroo
Peter Weller (born 1947), actor, RoboCop, Star Trek Into Darkness
Noël Wells (born 1986), actress, comedian
Bob West (born 1956), actor, Barney & Friends
Margaret West (1903–1963), vaudeville performer, radio hostess, heiress
Lisa Whelchel (born 1963), actress, author
Forest Whitaker (born 1961), Academy Award-winning actor and director, The Last King of Scotland, Bird, Good Morning, Vietnam, Panic Room, Lee Daniels' The Butler
Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), actor, CSI: Miami
Caroline Williams (born 1957), actress
Guinn Williams (1899–1962), actor
JoBeth Williams (born 1948), actress, Poltergeist, The Big Chill, Screen Actors Guild president
Ryan Piers Williams (born 1981), actor, director, writer
Van Williams (1934–2016), actor
Noble Willingham (1931–2004), actor, Walker, Texas Ranger
Travis Willingham (born 1981), actor, voice actor
Chill Wills (1903–1978), Academy Award-nominated actor and singer
Andrew Wilson (born 1964), actor
Chandra Wilson (born 1969), actress, Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
Dooley Wilson (1886–1953), actor, singer, played "Sam" in Casablanca
Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Idiocracy
Owen Wilson (born 1968), actor, The Darjeeling Limited, Midnight in Paris, Cars
Robert Wilson (born 1941), theatre director, playwright
Trey Wilson (1948–1989), actor, Bull Durham, Raising Arizona
William D. Wittliff (1940–2019), screenwriter, author, photographer
Morgan Woodward (1925–2019), actor, Dallas, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke
Doug Wright (born 1962), Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter
Robin Wright (born 1966), actress, The Princess Bride, House of Cards
Natalie Zea (born 1975), actress, Justified, Dirty Sexy Money
Nora Zehetner (born 1981), actress
Renée Zellweger (born 1969), Academy Award-winning actress, Cold Mountain, Jerry Maguire, Chicago
Craig Zisk (born 1950), television director, producer
Randy Zisk (born 1959), television director, producer

Comedians

Cristela Alonzo (born 1979), comedian, actress
Aaron Aryanpur, stand-up comedian
Rodney Carrington (born 1968), comedian
Wyatt Cenac (born 1976), stand-up comedian, actor, writer
Ryan Cownie, stand-up comedian
Kambri Crews (born 1971), comedic storyteller, memoirist
Jeff Dunham (born 1962), ventriloquist, stand-up comedian
Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975), comedian, actor
Bill Engvall (born 1957), comedian, actor
Jake Flores, stand-up comedian
Jack Handey (born 1949), writer for Saturday Night Live
Bill Hicks (1961–1994), comedian
KevJumba (Kevin Wu) (born 1990), comedian, YouTube celebrity
Lashonda Lester (died 2017), comedian
Freddy Lockhart (born 1979), comedian, actor
Steve Martin (born 1945), comedian, actor
Rasika Mathur (born 1976), comedian, actress, Wild 'n Out
Ralphie May (1972–2017), comedian
Doug Mellard, stand-up comedian
Grady Nutt (1934–1982), humorist, Baptist minister
Alex Reymundo, comedian, actor
Iliza Shlesinger (born 1983), comedian
Shuckey Duckey (Cecil Armstrong) (born 1956), comedian, circus ringmaster
Freddy Soto (1970–2005), comedian, actor
Ryan Stout (born 1982), comedian
Greg Travis (born 1958), actor, stand-up comedian
Paul Varghese (born 1977), comedian
Stephnie Weir (born 1967), comedian, actress, MADtv
White Chocolate (born 1969), BET Comic View
Ron White (born 1956), comedian, actor
Harris Wittels (1984–2015), comedian, actor, writer, producer, musician
Dustin Ybarra (born 1989), comedian, actor

Magicians

Jay Alexander (born 1958), magician
J.B. Bobo (1910–1996), magician
Richard Turner (born 1954), magician specializing in card manipulation
Mark Wilson (1929–2021), magician

Music

Kevin Abstract

0–9

3Bubble and J. Gray, hip hop duo

A

Dimebag Darrell Abbott (1966–2004), rock guitarist
Jerry Abbott (born 1944), country songwriter, producer
Dave Abbruzzese (born 1968), rock drummer
Jacques Abram (1915–1998), classical pianist
Kevin Abstract (Clifford Ian Simpson) (born 1996), rapper, singer-songwriter, director
Yolanda Adams (born 1961), Grammy Award-winning gospel singer
Samuel Adler (born 1928), composer, conductor, educator
Pepe Aguilar (born 1968), ranchera/mariachi/pop singer-songwriter
Hanan Alattar (born 1986), opera singer
Don Albert (1908–1980), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
Carter Albrecht (1973–2007), rock keyboardist, guitarist, classical pianist
Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), conductor
Alger "Texas" Alexander (1900–1954), blues singer
Dave Alexander (aka Omar Sharriff) (1938–2012), blues singer, pianist
Terry Allen (born 1943), musician
Jerry Allison (1939–2022), musician
Joe Allison (1924–2002), country songwriter, producer
Ruby Allmond (1923–2006), country songwriter, fiddler, guitarist
Tommy Allsup (1931–2017), rock/country guitarist
Nancy Ames (born 1937), pop/folk singer
Trey Anastasio (born 1964), rock singer/guitarist
Christopher M. Anderson, college band director
Coffey Anderson (born 1978), country singer-songwriter
Keith Anderson (born 1970), jazz saxophonist
Ryan Anthony (1969–2020), trumpet player
Clifford Antone (1949–2006), blues club owner, record producer, mentor to musicians
Charlie Applewhite (1932–2001), singer, radio host
Katie Armiger (born 1991), country singer
Elaine Arnold (1911–2006), opera singer
Lev Aronson (1912–1988), classical cellist and teacher
Charline Arthur (1929–1987), boogie-woogie/blues singer
Gil Askey (1925–2014), jazz/Motown trumpet player, composer
Gene Austin (1900–1972), pop/jazz singer-songwriter
James Austin (born 1937), classical trumpet player, educator
Larry Austin (1930–2018), composer, educator
Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
John Axelrod (born 1966), classical conductor
Pedro Ayala (1911–1990), conjunto accordionist-songwriter

Ba–Bm

Harry Babasin (1921–1988), jazz bassist
Erykah Badu (born 1971), R&B and hip hop singer
Zuill Bailey (born 1972), classical cellist
Wilfred Bain (1908–1997), music educator
Zac Baird (born 1971), rock keyboardist
Sam Baker (born 1954), folk singer-songwriter, survived a terrorist bombing attack by Shining Path
Marcia Ball (born 1949), blues singer
Clint Ballard Jr. (1931–2008), songwriter
Smith Ballew (1902–1984), singer, bandleader, actor
Moe Bandy (born 1944), country singer
Kirko Bangz (born 1989), southern hip hop music and R&B singer
Erica Banks (born 1998), rapper
Joseph Banowetz (1936–2022), classical pianist, teacher
Stephen Barber (born 1952), symphonic/pop/rock composer, arranger
Danny Barnes (born 1961), country/jazz/punk banjo player and guitarist
Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004), singer, actress
Les Baxter (1922–1996), composer of lounge music and exotica
Frank Beard (born 1949), drummer in ZZ Top
John Beasley (born 1960), jazz pianist, bandleader, producer
George Beauchamp (1899–1941), maker and inventor of violins and guitars
Jim Beck (1916–1956), country music talent agent, record promoter, recording studio owner, A&R engineer, record producer, music publisher
Dora Valesca Becker (1870–1958), classical violinist
Leila Bela (born 1970), musician, writer, actress (born in Tehran, Iran, immigrated to Austin)
Archie Bell (born 1944), singer (Archie Bell & the Drells)
Jesse Belvin (1932–1960), R&B pianist, singer-songwriter
Tex Beneke (1914–2000), big-band saxophonist, singer, bandleader
Ray Benson (born 1951), Western swing singer-songwriter, producer, Asleep at the Wheel
Buster Benton (1932–1996), blues guitarist, singer
Taz Bentley, rock drummer (Burden Brothers)
Shelly Berg (born 1955), jazz pianist and educator
David Berman (born 1967), alt-rock singer-songwriter (Silver Jews)
Big Moe (Kenneth Moore) (1974–2007), rapper
Big Pokey (Milton Powell Jr.) (1974–2023), rapper
Bill Smith Combo, aka Tommy & The Tom Toms, DFW rock 'n roll group
Ryan Bingham (born 1981), country singer-songwriter
Scott H. Biram (born 1974), blues, punk, country, heavy metal musician
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974), dub, salsa and progressive rock musician
Black Ace (Babe Kyro Lemon Turner) (1907–1972), blues singer, guitarist
Clint Black (born 1962), country music singer, raised in Houston
Robert Black (1950–1993), classical conductor, pianist, composer
William Black (1952–2003), classical pianist, educator
Zach Blair (born 1973), guitarist of Rise Against
Clay Blaker (born 1950), country singer-songwriter
William Blankenship (1928–2017), opera singer, educator
Jules Bledsoe (1898–1943), Broadway singer
Julien Paul Blitz (1885–1951), conductor, cellist

Bn–Bz

Craig Bohmler (born 1956), opera/musical-theatre composer
Zuzu Bollin (1922–1990), blues guitarist
Juke Boy Bonner (1932–1978), blues musician
Emanuel Borok (1944–2020), classical violinist
Brent Bourgeois (born 1958), rock singer, producer
Jane Bowers (1921–2000), folk singer-songwriter
Euday L. Bowman (1887–1949), ragtime/blues pianist, composer
Euel Box (1928–2017), music producer, composer, arranger, trumpeter
Boxcar Willie (Lecil Travis Martin) (1931–1999), country singer
Bill Boyd (1910–1977), country singer, guitarist
Craig Wayne Boyd (born 1978), country singer and winner of NBC's The Voice season 7
Calvin Boze (1916–1970), jazz/R&B trumpeter
Danielle Bradbery (born 1996), country singer
Jeff Bradetich (born 1957), classical double bass player and educator
Bobby Bradford (born 1934), jazz trumpeter, cornetist, bandleader, composer
Doyle Bramhall (1949–2011), blues singer-songwriter, drummer
Doyle Bramhall II (born 1968), blues/rock guitarist
Zachary Breaux (1960–1997), jazz guitarist
David Breeden (1946–2005), classical clarinetist
Leon Breeden (1921–2010), jazz bandleader, musician, educator
Edie Brickell (born 1966), singer, married to Paul Simon
Leon Bridges (born 1989), soul singer-songwriter
Billy Briggs (born 1977), independent musician-songwriter
Houston Bright (1916–1970), choral composer
Ally Brooke (born 1993), pop singer
Karen Brooks (born 1954), country singer
Cecil Brower (1914–1965), country fiddler
The 5 Browns (born 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986), classical pianist siblings born in Texas, raised in Texas and Utah
Charles Brown (1922–1999), blues singer, pianist
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (1924–2005), blues instrumentalist
Jewel Brown (born 1937), jazz/blues singer
Lacey Brown (born 1985), folk/pop singer
Milton Brown (1903–1936), Western swing singer, bandleader
Rex Brown (born 1964), musician
Cliff Bruner (1915–2000), western swing fiddler, bandleader
Anshel Brusilow (1928–2018), orchestra conductor and violinist
Stephen Bruton (1948–2009), country musician
Mike Buck (born 1952), blues/rock drummer
Betty Buckley (born 1947), actress, singer
Teddy Buckner (1909–1994), jazz/Dixieland trumpeter
Bun B (Bernard Freeman) (born 1973), rapper
T-Bone Burnett (born 1948), rock/country songwriter, musician, producer
Gerald Busby (born 1935), classical and film composer
Johnny Bush (1935–2020), country singer-songwriter
William Butler (born 1982), member of Arcade Fire
Win Butler (born 1980), lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire

Ca–Cm

Ryan Cabrera (born 1982), singer-songwriter
Ernie Caceres (1911–1971), jazz instrumentalist
Chris Cagle (born 1968), country music artist
Kimberly Caldwell (born 1982), pop singer, actress
Tevin Campbell (born 1976), musician
Tony Campise (1943–2010), jazz woodwind player
Laura Canales (1954–2005), Tejano singer
Leonard Candelaria (born 1947), classical/jazz trumpet player, educator
Hayes Carll (born 1976), country singer-songwriter
Chris Carmichael (born 1962), pop/country string instrumentalist, arranger
Vikki Carr (born 1941), jazz, pop, country and Latin music singer
Zachary Carrettin (born 1972), classical conductor, composer, violinist
Georgia Carroll (1919–2011), big-band singer, actress, model
Johnny Carroll (1937–1995), rockabilly singer, guitarist
John Carter (1929–1991), jazz instrumentalist, composer, club owner
Kristopher Carter (born 1972), classical and Emmy Award-winning film composer
Cindy Cashdollar (born 1955), Western swing/bluegrass steel guitarist
AJ Castillo (born 1986), Tejano singer
Joyce Castle (born 1939), opera singer
Jason Castro (born 1987), pop singer/guitarist
Hollie Cavanagh (born 1993), pop singer
John Cerminaro (born 1947), classical horn player
Chamillionaire (born 1979), rapper
Greyson Chance (born 1997), pop/rock singer, pianist
John Barnes Chance (1932–1972), classical composer, timpanist
Bruce Channel (born 1940), rock and roll singer
Gary Chapman (born 1957), contemporary Christian singer-songwriter
Mark Chesnutt (born 1963), country singer-songwriter
Chingo Bling (Pedro Herrera III) (born 1979), rapper, producer
Harry Choates (1922–1951), Cajun fiddler
Charlie Christian (1916–1942), swing/jazz guitarist
Chungha (Kim Chan-mi) (born February 9, 1996), South Korean musician
Ciara (Ciara Harris) (born 1985), musician
Gary Clark Jr. (born 1984), Texas blues musician
Guy Clark (1941–2016), country singer-songwriter
Lakrea Clark (born 1991), singer-songwriter
Victoria Clark (born 1959), singer, Tony Award-winning actress
Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), singer, American Idol winner
Cynthia Clawson (born 1948), Grammy Award-winning gospel singer
James Clay (1935–1995), jazz instrumentalist
Sonny Clay (1899–1973), jazz pianist, drummer, bandleader
Laura Claycomb (born 1968), operatic soprano
Van Cliburn (1934–2013), pianist (born in Louisiana, raised in Texas)

Cn–Cz

Arnett Cobb (1918–1989), jazz saxophonist
Eddie Coker (born 1960), singer-songwriter of music for children
Henry Coker (1919–1979), jazz trombonist
Bongo Joe Coleman (1923–1999), jazz and street drummer
Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), soul/blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer
Jerry "Bo" Coleman (born 1936), radio disc jockey; KDAV in Lubbock
Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), jazz saxophonist
John Ford Coley (born 1948), rock musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
Bill Collings (1948–2017), guitar maker
Albert Collins (1932–1993), blues musician
Jim Collins (born 1956), country singer-songwriter
Eugene Conley (1908–1981), opera singer
Barbara Smith Conrad (1940–2017), opera singer
David Cook (born 1982), rock singer-songwriter (born in Houston, raised in Missouri)
Nick Cooper (born 1968), drummer, record producer, composer, filmmaker, social activist
Johnny Copeland (1937–1997), blues guitarist, singer
Larry Coryell (1943–2017), jazz fusion guitarist
James Cotton (1935–2017), blues harmonica player, singer-songwriter
Josie Cotton (Kathleen Josey) (born 1956), rock singer
Orville Couch (1935–2002), country singer-songwriter
Cowboy Troy (born 1970), rap singer-songwriter
Bryan-Michael Cox (born 1977), record producer, songwriter
Cindy Cox (born 1961), classical composer
Pee Wee Crayton (1914–1985), R&B/blues guitarist, singer
Roger Creager (born 1971), country singer
Dash Crofts (born 1940), soft-rock musician (Seals and Crofts)
Christopher Cross (born 1951), singer
Randy Crouch (born 1952), country instrumentalist
Wayne Crouse (1924–2000), violist
Rodney Crowell (born 1950), country singer-songwriter
Lella Cuberli (born 1945), opera singer
Henry Cuesta (1931–2003), jazz/big-band clarinetist
Jim Cullum Jr. (1941–2019), Dixieland/jazz cornetist and bandleader
Ryan Culwell (born 1980), country/folk singer-songwriter
Jeff Current, lead singer for Against All Will
Mac Curtis (1939–2013), rockabilly musician
Sonny Curtis (born 1937), country/pop singer-songwriter

D

Ted Daffan (1912–1996), country guitarist, songwriter
Pappy Daily (1902–1987), country music record producer
Floyd Dakil (1945–2010), pop guitarist-songwriter
Vernon Dalhart (Marion Slaughter) (1883–1948), country singer-songwriter
Chris Dave (born 1973), jazz/gospel/hip hop drummer, composer, bandleader
Ivan Davis (1932–2018), classical pianist
Mac Davis (1942–2020), musician
Monte Hill Davis (1932–2018), classical pianist
Ronnie Dawson (1939–2003), rockabilly musician
Bobby Day (Robert James Byrd Sr.) (1928–1990), rock and roll/R&B singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer
Eddie Dean (1907–1999), country singer-songwriter
Jimmy Dean (1928–2010), country singer, television personality, businessman
Paula DeAnda (born 1989), singer
Bill Dees (1939–2012), country songwriter, "Oh, Pretty Woman"
Ryan Delahoussaye (born 1976), rock instrumentalist
Tim DeLaughter (born 1965), rock singer
Brett Deubner (born 1968), classical violist
Lindsay Deutsch (born 1984), classical violinist
Al Dexter (1905–1984), country singer
Mike Dillon, rock drummer-singer-songwriter
Floyd Dixon (1929–2006), R&B pianist, singer
Jessy Dixon (1938–2011), gospel singer
DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr.) (1971–2000), hip-hop artist
The D.O.C. (born 1968), rapper
Deryl Dodd (born 1964), country music singer-songwriter
Helen Donath (born 1940), operatic soprano
Kenny Dorham (1924–1972), jazz trumpeter, singer, composer
Bob Dorough (1923–2018), jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer
Dorrough (born 1986), rapper
Amber Dotson (born 1973), country singer
Bobby Doyle (1939–2006), jazz singer
Damita Jo DuBlanc (1930–1998), lounge singer, actress, comedian
Sherman H. Dudley (1872–1940), vaudeville and black musical performer and producer
Hilary Duff (born 1987), singer
Ted Dunbar (1937–1998), jazz guitarist, composer, educator
Johnny Duncan (1938–2006), country singer
Tommy Duncan (1911–1967), Western swing singer-songwriter
Bob Dunn (1908–1971), jazz trombonist, Western swing steel guitarist
Holly Dunn (1957–2016), country singer
Ronnie Dunn (born 1953), country singer
Chauntelle DuPree (born 1981), rock/pop guitarist (Eisley)
Garron DuPree (born 1989), rock/pop bass guitarist (Eisley)
Sherri DuPree (born 1983), rock/pop singer, guitarist, lyricist (Eisley)
Stacy DuPree (born 1988), rock/pop keyboardist, singer (Eisley)
Weston DuPree (born 1986), rock/pop drummer (Eisley)
Eddie Durham (1906–1987), jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer, arranger

E

Robert Ealey (1925–2001), blues singer
Steve Earle (born 1955), singer-songwriter, musician
Reed Easterwood (born 1967), rock guitarist
Roger Edens (1905–1970), film composer
Emily Elbert (born 1988), folk/soul/jazz/pop singer-songwriter
Willard Somers Elliot (1926–2000), classical bassoonist
Herb Ellis (1921–2010), jazz guitarist
Merrill Leroy Ellis (1916–1981), classical composer
Robert Ellis (born 1988), country/rock singer-songwriter
Terry Ellis (born 1966), R&B singer (En Vogue)
Paul Ellison (born 1941), classical bassist and teacher
Joe Ely (born 1947), singer-songwriter, guitarist
Ralna English (born 1942), singer from The Lawrence Welk Show
Roky Erickson (1947–2019), rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Booker Ervin (1930–1970), jazz saxophonist
Alejandro Escovedo (born 1951), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
Dale Evans (1912–2001), country singer-songwriter, guitarist
Herschel Evans (1909–1939), jazz saxophonist
Roberto Eyzaguirre (1923–2004), classical pianist and teacher

F

Terry Fator (born 1965), singer, ventriloquist, impersonator
Fat Pat (Patrick Hawkins) (1970–1998), rapper
Jimmy Lee Fautheree (1934–2004), rockabilly singer
José Feghali (1961–2014), classical pianist and teacher
Wilton Felder (1940–2015), jazz saxophonist, bassist
Nathan Felix (born 1981), classical composer
Freddy Fender (1937–2006), musician
Keith Ferguson (1946–1997), blues/rock bass guitarist, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Rosita Fernandez (1919–2006), Tejano/pop singer, actress
Ernie Fields (c. 1904 – 1997), jazz trombonist
Carl Finch (born 1951), polka musician, founder of Brave Combo
Wilma Cozart Fine (1927–2009), classical record producer
Charles Finger (1867–1941), music teacher, conservatory administrator; later a noted author of children's literature
Sonny Fisher (1931–2005), rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist
Rosie Flores (born 1950), country singer
Carlisle Floyd (1926–2021), opera composer
George Floyd (1974–2020), rapper, died in Minneapolis Police custody
Jim Bob Floyd (born 1929), classical pianist, composer
Blaze Foley (Michael Fuller) (1949–1989), folk singer-songwriter
Bruce Ford (born 1956), operatic tenor
Radney Foster (born 1959), country music singer-songwriter
Ruthie Foster (born 1964), blues/folk singer-songwriter
Kevin Fowler (born 1966), country singer
Curly Fox (1910–1995), country fiddler
James Francies (born 1995), jazz pianist, composer
Kirk Franklin (born 1970), gospel singer
Denny Freeman (1944–2021), blues instrumentalist, songwriter
Eddie Freeman (1909–1987), jazz/flamenco guitarist, arranger, teacher
Walter Fried (1877–1925), violinist and conductor
Kinky Friedman (1944–2024), singer-songwriter, novelist, columnist, candidate for governor of Texas
Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), country singer
Steven Fromholz (1945–2014), singer-songwriter
Akiko Fujimoto, orchestra conductor
Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), rock singer and guitarist
Marjorie Fulton (1909–1962), classical violinist and teacher
Anson Funderburgh (born 1954), blues guitarist, bandleader
Justin Furstenfeld (born 1975), rock singer and guitarist

G

Kyle Gann (born 1955), composer, musicologist, music critic
Red Garland (1923–1984), jazz pianist
Travis Garland (born 1989), singer-songwriter
Joy Garrett (1945–1993), big-band singer, actress
Henry Garza (born 1978), Los Lonely Boys lead guitarist of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy Award winner
Jojo Garza (born 1980), Los Lonely Boys bass of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy Award winner
Ringo Garza (born 1981), Los Lonely Boys drummer of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy Award winner
Larry Gatlin (born 1948), singer-songwriter, member of the Gatlin Brothers
Zelma Watson George (1903–1994), opera singer, musicologist
Richard Giangiulio (born 1942), classical trumpet player and conductor
Billy Gibbons (born 1949), guitarist in ZZ Top
Mickey Gilley (1936–2022), country musician
Don Gillis (1912–1978), composer, conductor, producer, educator
Everett M. Gilmore (1935–2005), classical tubist
Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945), singer-songwriter
Johnny Gimble (1926–2015), country fiddler
John Giordano (born 1937), orchestra conductor
Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008), jazz composer, arranger, clarinetist and saxophonist
Robert Glasper (born 1978), jazz pianist
Jack Glatzer (born 1939), concert violinist
Terry Glaze (born 1964), country/heavy-metal singer, guitarist
Darrell Glenn (1935–1990), country singer
Lloyd Glenn (1909–1985), R&B pianist, bandleader, arranger
Tyree Glenn (1912–1974), big band/jazz trombonist
Lillian Glinn (1902–1978), blues singer-songwriter
David Gockley (born 1943), opera company administrator
Renée Elise Goldsberry (born 1971), singer-songwriter, actress
Tomasz Golka (born 1975), classical conductor, composer, violinist
David Golub (1950–2000), classical pianist, conductor
Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress and singer
Allie Gonino (born 1990), actress and pop singer
Dennis González (1954–2022), jazz trumpet player, educator^[13]
Floyd Graham (1902–1974), bandleader, educator
Larry Graham (born 1946), soul, R&B, and funk musician
Susan Graham (born 1960), opera singer
Donald Grantham (born 1947), classical composer and music educator
Mitchell "Mitch" Grassi (born 1992), a cappella singer
Shakey Graves (born 1987), Americana musician
Conan Gray (born 1998), pop singer-songwriter
Dobie Gray (1940–2011), soul singer-songwriter
Jerry Gray (1915–1976), swing-era arranger and bandleader
Pat Green (born 1972), country singer-songwriter
Thurman Green (1940–1997), jazz trombonist
Art Greenhaw (born 1954), Grammy Award-winning recording artist, producer, engineer^[14]
Nanci Griffith (1953–2021), singer-songwriter
Larry Groce (born 1948), singer-songwriter of country music, children's songs; radio host
Dewey Groom (1918–1997), country singer
Texas Guinan (1884–1933), western singer, actress
David Wendel Guion (1892–1981), composer, arranger of folk tunes
Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) (1939–2022), blues guitarist
Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk singer-songwriter (spent several years in Pampa, during the formative period of his youth)
Billy Guy (Frank Phillips Jr.) (1936–2002), R&B/rock and roll singer (The Coasters)

