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The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in [[Texas]]. |
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The '''International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)''' is a [[non-profit]] membership organization dedicated to the advancement of [[systems engineering]]. Founded in 1990, INCOSE now has over six thousand members representing a broad spectrum – from student to senior practitioner, from technical engineer to program and corporate management, from science and engineering to business development. Members work together to advance their technical knowledge, exchange ideas with colleagues, and collaborate to advance systems engineering. |
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== Military/War == |
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INCOSE's mission is to advance the state of the art and practice of systems engineering in industry, academia, and government by promoting interdisciplinary, scalable approaches to produce technologically appropriate solutions that meet societal needs. |
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=== Founders of The Republic of Texas === |
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*[[Stephen F. Austin]] ([[1793]]–[[1836]]), the "[[List of people known as the father or mother of something|Father of Texas]]" |
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==External links== |
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*[[Edward Burleson]] ([[1798]]–[[1851]]), Texas [[soldier]], [[general]], and [[statesman]] |
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*[http://www.incose.org/ INCOSE] |
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*[[David G. Burnet]] ([[1788]]–[[1870]]), interim [[President]] of the Republic of Texas |
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*[[Lorenzo de Zavala]] ([[1788]]–[[1836]]), first [[vice-president]] of the Republic of Texas and signer of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]] |
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*[[Sam Houston]] ([[1793]]–[[1863]]), first President of Republic of Texas, later [[U.S. Senator]] from Texas and [[Governor of Texas]] |
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*[[Anson Jones]] ([[1798]]–[[1858]]), last President of the Republic of Texas, called the "Architect of Annexation" |
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*[[Mirabeau B. Lamar]] ([[1798]]–[[1859]]), second President of [[Republic of Texas]] |
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*[[Jose Antonio Navarro]] ([[1795]]–[[1871]]), Texas [[statesman]], [[revolutionary]] and [[politician]] |
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*[[Thomas Jefferson Rusk]] ([[1803]]–[[1857]]), Secretary of War between Texas and [[Mexico]], [[chief justice]] of the [[Texas Supreme Court|Supreme Court of Texas]] and [[Senator]] from Texas after admission to the [[United states|Union]]. |
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*[[Edwin Waller]] ([[1800]]–[[1881]]) [[judge]], signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence |
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===The Texas Revolution/ The Alamo === |
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*[[Jim Bowie]] ([[1796]]–[[1836]]), [[frontier]]sman, died at the [[Battle of the Alamo]] |
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*[[Davy Crockett]] ([[1786]]–[[1836]]), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo |
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*[[James Fannin]] ([[1804]]? –[[1836]]), key figure during the [[Texas Revolution]] |
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*[[Benjamin McCulloch]] ([[1811]]–[[1862]]), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, [[Texas Ranger]], [[United States Marshals Service|U.S. Marshal]], and [[brigadier general]] in the army of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]] during the [[American Civil War]] |
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*[[Henry Eustace McCulloch]] ([[1816]]–[[1895]]), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and [[brigadier general]] in the army of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]] during the American Civil War |
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*[[Juan Sequin]] ([[1806]]–[[1890]]), [[Tejano]] hero during the Texas Revolution |
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*[[William B. Travis]] ([[1809]]–[[1836]]), [[commander]] of Texas forces at the Alamo |
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===The Civil War=== |
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*[[Dick Dowling]] ([[1838]]–[[1867]]), commander at [[Sabine Pass]] and famous Houstonian |
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*[[John Salmon Ford|John "Rip" Ford]] ([[1815]]–[[1897]]), [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Rangers]] legend and commander at the [[Battle of Palmito Ranch]] |
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*[[John Bell Hood]] ([[1831]]–[[1879]]), commander of [[Hood's Texas Brigade]] and Confederate General |
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*[[Albert Sydney Johnston]] ([[1803]]–[[1862]]), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces |
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*[[John B. Magruder]] ([[1807]]–[[1871]]), Confederate General at the [[Battle of Galveston]] |
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*[[Pleasant Tackitt|Pleasant Tackitt]] ([[1803]]–[[1886]]), Confederate Officer and county official at [[Fort Belknap, Texas]]. One of the founders of [[Parker County, Texas]]. |
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*[[Louis T. Wigfall]] ([[1816]]–[[1874]]), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of [[Fort Sumter]] |
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===WWI=== |
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*[[Benjamin Foulois]], ([[1879]]–[[1967]]), was a [[U.S. Army]] Officer and a pioneering airman. |
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===WWII=== |
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*[[Claire Chennault]] ([[1893]]–[[1958]]), commander of the "[[Flying Tigers]]" |
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*[[Oveta Culp Hobby]] ([[1905]]–[[1995]]), [[Colonel]] [[Women's Army Corps]], first secretary of the [[Department of Health, Education and Welfare]] |
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*[[Audie Murphy]] ([[1924]]–[[1971]]), [[World War II]] [[hero]], actor |
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*[[Chester Nimitz]] ([[1885]]–[[1966]]), commander of Allied naval forces in the [[Pacific]] during [[World War II]] |
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*[[James Earl Rudder]] Hero of D-Day, Commander of the United States Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion. Rudder's U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at [[Pointe du Hoc]] |
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===Vietnam War=== |
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*[[Oliver North]] (b. [[1943]]), [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]] Retired, involved in the [[Iran Contra]] [[scandal]] |
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== Public Office == |
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*[[Jeb Bush]] (b. [[1953]]), [[Governor of Florida]], raised in [[Midland, Texas|Midland]] and [[Houston]] |
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*[[Edward Burleson]] ([[1798]]–[[1851]]), Texas soldier, general, and [[statesman]] |
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*[[Lauro Cavazos]] (b. [[1927]]), U.S. Secretary of Education, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer |
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*[[Henry Cisneros]] (b. [[1947]]), Former [[Mayor]] of [[San Antonio]] and [[United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]] |
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*[[Tom C. Clark]] ([[1899]]–[[1977]]), [[United States Attorney General]] and [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] |
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*[[John Connally]] ([[1917]]–[[1993]]), [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]], [[list of Governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]], [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] |
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*[[Miriam A. Ferguson|Miriam "Ma" Ferguson]] ([[1875]]–[[1961]]), first female [[governor]] of Texas |
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*[[Jim Hogg]] ([[1851]]–[[1906]]), first native Texan to become [[Governor of Texas]] |
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*[[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (b. [[1943]]), first woman U.S. [[senator]] from Texas |
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*[[Barbara Jordan]] ([[1936]]–[[1996]]), [[congresswoman]], [[United States House of Representatives]] |
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*[[Sandra Day O'Connor]] (b. [[1930]]), First woman Justice of the [[United States Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] |
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*[[W. Lee O'Daniel|W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel]] ([[1890]]–[[1969]]), former governor of Texas and [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] |
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*[[Bill Owens]] (b. [[1950]]), Current [[Governor of Colorado]]. |
