Aarushhh/wikipedia-simple-splitted huggingface dataset:
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
 Candy Barr (1935–2005), model, burlesque dancer
 Cyd Charisse (1922–2008), actress, dancer
 Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), actress, singer, dancer, writer, producer
 Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress Firefly
 Chachi Gonzales (born 1996), dancer
 Solange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer
 Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
 Annette O'Toole (born 1955), dancer, actress
 Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress, singer, dancer
 Ross Sisters, Betsy (born 1926), Vickie (born 1927), and Dixie (1929–1963), Broadway singers, dancers, contortionists
 Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
Ben Stevenson (born 1936), artistic director of Houston Ballet and Texas Ballet Theater
 Patsy Swayze (1927–2013), choreographer, dancer, dance teacher
Lisa Baker (born 1944), Playboy Playmate of the Year
 Candy Barr (1935–2005), model, burlesque dancer
 Brooke Burns (born 1978), model, actress
 Lois Chiles (born 1947), model, actress
 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
 Natasha Galkina (born 1985), model, runner-up on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8
 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
Pilar Lastra (born 1981), model, Playboy Playmate of the Month
 Kym Malin (born 1962), Playboy Playmate, actress
 Irlene Mandrell (born 1956), model, actress
 Kim McLagan (1948–2006), model
 Ali Michael (born 1990), model
 Kiko Mizuhara (born 1990), model, actress, Japan television personality  Kiko Mizuhara
 Cole Mohr (born 1986), model
 Chandra North (born 1973), model
 Suzy Parker (1932–2003), model, actress
 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

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F. Murray Abraham (born 1939), Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
 Farrah Abraham (born 1991), reality television personality, actress
 Candice Accola (born 1987), actress best known as Caroline Forbes on The Vampire Diaries
 Amy Acker (born 1976), actress
 Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor, Smallville, Supernatural
 Sunrise Adams (born 1982), actress
 Norman Alden (1924–2012), actor
 Kevin Alejandro (born 1976), actor
 Richard Alexander (1902–1989), actor
 Debbie Allen (born 1950), actress, choreographer, director, producer
 Joshua Allen (born 1989), dancer, 2008 winner of So You Think You Can Dance
 Krista Allen (born 1971), actress
 Marshall Allman (born 1984), actor, Prison Break, True Blood
 John A. Alonzo (1934–2001), cinematographer
 René Alvarado (born 1979), actor
 Audrey Marie Anderson (born 1975), actress, Kim Brown on The Unit
 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
 Michael Arden (born 1982), actor
 Melissa Archer (born 1979), actress
 Kelly Asbury (born 1960), story artist, director, writer, Shrek 2
 Frank Ashmore (born 1945), actor
 Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director
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
 Paul Baker (1911–2009), actor, director, educator; founded Dallas Theater Center
 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
 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, Marcus Walton on The Bold and the Beautiful
 Jim Beaver (born 1950), actor, Ellsworth on Deadwood
 Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), actress
 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
 Alexis Bledel (born 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls
 Dan Blocker (1928–1972), actor, "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
 Spencer Boldman (born 1992), actor
 John Boles (1895–1969), actor
 Matthew Bomer (born 1977), actor, Tru Calling, White Collar
 Powers Boothe (1949-2017), 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 (born 1937), actor, Man in a Suitcase, The Untouchables
 Abby Brammell (born 1979), actress, Tiffy Gerhardt on The Unit
 Eve Brent (1929–2011), actress
 Mary Brian (1906–2002), actress
 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
 Carol Burnett (born 1933), actress, comedian, The Carol Burnett Show
 Brooke Burns (born 1978), actress, model
 Marilyn Burns (1949–2014), actress, starred in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
 Wendell Burton (born 1947), actor, The Sterile Cuckoo
 Gary Busey (born 1944), Academy Award-nominated actor, The Buddy Holly Story, Under Siege
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
 Edwin Carewe (1883–1940), film director, actor, producer, writer
 Thomas Carter (born 1953), director, actor
 Allen Case (1934–1986), actor, singer
 Don Castle (1917–1966), actor
 Darlene Cates (born 1947), actress
 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, "Carlos Solis" on Desperate Housewives
 Lois Chiles (born 1947), actress, model, Moonraker, The Great Gatsby, Broadcast News Cindy Chiu (born 1984), actress