H–I

Marcus Haddock (born 1957), opera singer
Dan Haerle (born 1937), jazz pianist, composer, author, teacher
Monte Hale (1919–2009), country singer, actor
Robert Hale (1933–2023), opera singer
Tommy Hall (born 1943), rock electric jug player
Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989), country singer, candidate for U.S. president
Ed Hamell, punk-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist
Bob Hames (1920–1998), jazz guitarist
Butch Hancock (born 1945), country/folk singer-songwriter
Gerre Hancock (1934–2012), organist, composer
Tommy Hancock (1929–2020), country singer, bandleader
John Handy (born 1933), jazz saxophonist
John Hardee (1919–1984), jazz saxophonist
Glen Hardin (born 1939), rock and roll piano player
Maud Cuney Hare (1874–1936), music historian, civil rights activist
Roy Hargrove (1969–2018), jazz trumpet player
Eric Harland (born 1976), jazz drummer
Everette Harp (born 1961), jazz saxophonist
Lynn Harrell (1944–2020), concert cellist raised in Texas
Mack Harrell (1909–1960), operatic baritone
Peppermint Harris (Harrison Nelson Jr.) (1925–1999), R&B singer, guitarist
R. H. Harris (1916–2000), gospel singer
Daniel Hart (born 1976), indie pop singer-songwriter, violinist
Earl Harvin, rock drummer
Bess Lomax Hawes (1921–2009), folk musician, folklorist
Gibby Haynes (born 1957), lead singer of the Butthole Surfers
Thomas Hayward (1917–1995), opera singer, teacher
Cedric Haywood (1914–1969), jazz pianist
Roy Head (1941–2020), Roy Head and The Traits
Sundance Head (born 1979), country singer-songwriter, contestant from American Idol season 6 and winner of NBC's The Voice season 11
Chet Helms (1942–2005), music promoter, called father of the Summer of Love
Julius Hemphill (1938–1995), jazz composer, saxophonist
Bugs Henderson (1943–2012), blues guitarist
Tom Hendricks, rock/blues guitarist, magazine writer, editor
Terri Hendrix (born 1968), contemporary folk singer-songwriter
Don Henley (born 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles
Shifty Henry (1921–1958), R&B/jazz instrumentalist, songwriter
Walter Herbert (1898–1975), opera conductor and administrator
Ally Brooke Hernandez (born 1993), pop singer
Cenobio Hernandez (1863–1950), classical composer
Anna Goodman Hertzberg (1864–1937), pianist, civic leader, philanthropist
Casey Hess, rock guitarist (Burden Brothers)
Carolyn Hester (born 1937), folk singer-songwriter
Sara Hickman (born 1963), rock/pop singer-songwriter
Johnnie High (1929–2010), country musician and impresario
Ray Hildebrand (1940–2023), pop singer, Paul & Paula
Dusty Hill (1945–2021), bass guitarist in ZZ Top
Z. Z. Hill (1935–1984), blues singer
Tish Hinojosa (born 1955), Mexican-American folk singer
James William Hipp (born 1934), classical trumpet player, educator, music administrator
Desmond Hoebig (born 1961), classical cellist and teacher
Ernst Hoffmann (c. 1899 – 1956), orchestra conductor
Adolph Hofner (1916–2000), western swing bandleader
Smokey Hogg (1914–1960), country blues singer, guitarist
John Holiday (born 1985), opera singer
Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), Grammy Award-winning singer, actress
Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter
Steve Holy (born 1972), country singer
Champ Hood (1952–2001), alternative country singer-instrumentalist
Stix Hooper (born 1938), jazz drummer
Sam Lightnin' Hopkins (1912–1982), blues musician
Jazzmeia Horn (born 1991), jazz singer-songwriter
Johnny Horton (1925–1960), country singer
Brad Houser (born 1960), rock instrumentalist
Scott Hoying (born 1991), a cappella singer
Frank Huang (born 1978), concert violinist
Ray Wylie Hubbard (born 1946), country singer-songwriter
Bill Hughes (1930–2018), jazz trombonist, bandleader
Billie Hughes (1948–1998), singer-songwriter, musician
Joe "Guitar" Hughes (1937–2003), blues singer, guitarist
Bobbi Humphrey (born 1950), jazz flutist
Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), avant-garde composer
Ivory Joe Hunter (1914–1974), R&B singer-songwriter, pianist
Long John Hunter (1931–2016), blues guitarist, singer-songwriter
Willie Hutch (1944–2005), blues/R&B singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer
Clarence Hutchenrider (1908–1991), jazz clarinetist
Walter Hyatt (1949–1996), folk singer, guitarist
Vanilla Ice (born 1967), rapper
Jack Ingram (born 1970), country singer-songwriter
Dennis Irwin (1951–2008), jazz double bassist, also played clarinet and saxophone^[15]

J

Jill Jackson (born 1942), pop singer, Paul & Paula
Melvin Jackson (1915–1976), blues guitarist
Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940–2013), jazz drummer
Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004), jazz saxophonist, bassoonist
Russell Jacquet (1917–1990), jazz trumpeter
Sarah Jaffe (born 1986), folk/rock singer-songwriter
Casey James (born 1983), pop/country singer, guitarist
Harry James (1916–1983), jazz/big band trumpeter (lived and worked in Beaumont as an adolescent)
Sarah Jarosz (born 1991), Americana/bluegrass singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897–1929), blues musician
Speight Jenkins (born 1937), opera administrator, producer
Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer
Michael Jerome (born 1967), rock drummer
Flaco Jiménez (born 1939), Tejano accordionist
Santiago Jiménez Jr. (born 1961), conjunto accordionist
Kari Jobe (born 1981), Christian singer-songwriter
Evan Johns (1956–2017), rockabilly guitarist
Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945), blues/spirituals singer, guitarist
Budd Johnson (1910–1984), jazz saxophonist
Conrad O. Johnson (1915–2008), music educator
David N. Johnson (1922–1987), classical organist, composer, educator
Eric Johnson (born 1954), rock/jazz/country guitarist
Gus Johnson (1913–2000), jazz drummer
Keg Johnson (1908–1967), jazz trombonist
Money Johnson (1918–1978), jazz trumpeter
Virgil L. Johnson (1935–2013), musician, The Velvets
Willie Neal Johnson (1935–2001), gospel singer
Daniel Johnston (1961–2019), rock singer-songwriter
Nicholas Jonas (born 1992), singer, guitarist of the Jonas Brothers
George Jones (1931–2013), country singer
Little Hat Jones (1899–1981), blues singer, guitarist
Maggie Jones (1894–unknown), blues singer, pianist, known as "The Texas Nightingale"
Mike Jones (born 1981), rapper
Norah Jones (born 1979), soul/folk singer-songwriter, born in New York City but raised in Texas
Tom Jones (1928–2023), lyricist of musical theater
Janis Joplin (1943–1970), blues/rock singer
Scott Joplin (c. 1867 – 1917), ragtime musician and composer
Esteban Jordan (1939–2010), conjunto/Tejano accordionist
Jimmy Joy (1902–1962), jazz/big-band saxophonist, clarinetist

K

Kurt Kaiser (1934–2018), church music composer
Benjamin Kamins (born 1952), classical bassoonist
Milton Katims (1909–2006), concert violist and conductor
Garrett Keast (born 1971), classical conductor
Robert Earl Keen (born 1957), singer-songwriter
Bobby Keys (1943–2014), rock/jazz saxophonist, played with The Rolling Stones
Peck Kelley (1898–1980), jazz pianist and bandleader
Kent Kennan (1913–2003), classical composer
King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) (1934–1971), R&B/pop saxophonist
Freddie King (1934–1976), blues guitarist and singer
Ralph Kirshbaum (born 1946), cellist
Beyoncé (born 1981), R&B singer, actress
John Knowles (born 1942), popular/classical guitarist, composer, arranger, music educator, physicist
Solange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer
Buddy Knox (1933–1999), rockabilly singer-songwriter
Normani Kordei (born 1996), pop singer, dancer
Karl Korte (1928–2022), composer, music educator
Lili Kraus (1903–1986), classical pianist
Hans Kreissig (1857–1929), conductor, pianist, educator; created Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), singer-songwriter, actor
Philip Krumm (born 1941), composer
Ben Kweller (born 1981), rock singer-songwriter/instrumentalist

L

Fredell Lack (1922–2017), concert violinist and teacher
Eugene Lacritz (1929–2012), classical/Broadway clarinetist, saxophonist, conductor
Jimmy LaFave (1955–2017), folk/country/rock singer-songwriter
Gary Lakes (born 1950), opera singer
Alex Lambert (born 1990), pop singer-songwriter
Miranda Lambert (born 1983), country music singer-songwriter
Harold Land (1928–2001), bop saxophonist
Kasey Lansdale (born 1988), country singer-songwriter
Shelly Lares (born 1971), Tejano singer-songwriter
Milt Larkin (1910–1996), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
Prince Lasha (1929–2008), jazz instrumentalist
William P. Latham (1917–2004), classical composer
Debra Laws (born 1956), soul singer
Eloise Laws (born 1943), jazz singer
Hubert Laws (born 1939), jazz/classical flutist, saxophonist
Ronnie Laws (born 1950), jazz saxophonist
Melissa Lawson (born 1976), country singer
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888–1949), blues musician
Paul Leary (born 1957), rock guitarist
Johnny Lee (born 1946), country singer
Shannon Lee (born 1992), classical violinist^[16]
Will Lee (born 1952), jazz/rock bassist
William Franklin Lee III (1929–2011), jazz pianist, composer, arranger, author, music educator
Paul Leim (born 1950), country/rock/pop drummer
Raymond Lewenthal (1923–1988), concert pianist
Vaden Todd Lewis (born 1965), grunge singer-guitarist (the Toadies, Burden Brothers)
Willie Lewis (1905–1971), jazz clarinetist, bandleader
Lil Flip (Wesley Weston Jr.) (born 1981), rapper
Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), blues singer, guitarist
Maggie Lindemann (born 1998), singer-songwriter
Robert Lipsett (born 1947), concert violinist and master teacher
Bill Lister (1923–2009), country singer
Andrew Litton (born 1959), orchestra conductor
Lizzo (Melissa Jefferson) (born 1988), rapper, singer-songwriter
Lisa Loeb (born 1968), singer-songwriter, actress
Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson) (born 1948), jazz trumpet player, composer
Alan Lomax (1915–2002), folk singer, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, folklorist
John London (1942–2000), pop/rock guitarist, songwriter; television production crew
Jim Long (1943–2022), music producer, publisher; entrepreneur
Isidro López (1929–2004), Tejano bandleader
Trini Lopez (1937–2020), Hispanic musician, singer
Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress
Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter
David Lowery (born 1960), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
Josephine Lucchese (1893–1974), opera singer
LeToya Luckett (born 1981), singer
Bob Luman (1937–1978), country/rockabilly singer
Anne Lundy (born 1954), classical conductor, music educator
Lunic (Kaitee Page) (born 1985), electropop singer, multi-instrumentalist
Ray Lynch (born 1943), classical guitarist and lutenist
Barbara Lynn (born 1942), R&B guitarist, singer-songwriter

Ma–Mm

Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) (born 1990), rapper
Michael Madden (born 1979), bassist for Maroon 5
Clif Magness (born 1957), pop songwriter, producer
Martie Maguire (born 1969), country singer-songwriter (the Dixie Chicks)
Austin Mahone (born 1996), pop singer
Martin Mailman (1932–2000), classical composer and educator
Lloyd Maines (born 1951), musician, producer
Natalie Maines (born 1974), musician
Major (Major R. Johnson Finley) (born 1984), pop/soul singer-songwriter
Petronel Malan (born 1974), concert pianist
Kirstin 'Kirstie' Maldonado (born 1992), a cappella singer
Post Malone (born 1995), rap singer-songwriter
Barbara Mandrell (born 1948), country singer
Louise Mandrell (born 1954), country singer
David Mann (born 1966), gospel singer, actor
Tamela Mann (born 1966), gospel singer, actress
Chris Marion (born 1962), rock musician member of Little River Band
Tina Marsh (1954–2009), jazz singer, composer
David Martin (1937–1987)^[17] rock musician, member of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Tommy & The Tom Toms
Mary Martin (1913–1990), Broadway singer, actress
Shaun Martin (1978–2024), jazz/gospel composer, arranger, musician
Ana María Martínez (born 1971), opera singer
Narciso Martínez (1911–1992), conjunto singer, accordionist
Óscar Martínez (born 1934), Tejano musician, songwriter
Rhema Marvanne (born 2002), gospel singer
Curt Massey (1910–1991), country musician
Louise Massey (1902–1983), country singer-songwriter
Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), orchestra conductor
Johnny Mathis (born 1935), singer
Johnny "Country" Mathis (1930–2011), country singer-songwriter
Rich Matteson (1929–1993), jazz brass player, bandleader, educator
Joe B. Mauldin (1940–2015), rock and roll bass player
Pete Mayes (1938–2008), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
Sally Mayes (born 1959), Broadway singer and actress, jazz/rock singer
Timothy McAllister (born 1972), classical saxophonist
Leon McAuliffe (1917–1988), Western swing guitarist
W. Francis McBeth (1933–2012), composer, music educator
Erin McCarley (born 1979), alternative music singer-songwriter
Delbert McClinton (born 1940), singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Mary McCormic (1889–1981), opera singer, educator
Neal McCoy (born 1958), country singer
David McEnery (1914–2002), country/Christian singer-songwriter, guitarist
Richard McKay (born 1982), orchestra conductor
Nikki McKibbin (1978–2020), rock singer-songwriter
Ray McKinley (1910–1995), jazz drummer, singer, bandleader
Eliza Jane McKissack (1828–1900), music educator and administrator, singer, pianist
Ian McLagan (1945–2014), rock keyboardist
Cosmé McMoon (1901–1980), classical pianist, accompanied Florence Foster Jenkins
James McMurtry (born 1962), folk-rock singer-songwriter, son of novelist Larry McMurtry
Cindy McTee (born 1953), classical composer
Meat Loaf (1951–2022), singer, actor
David Meece (born 1952), contemporary Christian singer, pianist
William B. Meeks Jr. (1921–1999), producer, composer, arranger of radio jingles; woodwind player
Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), Tejano singer
Tom Merriman (1924–2009), commercial/jazz composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, educator
Tift Merritt (born 1975), rock/country singer-songwriter
Augie Meyers (born 1940), rock/Tejano keyboard player
Louis Meyers (1955–2016), co-founder of South by Southwest music and media festival, multi-instrumentalist
Bunny Michael, visual artist, musician, and rapper
Aryn Michelle (born 1983), Christian pop/rock singer-songwriter
Liz Mikel (born 1963), jazz singer, actress
Amos Milburn (1927–1980), R&B singer, pianist
Buddy Miles (1947–2008), rock drummer
Frankie Miller (born 1931), country musician
Julie Miller (born 1956), country singer-songwriter
Rhett Miller (born 1970), alt-country singer
Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter
Steve Miller (born 1943), blues/rock guitarist
Mary Mills (born 1964), opera singer

Mn–Mz

Charles Moffett (1929–1997), jazz drummer
Bill Moffit (1926–2008), marching-band director, music arranger and composer
Margarita Monet (born 1990), rock singer, pianist, composer, actress
Bob Montgomery (1937–2014), rockabilly singer-songwriter, producer
Johnny Moore (1906–1969), blues singer, guitarist
Latonia Moore (born 1979), opera singer^[18]
Oscar Moore (1916–1981), jazz/blues guitarist
Tiny Moore (1920–1987), western swing instrumentalist
Whistlin' Alex Moore (1899–1989), blues pianist, singer, whistler
Michael Morales (born 1963), rock/pop singer-songwriter
Jason Moran (born 1975), jazz pianist
Mike Moreno (born 1978), jazz guitarist
Mike Morgan (born 1959), blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer-songwriter
Craig Morris (born 1968), classical trumpet player, educator
Gary Morris (born 1948), country singer, actor
Harold Morris (1890–1964), classical pianist, composer, educator
Jay Hunter Morris (born 1963), opera singer
Maren Morris (born 1990), country singer-songwriter
Ella Mae Morse (1924–1999), blues/jazz/pop singer
Mark Morton (born 1960), classical double bass player
Lacey Mosley (born 1981), lead singer of alternative metal band Flyleaf
Moon Mullican (1909–1967), country singer-songwriter, pianist
Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945), country singer-songwriter
Kacey Musgraves (born 1988), country singer-songwriter
Mason Musso (born 1989), pop/rock singer-songwriter
Sam Myers (1936–2006), blues singer, instrumentalist

N–O

Johnny Nash (1940–2020), pop singer-songwriter
Emilio Navaira (1962–2016), Latin pop/country musician
Sam Neely (1948–2006), country singer, guitarist
Nelly (real name Cornell Haynes) (born 1974), rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor
Jimmy Nelson (1928–2007), blues singer-songwriter
Steady Nelson (1913–1988), jazz/swing trumpeter
Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter
Michael Nesmith (1942–2021), singer with The Monkees
Mickey Newbury (1940–2002), country/folk singer-songwriter
David "Fathead" Newman (1933–2009), jazz saxophonist
Johnny Nicholas (born 1948), blues singer, pianist
Elena Nikolaidi (1909–2002), opera singer and teacher
John Nitzinger (born 1948), rock guitarist, songwriter
Kevin Noe (born 1969), classical conductor
Timothy Nolen (born 1941), opera singer, Broadway singer and actor
Normani (born 1996), pop singer
Daron Norwood (1965–2015), country singer
Salim Nourallah (born 1967), alt-country singer-songwriter
Darrell Nulisch (born 1952), blues singer
Gary P. Nunn (born 1945), country singer-songwriter
Phil Ochs (1940–1976), folk singer-songwriter
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), country-western singer-songwriter, Texas governor, and U.S. senator
Adolfo Odnoposoff (1917–1992), classical cellist and teacher
O.G. Style (Eric Woods) (1970–2008), rapper
Paul Olefsky (1926–2013), classical cellist and teacher
Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016), avant-garde composer, performance artist
Gene O'Quin (1932–1978), country singer
Wayne Oquin (born 1977), classical composer, music educator^[19]
Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
K. T. Oslin (1941–2020), country singer-songwriter
That Mexican OT, rapper
Tommy Overstreet (1937–2015), country singer
Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer

P–Q

Hot Lips Page (1908–1954), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
Knocky Parker (1918–1986), country/jazz pianist
Dean Parks (born 1946), studio musician
Vinnie Paul (Abbott) (1964–2018), rock drummer, producer
Glen Payne (1926–1999), gospel singer
Leon Payne (1917–1969), country singer-songwriter
Maurice Peress (1930–2017), classical conductor, educator
Paul Peress (born 1959), jazz/world music drummer, composer, producer
Chris Pérez (born 1969), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
Jay Perez (born 1963), Tejano singer-songwriter
Jack Petersen (born 1933), jazz guitarist, educator
Ray Peterson (1939–2005), pop singer
Esther Phillips (1935–1984), R&B/jazz/pop/country singer
Washington Phillips (1880–1954), gospel singer, instrumentalist
Buster Pickens (1916–1964), blues pianist
Patrice Pike (born 1970), rock/soul singer-songwriter-guitarist
Ben J. Pierce (born 1999), YouTuber, singer-songwriter, actor
Pimp C (Chad Butler) (1973–2007), rapper
Mark Pirro (born 1970), rock bass player
Harvey Pittel (born 1943), classical saxophonist
Howard Pollack (born 1952), classical pianist, musicologist, author, professor
Joe Poovey (1941–1998), rockabilly singer-songwriter
The Powell Brothers (Taylor Powell and Blake Powell), country musicians
Billy Preston (1946–2006), soul musician
Johnny Preston (1939–2011), pop singer
Ray Price (1926–2013), country singer
Sammy Price (1908–1992), jazz/blues pianist, bandleader
Toni Price (born 1961), country/blues singer
Charley Pride (1938–2020), country singer
P. J. Proby (born 1938), singer-songwriter, actor
Chris Purdy (born 1972), pop/rock singer-songwriter
Wynne Pyle (1881–1971), classical pianist
Queen Ida (Ida Lewis Guillory) (born 1929), Creole/zydeco accordionist
Abraham Quintanilla (born 1939), Tejano singer-songwriter, producer

R

Ezra Rachlin (1915–1995), orchestra conductor, pianist
RaeLynn (Racheal Lynn Woodward) (born 1994), country singer
Gene Ramey (1913–1984), jazz double bassist
Richard Ramirez, noise musician
Willis Alan Ramsey (born 1951), country singer-songwriter
Jon Randall (born 1969), country singer-songwriter
Mickey Raphael (born 1951), country/rock harmonica player
Leon Rausch (1927–2019), Western swing singer
Tha Realest (Jevon Jones) (born 1974), rapper
Marc Rebillet (born 1988), funk/hip-hop electronic musician
Jaret Reddick (born 1972), punk singer-songwriter, guitarist, Bowling for Soup
Dewey Redman (1931–2006), jazz saxophonist
Goebel Reeves (1899–1959), folk singer
Jim Reeves (1923–1964), country/pop singer-songwriter
Claire Raphael Reis (1888–1978), classical music promoter, musicologist, educator
Max Reiter (1905–1950), classical orchestra conductor
Nicola Rescigno (1916–2008), opera conductor
Timothy Rhea (born 1967), conductor, music educator
Sonny Rhodes (born Clarence Edward Smith) (born 1940), blues singer, guitar player
John Rich (born 1974), country music singer-songwriter
J. P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), rock-and-roll/country singer
Jim Riggs (born 1941), saxophonist, educator
Jeannie C. Riley (born 1945), country singer
LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), country singer; born in Mississippi, but grew up in Garland
Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911–1948), country singer
Tex Ritter (1905–1974), singer/ actor, father of actor John Ritter
LaTavia Roberson (born 1981), singer
Eck Robertson (1887–1975), country fiddler
Don Robey (1903–1975), blues songwriter, record producer
Hal Robinson (born 1952), classical string bass player
Sharon Robinson (born 1949), classical cellist
Bruce Robison (born 1966), country singer-songwriter
Charlie Robison (1964–2023), country singer-songwriter
Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), country singer
Carrie Rodriguez (born 1978), folk singer-songwriter, fiddler
Danny Rodriguez (1967–1990), Christian rapper
David Rodriguez (1952–2015), folk singer-songwriter
Johnny Rodriguez (born 1951), country singer
Omar Rodríguez-López (born 1975), Dub and Progressive rock musician
Robert Xavier Rodríguez (born 1946), classical composer
Herbert Rogers (1929–1983), classical pianist and teacher
Kenny Rogers (1938–2020), country singer-songwriter
Randy Rogers, country singer
Gene Roland (1921–1982), jazz composer, musician
A. Clyde Roller (1914–2005), conductor and music educator
Moreland Kortkamp Roller (1916–2006), classical pianist and teacher
Lulu Roman (born 1947), country/gospel singer, comedian
Beatrice Schroeder Rose (1922–2014), classical harpist
Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
Nancy Rumbel (born 1951), classical/new-age oboist, ocarina player, won Grammy Award
Tim Rushlow (born 1966), country musician
Mike Ryan (born 1988), country singer-songwriter, guitarist