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*[[Rick Perry]] (b. [[1950]]), [[Governor of Texas]] |
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*[[Sam Rayburn]] ([[1882]]–[[1961]]), [[United States Congressman]] and [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] |
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*[[Ann Richards]] (b. [[1933]]), former governor of Texas |
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*[[James C. Wright, Jr.|Jim Wright]] (b. [[1922]]), [[United States Congressman]] and [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] |
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=== US President === |
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*[[George H.W. Bush]] (b. [[1924]]), 41<sup>st</sup> [[President of the United States]](born in Milton, MA) |
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*[[George W. Bush]] (b. [[1946]]), 43<sup>rd</sup> [[President of the United States]], [[Governor of Texas]] from [[1995]] to [[2000]](born in New Haven, CT) |
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*[[Dwight Eisenhower]] ([[1890]]–[[1969]]), 34<sup>th</sup> [[President of the United States]] (born in [[Denison, Texas|Denison]], but raised in [[Kansas]]) |
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*[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] ([[1908]]–[[1973]]), 36<sup>th</sup> [[President of the United States]] |
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== Famous Texas Women == |
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*[[Edna Gladney]] ([[1886]]–[[1961]]), founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for [[orphan|orphaned]] children |
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*[[Bette Nesmith Graham]] ([[1924]]–[[1980]]), inventor of [[Liquid Paper]] |
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*[[Ima Hogg]] ([[1882]]–[[1975]]), [[philanthropist]] |
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*[[Lady Bird Johnson]] (b. [[1912]]), former first lady (married to [[President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]) |
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*[[Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long]] ([[1798]]–[[1880]]), considered to be [[List of people known as the father or mother of something|"the Mother of Texas"]] |
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*[[Cynthia Ann Parker]] ([[1826]]–[[1870]]), kidnapped in [[1836]] and raised by [[Comanche]] Indians. Mother to [[Quanah Parker]], the last Comanche [[TRibal chief|Chief]] |
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*[[Emily West Morgan]] ([[1815]]?–18??), an [[indentured servant]] know as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas war of independence from Mexico |
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== Entertainment == |
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===Film/Theater=== |
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*[[Wes Anderson]] (b.[[1969]]), [[Film director|director]] ''[[Bottle Rocket]], [[Rushmore]], [[The Royal Tenenbaums]], [[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' |
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*[[Stone Cold Steve Austin|"Stone Cold" Steve Austin]] (b. [[1964]]), [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[actor]] |
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*[[Tex Avery]] ([[1908]]–[[1980]]), [[animator]], [[cartoonist]], [[Film director|director]] |
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*[[Joe Don Baker]] (b. [[1936]]), actor |
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*[[Crystal Bernard]] (b. [[1961]]), actress and singer |
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*[[Alexis Bledel]] (b. [[1981]]), actress, starred in ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' |
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*[[Dan Blocker]] ([[1928]]–[[1972]]), actor "Hoss Cartwright" on ''[[Bonanza]] |
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*[[Powers Boothe]] (b. [[1949]]), actor |
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*[[Betty Buckley]] (b. [[1947]]), [[actress]] |
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*[[Brooke Burns]] (b. [[1978]]), actress, [[model (person)|model]] |
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*[[Gary Busey]] (b. [[1944]]), actor |
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*[[Kate Capshaw]] (b. [[1953]]), actress, married to [[Steven Spielberg]] |
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*[[Cyd Charisse]] (b. [[1921]]), actress, [[dancer]] |
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*[[Ricardo Chavira]] (b. [[1971]]), actor, "Carlos Solis" on ''[[Desperate Housewives]] |
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*[[Dabney Coleman]] (b. [[1932]]), actor |
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*[[Barry Corbin]] (b. [[1940]]), actor |
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*[[Joan Crawford]] ([[1908]]–[[1977]]), actress |
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*[[Michael Dorn]] (b. [[1952]]), star of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |
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*[[Haylie Duff]] (b. [[1985]]), actress |
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*[[Sandy Duncan]] (b. [[1946]]), actress, singer |
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*[[Shelley Duvall]] (b. [[1949]]), actress, played [[Olive Oyl]] in the film ''[[Popeye]]'' |
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*[[Ron Ely]] (b. [[1938]]), actor ''[[Tarzan]]'' |
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*[[Dale Evans]] ([[1912]]–[[2001]]), actress, singer-songwriter, married to [[Roy Rogers]] |
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*[[Morgan Fairchild]] (b. [[1950]]), actress |
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*[[Farrah Fawcett]] (b. [[1947]]), actress |
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*[[Jamie Foxx]] (b. [[1967]]) actor |
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*[[Jennifer Garner]] (b. [[1972]]), actress, star of ''[[Alias (television)|Alias]]'' |
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*[[Sarah Hagan]] (b. [[1984]]), actress |
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*[[Larry Hagman]] (b. [[1931]]), actor, son of actress [[Mary Martin]] |
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*[[Jerry Hall]] (b. [[1956]]), model, actress, former wife of [[Mick Jagger]] |
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*[[Woody Harrelson]] (b. [[1961]]), actor |
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*[[Ethan Hawke]] (b. [[1970]]), actor |
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*[[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] (b. [[1979]]), actress |
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*[[John Hillerman]], (b. [[1932]]), actor, played the [[England|English]] [[Major domo]] "Higgins" on ''[[Magnum P.I.]]'' |
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*[[Jordan Hinson]] (b. [[1991]]), actress |
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*[[Tobe Hooper]], (b. [[1943]]), [[Film director|director]] ''[[The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]], [[Poltergeist]], [['Salem's Lot]]'' |
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*[[Carolyn Jones]] ([[1929]]–[[1983]]), actress, best known as "Morticia" in ''[[The Addams Family]]'' |
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*[[Tommy Lee Jones]] (b. [[1946]]), actor |
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*[[Mike Judge]] (b. [[1962]]), [[Film producer|producer]], animator and actor |
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*[[Richard Linklater]] (b. [[1961]]), [[Film director|director]] ''[[Slacker]], [[Dazed and Confused]], [[Before Sunrise]], [[School of Rock]], [[A Scanner Darkly]]'' |
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*[[Eva Longoria]] (b. [[1975]]), actress |
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*[[Mary Martin]] ([[1913]]–[[1990]]), actress, mother of actor [[Larry Hagman]] |
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*[[John D. Mata]] (b. [[1983]]) actor, [[The Guardian]] |
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*[[Matthew McConaughey]] (b. [[1969]]), actor |
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*[[George McFarland]] ([[1928]]–[[1993]]), actor played "Spanky" in the ''[[Our Gang]]'' comedies, AKA ''[[The Little Rascals]]'' |
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*[[Ann Miller]] ([[1923]]–[[2004]]), actress, dancer |
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*[[Audie Murphy]] ([[1924]]–[[1971]]), actor, [[World War II]] [[hero]] |
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*[[Annette O'Toole]] (b. [[1955]]), dancer, actress |
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*[[Bill Paxton]] (b. [[1955]]), actor ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' |
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*[[Dennis Quaid]] (b. [[1954]]), actor |
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*[[Randy Quaid]] (b. [[1950]]), actor |
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*[[Phylicia Rashad]] (b. [[1948]]), actress |
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*[[Debbie Reynolds]] (b. [[1932]]), actress, mother of [[Carrie Fisher]] |
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*[[Gene Roddenberry]] ([[1921]]–[[1991]]), ''[[Star Trek]]'' creator, writer, director, producer |
