Aarushhh/wikipedia-simple-splitted huggingface dataset:
Emmanuel Acho (born 1990), linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Sam Acho (born 1988), linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
 Joseph Addai (born 1983), running back for the Indianapolis Colts
 Eric Alexander (born 1982), linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 Jared Allen (born 1982), defensive end for the Chicago Bears
 Remi Ayodele (born 1983), defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
 Jonathan Babineaux (born 1981), defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
 Jordan Babineaux (born 1982), defensive back for the Seattle Seahawks
 Stephen Baker (born 1964), former wide receiver for the New York Giants
 Joplo Bartu (born 1989), linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons
 Arnaz Battle (born 1980), wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 Jackie Battle (born 1983), running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
 Sammy Baugh (1914–2008), Hall of Fame football great, played primarily with the Washington Redskins
 Kelvin Beachum (born 1989), offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Cole Beasley (born 1989), wide receiver and return specialist for the Dallas Cowboys
 Byron Bell (born 1989), offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers
 Emory Bellard (1927–2011), college football coach
 Martellus Bennett (born 1987), tight end for the Chicago Bears
 Michael Bennett (born 1985), defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks
 Cedric Benson (born 1982), running back for the Cincinnati Bengals
 Rocky Bernard (born 1979), defensive tackle for the New York Giants
 Justin Blalock (born 1983), offensive guard for the Atlanta Falcons
 Rhett Bomar (born 1985), quarterback for the New York Giants
 David Boston (born 1978), former NFL wide receiver
 Kyle Bosworth (born 1986), outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
 Bobby Boyd (born 1937), All-Pro, NFL Defensive Back, Baltimore Colts, Oklahoma Sooners
 Drew Brees (born 1979), NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
 Mike Brisiel (born 1983), guard for the Oakland Raiders
 Michael Brockers (born 1990), defensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams
Aaron Brown (born 1985), running back and return specialist for the Detroit Lions
 Chykie Brown (born 1986), cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
 Kris Brown (born 1976), placekicker for the San Diego Chargers
 Tarell Brown (born 1985), cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers
 Dez Bryant (born 1988), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
 Matt Bryant (born 1975), placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons
 Red Bryant (born 1984), defensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 Maury Buford (born 1960), former NFL punter
 Melvin Bullitt (born 1984), defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts
Earl Campbell (born 1955), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner
 Marcus Cannon (born 1988), offensive tackle for the New England Patriots
 Rock Cartwright (born 1979), running back for the Washington Redskins
 James Casey (born 1984), tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Juan Castillo (born 1959), defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Scott Chandler (born 1985), tight end for the Buffalo Bills
 Jamaal Charles (born 1986), running back for the Kansas City Chiefs
 Jeromey Clary (born 1983), offensive guard for the San Diego Chargers
 Keenan Clayton (born 1987), outside linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
 Perrish Cox (born 1987), cornerback and return specialist for the San Francisco 49ers
 Michael Crabtree (born 1987), wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers
 Patrick Crayton (born 1979), wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers
 Mason Crosby (born 1984), placekicker for the Green Bay Packers
John David Crow (1935–2015), athletic director for Texas A&M; professional football player and coach
 Andy Dalton (born 1987), quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
 Chase Daniel (born 1986), quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
 Leonard Davis (born 1978), guard for the Dallas Cowboys
 Phil Dawson (born 1975), placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers
 Quintin Demps (born 1985), safety for the New York Giants
 Ty Detmer (born 1967), former NFL quarterback
 Eric Dickerson (born 1960), former NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer
 Zac Diles (born 1985), linebacker for the Houston Texans
 Derrick Dockery (born 1980), guard for the Dallas Cowboys
 Donald Driver (born 1975), wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers
 Ron Edwards (born 1979), defensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers
 Ikemefuna Enemkpali (born 1991), linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
 Thomas Everett (born 1964), former NFL safety and College Football Hall of Famer
 Jermichael Finley (born 1987), tight end for the Green Bay Packers
Larry Flowers (born 1958), former NFL safety, primarily with the New York Giants
 Matt Flynn (born 1985), quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
 Nick Foles (born 1989), quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Justin Forsett (born 1985), running back for the Seattle Seahawks
 Barry Foster (born 1968), former NFL running back
 Jason Fox (born 1988), offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
 Robert Francois (born 1985), linebacker for the Green Bay Packers
 Jerrell Freeman (born 1986), linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts
Dylan Gandy (born 1982), center for the Detroit Lions
 Roberto Garza (born 1979), guard for the Chicago Bears
 Crockett Gillmore (born 1991), tight end for the Baltimore Ravens
 Bill Glass (born 1935), former defensive end for the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns
 Cody Glenn (born 1986), linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts
 Charles Godfrey (born 1985), safety/nickelback for the Carolina Panthers
 Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back/kick returner for the Oakland Raiders
 "Mean Joe" Greene (born 1946), College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 Jabari Greer (born 1982), cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
 Forrest Gregg (born 1933), Hall of Fame offensive tackle and head coach
 Robert Griffin III (born 1990) Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback for the Washington Redskins