Sa–Sm

Doug Sahm (1941–1999), Tejano musician-songwriter
Carl St. Clair (born 1952), orchestra conductor
Sandra St. Victor (born 1963), R&B/soul/jazz singer-songwriter
St. Vincent (Annie Clark) (born 1982), pop singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Olga Samaroff (1880–1948), classical pianist and teacher
Joe Sample (1939–2014), jazz pianist, composer
Domingo "Sam" Samudio (born 1937), rock 'n' roll musician, bandleader, entertainer ("Sam the Sham")
George Sanger (born 1957), video-game music composer
Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio (born 1960), violinist
Simon Sargon (1938–2022), classical composer, pianist, conductor
Ray Sasaki (born 1948), trumpet player, educator
Leslie Satcher (born 1962), country and bluegrass singer
Billy Jack Saucier (1931–1987), country fiddler
Boz Scaggs (born 1944), singer-songwriter
Tony Scalzo (born 1964), pop/rock singer-songwriter, guitarist
Scarface (born 1970), rapper
Haley Scarnato (born 1982), American Idol (season 6) finalist (8th place)
Harvey Schmidt (1929–2018), musical theatre composer (The Fantasticks)
Eduard Schmieder (born 1948), classical violinist, teacher
David Schnaufer (1952–2006), folk dulcimer player, music educator
Emil Schuhmann (1856–1937), accordionist, bandleader, folk artist
Jerry Scoggins (1911–2004), country singer
Kendrick Scott (born 1980), jazz drummer, bandleader, composer
Travis Scott (Jacques Webster Jr.) (born 1992), hip hop recording artist, music producer
Joe Scruggs (born 1951), retired children's and folk singer-songwriter
Dan Seals (1948–2009), rock/country musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
Jim Seals (1941–2022), soft-rock musician (Seals and Crofts)
Lynn Seaton (born 1957), jazz bassist, educator
Selena (Selena Quintanilla) (1971–1995), Tejano/pop singer
Jason Sellers (born 1971), country singer-songwriter
Arban Severin (born 1976), composer of electronic music, film scores; producer
Charlie Sexton (born 1968), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
Peter Seymour (born 1977), jazz/classical double bassist
Allen Shamblin (born 1959), country songwriter
Ray Sharpe (born 1938), rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist
Billy Joe Shaver (1939–2020), country singer-songwriter
Robert Shaw (1908–1985), blues pianist
Bob (1909–1983), Joe (1911–1980), and Merle Shelton (1917–1982), country musicians, The Shelton Brothers
Chad Shelton (born 1971), opera singer
Harry Sheppard (1928–2022), jazz vibraphonist
John Sheridan (born 1946), jazz pianist
Amanda Shires (born 1982), country singer-songwriter, fiddler
Michelle Shocked (born 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
Jade Simmons (born 1977), classical pianist; was also Miss Illinois
Ashlee Simpson (born 1984), singer
Jessica Simpson (born 1980), singer
Frankie Lee Sims (1917–1970), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
Lori Singer (born 1957), classical cellist (better known as actress)
Thomas Sleeper (1956–2022), classical composer, conductor
Slim Thug (born 1980), rapper
Brinton Averil Smith (born 1969), classical cellist
Buster Smith (1904–1991), jazz saxophonist
Chris "Frenchie" Smith, pop/rock record producer, guitarist, songwriter
Elliott Smith (1969–2003), rock singer-songwriter
Granger Smith (born 1979), country singer-songwriter
Julia Smith (1905–1989), composer, pianist, author
Ruby Jane Smith (born 1994), bluegrass fiddler, singer-songwriter
Tim Smith, rock instrumentalist
Walter Smith III (born 1980), jazz saxophonist, composer

Sn–Sz

Doak Snead (born 1949), singer-songwriter
Ed Soph (born 1945), jazz drummer, educator
JD Souther (1945–2024), country/rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Billie Jo Spears (1937–2011), country singer
Victoria Spivey (1906–1976), blues singer-songwriter
SPM (Carlos Coy) (born 1970), Chicano rapper
Terry Stafford (1941–1996), country/pop singer-songwriter
Megan Thee Stallion (born 1995), rapper
Kay Starr (1922–2016), pop/jazz singer
Red Steagall (born 1938), country singer-songwriter, actor
Lanny Steele (1933–1994), jazz pianist, music educator, composer, jazz festival promoter
Daniel Sternberg (1913–2000), classical conductor, composer, educator
B. W. Stevenson (1949–1998), country/pop singer-songwriter
Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer-songwriter
Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) (born 1943), soul/funk singer-songwriter (Sly and the Family Stone)
George Strait (born 1952), country singer
Emily Strayer (born 1972), country singer-songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)
Nikki Stringfield (born 1990), guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before the Mourning
Steven Stucky (1949–2016), Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composer
Lacey Nicole Sturm (born 1981), Alternative metal, Post-grunge, Hard rock Flyleaf
Deanna Summers (born 1940), songwriter, born in Mississippi
Gene Summers (1939–2021), rock 'n roll singer ("School of Rock 'n Roll", "Big Blue Diamonds")
DJ Sun (born 1966), record producer, DJ
Helen Sung (born 1970), jazz pianist
Doug Supernaw (1960–2020), country singer-songwriter
Jeffrey Swann (born 1951), classical pianist
Sunny Sweeney (born 1976), country music singer

T–V

Horace Tapscott (1934–1999), jazz pianist, composer
Buddy Tate (1913–2001), jazz saxophonist
Jacqueline Taylor (born 1985), Broadway/cabaret singer, actress
Johnnie Taylor (1937–2000), soul/pop singer, DJ
Teresa Taylor (1962–2023), rock drummer
Tommy Taylor (born 1957), rock musician
Will Taylor (born 1968), jazz/rock/pop/country violist, violinist, arranger, composer, producer, guitarist
Charlie Teagarden (1913–1984), jazz trumpeter
Jack Teagarden (1905–1964), jazz trombonist and bandleader
Norma Teagarden (1911–1996), jazz pianist
Alfred Teltschik (1918–2009), classical pianist and teacher
Owen Temple (born 1976), folk/country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington Jr.) (1935–1982), soul singer-songwriter
Texas Ruby (Ruby Owens) (1908–1963), country singer
Christopher Theofanidis (born 1967), classical composer
B. J. Thomas (1942–2021), country singer-songwriter
George W. Thomas (1885 – c. 1930), jazz pianist, songwriter
Henry Thomas (1874 – c. 1950), blues/ragtime singer-songwriter
Hersal Thomas (1906–1926), blues pianist, composer
Benny Thomasson (1909–1984), country fiddler
Hank Thompson (1925–2007), country singer-songwriter
William Ennis Thomson (1927–2019), music educator
Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), R&B singer-songwriter
Frank Ticheli (born 1958), classical composer
Neal Tiemann (born 1982), David Cook's rock band guitarist
Floyd Tillman (1914–2003), country guitarist, singer
Martha Tilton (1915–2006), swing/pop singer
Albert Tipton (1917–1997), classical flutist
Louise Tobin (1918–2022), jazz singer
Matt Tolentino (born 1985), musician specializing in pre-swing music
Chris Tomlin (born 1972), singer-songwriter
Tommy & The Tom Toms, aka Bill Smith Combo, DFW rock 'n roll group
Tone (Tony Chung) (born 1983), pop guitarist (Cool Silly)
Mitchell Torok (1929–2017), country singer-songwriter
Patsy Torres (born 1957), Tejano singer
Don Tosti (1923–2004), Latin, R&B, swing, jazz, classical bassist, pianist
Alphonse Trent (1905–1959), jazz pianist, bandleader
Michael Trimble (born 1938), opera singer, teacher
Robyn Troup (born 1988), R&B/pop/soul singer
Ernest Tubb (1914–1984), country singer-songwriter
Justin Tubb (1935–1998), country singer-songwriter
Tanya Tucker (born 1958), country singer
Fisher Tull (1934–1994), composer and educator
"Blue" Gene Tyranny (born 1945), avant-garde composer
Steve Tyrell (born 1944), pop singer, music producer
Alexander Uninsky (1910–1972), concert pianist and teacher
Tim Urban (born 1989), pop singer
Usher (Usher Raymond IV) (born 1978), R&B and pop singer
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (1927–2014), composer and educator
Frank Van der Stucken (1858–1929), conductor, composer; founder of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Vanilla Ice (born 1968), rapper
Paul van Katwijk (1885–1974), pianist, conductor, composer, educator
Viola Van Katwijk (1894–1980), pianist, composer, educator
Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), country singer-songwriter
Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), blues/rock guitarist, singer
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
Jaci Velasquez (born 1979), Contemporary Christian Latin pop singer
Carl Venth (1860–1938), composer, conductor, violinist, music educator
Vladimir Viardo (born 1949), classical pianist and teacher
Rita Vidaurri (1924–2019), Tejana singer
Tiffany Villarreal, R&B and hip hop singer
Eddie Vinson (1917–1988), blues saxophonist
Emmett Vokes (1928–2019), classical pianist and teacher

W–Z

Mel Waiters (1956–2015), southern soul singer
Billy Walker (1929–2006), country singer-songwriter
Charlie Walker (1926–2008), country singer-songwriter
Chris Walker, R&B/jazz singer, bass guitarist
Cindy Walker (1918–2006), country singer-songwriter
Django Walker (born 1981), country/rock singer-songwriter
Esther Walker (1894–1943), blues singer, musical comedy actress
Jerry Jeff Walker (1942–2020), country singer-songwriter
T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), blues musician
William Walker (1931–2010), opera singer
Paul Wall (born 1980), rapper
Sippie Wallace (1898–1986), blues singer-songwriter
Don Walser (1934–2006), country singer, guitarist
Cedar Walton (1934–2013), jazz pianist
Mercy Dee Walton (1915–1962), blues pianist, singer-songwriter
Jonathan Ware (born 1984), classical pianist
Chris Waters, country singer-songwriter
Dale Watson (born 1962), country singer
Gene Watson (born 1943), country singer
Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935–1996), blues guitarist, singer
WC (born 1970), rapper from Westside Connection
Katie Webster (1936–1999), blues pianist
Julius Weiss (c. 1841–19??), music professor, mentor to Scott Joplin
Michael Weiss (born 1958), jazz composer and pianist
Dan Welcher (born 1948), composer, music educator, bassoonist
Emily Wells (born 1981), hip-hop/classical violinist
James Westfall (born 1981), jazz vibraphonist, keytarist
William Westney (born 1947), classical pianist, teacher
Barry White (1944–2003), soul singer and record producer
J. White Did It (born 1984), hip hop record producer, songwriter, and DJ
Michael White (1933–2016), jazz violinist
Chris Whitley (1960–2005), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
Buddy Whittington (born 1956), blues/rock guitarist
Mike Wiebe, musician (The Riverboat Gamblers), actor, and stand-up comedian
Rusty Wier (1944–2009), country/folk singer-songwriter
Marijohn Wilkin (1920–2006), country songwriter
Slim Willet (Winston Moore) (1919–1966), country singer-songwriter, DJ
Willie D (William Dennis) (born 1966), rapper
Clifton Williams (1923–1976), composer, educator
Dave Williams (1972–2002), rock singer
Don Williams (1939–2017), country singer-songwriter
Lew Williams (1934–2019), rockabilly singer-songwriter
Otis Williams (born 1941), singer with The Temptations
Richard Williams (1931–1985), jazz trumpeter
Roosevelt Williams (1903–1996), blues pianist
Zane Williams (born 1977), country singer-songwriter
Bob Wills (1905–1975), country singer with The Texas Playboys
Johnnie Lee Wills (1912–1984), Western swing fiddler
Dooley Wilson (1886 or 1894–1953), blues/jazz pianist, bandleader; actor
Hop Wilson (1927–1975), blues steel guitarist
J. Frank Wilson (1941–1991), pop singer, J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
Kim Wilson (born 1951), blues singer, harmonica player, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), jazz pianist
U.P. Wilson (1934–2004), blues guitarist, singer
Edgar Winter (born 1946), jazz/blues/rock musician
Johnny Winter (1944–2014), blues guitarist
Jonathan M. Wolfert (born 1952), composer, producer of radio jingles
Lee Ann Womack (born 1966), country singer-songwriter
Darren Keith Woods (born 1958), opera company director, singer
Bernard Wright (1963–2022), funk/jazz keyboardist, singer
Lammar Wright Sr. (1907–1973), jazz trumpeter
Leo Wright (1933–1991), jazz instrumentalist
Roger Wright (born 1974), classical pianist
Jimmy Wyble (1922–2010), jazz/swing guitarist
Cindy Yen (born 1986), pop singer-songwriter
Sydney Youngblood (born 1960), dance/funk singer
Camille Zamora (born 1970), classical singer
Nancy Zhou (born 1993), classical violinist
Jessica Zhu (born 1986), classical pianist

Beauty pageant winners

Averie Bishop, Miss Texas 2022, first Asian-American winner; businessperson, activist, actress
Shirley Cothran (born 1955), Miss America 1975
Candice Crawford (born 1986), beauty queen, winner of Miss Missouri USA, competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant and the Miss USA pageant
Brooke Daniels (born 1986), Miss Texas USA 2009
Jo-Carroll Dennison (1923–2021), Miss America 1942
Danielle Doty (born 1993), Miss Teen USA 2011
Alyssa Edwards (Justin Johnson) (born 1980), drag performer, Miss Gay USofA 2006, Miss Gay America 2010
Magen Ellis (born 1986), Miss Texas USA, Miss Texas Teen USA
Christy Fichtner (born 1962), Miss USA 1986
R'Bonney Gabriel (born 1994), Miss USA 2022 and Miss Universe 2022
Phyllis George (1949–2020), Miss America 1971
Courtney Gibbs (born 1966), Miss USA 1988
Kandace Krueger (born 1976), Miss USA 2001
Debra Maffett (born 1956), Miss America 1983
Melissa Marse (born 1974), Texas' Junior Miss 1991, concert pianist
Laura Martinez-Harring (born 1964), Miss USA 1985
Asia O'Hara (born 1982), drag performer, Miss Gay America 2016
Gretchen Polhemus (born 1965), Miss USA 1989
Michelle Royer (born 1966), Miss USA 1987
Jade Simmons (born 1977), classical pianist; was also Miss Illinois
Chelsi Smith (1973–2018), Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
Candice Stewart (born 1984), Miss American Teen, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Miss Louisiana USA
Crystle Stewart (born 1981), Miss USA 2008
Linda Stouffer (born 1970), Texas' Junior Miss 1988, television journalist
Kimberly Tomes (born 1956), Miss USA 1977
Paola Turbay (born 1970), Miss Colombia, first runner-up for Miss Universe, model, actress
Christie Lee Woods (born 1977), Miss Teen USA 1996
Cindy Yen (born 1986), Miss Chinatown USA 2009

Other

Amouranth (Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa) (born 1993), female model, streamer and Internet celebrity
Barbette (Vander Clyde Broadway) (1899–1973), female impersonator, aerialist
Eric July (born 1990), rap-metal vocalist, political commentator, comic book writer

Sportspeople

Baseball

A–F

Matt Albers (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
Brandon Allen (born 1986), infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays
Brett Anderson (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
Jake Arrieta (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Scott Atchison (born 1976), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Homer Bailey (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Anthony Banda (born 1993), starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Jeff Banister (born 1964), former catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, former manager for the Texas Rangers
Ernie Banks (1931–2015), Baseball Hall of Famer
Daniel Bard (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Blake Beavan (born 1989), starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Chad Beck (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Josh Beckett (born 1980), baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, pitcher, MVP of the 2003 World Series
Lance Berkman (born 1976), first baseman and outfielder
Michael Bourn (born 1982), center fielder for the Atlanta Braves
Drake Britton (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Zach Britton (born 1987), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
Jay Bruce (born 1987), outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
Clay Buchholz (born 1984), baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks, pitcher, threw a no hitter in just his second MLB start
Jorge Cantú (born 1982), infielder for the San Diego Padres
Matt Carpenter (born 1985), infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
Norm Cash (1934–1986), MLB first baseman, primarily for the Detroit Tigers
Andrew Cashner (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Randy Choate (born 1975), relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Preston Claiborne (born 1988), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
Roger Clemens (born 1962), baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
Andy Cohen (1904–1988), baseball second baseman and coach
Clay Condrey (born 1975), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Carl Crawford (born 1981), outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
John Danks (born 1985), starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
Chris Davis (born 1986), first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
Sam Demel (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Doug Drabek (born 1962), former Cy Young-winning MLB pitcher
Kyle Drabek (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Justin Duchscherer (born 1977), starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Dave Duncan (born 1945), pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Dunn (born 1979), All-Star player for the Chicago White Sox
Tyler Duffey (born 1990), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
Zach Duke (born 1983), relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Jon Edwards (born 1988), relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres
Nathan Eovaldi (born 1990), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Taylor Featherston (born 1989), infielder for the Los Angeles Angels
Brandon Finnegan (born 1993), relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Bill Foster (1904–1978), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
Steve Foster (born 1966), bullpen coach for the Kansas City Royals
Sam Freeman (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
David Freese (born 1983), third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers

G–M

Yovani Gallardo (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
Ron Gant (born 1965), former MLB outfielder and second baseman
Jaime García (born 1986), starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
Cito Gaston (born 1944), former MLB center fielder and manager for the Toronto Blue Jays
Evan Gattis (born 1986), player for the Houston Astros
John Gibbons (born 1962), manager for the Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Goins (born 1988), infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
Paul Goldschmidt (born 1987), first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Greg Golson (born 1985), former MLB outfielder
Michael Gonzalez (born 1978), relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Brian Gordon (born 1978), former MLB starting pitcher
Jeff Gray (born 1981), former MLB relief pitcher
Will Harris (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Houston Astros
Brad Hawpe (born 1979), former MLB outfielder
Danny Heep (born 1957), former MLB outfielder who played with several teams
Chris Herrmann (born 1987), catcher, outfielder, and first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Jordan Hicks (born 1996), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Trey Hillman (born 1963), bench coach for the Houston Astros
Bryan Holaday (born 1987), catcher for the Texas Rangers
Brock Holt (born 1988), utility player for the Boston Red Sox
Joe Horlen (1937–2022), All Star starting pitcher
Rogers Hornsby (1896–1963), Hall of Fame infielder, manager; .358 career batting average, two-time NL MVP, earned two Triple Crowns, All-Century Team, first-team MLB All-Time Team
Aubrey Huff (born 1976), former MLB infielder and outfielder
Chad Huffman (born 1985), outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
Philip Humber (born 1982), starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Jason Hursh (born 1991), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Austin Jackson (born 1987), center fielder for the Cleveland Indians
Conor Jackson (born 1982), former MLB outfielder
Paul Janish (born 1982), shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles
Kelly Johnson (born 1982), utility player for the New York Mets
Gary Jones (born 1960), third base and infield coach for the Chicago Cubs
Nate Karns (born 1987), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Scott Kazmir (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Houston Astros
Ty Kelly (born 1988), American-Israeli utility player
Steve Kemp (born 1954), former outfielder, primarily with the Detroit Tigers
Kyle Kendrick (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
Clayton Kershaw (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Corey Kluber (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
Chuck Knoblauch (born 1968), former second baseman, played primarily with the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees
John Lackey (born 1978), starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
Ryan Langerhans (born 1980), outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
Scott Linebrink (born 1976), former MLB pitcher
Grady Little (born 1950), former baseball manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox
Boone Logan (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
James Loney (born 1984), first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
Mark Lowe (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Tyler Lyons (born 1988), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
Greg Maddux (born 1966), Hall of Fame pitcher, primarily with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves
Jeff Manship (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
Robert Manuel (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox
Chris Martin (born 1986), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
Dustin May (born 1997), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Andrew McKirahan (born 1990), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Jon Meloan (born 1984), former MLB pitcher
Ryan Merritt (born 1992), starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
Shelby Miller (born 1990), pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Hoby Milner (born 1991), pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
A. J. Minter (born 1993), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Adam Moore (born 1984), catcher for the Cleveland Indians
Jim Morris (born 1964), MLB player and oldest rookie
Max Muncy (born 1990), infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
David Murphy (born 1981), left fielder for the Cleveland Indians

N–R

Tyler Naquin (born 1991), outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
Joe Nathan (born 1974), relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Jeff Newman (born 1948), MLB All-Star baseball player for the Oakland A's and Boston Red Sox and manager
Jeff Niemann (born 1983), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Jayson Nix (born 1982), utility player for the New York Yankees
Logan Ondrusek (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Troy Patton (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
Hunter Pence (born 1983), right fielder for the San Francisco Giants
Cliff Pennington (born 1984), infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
Andy Pettitte (born 1972), former starting pitcher for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros
Colin Poche (born 1994), relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Ryan Pressly (born 1988), pitcher for the Houston Astros
David Purcey (born 1982), relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Robert Ray (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Anthony Rendon (born 1990), infielder for the Washington Nationals
Craig Reynolds (born 1952), former MLB shortstop, primarily with the Houston Astros
Arthur Rhodes (born 1969), former MLB pitcher
Will Rhymes (born 1983), second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
Frank Robinson (1935–2019), won Triple Crown in both National League and American League, hit 586 career home runs, and was the first black manager in the Major Leagues
Fernando Rodriguez (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
David Rollins (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Chance Ruffin (born 1988), former MLB relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers
Justin Ruggiano (born 1982), outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
Nick Rumbelow (born 1991), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
Nolan Ryan (born 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer
Reid Ryan (born 1971), president of the Houston Astros, son of Nolan Ryan

S–Z

Bo Schultz (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Kelly Shoppach (born 1980), former MLB catcher for several teams
Matthew Silverman (born 1976), general manager and President for Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays
Kevin Slowey (born 1984), former MLB starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins
Burch Smith (born 1990), pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Carson Smith (born 1989), closer for the Seattle Mariners
Chris Snyder (born 1981), former MLB catcher
Kyle Snyder (born 1977), pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays
Tris Speaker (1888–1958), former MLB player and manager, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Zach Stewart (born 1986), former MLB pitcher
Monty Stratton (1912–1982), pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
Huston Street (born 1983), closer for the Los Angeles Angels
Ross Stripling (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Drew Stubbs (born 1984), center fielder for the Texas Rangers
Greg Swindell (born 1965), MLB pitcher for 17 seasons
Blake Swihart (born 1992), catcher for the Boston Red Sox
Jordan Tata (born 1981), former MLB pitcher
Taylor Teagarden (born 1983), catcher for the Chicago Cubs
Garry Templeton (born 1956), former MLB shortstop
Ryan Tepera (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
Jess Todd (born 1986), former MLB pitcher
Shawn Tolleson (born 1988), closer for the Texas Rangers
Josh Tomlin (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Anthony Vasquez (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Randy Velarde (born 1962), former MLB infielder and utility player, primarily with the New York Yankees
Jordan Walden (born 1987), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Vernon Wells (born 1978), three-time All-Star outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
Austen Williams (born 1992), pitcher for the Washington Nationals
Smokey Joe Williams (1886–1951), baseball great
Chris Withrow (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
Brandon Wood (born 1985), third baseman and shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels
Kerry Wood (born 1977), former MLB relief pitcher
Brandon Workman (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
Anthony Young (born 1966), former MLB pitcher
Chris Young (born 1979), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
Chris Young (born 1983), outfielder for the New York Yankees

Basketball

A–M

Quincy Acy (born 1990), forward for the Dallas Mavericks
LaMarcus Aldridge (born 1985), NBA player, San Antonio Spurs, power forward
Chris Andersen (born 1978), power forward/center for the Miami Heat
Darrell Arthur (born 1988), power forward for the Denver Nuggets
Maceo Baston (born 1976), former professional basketball player, power forward
Tony Battie (born 1976), former NBA power forward/center
Zelmo Beaty (1939–2013), former NBA player, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
Peter Berry (born 2001), wheelchair basketball player for Alabama Crimson Tide
Bill Blakeley (1934–2010), Head Coach, Dallas Chaparrals, University of North Texas
Mookie Blaylock (born 1967), former NBA point guard
Chris Bosh (born 1984), NBA player, Miami Heat, power forward
J'Covan Brown (born 1990), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Jimmy Butler (born 1989), small forward/shooting guard for the Philadelphia 76ers
Kaleb Canales (born 1978), assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks
Alex Caruso (born 1994), NBA point guard/shooting guard
T. J. Cline (born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player
Michael Cobbins (born 1992), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Charli Collier (born 1999), WNBA player, No. 1 pick of 2021 WNBA draft
Jody Conradt (born 1941), head coach for UT's Lady Longhorns
Christian Cunningham (born 1997), forward in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Clyde Drexler (born 1962), Hall of Fame swingman for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets
Mike Dunleavy Jr. (born 1980), small forward/shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls
Ndudi Ebi (born 1984), Nigerian basketball player
Carsen Edwards (born 1998), player for the Boston Celtics
Keenan Evans (born 1996), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
T. J. Ford (born 1983), former NBA point guard
Jeff Foster (born 1977), former NBA player
Daniel Gibson (born 1986), point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Gerald Green (born 1986), shooting guard/small forward for the Houston Rockets
Brittney Griner (born 1990), WNBA basketball player
James Gulley (born 1965), professional basketball player for Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Terrel Harris (born 1987), guard for the Bakersfield Jam
Grant Hill (born 1971), former seven-time NBA All-Star small forward
Josh Huestis (born 1991), small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Stephen Jackson (born 1978), shooting guard/small forward for the San Antonio Spurs
Wesley Johnson (born 1987), small forward/power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers
Chris Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jalen Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
DeAndre Jordan (born 1988), center for the Los Angeles Clippers
Luke Kornet (born 1995), player for the Chicago Bulls
Michale Kyser (born 1991), player for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Monica Lamb-Powell (born 1964), player for Houston Comets
Dave Lattin (born 1943), player for San Francisco Warriors/Phoenix Suns/Pittsburgh Condors/Memphis Tams
Guy Lewis (1922–2015), Hall of Fame college basketball coach
Rashard Lewis (born 1979), forward for the Miami Heat
John Lucas III (born 1982), point guard for the Utah Jazz
Slater Martin (1925–2012), NBA player, elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
Wesley Matthews (born 1986), shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks
Jason Maxiell (born 1983), power forward for the Charlotte Hornets
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (born 1970), WNBA basketball player, gold medalist, New York Liberty
C. J. Miles (born 1987), forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Eric Moreland (born 1991), power forward and center for the Toronto Raptors
Randolph Morris (born 1986), center for the Beijing Ducks
Gerald Myers (born 1945), basketball coach 1971–1991; athletic director, Texas Tech University