 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
Taylor Cole (born 1984), actress/model, Summerland, The Event Dabney Coleman (born 1932), actor, Buffalo Bill, 9 to 5, The Towering Inferno, Tootsie Jessica Collins (born 1983), actress, 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
 Merrill Connally (1921–2001), actor and former county judge, brother of John B. Connally
 Kevin Cooney (born 1945), actor
 Chris Cooper (born 1951), actor; winner, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Adaptation, Seabiscuit, The Bourne Identity, The Patriot, The Muppets Barry Corbin (born 1940), actor, Urban Cowboy, Nothing in Common, Who's Harry Crumb? Alex Cord (born 1933), actor, Airwolf, rancher
 Allen Coulter, film and television director, The Sopranos Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), actress
 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 (born 1933), actress, Anatomy of a Murder, wife of Bing Crosby
 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
Diana Danielle (born 1991), Malaysian actress born in Houston, Texas
 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
 Madison Davenport (born 1996), actress
 Eddie Dean (1907–1999), singer-songwriter, and actor
 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
 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, 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 (born 1939), 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
 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, Logan Hayes on General Hospital
 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 (born 1949), 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
 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
 Molly Erdman (born 1974), actress
 Bill Erwin (1914–2010), character actor
 Dale Evans (1912–2001), actress, singer-songwriter, married to Roy Rogers
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 (born 1937), director, actor, producer
 Gavin Free (born 1988), video cinematographer
 Al Freeman, Jr. (1934–2012), actor, director, Finian's Rainbow, Malcolm X
 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 (born 1926), actress
 Lynda Day George (born 1944), actress, television series Mission: Impossible
 Richard Gilliland (born 1950), actor
 Peri Gilpin (born 1961), actress, Frasier
 Michael Gladis (born 1977), actor, Mad Men, Eagleheart
 Lesli Linka Glatter (borm 1953), film director
 Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress Firefly
 Dale Godboldo (born 1975), actor
Renee 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
 Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), character actor
 Jill Goodacre (born 1965), actress, model
 Brea Grant (born 1981), actress, Daphne Millbrook on Heroes
 Teresa Graves (1948–2002), actress
 David Gordon Green (born 1975), filmmaker
 Nan Grey (1918–1993), actress
 Corinne Griffith (1894–1979), actress
 Kristin Griffith (born 1953), actress
 Texas Guinan (1884–1933), actress, singer, entrepreneur
 Anne Gwynne (1918–2003), actress
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
 Marcy Hanson (born 1952), actress, Playboy model
 Jerry Hardin (born 1929), actor
 Melora Hardin (born 1967), actress
 Ann Harding (1903–1981), actress
 Catherine Hardwicke (born 1955), film director, Twilight
 Mark Harelik (born 1951), actor, playwright
Angie Harmon (born 1972), actress, Law & Order, Rizzoli & Isles
 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
 Katherine Helmond (born 1929), actress, Soap
 Sherman Hemsley (1938–2012), actor, The Jeffersons, adopted El Paso as his hometown
 Logan Henderson (born 1989), actor and singer
 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
 John Benjamin Hickey (born 1963), actor, It's All Relative, The Big C
 John Hillerman (born 1932), 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
 Tobe Hooper (born 1943), director The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salem's Lot
William Hootkins (1948–2005), actor, Batman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars
 Lee Horsley (born 1955), actor, Matt Houston
 Larry Hovis (1936–2003), actor, Hogan's Heroes
 Susan Howard, born in Marshall, Texas, longtime actress in Dallas television series
 Gayle Hunnicutt (born 1943), actress, Marlowe, The Legend of Hell House
 Martha Hyer (1924–2014), Academy Award-nominated actress, Some Came Running, The Carpetbaggers, The Sons of Katie Elder
Judith Ivey (born 1951), film and Tony Award-winning stage actress, director
 John M. Jackson (born 1950), actor, Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on JAG
 Dorothy Janis (1912–2010), actress in silent films
 Annalee Jefferies (born 1954), actress
 Chane't Johnson (1976–2010), actress
 Sandy Johnson (born 1954), actress, model
 Joe Johnston (born 1950), film director, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Captain America: The First Avenger
 Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, actor
