List of people from Texas

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The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Texas.

## Founders and early settlers of Texas
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* Augustus Chapman Allen (1806–1864) and John Kirby Allen (1810–1838), the founders of Houston
* Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas"
* John Neely Bryan (1810–1877), the founder of Dallas
* Moses Austin Bryan (1817–1895), early settler of Texas
* David G. Burnet (1788–1870), an interim President of the Republic of Texas
* Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels (1812–1875), established colonies of German immigrants in Texas
* Henri Castro (1786–1865), a Jewish empresario
* Jesse Chisholm (1806–1868), Indian trader, guide, interpreter, namesake of the Chisholm Trail
* Jao De La Porta (*fl.* 1810s), trader, financed settlement of Galveston Island
* Johann Friedrich Ernst (born Friedrich Diercks) (1796–1848), first German to bring his family to Texas, benefactor to German immigrants
* Warren Angus Ferris (1810–1873), early surveyor of Dallas
* Henry Francis Fisher (1805–1867), German settler, explored and colonized San Saba area
* Sam Houston (1793–1863), the first and the third President of Republic of Texas, later a U.S. Senator from Texas and the Governor of Texas
* Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of the Republic of Texas, called the "Architect of Annexation"
* Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of Republic of Texas, One of the strongest proponents of the Texas Navy
* Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered to be "the Mother of Texas"
* Collin McKinney (1766–1861), a drafter of the Texas Declaration of Independence; both Collin County and its county seat, McKinney, are named for him
* Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
* Robert Neighbors (1815–1859), Indian agent, soldier, legislator
* Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians. Mother to Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
* Emily Austin Perry (1795–1851), early settler of Texas
* Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), early settler, translator, lawyer, postmaster
* Sterling C. Robertson (1785–1842), empresario, colony founder; signed Texas Declaration of Independence
* Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War of Republic of Texas, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas, U.S. Senator from Texas after its admission to the United States
* Edwin Waller (1800–1881) a judge and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
* Frank E. Wheelock (1863–1932), a founder and first mayor of Lubbock, with service from 1909 to 1915
* Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence

## Military and War
### The Texas Revolution/The Alamo
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* James Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo
* William Joel Bryan (1815–1903), soldier in Texas Revolution, landowner
* Edward Burleson (1798–1851), lieutenant colonel during Texas Revolution, later Vice-President of the Republic of Texas
* John Coker (1789–1851), hero of San Jacinto
* Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
* James Fannin (c. 1804 – 1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
* Thomas Green (1814–1864), artillery officer at San Jacinto, brigadier general in the Confederate Army
* Sam Houston (1793–1863), commander of victorious Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas
* Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution
* Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto; his descendants owned and managed the King Ranch
* Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution
* Emily West Morgan (c. 1815 – 1891), an indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas Revolution
* Joel Walter Robison (1815-1889), fought in most battles of the revolution and later was a state representative from Fayette County. General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna rode double on Robison's horse into Sam Houston's camp on April 21, 1836.
* Juan Seguin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
* John William Smith (1792–1845), fought at Battle of San Jacinto; later was first mayor of San Antonio
* William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo
* Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), hero of San Jacinto
* William A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817–1899), Texas Ranger who fought in the Texas Revolution, Mexican–American War, Civil War

### American Civil War
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* John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
* Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of the 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
* Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
* John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
* John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
* Samuel Ealy Johnson, Sr. (1838–1915), soldier, grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson
* Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces
* John J. Kennedy (1813–1880), Confederate cavalry officer, ended the Regulator-Moderator War
* John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston
* Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
* Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for the Confederate States of America
* Felix Huston Robertson (1839–1928), only Confederate general who was a native-born Texan
* Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
* William Read Scurry (1821–1864), Confederate General at the Battle of Glorieta Pass
* Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas. One of the founders of Parker County, Texas.
* Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for the Trans-Mississippi Department
* Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter

### World War I
* Charles Gray Catto (1896–1972), flying ace credited with eight aerial victories
* Daniel R. Edwards (1897–1967), received Medal of Honor
* William S. Graves (1895–1940), commander of US forces in Siberia during the allied intervention in Russia
* David E. Hayden (1897–1974), Navy corpsman, Medal of Honor recipient
* Robert Lee Howze (1864–1926), Major General of 38th Infantry Division, commander of Third Army of Occupation of Germany, Medal of Honor recipient
* Louis Jordan (1890–1918), 1914 All American, first US Army officer from Texas to be killed in action during World War I
* William Thomas Ponder (1893–1947), flying ace credited with 6 aerial victories

### World War II
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* Harlon Block (1924–1945) raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima
* Charles P. Cabell (1903–1971), U.S. Air Force general; later Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
* Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944), Army Air Corps major, awarded Medal of Honor
* Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of the "Flying Tigers"
* Robert G. Cole (1915–1944), soldier, won Medal of Honor for his role in the D-Day Normandy invasion
* Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944), U.S. Navy submarine commander, received Medal of Honor and many other distinctions for valor
* Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of the Eighth Air Force in World War II
* Calvin Graham (1930–1992), youngest US serviceman of World War II
* Dean E. Hallmark (1914–1942), aviator, Army Air Corps 1st lieutenant, Doolittle Raid
* Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
* James L. Holloway, Jr. (1898–1984), U.S. Navy four-star admiral; Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
* Neel E. Kearby (1911–1944), fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
* Raymond L. Knight (1922–1945), aviator, Medal of Honor recipient
* Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. (1920–1945), Hispanic soldier KIA in the Philippines whose burial was refused in his home town causing a statewide debate
* Glenn McDuffie (1927–2014), sailor featured kissing a nurse in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photograph *V-J Day in Times Square*
* Doris Miller (1919–1943), Pearl Harbor hero, first African American to receive the Navy Cross
* Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient
* Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
* Bruce Palmer, Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
* James Earl Rudder (1910–1970), D-Day commander of the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, which stormed the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc
* William H. Simpson (1888–1980), commander of the U.S. Ninth Army in the European Theater
* Wilburn Snyder (1923–2008), survivor of Bataan Death March and Baptist pastor in several Houston churches
* Lucian K. Truscott (1895–1965), U.S. Army General who held successive commands in the European Theater
* Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target for Lee Harvey Oswald
* Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general who served under Patton in the European Theater and later in the Korean War

### Korean War
* Charles F. Pendleton (1931–1953), awarded Medal of Honor
* Oliver P. Smith (1893–1977), U.S Marine Corps general noted for his leadership in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
* Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target of Lee Harvey Oswald
* Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general and first commander of the U.S. Eighth Army during the Korean War