N–Z

Eduardo Nájera (born 1976), former NBA player
Le'Bryan Nash (born 1992), player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Josh Nebo (born 1997), player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Rashard Odomes (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Emeka Okafor (born 1982), player for the Phoenix Suns
Ike Ofoegbu (born 1984), American-Nigerian Israeli Premier Basketball League player
Kevin Ollie (born 1972), former NBA point guard
Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), former NBA 15-time All-Star center
Kendrick Perkins (born 1984), center for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Terran Petteway (born 1992), guard/forward in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Dexter Pittman (born 1988), center for the Atlanta Hawks
Ronnie Price (born 1983), point guard for the Orlando Magic
Taurean Prince (born 1994), small forward for the Brooklyn Nets
André Roberson (born 1991), player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
Taylor Rochestie (born 1985) American-Montenegrin player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League
Dennis Rodman (born 1961), former NBA forward, played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls
Quinton Ross (born 1981), former NBA player
Jason Siggers (born 1985), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Xavier Silas (born 1988), player for the Maccabi Ashdod B.C.
Jonathon Simmons (born 1989), player for the San Antonio Spurs
Odyssey Sims (born 1992), player for Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Donald Sloan (born 1988), guard for the Indiana Pacers
Ken Spain (1946–1990), player for Chicago Bulls/Pittsburgh Condors
Sheryl Swoopes (born 1971), WNBA, Olympic gold medalist
Elijah Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Kurt Thomas (born 1972), former NBA player
Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), NBA power forward
Ben Uzoh (born 1988), point guard for the Canton Charge
Willie Warren (born 1989), player for the Szolnoki Olaj KK
Deron Williams (born 1984), point guard for the Dallas Mavericks
Sean Williams (born 1986), power forward/center for the Selçuk Üniversitesi BK
Tex Winter (1922–2018), former basketball coach, innovator of the triangle offense, Hall of Fame inductee
Bracey Wright, basketball player, guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Israeli Basketball Premier League

Bodybuilding

Heather Armbrust (born 1977), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Tina Chandler (born 1974), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), eight-time Mr. Olympia IFBB professional bodybuilder
Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
Vickie Gates (born 1962), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Kristy Hawkins (born 1980), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Iris Kyle (born 1974), ten-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
Colette Nelson (born 1974), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Betty Pariso (born 1956), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Denise Rutkowski (born 1961), IFBB professional bodybuilder
Alana Shipp (born 1982), American-Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
Branch Warren (born 1975), American retired IFBB Pro League professional bodybuilder

Boxing

Mike Ayala (born 1959), boxer
Paulie Ayala (born 1970), world-champion boxer
Tony Ayala Jr. (1963–2015), boxer
Eric Carr (born 1975), Golden Gloves Champion
Ruben Castillo (born 1957 in Lubbock), boxer
Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), boxer, fought for world heavyweight title
Curtis Cokes (1937–2020), world champion boxer
Bruce Curry (born 1956), world-champion boxer
Donald Curry (born 1961), world-champion boxer
Juan Díaz (born 1983), world-champion boxer
Oscar Díaz (1982–2015), boxer
Troy Dorsey (born 1962), world-champion boxer and kickboxer
George Foreman (born 1949), heavyweight champion boxer, entrepreneur, Christian ordained minister
Gene Hatcher (born 1958), world-champion boxer
Jack Johnson (1878–1946), boxer, first black heavyweight champion
Quincy Taylor (born 1963), world-champion boxer

Football

A–B

Emmanuel Acho (born 1990), linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles
Sam Acho (born 1988), linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
Jamal Adams (born 1995), NFL safety
Joseph Addai (born 1983), running back for Indianapolis Colts
Eric Alexander (born 1982), linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars
Jared Allen (born 1982), defensive end for Chicago Bears
Lance Alworth (born 1940), wide receiver for San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys
Danny Amendola (born 1985), wide receiver, kickoff returner for New England Patriots
Adrian Awasom (born 1983), defensive end for New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings
Remi Ayodele (born 1983), defensive tackle for Minnesota Vikings
Jonathan Babineaux (born 1981), defensive tackle for Atlanta Falcons
Jordan Babineaux (born 1982), defensive back for Seattle Seahawks
Stephen Baker (born 1964), wide receiver for New York Giants
Chris Banjo (born 1990), NFL safety
Joplo Bartu (born 1989), linebacker for Atlanta Falcons
Arnaz Battle (born 1980), wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers
Jackie Battle (born 1983), running back for Kansas City Chiefs
Sammy Baugh (1914–2008), Hall of Fame quarterback, primarily with Washington Redskins
Kelvin Beachum (born 1989), offensive lineman for Pittsburgh Steelers
Cole Beasley (born 1989), wide receiver, return specialist for Buffalo Bills
Byron Bell (born 1989), offensive tackle for Carolina Panthers
Emory Bellard (1927–2011), college football coach
Martellus Bennett (born 1987), tight end for New England Patriots
Michael Bennett (born 1985), defensive end for Seattle Seahawks
Cedric Benson (1982–2019), running back for Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals
Rocky Bernard (born 1979), defensive tackle for New York Giants
Raymond Berry (born 1933), NFL split end, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Justin Blalock (born 1983), offensive guard for Atlanta Falcons
Rhett Bomar (born 1985), quarterback for New York Giants
David Boston (born 1978), NFL wide receiver
Chris Boswell (born 1991), kicker for Pittsburgh Steelers
Kyle Bosworth (born 1986), outside linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
Bobby Boyd (1937–2017), All-Pro defensive back, Baltimore Colts, Oklahoma Sooners
Drew Brees (born 1979), quarterback for New Orleans Saints
Mike Brisiel (born 1983), guard for Oakland Raiders
Michael Brockers (born 1990), defensive tackle for St. Louis Rams
Aaron Brown (born 1985), running back, return specialist for Detroit Lions
Chykie Brown (born 1986), cornerback for Baltimore Ravens
Evan Brown (born 1996), NFL center
Kris Brown (born 1976), placekicker for San Diego Chargers
Malcom Brown (born 1994), defensive tackle for New England Patriots
Tarell Brown (born 1985), cornerback for San Francisco 49ers
Tim Brown (born 1966), NFL wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer
Dez Bryant (born 1988), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
Matt Bryant (born 1975), placekicker for Atlanta Falcons
Red Bryant (born 1984), defensive lineman for Jacksonville Jaguars
Maury Buford (born 1960), NFL punter
Melvin Bullitt (born 1984), defensive back for Indianapolis Colts
Rex Burkhead (born 1990), running back for the New England Patriots

C–F

Earl Campbell (born 1955), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner
Marcus Cannon (born 1988), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
Rock Cartwright (born 1979), running back for Washington Redskins
James Casey (born 1984), tight end for Philadelphia Eagles
Juan Castillo (born 1959), defensive coordinator for Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Chandler (born 1985), tight end for Buffalo Bills
Jamaal Charles (born 1986), running back for Kansas City Chiefs
Jeromey Clary (born 1983), offensive guard for San Diego Chargers
Keenan Clayton (born 1987), outside linebacker for Oakland Raiders
Perrish Cox (born 1987), cornerback, return specialist for San Francisco 49ers
Michael Crabtree (born 1987), wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
Patrick Crayton (born 1979), wide receiver for San Diego Chargers
Mason Crosby (born 1984), placekicker for Green Bay Packers
Maxx Crosby (born 1997), NFL defensive end
John David Crow (1935–2015), Heisman Trophy winner, NFL running back, coach and college athletics administrator
Andy Dalton (born 1987), quarterback for Cincinnati Bengals
Chase Daniel (born 1986), quarterback for New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs
Jaelon Darden (born 1999), NFL wide receiver
Marcus Davenport (born 1996), NFL defensive end
Cody Davis (born 1989), safety for St. Louis Rams
Knile Davis (born 1991), running back for Kansas City Chiefs
Leonard Davis (born 1978), guard for Dallas Cowboys
Phil Dawson (born 1975), placekicker for San Francisco 49ers
Quintin Demps (born 1985), safety for New York Giants
Trevor Denbow (born 1998), NFL safety
Ty Detmer (born 1967), NFL quarterback
Eric Dickerson (born 1960), NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer
Quandre Diggs (born 1993), NFL safety
Zac Diles (born 1985), linebacker for Houston Texans
J. K. Dobbins (born 1998), NFL running back
Derrick Dockery (born 1980), guard for Dallas Cowboys
Donald Driver (born 1975), wide receiver for Green Bay Packers
Ron Edwards (born 1979), defensive tackle for Carolina Panthers
Ikemefuna Enemkpali (born 1991), linebacker for Buffalo Bills
Mike Evans (born 1993), wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Thomas Everett (born 1964), NFL safety and College Football Hall of Famer
Erik Ezukanma (born 2000), NFL wide receiver
Jermichael Finley (born 1987), tight end for Green Bay Packers
Cameron Fleming (born 1992), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
Jamell Fleming (born 1989), cornerback for Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Flowers (born 1958), NFL safety, primarily with New York Giants
Tre Flowers (born 1995), NFL cornerback
Matt Flynn (born 1985), quarterback for Green Bay Packers
Nick Foles (born 1989), quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams
Justin Forsett (born 1985), running back for Seattle Seahawks
Barry Foster (born 1968), NFL running back
Jack Fox (born 1996), NFL punter
Jason Curtis Fox (born 1988), offensive tackle for Miami Dolphins
Robert Francois (born 1985), linebacker for Green Bay Packers
Jerrell Freeman (born 1986), linebacker for Indianapolis Colts

G–I

Taylor Gabriel (born 1991), wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons
Dylan Gandy (born 1982), center for Detroit Lions
Myles Garrett (born 1995), NFL defensive end for the Cleveland Browns
Roberto Garza (born 1979), guard for Chicago Bears
Crockett Gillmore (born 1991), tight end for Baltimore Ravens
Chris Givens (born 1989), wide receiver for Baltimore Ravens
Bill Glass (1935–2021), defensive end, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns
Cody Glenn (born 1986), linebacker for Indianapolis Colts
Charles Godfrey (born 1985), safety/nickelback for Carolina Panthers
Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back/kick returner for Oakland Raiders
Marquise Goodwin (born 1990), wide receiver, kickoff returner for Buffalo Bills
Josh Gordon (born 1991), wide receiver for New England Patriots
Jakeem Grant (born 1992), wide receiver for Miami Dolphins
Darrell Green (born 1960), NFL cornerback, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
"Mean Joe" Greene (born 1946), College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
Jabari Greer (born 1982), cornerback for New Orleans Saints
Forrest Gregg (1933–2019), Hall of Fame offensive tackle and head coach
Robert Griffin III (born 1990), Heisman Trophy-winning NFL quarterback
Andre Gurode (born 1978), center for Baltimore Ravens
Bryce Hager (born 1992), linebacker for St. Louis Rams
Ahmard Hall (born 1979), fullback for Tennessee Titans
Casey Hampton (born 1977), nose tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
Phil Handler (1908–1968), NFL football player and coach
Geoff Hangartner (born 1982), center and guard for Carolina Panthers
Caleb Hanie (born 1985), quarterback for Chicago Bears
Merton Hanks (born 1968), safety for San Francisco 49ers
James Hanna (born 1989), tight end for Dallas Cowboys
Graham Harrell (born 1985), quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
Tommie Harris (born 1983), defensive tackle for Chicago Bears
Garrett Hartley (born 1986), placekicker for New Orleans Saints
David Hawthorne (born 1985), linebacker for New Orleans Saints
Kellen Heard (born 1985), defensive end for Buffalo Bills
Johnnie Lee Higgins (born 1983), wide receiver for Oakland Raiders
King Hill (1936–2012), NFL quarterback and punter
Tony Hills (born 1984), offensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
Ellis Hobbs (born 1983), cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles
Montrae Holland (born 1980), guard for Dallas Cowboys
Ziggy Hood (born 1987), defensive end for Pittsburgh Steelers
Rob Housler (born 1988), tight end for Arizona Cardinals
Chris Houston (born 1984), cornerback for Atlanta Falcons
Ken Houston (born 1944), Hall of Fame safety for Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins
Thomas Howard (born 1983), linebacker for Oakland Raiders
Xavien Howard (born 1993), NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
Josh Huff (born 1991), wide receiver for Philadelphia Eagles
Michael Huff (born 1983), free safety for Oakland Raiders
Jerry Hughes (born 1988), defensive end for Buffalo Bills
Byron Hunt (born 1958), linebacker for New York Giants
Phillip Hunt (born 1986), defensive end for Philadelphia Eagles
Kendall Hunter (born 1988), running back for San Francisco 49ers
Sam Hurd (born 1985), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
Demontre Hurst (born 1991), cornerback for Chicago Bears
Jalen Hurts (born 1998), quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
Brian Iwuh (born 1984), linebacker for Chicago Bears

J–L

Fred Jackson (born 1981), running back for Buffalo Bills
Craig James (born 1961), NFL running back for the New England Patriots
Quentin Jammer (born 1979), cornerback for San Diego Chargers
Tony Jerod-Eddie (born 1990), defensive end for San Francisco 49ers
Luke Joeckel (born 1991), offensive tackle for Jacksonville Jaguars
Charlie Johnson (born 1984), offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts
Chris Johnson (born 1979), cornerback for Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Johnson (born 1982), linebacker for Kansas City Chiefs
D. J. Johnson (born 1985), cornerback for New York Giants
Jimmy Johnson (born 1943), NCAA and NFL head coach for Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, TV personality
Lane Johnson (born 1990), offensive tackle for Philadelphia Eagles
Manuel Johnson (born 1986), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
Michael Johnson (born 1984), safety for New York Giants
Johnny Jolly (born 1983), defensive end for Green Bay Packers
Aaron Jones (born 1994), NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers
Colin Jones (born 1987), safety for Carolina Panthers
Vi Jones (born 1998), NFL linebacker
Zay Jones (born 1995), NFL wide receiver
Case Keenum (born 1988), quarterback for Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills
Sergio Kindle (born 1987), linebacker for Baltimore Ravens
David King (born 1989), defensive end for Kansas City Chiefs
Johnny Knox (born 1986), wide receiver for Chicago Bears
Kevin Kolb (born 1984), quarterback for Arizona Cardinals
Gary Kubiak (born 1961), quarterback and head coach for Denver Broncos
Jacob Lacey (born 1987), cornerback for Indianapolis Colts
Ernie Ladd (1938–2007), college and pro football player, professional wrestler
Brandon LaFell (born 1986), wide receiver for New England Patriots
Tom Landry (1924–2000), Hall of Fame head coach, Dallas Cowboys
Dick "Night Train" Lane (1927–2002), Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback
Jeremy Lane (born 1990), cornerback for Seattle Seahawks
Yale Lary (1930–2017), NFL Hall of Fame defensive back, punter for Detroit Lions; politician
Bobby Layne (1926–1986), NFL quarterback and kicker, member of College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Roosevelt Leaks (born 1953), NFL running back, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Shane Lechler (born 1976), punter for Oakland Raiders
Bob Lilly (born 1939), Hall of Fame defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
Walker Little (born 1999), NFL offensive tackle
Carl "Spider" Lockhart (1943–1986), defensive back for New York Giants
P. J. Locke (born 1997), NFL safety
Andrew Luck (born 1989), quarterback for Indianapolis Colts
Blake Lynch (born 1997), NFL linebacker
James Lynch (born 1999), NFL nose tackle

M–O

Patrick Mahomes (born 1995), quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs
Ryan Mallett (1988–2023), quarterback for Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots
Braden Mann (born 1997), NFL punter
Danieal Manning (born 1982), free safety for Chicago Bears
Bradley Marquez (born 1992), wide receiver for St. Louis Rams
Ochaun Mathis (born 1999), NFL linebacker
Ross Matiscik (born 1996), NFL long snapper
Jake Matthews (born 1992), offensive tackle for Atlanta Falcons
Brett Maxie (born 1962), defensive back, secondary coach for Dallas Cowboys
Baker Mayfield (born 1995), NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner
Don Maynard (1935–2022), NFL wide receiver, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Taylor Mays (born 1988), safety
Trumaine McBride (born 1985), cornerback for New York Giants
Brice McCain (born 1986), cornerback for Miami Dolphins
Ryan McCollum (born 1998), NFL center
Tristin McCollum (born 1999), NFL safety
Zyon McCollum (born 1999), NFL cornerback
Luke McCown (born 1981), quarterback for Atlanta Falcons
Colt McCoy (born 1986), quarterback for Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns
Erik McCoy (born 1997), NFL center
Danny McCray (born 1988), defensive back, special teamer for Dallas Cowboys
Vance McDonald (born 1990), tight end for San Francisco 49ers
Stephen McGee (born 1985), quarterback for Dallas Cowboys
Steve McMichael (born 1957), NFL defensive tackle, member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Audray McMillian (born 1962), NFL cornerback
Bo McMillin (1895–1952), NFL quarterback, head coach and College Football Hall of Famer
Henry Melton (born 1986), defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
"Dandy" Don Meredith (1938–2010), quarterback for Dallas Cowboys; actor and TV personality
Christine Michael (born 1990), running back for Dallas Cowboys
Kendre Miller (born 2002), NFL running back
Roy Miller (born 1987), defensive tackle for Jacksonville Jaguars
Von Miller (born 1989), outside linebacker for Denver Broncos
Jalen Mills (born 1994), NFL safety
Keavon Milton (born 1990), offensive lineman for Seattle Seahawks
Marvin Mims (born 2002), NFL wide receiver
Adonai Mitchell (born 2002), NFL wide receiver
Earl Mitchell (born 1987), defensive tackle for Miami Dolphins
Damontre Moore (born 1992), defensive end for New York Giants
Dan Moore (born 1998), NFL offensive tackle
David Moore (born 1995), NFL wide receiver
Denarius Moore (born 1988), wide receiver for Oakland Raiders
Mike Morgan (born 1988), linebacker for Seattle Seahawks
Quintin Morris (born 1999), NFL tight end
Sammy Morris (born 1977), running back for New England Patriots
Mitch Morse (born 1992), center for Kansas City Chiefs
Thomas Morstead (born 1986), punter for New Orleans Saints
Marcus Murphy (born 1991), running back for New Orleans Saints
Kyler Murray (born 1997), NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner
Dimitri Nance (born 1988), running back for Green Bay Packers
Corey Nelson (born 1992), linebacker for Denver Broncos
David Nelson (born 1986), wide receiver for Buffalo Bills
Marshall Newhouse (born 1988), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
Robert Newhouse (1950–2014), fullback for Dallas Cowboys
Tommy Nobis (1943–2017), linebacker for Atlanta Falcons and College Football Hall of Famer
Moran Norris (born 1978), fullback for San Francisco 49ers
Cyril Obiozor (born 1986), linebacker for San Diego Chargers
Alex Okafor (born 1991), linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
Frank Okam (born 1985), defensive tackle for Houston Texans
Russell Okung (born 1987), offensive tackle for Seattle Seahawks
Igor Olshansky (born 1982), National Football League player
Gunner Olszewski (born 1996), NFL wide receiver and return specialist
Brian Orakpo (born 1986), linebacker for Washington Redskins
Anfernee Orji (born 2000), NFL linebacker
Zach Orr (born 1992), linebacker for Baltimore Ravens
Kelechi Osemele (born 1989), offensive lineman for Baltimore Ravens
DeMarvion Overshown (born 2000), NFL linebacker

P–R

Juqua Parker (born 1978), defensive end for Philadelphia Eagles
Tyler Patmon (born 1991), cornerback for Dallas Cowboys
Elvis Patterson (born 1960), NFL defensive back
Charlie Peprah (born 1983), safety for Green Bay Packers
Mac Percival (born 1940), placekicker for Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears
Jason Peters (born 1982), offensive tackle for Philadelphia Eagles
Adrian Peterson (born 1985), NFL running back for Minnesota Vikings and other teams
Brandon Pettigrew (born 1985), tight end for Detroit Lions
Bum Phillips (1923–2013), NFL head coach of Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints
Wade Phillips (born 1947), defensive coordinator of Los Angeles Rams, head coach of Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys
Christian Ponder (born 1988), quarterback for Minnesota Vikings
John Randle (born 1967), NFL defensive tackle, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Manny Ramirez (born 1983), guard/center for Denver Broncos
Jalen Reagor (born 1999), NFL wide receiver and return specialist
Gary Reasons (born 1962), linebacker, primarily for New York Giants
Cory Redding (born 1980), defensive end for Indianapolis Colts
Josh Reynolds (born 1995), NFL wide receiver
Demani Richardson (born 2000), NFL safety
Weston Richburg (born 1991), offensive lineman for New York Giants
Elandon Roberts (born 1994), linebacker for New England Patriots
Aldrick Robinson (born 1988), wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons
A'Shawn Robinson (born 1995), NFL defensive end
Khiry Robinson (born 1989), running back for New Orleans Saints
Layden Robinson (born 2001), NFL offensive guard
Bradley Roby (born 1992), cornerback for Denver Broncos
Jacquizz Rodgers (born 1990), running back for Atlanta Falcons
Shaun Rogers (born 1979), defensive tackle for New Orleans Saints
Aaron Ross (born 1982), cornerback for Jacksonville Jaguars
Kyle Rote (1928–2002), All-American running back at SMU, NFL New York Giants wide receiver
Stanford Routt (born 1983), NFL cornerback
Eric Rowe (born 1992), cornerback for New England Patriots
Ryan Russell (born 1992), defensive end for Dallas Cowboys
Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), NFL offensive guard

S–T

Emmanuel Sanders (born 1987), wide receiver for Denver Broncos
Josh Scobee (born 1982), placekicker for Jacksonville Jaguars
Jonathan Scott (born 1983), offensive tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
Derrick Shelby (born 1989), defensive end for Miami Dolphins
Del Shofner (1934–2020), wide receiver for New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams; MVP of 1957 Sugar Bowl
Ozzie Simmons (1914–2001), one of first black All-American players in 1930s
Mike Singletary (born 1958), NFL player and coach, member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame
John Skelton (born 1988), quarterback for Arizona Cardinals
Rashawn Slater (born 1999), offensive tackle for Los Angeles Chargers
Bubba Smith (1945–2011), defensive end with Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and actor
Hunter Smith (born 1977), punter for Washington Redskins
Kevin Smith (born 1970), cornerback for Dallas Cowboys
Lovie Smith (born 1958), head coach for Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, University of Illinois
Wade Smith (born 1981), guard and center for Houston Texans
Justin Snow (born 1976), long snapper for Indianapolis Colts
E. J. Speed (born 1995), NFL linebacker
Matthew Stafford (born 1988), quarterback for Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams
Terence Steele (born 1997), offensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
Brandon Stephens (born 1997), cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
Jarrett Stidham (born 1996), quarterback for New England Patriots
Matt Stover (born 1968), placekicker for Indianapolis Colts
Michael Strahan (born 1971), Hall of Fame defensive end for New York Giants; TV personality, Good Morning America, NFL on FOX, The $100,000 Pyramid
Grant Stuard (born 1998), NFL linebacker
Ty Summers (born 1995), NFL linebacker
Courtland Sutton (born 1995), cornerback for Denver Broncos
Travis Swanson (born 1991), center for Detroit Lions
Aqib Talib (born 1986), cornerback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ryan Tannehill (born 1988), quarterback for Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans
Phillip Tanner (born 1988), running back for Dallas Cowboys
Charley Taylor (1941–2022), NFL wide receiver, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
Patrick Taylor (born 1998), NFL running back
Stepfan Taylor (born 1991), running back for Arizona Cardinals
David Thomas (born 1983), tight end for New Orleans Saints
Earl Thomas (born 1989), safety for Seattle Seahawks
Michael Thomas (born 1989), safety for Miami Dolphins
Mike Thomas (born 1987), wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars
Thurman Thomas (born 1966), NFL running back, member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Zach Thomas (born 1973), NFL linebacker, member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
Ted Thompson (1953–2021), general manager of Green Bay Packers
Y. A. Tittle (1926–2017), Hall of Fame quarterback, primarily with San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants
LaDainian Tomlinson (born 1979), NFL running back and College Football Hall of Famer
Michael Toudouze (born 1983), offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts
Nick Thurman (born 1995), NFL defensive tackle
Austin Trammell (born 1998), NFL wide receiver
Kyle Trask (born 1998), NFL quarterback
Orville Trask (1934–2008), NFL defensive tackle
Jeremiah Trotter (born 1977), linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles
Winfred Tubbs (born 1970), NFL linebacker
Jason Tucker (born 1976), NFL wide receiver
Justin Tucker (born 1989), placekicker for Baltimore Ravens
Clayton Tune (born 1999), NFL quarterback
Bulldog Turner (1919–1998), Hall of Fame center and linebacker for Chicago Bears
Rob Turner (born 1984), former NFL player
Payton Turner (born 1999), NFL defensive end