 Andre Gurode (born 1978), center for the Baltimore Ravens
 Ahmard Hall (born 1979), fullback for the Tennessee Titans
 Casey Hampton (born 1977), nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Geoff Hangartner (born 1982), center and guard for the Carolina Panthers
 Caleb Hanie (born 1985), quarterback for the Chicago Bears
 Merton Hanks (born 1968), safety for the San Francisco 49ers
 James Hanna (born 1989), tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
 Graham Harrell (born 1985), quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
 Tommie Harris (born 1983), defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
 Garrett Hartley (born 1986), placekicker for the New Orleans Saints
 David Hawthorne (born 1985), linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
 Kellen Heard (born 1985), defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
 Johnnie Lee Higgins (born 1983), wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders
 Tony Hills (born 1984), offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
 Ellis Hobbs (born 1983), cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Montrae Holland (born 1980), guard for the Dallas Cowboys
 Ziggy Hood (born 1987), defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 Rob Housler (born 1988), tight end for the Arizona Cardinals
Chris Houston (born 1984), cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
 Ken Houston (born 1944), Hall of Fame safety for the Houston Oilers and the Washington Redskins
 Thomas Howard (born 1983), linebacker for the Oakland Raiders
 Josh Huff (born 1991), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Michael Huff (born 1983), free safety for the Oakland Raiders
 Jerry Hughes (born 1988), defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts
 Byron Hunt (born 1958), former linebacker for the New York Giants
 Phillip Hunt (born 1986), defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Kendall Hunter (born 1988), running back for the San Francisco 49ers
 Sam Hurd (born 1985), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
 Demontre Hurst (born 1991), cornerback for the Chicago Bears
 Brian Iwuh (born 1984), linebacker for the Chicago Bears
Fred Jackson (born 1981), running back for the Buffalo Bills
 Quentin Jammer (born 1979), cornerback for the San Diego Chargers
 Tony Jerod-Eddie (born 1990), defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
 Luke Joeckel (born 1991), offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 Charlie Johnson (born 1984), offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts
 Chris Johnson (born 1979), cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
 D. J. Johnson (born 1985), cornerback for the New York Giants
 Jimmy Johnson (born 1943), former NCAA and NFL head coach for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins
 Lane Johnson (born 1990), offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Manuel Johnson (born 1986), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
 Michael Johnson (born 1984), safety for the New York Giants
 Johnny Jolly (born 1983), defensive end for the Green Bay Packers
 Darlene Jones, commissioner of the Lone Star Football League
 Case Keenum (born 1988), quarterback for the Houston Texans and St. Louis Rams
Sergio Kindle (born 1987), linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens
 Johnny Knox (born 1986), wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
 Kevin Kolb (born 1984), quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals
 Gary Kubiak (born 1961), head coach for the Houston Texans
 Jacob Lacey (born 1987), cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts
 Ernie Ladd (1938–2007), American college and professional football player and professional wrestler
 Brandon LaFell (born 1986), wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers
 Tom Landry (1924–2000), Hall of Fame football head coach, Dallas Cowboys
 Dick "Night Train" Lane (1927–2002), Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback in the 1950s and 1960s
 Jeremy Lane (born 1990), cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks
 Shane Lechler (born 1976), punter for the Oakland Raiders
 Bob Lilly (born 1939), Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
 Carl "Spider" Lockhart (1943–1986), defensive back for the New York Giants
 Andrew Luck (born 1989), quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts
Ryan Mallett (born 1988), quarterback for the New England Patriots
 Danieal Manning (born 1982), free safety for the Chicago Bears
 Jake Matthews (born 1992), offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
 Brett Maxie (born 1962), former NFL defensive back and secondary coach for the Dallas Cowboys
 Brice McCain (born 1986), cornerback for the Houston Texans
 Luke McCown (born 1981), quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons
 Colt McCoy (born 1986), quarterback for the Washington Redskins
 Danny McCray (born 1988), defensive back for the Chicago Bears
 Vance McDonald (born 1990), tight end for the San Francisco 49ers
 Stephen McGee (born 1985), quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
 Bo McMillin (1895–1952), NFL quarterback, head coach and College Football Hall of Famer
 Henry Melton (born 1986), defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys
 "Dandy" Don Meredith (1938–2010), quarterback Dallas Cowboys and television football color commentator
 Roy Miller (born 1987), defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Keavon Milton (born 1990), offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks
 Earl Mitchell (born 1987), defensive tackle for the Houston Texans
 Mike Morgan (born 1988), linebacker for Seattle Seahawks
 Denarius Moore (born 1988), wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders
 Sammy Morris (born 1977), running back for the New England Patriots
 Thomas Morstead (born 1986), punter for the New Orleans Saints
 Dimitri Nance (born 1988), running back for the Green Bay Packers
 David Nelson (born 1986), wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills
 Marshall Newhouse (born 1988), guard for the Green Bay Packers
 Robert Newhouse (1950–2014), fullback for the Dallas Cowboys
 Tommy Nobis (born 1943), former linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons and College Football Hall of Famer
 Moran Norris (born 1978), fullback for the San Francisco 49ers
 Cyril Obiozor (born 1986), linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