### Vietnam War
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* Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (1935–1998) awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in South Vietnam
* Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (1946–1968), Sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient
* David H. McNerney (1931–2010), 1st Sergeant U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Vietnam 1967
* Oliver North (born 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel, USMC Retired, NRA Board Member and founder of the Freedom Alliance
* Bruce Palmer, Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer who was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Vietnam War
* Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), Marine Private First Class awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously

### War in Afghanistan
* Marcus Luttrell (born 1975), U.S. Navy SEAL, won Navy Cross for actions in conflicts with Taliban
* William H. McRaven (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral and SEAL, led planning for Operation Neptune Spear
* Patrick M. Walsh (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet
* Billy Waugh (born 1929), U.S. Army Special Forces, Studies and Observations Group

### Iraq War
* Chris Kyle (1974–2013), U.S. Navy SEAL who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah
* Kristian Menchaca (1983–2006), U.S. Army soldier who was captured and executed

## Politics and public office
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* Greg Abbott (born 1957), governor of Texas, former Attorney General of Texas
* Malouf Abraham, Sr. (1915–1994), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Hemphill County from 1967 to 1971
* Cathie Adams (born 1950), chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 2009–2010
* Fred Agnich (1913–2004), Texas state representative, member of the "Dirty 30" in 1971; oilman, rancher, conservationist
* Elsa Alcala (born 1964), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Houston since 2011
* Elizabeth Alexander (born 1979), press secretary for U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden
* Bruce Alger (1918–2015), Republican U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district, based in Dallas County, 1955 to 1965
* Joseph Hugh Allen (1940–2008), another of the "Dirty 30" of the Texas House of Representatives
* Rodney Anderson (born 1968), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Grand Prairie
* Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman to serve in the Texas State Senate (1973–1983); Pennsylvania native.
* Ernest Angelo (born 1934), oilman, mayor of Midland from 1972 to 1980, and Texas Republican national committeeman, 1976–1996
* Bob Armstrong (1932–2015), member of the Texas House of Representatives for Travis County from 1963 to 1971; Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1971 to 1983
* Trent Ashby (born 1972), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lufkin

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* Roy Alvin Baldwin (1885-1940), state representative from Slaton in Lubbock County; co-author of 1923 legislation establishing Texas Tech University
* Ben F. Barnes (born 1938), lieutenant governor (1969–1973) of Texas; youngest House Speaker in Texas history (1965–1969)
* Ray Barnhart (1928–2013), former state representative and director of the Federal Highway Administration under President Reagan
* Pat M. Baskin (1926–2005), state court judge and city council member in Midland
* Roy Bass (1918–1978), mayor of Lubbock from 1974 to 1978
* Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793–1874), district judge, a framer of the Texas Constitution; also co-founded Baylor University
* Tina Benkiser (born 1962), former chairman of the Republican Party of Texas
* Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), U.S. representative and United States senator
* David Berchelmann (born 1947), judge of two state district courts and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; lawyer in his native San Antonio
* Leo Berman (born 1936), former state representative from Tyler
* Nandita Berry (born 1968), current and outgoing Secretary of State of Texas, 2014–2015
* Paul Bettencourt (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas State Senate from Houston, effective January 2015
* Teel Bivins (1947–2009), state senator from Amarillo and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
* William H. Bledsoe (1869-1936), member of both houses of the legislature from Lubbock, 1915-1929; co-authored the bill establishing Texas Tech University
* Bill Blythe (born ca. 1935), Houston Realtor and Republican state representative from Harris County, 1971 to 1983
* Robert Lee Bobbitt (1888–1972), Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1927–1929), state attorney general (1929–1930)
* Elton Bomer (born 1935), former state representative from Anderson County and former Texas Secretary of State
* Henry Bonilla (born 1954), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
* Dennis Bonnen (born 1972), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazoria County since 1997
* Greg Bonnen (born 1966), neurosurgeon and state representative from Galveston County; brother of Dennis Bonnen
* Charles Robert Borchers (1943–1997), district attorney for Webb County 1973–1980
* Jeffrey S. Boyd (born 1961), associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court since 2012
* Stephen Broden (born 1952), politician, professor, businessman, activist
* Louis H. Bruni (born 1949), businessman and politician
* J. E. "Buster" Brown (born 1940), politician and lobbyist
* Esther Buckley (1948–2013), member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights; educator in Laredo
* Orville Bullington (1882–1956), Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1932
* Cindy Burkett (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County
* DeWayne Burns (born 1972), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Johnson and Bosque counties since 2015
* Joel Burns (born 1969), Fort Worth city councilman who spoke out against bullying of LGBT youth
* Albert S. Burleson (1863–1937), U.S. Postmaster General and Congressman
* Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and 
* Konni Burton (born 1963), member of the Texas Senate from Tarrant County
* Jeb Bush (born 1953), former governor of Florida, reared in Midland and Houston
* George C. Butte (1877–1940), Texas Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1924
* Angie Chen Button (born 1954), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County

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* Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), Midland oilman and Republican former state representative
* Erwin Cain (born 1960), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sulphur Springs
* Bill Callegari (born 1941), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, 2001–2015
* Donna Campbell (born 1954), Texas state senator and physician from New Braunfels
* Francisco Canseco (born 1949), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
* Kent Caperton (born 1949), lobbyist, former state senator
* J. Allen Carnes (born 1975), mayor of Uvalde, Texas, since 2012; unsuccessful Republican candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner in the 2014 primary election
* John Carona (born 1955), state senator from Dallas County from 1996 to 2015
* Victor G. Carrillo (born 1965), member of the Texas Railroad Commission, 2003–2011
* Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2011; first African-American female Republican to serve in the state House
* Carlos Cascos (born 1952), incoming Secretary of State of Texas in the Abbott administration
* Carter Casteel (born 1942), female, former educator, county judge, and member of the Texas House of Representatives; attorney in New Braunfels
* Phil Cates (1947–2014), state representative from Texas Panhandle, 1971–1979; thereafter lobbyist in Austin
* Henry E. Catto, Jr. (1930–2011), U.S. diplomat, businessman
* Lauro Cavazos (born 1927), U.S. Secretary of Education in the George H. W. Bush administration, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
* Francis Cherry (1908–1965), governor of Arkansas from 1953 to 1955, born in Fort Worth
* Richard M. Chitwood (1878-1926), state representative from Sweetwater, 1921-1925; first business manager of Texas Tech University
* Wayne Christian (born 1950), Republican former state representative from Center and Nacogdoches; candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014
* Henry Cisneros (born 1947), former mayor of San Antonio and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
* Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
* Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), federal judge; former member of the Texas House of Representatives.
* David Cobb (born 1962), 2004 U.S. Presidential candidate for Green Party
* Cathy Cochran (born 1944), retiring judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
* Susan Combs (born 1945), retiring Texas comptroller and former agriculture commissioner and state representative
* John B. Connally, Jr. (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, US Treasury Secretary
* Wayne Connally (1923–2000), member of both houses of state legislature, 1965–1973
* Kilmer B. Corbin (1919–1993), state senator from Lubbock (1949–1957), father of Barry Corbin
* John Cornyn (born 1952), United States Senator since 2002
* Frank Corte, Jr. (born 1959), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio from 1993 to 2011
* Tom Craddick (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Midland; former Speaker
* Juanita Craft (1902–1985), Dallas city council member, civil rights activist
* Brandon Creighton (born 1970), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Conroe; House Majority Leader (2013), attorney, businessman, and rancher
* Ted Cruz (born 1971), U.S. Senator since 2013
* Henry Cuellar (born 1955), U.S. Representative from Texas' 28th congressional district; native of Laredo
* John Cyrier (born 1973), member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 17 since 2015; owner Sabre Commercial, Inc., in Lockhart