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*[[Robert Rodriguez]] (b. [[1968]]), director, producer, writer, composer |
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*[[Irene Ryan]] ([[1902]]–[[1973]]), actress "Granny" on ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' |
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*[[Ann Sheridan]] ([[1915]]–[[1967]]), actress |
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*[[Anna Nicole Smith]] (b. [[1967]]), model, actress |
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*[[Jaclyn Smith]] (b. [[1947]]), actress, starred in ''[[Charlie's Angels]] |
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*[[Sissy Spacek]] (b. [[1949]]), actress, cousin of [[Rip Torn]] |
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*[[Brent Spiner]] (b. [[1949]]), actor, star of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]] |
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*[[Nick Stahl]] (b. [[1979]]), actor |
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*[[Patrick Swayze]] (b. [[1952]]), actor |
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*[[Sharon Tate]] ([[1943]]–[[1969]]), actress |
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*[[Henry Thomas]] (b. [[1971]]), actor ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', musician |
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*[[Rip Torn]] (b. [[1931]]), actor, cousin of [[Sissy Spacek]] |
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*[[Tommy Tune]] (b. [[1939]]), [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]] [[Theatre director|director]], [[choreographer]] |
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*[[Ricky Vargas]] (b. [[1983]]) actor, [[The Guardian]] |
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*[[King Vidor]] ([[1894]]–[[1982]]), [[Director (film)|film director]], producer |
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*[[Isaiah Washington]] (b. [[1963]]), actor |
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*[[JoBeth Williams]] (b. [[1948]]), actress |
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*[[Van Williams]] (b. [[1934]]), actor |
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*[[Chill Wills]] ([[1903]]–[[1978]]), actor, singer |
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*[[Dooley Wilson]] ([[1886]]–[[1953]]), actor, singer, played "Sam" in ''[[Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]'' |
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*[[Luke Wilson]] (b. [[1971]]), actor |
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*[[Owen Wilson]] (b. [[1968]]), actor |
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*[[Forest Whitaker]] (b. [[1961]]), actor |
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*[[Robin Wright Penn]] (b. [[1966]]), actress, married to [[Sean Penn]] |
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*[[Renée Zellweger]] (b. [[1969]]), actress |
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*[[Lisa Whelchel]] (b. [[1963]]), actress, author |
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===Comedians=== |
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*[[Carol Burnett]] (b. [[1933]]), [[comedienne]], actress |
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*[[Steve Martin]] (b. [[1945]]), [[comedian]], actor |
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*[[Kinky Friedman]] (b. [[1941]]), comedian, novelist, politician |
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===Music=== |
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*[[Ryan Cabrera]](b. [[1982]]),[[singer/songwriter]] |
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*[[Dimebag Darrell Abbott]] ([[1966]]–[[2004]]), [[musician]] |
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*[[Vinnie Paul Abbott]] (b. [[1964]]), musician |
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*[[Terry Allen (singer)|Terry Allen]] (b. [[1943]]), musician |
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*[[Jerry Allison]] (b. [[1939]]), musician |
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*[[Gene Autry]] ([[1907]]–[[1998]]), [[country music]] [[singer]] |
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*[[Erykah Badu]] (b. [[1971]]), [[R&B]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] singer |
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*[[Marcia Ball]] (b. 1949]]), [[blues]] singer |
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*[[Frank Beard (musician)|Frank Beard]] (b. [[1949]]), [[drummer]] in [[ZZ Top]] |
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*[[Rex Brown]]( b.1964) musician |
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*[[Boxcar Willie]] ([[1931]]–[[1999]]), country singer |
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*[[Edie Brickell]] (b. [[1966]]), singer – married to [[Paul Simon]] |
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*[[Tevin Campbell]] (b. [[1976]]), musician |
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*[[Vikki Carr]] (b. [[1941]]), [[jazz]], [[pop music|pop]], [[country music|country]] and [[Latin music]] singer |
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*[[Nanci Griffith]] (b. [[1953]]) Singer / Songwriter |
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*[[Chamillionaire]] (b. [[1979]]), rapper |
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*[[Kelly Clarkson]] (b. [[1982]]), singer, ''[[American Idol]]'' winner |
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*[[Van Cliburn]] (b. [[1934]]), famous [[pianist]] (born in [[Louisiana]], raised in Texas) |
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*[[Ornette Coleman]] (b. [[1930]]), [[jazz]] musician |
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*[[Albert Collins]] ([[1932]]–[[1993]]), blues musician |
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*[[Christopher Cross]] (b. [[1951]]), singer |
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*[[Mac Davis]] (b. [[1942]]), musician |
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*[[Hilary Duff]] (b. [[1987]]), singer |
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*[[Danny Elfman]] (b. [[1953]]), musician, [[composer]] |
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*[[Ralna English]] (b. [[1942]]), singer from ''[[The Lawrence Welk Show]]'' |
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*[[Freddy Fender]] (b. [[1937]]), musician |
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*[[Azure Flame]] (b. [[1976]], a.k.a. Catherine Provenza), singer, musician, [[composer]] |
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*[[Lefty Frizzell]] ([[1928]]–[[1975]]), country singer |
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*[[Bobby Fuller]] ([[1942]]–[[1966]]), [[rock and roll|rock]] singer and [[guitarist]] |
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*[[Justin Furstenfeld]], (b. [[1975]]), [[rock and roll|rock]] singer and [[guitarist]] |
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*[[Kyle Gann]] (b. [[1955]]), [[composer]] and [[music critic]] |
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*[[Larry Gatlin]] (b. [[1948]]), [[singer-songwriter]], member of The Gatlin Brothers |
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*[[Billy Gibbons]] (b. [[1950]]), guitarist in [[ZZ Top]] |
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*[[Keith Grimwood]] (bassist in [[Trout Fishing in America (band)|Trout Fishing in America]]) |
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*[[Jimmie Dale Gilmore]], (b. [[1945]]), singer-songwriter |
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*[[Don Henley]] (b. [[1947]]), musician with rock group the [[Eagles]] |
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*[[Dusty Hill]] (b. [[1945]]), [[bass guitar]]ist in [[ZZ Top]] |
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*[[Buddy Holly]] ([[1936]]–[[1959]]), singer-songwriter |
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*[[Ezra Idlet]] (guitarist, [[Trout Fishing in America (band)|Trout Fishing in America]]) |
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*[[Waylon Jennings]] ([[1937]]–[[2002]]), country singer |
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*[[Flaco Jimenez|Flaco Jiménez]] (b. [[1939]]), musician |
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*[[Mike Jones]] (b. [[1981]]), rapper |
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*[[Norah Jones]] (b. [[1979]], [[soul music|soul]]/[[folk music|folk]] singer-songwriter, born in [[New York City]] but raised in Texas |
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*[[Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] (b. [[1928]]), [[lyricist]] of [[musical theatre|musical theater]] |
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*[[Janis Joplin]] ([[1943]]–[[1970]]), singer |
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*[[Scott Joplin]] (c.[[1867]]–[[1917]]), [[ragtime]] [[musician]] and [[composer]] |
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*[[Robert Earl Keen]] (b. [[1957]]), singer-songwriter |
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*[[Beyoncé Knowles]] (b. [[1981]]), [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer, actress |
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*[[Kris Kristofferson]] (b. [[1936]]), singer-songwriter, actor |
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*[[Mance Lipscomb]] ([[1895]]–[[1976]]), [[Blues]] singer, [[guitarist]] |