U–Z

Tony Ugoh (born 1983), offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts
Gene Upshaw (1945–2008), Hall of Fame guard for Oakland Raiders
Kenny Vaccaro (born 1991), safety for New Orleans Saints
Louis Vasquez (born 1987), offensive guard for Denver Broncos
Dustin Vaughan (born 1991), quarterback for Dallas Cowboys
Lawrence Vickers (born 1983), fullback for Dallas Cowboys
Trevin Wade (born 1989), cornerback for New York Giants
Jaylen Waddle (born 1998), wide receiver for Miami Dolphins
LaAdrian Waddle (born 1991), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
Doak Walker (1927–1998), College and Hall of Fame player for SMU and Detroit Lions, winner of Heisman Trophy
Jamar Wall (born 1988), cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles
J. D. Walton (born 1987), center for New York Giants
John Washington (born 1963), defensive end for New York Giants
Brian Waters (born 1977), offensive guard for New England Patriots
Armani Watts (born 1996), safety for Kansas City Chiefs
J'Marcus Webb (born 1988), offensive tackle for Chicago Bears
Richmond Webb (born 1967), NFL offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals
Sean Weatherspoon (born 1987), linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
Scott Wells (born 1981), center for St. Louis Rams
DeAndrew White (born 1991), wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
Melvin White (born 1990), cornerback for Carolina Panthers
Nikita Whitlock (born 1991), fullback for New York Giants
Fozzy Whittaker (born 1989), running back, kick returner, Carolina Panthers
Aaron Williams (born 1990), safety for Buffalo Bills
Bobbie Williams (born 1976), guard for Baltimore Ravens
Brandon Williams (born 1986), linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
Brian Williams (born 1972), NFL linebacker
Byron Williams (born 1960), NFL and WLAF wide receiver
Connor Williams (born 1997), offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys
Daryl Williams (born 1992), offensive tackle for Carolina Panthers
D. J. Williams (born 1988), tight end for Green Bay Packers
Malcolm Williams (born 1987), defensive back for New England Patriots
Roy Williams (born 1981), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
Teddy Williams (born 1988), cornerback for Carolina Panthers
Terrance Williams (born 1989), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
Trent Williams (born 1988), offensive tackle for Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers
Josh Wilson (born 1985), cornerback for Atlanta Falcons
Wade Wilson (1959–2019), quarterback for Minnesota Vikings; quarterbacks coach for Dallas Cowboys
Eric Winston (born 1983), offensive tackle for Houston Texans
Will Witherspoon (born 1980), linebacker for Tennessee Titans
Kendall Wright (born 1989), wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
Vince Young (born 1983), quarterback for Texas Longhorns and Philadelphia Eagles, MVP of 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl

Golf

Rich Beem (born 1970), professional golfer
Jack Burke Jr. (1923–2024), professional golfer
Harry Cooper (1904–2000), professional golfer
Bettye Danoff (1923–2011), golfer, one of founding members of LPGA
Lee Elder (1934–2021), golfer, first African American to play in the Masters Tournament
Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golfer
Betty Jameson (1919–2009), golfer^[20]
Tom Kite (born 1949), golfer
Justin Leonard (born 1972), golfer
Byron Nelson (1912–2006), professional golfer
Corey Pavin (born 1959), professional golfer
Harvey Penick (1904–1995), golfer, golf coach, elected to World Golf Hall of Fame
Scottie Scheffler (born 1996), golfer
Jordan Spieth (born 1993), golfer, achieved No. 1 world ranking at age 22
Lee Trevino (born 1939), golfer
Kathy Whitworth (1939–2022), golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame
Dave Williams (1918–1998), golf coach at the University of Houston, which he led to 16 team national championships
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956), athlete, won 82 amateur and professional golf tournaments, including five major professional championships
Will Zalatoris (born 1996), golfer

Motorsports

Brandon Bernstein (born 1972) drag racer, NHRA top fuel driver, son of Kenny Bernstein
Kenny Bernstein (born 1944), drag racer, six-time NHRA champion, father of Brandon Bernstein
Chris Buescher (born 1992), NASCAR driver
James Buescher (born 1990), former NASCAR driver
Colin Braun (born 1988), professional race car driver
Joie Chitwood (1912–1988), professional race car driver
Brad Coleman (born 1988), former NASCAR driver
Stuart Crow (born 1959), race car driver
Bayley Currey (born 1996), NASCAR driver
Trenton Estep (born 1999), race car driver
A. J. Foyt (born 1935), race car driver
Jesse Iwuji (born 1987), NASCAR driver
Bobby Labonte (born 1964), NASCAR driver, 2000 Winston Cup Champion, younger brother of Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte (born 1956), NASCAR driver, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, 1996 Winston Cup Champion
Carroll Shelby (1923–2012), race car driver and designer of the Shelby Cobra and other automobiles
David Starr (born 1967), NASCAR driver

Professional wrestling

Toni Adams (1964–2010), wrestling manager and valet
Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964), WWE wrestler and actor
Texas Tank Bernard, wrestler
Tully Blanchard (born 1954), NWA wrestler, original Four Horsemen member
Celeste Bonin (born 1986), WWE wrestler known as Kaitlyn
Mark Calaway (born 1965), WWE wrestler known as The Undertaker
Dixie Carter (born 1964), President of TNA Wrestling
Bobby Duncum Jr. (1965–2000), former WCW wrestler
Dory Funk Sr. (1919–1973), wrestler, trainer, and promoter
Dory Funk Jr. (born 1941), NWA wrestler and trainer
Terry Funk (born 1944) NWA and ECW champion, one of the first hardcore wrestlers
Gorgeous George (George Wagner) (1915–1963), professional wrestler, grew up in Houston
Nidia Guenard (born 1979), former WWE wrestler and 2001 WWE Tough Enough Co-winner
Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), WWE champion
Chavo Guerrero Sr. (1949–2017), former NWA champion
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (born 1970), WCW and WWE wrestler
Vickie Guerrero (born 1968), WWE personality
Stan Hansen (born 1949), AJPW wrestler
Mark Henry (born 1971), WWE wrestler
Shawn Hernandez (born 1973), TNA wrestler
Lance Hoyt (born 1977), TNA wrestler
Booker Huffman (born 1965), WCW and WWE wrestler known as Booker T
Lash Huffman (born 1958), WCW wrestler
John Layfield (born 1966), former WWE champion JBL/Bradshaw
Shawn Michaels (born 1965), former WWE wrestler and champion
Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), former WWE women's champion
Blackjack Mulligan (1942–2016), former NWA wrestler
Dick Murdoch (1946–1996), former NWA wrestler
Bruce Prichard (born 1963), Brother Love in the WWE
Tom Prichard (born 1959), WWE wrestler
Scott Putski (born 1966), former WCW and WWE wrestler
Dustin Rhodes (born 1969), WWE wrestler Goldust
Dusty Rhodes (1945–2015), WWE wrestler
Wendi Richter (born 1961), WWE wrestler
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (born 1955), former WWE wrestler
Tito Santana (born 1953), former WWE wrestler
Jesse Sorensen (born 1989), TNA wrestler
Robert Swenson (1957–1997), former WCW wrestler and actor
Von Erich Family, wrestling family which competed in various Texas and southern promotions
Erik Watts (born 1967), former WCW wrestler
Alicia Webb (born 1979), former WWE star Ryan Shamrock
Barry Windham (born 1960), former NWA and WCW wrestler
Kendall Windham (born 1967), former NWA and WCW wrestler

Soccer

Jeff Agoos (born 1968), Swiss-born American soccer defender, Hall of Fame^[21]
Neil Cohen (born 1955), soccer player
Clint Dempsey (born 1983), soccer player, plays for Fulham FC and United States Men's National Soccer Team
Nick Garcia (born 1979), soccer player
Omar Gonzalez (born 1988), soccer player
Weston McKennie (born 1998), soccer player, plays for Juventus and United States Men's National Soccer Team
Hassan Nazari (born 1956), soccer player, coach, youth club founder
Lee Nguyen (born 1986), soccer player
Bárbara Olivieri (born 2002), soccer player, plays for Houston Dash and Venezuela women's national football team

Swimming

Cammile Adams (born 1991), Olympic swimmer^[22]
Shaine Casas (born 1999), competitive swimmer^[23]
Madisyn Cox (born 1995), competitive swimmer^[24]
Carli Cronk (born 2006), deaf swimmer^[25]
Josh Davis (born 1972), Olympic gold and silver medalist in freestyle swimming
Jimmy Feigen (born 1989), Olympic swimmer and gold medalist^[26]
Natalie Hinds (born 1993), Olympic swimmer^[27]
Micah Lawrence (born 1990), Olympic swimmer^[28]
Celina Lemmen (born 1985), Olympic swimmer
Simone Manuel (born 1996), Olympic swimmer and gold medalist^[29]
Katie Meili (born 1991), Olympic swimmer and bronze medalist^[30]
Dana Vollmer (born 1987), swimmer, gold medalist at 2004 Olympics

Tennis

Fiona Crawley (born 2002), tennis player
Zina Garrison (born 1963), tennis player
Liv Hovde (born 2005), tennis player, won Wimbledon girls' singles title^[31]
Karl Kamrath (1911–1988), tennis player, architect
Cliff Richey (born 1946), tennis player, achieved world number-six ranking
Nancy Richey (born 1942), tennis player, won six major championships in singles and doubles, achieved world number-two ranking
Michael Russell (born 1978), tennis player
Dick Savitt (1927–2023), tennis player ranked number two in the world
Bill Scanlon (1956–2021), tennis player
Anne Smith (born 1959), tennis player, ten major championships in doubles, ranked world number one in doubles

Track and field

Brigetta Barrett (born 1990), high jumper
Matthew S. Brown (born 1976), track and field champion at 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro^[32]
Cameron Burrell (1994–2021), sprinter
Dave Clark (1936–2018), Olympic pole vaulter
Melissa González (born 1994), hurdler
Carlette Guidry-White (born 1968), sprinter
Leonard Hilton (1947–2000), distance runner^[33]
Ariana Ince (born 1989), javelin thrower
Kortnei Johnson (born 1997), sprinter
Michael Johnson (born 1967), sprinter, Olympic gold medalist, world record holder
Maggie Malone (born 1993), javelin thrower
Sha'Carri Richardson (born 2000), sprinter
Louise Ritter (born 1958), Olympic gold medalist in high jump
Raevyn Rogers (born 1996), middle-distance runner, Olympic medalist
Tom Tellez (born 1933), collegiate track and field coach
Jeremy Wariner (born 1984), track & field Olympic gold medalist
Mal Whitfield (1924–2015), Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter run
Darold Williamson (born 1983), Olympic gold medalist in track & field
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914–1956), track & field gold medalist 1932 Olympics, golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame

Mind sports

Amarillo Slim (Thomas Preston Jr.) (1928–2012), poker champion
Doyle Brunson (1933–2023), professional poker player
Johnny Chan (born 1957), professional poker player
Bobby Goldman (1938–1999), bridge player
Bob Hamman (born 1938), bridge player
James Jacoby (1933–1991), bridge player
Oswald Jacoby (1902–1984), bridge player
Ruifeng Li (born 2001), chess grandmaster^[34]^[35]
Johnny Moss (1907–1995), professional poker player
Robert Salaburu (born 1985), poker player
Akash Vukoti (born 2009), qualified six times for the Scripps National Spelling Bee^[36]^[37]
David Williams (born 1980), poker player
Trey Wright (born 1974), U.S. national Scrabble champion, classical concert pianist

Other

Terence Anderson (born c. 1946), sport shooter
Lance Armstrong (born 1971), cyclist, disqualified champion of Tour de France
Del Ballard Jr. (born 1963), professional bowler
Richard Bass (1929–2015), mountaineer, first person to climb the "Seven Summits"; business owner
Kyle Bennett (1979–2012), bicycle motocross racer
Evan Bernstein (born 1960), Israeli Olympic wrestler
Simone Biles (born 1997), world- and Olympic-champion gymnast
Aimee Boorman (born 1973), gymnastics coach
Aimee Buchanan (born 1993), American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
Jared Cannonier (born 1984), mixed martial artist
Blake Coleman (born 1991), American professional ice hockey forward
Tervel Dlagnev (born 1985), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler, bronze medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics
Cowboy Morgan Evans (1903–1969), rodeo, steer wrestling champion 1928
Jennifer Gutierrez (born 1967), triathlete
Mauro Hamza (born 1965 or 1966), banned Egyptian fencing coach
Chad Hedrick (born 1977), American inline speed skater and ice speed skater
Heath Herring (born 1978), mixed martial artist
Seth Jones (born 1994), ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
Baylee Klingler (born 1999), softball player
Madison Kocian (born 1997), world- and Olympic-champion gymnast
Courtney Kupets (born 1986), world and U.S. champion gymnast, silver medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics
Brian Leetch (born 1968), Hall of Fame hockey defenseman, primarily with the New York Rangers
Tara Lipinski (born 1982), figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
Nastia Liukin (born 1989), 2008 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist
Jeffrey Louis, aka B-Boy Jeffro (born 1994), Olympic breakdancer
Patricia McCormick (1929–2013), bullfighter
Bubba McDaniel (born 1983), mixed martial artist
Tamyra Mensah-Stock (born 1992), women's freestyle wrestler; World champion, Olympic gold medalist at 2020 Olympics
Delaney Miller (born 1995), rock climber
Robert Mosbacher (1927–2010), yacht racer, businessman, politician
Bo Nickal (born 1996), mixed martial artist, former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler
Cat Osterman (born 1983), softball pitcher
Carly Patterson (born 1988), 2004 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist
Jeff Phillips (1963–1993), skateboarder
Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
Todd Pletcher (born 1967), horse trainer
Alex Puccio (born 1989), climber
Tex Rickard (1870–1929), sports promoter
Ruth Roach (1896–1986), rodeo rider
Joscelyn Roberson (born 2006), gymnast^[38]
Keith Sanderson (born 1975), sport shooter^[39]
Ruth Taubert Seeger (1924–2014), athlete and coach, competed in 1957 Summer Deaflympics, member of Texas Women's Hall of Fame
Willie Shoemaker (1931–2003), jockey
Brandon Slay (born 1975), Olympic freestyle wrestler, gold medalist at 2000 Olympics
Kamaru Usman (born 1987), mixed martial artist, former UFC Welterweight Champion
Hollie Vise (born 1987), world-champion gymnast
Walel Watson (born 1984), mixed martial artist
Kaitlyn Weaver (born 1989), ice dancer, competes for Canada
Chip Woolley (born 1963), racehorse trainer
Kim Zmeskal (born 1976), 1992 world-champion/Olympic gymnast

Business

A–E

Red Adair (1915–2004), offshore oil field firefighter
Joe Allbritton (1924–2012), banker, publisher, philanthropist
Monroe Dunaway Anderson (1873–1939), banker, cotton trader, business executive, philanthropist
John S. Armstrong (1850–1908), Dallas-area real estate developer, founded Oak Cliff, Highland Park, the State Fair of Texas
Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
George Ballas (1925–2011), entrepreneur, invented Weed Eater
Ed Bass (born 1945), businessman, financier, philanthropist, environmentalist
Harry W. Bass Jr. (1927–1998), oil business, philanthropist
Harry W. Bass Sr. (1895–1970), oil business
Richard Bass (1929–2015), owner of Snowbird Ski Resort; pioneering mountaineer
Robert Bass (born 1948), billionaire philanthropist, chairman of Oak Hill Capital, conservationist
Sid Bass (born 1942), billionaire investor and oil magnate from Fort Worth
Andrew Beal (born 1952), banker, businessman, investor, poker player, mathematician; billionaire
Benny Binion (1904–1989), Las Vegas casino owner; previously an organized-crime boss
Jack Binion (born 1937), businessman
Jack S. Blanton (1927–2013), oil industry executive, civic leader, philanthropist
Ghulam Bombaywala (born 1973), restaurateur
David Bonderman (1942–2024), businessman, billionaire
Kimberly S. Bowers (born 1965), business executive
George Washington Brackenridge (1832–1920), banker, business executive, philanthropist, social activist, university regent
Nancy Brinker (born 1946), business executive, ambassador
Norman Brinker (1931–2009), restaurateur
George R. Brown (1898–1983), construction company founder, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Samuel Burk Burnett (1849–1922), cattleman, rancher
Charles Butt (born 1938), CEO of H-E-B supermarket chain, billionaire
Howard Edward Butt Sr. (1895–1991), businessman, philanthropist; founded H-E-B grocery store chain
David Harold Byrd (1900–1986), oilman, founder of Civil Air Patrol
Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), oilman, natural gas entrepreneur, state representative
Joseph Campisi (1918–1990), restaurateur
Don Carter (1933–2018), investor, businessman; owned professional sports teams
Rex Cauble (1913–2003), oilman, rancher, western-wear merchant, millionaire
Josef Centeno, chef, restaurateur
Eddie Chiles (1910–1993), oil business founder and executive; major-league baseball team owner
George W. Church Sr. (1887–1956), founder of Church's Chicken
Sarah Horton Cockrell (1819–1892), businesswoman, millionaire
Carr Collins Sr. (1892–1980), insurance magnate, philanthropist
Brad Corbett (1937–2012), oil business, owned the Texas Rangers baseball team
Helen Corbitt (1906–1978), chef, cookbook author
Carl G. Cromwell (1889–1931), oil driller and aviation pioneer^[40]
Harlan Crow (born 1949), real estate developer
Trammell Crow (1914–2009), commercial real estate developer
Mary C. Crowley (1915–1986), business executive
Sherwood Cryer (1927–2009), entrepreneur, co-owned and operated Gilley's honky-tonk nightclub
Mark Cuban (born 1958), billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Dallas Mavericks basketball team
Joseph S. Cullinan (1860–1937), oil industrialist, founder of Texaco
Robert B. Cullum (1912–1981), founder of Tom Thumb supermarket chain
Ray Davis, business executive, baseball team owner
Robert Decherd (born 1951), businessman; chairman, president, and CEO of A. H. Belo
Michael Dell (born 1965), founder of Dell Inc.
Tiffany Derry (born 1982), chef, restaurateur
Clara Driscoll (1881–1945), businesswoman, philanthropist, historic preservationist
Angelo Drossos (1928–1997), stockbroker, owner of San Antonio Spurs
Charles Duncan Jr. (1926–2022), president of The Coca-Cola Company
Thomas Dundon (born 1972), financial businessman

F–J

William Stamps Farish II (1881–1942), president of Standard Oil, founder and president of American Petroleum Institute
Dean Fearing (born 1955), chef, restaurateur
Tilman J. Fertitta (born 1957), CEO of Landry's Restaurants, billionaire
Carly Fiorina (born 1954), CEO of Hewlett-Packard, senior vice president at AT&T, and Ted Cruz's running mate in the 2016 election
Don Flynn (1934–2010), oil and gas industry executive, professional football player
Buddy Fogelson (1900–1987), oilman, lawyer, horse breeder, philanthropist; husband of Greer Garson
Robert Folsom (1927–2017), real estate investor and developer; mayor of Dallas
Walter Fondren Sr. (1877–1939), oilman, co-founder of Humble Oil (which would become ExxonMobil), philanthropist
Gerald J. Ford (born 1944), business executive, banker, billionaire, philanthropist
Joe B. Foster (1934–2020), oil business, philanthropist
Paul L. Foster (born 1957), business executive, philanthropist
Andrew Friedman (born 1976), banker, Major League Baseball executive
William Delbert Gann (1878–1955), finance trader, analyst
William H. Gaston (1840–1927), co-founder, with Aaron C. Camp, of the first banking house in Dallas
Scott Ginsburg (1952–2024), business executive, philanthropist
Jim Goode (1944–2016), restaurateur
Charles Goodnight (1836–1929), legendary Texas cattleman
Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), inventor, founder of Liquid Paper Corporation, mother of The Monkees' Mike Nesmith
Eunice Gray (1880–1962), hotel and brothel owner
Bennett Greenspan (born 1952), entrepreneur, founder of Family Tree DNA
Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826–1902), miller
Patrick E. Haggerty (1914–1980), co-founder, president, and chairman of Texas Instruments
Najeeb Halaby (1915–2003), FAA administrator, chairman and CEO of Pan Am, father of Queen Noor of Jordan
Mayer Halff (1836–1905), pioneering cattle rancher
Ebby Halliday (1911–2015), Realtor, entrepreneur
Jerome K. Harris Jr. (1931–2013), businessman, helped to promote HemisFair '68
Jerome K. Harris Sr. (1899–1984), businessman, originated idea for and named HemisFair '68
Thomas Britton Harris IV (born 1958), investment officer
Jim Hasslocher (1922–2015), restaurateur
William R. Hawn (1910–1995), businessman, philanthropist, racehorse breeder
Pattillo Higgins (1863–1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"
Barron Hilton (1927–2019), billionaire socialite, businessman, heir to Hilton Hotels fortune
Conrad Hilton (1887–1979), hotel-chain founder
Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), socialite, businessman, heir to Hilton Hotels fortune
Eric Hilton (1933–2016), hotelier, philanthropist
Gerald D. Hines (1925–2020), real-estate developer
Timothy Dwight Hobart (1855–1935), landowner, surveyor, rancher, mayor of Pampa
Peter Holt (born 1948), businessman, headed group that owns San Antonio sports teams
Roger Horchow (1928–2020), catalog entrepreneur, Broadway producer
Thomas William House Sr. (1814–1880), early Houston cotton shipper, founder of Houston's first private bank and first public utility
Howard Hughes (1905–1976), aviator, filmmaker, eccentric billionaire
Howard R. Hughes Sr. (1869–1924), entrepreneur, oilman; father of Howard Hughes
Earl H. Hulsey (1880–1961), businessman, movie-theatre operator
Caroline Rose Hunt (1923–2018), hotelier, author, philanthropist, heiress
Clark Hunt (born 1965), chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs
H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), oil tycoon, patriarch of Dallas family of legendary wealth and power
Lamar Hunt (1932–2006), founder of American Football League, Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League
Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926–2014), oilman, investor, horse breeder
Ray Lee Hunt (born 1943), oilman
William Herbert Hunt (1929–2024), oilman
Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner (1860–1947), oilman
Jerry Jones (born 1942), billionaire entrepreneur, oilman, owner of Dallas Cowboys football team
Jerry Jones Jr. (born 1969), Dallas Cowboys executive
Stephen Jones (born 1964), Dallas Cowboys executive
J. Erik Jonsson (1901–1995), co-founder and president of Texas Instruments, mayor of Dallas