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* Tony Dale (born 1969), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County since 2013
* Price Daniel (1910–1988), Democratic US Senator and the 38th Governor of Texas
* Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), Speaker of the House for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas
* David Dewhurst (born 1945), Lieutenant Governor of Texas since 2003
* John E. Davis (born 1960), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1999
* Wendy Davis (born 1963), Texas State Senator from Tarrant County, Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2014
* Robert Eckels (born 1957), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston (1983–1995) and county judge of Harris County (1995–2007)
* Paul Eggers (1919–2013), Republican gubernatorial nominee in both 1968 and 1970
* Gary Elkins (born 1955), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1995
* Ed Emmett (born 1949), Harris County administrative county judge since 2007; Republican member of the Texas House from 1979 to 1987
* Pat Fallon (born 1967), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton County
* David Farabee (born 1964), former state representative from Wichita Falls
* Ray Farabee (1932–2014), former state senator from Wichita Falls
* Marsha Farney (born 1958), state representative from Williamson County since 2013; member of the Texas State Board of Education 2011–2013; businesswoman and former educator
* James E. "Pa" Ferguson (1871–1944), governor of Texas (1915–1917), impeached, convicted, and removed from office
* Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female governor of Texas
* Allen Fletcher (born 1955), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tomball since 2009
* Charles R. Floyd (1881–1945), Texas State Senator, State Representative, and co-founder of Paris Junior College
* Dan Flynn (born 1943), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Van Zandt County
* Marshall Formby (1911–1984), former Texas state senator, attorney, and radio station owner from Plainview
* John Richard Fowler (1927–2007), pharmacist and politician in Memphis, Texas
* James Frank (born 1967), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls
* John Frullo (born 1962), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lubbock

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* Rick Galindo (born 1981), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 117 in Bexar County, effective 2015
* Pete Gallego (born 1961), U.S. representative from Texas' 23rd congressional district
* H. S. "Buddy" Garcia (born c. 1968), former interim 2012 member of the Texas Railroad Commission
* Julio A. Garcia (1941–2008), district attorney in Laredo
* John Nance Garner (1868–1967), 44th Speaker of the US House and 32nd Vice President of the United States
* Tony Garza (born 1958) former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
* Kenn George (born 1948) former state representative from Dallas County; former assistant U.S. secretary of commerce
* Charlie Geren (born 1949), member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
* Pete Geren (born 1952), former member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district; former United States Secretary of the Army
* Ron Givens (born 1952), first African-American Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since 1882; served from Lubbock County from 1985 to 1989; a Realtor in Lubbock
* Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
* Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
* Henry B. Gonzalez (1916–2000), U.S. representative from San Antonio
* Austan Goolsbee (born 1969), Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama
* Tony Goolsby (born 1933), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County from 1989 to 2009
* Blake Gottesman (born 1980), aide to President George W. Bush
* Phil Gramm (born 1942), former United States Senator
* Rick Green (born 1970), former state representative and motivational speaker
* Tom Greenwell (1956–2013)
* Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), one-time mayor of Kerrville and state legislator
* Henry C. Grover (1927–2005), state legislator, 1972 Republican gubernatorial nominee
* Kent Grusendorf (born 1939), former state representative from Arlington
* Joe A. Guerra (1934–2010), politician
* Lena Guerrero (1957–2008), politician

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* Bob Hall (born 1942), Texas state senator from Van Zandt County
* Rick Hardcastle (born 1956), Republican former member of the Texas House form Wilbarger County
* Doug Harlan (1943–2008), Republican political consultant, author, lawyer, educator, public official from San Antonio
* Patricia Harless (born 1963), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from northwestern Harris County since 2007
* Linda Harper-Brown (born 1948), Republican member of the Texas House from Irving in Dallas County
* O.H. "Ike" Harris (born 1932), state senator from Dallas County (1967–1995), author of Texas' parimutuel betting law
* Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas lawyer and Republican member of the Texas House from 1991 to 2013
* Thomas E. Hayden (born 1967), mayor of Flower Mound, Texas
* Grady Hazlewood (1902–1989), state senator, author of farm-to-market road program in Texas
* Joseph P. Heflin (born 1952), former state representative from Crosbyton, defeated November 2, 2010
* Talmadge L. Heflin (born 1940), former state representative from Harris County, defeated November 2004; current director of the Center for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation in Austin
* Glenn Hegar (born 1970), state senator and Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
* Jeb Hensarling (born 1957), U.S. representative
* Dick Hervey (1920–2014), mayor of College Station from 1971 to 1974
* Harvey Hilderbran (born 1960), state representative from Kerrville; Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
* Chuck Hopson (born 1941), former state representative and pharmacist from Jacksonville, Texas
* Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
* Dan Huberty (born 1968), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County
* Joan Huffman (born 1956), former Houston criminal court judge; Republican member of Texas State Senate
* Bryan Hughes (born 1969), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wood County
* Swanee Hunt (born 1950), U. S. Ambassador
* Robert Dean Hunter (born 1928), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Abilene; served 1986 to 2007
* Todd A. Hunter (born 1953), state representative 1989–1997, 2009–present.
* Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), Houston lawyer and Republican politician
* Ray Hutchison (born 1932), Dallas lawyer and Republican former politician
* Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), first woman U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993–2013
* Frank N. Ikard (1913–1991), U.S. representative from Texas' 13th congressional district from 1951 to 1961
* Jason Isaac (born 1971), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Hays County since 2011