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*[[Trini Lopez]] (b. [[1937]]), [[Hispanic]] musician, singer |
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*[[Lyle Lovett]] (b. [[1957]]), singer-songwriter |
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*[[Will Makar]] (b.[[1989]]), singer, born and raised in The Woodlands/Houston. |
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*[[Lloyd Maines]] (b. [[1951]]), musician, [[Record producer|producer]] |
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*[[Natalie Maines]] (b. [[1974]]), musician |
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*[[Barbara Mandrell]] (b. [[1948]]), country singer |
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*[[Johnny Mathis]] (b. [[1935]]), singer |
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*[[Meat Loaf]] (b. [[1951]]), singer, actor |
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*[[Roger Miller]] ([[1936]]–[[1992]]), singer-songwriter |
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*[[Nelly]] (b. [[1978]]), [[rapper]] |
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*[[Willie Nelson]] (b. [[1933]]), country singer-songwriter |
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*[[Michael Nesmith]] (b. [[1942]]), singer with [[The Monkees]] |
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*[[Roy Orbison]] ([[1936]]–[[1988]]), singer-songwriter |
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*[[Buck Owens]] (b. [[1929]]), country singer |
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*[[Billy Preston]] (b. [[1946]]), [[soul music|soul musician]] |
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*[[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]] (b. [[1926]]), country singer |
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*[[Catherine Provenza]] (a.k.a. [[Azure Flame]]) (b. [[1976]]), musician, [[composer]] |
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*[[Selena Quintanilla]] ([[1971]]–[[1995]]), singer |
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*[[The Big Bopper|J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson]] ([[1930]]–[[1959]]), singer |
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*[[Tex Ritter]] ([[1905]]–[[1974]]), singer/ actor, father of actor [[John Ritter]] |
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*[[Kenny Rogers]] (b. [[1938]]), country singer-songwriter |
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*[[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]] (b. [[1970]]), rapper |
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*[[Ashlee Simpson]] (b. [[1984]]), singer |
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*[[Jessica Simpson]] (b. [[1980]]), singer |
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*[[Slim Thug]], rapper |
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*[[Stephen Stills]] (b. [[1945]]), singer-songwriter [[Crosby, Stills & Nash]] |
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*[[George Strait]] (b. [[1952]]), country singer |
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*[[B. J. Thomas]] (b. [[1942]]), country singer-songwriter |
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*[[Ernest Tubb]] ([[1914]]–[[1984]]), country singer-songwriter |
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*[[Tanya Tucker]] (b. [[1958]]), country singer |
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*[[Vanilla Ice]] (b. [[1968]]), [[rapper]] |
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*[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] ([[1954]]–[[1990]]), musician |
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*[[Paul Wall]], rapper |
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*[[Barry White]] ([[1944]]–[[2003]]), soul singer and [[record producer]] |
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*[[Bob Wills]] ([[1905]]–[[1975]]), country singer with [[The Texas Playboys]] |
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*[[Johnny Winter]] (b. [[1944]]), [[blues]] [[guitarist]] |
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*[[Lisa Morales]], musician |
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*[[Roberta Morales]], musician |
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===Television/Radio=== |
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*[[Walter Cronkite]] (b. [[1916]]), former ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' [[News anchor|anchor]], born in [[Missouri]] raised in Texas |
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*[[Sam Donaldson]] (b. [[1934]]), ''[[ABC News]]'' [[reporter]] |
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*[[John Henry Faulk]] ([[1913]]–[[1990]]), [[storyteller]] and [[radio]] [[broadcaster]] |
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*[[Phil McGraw]] (b. [[1950]]), [[television]] [[psychologist]] |
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*[[Kay Panabaker]] (b. [[1990]]), television actress |
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*[[Gary Perkins]] ([[1937]]–[[1991]]), radio broadcaster |
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*[[Dan Rather]] (b. [[1931]]), former ''CBS Evening News'' anchor |
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*[[Bob Schieffer]] (b. [[1937]]), ''CBS Evening News'' anchor |
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*[[Aaron Spelling]] (b. [[1923]]), [[Television producer|TV producer]] |
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===Miss America/ Miss USA Pageant Winners=== |
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*[[Shirley Cothran]] (b. [[1955]]), [[Miss America]] [[1975]] |
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*[[Jo-Carroll Dennison]] (b. [[1923]]), Miss America [[1942]] |
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*[[Christy Fichtner]] (b. [[1963]]?), [[Miss USA]] [[1986]] |
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*[[Phyllis George]] (b. [[1949]]), Miss America [[1971]] |
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*[[Courtney Gibbs]] (b. [[1966]]), Miss USA [[1988]] |
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*[[Kandace Krueger]] (b. [[1977]]?), Miss USA [[2001]] |
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*[[Laura Harring|Laura Martinez-Harring]] (b. [[1964]]), Miss USA [[1985]] |
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*[[Gretchen Polhemus]] (b. [[1966]]?), Miss USA [[1989]] |
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*[[Michelle Royer]] (b. [[1966]]?), Miss USA [[1987]] |
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*[[Chelsi Smith]] (b. [[1974]]?), Miss USA [[1995]] and [[Miss Universe]] [[1995]] |
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*[[Kimberly Tomes]] (b. [[1956]]?), Miss USA [[1977]] |
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==Athletics== |
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*[[Shawn Michaels]] professional wrestler |
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*[[John Layfield]] professional wrestler |
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*[[Lance Armstrong]] (b. [[1971]]), [[cyclist]], seven-time [[Tour de France]] winner |
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*[[Ernie Banks]] (b. [[1931]]), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r |
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*[[Josh Beckett]] (b. [[1980]]), [[baseball]] [[pitcher]], [[World Series MVP|MVP]] of the [[2003 World Series]] |
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*[[Mark Calaway]] AKA "The Undertaker" (b. [[1965]]), professional wrestler |
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*[[Earl Campbell]] (b. [[1955]]), [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r, [[Heisman Trophy]] winner |
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*[[Joie Chitwood]] ([[1912]]–[[1988]]), professional [[auto racing|racecar]] [[driver]] |
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*[[Roger Clemens]] (b. [[1962]]), [[baseball]] [[pitcher]], seven-time [[Cy Young Award]] winner |
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*[[Randall Cobb|Randall "Tex" Cobb]] (b. [[1950]]), champion [[Boxing|boxer]] |
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*[[George Foreman]] (b. [[1949]]), [[List of heavyweight boxing champions|World Heavyweight champion]] [[boxing|boxer]], TV pitchman, [[Religious minister|ordained minister]] |
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*[[Bill Foster (baseball player)|Bill Foster]] ([[1904]]–[[1978]]), Baseball Hall of Famer |
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*[[A. J. Foyt]] (b. [[1935]]), [[race car]] [[driver]] |
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*[[Ben Hogan]] ([[1912]]–[[1997]]), [[golf]] great |
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*[[Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]] ([[1878]]–[[1946]]), first black [[List of Heavyweight Champions|Heavyweight Champion of the World]] |
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*[[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]] (b. [[1967]]), [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist, [[World Record]] holder |
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*[[Tom Kite]] (b. [[1949]]), [[golfer]] |
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*[[Courtney Kupets]] (b. [[1986]]), World and U.S. champion [[gymnast]], [[Olympic medalist|silver medalist]] in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] |