 Alex Okafor (born 1991), linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
 Frank Okam (born 1985), defensive tackle for the Houston Texans
Russell Okung (born 1987), offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
 Brian Orakpo (born 1986), linebacker for the Washington Redskins
 Zach Orr (born 1992), linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens
 Kelechi Osemele (born 1989), offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens
Juqua Parker (born 1978), defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Tyler Patmon (born 1991), cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
 Elvis Patterson (born 1960), former NFL defensive back
 Charlie Peprah (born 1983), safety for the Green Bay Packers
 Mac Percival (born 1940), former National Football League placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears
 Jason Peters (born 1982), offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Adrian Peterson (born 1985), National Football League running back for the Minnesota Vikings
 Brandon Pettigrew (born 1985), tight end for the Detroit Lions
 Bum Phillips (born 1923), head coach in the National Football League
 Wade Phillips (born 1947), former head coach for the Dallas Cowboys
 Christian Ponder (born 1988), quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings
 Manny Ramirez (born 1983), guard/center for the Denver Broncos
 Gary Reasons (born 1962), former linebacker, primarily for the New York Giants
 Cory Redding (born 1980), defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts
Weston Richburg (born 1991), offensive lineman for the New York Giants
 Jacquizz Rodgers (born 1990), running back for the Atlanta Falcons
 Shaun Rogers (born 1979), defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
 Aaron Ross (born 1982), cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 Kyle Rote (1928–2002), All-American running back at Southern Methodist University and 1951–1961 NFL New York Giants wide receiver
 Stanford Routt (born 1983), cornerback for the Oakland Raiders
Emmanuel Sanders (born 1987), wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 Josh Scobee (born 1982), placekicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 Jonathan Scott (born 1983), offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
 Ozzie Simmons (1914–2001), one of the first black All-American football players in the 1930s
 John Skelton (born 1988), quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals
 Bubba Smith (1945–2011), defensive end with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders, and Houston Oilers
 Hunter Smith (born 1977), punter for the Washington Redskins
 Kevin Smith (born 1970), former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
 Lovie Smith (born 1958), head coach for the Chicago Bears
 Wade Smith (born 1981), guard and center for the Houston Texans
 Justin Snow (born 1976), long snapper for the Indianapolis Colts
 Matthew Stafford (born 1988), quarterback for the Detroit Lions
 Matt Stover (born 1968), placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts
 Travis Swanson (born 1991), center for the Detroit Lions
Aqib Talib (born 1986), cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 Phillip Tanner (born 1988), running back for the Dallas Cowboys
 Stepfan Taylor (born 1991), running back for the Arizona Cardinals
 David Thomas (born 1983), tight end for the New Orleans Saints
 Earl Thomas (born 1989), safety for the Seattle Seahawks
 Mike Thomas (born 1987), wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
 Ted Thompson (born 1953), general manager of the Green Bay Packers
 Y. A. Tittle (born 1926), Hall of Fame quarterback, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers
 LaDainian Tomlinson (born 1979), former NFL running back and College Football Hall of Famer
 Michael Toudouze (born 1983), offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts
 Jeremiah Trotter (born 1977), linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
 Justin Tucker (born 1989), placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens
 Bulldog Turner (1919–1998), Hall of Fame center and linebacker for the Chicago Bears
 Rob Turner (born 1984), former NFL player
Tony Ugoh (born 1983), offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts
 Gene Upshaw (1945–2008), Hall of Fame guard for the Oakland Raiders
 Louis Vasquez (born 1987), offensive guard for the Denver Broncos
 Dustin Vaughan (born 1991), quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys
 Lawrence Vickers (born 1983), fullback for the Dallas Cowboys
 LaAdrian Waddle (born 1991), offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
 Jamar Wall (born 1988), cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
 J. D. Walton (born 1987), center for the New York Giants
 John Washington (born 1963), former NFL defensive end, primarily for the New York Giants
 Brian Waters (born 1977), offensive guard for the New England Patriots
 J'Marcus Webb (born 1988), offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears
 Scott Wells (born 1981), center for the St. Louis Rams
 Melvin White (born 1990), cornerback for the Carolina Panthers
 Bobbie Williams (born 1976), guard for the Baltimore Ravens
 Brandon Williams (born 1986), linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys
Byron Williams (born 1960), former NFL and WLAF wide receiver
 D. J. Williams (born 1988), tight end for the Green Bay Packers
 Malcolm Williams (born 1987), defensive back for the New England Patriots
 Roy Williams (born 1981), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
 Teddy Williams (born 1988), cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
 Terrance Williams (born 1989), wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
 Trent Williams (born 1988), offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins
 Josh Wilson (born 1985), cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
 Wade Wilson (born 1959), former quarterback primarily with the Minnesota Vikings; current quarterbacks coach for the Dallas Cowboys
 Eric Winston (born 1983), offensive tackle for the Houston Texans
 Will Witherspoon (born 1980), linebacker for the Tennessee Titans
 Vince Young (born 1983), quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, MVP of the 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl
Golf

 Rich Beem (born 1970), professional golfer
 Harry Cooper (1904–2000), professional golfer
 Bettye Danoff (1923–2011), golfer, one of founding members of LPGA
 Lee Elder (born 1934), golfer, first African American to play in the Masters Tournament
 Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golfer
 Byron Nelson (1912–2006), professional golfer
 Tom Kite (born 1949), golfer
 Jordan Spieth (born 1993), golfer, achieved #1 world ranking at age 22
 Lee Trevino (born 1939), golfer
 Kathy Whitworth (born 1939), golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame
 Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956), athlete, won 82 amateur and professional golf tournaments, including five major professional championships

Motorsports
Motorsports

 Brandon Bernstein (born 1972) drag racer, NHRA top fuel driver, son of Kenny Bernstein
 Kenny Bernstein (born 1944), drag racer, six-time NHRA champion, father of Brandon Bernstein
 Colin Braun (born 1988), NASCAR driver for Roush Fenway Racing
 Joie Chitwood (1912–1988), professional racecar driver
 Brad Coleman (born 1988), NASCAR driver for Joe Gibbs Racing
 A. J. Foyt (born 1935), race car driver
 Bobby Labonte (born 1964), NASCAR driver
 Terry Labonte (born 1956), NASCAR driver
 Carroll Shelby (1923–2012), race-car driver and designer of the Shelby Cobra and other automobiles

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

 Clint Dempsey (born 1983), soccer player, plays for Fulham FC and United States Men's National Soccer Team
 Nick Garcia (born 1979), soccer player
 Omar Gonzalez (born 1988), soccer player
 Hassan Nazari (born 1956), soccer player, coach, youth club founder
 Lee Nguyen (born 1986), soccer player

Tennis

 Zina Garrison (born 1963), tennis player
 Cliff Richey (born 1946), tennis player, achieved world number-six ranking
 Nancy Richey (born 1942), tennis player, won six major championships in singles and doubles, achieved world number-two ranking
 Dick Savitt (born 1927), tennis player ranked number two in the world
 Anne Smith (born 1959), tennis player, ten major championships in doubles, ranked world number one in doubles

Other
Alex Andrade (born 1974), mixed martial artist
 Lance Armstrong (born 1971), cyclist, disqualified champion of Tour de France
 Del Ballard, Jr. (born 1963), professional bowler
 Brigetta Barrett (born 1990), high jumper
 Richard Bass (1929–2015), mountaineer, first person to climb the "Seven Summits"; business owner
 Kyle Bennett (1979–2012), bicycle motocross racer
 Aimee Boorman (born 1973), gymnastics coach
 Matthew S. Brown (born 1976), track and field champion at 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro
 Josh Davis (born 1972), Olympic gold and silver medalist in freestyle swimming
 Cowboy Morgan Evans (1903–1969), rodeo, steer wrestling champion 1928
 Jennifer Gutierrez (born 1967), triathlete
 Heath Herring (born 1978), mixed martial artist
 Michael Johnson (born 1967), sprinter, Olympic gold medalist, world record holder
 Courtney Kupets (born 1986), world and U.S. champion gymnast, silver medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics
 Rafael A. Lecuona (1928–2014) Cuban-American gymnast 1948–1956
Tara Lipinski (born 1982), figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
 Nastia Liukin (born 1989), 2008 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist
 Patricia McCormick (1929–2013), bullfighter
 Bubba McDaniel (born 1983), mixed martial artist
 Carly Patterson (born 1988), 2004 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist
 Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
 Alex Puccio (born 1989), climber
 Tex Rickard (1870–1929), sports promoter
 Willie Shoemaker (1931–2003), 
 Dan Collins Taylor, rodeo performer and promoter
 Tom Tellez (born 1933), collegiate track and field coach
 Dana Vollmer (born 1987), swimmer, gold medalist at 2004 Olympics
 Jeremy Wariner (born 1984), track & field Olympic gold medalist
 Walel Watson (born 1984), mixed martial artist
 Kaitlyn Weaver (born 1989), ice dancer, competes for Canada
 Mal Whitfield (born 1924), Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter run
 Darold Williamson (born 1983), Olympic gold medalist in track & field
Business
A–E
Nahim Abraham (1885–1965), businessman and philanthropist in Canadian, Texas; native of Lebanon
 Salem Abraham (born 1966), futures trader and hedge fund operator in Canadian, Texas
 Tom Abraham (1910–2007), businessman and philanthropist in Canadian, Texas; native of Lebanon
 John George Adair (1823–1885), partner with Charles Goodnight in JA Ranch
 Red Adair (1915–2004), offshore oil field firefighter
 Joe Allbritton (1924–2012), banker, publisher, philanthropist
 Peter Arguindegui (1931–2014), petroleum industrialist and member of the Laredo City Council (1960–1976)
 Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
 George Ballas (1925–2011), entrepreneur, invented Weed Eater
 Ed Bass (born 1945), businessman, financier, philanthropist, environmentalist
 Richard Bass (1929–2015), owner of Snowbird Ski Resort; pioneering mountaineer
 Benny Binion (1904–1989), Las Vegas casino owner; had previously been an organized-crime boss
Jack S. Blanton (born 1927), oil industry executive, civic leader, philanthropist
 George Washington Brackenridge (1832–1920), banker, business executive, philanthropist, social activist, university regent
 Nancy Brinker (born 1946), business executive, ambassador
 Norman Brinker (1931–2009), restaurateur
 George R. Brown (1898–1983), construction company founder, entrepreneur, philanthropist
 Orville Bullington (1882–1956), attorney, businessman, gubernatorial candidate
 Samuel Burk Burnett (1849–1922), cattleman, rancher
 Charles Butt (born 1938), CEO of H-E-B supermarket chain, billionaire
 David Harold Byrd (1900–1986), oilman, founder of Civil Air Patrol
 Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), oilman, natural gas entrepreneur, state representative
 Joseph Campisi (1918–1990), restaurateur
 Sarah Horton Cockrell (1819–1892), businesswoman, millionaire
 Brad Corbett (1937–2012), oil business, owned the Texas Rangers baseball team
 Helen Corbitt (1906–1978), chef, cookbook author
Jack Crichton (1916–2007), oil and natural gas industrialist; Republican candidate for governor of Texas in 1964
 Carl G. Cromwell (1889–1931), oil driller and aviation pioneer
 Trammell Crow (1914–2009), commercial real estate developer
 Mark Cuban (born 1958), billionaire entrepreneur, owner of Dallas Mavericks basketball team
 Joseph S. Cullinan (1860–1937), oil industrialist, founder of Texaco
 Robert B. Cullum (1912–1981), founder of Tom Thumb supermarket chain
 Robert Decherd (born 1951), businessman; Chairman, President, and CEO of A. H. Belo
 Michael Dell (born 1965), founder of Dell Inc.