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* Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush
* Wallace B. Jefferson (born 1963), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas; resigned 2013
* Cheryl Johnson, Austin lawyer and judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
* Elizabeth Ames Jones (born 1956), former Texas Railroad Commissioner, member of the Texas House of Representatives
* Jesse H. Jones (1874–1956), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), member of United States House of Representatives
* Rudy Juedeman (1908–2004), Odessa businessman and Republican politician
* Kyle Kacal (born 1969), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 12
* David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), the only Jew from Texas to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1846–1851) before the 1970s
* Michael Keasler (born 1942), Austin lawyer and judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1999
* Bill Keffer (born 1958), Dallas lawyer who served in the Texas House (District 107) from 2003 to 2007
* Jim Keffer (born 1953), Eastland businessman and current Republican member of the Texas House (District 60); brother of Bill Keffer
* Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), mayor of Galveston, founder of Imperial Sugar
* Mark Keough (born 1953), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from The Woodlands in Montgomery County
* Ken King (born 1971), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Canadian in Hemphill County
* Susan King (born 1952), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Abilene
* Ron Kirk (born 1954), United States Trade Representative; former Texas Secretary of State, former mayor of Dallas
* Tim Kleinschmidt (born 1956), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lee County; attorney in Giddings
* Lois Kolkhorst (born 1964), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Washington County since 2001
* Linda Koop (born 1950), incoming 2015 member of the Texas House from Dallas County; former member of the Dallas City Council
* Matt Krause (born 1980), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth
* Cyndi Taylor Krier (born 1950), former state senator and administrative judge of Bexar County
* Bob Krueger (born 1935), former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman (New Braunfels, Comal County.)
* Mike Krusee (born 1959), former state representative; transportation policy expert
* Dan Kubiak (1938–1998), state representative; businessman; educator
* L. B. Kubiak (born 1945), former state representative; veterinarian
* Edmund Kuempel (1942–2010), state representative
* John Kuempel (born 1970), state representative, elected December 14, 2010
* Brooks Landgraf (born 1981), state representative from Ector, Andrews, and Winkler counties; Odessa lawyer, effective 2015
* Jim Landtroop (born 1968), former state representative, elected 2010 and unseated in 2012; insurance executive from Plainview
* Jodie Anne Laubenberg (born 1957), state representative from Collin County
* Oscar M. Laurel (1920–2001), Mexican-American politician
* Barbara Lee (born 1946), U.S. Representative from California
* John N. Leedom (1921–2011), state senator, authored "Rainy Day Fund", involved in water and weather modification issues
* Debra Lehrmann (born 1956), Texas Supreme Court justice, elected 2010
* Tryon D. Lewis (born 1947), state representative since 2009 from Odessa; former state district court judge
* J. M. Lozano (born 1980), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Kingsville, Texas; native of Mexico
* Lanham Lyne (born 1955), former mayor of Wichita Falls, state representative from 2011 to 2013

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* George H. Mahon (1900–1985), U.S. representatives from Texas' 19th congressional district from its creation in 1935 until 1979
* Mercurio Martinez, Jr. (born 1937), educator and politician from Laredo
* Charles R. Matthews (born c. 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of the Texas State University System
* Jim Mattox (1943–2008), U.S. representative and attorney general of Texas
* Maury Maverick (1895–1954), Democratic U.S. representative
* Glen Maxey (born 1952), Texas state representative from Austin
* Gary D. McCaleb (born 1941), former mayor of Abilene and president of the Texas Municipal League
* Ruth McClendon (born 1943), African-American Democrat member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio since 1996
* Bob McFarland (born 1941), member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Arlington, 1977–1991
* Don McLeroy (born 1946), former chairman and member of Texas State Board of Education; dentist, young-earth creationist
* Nathan Macias (born 1960), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Comal County; retired Lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force
* Tom Mechler (born c. 1957), Texas Republican state chairman since 2015; oil and gas consultant in Amarillo
* Debra Medina (born 1962), 2010 Texas Republican gubernatorial primary candidate, lost nomination to Rick Perry; candidate for state comptroller in 2014 Republican primary
* William C. Meier (born 1940), state senator, holds world filibuster record; lost race for attorney general in 1982
* Walter Mengden (born 1926), state representative and state senator from Harris County, 1971–1983
* Will Metcalf (born 1984), state representative from Montgomery County since 2015
* Fred Meyer (1927–2012), state Republican chairman from 1988 to 1994 and Dallas businessman
* Morgan Meyer (born 1974), state representative from Dallas County since 2015; attorney with Bracewell & Giuliani
* Lawrence E. Meyers (born 1947), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 1993
* Doug Miller (born 1954), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Comal County; former mayor and city council member of New Braunfels
* Rick Miller (born 1946), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sugar Land; former Republican party chairman in Fort Bend County
* Hilmar Moore (1920–2012), mayor of Richmond, Texas, from 1949 to 2012, the longest tenure of any elected official in U.S. history
* William T. "Bill" Moore (1918–1999), state senator from Bryan, known as the "Bull of the Brazos" and the "father of the modern Texas A&M University"
* Geanie Morrison (born 1950), member of the Texas House of Representative from Victoria County since 1999
* Azie Taylor Morton (1936–2003), Treasurer of the United States
* Steve Munisteri (born 1957), chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, 2010–2015
* Jim Murphy (born 1957), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 in Houston, 2007–2009 and since 2011

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* David Newell (born 1971), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9; Houston attorney
* Joe Nixon (born 1956), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 (1995–2007)
* James Robertson Nowlin (born 1937), United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas; one of the first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives
* James E. Nugent (born 1922), former Democratic member of the Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas House of Representatives
* W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), governor of Texas and U.S. senator
* Dora Olivo (born 1943), attorney and former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Bend County
* Rob Orr (born 1955), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2005 from Johnson County
* John Otto (born 1948), member of the Texas House of Representatives since 2005 from Liberty County
* Bill Owens (born 1950), former governor of Colorado
* Gary Painter (born 1947), sheriff of Midland County since 1985
* Hugh Q. Parmer (born 1939), former mayor of Fort Worth and member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature
* Dan Patrick (born 1950), Lieutenant governor of Texas, former member of the Texas State Senate and radio broadcaster
* Diane Patrick (born 1946), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlingon
* Kae T. Patrick (born 1934), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio from 1981 to 1988
* Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), Texas Land Commissioner; former state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
* Thomas Pauken (born 1944), Texas Republican chairman from 1994 to 1997, lawyer and political commentator
* George Peddy (1892–1951), Texas politician; write-in candidate for U.S. Senate, 1922
* David Peeples (born 1948), Texas state court judge since 1981, based in San Antonio
* Gilbert Pena (born 1949), incoming 2015 Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena
* Randy Pendleton (1937–2009), state representative from Andrews, 1961–1969
* Charles Perry (born 1962), state Senator from District 28 (elected 2014); former state representative from Lubbock (elected 2010)
* Rick Perry (born 1950), governor of Texas, 2000–2015
* Dade Phelan (born 1975), Republican state representative from Beaumont
* Larry Phillips, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Sherman
* Thomas R. Phillips (born 1949), former Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
* George Pierce (born 1941), Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives (1979–1993) from San Antonio; president of Texas and Southern Railroad, Inc.
* David J. Porter (born 1954), member of the Railroad Commission of Texas, elected November 2, 2010
* Robert "Bob" Price (1927–2004), U.S. representative from Pampa in Texas Panhandle
* Tom Price (born 1945), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, and the Dallas-based 282nd Court, 1987–1997
* Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), state representative from Amarillo, first elected November 2, 2010
* Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (1919–2011), U.S. representative from Texas' 13th congressional district from 1962 to 1973; Wichita Falls lawyer