 Alex Jones (born 1974), radio host, television host, film producer
 Angus T. Jones, actor, Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men
 Ashley Jones (born 1976), actress, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless
 Carolyn Jones (1929–1983), actress, Morticia Addams on The Addams Family
 Dick Jones (1927–2014), actor, starring role of Buffalo Bill, Jr. and voice of Pinocchio
 Jill Marie Jones (born 1975), actress, Girlfriends, Gillian in Georgia
 L.Q. Jones (born 1927), actor, The Wild Bunch, Casino, originally from Beaumont
Margo Jones (1911–1955), theatre founder and director
 Mickey Jones (born 1941), actor, musician, Home Improvement, Flo
 Preston Jones (1936–1979), playwright, actor, director
 Preston Jones (born 1983), actor
 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
 Jonathan Joss (born 1965), actor
 Mike Judge (born 1962), producer, animator and actor
Joseph Kahn (born 1972), music video, advertising, and feature film director
 Christian Kane (born 1974), actor, singer, played "Lindsay" on Angel, Close to Home
 Lyle Kanouse (born 1952), actor
 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
 Charles King (1895–1957), actor
 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
 Brooke Langton (born 1970), actress
 Louise Latham (born 1922), 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
 Brad Leland (born 1954), actor, Friday Night Lights
Joshua Leonard (born 1975), actor, writer, director
 Linda Leonard (born 1956), actress
 Liana Liberato (born 1995), teen actress
 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 (born 1937), singer and actor, The Dirty Dozen
 Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress, known actress in Disney.
 Bessie Love (1898–1986), actress
 Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962), actress, Rhonda Pearlman on The Wire
 Allen Ludden (1917–1981), emcee, game show host
 Baruch Lumet (1898–1992), theatre actor, director, teacher
Donald MacDonald (1898–1959), actor
 Peter MacNicol (born 1954), Emmy Award-winning actor, Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice
 Martha Madison (born 1977), 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
 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 (born 1934), actor, director, producer, writer
 Kimberly Matula (born 1988), actress
 Tim McCanlies (born 1963), screenwriter, director
 Cameron McCasland (born 1981), filmmaker
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, Dr. Liz Olivet on Law & Order
 Jake McDorman (born 1986), actor
 George 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
 Benjamin McKenzie (born 1978), actor The O.C.
 Alex McLeod (born 1968), actress
 Terrence McNally (born 1939), playwright
 William McNamara (born 1965), actor
 Lisa McRee (born 1961), television journalist
 Leighton Meester (born 1986), actress, Gossip Girl
 Windell Middlebrooks (1979–2015), actor
 Liz Mikel (born 1963), actress, singer
 Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
 Billy Miller (born 1979), actor, The Young and the Restless, All My Children
Carl Miller (1893–1979), actor
 Logan Miller (born 1992), actor, musician
 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
 Belita Moreno (born 1949), actress
 Allen R. Morris (born 1954), Emmy Award-winning producer, director and writer
 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
Jack Nance (1943–1996), actor
 Edwin Neal (born 1945), actor
 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 (born 1922), 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
 Annette O'Toole (born 1955), actress, Superman III, Smallville
 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
 Suzy Parker (1932–2003), actress, model
 Taylor Parks (born 1993), actress
Hunter Parrish (born 1987), actor, Weeds
 Jim Parsons (born 1973), Emmy Award-winning actor, The Big Bang Theory
 Paul A. Partain (1946–2005), actor
 Bill Paxton (born 1955), actor and director, Titanic, Apollo 13, Twister, Big Love
 Evelyn Peirce (1908–1960), actress
 Eagle Pennell (1952–2002), film director
 Marco Perella (born c. 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
 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
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
 Kevin Rahm (born 1971), actor, Judging Amy, Desperate Housewives, Jesse
 Steve Railsback (born 1945), actor, Helter Skelter, The Stunt Man
 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
 Debbie Reynolds (born 1932), 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
Patricia Richardson (born 1951), actress, Jill Taylor on Home Improvement
 Shannon Richardson (born 1977), actress
 Noah Ringer (born 1998), actor
 Emilio Rivera (born 1961), actor, Marcus Álvarez on Sons of Anarchy
 Rudy Robbins (born 1933), actor, screenwriter, stuntman, Western singer-songwriter
 Dallas Roberts (born 1970), actor
 James Roday (born 1976), actor
 Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), Star Trek creator, writer, director, producer
 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
 Henry Roquemore (1886–1943), actor
 Thomas Rosales, Jr. (born 1948), stunt man
 Ross Sisters, Betsy (born 1926), Vickie (born 1927), and Dixie (1929–1963), Broadway singers, dancers, contortionists
 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
Mark Salling (born 1982), actor
 Ajai Sanders (born 1967), actress, comedian
 Jay O. Sanders (born 1953), actor, Crime Story, AfterMASH, The Day After Tomorrow
 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
 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
 Karen Sharpe (born 1934), actress, The High and the Mighty
Molly Louise Shepard (born 1960), playwright, screenwriter
 Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), actress, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Kings Row
 Jim Siedow (1920–2003), actor
 Lori Singer (born 1957), actress, model, classical musician
 Marc Singer (born 1948), actor, Michael Donovan on V: The Original Miniseries, V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series
 Guru Singh (born 1980), actor
 J. Mack Slaughter, Jr. (born 1983), actor
 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
 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
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 Clarence Swensen (1917–2009), actor
 Francie Swift (born 1968), actress, Gossip GirlT–U
Ralph Tabakin (1921–2001), actor, Homicide: Life on the Street Margaret Tallichet (1914–1991), actress
 Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress, Valley of the Dolls Buck Taylor (born 1938), actor, artist, rancher in Fort Worth
 Jacqueline Taylor (born 1985), actress, Broadway and cabaret singer
 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 (born 1948), 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 (born 1931), 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
Michael Urie (born 1980), actor, Ugly Betty Brenda Vaccaro (born 1939), Academy Award-nominated actress, Once Is Not Enough, Midnight Cowboy, Airport '77 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
 Charlotte Walker (1876–1958), actress
 Helen Wagner (1918–2010), actress, played Nancy Hughes on As the World Turns for 54 years
 Isaiah Washington (born 1963), actor, Dr. Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy Barry Watson (born 1974), actor
Ann Wedgeworth (born 1935), actress, Lana on Three's Company Peter Weller (born 1947), actor, RoboCop, Star Trek Into Darkness Bob West (born 1956), actor, Barney & Friends 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 Guinn Williams (1899–1962), actor
 JoBeth Williams (born 1948), actress, Poltergeist, The Big Chill, Screen Actors Guild president
 Van Williams (born 1934), 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, Wedding Crashers Trey Wilson (1948–1989), actor, Bull Durham, Raising Arizona William D. Wittliff (born 1940), screenwriter, author, photographer
 Morgan Woodward (born 1925), actor, Dallas, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke Doug Wright (born 1962), Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter
 Robin Wright Penn (born 1966), actress, The Princess Bride, House of Cards Jack Wyatt (1917–2008), host of ABC's Confession (1958–1959), videotaped in Dallas; later an Episcopalian priest in Rockport, Texas
 Natalie Zea (born 1975), actress, Justified, Dirty Sexy Money Nora Zehetner (born 1981), actress
Rodney Carrington (born 1968), comedian
 Wyatt Cenac (born 1976), stand-up comedian, actor, writer
 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
 Jack Handey (born 1949), writer for Saturday Night Live Bill Hicks (1961–1994), comedian
 KevJumba (Kevin Wu) (born 1990), comedian, YouTube celebrity
 Steve Martin (born 1945), comedian, actor
 Rasika Mathur (born 1976), comedian, actress, Wild 'n Out 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
 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 Ron White (born 1956), comedian, actor
Dimebag Darrell Abbott (1966–2004), rock guitarist
 Jerry Abbott (born 1944), country songwriter, producer
 Vinnie Paul Abbott (born 1964), rock drummer, producer
 Dave Abbruzzese (born 1968), rock drummer
 Jacques Abram (1915–1998), classical pianist
 Jay Boy Adams (born 1949), singer-songwriter, guitarist
 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
 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) (born 1938), blues singer, pianist
 Terry Allen (born 1943), musician
 Don Allison (1962–2011), musician, vocalist
 Jerry Allison (born 1939), musician
 Joe Allison (1924–2002), country songwriter, producer
 Ruby Allmond (1923–2006), country songwriter, fiddler, guitarist
 Nancy Ames (born 1937), pop/folk singer
Trey Anastasio (born 1964), rock singer/guitarist
 Coffey Anderson (born 1978), country singer-songwriter
 Keith Anderson (born 1970), jazz saxophonist
 Bud Andrews (born 1940), DJ, discovered Jerry Clower