K–M

Herb Kelleher (1931–2019), founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines
Gary C. Kelly (born 1955), CEO, Southwest Airlines
Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), founder of Imperial Sugar, mayor of Galveston
Kay Kimbell (1886–1964), entrepreneur, philanthropist; endowed Kimbell Art Museum
Henrietta King (1832–1925), rancher (King Ranch), philanthropist
Richard King (1824–1885), entrepreneur, founder of the legendary King Ranch
Rollin King (1931–2014), businessman, investment consultant, co-founder of Southwest Airlines
John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), businessman, founder of the Kirby Petroleum Company
Robert J. Kleberg Jr. (1853–1932), managed the King Ranch
Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), chemical engineer and entrepreneur who founded the oil refinery firm that later became Koch Industries
Harry Koch (1867–1942), railroad founder, newspaper founder
Tracy Krohn (born 1954), entrepreneur, auto racing enthusiast
Eugene Lacritz (1929–2012), retail executive, classical musician
Tony Lama (1887–1974), bootmaker
Ninfa Laurenzo (1924–2001), restaurateur
Rodney Lewis (born 1954), oil and natural gas industrialist and rancher; second wealthiest individual in San Antonio
John Lilly (born 1971), venture capitalist
James Ling (1922–2004), founder of business conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought
David Litman (born 1957), founder of hotels.com and getaroom.com
Tim Love (born 1971), chef, restaurateur
Sam Lucchese (1868–1929), businessman, bootmaker, theater impresario
Gerald Lyda (1923–2005), construction CEO, owner of La Escalera Ranch in Sierra County, New Mexico
James E. Lyon (1927–1993), real estate developer, banker, and Republican politician in Houston
John Mackey (born 1953), CEO, Whole Foods Market
Herbert Marcus (1878–1950), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus (1882–1979), vice president of Neiman Marcus, horticulturist
Stanley Marcus (1905–2002), president and CEO of Neiman Marcus
Thomas Marsalis (1852–1919), Dallas-area developer
Mariano Martinez (born 1944), inventor, entrepreneur, restaurateur, invented frozen margarita machine
Irving Allen Mathews (1917–1994), retail executive, Federal Reserve Bank board chairman
Lowry Mays (1935–2022), businessman, co-founded Clear Channel Communications
Glenn McCarthy (1907–1988), oil tycoon, entrepreneur; inspired the character Jett Rink in Giant
Red McCombs (1927–2023), businessman, owned several professional sports franchises
Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), founder of Texas Instruments, geophysicist, philanthropist
William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
Jim McIngvale (born 1951), businessman, owns furniture-store chain
Algur H. Meadows (1899–1978), oilman, philanthropist
John W. Mecom Sr. (1911–1981), oilman
George P. Mitchell (1919–2013), billionaire oilman, real estate developer, philanthropist
Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed (born 1961), entrepreneur; political, religious, cultural activist; father of Ahmed Mohamed
William Moncrief (1920–2021), oilman, billionaire
John T. Montford (born 1943), businessman in San Antonio, former chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, former state senator and district attorney from Lubbock
Shearn Moody Jr. (1933–1996), financier, entrepreneur, philanthropist
William Lewis Moody Jr. (1865–1954), financier, entrepreneur
John Moores (born 1944), entrepreneur, philanthropist; owner of professional sports teams
Shea Morenz (born 1974), business executive, former athlete
Robert Mosbacher (1927–2010), businessman, yacht racer, politician
Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, university administrator
Clint Murchison Jr. (1923–1987), oil businessman; founder/owner of Dallas Cowboys football team
Clint Murchison Sr. (1895–1969), oil magnate

N–R

Raymond Nasher (1921–2007), real estate developer (NorthPark Center), art collector
Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875–1970), co-founder of Neiman Marcus
Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
Bill Noël (1914–1987), oil industrialist and philanthropist from Odessa
J. Frank Norfleet (1865–1967), rancher, manhunter
Mary Moody Northen (1892–1986), financier, philanthropist
Jim Novy (1896–1971), businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, supported career of Lyndon B. Johnson; nicknamed "First Jew of Texas"
Peter O'Donnell (1924–2021), investor, philanthropist, Republican state party chairman, 1962–1969; leader of the Draft Goldwater Committee in 1963–1964
R.J. O'Donnell (1891–1959), businessman, theatre-chain manager, philanthropist
William O'Neil (1933–2023), entrepreneur, stockbroker, writer, founded Investor's Business Daily
Marc Ostrofsky (born 1961), venture capitalist, entrepreneur, investor, author
Ross Perot (1930–2019), entrepreneur; founder of EDS and Perot Systems; 1992 U.S. presidential candidate
Bob J. Perry (1932–2013), homebuilder, political supporter
Stephen Samuel Perry (1825–1874), manager of Peach Point Plantation, preserved historical manuscripts
T. Boone Pickens (1928–2019), energy entrepreneur, philanthropist
Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim (1928–2017), founder, chairman, and principal owner of Pilgrim's Pride
Bernard Rapoport (1917–2012), entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, business executive
Kent Rathbun (born 1961), chef, restaurateur
William Marsh Rice (1816–1900), merchant, investor, multimillionaire, philanthropist; namesake of Rice University
Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), oilman, cattleman, philanthropist
Rich Riley (born 1973), Senior Vice President and managing director of Yahoo! EMEA
Corbin Robertson (born 1947), business executive
Phil Romano (born 1939), restaurateur
Willy O. Rossel (1921–2015), chef
Marvin Travis Runyon (1924–2004), business executive, U.S. Postmaster General
Reid Ryan (born 1971), Major League Baseball executive, former player

S–T

Fayez Sarofim (1929–2022), stock-fund manager, part owner of Houston Texans, philanthropist, billionaire
Tom Scaperlanda (1895–1971), jeweler, circus historian and collector of circusana
Julius Schepps (1895–1971), business owner, civic leader and philanthropist
Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. (1920–2001), oilman, rancher, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder
Daniel R. Scoggin (born 1937), founder of TGI Friday's, Inc., restaurateur
Frank Sharp (1906–1993), land developer
Walter Benona Sharp (1870–1912), oilman, innovator, philanthropist
Anna Shelton (1861–1939), real-estate developer, founder of women's clubs
Ascher Silberstein (1852–1909), cattleman, banker, oilman, philanthropist
Harold Simmons (1931–2013), billionaire businessman, banker, philanthropist; developed concept of leveraged buyout
Bob R. Simpson (born 1948), business executive, baseball team owner
Henry Singleton (1916–1999), electrical engineer, co-founder of Teledyne Technologies
Bill Sinkin (1913–2014), banker, community activist
Christopher Columbus Slaughter (1837–1919), rancher, cattle drover and breeder, banker, philanthropist
Tom Slick (1916–1962), inventor, businessman, adventurer, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Merrie Spaeth (born 1948), business public relations consultant, political consultant, educator, former actress
John Sparks (1843–1908), cattle rancher, Texas Ranger, became governor of Nevada
A. Latham Staples (born 1977), CEO of EXUSMED, Inc., civil rights activist, and founder/Chairman of Empowering Spirits Foundation
Felix Stehling (1927–2012), businessman, restaurateur, founded Taco Cabana
John M. Stemmons (1909–2001), real estate developer, civic leader
Leslie Stemmons (1876–1939), businessman
Frank Sterling (1869–1938), oil business
Ross S. Sterling (1875–1949), founder of Humble Oil (which would become ExxonMobil), Governor of Texas
James Stillman (1850–1918), banker, investor, corporate executive
David Tallichet (1922–2007), developed the theme restaurant concept
Anne Valliant Burnett Tandy (1900–1980), rancher, horsebreeder, philanthropist, art collector
Charles D. Tandy (1918–1978), chairman, president, and CEO of Tandy Corporation
Ben Taub (1889–1982), businessman, philanthropist
Rich Templeton (born 1958), president, chairman, and CEO of Texas Instruments
Robert L. Thornton (1880–1964), founder and president of Mercantile Bank in Dallas, mayor and civic leader of Dallas
Tex Thornton (1913–1981), founder of Litton Industries
Felix Tijerina (1905–1965), restaurateur
Rex Tillerson (born 1952), chairman, president and CEO of ExxonMobil
Kenny Troutt (born 1948), telecommunications company founder, racehorse owner, billionaire

U–Z

Daniel Waggoner (1828–1902), rancher, businessman, banker
E. Paul Waggoner (1889–1967), rancher, horsebreeder
Guy Waggoner (1883–1950), rancher, business executive
William Thomas Waggoner (1852–1934), rancher, oilman, banker, horsebreeder, philanthropist
Kelcy Warren (born 1955), chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer Partners
Sherron Watkins (born 1959), Vice President at the Enron Corporation, whistleblower who helped uncover the Enron scandal
George Washington West (1851–1926), rancher
James Marion West Jr. (1903–1957), oilman
James Marion West Sr. (1871–1941), business tycoon
Edward Whitacre Jr. (born 1941), chairman of the board and CEO of General Motors, chairman of the board and CEO of AT&T Inc.
Clayton Wheat Williams Jr. (1931–2020), oilman; Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1990
Gus Sessions Wortham (1891–1976), businessman, philanthropist
Charles Wyly (1933–2011), entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist, civic leader
Sam Wyly (born 1934), entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist
Angus G. Wynne (1914–1979), founder of Six Flags Over Texas and subsequent corporate theme parks
Shannon Wynne (born 1951), restaurateur
Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (1859–1929), railroad executive
H.B. Zachry (1901–1984), construction business executive
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012), salesman, motivational speaker, author
Andrew Jackson Zilker (1858–1934), businessman, civic leader, philanthropist in Austin

Law and jurisprudence

James A. Baker Jr. (1892–1973), attorney
Captain James A. Baker (1857–1941), attorney for William Marsh Rice, banker
Judge James A. Baker (1821–1897), jurist, politician
Roy Bean (c. 1825 – 1903), Justice of the Peace, called himself "The Law West of the Pecos"
Jean Hudson Boyd (born 1954), district court judge who sentenced Ethan Couch to probation based on "affluenza" defense
John W. Brady (1869?–1943), lawyer
Will P. Brady (1876–1943), district attorney
Ruth Virginia Brazzil (1889–1976), lawyer
Tony Buzbee (born 1968), trial lawyer
Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), civil rights lawyer, educator
Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in Beaumont; former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sherman
Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Linda Coffee (born 1942), attorney for Norma McCorvey in Roe v. Wade
Elma Salinas Ender (born 1953), first Hispanic female to serve on a state district court in Texas; judge of the 341st Judicial District, based in Laredo, 1983–2012^[41]
Percy Foreman (1902–1988), criminal defense attorney
Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of The Laws of Texas 1822–1897
Mike Godwin (born 1956), attorney, author
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (1927–2017), defense attorney, author
Randy Hendricks (born 1945), sports lawyer, author
Hattie Leah Henenberg (1893–1974), lawyer
Harry Hertzberg (1883–1940), attorney, Texas state senator, civic leader
Barbara Hines, immigration rights attorney
Joe Jamail (1925–2015), attorney, billionaire
Leon Jaworski (1905–1982), attorney, was special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal hearings
Jim Mattox (1943–2008), U.S. representative and attorney general of Texas
Harry McPherson (1929–2012), special counsel to President Lyndon Johnson, lawyer, lobbyist
Harriet Miers (born 1945), attorney, White House Counsel, nominated for U.S. Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–2023), former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; first woman on the high court
John O'Quinn (1941–2009), attorney
George Peddy (1892–1951), attorney, military officer, politician
Jack Pope (1913–2017), Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
Louise Raggio (1919–2011), attorney, first female prosecutor in Texas
Nellie Gray Robertson (1894–1955), lawyer
David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
Ken Starr (1946–2022), attorney, federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
Stephen Susman (1941–2020), plaintiffs attorney and a founding partner of Susman Godfrey
Carol Vance (1933–2022), district attorney, head of Texas Board of Criminal Justice
Dale Wainwright (born 1961), Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Hortense Sparks Ward (1872–1944), lawyer, women's rights activist
Craig Watkins (born 1967), first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
Edith Wilmans (1882–1966), lawyer, state legislator
Will Wilson (1912–2005), Attorney General of Texas, Texas Supreme Court justice
Jared Woodfill (born 1968), attorney, political activist
Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor
Kathleen Zellner, attorney

Law enforcement

David Brown (born 1960), chief of Dallas Police Department
Edna Reed Clayton DeWees (1921–2009), first woman elected sheriff in Texas
Ruben Garcia Jr. (born 1951), former FBI Executive Assistant Director
James B. Gillett (1856–1937), lawman, member of Texas Ranger Hall of Fame
Manuel T. Gonzaullas (1891–1977), Texas Ranger captain
T. J. Goree (1835–1905), superintendent of penitentiaries in Texas, namesake of the Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Confederate Army captain, attorney
Frank Hamer (1884–1955), Texas Ranger, led raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
Roy Hazelwood (1938–2016), FBI profiler
Ted Hinton (1904–1977), deputy sheriff involved in raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
Joaquin Jackson (1935–2016), Texas Ranger, author, actor
John B. Jones (1834–1881), captain of Texas Rangers Frontier Battalion
Jim Leavelle (1920–2019), Dallas Police detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Oswald was shot
Darrell Lunsford (1943–1991), was murdered while arresting drug suspects
Ramiro Martinez (born 1937), police officer involved in killing of sniper Charles Whitman
David Atlee Phillips (1922–1988), officer for the CIA, recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal
Phil Ryan (born 1945), Texas Ranger who arrested serial killer Henry Lee Lucas
Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), Wild West lawman
Ben Thompson (1843–1884), Old West lawman, gunman, gambler
J. D. Tippit (1924–1963), Dallas police officer who questioned Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of John F. Kennedy and was subsequently killed by Oswald
Charles Winstead (1891–1973), FBI agent in the 1930s–1940s; one of the agents who shot and killed John Dillinger

Art, photography, architecture

A–K

Walter W. Ahlschlager (1887–1965), architect
Larry D. Alexander (born 1953), visual artist
Natalia Anciso (born 1985), visual artist
José Arpa (1858–1952), painter
Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director
Atlee Ayres (1873–1969), architect
Robert M. Ayres (1898–1977), architect
Bill Barminski (born 1962), artist, designer, filmmaker
Donald Barthelme (1907–1996), architect
Arthello Beck (1941–2004), visual artist
Bobby Berk (born 1981), interior designer, television personality
Forrest Bess (1911–1977), painter
John T. Biggers (1924–2001), muralist, established art department at Texas Southern University
Electra Waggoner Biggs (1912–2001), sculptor
Rora Blue (born c. 1966), visual artist
Melinda Bordelon (1949–1995), painter, illustrator
Berkeley Breathed (born 1957), Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author/illustrator, director, screenwriter
Susan Budge (born 1959), ceramic sculptor
Harold Dow Bugbee (1900–1963), artist
John Cassaday (1971–2024), comic book artist
Keith Carter (born 1948), photographer, educator, artist
John S. Chase (1925–2012), architect
Mel Chin (born 1951), conceptual visual artist
Harold F. Clayton (1954–2015), sculptor
Nicholas Joseph Clayton (1840–1916), architect
Matchett Herring Coe (1907–1999), sculptor
Pompeo Coppini (1870–1957), sculptor, teacher
George Dahl (1894–1987), architect
Gabriel Dawe (born 1973), artist
Dawson Dawson-Watson (1864–1939), impressionist painter
Charles August Albert Dellschau (1830–1923), outsider artist
Neil Denari (born 1957), architect
Richard Dominguez (born 1960), comic book artist
Brian Adam Douglas (born 1972), visual artist
Dan Dunn (born 1957), speed painter, cartoonist, caricaturist
Emily Edwards (1888–1980), artist, historian, conservationist, teacher, civic leader
Charles Fincher (born 1945), cartoonist, lawyer
Joseph Finger (1887–1953), architect
Alfred C. Finn (1883–1964), architect
O'Neil Ford (1905–1982), architect
Jim Franklin (born 1943), artist, illustrator, underground cartoonist
Lois Gibson (born c. 1950), forensic artist
Alfred Giles (1853–1920), architect
Francois P. Giraud (1818–1877), architect, surveyor, mayor of San Antonio
Joseph Glasco (1925–1996), abstract expressionist artist
Rolando Gomez (born 1962), photographer
Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993), muralist, sculptor, teacher
Glenna Goodacre (1939–2020), sculptor, designed obverse of Sacagawea dollar
James Riely Gordon (1863–1937), architect
Herbert M. Greene (1871–1932), architect
Priscilla Hamby (born 1982), illustrator, comic-book artist
Trenton Doyle Hancock (born 1974), visual artist
Wyatt C. Hedrick (1888–1964), architect
Wolf Hilbertz (1938–2007), architect, inventor, marine scientist, educator
Barbara Hines (born 1950), artist
Armando Hinojosa (born 1944), sculptor
Alexandre Hogue (1898–1994), realist painter
Dorothy Hood (1919–2000), Modernist painter
Carl Hoppe (1897–1981), painter
Louis Hoppe (fl. 1860s), 19th-century folk artist
Lance Hosey (1964–2021), architect
Robert H.H. Hugman (1902–1980), architect, designed San Antonio River Walk
Walter Iooss (born 1943), photographer
Natalie Irish (born 1982), multimedia artist, pioneer of the lip print technique
James Ivey (born 1967), artist, painter, carnival surrealism
Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), interdisciplinary artist, fashion designer
Luis Jiménez (1940–2006), sculptor
Raoul Josset (1899–1957), sculptor
Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor
Karl Kamrath (1911–1988), architect, tennis player
Cheryl Kelley (born 1968), photorealist painter
George Kessler (1862–1923), landscape architect, city planner
John F. Knott (1878–1963), political cartoonist, illustrator, art educator

L–Z

David Lake, architect
Thomas C. Lea, III (1907–2001), muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, historian
Harold LeDoux (1926–2015), cartoonist, Judge Parker
Rick Lowe (born 1961), visual artist, social activist, educator, MacArthur Fellow
Hermann Lungkwitz (1813–1891), landscape artist, photographer
Bob Mader (1943–2005), photographer
Stanley Marsh 3 (1938–2014), millionaire artist and philanthropist
Florence McClung (1894–1992), painter, printmaker, art teacher
Marion Koogler McNay (1883–1950), artist, teacher, art collector, museum founder, philanthropist
Alex McVey (born 1978), illustrator
Michael Mehaffy (born 1955), architectural theorist
Donald Moffett (born 1955), painter
Jesús Moroles (1950–2015), sculptor
Elisabet Ney (1833–1907), sculptor
Diane O'Leary (1939–2013), multimedia artist
Lovie Olivia, multidisciplinary visual artist
Julian Onderdonk (1882–1922), painter
Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (1852–1917), painter
Graydon Parrish (born 1970), realist painter
Harry D. Payne (1891–1987), architect
John Picacio (born 1969), science fiction-fantasy artist, illustrator
Dan Piraro (born 1958), painter, illustrator, cartoonist
Thomas M. Price (1916–1998), architect
Don Ivan Punchatz (1936–2009), science fiction-fantasy artist, illustrator
Gregor Punchatz (born 1967), artist/sculptor for video games
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
Frank Reaugh (1860–1945), painter
Everette Dixie Reese (1923–1955), photographer, photojournalist
Ace Reid (1925–1991), cartoonist and humorist
Lucy Wilson Rice (1874–1963), painter
Joe Riley (1964–2007), visual and plastic artist
Dario Robleto (born 1972), conceptual artist
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers (born 1936), landscape designer, landscape preservationist, writer
Jermaine Rogers (born 1972), poster artist
Nancy Rubins (born 1952), sculptor, installation artist
Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), painter
Robh Ruppel (born c. 1963), illustrator
Porfirio Salinas (1910–1973), landscape painter
Julian Schnabel (born 1951), artist, film director
Emil Schuhmann (1856–1937), folk artist, accordionist, bandleader
Zachary Selig (1949–2016), artist, painter, writer
Mark Seliger (born 1959), photographer
Gilbert Shelton (born 1940), cartoonist
Erwin E. Smith (1886–1947), photographer
John F. Staub (1892–1981), architect
Justin Storms (born 1981), artist, musician, and creator of coloring book The Whaletopian Coloring Book
James Surls (born 1943), modernist sculptor
Johnnie Swearingen (1908–1993), artist
Masaru Takiguchi (born 1941), sculptor, arts educator
Waldine Tauch (1892–1986), sculptor
Karen T. Taylor (born 1952), forensic and portrait artist
Frank Teich (1856–1939), sculptor
Wilhelm Thielepape (1814–1904), architect, lithographer, photographer, surveyor, attorney, mayor of San Antonio
Nestor Topchy (born 1963), painter, sculptor, installation artist
Olin H. Travis (1888–1975), painter, art educator; founded Dallas Art Institute
Jesse Treviño (1946–2023), visual artist^[42]
Charles Umlauf (1911–1994), sculptor, art educator
Vincent Valdez (born 1977), artist
Bob Wade (1943–2019), artist, sculptor in "Cosmic Cowboy" genre
Pendleton Ward (born 1982), animator, screenwriter, producer, director, voice actor
William Ward Watkin (1886–1952), architect, founder of Rice University Department of Architecture
Mack White (born 1952), comic book artist
Verner Moore White (1863–1923), landscape and portrait artist
Robert Whiteside (1950–2006), jewelry and craft maker and designer, polymath
George Rodney Willis (1879–1960), architect
Laura Wilson (born 1939), photographer
Robert William Wood (1889–1979), landscape painter

Literature

A–G

Jeff Abbott (born 1963), mystery novelist
Ramon Frederick Adams (1889–1976), western folklorist, musician, candy maker
Susan Wittig Albert (born 1940), mystery writer
Mildred Vorpahl Baass (1917–2012), poet
Karle Wilson Baker (1878–1960), poet, author
Wendy Barker (1942–2023), poet, educator
Neal Barrett Jr. (1929–2014), science fiction-fantasy writer
Barbara Barrie (born 1931), author of children's books
Rick Bass (born 1958), writer, environmentalist
Roy Bedichek (1878–1959), writer, naturalist, educator
Raymond Benson (born 1955), novelist
Sarah Bird (born 1949), novelist, screenwriter, journalist
Cheryl Bolen (born 1946), novelist, journalist
J. Mason Brewer (1896–1975), folklorist, scholar, writer
Sandra Brown (born 1948), novelist
James Lee Burke (born 1936), mystery writer
Hector Cantú (born 1961), writer, editor, newspaper comic strip creator
Aline B. Carter (1892–1972), poet
Oscar Casares (born 1964), writer, educator
Kathryn Casey, mystery and true crime author
Cyrus Cassells (born 1957), poet
Rosemary Catacalos (1944–2022), poet
Katherine Center (born 1972), author of chick lit, mommy lit
Pat Choate (born 1941), author, economist
Susan Choi (born 1969), novelist
Sandra Cisneros (born 1954), author and poet
Tamarie Cooper (born 1970), playwright, actress
Bill Crider (1941–2018), mystery writer
Deborah Crombie (born 1952), mystery writer
Justin Cronin (born 1962), novelist
Grace Noll Crowell (1877–1969), poet
James Crumley (1939–2008), crime novelist
George Dawson (1898–2001), published his autobiography at age 102 after learning to read at 98
Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Nobel Prize-nominated author, Tony Award-winning playwright, social activist, philanthropist
Nephtalí De León (born 1945), writer, poet
Jim Dent (born 1953), author, sportswriter
Adina Emilia De Zavala (1861–1955), writer, historian, educator
J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964), folklorist and writer about open-range days
Carole Nelson Douglas (1944–2021), mystery writer
Marianne J. Dyson (born 1955), writer on space science
Robert M. Edsel (born 1956), nonfiction writer, oil company founder and innovator
Kurt Eichenwald (born 1961), author, journalist
John R. Erickson (born 1943), cowboy, author, songwriter, voice actor, wrote Hank the Cowdog series
Jill Alexander Essbaum (born 1971), poet, writer, professor
B. H. Fairchild (born 1942), poet
Kitty Ferguson (born 1941), science writer
Robert Flynn (born 1932), novelist
Horton Foote (1916–2009), author and playwright
Carrie Fountain, poet
Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of The Laws of Texas 1822–1897
Julian S. Garcia, writer of Chicano literature
Bryan A. Garner (born 1958), lexicographer, grammarian, author, educator
Van G. Garrett, poet, novelist, teacher, photographer
Fred Gipson (1908–1973), novelist, author of Old Yeller
Marcus Goodrich (1897–1991), novelist, screenwriter; married Olivia de Havilland
John Graves (1920–2013), author
Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), author of Western fiction
Laurie Ann Guerrero, poet

H–M

Christine Hà (born 1979), writer, poet, editor; chef who won MasterChef cooking competition in 2012
Hardy Haberman (born 1950), author, filmmaker, educator, figure in BDSM culture
Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (born 1938), novelist, journalist, playwright
Harry H. Halsell (1860–1957), rancher, wrote books about ranching life
Stephen Harrigan (born 1948), novelist, journalist
Stanley Hauerwas (born 1940), theologian, philosopher
Bobbie Louise Hawkins (1930–2018), short story writer, monologist, and poet
Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), poet and writer
Harville Hendrix (born 1935), writer, speaker, therapist
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), novelist, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley
Rolando Hinojosa-Smith (1929–2022), novelist, essayist, poet, educator
Thomas Elisha Hogg (1842–1880), poet, writer, editor
Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846), wrote first English-language history of Texas
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), author of Conan the Barbarian stories and other pulp adventure tales
William Humphrey (1924–1997), novelist
Bret Anthony Johnston (born 1971), author, director of creative writing program at Harvard University
Mary Karr (born 1955), poet, essayist, memoirist
Elmer Kelton (1926–2009), journalist, western novelist
Larry L. King (1929–2012), playwright, journalist, novelist, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Kevin Kwan (born 1950), novelist
Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951), author of crime thrillers, Hap and Leonard novels
Jenny Lawson (born 1973), journalist, humorist, blogger
Kate Lehrer (born 1939), writer, novelist, reviewer
Warren Leslie (1927–2011), author, journalist, screenwriter, business executive
David Liss (born 1966), writer
Janette Sebring Lowrey (1892–1986), author of children's books, including The Poky Little Puppy
Max Lucado (born 1955), best-selling Christian author
Cathy Luchetti (born 1945), author of books about American frontier
Kirk Lynn (born 1972), playwright, novelist
Corey Marks (born 1970), poet, educator
Walt McDonald (1934–2022), poet
Larry McMurtry (1936–2021), Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove
Philipp Meyer (born 1974), novelist
Vassar Miller (1924–1998), poet
Michael Moorcock (born 1939), literary and fantasy novelist, musician, journalist
Frances Mossiker (1906–1985), author of historical novels
Jack Elliott Myers (1941–2009), poet