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* Jack Rains, former Texas secretary of state
* John N. Raney (born 1947), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazos County since 2011
* Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), member of the Texas House of Representative from Dallas County (2013–2015)
* Bill Ratliff (born 1936), former state senator and lieutenant governor from Mount Pleasant
* Richard P. Raymond (born 1960), South Texas state representative
* Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
* William Whitaker Reed (1816–1891), fought in the Texas Revolution; first sheriff of Bell County, elected 1850
* Jim Reese (born 1929), mayor of Odessa from 1968 to 1974; ran for Congress against George Mahon and George W. Bush
* Ron Reynolds (born 1973), African-American Democrat member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 27 in Missouri City
* Ann Richards (1933–2006), second woman governor of Texas (1991–1995); state treasurer (1983–1991)
* Cecile Richards, liberal political activist, daughter of Ann Richards
* Bert Richardson (born 1956), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; resides in San Antonio
* Tom Rickhoff (born 1944), state court, appeals, and probate court judge in San Antonio
* Matt Rinaldi (born 1975), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2015
* Allan Ritter (born 1954), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Jefferson and Orange counties since 1999
* Roy R. Rubottom, Jr. (1912–2010), United States diplomat
* Jim Rudd (born 1943), lawyer and lobbyist in Austin; former Texas state representative from Brownfield

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* Paul Sadler (born 1955), former state representative, Democrat U.S. Senate nominee in 2012, lost to Republican Ted Cruz
* Pete Saenz (born 1951), mayor of Laredo, Texas, since November 12, 2014
* Joe Sage (1920–1977), one of the first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in the Texas House of Representatives
* Ezequiel D. Salinas (1908–2007), South Texas Hispanic politician
* Scott Sanford (born 1963), member of the Texas House of Representatives from McKinney; Certified Public Accountant and executive pastor of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church in Allen, Texas
* Mario Santos, Jr. (1940–2014), sheriff of Webb County, Texas, from 1977 to 1988
* Tom Schieffer (born 1947), United States diplomat, brother of CBS anchorman Bob Schieffer
* Mike Schofield (born 1969), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County since 2015; former policy advisor to Governor Rick Perry
* Alan Schoolcraft (born 1952), former member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio
* Leighton Schubert (born c. 1982), member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 13; lawyer in Caldwell, Texas
* Pete Sessions (born 1955), U.S. representative
* Sonal Shah (born 1968), economist and public official with the Obama Administration
* Matt Shaheen (born 1965), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Collin County
* John Sharp (born 1950), former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, chancellor of Texas A&M University
* Gwyn Shea (born 1937), Texas secretary of state (2002–2003), member of the Texas House of Representatives (1983–1993)
* Kenneth Sheets (born 1976), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas
* J. D. Sheffield (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Coryell County since 2013; physician in Gatesville
* Ralph Sheffield (born 1955), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County, 2008 to 2015
* Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), pediatrician and member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 97 (Fort Worth) from 2009 to 2013
* John Ben Shepperd (1915–1990), attorney general of Texas (1953–1957)
* Max R. Sherman (born 1935), state senator (1971–1977), West Texas A&M University president
* John Shields, former state representative from San Antonio
* E L Short (born 1925), former member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Lynn County
* David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
* Bill Siebert (born 1947), member of the Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio (1993–2001)
* Ron Simmons (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Carrollton since 2013
* Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission in November 4, 2014 general election

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* Preston Smith (1912–2003), governor (1969–1973) and lieutenant governor (1963–1969) of Texas
* Steven Wayne Smith (born 1961), member of the Texas Supreme Court (2002–2005)
* Wayne Smith (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 128 in Harris County since 2003
* John T. Smithee (born 1951), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Amarillo since 1985
* Barry Smitherman (born 1957), departing member of the Texas Railroad Commission; unsuccessful candidate for attorney general in 2014
* Clay Smothers (1935–2004), member of the Texas House of Representatives; operator of St. Paul Industrial Training School orphanage in Malakoff, Texas; radio personality
* W. E. "Pete" Snelson (1923–2014), member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland
* Burt Solomons (born 1950), Denton County lawyer and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013
* Margaret Spellings (born 1957), U.S. Secretary of Education (2005–2009)
* James C. Spencer (1914–2009), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Henderson County 1939–1941, 1947–1949.
* Stuart Spitzer (born 1967), surgeon in Kaufman, Texas, and incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
* Drew Springer, Jr. (born 1966), state representative from District 68 (North Texas and the eastern South Plains)
* Lonnie Stabler (1945–2013), mayor of Bryan, Texas, 1995–2001
* Barbara Staff (born 1924), co-chairman of the 1976 Ronald Reagan Texas presidential primary campaign
* Sylvia Stanfield (born 1943), diplomat
* Robert Stanton, director of the United States National Park Service
* Todd Staples (born 1963), Texas agriculture commissioner; candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
* Ken Starr (born 1946), federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
* William Steger (1920–2006), U.S. District Judge
* Phil Stephenson (born 1945), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wharton
* Jonathan Stickland (born 1983), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County since 2013
* Steve Stockman (born 1956), member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014
* George William Strake, Jr. (born 1935), Texas secretary of state (1979–1981), Houston businessman and philanthropist
* Robert Schwarz Strauss (1918–2014), politician (chairman of Democratic National Committee) and diplomat
* Dwayne Stovall (born 1966), Cleveland businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn in primary election scheduled March 4, 2014
* Carole Strayhorn (born 1939), Texas comptroller (1999–2007), former railroad commissioner, former mayor of Austin
* Raymond Strother (born 1940) political consultant, native of Port Arthur

