# List of people from Sherman, Texas

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Sherman, Texas.

## Academics

* Light Townsend Cummins, educator and historian
* John C. Hitt, President of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida
* Jerry B. Lincecum, Emeritus Professor of English at Austin College in Sherman, Texas

## Media

* Will Cain, Fox News personality
* Michael Quinn Sullivan, journalist and conservative political activist, based in Austin, Texas

## Acting

* Stella Adams (1883–1961), actress of the silent and early sound film eras
* Bess Flowers, actress
* Candace Kita, actress and model
* Tom Virtue, actor

## Music

* Zach Blair, musician (Hagfish; Rise Against)
* Teddy Buckner, musician
* Sam Coomes, musician
* Arizona Dranes, pioneering gospel singer and pianist
* Jimmy Hotz, record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, inventor, audio expert, author and musician
* Kublai Khan, metalcore band
* Buck Owens, country and western singer
* Katherine Neal Simmons, singer
* Buddy Tate, jazz saxophone and clarinet player (Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton)

## Military

* John A. Hilger, United States Air Force brigadier general and participant of the Doolittle Raid during World War II

## Politics

* Joseph W. Bailey, former U.S. senator and attorney in Dallas, died in a courtroom in Sherman in 1929
* William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., father of former U.S. President Bill Clinton
* Ronald H. Clark, former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 62 in Sherman; judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in Beaumont
* Donnie Copeland, Pentecostal pastor, formerly at Greater Life Church in Sherman; Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from North Little Rock, Arkansas
* Rick Hardcastle, rancher and businessman; Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wilbarger County; born in Sherman in 1956
* Larry Phillips, Sherman judge and former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives

## Government

* Edna Gladney, early campaigner for children's rights and better living conditions for disadvantaged children
* Charles B. Winstead, FBI agent who killed John Dillinger

## Attorney

* William J. Durham, attorney and leader in the civil rights movement

## Sports

* A.J. Abrams, former professional and Texas Longhorns men's basketball player
* Kyle Crick, professional baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
* Chris Gittens, MLB Player, New York Yankee’s
* Lee Grissom, MLB All-Star pitcher
* Vernon Holland, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
* Tex Rickard, boxing promoter, first owner of NHL's New York Rangers, builder of Madison Square Garden, grew up in Sherman
* Chris Rockins, NFL player, Cleveland Browns
* Hunter Smith, NFL player, Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI champion Pro Bowler
* Pete Spratt, MMA Fighter
* Jimmy Turner, NFL player
* Joe Watson, NFL player
* Ray Wehba, NFL player

## Historical

* Frank James, outlaw, Confederate guerrilla and brother of Jesse James
* Olive Oatman, Yavapai Indian captive and lecturer
* Bass Reeves, The First African American Lawman in the West and US Marshal

## Business

* Kay Kimbell, entrepreneur, philanthropist, benefactor of the Kimbell Art Museum