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*[[Tara Lipinski]] (b. [[1982]]), [[figure skating|figure skater]], [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist |
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*[[Taj McWilliams-Franklin]] (b. [[1970]]), basketball player, gold medalist |
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*[[Don Meredith|"Dandy" Don Meredith]] (b. [[1938]]), [[Quarterback]] [[Dallas Cowboys]] and [[TV]] [[American football|Football]] [[Commentator]] |
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*[[Jim Morris]] (b. [[1964]]), [[Major League Baseball]] player and oldest [[rookie]] |
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*[[Emeka Okafor]] [[basketball]] player, [[Charlotte Bobcats]] |
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*[[Bum Phillips]] (b. [[1923]]), [[head coach]] in the [[National Football League]] |
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*[[Bill Pickett]] ([[1870]]–[[1932]]), [[cowboy]] and [[rodeo]] performer |
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*[[Kyle Rote]] ([[1928]]–[[2002]]), All-American running back at [[Southern Methodist University]] and [[1951]]–[[1961]] [[NFL]] [[New York Giants]] wide receiver |
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*[[Nolan Ryan]] (b. [[1947]]), [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r |
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*[[Willie Shoemaker]] ([[1931]]–[[2003]]), most successful [[jockey]] in history |
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*[[Sheryl Swoopes]] (b. [[1971]]), [[WNBA]], Olympic gold medalist |
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*[[Lee Trevino]] (b. [[1939]]), golfer |
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*[[Dana Vollmer]] (b. [[1987]]), [[swimmer]] who won a [[gold medal]] at the 2004 Summer Olympics |
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*[[Kathy Whitworth]] (b. [[1939]]), golfer |
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*[[Smokey Joe Williams]] ([[1886]]–[[1951]]), Baseball great |
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*[[Vince Young]] (b. [[1983]]) [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]], [[MVP]] of the [[2005]] and [[2006]] [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] |
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*[[Babe Didrikson Zaharias]] ([[1914]]–[[1956]]), [[gold medal|gold medalist]] [[1932]] Olympics, golf great |
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*[[Jordan Tata]] (b.[[1981]]) [[Detroit Tigers]] [[relief pitcher]] |
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*[[Chris Bosh]] (b.[[1984]]) [[NBA]] player, [[Toronto Raptors]], [[power forward]] |
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*[[LaMarcus Aldridge]] (b.[[1985]]) [[NBA]] player, [[Portland Trailblazers]], [[power forward]] |
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== Business == |
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*[[Red Adair]] ([[1915]]–[[2004]]), [[offshoring|offshore]] [[oil field]] [[firefighter]] |
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*[[Mary Kay Ash]] ([[1918]]–[[2001]]), [[businesswoman]] and founder of [[Mary Kay Cosmetics]] |
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*[[Michael Dell]] (b. [[1965]]), founder of [[Dell Computer|Dell Inc.]] |
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*[[Tom Ford]] (b. [[1961]]), [[fashion designer]], former chief director of [[Gucci]] |
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*[[Pattillo Higgins]] ([[1863]]-[[1955]]), [[oil]] pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of [[Spindletop]]" |
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*[[Howard Hughes]] ([[1905]]–[[1976]]), [[Aviator]], filmaker, [[eccentricity (behavior)|eccentric]] [[millionaire|billionaire]] |
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*[[John Henry Kirby]] ([[1860]]-[[1940]]), businessman, founder of the Kirby Petroleum Company |
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*[[William Johnson McDonald]] ([[1844]]–[[1926]]), [[banker]], [[philanthropist]] |
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*[[Ross Perot]] (b. [[1930]]), [[entrepreneur]], founder of [[Electronic Data Systems|EDS]] & [[Perot Systems]], and [[U.S. presidential election, 1992|1992 U.S. Presidential]] [[Nomination|candidate]] |
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*[[Tex Thornton]] ([[1913]]–[[1981]]), founder of [[Litton Industries]] |
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== Art/Literature/Journalism == |
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*[[J. Frank Dobie]] ([[1888]]–[[1964]]), [[folklorist]] and [[writer]] about open-range days |
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*[[Linda Ellerbee]] (b. [[1944]]), [[journalist]], [[correspondent]], [[reporter]] |
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*[[Horton Foote]] (b. [[1916]]), [[author]] and [[playwright]] |
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*[[Patricia Highsmith]] (b. [[1921]]), [[writer]], author of ''[[Strangers on a Train]]'' and ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley]]'' |
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*[[Robert E. Howard]] ([[1906]]–[[1936]]), author of the ''[[Conan]]'' stories, and other [[Pulp magazine|pulp adventure tales]]. |
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*[[Christopher Hudgens]] (b. [[1977]]), [[painter]], [[graphic artist]] |
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*[[Molly Ivins]] (b. [[1944]]), [[Politics of the United States|political commentator]], journalist, and [[author]] |
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*[[Stanley Marsh 3]] (b. [[1938]]), [[millionaire]], [[artist]], [[philanthropist]] |
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*[[Larry McMurtry]] (b. [[1936]]), [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning author of ''[[Lonesome Dove]]'' |
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*[[Katherine Anne Porter]] ([[1890]]–[[1980]]), journalist, [[essayist]], [[novelist]] |
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*[[Robert Rauschenberg]] (b. [[1925]]), [[painter]], [[sculpture|sculptor]], [[graphic artist]] |
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*[[Liz Smith (journalist)|Liz Smith]] (b. [[1923]]), [[Print syndication|syndicated]] [[columnist]] |
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*[[Sergio Troncoso]] (b. [[1961]]), [[author]] of ''[[The Last Tortilla and Other Stories]]'', and ''[[The Nature of Truth]]'' |
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== Science/Medicine == |
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*[[Denton Cooley]] (b. [[1920]]), pioneering [[Cardiac surgery|heart surgeon]] |
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*[[Michael E. DeBakey]] (b. [[1908]]), pioneering [[Cardiac surgery|heart surgeon]] |
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*[[Chu Ching-wu]], physicist |
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*[[Robert Dennard]] (b. [[1932]]), [[computer scientist]] and [[inventor]] |
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*[[Bryce DeWitt]], physicist, co-developed Wheeler-DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe") |
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*[[Leonard Eugene Dickson]], [[mathematician]] |
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*[[G.B. Halsted]], mathematician |
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*[[M. King Hubbert]] ([[1903]]–[[1989]]), [[geophysics|geophysicist]] |
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*[[Jack Kilby]], electrical engineer |
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*[[Hermann Joseph Muller]], geneticist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine |
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*[[Ilya Prigogine]], physicist and chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry |
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*[[John Tate]], mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics |
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*[[Beatrice Tinsley]], astronomer |
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*[[Karen Uhlenbeck]], mathematician, National Medal of Science |
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*[[Harry Vandiver]], mathematician |
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*[[Steven Weinberg]], Nobel Laureate in Physics |
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*[[Spencer Wells]], geneticist and anthropologist |
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*[[John A. Wheeler]], physicist, Wolf Prize in Physics, coined the term 'black hole' |
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==Aviation/Space Exploration== |
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*[[William Anders]] (b. [[1933]]), [[Apollo program]] [[astronaut]] |
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*[[Alan Bean]] (b. [[1932]]), astronaut |
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*[[Kenneth Cockrell]] (b. [[1950]]), astronaut |
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*[[Bessie Coleman|Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman]] ([[1892]]–[[1926]]), first [[African American]] female [[aviator]] |
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*[[Douglas Corrigan|Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan]] ([[1907]]–[[1995]]), [[aviator]] |
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*[[John Oliver Creighton]] (b. [[1943]]), astronaut |