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* Michael Quinn Sullivan (born 1970), reporter, political activist, president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
* Robert Talton (born 1945), former police office, attorney, and member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County from 1993 to 2009; candidate for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court in the 2014 Republican primary
* Jack Taylor (1907-1995), Arizona Republican politician born in Sonora and former resident of Brownwood
* Buddy Temple (born 1942), businessman, state representative from Angelina County, and railroad commissioner
* Ed Thompson (born 1950), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brazoria County since 2013
* Ernest O. Thompson (1892–1966), Texas Railroad Commissioner, mayor of Amarillo, expert on petroleum production and conservation
* Tano Tijerina (born 1974), former professional baseball player for Milwaukee Brewers and incoming County Judge of Webb County in 2015
* Tony Tinderholt (born 1970), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
* Raul Torres (born 1956), former state representative from Nueces County
* Steve Toth (born 1960), member of the Texas House of Representatives, 2013–2015, from The Woodlands
* John G. Tower (1925–1991), first Republican United States Senator from Texas since Reconstruction
* Vidal M. Trevino (1929–2006), state representative and school superintendent from Laredo
* Morris W. Turner (1931–2008), mayor of Lubbock (1972–1974)
* Lupe Valdez (born 1947), only female elected sheriff in Texas
* Corbin Van Arsdale (born 1969), former state representative from Harris County, 2003–2008; lawyer and lobbyist in Austin
* Gary VanDeaver (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bowie County, effective 2015
* Jason Villalba (born 1971), state representative from Dallas County since 2013; Dallas attorney with Haynes and Boone
* Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), Treasurer of the United States

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* Dale Wainwright (born 1961), former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court
* Richard A. Waterfield (1939–2007), state representative who advocated for feeding programs for the disabled and elderly
* Craig Watkins, first African-American district attorney in Texas, *Dallas Morning News* Texan of the Year 2008
* Gary Watkins (1946–2004), state representative, county judge, and state district court judge in Ector County
* Susan Weddington (born 1951), state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003
* Reed N. Weisiger (1838–1908), Texas State Senator (1891–1893), Confederate cavalry officer, pioneer in Victoria County
* George E. "Buddy" West (1936–2008), state representative from Odessa
* Jack Wheeler (1944–2010), presidential aide to the Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush administrations
* Molly S. White (born 1958), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Bell County
* Michael L. Williams (born 1953), director of the Texas Education Agency, former Texas Railroad Commissioner, former assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
* John Roger Williams (born 1949), Republican U.S. representative from Texas, former Texas secretary of state, and former professional baseball player
* Barry Williamson (born 1957), Republican former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
* Ric Williamson (1952–2007), state representative; chairman of Texas Transportation Commission
* Phil Wilson (born 1967), Texas secretary of state (2007–2008)
* Will Wilson (1912–2005), Texas attorney general (1957–1963), Texas Supreme Court justice (1951–1956)
* Arlene Wohlgemuth (born 1947), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Johnson County from 1995 to 2005; executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; ran unsuccessfully against Chet Edwards for Congress in 2004
* Paul Womack (born 1947), member of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, resides in Georgetown in Williamson County
* Jared Woodfill (born 1968), Houston attorney and chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, 2002 to 2014
* Paul D. Workman (born 1951), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin since 2011
* John Lee Wortham (1862–1924), Texas Railroad Commissioner and Secretary of State, businessman
* Clymer Wright (1932–2011), political activist; father of municipal term limits in Houston
* Jim Wright (1922–2015), former United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
* Vicente T. Ximenes (1919–2014) Mexican-American civil rights pioneer, U.S. politician
* Kevin Patrick Yeary (born 1966), judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals since 2015
* Judith Zaffirini (born 1946), state senator from Laredo
* Bill Zedler (born 1943), member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington

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* George H. W. Bush (born 1924) 41st President of the United States (born in Milton, Massachusetts, but lived much of his life in Texas)
* George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States (born in New Haven, CT, but raised in Texas)
* Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States (born in Denison, but raised in Kansas)
* Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), 36th President of the United States (1963–69); Vice President (1961–63)

## Notable women of Texas
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* Cornelia Adair (1837–1921) the matriarch of JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle
* Jessie Daniel Ames (1883–1972), suffragette, civil rights activist
* Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (1837–1924), social activist, university regent
* Minnie Lou Bradley (born 1931), matriarch of the Bradley 3 Ranch in Childress County
* Mary Couts Burnett (1856–1924), philanthropist
* Laura Bush (born 1946), First Lady of the United States
* Ruthe B. Cowl (1912–2008), philanthropist from Laredo
* Minnie Fisher Cunningham (1882–1964), women's suffragist
* May Dickson Exall (1859–1936), civic leader, founder of Dallas Public Library
* Gloria Feldt (born 1942), feminist leader, author, political commentator
* Margaret Formby (1929–2003), founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth
* Norma Rhodes Gabler (1923–2007), public school textbook monitor and cofounder of Educational Research Analysts in Longview
* Mariette Rheiner Garner (1869–1948), Second Lady of the United States
* Melinda Gates (born 1964), a philanthropist, wife of software magnate Bill Gates
* Edna Gladney (1886–1961), the founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
* Nellie Gray (1924–2012), pro-life activist
* Ima Hogg (1882–1975), a philanthropist
* Betty Holekamp (1826–1902), a German Texan pioneer, called the Betsy Ross of Texas
* Helen LaKelly Hunt (born 1949), a philanthropist for women's causes
* Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007), a former First Lady of the United States (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
* Wendy Kopp (born 1967), a founder and president of Teach For America
* Maura McNiel (born 1921), an activist for women's rights
* Lucy Pickett (1832–1899), socialite, Southern belle; known as the "Queen of the Confederacy," her portrait appeared on some Confederate currency
* Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923–2013), arts patron, museum founder
* Virginia Whitehill (born 1928), an activist for women's rights

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* 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

### Fashion
* 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*

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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

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* 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*

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* 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

;D&ndash;E

* 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

;F&ndash;G

* 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

;H

* 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*

;I&ndash;J

* 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

;K&ndash;L

* 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

;M

* 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

;N&ndash;P

* 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*
* Missi Pyle (born 1972), actress, singer, *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*, *DodgeBall*

;Q&ndash;R

* 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

;S

* 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 Girl*

;T&ndash;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

;V&ndash;Z

* 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
* Renée Zellweger (born 1969), Academy Award-winning actress, *Cold Mountain*, *Jerry Maguire*, *Chicago*

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* 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
* White Chocolate (born 1969), BET *Comic View''

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* 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

;Ba&ndash;Bm

* 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

;Bn&ndash;Bz

* 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

;Ca&ndash;Cm

* 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
* Van Cliburn (1934–2013), famous pianist (born in Louisiana, raised in Texas)