N–Z

Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), poet, songwriter, novelist
Marc Ostrofsky (born 1961), author, entrepreneur, investor
William A. Owens (1905–1990), author, folklorist, educator
Greg Pak (born 1968), comic-book writer, film director
Americo Paredes (1915–1999), author of books on life along U.S.-Mexican border
Deborah Paredez (born 1970), poet
David M. Parsons (born 1943), poet, educator, 2011 Texas State Poet Laureate^[43]^{[circular reference]}
Stanley G. Payne (born 1934), historian of modern Spain and European Fascism
Emmy Pérez, poet
George Sessions Perry (1910–1956), novelist, correspondent
Rachel Plummer (1818–1839), wrote a sensational account of her captivity among Comanches
Julie Powell (1973–2022), author, blogger, subject of film Julie & Julia
Hugh Prather (1938–2010), writer, minister, counselor
Deanna Raybourn (born 1968), author of historical fiction and historical mysteries
James Reasoner (born 1953), writer
Rick Riordan (born 1964), novelist
Lexie Dean Robertson (1893–1954), poet
Lou Halsell Rodenberger (1926–2009), author, educator, journalist
Jane Gilmore Rushing (1925–1997), novelist, journalist
Dorothy Scarborough (1878–1935), author, folklorist
Robert Schenkkan (born 1953), playwright, screenwriter, actor
Shea Serrano (born 1981), author, journalist
Belle Hunt Shortridge (1858–1893), author and poet
Cynthia Leitich Smith (born 1967), author of fiction for children and young adults
Terry Southern (1924–1995), author, screenwriter
Suzy Spencer (born 1954), true crime author, journalist
John Steakley (1951–2010), science-fiction and fantasy writer
Carmen Tafolla (born 1951), poet, writer
Larry D. Thomas (born 1947), 2008 Texas State Poet Laureate
Lorenzo Thomas (1944–2005), poet, critic, educator
Jim Thompson (1906–1977), crime novelist
Thomas Thompson (1933–1982), author, journalist
Lon Tinkle (1906–1980), author, Texas historian
Jia Tolentino (born 1988), writer, editor
Sergio Troncoso (born 1961), author of The Nature of Truth
Frederick Turner (born 1943), poet
John Varley (born 1947), science-fiction writer
Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989), author, motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist
Dale L. Walker (1935–2015), writer
Bryan Washington (born 1993), writer
Walter Prescott Webb (1888–1963), author, historian
Scott Westerfeld (born 1963), writer
Martha E. Whitten (1842–1917), author, poet, hymnist
Marianne Williamson (born 1952), author, social activist, 2020 U.S. presidential candidate
Janice Woods Windle (born 1938), author of historical novels
Ruthe Lewin Winegarten (1929–2004), author, editor, historian, social activist
Kim Wozencraft (born 1954), writer
Dean Young (1955–2022), poet
Gwendolyn Zepeda (born 1971), poet, author
Joaquin Zihuatanejo (Royce Johnson) (born 1971), poet

Journalism

A–D

Wick Allison (1948–2020), magazine owner and publisher, author
Brian Anderson (born 1971), sportscaster
Alfred O. Andersson (1874–1950), newspaper publisher
Jim Angle (1946–2022), chief Washington correspondent for Fox News
Ole Anthony (1938–2021), investigative journalist, magazine editor
John Ardoin (1935–2001), music critic and author
Hugh Aynesworth (1931–2023), journalist, investigative reporter, authority on the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Ralph Baker Jr. (1945–2008), radio host
Cecilia Ballí (born 1976), journalist, anthropologist
Eddie Barker (1927–2012), television news reporter
Dave Barnett (born 1958), sportscaster
Skip Bayless (born 1951), sportswriter
Michelle Beadle (born 1975), sports reporter for ESPN and NBCUniversal
Paul Begala (born 1961), Democratic political consultant, political commentator
Alfred Horatio Belo (1839–1901), newspaper founder
Joshua Benton (born 1975), newspaper reporter and columnist, educator
Michael Berry (born 1970), conservative talk-radio host in Houston
Kevin Blackistone (born 1959), sportswriter
Bill Blair (1921–2014), newspaper founder and publisher, Negro league baseball player
Brandon Boyer (born 1977), blog editor
Pat Boyette (1923–2000), radio journalist, comic book artist
Billy Lee Brammer (1929–1978), journalist, novelist, political staffer
William Cowper Brann (1855–1898), journalist, iconoclastic writer
Marie Brenner (born 1949), investigative journalist, writer
Joe Bob Briggs (John Bloom) (born 1953), film critic
Barrett Brown (born 1981), journalist, essayist, satirist, activist; served time in federal prison for facilitating email leaks
John Henry Brown (1820–1895), historian, newspaper founder and editor, politician
Lance Brown (born 1972), television sportscaster, NFL football player
Samantha Brown (born 1970), television host
Bryan Burrough (born 1961), journalist, author
Gail Caldwell (born 1951), chief book critic for The Boston Globe
Liz Carpenter (1920–2010), writer, feminist, reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, public relations expert
Al Carrell (1925–2014), home-improvement columnist, radio host
Al Carter (born 1952), sports journalist
Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), newspaper founder and publisher
Cheryl Casone (born 1970), Fox Business Network anchor
Elizabeth Chambers (born 1982), television host and news reporter for Current TV
Craig Cohen (born 1972), broadcast journalist, radio host
Dan Cook (1926–2008), sportswriter, sportscaster
Ron Corning (born 1971), television news anchor
Tim Cowlishaw (born 1955), sportswriter
Candice Crawford (born 1986), KDAF reporter
Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), CBS News anchor
Jim Cummins (1945–2007), NBC News reporter
Don Dahler (born 1960), journalist, writer, correspondent for CBS News
Eugene Daniels (born 1989), political journalist, White House correspondent
Corby Davidson (born 1969), sports radio personality
Mark Davis (born 1957), conservative talk-show host, newspaper columnist
Edward Musgrove Dealey (1892–1969), journalist, newspaper publisher
George B. Dealey (1859–1946), newspaper publisher
Jody Dean (born 1959), radio journalist, author
Dayna Devon (born 1970), television journalist
Sam Donaldson (born 1934), ABC News reporter
Troy Dungan (born 1936), television meteorologist
George Dunham (born 1965), radio personality, sportscaster
Richard Dyer (1941–2024), classical music critic for The Boston Globe

E–J

Kurt Eichenwald (born 1961), investigative reporter, author
Linda Ellerbee (born 1944), journalist, correspondent, reporter
Gene Elston (1922–2015), sportscaster
Fred Faour (1964–2024), radio talk show host
John Henry Faulk (1913–1990), storyteller and radio broadcaster
T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013), newspaper columnist, historian
Ashley Feinberg (born 1990), journalist, humorist
Shannon Fife (1888–1972), journalist, humorist, screenwriter
Robert Flores (born 1970), ESPN Sports anchor
Ron Franklin (1942–2022), sportscaster
Kinky Friedman (born 1944), columnist, singer-songwriter, novelist, candidate for governor of Texas
Randy Galloway (born 1943), radio host, newspaper columnist
Kyle Gann (born 1955), music critic, composer, musicologist
George Gimarc (born 1957), radio announcer, disc jockey, producer
Frank Glieber (1934–1985), sportscaster
Bianna Golodryga (born 1978), television journalist
John Howard Griffin (1920–1980), journalist, author
Oscar Griffin Jr. (1933–2011), newspaper editor, won Pulitzer Prize for uncovering Billie Sol Estes scandal
Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), founder of The Kerrville Mountain Sun
Jenna Bush Hager (born 1981), television news personality, writer
Leon Hale (1921–2021), journalist, author
Jane Hall (born 1951), former Fox News pundit, Fox News Watch, The O'Reilly Factor
Tamron Hall (born 1970), MSNBC daytime anchor
Grace Halsell (1923–2000), journalist, writer
Milo Hamilton (1927–2015), sportscaster
Dale Hansen (born 1948), sportscaster
Stephen Harrigan (born 1948), journalist, novelist
Houston Harte (1893–1972), co-founder of Harte-Hanks chain of newspapers
Christy Haubegger (born 1968), founder of Latina magazine
Heloise (mother) (1919–1977), syndicated columnist
Heloise (daughter) (born 1951), syndicated columnist
Kate Heyhoe (born 1955), food writer
Dave Hickey (1938–2021), art critic
Norm Hitzges (born 1944), sportscaster, reporter
Skip Hollandsworth (born 1957), journalist, screenwriter, magazine editor
Mark Holtz (1945–1997), sportscaster
Karen Elliott House (born 1947), journalist, publishing and business executive
Deborah Howell (1941–2010), newspaper editor
June Hunt (born 1944), radio host of religious programs
Jovita Idar (1885–1946), journalist, civil rights activist
Molly Ivins (1944–2007), political commentator, liberal journalist, and author
Robert H. Jackson (born 1934), newspaper photographer, won Pulitzer Prize
Dahr Jamail (born 1968), journalist
Craig James (born 1961), sports commentator on ABC and ESPN
Dan Jenkins (1928–2019), sportswriter and author
Sally Jenkins (born 1960), sports columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post, and author
Iola Johnson (born 1950), television news anchor, first African-American anchor in the Southwest
Kenneth P. Johnson (1934–2008), newspaper editor
Penn Jones Jr. (1914–1998), newspaper journalist, John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorist
Richard Justice, sportswriter

K–O

Todd Kalas (born 1965), sportscaster
Gordon Keith, radio personality
Steven G. Kellman (born 1947), literary critic, columnist, author, educator
Stan Kelly, radio news anchor, public address announcer
Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker (1898–1949), journalist, author
Harry Koch (1867–1942), newspaper founder, railroad founder
Kidd Kraddick (1959–2013), radio host
Priya Krishna (born 1991), food writer, YouTube personality
Aaron Latham (1943–2022), journalist, writer
Jim Lehrer (1934–2020), television journalist, author
Michael R. Levy (born 1946), magazine founder and publisher
Josh Lewin (born 1968), sportscaster
Marjorie Herrera Lewis (born 1957), sports reporter, author
Verne Lundquist (born 1940), sportscaster, reporter
Bill Macatee (born 1955), sportscaster, reporter
Debra Maffett (born 1956), host of TNN Country News, Miss America 1983
Dan Malone (born 1955), Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter
Ernie Manouse (born 1969), television host, radio personality, writer, producer
Amanda Marcotte (born 1977), feminist/liberal blogger
Chris Marrou (born 1947), television news anchor
Roland Martin (born 1968), journalist, syndicated columnist, CNN commentator
Russ Martin (1960–2021), radio host
Anita Martini (1939–1993), sports journalist
Mary Maverick (1818–1898), memoirist
John McCaa (born 1954), television news anchor
Kevin McCarthy, radio and television announcer
Gordon McLendon (1921–1986), radio pioneer, innovator, entrepreneur
Howard McNeil (1920–2010), television meteorologist
Lisa McRee (born 1961), television journalist
Sonny Melendrez (born 1946), radio personality, voice actor
Curt Menefee (born 1965), sportscaster, reporter
Bill Mercer (born 1926), sportscaster
Maxine Mesinger (1925–2001), gossip columnist
Harry J. Middleton (1921–2017), journalist, Presidential speechwriter, educator
Dale Milford (1926–1997), television meteorologist, U.S. Representative
Larry Monroe (1942–2014), radio personality
Margaret Moser (1954–2017), journalist, music critic
Leslie Mouton (born 1965), news reporter
Eric Nadel (born 1951), sportscaster
James Pearson Newcomb (1837–1907), newspaper journalist, publisher; Secretary of State of Texas
Chau Nguyen (born 1973), television news anchor
Jim O'Brien (1939–1983), reporter, disc jockey
Norah O'Donnell (born 1974), commentator on The Today Show and MSNBC correspondent
Barbara Olson (1955–2001), Fox News and CNN commentator

P–Z

Albert Parsons (1848–1887), newspaper editor, socialist, anarchist; was convicted of conspiracy and hanged
Marjorie Paxson (1923–2017), newspaper journalist, editor, publisher
Scott Pelley (born 1957), anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News
Uma Pemmaraju (born 1958), anchor for Fox News
Bob Phillips (born 1951), creator, producer, and host of Texas Country Reporter
Michael Phillips (born 1960), journalist, historian, author, educator
Stone Phillips (born 1954), co-anchor of Dateline NBC
Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), journalist, essayist, novelist
Cactus Pryor (1923–2011), radio personality, actor
John Quiñones (born 1952), ABC News correspondent
Dan Rather (born 1931), former CBS Evening News anchor
Julia Scott Reed (1917–2004), newspaper columnist, reporter, editor
Rex Reed (born 1938), movie critic
Dick Risenhoover (1927–1978), sportscaster
Tracy Rowlett (born 1942), television news anchor
John Phillip Santos (born 1957), journalist, author, filmmaker, producer
Bob Schieffer (born 1937), CBS Evening News anchor
Elliot Segal (born 1969), talk radio host
Brad Sham (born 1949), sportscaster
Blackie Sherrod (1919–2016), sportswriter
Bud Shrake (1931–2009), sportswriter, author
William Dean Singleton (born 1951), newspaper publishing executive, chairman of the board of Associated Press
Evan Smith (born 1966), magazine editor, television, radio, internet journalist
Liz Smith (1923–2017), syndicated columnist
Mickey Spagnola (born 1952), sportswriter
Joshua Starnes (born 1976), film critic
Marc Stein, sports reporter
Ron Stone (1936–2008), television news reporter
Linda Stouffer (born 1970), television news anchor
Clinton Howard Swindle (1945–2004), investigative newspaper journalist, author
Harold Taft (1922–1991), television meteorologist
Thomas Thompson (1933–1982), investigative journalist for Life magazine, author
Emma Tiedemann, sports announcer
Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987), opened news bureau in Washington; native of Amarillo
Jack Tinsley (1935–2004), newspaper executive editor
Frank X. Tolbert (1912–1984), author, historian, journalist, restaurateur
Karen Tumulty (born 1955), newspaper correspondent
Charlie Van Dyke (born 1947), former radio disc jockey of KLIF, known for the best voice of radio and television stations across America; former frequent guest host of American Top 40, 1983–1988
Rob Walker (born 1968), journalist, author
Todd Wagner (born 1960), internet broadcasting pioneer
Robb Walsh, food writer, restaurant owner
Dave Ward (born 1939), television newscaster
Greg Williams (born 1960), sports radio host
Robert Wilonsky (born 1968), newspaper columnist, critic
Carlo Wolff (born 1943), journalist
Bill Worrell (born 1947), sportscaster
Lawrence Wright (born 1947), journalist, author of The Looming Tower
Robert Wright (born 1957), journalist
Bobbie Wygant (1926–2024), television journalist and host
Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), television journalist

Science, including medicine

A–K

Muthu Alagappan (born c. 1990), sports statistician
James P. Allison (born 1948), immunologist, won Nobel Prize
Nima Arkani-Hamed (born 1972), theoretical physicist
Ryan S. Baker (born 1977), computer scientist
Edmund F. Baroch (1934–2022), metallurgist
Brady Barr (born 1963), herpetologist
Charles R. Baxter (1929–2005), emergency-room physician who attended President John F. Kennedy following Kennedy's assassination
R. Palmer Beasley (1936–2012), physician, public health educator, epidemiologist
Angela Belcher (born 1967), materials scientist, biological engineer, MIT professor, MacArthur Fellow
Bruce Beutler (born 1957), Nobel Prize-winning immunologist, geneticist
James R. Biard (1931–2022), electrical engineer; invented the GaAs infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, the Schottky transistor, and MOS ROM
Gail Borden (1801–1874), inventor of condensed milk and other foodstuffs, surveyor, publisher
Edward Boyden (born 1979), neuroscientist, MIT professor
Otis Boykin (1920–1982), inventor and engineer
T. Berry Brazelton (1918–2018), pediatrician, author, syndicated columnist
Michael Glyn Brown (1957–2013), hand surgeon
Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
John Cacioppo (1951–2018), co-founder of social neuroscience
Robert Cade (1927–2007), physician, scientist; inventor of Gatorade
William H. Cade (born 1946), zoologist, evolutionary biologist, authority on mating systems of Orthoptera
Paul C. W. Chu (born 1941), physicist, leading authority on superconductivity
Denton Cooley (1920–2016), pioneering heart surgeon
Kenneth H. Cooper (born 1931), physician, developed concept of aerobic exercise
Marjorie Corcoran (1950–2017), physicist
Robert Curl (1933–2022), Nobel Prize-winning chemist
Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008), pioneering heart surgeon
Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886–1956), geophysicist, philanthropist
Robert Dennard (1932–2024), computer scientist and inventor
Bryce DeWitt (1923–2004), physicist, co-developed Wheeler–DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe")
Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922–2017), physicist, mathematician
Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874–1954), mathematician
James "Red" Duke (1928–2015), physician, professor, journalist
J. Doyne Farmer (born 1952), complex systems scientist, entrepreneur, Oxford mathematics professor
Ralph Feigin (1938–2008), pediatrician, writer, educator, hospital administrator
Leroy S. Fletcher (born 1936), mechanical and aerospace engineer
John Fordtran (born 1931), gastroenterologist, educator
Dan Foster (1930–2018), physician, diabetes researcher, educator
Alfred G. Gilman (1941–2015), Nobel Prize-winning pharmacologist, biochemist, educator
Joseph L. Goldstein (born 1940), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, biochemist
John B. Goodenough (1922–2023), Nobel Prize-winning materials scientist, solid-state physicist, professor
Cecil Howard Green (1900–2003), geophysicist, founder of Texas Instruments, philanthropist
Gerald D. Griffin (born 1934), aeronautical engineer, NASA official
G.B. Halsted (1853–1922), mathematician
Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900–1955), radiologist
David Hanson (born 1969), roboticist
J. William Harbour (born 1963), ophthalmologist, ocular oncologist
Elise Harmon (1909–1985), physicist, chemist, electronics engineer
Meredith Hay (born 1962), biomedical researcher
John Haynes Jr. (1937–2021), rural family physician, national recognition as Country Doctor of the Year
George H. Heilmeier (1936–2014), engineer, contributed to invention of LCDs; was Chief Technical Officer at Texas Instruments
Helen Hobbs (born 1952), molecular geneticist, physician, professor
Peter Hotez (born 1958), pediatrician, virologist, educator
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (born 1946), anthropologist, primatologist
M. King Hubbert (1903–1989), geophysicist
Lane P. Hughston (born 1951), mathematician, physicist, scholar and professor of mathematical finance
Nathan Isgur (1947–2001), theoretical physicist^[44]
Ronny Jackson (born 1967), Physician to the President of the United States
Mildred Fay Jefferson (1927–2010), physician, political activist; first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School
Carl Jockusch (born 1941), mathematician
Mavis Kelsey (1912–2013), physician who founded the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, professor, writer, philanthropist
Jack Kilby (1923–2005), Nobel Prize-winning electrical engineer; invented integrated circuit, handheld calculator, thermal printer
Riki Kobayashi (1924–2013), professor of chemical engineering
Edwin Jackson Kyle (1876–1963), agriculture expert, professor, ambassador; Kyle Field and Kyle, Texas are named for him

L–Z

Thelma Patten Law (1900–1968), first African American woman admitted to the Harris County Medical Society
Duy-Loan Le (born 1962), engineer, first woman and first Asian Texas Instruments Senior Fellow
Ferdinand Lindheimer (1801–1879), botanist^[45]
R. Bowen Loftin (born 1949), physicist, computer scientist, educator, university president
Cyrus Longworth Lundell (1907–1994), botanist, archaeologist; discovered several Mayan cities in Mexican jungle
Larry Masinter (born 1949), computer scientist, internet pioneer
Walter McAfee (1914–1995), astronomer
Henry Cecil McBay (1914–1995), chemist, educator
Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), geophysicist, founder of Texas Instruments, philanthropist
Jerry Merryman (1932–2019), electrical engineer, co-invented hand-held calculator
John S. Meyer (1924–2011), neurologist, medical-school professor and administrator
C. Wright Mills (1916–1962), prominent political sociologist and author
Forrest Mims (born 1944), amateur scientist, popular science writer
Carl Mitcham (born 1941), philosopher of science, professor, writer
W. E. Moerner (born 1953), chemist, professor
Oscar Monnig (1902–1999), astronomer and meteoricist
Robert Lee Moore (1882–1974), mathematician, educator
Matt Mullenweg (born 1984), developed WordPress software
Hermann Joseph Muller (1890–1967), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
Joseph Nagyvary (born 1934), biochemist, violin maker, Stradivarius researcher
Leonard L. Northrup Jr. (1918–2016), engineer, inventor, entrepreneur
Peter Ozsváth (born 1967), mathematician
Theophilus Painter (1889–1969), zoologist, professor, university president
Sujal Parikh (1985–2010), global health advocate
John Park (1814–1872), inventor, construction materials expert, builder
Percy Pennybacker (1895–1963), civil engineer, innovator of bridge design
Victor Poor (1933–2012), as Technical Director at Datapoint in San Antonio, led design of the Intel 8008 microprocessor chip
Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist
Robert Rohde, physicist
Harold E. Rohrschach Jr. (1926–1993), physics professor
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau (1911–2000), chemical engineer; designed the first commercial penicillin production plant
Nikos Salingaros (born 1952), mathematician, physicist, architectural theorist, urban theorist
Donald Seldin (1920–2018), nephrologist, referred to as the "intellectual father of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center"
Robert Simpson (1912–2014), meteorologist, hurricane specialist
Clyde Snow (1928–2014), forensic anthropologist
John Stapp (1910–1999), Air Force officer, researched human transport and safety
Michael Starbird (born 1948), mathematician, educator
E. C. George Sudarshan (1931–2018), physicist, author, University of Texas professor
John Tate (1925–2019), mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
Robert Taylor (1932–2017), Internet pioneer; won National Medal of Technology, Draper Prize
Gordon Teal (1907–2003), electrical engineer known for developing the first silicon transistor
Alice Y. Ting (born 1974), chemist, MIT professor
Beatrice Tinsley (1941–1981), astronomer
Catalina Trail (born 1949), amateur naturalist, social worker
Karen Uhlenbeck (born 1942), mathematician, National Medal of Science
Aureliano Urrutia (1872–1975), physician
Harry Vandiver (1882–1973), mathematician
Abraham Verghese (born 1955), physician, educator, author
Michael Viscardi (born 1989), mathematician
Hubert Stanley Wall (1902–1971), mathematician, educator
Steven Weinberg (1933–2021), Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Spencer Wells (born 1969), geneticist and anthropologist
Fred Wendorf (1924–2015), anthropologist
John A. Wheeler (1911–2008), physicist, Wolf Prize in Physics, coined the term 'black hole'
Mary Wheeler (born 1938), mathematician
Kern Wildenthal (born 1941), physician, medical administrator
Quentin Wilson (born 1942), engineer, one of the "Rocket Boys" portrayed in a 1990s book and film
Robert Woodrow Wilson (born 1936), Nobel Prize-winning physicist, astronomer
Lloyd Youngblood (born 1946), neurosurgeon