 Angelo Drossos (1928–1997), stockbroker, owner of San Antonio Spurs
William Stamps Farish II (1881–1942), president of Standard Oil, founder and president of American Petroleum Institute
 Dean Fearing (born 1955), chef, restaurateur
 Tilman J. Fertitta (born 1957), CEO of Landry's Restaurants, billionaire
 Carly Fiorina (born 1954), CEO of Hewlett-Packard, senior vice president at AT&T
 Don Flynn (1934–2010), oil and gas industry executive, professional football player
 Walter Fondren, Sr. (1877–1939), oilman, co-founder of Humble Oil (which would become ExxonMobil), philanthropist
 Andrew Friedman (born 1976), banker, Major League Baseball executive
 William H. Gaston (1840–1927), co-founder, with Aaron C. Camp, of the first banking house in Dallas
 Charles Goodnight (1836–1929), legendary Texas cattleman
 Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), inventor, founder of Liquid Paper Corporation, mother of The Monkees' Mike Nesmith
 Eunice Gray (1880–1962), hotel and brothel owner
 Bennett Greenspan, entrepreneur, founder of Family Tree DNA
Patrick E. Haggerty (1914–1980), co-founder, president, and chairman of Texas Instruments
 Najeeb Halaby (1915–2003), FAA administrator, chairman and CEO of Pan Am, father of Queen Noor of Jordan
 Ebby Halliday (born 1911), Realtor, entrepreneur
 Adolph R. Hanslik (1917–2007), "dean" of West Texas cotton producers
 William R. Hawn (1910–1995), businessman, philanthropist, racehorse breeder
 Pattillo Higgins (1863–1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"
 Barron Hilton (born 1927), billionaire socialite, businessman, heir to Hilton Hotels fortune
 Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), socialite, businessman, heir to Hilton Hotels fortune
 Timothy Dwight Hobart (1855–1935), landowner, surveyor, rancher, mayor of Pampa
 Thomas William House, Sr. (1814–1880), early Houston cotton shipper, founder of Houston's first private bank and first public utility
 Howard Hughes (1905–1976), aviator, filmmaker, eccentric billionaire
Howard R. Hughes, Sr. (1869–1924), entrepreneur, oilman; father of Howard Hughes
 Jim Humphreys (1921–2007), former manager of Pitchfork Ranch east of Lubbock
 H. L. Hunt (1889–1974), oil tycoon, patriarch of Dallas family of legendary wealth and power
 Lamar Hunt (1932–2006), founder of American Football League, Major League Soccer, North American Soccer League
 Nelson Bunker Hunt (1926–2014), oilman, investor, horse breeder
 Ray Lee Hunt (born 1943), oilman
 Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner (1860–1947), oilman
 Jerry Jones (born 1942), billionaire entrepreneur, oilman, owner of Dallas Cowboys football team
 J. Erik Jonsson (1901–1995), co-founder and president of Texas Instruments, mayor of Dallas
Frank Kell (1859–1941), oil, flour milling, and railroad entrepreneur in Wichita Falls
 Herb Kelleher (born 1931), founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines
 Gary C. Kelly, CEO, Southwest Airlines
 Joseph A. Kemp (1861–1930), conservationist and oil, flour milling, and railroad entrepreneur in Wichita Falls
 Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), founder of Imperial Sugar, mayor of Galveston
 Oliver Winfield Killam (1874–1959), Laredo oilman, businessman, rancher, former state legislator from Oklahoma
 Radcliffe Killam (1910–2007), Laredo oilman, businessman, rancher, large landowner, philanthropist
 Kay Kimbell (1886–1964), entrepreneur, philanthropist; endowed Kimbell Art Museum
 Richard King (1824–1885), entrepreneur, founder of the legendary King Ranch
 John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), businessman, founder of the Kirby Petroleum Company
 Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. (1853–1932), managed the King Ranch
Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), chemical engineer and entrepreneur who founded the oil refinery firm that later became Koch Industries
 Harry Koch (1867–1942), railroad founder, newspaper founder
 Eugene Lacritz (1929–2012), retail executive, classical musician
 Ninfa Laurenzo (1924–2001), restaurateur
 Rodney Lewis (born 1954), oil and natural gas industrialist and rancher; second wealthiest individual in San Antonio
 James Ling (1922–2004), founder of business conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought
 Tim Love (born 1971), chef, restaurateur
 Gerald Lyda (1923–2005), construction CEO, owner of La Escalera Ranch in Sierra County, New Mexico
 James E. Lyon (1927–1993), real estate developer, banker, and Republican politician in Houston
 John Mackey (born 1953), CEO, Whole Foods Market
 Herbert Marcus (1878–1950), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
 Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus (1882–1979), vice-president of Neiman Marcus, horticulturist
 Stanley Marcus (1905–2002), president and CEO of Neiman Marcus
Irving Allen Mathews (1917–1994), retail executive, Federal Reserve Bank board chairman
 Glenn McCarthy (1907–1988), oil tycoon, entrepreneur; inspired the character Jett Rink in Giant Red McCombs (born 1927), businessman, has owned several professional sports franchises
