List of people from Texas
This is a list of Texans.
- Lance Armstrong (1971-), cyclist, five-time Tour de France winner
- Stephen F. Austin
- Jim Bowie (1796-1836), frontiersman, died at The Alamo
- Edward Burleson
- George W. Bush (1946-), President of the United States
- Davy Crockett (1786-1836), frontiersman, died at The Alamo
- Dwight Eisenhower (1890-1969), President of the United States (born in Texas, but raised in Kansas)
- Buddy Holly (1936-1959), singer
- Sam Houston (1793-1863), first President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator from Texas and Governor of Texas
- Albert Sidney Johnson
- Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), President of the United States
- Janis Joplin (1943-1970), singer
- Scott Joplin, (c.1867-1917), ragtime musician and composer
- Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798-1859), second President of Republic of Texas
- Chester Nimitz (1885-1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
- Roy Orbison (1936-1988), songwriter
- Ross Perot (1930-), entrepreneur and 1992 Presidential candidate
- Dan Rather (1931-), CBS Evening News anchor
- William B. Travis (1809-1836), commander of Texas forces at The Alamo