;Cn&ndash;Cz

* 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

;D

* 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

;E

* 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

;F

* Terry Fator (born 1965), singer, ventriloquist, impersonator
* Fat Pat (Patrick Hawkins) (1970–1998), rapper
* José Feghali (1961–2014), classical pianist and teacher
* Wilton Felder (born 1940), jazz saxophonist, bassist
* Freddy Fender (1937–2006), musician
* Keith Ferguson (1946–1997), blues/rock bass guitarist, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
* Rosita Fernandez (1919–2006), Tejano/pop singer, actress
* Ernie Fields (c. 1904 – 1997), jazz trombonist
* Carl Finch (born 1951), polka musician, founder of Brave Combo
* Charles Finger (1867–1941), music teacher, conservatory administrator; later a noted author of children's literature
* Sonny Fisher (1931–2005), rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Rosie Flores (born 1950), country singer
* Carlisle Floyd (born 1926), opera composer
* Jim Bob Floyd (born 1929), classical pianist, composer
* Blaze Foley (Michael Fuller) (1949–1989), folk singer-songwriter
* Bruce Ford (born 1956), operatic tenor
* Radney Foster (born 1959), country music singer-songwriter
* Kevin Fowler (born ca. 1966), country singer
* Curly Fox (1910–1995), country fiddler
* Kirk Franklin (born 1970), gospel singer
* Denny Freeman (born 1944), blues instrumentalist, songwriter
* Eddie Freeman (1909–1987), jazz/flamenco guitarist, arranger, teacher
* Walter Fried (1877–1925), violinist and conductor
* Kinky Friedman (born 1944), singer-songwriter, novelist, columnist, candidate for governor of Texas
* Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), country singer
* Steven Fromholz (1945–2014), singer-songwriter
* Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), rock singer and guitarist
* Marjorie Fulton (1909–1962), classical violinist and teacher
* Anson Funderburgh (born 1954), blues guitarist, bandleader
* Justin Furstenfeld (born 1975), rock singer and guitarist

;G

* Kyle Gann (born 1955), composer, musicologist, music critic
* Red Garland (1923–1984), jazz pianist
* Travis Garland (born 1989), singer-songwriter
* Joy Garrett (1945–1993), big-band singer, actress
* Henry Garza (born 1978) Los Lonely Boys lead guitarist of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy Award winner
* Jojo Garza (born 1980) Los Lonely Boys bass of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy Award winner
* Ringo Garza (born 1981) Los Lonely Boys drummer of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy Award winner
* Larry Gatlin (born 1948), singer-songwriter, member of The Gatlin Brothers
* Zelma Watson George (1903–1994), opera singer, musicologist
* Richard Giangiulio (born 1942), classical trumpet player and conductor
* Billy Gibbons (born 1949), guitarist in ZZ Top
* Mickey Gilley (born 1936), country musician
* Don Gillis (1912–1978), composer, conductor, producer, educator
* Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945), singer-songwriter
* Johnny Gimble (1926–2015), country fiddler
* John Giordano (born 1937), orchestra conductor
* Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008), jazz composer, arranger, clarinetist and saxophonist
* Robert Glasper, jazz pianist
* Jack Glatzer (born 1939), concert violinist
* Darrell Glenn (1935–1990), country singer
* Lloyd Glenn (1909–1985), R&B pianist, bandleader, arranger
* Tyree Glenn (1912–1974), big band/jazz trombonist
* Lillian Glinn (1902–1978), blues singer-songwriter
* David Gockley (born 1943), opera company administrator
* Renee Elise Goldsberry (born 1971), singer-songwriter, actress
* David Golub (1950–2000), classical pianist, conductor
* Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress and singer
* Allie Gonino (born 1990), actress and pop singer
* Floyd Graham (1902–1974), bandleader, educator
* Larry Graham (born 1946), soul, R&B, and Funk musician
* Susan Graham (born 1960), opera singer
* Donald Grantham (born 1947), classical composer and music educator
* Jennifer Grassman (born 1984), independent music singer, pianist
* Mitchell 'Mitch' Grassi (born 1992), a cappella singer
* Dobie Gray (1940–2011), soul singer-songwriter
* Jerry Gray (1915–1976), Swing-Era arranger and bandleader
* Pat Green (born 1972), country singer-songwriter
* Thurman Green (1940–1997), jazz trombonist
* Art Greenhaw, Grammy Award-winning recording artist, producer, engineer
* Nanci Griffith (born 1953), singer-songwriter
* Larry Groce (born 1948), singer/songwriter of country music, children's songs; radio host
* Texas Guinan (1884–1933), western singer, actress
* David Wendel Guion (1892–1981), composer, arranger of folk tunes
* Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) (born 1939), blues guitarist
* Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk singer-songwriter (spent several years in Pampa, Texas, during the formative period of his youth)
* Billy Guy (Frank Phillips, Jr.) (1936–2002), R&B/rock and roll singer (The Coasters)

;H&ndash;I

* Monte Hale (1919–2009), country singer, actor
* Gene Hall (1913–1993), jazz saxophonist, music educator
* Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989), country singer, candidate for U.S. President
* Bob Hames (1920–1998), jazz guitarist
* Normani Hamilton (born 1996), pop singer
* Butch Hancock (born 1945), country/folk singer-songwriter
* Gerre Hancock (1934–2012), organist, composer
* Tommy Hancock (born 1929), country singer, bandleader
* John Handy (born 1933), jazz saxophonist
* John Hardee (1919–1984), jazz saxophonist
* Maud Cuney Hare (1874–1936), music historian, civil rights activist
* Roy Hargrove (born 1969), jazz trumpet player
* Everette Harp (born 1961), jazz saxophonist
* Lynn Harrell (born 1944), concert cellist raised in Texas
* Mack Harrell (1909–1960), operatic baritone
* Peppermint Harris (Harrison Nelson, Jr.) (1925–1999), R&B singer, guitarist
* Daniel Hart (born 1976), indie pop singer-songwriter, violinist
* Earl Harvin, rock drummer
* Bess Lomax Hawes (1921–2009), folk musician, folklorist
* Gibby Haynes (born 1957), lead singer of the Butthole Surfers
* Cedric Haywood (1914–1969), jazz pianist
* Roy Head (born 1941), Roy Head and The Traits
* Chet Helms (1942–2005), music promoter, called father of the Summer of Love
* Julius Hemphill (1938–1995), jazz composer, saxophonist
* Bugs Henderson (1943–2012), blues guitarist
* Terri Hendrix (born 1968), contemporary folk singer-songwriter
* Don Henley (born 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles
* Shifty Henry (1921–1958), R&B/jazz instrumentalist, songwriter
* Walter Herbert (1898–1975), opera conductor and administrator
* Ally Brooke Hernandez (born 1993), pop singer
* Casey Hess, rock guitarist (Burden Brothers)
* Sara Hickman (born 1963), rock/pop singer-songwriter
* Johnnie High (1929–2010), country musician and impresario
* Ray Hildebrand (born 1940), pop singer, Paul & Paula
* Dusty Hill (born 1945), bass guitarist in ZZ Top
* Z. Z. Hill (1935–1984), blues singer
* Tish Hinojosa (born 1955), Mexican-American folk singer
* Desmond Hoebig (born 1961), classical cellist and teacher
* Ernst Hoffmann (c. 1899 – 1956), orchestra conductor
* Adolph Hofner (1916–2000), western swing bandleader
* Smokey Hogg (1914–1960), country blues singer, guitarist
* Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), Grammy Award-winning singer, actress
* Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter
* Steve Holy (born 1972), country singer
* Sam Lightnin' Hopkins (1912–1982), blues musician
* Johnny Horton (1925–1960), country singer
* Brad Houser (born 1960), rock instrumentalist
* Scott Hoying (born 1991), a cappella singer
* Frank Huang (born 1978), concert violinist
* Ray Wylie Hubbard (born 1946), country singer-songwriter
* Bill Hughes (born 1930), jazz trombonist, bandleader
* Joe "Guitar" Hughes (1937–2003), blues singer, guitarist
* Bobbi Humphrey (born 1950), jazz flutist
* Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), avant-garde composer
* Ivory Joe Hunter (1914–1974), R&B singer-songwriter, pianist
* Jeff Huskins (born 1966), country musician
* Willie Hutch (1944–2005), blues/R&B singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer
* Clarence Hutchenrider (1908–1991), jazz clarinetist
* Walter Hyatt (1949–1996), folk singer, guitarist