 Giles McCrary (1919–2011), oil operator, rancher, art collector, philanthropist
 Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), founder of Texas Instruments, geophysicist, philanthropist
 William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
 Algur H. Meadows (1899–1978), oilman, philanthropist
 George P. Mitchell (1919–2013), billionaire oilman, real estate developer, philanthropist
 John T. Montford (born 1943), businessman in San Antonio, former chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, former state senator and district attorney from Lubbock
 Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, university administrator
Raymond Nasher (1921–2007), real estate developer (NorthPark Center), art collector
 George Neel, Jr. (1930–2015), businessman, rancher, community figure from his native Laredo, Texas
 Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875–1970), co-founder of Neiman Marcus
 Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
 B.P. Newman (1927–2008), entrepreneur, developer, and philanthropist from Laredo
 Bill Noël (1914–1987), oil industrialist and philanthropist from Odessa
 Peter O'Donnell (born 1924), investor, philanthropist, Republican state party chairman from 1962 to 1969; leader of the Draft Goldwater Committee in 1963–1964
 William O'Neil (born 1933), entrepreneur, stockbroker, writer, founded Investor's Business Daily Marc Ostrofsky (born 1961), venture capitalist, entrepreneur, investor, author
 Ross Perot (1930 – 2019), entrepreneur, founder of EDS & Perot Systems, and 1992 U.S. Presidential candidate
 Bob J. Perry (1932–2013), homebuilder, political supporter
Stephen Samuel Perry (1825–1874), manager of Peach Point Plantation, preserved historical manuscripts
 T. Boone Pickens (born 1928), energy entrepreneur, philanthropist
 Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim (born 1928), founder, chairman, and principal owner of Pilgrim's Pride
 Bernard Rapoport (1917–2012), entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, business executive
 Kent Rathbun (born 1961), chef, restaurateur
 Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), oilman, cattleman, philanthropist
 Rich Riley (born 1973), Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Yahoo! EMEA
 Montie Ritchie (1910–1999), owner and manager of JA Ranch from 1935 to 1993
 Marvin Travis Runyon (1924–2004), business executive, U.S. Postmaster General
Fayez Sarofim (born 1929), stock-fund manager, part owner of Houston Texans, philanthropist, billionaire
 Julius Schepps (1895–1971), business owner, civic leader and philanthropist
 Daniel R. Scoggin (born 1937), founder of TGI Friday's, Inc., restaurateur
 Frank Sharp (1906–1993), land developer
 Walter Benona Sharp (1870–1912), oilman, innovator, philanthropist
 Harold Simmons (1931–2013), billionaire businessman, banker, philanthropist; developed concept of leveraged buyout
 Henry Singleton (1916–1999), electrical engineer, co-founder of Teledyne Technologies
 Bill Sinkin (1913–2014), banker, community activist
 Tom Slick (1916–1962), inventor, businessman, adventurer, entrepreneur, philanthropist
 Merrie Spaeth (born 1948), business public relations consultant, political consultant, educator, former actress
 John Sparks (1843–1908), cattle rancher, Texas Ranger, became governor of Nevada
A. Latham Staples (born 1977), CEO of EXUSMED, Inc., civil rights activist, and founder/Chairman of Empowering Spirits Foundation
 Felix Stehling (1927–2012), businessman, restaurateur, founded Taco Cabana
 John M. Stemmons (1909–2001), real estate developer, civic leader
 Ross S. Sterling (1875–1949), founder of Humble Oil (which would become ExxonMobil), Governor of Texas
 David Tallichet (1922–2007), developed the theme restaurant concept
 Anne Valliant Burnett Tandy (1900–1980), rancher, horsebreeder, philanthropist, art collector
 Charles D. Tandy (1918–1978), chairman, president, and CEO of Tandy Corporation
 Ben Taub (1889–1982), businessman, philanthropist
 Rich Templeton (born 1958), president, chairman, and CEO of Texas Instruments
 Robert L. Thornton (1880–1964), founder and president of Mercantile Bank in Dallas, mayor and civic leader of Dallas
 Tex Thornton (1913–1981), founder of Litton Industries
 Felix Tijerina (1905–1965), restaurateur
Chet Upham (1925–2008), oil and gas industrialist; former Texas Republican Party chairman, owner of Loveland Ski Area in Colorado
 Daniel Waggoner (1828–1902), rancher, businessman, banker
 E. Paul Waggoner (1889–1967), rancher, horsebreeder
 Guy Waggoner (1883–1950), rancher, business executive
 William Thomas Waggoner (1852–1934), rancher, oilman, banker, horsebreeder, philanthropist
 Kelcy Warren (born 1955), chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer Partners
 Sherron Watkins (born 1959), Vice President at the Enron Corporation, whistleblower who helped uncover the Enron scandal
 James Marion West, Jr. (1903–1957), oilman
 James Marion West, Sr. (1871–1941), business tycoon
 Edward Whitacre, Jr. (born 1941), chairman of the board and CEO of General Motors, chairman of the board and CEO of AT&T Inc.