Aviation and space exploration

John Aaron (born 1943), NASA engineer, flight controller
William Anders (1933–2024), Apollo program astronaut
Anousheh Ansari (born 1966 in Mashhad, Iran), first female space tourist
Jeffrey Ashby (born 1954), astronaut
Alan Bean (1932–2018), astronaut
John E. Blaha (born 1942), astronaut
David Harold Byrd (1900–1986), founder of Civil Air Patrol, oilman
Eugene Cernan (1934–2017), astronaut, walked on moon; lived most of his life in Texas
Kenneth Cockrell (born 1950), astronaut
Aaron Cohen (1931–2010), director of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman (1892–1926), first African American female aviator
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (1907–1995), aviator
John Oliver Creighton (born 1943), astronaut
Robert Crippen (born 1937), astronaut
John M. Fabian (born 1939), astronaut
William Frederick Fisher (born 1946), astronaut
Patrick G. Forrester (born 1957), astronaut
Benjamin Foulois (1879–1967), pioneering military aviator
Edward Givens (1930–1967), astronaut
Gerald D. Griffin (born 1934), director of Johnson Space Center, aeronautical engineer
Bernard A. Harris Jr. (born 1956), astronaut
Al Haynes (1931–2019), airline pilot, saved numerous lives in 1989 crash landing of crippled DC-10
Gary L. Herod (1929–1961), Texas Air National Guard pilot who stayed with his plane as it crashed, to avoid residential areas
Paul Hill (born 1962), Director of Mission Operations at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Donald Holmquest (born 1939), astronaut
Howard Hughes (1905–1976), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer
Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945–2021), astronaut
Rick Husband (1957–2003), commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia, killed in its crash
Robert S. Kimbrough (born 1967), astronaut
Timothy Kopra (born 1963), astronaut
Paul Lockhart (born 1956), astronaut
Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), stunt flyer
Edgar Mitchell (1930–2016), astronaut
Richard Mullane (born 1945), astronaut
Arthur W. Murray (1918–2011), test pilot
Loral O'Hara (born 1983), astronaut
John D. Olivas (born 1965), NASA astronaut of Mexican descent, flew aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-117) in June 2007
Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world
James F. Reilly (born 1954), astronaut
David Scott (born 1932), astronaut
Elliot See (1927–1966), astronaut
Katherine Stinson (1891–1977), pioneering female aviator
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (born 1951), airline pilot, safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River after a bird strike
Ed Swearingen (1925–2014), aeronautical engineer
Jerri Sloan Truhill (1929–2013), aviator, member of Mercury 13
Shannon Walker (born 1965), astronaut, physicist
Azellia White (1913–2019), first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license in Texas
Ed White (1930–1967), first American astronaut to walk in space
Jeana Yeager (born 1952), broke distance records during nonstop flight around the world in the experimental Voyager airplane

Scholars, educators, academicians

See also the listings on this page for individual areas of specialization (e.g., Literature, Science/medicine, Music)

A–K

R. J. Q. Adams (born 1943), professor of British history at Texas A&M University
Theodore Albrecht (born 1945), music historian, educator
L.C. (Laurine Cecil) Anderson (1853–1938), educator
Cecilia Ballí (born 1976), anthropologist, professor, journalist
Jacques Barzun (1907–2012), historian, philosopher, recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
ZerNona Black (1906–2005), civil rights activist, educator
Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), university president, bishop
H. W. Brands (born 1953), historian, author, professor at University of Texas
Dee Brock (born 1930), educator, model, cheerleading director
Brené Brown (born 1965), scholar, researcher, and University of Houston professor of social work
Kate Moore Brown (1871–1945), first public-school music teacher in Texas, helped form several arts organizations
Robert A. Brown (born 1951), president of Boston University, chemical engineer
Walter L. Buenger (born 1951), historian
Robert D. Bullard (born 1946), professor, university administrator
Rufus Columbus Burleson (1823–1901), president of Baylor University, minister
Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), civil rights lawyer, educator
Marcia Citron (born 1945), musicologist, professor
Christine Comer (born 1950), Director of Science in the curriculum division of the Texas Education Agency; resigned amid controversy
Louise Cowan (1916–2015), liberal arts scholar, professor, critic
Jennifer Cowley (born 1974), urban planner, president of University of Texas at Arlington
Light Townsend Cummins (born 1946), historian, educator
Adina Emilia De Zavala (1861–1955), teacher, historian, Texas history preservationist
Ramón H. Dovalina (born 1943), president of Laredo Community College, 1995–2007
T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013), historian, newspaper columnist
Peter T. Flawn (1926–2017), president of University of Texas at Austin
Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
Joe Bertram Frantz (1917–1993), historian
Julia Caldwell Frazier (1863–1929), educator
Thomas Freeman (1919–2020), debate coach
W. C. Friley (1845–1911), first president of Hardin–Simmons University, 1892–1894
Marilyn Gambrell (born 1953), parole officer turned teacher who started the program No More Victims in Houston to assist children with incarcerated parents
Kyle Gann (born 1955), musicologist, composer, music critic
Juliet V. García, university president, was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Bryan A. Garner (born 1958), lexicographer, grammarian, author, educator
Norman Washington Harllee (c. 1847 – 1927), educator
Anna Harriet Heyer (1909–2002), musicologist, music librarian, bibliographer
Harold Hoehner (1935–2009), theologian, author, professor
Roy Hofheinz Jr. (born 1935), sinologist, professor at Harvard University
William Curry Holden (1896–1993), historian, archaeologist, educator, museum director
John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, poker player
Bret Anthony Johnston (born 1971), author, director of creative writing program at Harvard University
Shirley Strum Kenny (born 1934), English scholar, university president
V. O. Key Jr. (1908–1963), political scientist, Ivy League professor
Lucy Ann Kidd-Key (1839–1916), educator, college administrator
Wendy Kopp (born 1967), founder and president of Teach For America
Arnold Krammer (1941–2018), historian of Germany and the United States; retired professor at Texas A&M University

L–Z

Umphrey Lee (1893–1958), Methodist pastor, president of Southern Methodist University
Charles LeMaistre (1924–2017), physician, chancellor of University of Texas System
Alan Lomax (1915–2002), folk singer, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, folklorist
John Lomax (1867–1948), musicologist, folklorist
Edgar Odell Lovett (1871–1957), educator, college administrator, first president of Rice University
Alejandro L. Madrid (born 1968), music scholar, educator
Juan L. Maldonado (1948–2018), president of Laredo Community College since 2007
Charles R. Matthews (born 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of the Texas State University System
Mack McCormick (1930–2015), musicologist, folklorist
Robert D. McTeer (born c. 1943), economist, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Francis Joseph Mullin (1906–1997), president of Shimer College^[46]
Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, chancellor of University of Houston System and California State University System
Gene Nichol (born 1951), president of the College of William & Mary
Leonidas Warren Payne Jr. (1873–1945), linguist, folklorist, English professor
Shanna Peeples (born 1965) National Teacher of the Year, 2015; scholar, author^[47]
Anna Pennybacker (1861–1938), educator, author, social activist
Ben H. Procter (1927–2012), historian at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, 1957–2000
Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, governor of Texas, president of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
John Silber (1926–2012), president and chancellor of Boston University
Ruth J. Simmons (born 1945), first female African-American president of a major college (Smith College), first African-American president of an Ivy League college (Brown University)
Thomas Vernor Smith (1890–1964), philosopher, scholar, educator, U.S. representative
Jerry D. Thompson (born 1943), historian of Texas and the Southwestern United States
Leon Toubin (born 1928), Jewish civic leader, philanthropist, and historian
Decherd Turner (1922–2002), bibliophile, book collector, librarian, minister
Clara Belle Williams (1885–1993), educator
Sudie L. Williams (1872–1940), music educator
Roger L. Worsley (born 1937), president of Laredo Community College, 1985–1995
Susan Youens (born 1947), musicologist, music professor, author
Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor

Religion and clergy

A–M

Charles L. Allen (1913–2005), Methodist minister
Kathleen Baskin-Ball (1958–2008), Methodist
Gregory Beale (born 1949), biblical scholar
Norman A. Beck (born 1933), Lutheran pastor, professor
Mary C. Billings (1824–1904), Universalist
Claude Black (1916–2009), Baptist
Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), Methodist Episcopal bishop, college president
Edmond L. Browning (1929–2016), Episcopal bishop
C. L. Bryant (born 1956), Baptist minister, Conservative media personality
Kirbyjon Caldwell (born 1953), Methodist
Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914), Baptist
Henry Cohen (1863–1952), Jewish
Kenneth Copeland (born 1936), Pentecostal
W. A. Criswell (1909–2002), Baptist
Finis Alonzo Crutchfield Jr. (1911–1987), Methodist bishop
Rafael Cruz (born 1939), Cuban-born preacher, and father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz (moved to Texas from Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
John B. Denton (1806–1841), Methodist minister for whom Denton (and Denton County) in Texas are named
Matt Dillahunty (born 1969), atheist philosopher, media host
James T. Draper Jr. (born 1935), Baptist
Claude Marie Dubuis (1817–1895), Catholic bishop
Michael Duca (born 1952), Roman Catholic bishop
Yusuf Estes (born 1944), Islamic scholar (moved to Texas from Ohio)
Kevin Farrell (born 1947), Roman Catholic bishop
Patrick Flores (1929–2017), Catholic archbishop
George Foreman (born 1949), Christian ordained minister, world heavyweight champion boxer, entrepreneur
Charles Victor Grahmann (1931–2018), Catholic bishop
Ruben Habito (born 1947), Zen master, former Jesuit priest
John Hagee (born 1940), nondenominational
Kenneth E. Hagin (1917–2003), Pentecostal
Homer Hailey (1903–2000), Church of Christ
J. H. Hamblen (1877–1971), Methodist bishop
John Wesley Hardt (1921–2017), Methodist
Samuel Augustus Hayden (1839–1918), Baptist pastor, newspaper publisher
Steve Hill (1954–2014), evangelist
Victor Houteff (1885–1955), founder of Davidian Seventh-day Adventist organization
V. E. Howard (1911–2000), Church of Christ; started radio International Gospel Hour in Texarkana
Jack Hyles (1926–2001), Baptist
T. D. Jakes (born 1957), nondenominational pastor, entrepreneur, author
Robert Jeffress (born 1955), pastor since 2007 of the First Baptist Church of Dallas
James S. Johnston (1843–1924), Episcopal bishop, educator
Jerry Johnston (born 1959), Baptist
Jimmy Kessler (born 1945), Jewish
John Kilian (1811–1884), Lutheran
Abraham Cohen Labatt (1802–1899), Jewish
Umphrey Lee (1893–1958), Methodist pastor, president of Southern Methodist University
David Lefkowitz (1875–1955), Jewish
G. Craige Lewis (born 1969), Presbyterian
Max Lucado (born 1955), Church of Christ
Texe Marrs (1944–2019), ran Christian ministries, writer on religious themes
J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988), Presbyterian
Charles R. Moore (1934–2014), Methodist minister, social activist, self-immolated

N–Z

Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985), co-founded a religious group that would later become the Heaven's Gate cult
J. Frank Norris (1877–1952), Baptist
Grady Nutt (1934–1982), Baptist minister, humorist
Jean-Marie Odin (1800–1870), Catholic bishop
Levi Olan (1903–1984), Jewish
Joel Osteen (born 1963), nondenominational
John Osteen (1925–1999), nondenominational
Albert Outler (1908–1989), Methodist theologian
Daniel Parker (1781–1844), Primitive Baptist, Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptist
Paige Patterson (born 1942), Baptist
William Evander Penn (1832–1895), Baptist evangelist
Doug Phillips (born 1965), Christian author, speaker, attorney, homeschooling advocate
Paul Powell (1933–2016), Baptist minister, educator
Aron Ra (born 1962), atheist activist, politician
John R. Rice (1895–1980), Baptist
James Robison (born 1943), nondenominational
Benjamin Roden (1902–1978), prime organizer of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association
Lois Roden (1916–1986), president of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church
Lester Roloff (1914–1982), Independent Baptist
Dmitri Royster (1923–2011), archbishop of Orthodox Church in America
Hyman Judah Schachtel (1907–1990), Jewish
R. W. Schambach (1926–2012), Christian televangelist based in Tyler
Priscilla Shirer (born 1974), Christian speaker, author
William Angie Smith (1894–1974), Methodist bishop
Joseph P. Sneed (1804–1881), Methodist Episcopal minister, educator, great-great-great-grandfather of Carly Fiorina
Samuel M. Stahl (born 1939), Jewish
David E. Stern (born 1961), Jewish
Chuck Swindoll (born 1934), Evangelical
James Anthony Tamayo (born 1949), Roman Catholic
Robert Tilton (born 1946), Christian televangelist
George Washington Truett (1867–1944), Baptist
Cecil Williams (1929–2024), Methodist minister, community leader, author, lecturer, spokesperson for the poor
Kenneth W. Wright (born 1945), Church of Christ
John Yanta (1931–2022), Roman Catholic bishop
Jack Yates (1828–1897), Baptist pastor, black community leader, former slave

Supercentenarians (longevity)

Isaac Brock (c. 1800?–1909), supercentenarian
Arbella Ewing (1894–2008), at her death was the third oldest person in the world
Elizabeth Francis (1909–2024), at her death was the oldest person in the United States and the third oldest person in the world
Thomas Nelson Sr. (1895–2007), at his death was the oldest man in the United States and the second oldest man in the world
Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018), at his death was the oldest man in the United States
Margaret Skeete (1878–1994), oldest person ever from Texas

Infamous Texans

A–M

Charles Albright (1933–2020), Dallas area serial killer
Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997), organized Heaven's Gate cult and led its members in a mass suicide
Joe Ball (1892–1938), serial killer
Buck Barrow (1903–1933), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang, brother of Clyde Barrow
Sam Bass (1851–1878), train robber and western icon
John Battaglia (1955–2018), murdered his two young daughters
Benny Binion (1904–1989), crime boss; later a Las Vegas casino owner
Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie Parker [1910–1934] and Clyde Barrow [1909–1934]), bank robbers and murderers
David Owen Brooks (1955–2020), Houston serial killer, early 1970s
Barrett Brown (born 1981), journalist, essayist, satirist, activist; served time in federal prison for facilitating email leaks
Marilyn Buck (1947–2010), accomplice in both the 1979 prison break of black activist Assata Shakur and the 1981 Brink's robbery
William Carver (1868–1901), member of Butch Cassidy's gang
Rex Cauble (1913–2003), millionaire businessman convicted for drug-smuggling activities, which he denied
Jamiel Chagra (1944–2008), drug trafficker
Mark David Chapman (born 1955), murdered former Beatle John Lennon
Billy Chemirmir (1972–2023), serial killer
Joseph Civello (1902–1970), Dallas crime boss
Dean Corll (1939–1973), serial killer
Ethan Couch (born 1997), following a conviction for multiple counts of intoxication manslaughter was given probation based on affluenza defense
J. Frank Dalton (1848–1951), claimed to be the outlaw Jesse James
T. Cullen Davis (born 1933), heir to oil fortune, arrested for murder and solicitation; acquitted of criminal charges but held responsible in wrongful death lawsuit
William George Davis (born 1984), serial killer
Lottie Deno (Carlotta Thompkins) (1844–1934), gambler
Christopher Duntsch (born 1971), neurosurgeon imprisoned for gross malpractice
Russell Erxleben (born 1957), former NFL kicker, convicted of securities fraud
Billie Sol Estes (1925–2013), businessman convicted of fraud
King Fisher (1853–1884), gunslinger, outlaw
Ralph Fults (1911–1993), outlaw, associated with Bonnie and Clyde
Raymond Hamilton (1913–1935), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang; executed
John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), outlaw and gun-fighter, reputed to be "the meanest man alive"
Charles Harrelson (1938–2007), hitman
Elmer Wayne Henley (born 1956), Houston serial killer, early 1970s
John Hinckley Jr. (born 1955), attempted to assassinate President Reagan
Arnoldo Jimenez (born 1982), uxoricide and FBI most wanted fugitive
Micah Xavier Johnson (c. 1991 – 2016), ambushed and killed multiple Dallas police officers
Genene Jones (born 1950), pediatric nurse who killed multiple patients
W. D. Jones (1916–1974), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang
David Koresh (1959–1993), self-proclaimed messiah and head of Branch Davidian cult
Colleen LaRose (born 1963), "Jihad Jane", charged with multiple terrorist-related crimes
Rosario (1887–1954) and Sam (1894–1951) Maceo, brothers, organized-crime bosses in Galveston
Robert Jay Mathews (1953–1984), neo-Nazi white supremacist^[48]
Linda Medlar (born 1949), involved in sex scandal with politician Henry Cisneros; later convicted for bank fraud
Della Moore (c. 1880 – c. 1926), prostitute, girlfriend of outlaw Harvey Logan ("Kid Curry")

N–Z

Johnny Jack Nounes (1890–1970), organized-crime boss in Galveston
Ronald Clark O'Bryan (1944–1984), murdered his son with poisoned Halloween candy; executed
Tom O'Folliard (1858–1880), outlaw and Billy the Kid's best friend
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
Christine Paolilla (born 1986), murdered four people
Kenneth Parnell (1931–2008), sex offender, kidnapper of seven-year-old Steven Stayner
Albert T. Patrick (1866–1940), lawyer convicted of the murder of businessman and philanthropist William Marsh Rice, his client
Etta Place (c. 1878 – 19??), companion of outlaw Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid"
Jonathan Pollard (born 1954), intelligence analyst convicted of espionage
Fannie Porter (1873 – c. 1940), prostitute, madam, associated with several outlaws
Ollie Quinn (1893–1949), mobster, gang leader in Galveston
Richard Ramirez (1960–2013), serial killer
Paul Dennis Reid (1957–2013), serial killer
Ollie P. Roberts (c. 1879 – 1950), claimed to be Billy the Kid
Charles Rogers (1921–1975), murder suspect, disappeared mysteriously, declared dead in absentia
"Freeway" Rick Ross (born 1960), convicted drug trafficker
J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree (1911–2004), bank robber
Darlie Routier (born 1970), convicted of murdering young son; verdict has been challenged
Jack Ruby (1910–1967), killed Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Yolanda Saldívar (born 1960), convicted for the murder of pop singer Selena
Mark Salling (1982–2018), actor, convicted on charges of possession of child pornography
Jon Schillaci (born 1971), former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
Dena Schlosser (born 1969), murdered her 11-month-old daughter
Bobby Seale (born 1936), co-founder of the Black Panthers
Servant Girl Annihilator (fl. 1885), unidentified serial killer from Austin
Henry Smith (1876–1893), murdered a child; he was lynched
Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous confidence man of Round Rock and Fort Worth
Richard B. Spencer (born 1978), white supremacist
Allen Stanford (born 1950), financier convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme and fraud
Belle Starr (1848–1889), the Wild West's "bandit queen"
D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), murderer, rapist, Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Peggy Jo Tallas (1944–2005), bank robber
Texas Seven, group of prison escapees who caused a national manhunt after a crime spree in December 2000, apprehended in January 2001 due to America's Most Wanted
Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancehall girl, prostitute, and brothel owner better known as Squirrel-tooth Alice
Bernie Tiede (born 1958), convicted murderer, subject of the 2011 film Bernie
Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), Treasurer of the United States, convicted of tax evasion and obstruction of justice
Edgar Valdez Villarreal (born 1973), "La Barbie", drug trafficker
Dutch Voight (1888–1986), gang leader in Galveston
Tex Watson (born 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"
Cameron Todd Willingham (1968–2004), convicted and executed for the murder of his children; verdict has been challenged
Susan Wright (born 1976), convicted murderer
Andrea Yates (born 1964), drowned her five children in the bathtub of her house
Diane Zamora (born 1978), convicted, along with her boyfriend, David Graham, in notorious "cadet murder" case

Others

A–M

Bobo Barnett (1903–1985), circus clown
Carole Baskin (born 1961), animal rights activist, featured on the Netflix series Tiger King
Lee Bowers (1925–1966), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Joe Bowman (1925–2009), bootmaker and marksman and guardian of Old West culture
Clarence Brandley (1951–2018), exonerated after serving nine years on death row for a murder and rape he did not commit
Ben Breedlove (1993–2011), Internet personality
Allen Brooks (1840s?–1910), victim of a Dallas lynch mob
Frank Buck (1884–1950), hunter, animal collector, author (Bring 'Em Back Alive), actor, director, producer
Buffalo Hump (c. 1800 – c. 1867), Comanche Chief
Barbara Bush (born 1981), healthcare activist
Chukwu octuplets: Ebuka, Chidi, Echerem, Chima, Ikem, Jioke, Gorom (all born 1998), and Odera (1998–1998), first recorded live-born set of octuplets in U.S.
Leslie Cochran (1951–2012), peace activist, cross-dresser, urban outdoorsman
Carol Cole (1963–1980), murder victim whose body was unidentified for 34 years
Crazy Ray (Wilford Jones) (1931–2007), Dallas Cowboys mascot
Mark Crutcher (1948–2023), anti-abortion activist, author, and founder of Life Dynamics Inc.
George de Mohrenschildt (1911–1977), petroleum geologist, friend of Lee Harvey Oswald, gave testimony to the Warren Commission
Billie Ert (c. 1942 – 1976), member of first same-sex couple to be married in Texas
Lauren Grandcolas (1963–2001), one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks
Anthony Charles Graves (born 1965), exonerated after serving 18 years in prison, including 12 on death row, for a series of murders he did not commit
Amber Hagerman (1986–1996), victim of abduction/murder, namesake of AMBER Alert
Lawrence Herkimer (1925–2015), cheerleading innovator
Jean Hill (1931–2000), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Joan Robinson Hill (1931–1969), socialite, equestrian, murder victim; events surrounding her death were the subject of a book by Thomas Thompson and a film, Murder in Texas
Bose Ikard (1840s?–1929), cowboy, cattle driver, former slave
Brandon Lawson (1987 – disappeared 2013), disappeared mysteriously
Ben H. Love (1930–2010), Scouting executive
Stacie Madison (1970 – disappeared 1988), disappeared mysteriously
John McClamrock (1956–2008), whose life as a quadraplegic following a football injury was profiled by journalist Skip Hollandsworth in an award-winning story
Jessica McClure (born 1986), "Baby Jessica", rescued after falling into a well
Norma McCorvey (1947–2017), as "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade
Ahmed Mohamed (born 2001), arrested at MacArthur High School in Irving, for bringing a reassembled clock to school, which a teacher thought looked like a bomb; police determined that Mohamed had no malicious intent
Antonio Molina (c. 1939 – 1991), member of first same-sex couple to be married in Texas
Mary Moorman (born 1932), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Michael Morton (born 1954), exonerated after serving 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit
Julie Ann Moseley (1965 – disappeared 1974), disappeared mysteriously
Khalid Abdul Muhammad (1948–2001), black American activist
Mukwooru (1770s–1840), Comanche chief

N–Z

Orville Nix (1911–1972), filmed assassination of John F. Kennedy
Donna Norris (born 1967), child safety campaigner, mother of Amber Hagerman
Michael Paine (1928–2018), acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruth Paine (born 1932), friend of Marina Oswald
Lucy Parsons (c. 1853 – 1942), labor organizer, radical socialist, anarchist communist, orator
Olga Rodriguez (born c. 1947), Chicano activist, has represented U. S. Socialist Workers Party
Santos Rodriguez (1960–1973), 12-year-old murdered by a law-enforcement officer while in police custody
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz (1933–2021), Chief of Protocol of State of California and City and County of San Francisco, Trustee San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, widow of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz
Karen Silkwood (1948–1974), nuclear plant worker, labor activist, died under mysterious circumstances; subject of a major motion picture
Marilyn Sitzman (1939–1993), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Susan Smalley (1969 – disappeared 1988), disappeared mysteriously
Swante M. Swenson (1816–1896), founder of SMS ranches
James Tague (1936–2014), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy who sustained minor injuries during the shooting
Bob Tallman (born 1947), rodeo announcer
J. L. Tarr (1919–2008), Scouting executive
Doris Tate (1924–1992), advocate for crime victims' rights, mother of Sharon Tate^[49]
Emma Tenayuca (1916–1999), labor leader, union organizer
Michael Roy Toney (1965–2009), served ten years on death row after being wrongly convicted for a deadly bombing
Armando Torres III (1987 – disappeared 2013), kidnapped in Mexico
Rachel Trlica (1957 – disappeared 1974), disappeared mysteriously
Willie Velasquez (1944–1988), social activist
Richard Viguerie (born 1933), conservative figure, pioneer of political direct mail and writer on American politics
James Larkin "Jim" White (1882–1946), cave explorer, cowboy, miner, park ranger, discovered Carlsbad Caverns
Dallas Wiens (born 1985), first U.S. recipient of a full face transplant
Roy Williams (born 1944), Scouting executive
Kelly Dae Wilson (1974 – disappeared 1992), disappeared mysteriously
Renee Wilson (1960 – disappeared 1974), disappeared mysteriously
Plennie L. Wingo (1895–1993), world record for longest distance walked backwards (from Santa Monica, California, to Istanbul, Turkey)
Ron Woodroof (1950–1992), HIV/AIDS victim who created the Dallas Buyers Club to acquire and distribute AIDS drugs; subject of a major motion picture
Quanell X (born 1970), leader of New Black Panther Party in Houston
Yellow Wolf (c. 1800 – 1854), Comanche chief
Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970), clothing manufacturer, filmed assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963

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