# List of people from Midland, Texas

This is a list of notable people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Midland, Texas.

## Armed forces

* Tommy Franks, retired General, United States Army
* George H. O'Brien Jr., Medal of Honor recipient

## Arts
### Film, television, and theater

* Michael Arden, actor
* Kathy Baker, actress
* Jeannette Charles, actress
* Ed Graczyk, playwright
* Woody Harrelson, actor
* Tommy Lee Jones, actor
* Paul Brad Logan, screenwriter and author
* Bessie Love, actress
* Carolyn McCormick, actress
* Douglas McGrath, film writer and director
* Jackson Rathbone, actor and musician

### Journalism and literature

* Raymond Benson, author of post-Ian Fleming James Bond novels
* Marilyn Buck, poet, translator, revolutionary, and political prisoner
* Tracy Daugherty, author and biographer
* John R. Erickson, author of the Hank the Cowdog book series
* Doyle Glass, historian and sculptor
* Stephen Graham Jones, writer
* Larry L. King, author
* Cathy Luchetti, writer
* Larry D. Thomas, 2008 Texas State Poet Laureate
* Eileen Wilks, romance and urban fantasy author

### Music

* Kirk Covington, drummer with Tribal Tech
* Explosions in the Sky, three of the four members of indie rock group hail from Midland (Mark Smith - guitar, synthesizer; Michael James -guitar, bass, keyboards; and Munaf Rayani – guitar, keyboards, percussion)
* Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
* Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer), bassist (originally drummer) and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro

## Athletes

* Cedric Benson, NFL player
* Mookie Blaylock, NBA player
* Hal Dean, NFL player
* Antwan Goodley Jr., NFL player
* Jim Hall, race car designer, owner, driver
* Bobby Hillin, NASCAR driver
* Natalie Hinds, Olympic swimmer
* E. J. Holub, NFL player
* Bryce Hoppel, middle distance runner
* KC Jones, NBA player
* Wahoo McDaniel, AFL player and wrestler
* Jayson Nix, MLB player
* Laynce Nix, MLB player
* Max Muncy, MLB player
* Judy Rankin, LPGA all-time money winner
* Doug Russell, 1968 Olympic gold medalist
* Carson Smith, MLB player
* Mike Stanton, MLB player
* Mike Timlin, MLB player
* Rex Tucker, NFL player
* Ryan Tucker, NFL player
* Randy Velarde, MLB player
* Spud Webb, NBA player
* Eric Winston, NFL player
* Tyler Young Nascar driver
* James Zachery, CFL player

## Business

* Frederic C. Hamilton, businessman, philanthropist
* J. Hugh Liedtke, founder of Pennzoil
* Clarence Scharbauer (1879–1942), rancher, president of the First National Bank of Midland and the Midland Fair

## Government and politics

* Ernest Angelo, Mayor of Midland, 1972–1980; Republican national committeeman, 1976–1996
* Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States
* Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush
* George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
* Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida
* Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush
* Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States
* Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland oilman; the only Republican in the Texas legislature, 1965–1966; former Midland City Council member
* Mike Conaway, United States Congressman
* Tom Craddick, District 82 State Representative and former Speaker of the Texas House
* Donald Evans, former US Secretary of Commerce
* Deborah Fikes, executive advisor and representative to United Nations for World Evangelical Alliance
* Kenn George, former state representative from Dallas County and unsuccessful candidate for Texas land commissioner
* David J. Porter, Republican, Texas Railroad Commission member, 2010–2016
* Carol Schwartz, former member of the D.C. city council, raised in Midland
* W. E. "Pete" Snelson, member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland; later an educational consultant in Austin
* Clayton Williams, businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
* Michael L. Williams, Texas Railroad Commission member

## Science and technology

* Leeon D. Davis, plane designer and builder
* Jim Hall, race car designer and builder using aerodynamics ground effect to produce winning race cars

## Other

* Bob Fu, pastor
* Jessica McClure, "Baby Jessica"
* Jack Monk Sr., Adrian Monk's father from the television series Monk (fictional)
* Kathleen Zellner, attorney