 Clayton Wheat Williams, Jr. (born 1931), oilman; Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1990
 Clayton Wheat Williams, Sr. (1895–1983), oilman, geologist, rancher, historian
Gus Sessions Wortham (1891–1976), businessman, philanthropist
 Charles Wyly (1933–2011), entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist, civic leader
 Sam Wyly (born 1934), entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist
 Angus G. Wynne (1914–1979), founder of Six Flags Over Texas and subsequent corporate theme parks
 Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (1859–1929), railroad executive
 Zig Ziglar (1926–2012), salesman, motivational speaker, author
Roy Bean (c. 1825 – 1903), Justice of the Peace, called himself "The Law West of the Pecos"
 Nandita Berry (born 1968), Secretary of State of Texas (2014–2015); Houston lawyer
 Robert Lee Bobbitt (1888–1972), Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1927–1929), state attorney general (1929–1930)
 Orville Bullington (1882–1956), attorney, businessman, gubernatorial candidate
 Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), civil rights lawyer, educator
 Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in Beaumont; former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sherman, Texas
 Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
 Linda Coffee (born 1942), attorney for Norma McCorvey in Roe v. Wade Elma Salinas Ender (born 1953), first Hispanic female to serve on a state district court in Texas; judge of the 341st Judicial District, based in Laredo, from 1983 to 2012
Marshall Formby (1911–1984), former Texas State Senator, attorney, and radio station owner from Plainview
 Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of  The Laws of Texas 1822–1897 Julio A. Garcia (1941–2008), district attorney in Laredo
 Mike Godwin (born 1956), attorney, author
 Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
 Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (born 1927), defense attorney, author
 Joe Jamail (born 1925), attorney, billionaire
 Leon Jaworski (1905–1982), attorney, was special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal hearings
 Jim Mattox (1943–2008), U.S. representative and attorney general of Texas
 Odell McBrayer (1930–2008), Fort Worth Christian attorney who ran for governor in 1974
 Harry McPherson (1929–2012), special counsel to President Lyndon Johnson, lawyer, lobbyist
 William C. Meier (born 1940), state senator, holds world filibuster record; lost race for attorney general to Jim Mattox in 1982
Lawrence E. Meyers (born 1947), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1993, based in Fort Worth
 Harriet Miers (born 1945), attorney, White House Counsel, nominated for U.S. Supreme Court
 Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930), former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; first woman on the high court
 John O'Quinn (1941–2009), attorney
 Louise Raggio (1919–2011), attorney, first female prosecutor in Texas
 John Ben Shepperd (1915–1990), attorney general of Texas (1953–1957)
 David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
 Ken Starr (born 1946), attorney, federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
 Craig Watkins (born 1967), first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
 Will Wilson (1912–2005), Texas attorney general (1957–1963), Texas Supreme Court justice (1951–1956)
James B. Gillett (1856–1937), lawman, member of Texas Ranger Hall of Fame
 TJ Goree (1835–1905), superintendent of penitentiaries in Texas, namesake of the Goree Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Confederate Army captain, attorney
 Frank Hamer (1884–1955), Texas Ranger, led raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
 Roy Hazelwood (born 1938), FBI profiler
 Ted Hinton (1904–1977), deputy sheriff involved in raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
 Ramiro Martinez (born 1937), police officer involved in killing of sniper Charles Whitman
 Captain Bill McDonald (1852–1918), one of the "Four Great Captains" of the Texas Rangers
 David Atlee Phillips (1922–1988), officer for the CIA, recipient of the Career Intelligence Medal
 Phil Ryan (born 1945), Texas Ranger who arrested serial killer Henry Lee Lucas
 Charlie Siringo (1855–1928), Wild West lawman
J. D. Tippit (1924–1963), Dallas police officer who questioned Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of John F. Kennedy and was subsequently killed by Oswald
 Charles Winstead (1891–1973), FBI Agent in the 1930s–1940s, famous for being one of the agents who shot and killed John Dillinger
Art and architecture
A–K
Malouf Abraham, Jr. (born 1939), retired physician from Canadian, Texas, and patron of the arts
 Walter W. Ahlschlager (1887–1965), architect
 Larry D. Alexander (born 1953), visual artist
 Natalia Anciso (born 1985), visual artist
 José Arpa (1858–1952), painter
 Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director
 Atlee Ayres (1873–1969), architect
 Bill Barminski (born 1962), artist, designer, filmmaker
 Arthello Beck (1941–2004), visual artist
 John T. Biggers (1924–2001), muralist, established art department at Texas Southern University
 Electra Waggoner Biggs (1912–2001), sculptor
 Melinda Bordelon (1949–1995), painter, illustrator
 Berkeley Breathed (born 1957), Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author/illustrator, director, screenwriter
 Harold Dow Bugbee (1900–1963), artist
 John Cassaday (born 1971), comic book artist
 Keith Carter (born 1948), photographer, educator, artist
 Harold F. Clayton (1954–2015), sculptor
 Nicholas Joseph Clayton (1840–1916), architect
Matchett Herring Coe (1907–1999), sculptor
 Dawson Dawson-Watson (1864–1939), impressionist painter
 Charles August Albert Dellschau (1830–1923), outsider artist
 Neil Denari (born 1957), architect
 Richard Dominguez (born 1960), comic book artist
 Dan Dunn (born 1957), speed painter, cartoonist, caricaturist
 Joseph Finger (1887–1953), architect
 Alfred C. Finn (1883–1964), architect
 O'Neil Ford (1905–1982), architect
 Alfred Giles (1853–1920), architect
 Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993), muralist, sculptor, teacher