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*[[Howard Hughes]] ([[1905]]–[[1976]]), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer |
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*[[Richard Mullane]] (b. [[1945]]) astronaut |
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*[[Wiley Post]] ([[1898]]–[[1935]]), first [[aviator|pilot]] to fly solo around the world |
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*[[Edward Higgins White|Edward White]] ([[1930]]–[[1967]]), first American astronaut to [[Extra-vehicular activity|walk in space]] |
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*[[Jeana Yeager]] (b. [[1952]]), broke distance records during her (and [[Dick Rutan]]'s) nonstop flight around the world in the experimental [[Scaled Composites Voyager|Voyager]] airplane in [[1986]] |
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==Infamous Texans== |
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*[[Clyde Barrow]] ([[1909]]–[[1934]]), [[bank robbery|bank robber]] |
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*[[Sam Bass]] ([[1851]]–[[1878]]), [[Train robbery|train robber]] and [[American Old West|western icon]] |
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*[[Mark David Chapman]] (b. [[1955]]), murdered [[Beatle]] [[John Lennon]] |
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*[[John Wesley Hardin]] ([[1853]]–[[1895]]), [[outlaw]] and [[gun-fighter]], reputed to be ''"the meanest man alive"'' |
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*[[John Hinckley|John Hinckley, Jr.]] Attempted to assassinate [[Ronald Reagan|President Reagan]] |
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*[[David Koresh]] ([[1959]]–[[1993]]), self proclaimed [[messiah]] and head of [[Branch Davidian]] cult |
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*[[Grady Little]] ([[1950]]–), [[baseball]] manager, nemesis of [[2003 American League Championship Series]] by [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]] fans |
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*[[Bonnie Parker]] ([[1910]]–[[1934]]), bank robber |
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*[[Richard Ramirez]] (b. [[1960]]), [[serial killer]] |
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*[[Soapy Smith]] ([[1860]]–[[1898]]), infamous confidence man of [[Round Rock, Texas]] and [[Fort Worth, Texas]] |
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*[[Belle Starr]] ([[1848]]–[[1889]]), the [[Wild West]]'s "bandit queen" |
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*[[Pearl Starr]] ([[1868]]–[[1925]]), Belle's daughter and infamous Texas [[brothel]] owner |
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*[[Charles "Tex" Watson]] (b. [[1945]]), [[Conviction (law)|convicted]] [[murderer]], former member of the [[Charles Manson|Charles Manson "Family"]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of people by U.S. state]] |
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{{Texas}} |
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[[Category:Lists of people by U.S. state|Texas]] |
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[[Category:People from Texas|*]] |
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[[Category:Texas-related lists]] |
Revision as of 06:47, 11 September 2006
The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas.
Military/War
Founders of The Republic of Texas
- Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas"
- Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
- David G. Burnet (1788–1870), interim President of the Republic of Texas
- Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
- Sam Houston (1793–1863), first President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator from Texas and Governor of Texas
- Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of the Republic of Texas, called the "Architect of Annexation"
- Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of Republic of Texas
- Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War between Texas and Mexico, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and Senator from Texas after admission to the Union.
- Edwin Waller (1800–1881) judge, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
The Texas Revolution/ The Alamo
- Jim Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo
- Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
- James Fannin (1804? –1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
- Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
- Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
- Juan Sequin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
- William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo
The Civil War
- Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
- John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
- John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
- Albert Sydney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces
- John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston
- Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas. One of the founders of Parker County, Texas.
- Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter
WWI
- Benjamin Foulois, (1879–1967), was a U.S. Army Officer and a pioneering airman.
WWII
- Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of the "Flying Tigers"
- Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
- Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor
- Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
- James Earl Rudder Hero of D-Day, Commander of the United States Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion. Rudder's U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc
Vietnam War
- Oliver North (b. 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel USMC Retired, involved in the Iran Contra scandal
Public Office
- Jeb Bush (b. 1953), Governor of Florida, raised in Midland and Houston
- Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
- Lauro Cavazos (b. 1927), U.S. Secretary of Education, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
- Henry Cisneros (b. 1947), Former Mayor of San Antonio and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- John Connally (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female governor of Texas
- Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (b. 1943), first woman U.S. senator from Texas
- Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), congresswoman, United States House of Representatives
- Sandra Day O'Connor (b. 1930), First woman Justice of the Supreme Court
- W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), former governor of Texas and United States Senator
- Bill Owens (b. 1950), Current Governor of Colorado.
- Rick Perry (b. 1950), Governor of Texas
- Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Ann Richards (b. 1933), former governor of Texas
- Jim Wright (b. 1922), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
US President
- George H.W. Bush (b. 1924), 41st President of the United States(born in Milton, MA)
- George W. Bush (b. 1946), 43rd President of the United States, Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000(born in New Haven, CT)
- Dwight 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
Famous Texas Women
- Edna Gladney (1886–1961), founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
- Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), inventor of Liquid Paper
- Ima Hogg (1882–1975), philanthropist
- Lady Bird Johnson (b. 1912), former first lady (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
- Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered to be "the Mother of Texas"
- Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians. Mother to Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
- Emily West Morgan (1815?–18??), an indentured servant know as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas war of independence from Mexico
Entertainment
Film/Theater
- Wes Anderson (b.1969), director Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (b. 1964), professional wrestler, actor
- Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director
- Joe Don Baker (b. 1936), actor
- Crystal Bernard (b. 1961), actress and singer
- Alexis Bledel (b. 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls
- Dan Blocker (1928–1972), actor "Hoss Cartwright" on Bonanza
- Powers Boothe (b. 1949), actor
- Betty Buckley (b. 1947), actress
- Brooke Burns (b. 1978), actress, model
- Gary Busey (b. 1944), actor
- Kate Capshaw (b. 1953), actress, married to Steven Spielberg
- Cyd Charisse (b. 1921), actress, dancer
- Ricardo Chavira (b. 1971), actor, "Carlos Solis" on Desperate Housewives
- Dabney Coleman (b. 1932), actor
- Barry Corbin (b. 1940), actor
- Joan Crawford (1908–1977), actress
- Michael Dorn (b. 1952), star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Haylie Duff (b. 1985), actress
- Sandy Duncan (b. 1946), actress, singer
- Shelley Duvall (b. 1949), actress, played Olive Oyl in the film Popeye
- Ron Ely (b. 1938), actor Tarzan
- Dale Evans (1912–2001), actress, singer-songwriter, married to Roy Rogers
- Morgan Fairchild (b. 1950), actress
- Farrah Fawcett (b. 1947), actress
- Jamie Foxx (b. 1967) actor
- Jennifer Garner (b. 1972), actress, star of Alias
- Sarah Hagan (b. 1984), actress
- Larry Hagman (b. 1931), actor, son of actress Mary Martin
- Jerry Hall (b. 1956), model, actress, former wife of Mick Jagger
- Woody Harrelson (b. 1961), actor
- Ethan Hawke (b. 1970), actor
- Jennifer Love Hewitt (b. 1979), actress
- John Hillerman, (b. 1932), actor, played the English Major domo "Higgins" on Magnum P.I.