 Clifford Antone (1949–2006), blues club owner, record producer, mentor to musicians
 Katie Armiger (born 1991), country singer
 Lev Aronson (1912–1988), classical cellist and teacher
 Gene Austin (1900–1972), pop/jazz singer-songwriter
 James Austin (born 1937), classical trumpet player, educator
 Larry Austin (born 1930), composer, educator
 Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
 Pedro Ayala (1911–1990), conjunto accordionist-songwriter
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
 Joseph Banowetz (born 1936), classical pianist, teacher
 Danny Barnes (born 1961), country/jazz/punk banjo player and guitarist
 Frank Beard (born 1949), drummer in ZZ Top
 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
Leila Bela, 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
 Bill Smith Combo aka Tommy & The Tom Toms DFW Rock 'n Roll group
 Ryan Bingham (born 1981), country singer-songwriter
 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
 Jules Bledsoe (1898–1943), Broadway singer
 Julien Paul Blitz (1885–1951), conductor, cellist
 Blues Boy Willie (born 1946), blues musician
Zuzu Bollin (1922–1990), blues guitarist
 Maya Bond (born 2000), singer-songwriter, drummer; born in Osaka, Japan, immigrated to Austin
 Juke Boy Bonner (1932–1978), blues musician
 Emanuel Borok (born 1944), 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 (born 1928), music producer, composer, arranger, trumpeter
 Boxcar Willie (Lecil Travis Martin) (1931–1999), country singer
 Bill Boyd (1910–1977), country singer, guitarist
 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
 Billy Briggs (born 1977), independent musician-songwriter
 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
 Rex Brown (born 1964), musician
 Cliff Bruner (1915–2000), western swing fiddler, bandleader
 Anshel Brusilow (born 1928), 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
 Johnny Bush (born 1935), country singer-songwriter
 Bushwick Bill (Richard Shaw) (born 1966), rapper
 William Butler (born 1982), member of Arcade Fire
 Win Butler (born 1980), lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire
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
 Barney Cannon (1955–2009), country music deejay
 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
 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
 AJ Castillo (born 1986), Tejano singer
 Joyce Castle (born 1939), opera singer
 Jason Castro (born 1987), pop singer/guitarist
 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
 Ciara (Ciara Harris) (born 1985), musician
 Gary Clark, Jr. (born 1984), Texas blues musician
 Guy Clark (born 1941), 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
Arnett Cobb (1918–1989), jazz saxophonist
 Eddie Coker (born 1960), singer-songwriter of music for children
 Henry Coker (1919–1979), jazz trombonist
 Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), soul/blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer
 Jerry "Bo" Coleman, radio disc jockey; KDAV in Lubbock
 Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), jazz saxophonist
 John Ford Coley (born 1948), rock musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
 Albert Collins (1932–1993), blues musician
 Jim Collins (born 1956), country singer-songwriter
 Eugene Conley (1908–1981), opera singer
 Barbara Smith Conrad (born 1940), 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 (born 1943), jazz fusion guitarist
 Josie Cotton (Kathleen Josey) (born 1956), rock singer
 Cowboy Troy (born 1970), rap singer-songwriter
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. (born 1941), Dixieland/jazz cornetist and bandleader
 Jeff Current, lead singer for Against All Will
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
 Ivan Davis (born 1932), classical pianist
 Mac Davis (born 1942), musician
 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
 Bill Dees (1939–2012), country songwriter, "Oh, Pretty Woman"
 Ryan Delahoussaye (born 1976), rock instrumentalist
 Tim DeLaughter (born 1965), rock singer
 Lindsay Deutsch (born 1984), concert 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
 Dorrough (born 1986), rapper
 Amber Dotson (born 1973), country 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 (born 1957), 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
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 Robert Ealey (1925–2001), blues singer
 Steve Earle (born 1955), singer-songwriter, musician
 Roger Edens (1905–1970), film composer
 Emily Elbert (born 1988), folk/soul/jazz/pop singer-songwriter

 Herb Ellis (1921–2010), jazz guitarist
 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 (born 1947), rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
 Booker Ervin (1930–1970), jazz saxophonist
 Dale Evans (1912–2001), country singer-songwriter, guitarist
 Herschel Evans (1909–1939), jazz saxophonist

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