 Glenna Goodacre (born 1939), sculptor, designed obverse of Sacagawea dollar
 Trenton Doyle Hancock (born 1974), visual artist
 Wyatt C. Hedrick (1888–1964), architect
 Wolf Hilbertz (1938–2007), architect, inventor, marine scientist, educator
 Armando Hinojosa (born 1944), sculptor
 Alexandre Hogue (1898–1994), realist painter
 Carl Hoppe (1897–1981), painter
 Louis Hoppe (fl. 1860s), 19th-century folk artist
 Robert H.H. Hugman (1902–1980), architect, designed San Antonio River Walk
Natalie Irish (born 1982), multimedia artist, pioneer of the lip print technique
 James Ivey (born 1967), artist, painter, carnival surrealism
 Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), interdisciplinary artist, fashion designer
 Luis Jiménez (1940–2006), sculptor
 Raoul Josset (1899–1957), sculptor
 Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor
 George Kessler (1862–1923), landscape architect, city planner
 Janet Krueger (born 1952), painter, educator
Thomas C. Lea, III (1907–2001), muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, historian
 Harold LeDoux (1926–2015), cartoonist, Judge Parker Hermann Lungkwitz (1813–1891), landscape artist, photographer
 Stanley Marsh 3 (1938–2014), millionaire artist and philanthropist
 Florence McClung (1894–1992), painter, printmaker, art teacher
 Marion Koogler McNay (1883–1950), artist, teacher, art collector, museum founder, philanthropist
 Jesús Moroles (1950–2015), sculptor
 Elisabet Ney (1833–1907), sculptor
 Julian Onderdonk (1882–1922), painter
 Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (1852–1917), painter
 Graydon Parrish (born 1970), realist painter
 Harry D. Payne (1891–1987), architect
 Dan Piraro (born 1958), painter, illustrator, cartoonist
 Thomas M. Price (1916–1998), architect
 Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
 Frank Reaugh (1860–1945), painter
 Ace Reid (1925–1991), cartoonist and humorist
 Joe Riley (1964–2007), visual and plastic artist
Nancy Rubins (born 1952), sculptor, installation artist
 Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), painter
 Porfirio Salinas (1910–1973), landscape painter
 Julian Schnabel (born 1951), artist, film director
 Zachary Selig (born 1949), artist, painter, writer
 Mark Seliger (born 1959), photographer
 Grant Speed (1930–2011), western-themed sculptor
 Justin Storms (born 1981), artist, musician, and creator of coloring book The Whaletopian Coloring Book James Surls (born 1943), modernist sculptor
 Wilhelm Thielepape (1814–1904), architect, lithographer, photographer, surveyor, attorney, mayor of San Antonio
 Bob Wade (born 1943), artist, sculptor in "Cosmic Cowboy" genre
 Mack White (born 1952), comic book artist
 Verner Moore White (1863–1923), noted landscape and portrait artist
 Laura Wilson (born 1939), photographer
 Robert William Wood (1889–1979), landscape painter
Literature
A–G
Jeff Abbott (born 1963), mystery novelist
 Susan Wittig Albert (born 1940), mystery writer
 Sybil Leonard Armes (1914–2007), author, poet, musician
 Karle Wilson Baker (1878–1960), poet, author
 Wendy Barker (born 1942), poet, educator
 Neal Barrett, Jr. (born 1929), science fiction-fantasy writer
 Barbara Barrie (born 1931), author of children's books
 Rick Bass (born 1958), writer, environmentalist
 Roy Bedichek (1878–1959), writer, naturalist, educator
 Raymond Benson (born 1955), novelist
 Sarah Bird (born 1949), novelist, screenwriter, journalist
 Cheryl Bolen (born 1946), novelist, journalist
 Sandra Brown (born 1948), novelist
 James Lee Burke (born 1936), mystery writer
 Harley True Burton (1888–1964), author The History of the JA Ranch Katherine Center (born 1972), author of chick lit, mommy lit
 Pat Choate (born 1941), author, economist
 Sandra Cisneros (born 1954), author and poet
 Bill Crider (born 1941), mystery writer
 Deborah Crombie (born 1952), mystery writer
Justin Cronin (born 1962), novelist
 Grace Noll Crowell (1877–1969), poet
 James Crumley (1939–2008), crime novelist
 Patrick Dearen (born 1951), western author
 Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Nobel Prize-nominated author, Tony Award-winning playwright, social activist, philanthropist
 Jim Dent (born 1953), author, sportswriter
 Adina Emilia De Zavala (1861–1955), writer, historian, educator
 J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964), folklorist and writer about open-range days
 Carole Nelson Douglas (born 1944), mystery writer
 Robert M. Edsel (born 1956), nonfiction writer, oil company founder and innovator
 John R. Erickson (born 1943), cowboy, author, songwriter, voice actor, wrote Hank the Cowdog series
 B. H. Fairchild (born 1942), poet
 Kitty Ferguson (born 1941), science writer
 Robert Flynn (born 1932), novelist
 Horton Foote (1916–2009), author and playwright
Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of  The Laws of Texas 1822–1897 Bryan A. Garner (born 1958), lexicographer, grammarian, author, educator
 Fred Gipson (1908–1973), novelist, author of Old Yeller John Graves (1920–2013), author
 Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), author of Western fiction
Christine Ha (born 1979), writer, poet, editor; chef who won MasterChef cooking competition in 2012
 Hardy Haberman (born 1950), author, filmmaker, educator, figure in BDSM culture
 Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (born 1938), novelist, journalist, playwright
 J. Evetts Haley (1901–1995), historian and political activist
 Laura Vernon Hamner (1871–1968), author, ranch historian, educator
 Stephen Harrigan (born 1948), novelist, journalist
 Stanley Hauerwas (born 1940), theologian, philosopher
 Bobbie Louise Hawkins (born 1930), short story writer, monologist, and poet
 Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), poet and writer
 Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), novelist, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley Rolando Hinojosa (born 1929), novelist, essayist, poet, educator
 Thomas Elisha Hogg (1842–1880), poet, writer, editor
 Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846), wrote first English-language history of Texas
 Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), author of Conan the Barbarian stories and other pulp adventure tales