- Jordan Hinson (b. 1991), actress
- Tobe Hooper, (b. 1943), director The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, 'Salem's Lot
- Carolyn Jones (1929–1983), actress, best known as "Morticia" in The Addams Family
- Tommy Lee Jones (b. 1946), actor
- Mike Judge (b. 1962), producer, animator and actor
- Richard Linklater (b. 1961), director Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly
- Eva Longoria (b. 1975), actress
- Mary Martin (1913–1990), actress, mother of actor Larry Hagman
- John D. Mata (b. 1983) actor, The Guardian
- Matthew McConaughey (b. 1969), actor
- George McFarland (1928–1993), actor played "Spanky" in the Our Gang comedies, AKA The Little Rascals
- Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
- Audie Murphy (1924–1971), actor, World War II hero
- Annette O'Toole (b. 1955), dancer, actress
- Bill Paxton (b. 1955), actor Titanic
- Dennis Quaid (b. 1954), actor
- Randy Quaid (b. 1950), actor
- Phylicia Rashad (b. 1948), actress
- Debbie Reynolds (b. 1932), actress, mother of Carrie Fisher
- Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), Star Trek creator, writer, director, producer
- Robert Rodriguez (b. 1968), director, producer, writer, composer
- Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillies
- Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), actress
- Anna Nicole Smith (b. 1967), model, actress
- Jaclyn Smith (b. 1947), actress, starred in Charlie's Angels
- Sissy Spacek (b. 1949), actress, cousin of Rip Torn
- Brent Spiner (b. 1949), actor, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Nick Stahl (b. 1979), actor
- Patrick Swayze (b. 1952), actor
- Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress
- Henry Thomas (b. 1971), actor E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, musician
- Rip Torn (b. 1931), actor, cousin of Sissy Spacek
- Tommy Tune (b. 1939), Broadway director, choreographer
- Ricky Vargas (b. 1983) actor, The Guardian
- King Vidor (1894–1982), film director, producer
- Isaiah Washington (b. 1963), actor
- JoBeth Williams (b. 1948), actress
- Van Williams (b. 1934), actor
- Chill Wills (1903–1978), actor, singer
- Dooley Wilson (1886–1953), actor, singer, played "Sam" in Casablanca
- Luke Wilson (b. 1971), actor
- Owen Wilson (b. 1968), actor
- Forest Whitaker (b. 1961), actor
- Robin Wright Penn (b. 1966), actress, married to Sean Penn
- Renée Zellweger (b. 1969), actress
- Lisa Whelchel (b. 1963), actress, author
Comedians
- Carol Burnett (b. 1933), comedienne, actress
- Steve Martin (b. 1945), comedian, actor
- Kinky Friedman (b. 1941), comedian, novelist, politician
Music
- Ryan Cabrera(b. 1982),singer/songwriter
- Dimebag Darrell Abbott (1966–2004), musician
- Vinnie Paul Abbott (b. 1964), musician
- Terry Allen (b. 1943), musician
- Jerry Allison (b. 1939), musician
- Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
- Erykah Badu (b. 1971), R&B and hip hop singer
- Marcia Ball (b. 1949]]), blues singer
- Frank Beard (b. 1949), drummer in ZZ Top
- Rex Brown( b.1964) musician
- Boxcar Willie (1931–1999), country singer
- Edie Brickell (b. 1966), singer – married to Paul Simon
- Tevin Campbell (b. 1976), musician
- Vikki Carr (b. 1941), jazz, pop, country and Latin music singer
- Nanci Griffith (b. 1953) Singer / Songwriter
- Chamillionaire (b. 1979), rapper
- Kelly Clarkson (b. 1982), singer, American Idol winner
- Van Cliburn (b. 1934), famous pianist (born in Louisiana, raised in Texas)
- Ornette Coleman (b. 1930), jazz musician
- Albert Collins (1932–1993), blues musician
- Christopher Cross (b. 1951), singer
- Mac Davis (b. 1942), musician
- Hilary Duff (b. 1987), singer
- Danny Elfman (b. 1953), musician, composer
- Ralna English (b. 1942), singer from The Lawrence Welk Show
- Freddy Fender (b. 1937), musician
- Azure Flame (b. 1976, a.k.a. Catherine Provenza), singer, musician, composer
- Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), country singer
- Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), rock singer and guitarist
- Justin Furstenfeld, (b. 1975), rock singer and guitarist
- Kyle Gann (b. 1955), composer and music critic
- Larry Gatlin (b. 1948), singer-songwriter, member of The Gatlin Brothers
- Billy Gibbons (b. 1950), guitarist in ZZ Top
- Keith Grimwood (bassist in Trout Fishing in America)
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore, (b. 1945), singer-songwriter
- Don Henley (b. 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles
- Dusty Hill (b. 1945), bass guitarist in ZZ Top
- Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter
- Ezra Idlet (guitarist, Trout Fishing in America)
- Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer
- Flaco Jiménez (b. 1939), musician
- Mike Jones (b. 1981), rapper
- Norah Jones (b. 1979, soul/folk singer-songwriter, born in New York City but raised in Texas
- Tom Jones (b. 1928), lyricist of musical theater
- Janis Joplin (1943–1970), singer
- Scott Joplin (c.1867–1917), ragtime musician and composer
- Robert Earl Keen (b. 1957), singer-songwriter
- Beyoncé Knowles (b. 1981), R&B singer, actress
- Kris Kristofferson (b. 1936), singer-songwriter, actor
- Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), Blues singer, guitarist
- Trini Lopez (b. 1937), Hispanic musician, singer
- Lyle Lovett (b. 1957), singer-songwriter
- Will Makar (b.1989), singer, born and raised in The Woodlands/Houston.
- Lloyd Maines (b. 1951), musician, producer
- Natalie Maines (b. 1974), musician
- Barbara Mandrell (b. 1948), country singer
- Johnny Mathis (b. 1935), singer
- Meat Loaf (b. 1951), singer, actor
- Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter
- Nelly (b. 1978), rapper
- Willie Nelson (b. 1933), country singer-songwriter
- Michael Nesmith (b. 1942), singer with The Monkees
- Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
- Buck Owens (b. 1929), country singer
- Billy Preston (b. 1946), soul musician
- Ray Price (b. 1926), country singer
- Catherine Provenza (a.k.a. Azure Flame) (b. 1976), musician, composer
- Selena Quintanilla (1971–1995), singer
- J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), singer
- Tex Ritter (1905–1974), singer/ actor, father of actor John Ritter
- Kenny Rogers (b. 1938), country singer-songwriter
- Scarface (b. 1970), rapper
- Ashlee Simpson (b. 1984), singer
- Jessica Simpson (b. 1980), singer
- Slim Thug, rapper
- Stephen Stills (b. 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash
- George Strait (b. 1952), country singer
- B. J. Thomas (b. 1942), country singer-songwriter
- Ernest Tubb (1914–1984), country singer-songwriter
- Tanya Tucker (b. 1958), country singer
- Vanilla Ice (b. 1968), rapper
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
- Paul Wall, rapper
- Barry White (1944–2003), soul singer and record producer
- Bob Wills (1905–1975), country singer with The Texas Playboys
- Johnny Winter (b. 1944), blues guitarist
- Lisa Morales, musician
- Roberta Morales, musician
Television/Radio
- Walter Cronkite (b. 1916), former CBS Evening News anchor, born in Missouri raised in Texas
- Sam Donaldson (b. 1934), ABC News reporter
- John Henry Faulk (1913–1990), storyteller and radio broadcaster
- Phil McGraw (b. 1950), television psychologist
- Kay Panabaker (b. 1990), television actress
- Gary Perkins (1937–1991), radio broadcaster
- Dan Rather (b. 1931), former CBS Evening News anchor
- Bob Schieffer (b. 1937), CBS Evening News anchor
- Aaron Spelling (b. 1923), TV producer
Miss America/ Miss USA Pageant Winners
- Shirley Cothran (b. 1955), Miss America 1975
- Jo-Carroll Dennison (b. 1923), Miss America 1942
- Christy Fichtner (b. 1963?), Miss USA 1986
- Phyllis George (b. 1949), Miss America 1971
- Courtney Gibbs (b. 1966), Miss USA 1988
- Kandace Krueger (b. 1977?), Miss USA 2001
- Laura Martinez-Harring (b. 1964), Miss USA 1985
- Gretchen Polhemus (b. 1966?), Miss USA 1989
- Michelle Royer (b. 1966?), Miss USA 1987
- Chelsi Smith (b. 1974?), Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
- Kimberly Tomes (b. 1956?), Miss USA 1977
Athletics
- Shawn Michaels professional wrestler
- John Layfield professional wrestler
- Lance Armstrong (b. 1971), cyclist, seven-time Tour de France winner
- Ernie Banks (b. 1931), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Josh Beckett (b. 1980), baseball pitcher, MVP of the 2003 World Series
- Mark Calaway AKA "The Undertaker" (b. 1965), professional wrestler
- Earl Campbell (b. 1955), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner
- Joie Chitwood (1912–1988), professional racecar driver
- Roger Clemens (b. 1962), baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
- Randall "Tex" Cobb (b. 1950), champion boxer
- George Foreman (b. 1949), World Heavyweight champion boxer, TV pitchman, ordained minister
- Bill Foster (1904–1978), Baseball Hall of Famer
- A. J. Foyt (b. 1935), race car driver
- Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golf great
- Jack Johnson (1878–1946), first black Heavyweight Champion of the World
- Michael Johnson (b. 1967), Olympic gold medalist, World Record holder
- Tom Kite (b. 1949), golfer
- Courtney Kupets (b. 1986), World and U.S. champion gymnast, silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Tara Lipinski (b. 1982), figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
- Taj McWilliams-Franklin (b. 1970), basketball player, gold medalist
- "Dandy" Don Meredith (b. 1938), Quarterback Dallas Cowboys and TV Football Commentator
- Jim Morris (b. 1964), Major League Baseball player and oldest rookie
- Emeka Okafor basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats
- Bum Phillips (b. 1923), head coach in the National Football League
- Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
- Kyle Rote (1928–2002), All-American running back at Southern Methodist University and 1951–1961 NFL New York Giants wide receiver
- Nolan Ryan (b. 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer
- Willie Shoemaker (1931–2003), most successful jockey in history
- Sheryl Swoopes (b. 1971), WNBA, Olympic gold medalist
- Lee Trevino (b. 1939), golfer
- Dana Vollmer (b. 1987), swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Kathy Whitworth (b. 1939), golfer
- Smokey Joe Williams (1886–1951), Baseball great
- Vince Young (b. 1983) football quarterback, MVP of the 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914–1956), gold medalist 1932 Olympics, golf great
- Jordan Tata (b.1981) Detroit Tigers relief pitcher
- Chris Bosh (b.1984) NBA player, Toronto Raptors, power forward
- LaMarcus Aldridge (b.1985) NBA player, Portland Trailblazers, power forward
Business
- Red Adair (1915–2004), offshore oil field firefighter
- Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
- Michael Dell (b. 1965), founder of Dell Inc.
- Tom Ford (b. 1961), fashion designer, former chief director of Gucci
- Pattillo Higgins (1863-1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"
- Howard Hughes (1905–1976), Aviator, filmaker, eccentric billionaire
- John Henry Kirby (1860-1940), businessman, founder of the Kirby Petroleum Company
- William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
- Ross Perot (b. 1930), entrepreneur, founder of EDS & Perot Systems, and 1992 U.S. Presidential candidate
- Tex Thornton (1913–1981), founder of Litton Industries
Art/Literature/Journalism
- J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964), folklorist and writer about open-range days
- Linda Ellerbee (b. 1944), journalist, correspondent, reporter
- Horton Foote (b. 1916), author and playwright
- Patricia Highsmith (b. 1921), writer, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), author of the Conan stories, and other pulp adventure tales.
- Christopher Hudgens (b. 1977), painter, graphic artist
- Molly Ivins (b. 1944), political commentator, journalist, and author
- Stanley Marsh 3 (b. 1938), millionaire, artist, philanthropist
- Larry McMurtry (b. 1936), Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lonesome Dove
- Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), journalist, essayist, novelist
- Robert Rauschenberg (b. 1925), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
- Liz Smith (b. 1923), syndicated columnist
- Sergio Troncoso (b. 1961), author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, and The Nature of Truth
Science/Medicine
- Denton Cooley (b. 1920), pioneering heart surgeon
- Michael E. DeBakey (b. 1908), pioneering heart surgeon
- Chu Ching-wu, physicist
- Robert Dennard (b. 1932), computer scientist and inventor
- Bryce DeWitt, physicist, co-developed Wheeler-DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe")
- Leonard Eugene Dickson, mathematician
- G.B. Halsted, mathematician
- M. King Hubbert (1903–1989), geophysicist
- Jack Kilby, electrical engineer
- Hermann Joseph Muller, geneticist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Ilya Prigogine, physicist and chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
- John Tate, mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer
- Karen Uhlenbeck, mathematician, National Medal of Science
- Harry Vandiver, mathematician
- Steven Weinberg, Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Spencer Wells, geneticist and anthropologist
- John A. Wheeler, physicist, Wolf Prize in Physics, coined the term 'black hole'
Aviation/Space Exploration
- William Anders (b. 1933), Apollo program astronaut
- Alan Bean (b. 1932), astronaut
- Kenneth Cockrell (b. 1950), astronaut
- Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman (1892–1926), first African American female aviator
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (1907–1995), aviator
- John Oliver Creighton (b. 1943), astronaut
- Howard Hughes (1905–1976), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer
- Richard Mullane (b. 1945) astronaut
- Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world
- Edward White (1930–1967), first American astronaut to walk in space
- Jeana Yeager (b. 1952), broke distance records during her (and Dick Rutan's) nonstop flight around the world in the experimental Voyager airplane in 1986
Infamous Texans
- Clyde Barrow (1909–1934), bank robber
- Sam Bass (1851–1878), train robber and western icon
- Mark David Chapman (b. 1955), murdered Beatle John Lennon
- John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), outlaw and gun-fighter, reputed to be "the meanest man alive"
- John Hinckley, Jr. Attempted to assassinate President Reagan
- David Koresh (1959–1993), self proclaimed messiah and head of Branch Davidian cult
- Grady Little (1950–), baseball manager, nemesis of 2003 American League Championship Series by Red Sox fans
- Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), bank robber
- Richard Ramirez (b. 1960), serial killer
- Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous confidence man of Round Rock, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas
- Belle Starr (1848–1889), the Wild West's "bandit queen"
- Pearl Starr (1868–1925), Belle's daughter and infamous Texas brothel owner
- Charles "Tex" Watson (b. 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"