;J

* Jill Jackson (born 1942), pop singer, Paul & Paula
* Melvin Jackson (1915–1976), blues guitarist
* Ronald Shannon Jackson (born 1940), jazz drummer
* Illinois Jacquet (1922–2004), jazz saxophonist, bassoonist
* Russell Jacquet (1917–1990), jazz trumpeter
* Sarah Jaffe (born 1986), folk/rock singer-songwriter
* Casey James (born 1983), pop/country singer, guitarist
* Harry James (1916–1983), jazz/big band trumpeter (lived and worked in Beaumont as an adolescent)
* Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897–1929), blues musician
* Speight Jenkins (born 1937), opera administrator, producer
* Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer
* Flaco Jiménez (born 1939), Tejano accordionist
* Santiago Jiménez, Jr. (born 1961), conjunto accordionist
* Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington, Jr.) (1935–1982), soul singer-songwriter
* Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945) blues/spirituals singer, guitarist
* Budd Johnson (1910–1984), jazz saxophonist
* Conrad O. Johnson (1915–2008), music educator
* David N. Johnson (1922–1987), classical organist, composer, educator
* Eric Johnson (born 1954), rock/jazz/country guitarist
* Gus Johnson (1913–2000), jazz drummer
* Keg Johnson (1908–1967), jazz trombonist
* Money Johnson (1918–1978), jazz trumpeter
* Virgil L. Johnson (born 1935), musician, The Velvets
* Willie Neal Johnson (1935–2001), gospel singer
* Daniel Johnston (born 1961), rock singer-songwriter
* Nicholas Jonas (born 1992), singer, guitarist of the Jonas Brothers
* George Jones (1931–2013), country singer
* Little Hat Jones (1899–1981). blues singer, guitarist
* Maggie Jones (c. 1900 – unknown), blues singer, pianist, known as "The Texas Nightingale"
* Mike Jones (born 1981), rapper
* Norah Jones (born 1979), soul/folk singer-songwriter, born in New York City but raised in Texas
* Tom Jones (born 1928), lyricist of musical theater
* Janis Joplin (1943–1970), blues/rock singer
* Scott Joplin (c. 1867 – 1917), ragtime musician and composer
* Esteban Jordan (1939–2010), conjunto/Tejano accordionist
* Jimmy Joy (1902–1962), jazz/big-band saxophonist, clarinetist

;K

* Benjamin Kamins (born 1952), classical bassoonist
* Milton Katims (1909–2006), concert violist and conductor
* Robert Earl Keen (born 1957), singer-songwriter
* Bobby Keys (1943–2014), rock/jazz saxophonist, played with The Rolling Stones
* Peck Kelley (1898–1980), jazz pianist and bandleader
* Kent Kennan (1913–2003), classical composer
* King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) (1934–1971), R&B/pop saxophonist
* Freddie King (1934–1976), blues guitarist and singer
* Ralph Kirshbaum (born 1946), cellist
* Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981), R&B singer, actress
* Solange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer
* Buddy Knox (1933–1999), rockabilly singer-songwriter
* Karl Korte (born 1928), composer, music educator
* Lili Kraus (1903–1986), classical pianist
* Hans Kreissig (1857–1929), conductor, pianist, educator; created Dallas Symphony Orchestra
* Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), singer-songwriter, actor
* Philip Krumm (born 1941), composer

;L

* Fredell Lack (born 1922), concert violinist
* Eugene Lacritz (1929–2012), classical/Broadway clarinetist, saxophonist, conductor
* Gary Lakes (born 1950), opera singer
* Alex Lambert (born 1990), pop singer-songwriter
* Miranda Lambert (born 1983), country music singer/songwriter
* Harold Land (1928–2001), bop saxophonist
* Kasey Lansdale (born 1988), country singer-songwriter
* Milt Larkin (1910–1996), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
* Prince Lasha (1929–2008), jazz instrumentalist
* William P. Latham (1917–2004), classical composer
* Melissa Lawson (born 1976), country singer
* Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888–1949), blues musician
* Paul Leary (born 1957), rock guitarist
* Will Lee (born 1952), jazz/rock bassist
* William Franklin Lee III (born 1929), jazz pianist, composer, arranger, author, music educator
* Raymond Lewenthal (1923–1988), concert pianist
* Vaden Todd Lewis (born 1965), grunge singer-guitarist (The Toadies, Burden Brothers)
* Willie Lewis (1905–1971), jazz clarinetist, bandleader
* Lil Flip (Wesley Weston, Jr.) (born 1981), rapper
* Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), Blues singer, guitarist
* Robert Lipsett (born 1947), concert violinist and master teacher
* Bill Lister (1923–2009), country singer
* Andrew Litton (born 1959), orchestra conductor
* Lisa Loeb (born 1968), singer-songwriter, actress
* Alan Lomax (1915–2002), folk singer, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, folklorist
* John London (1942–2000), pop/rock guitarist, songwriter; television production crew
* Trini Lopez (born 1937), Hispanic musician, singer
* Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress
* Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter
* David Lowery (born 1960), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
* LeToya Luckett (born 1981), singer
* Bob Luman (1937–1978), country/rockabilly singer
* Lunic (Kaitee Page) (born 1985), electropop singer, multi-instrumentalist
* Ray Lynch (born 1943), classical guitarist and lutenist

;Ma&ndash;Mm

* Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) (born 1990), rapper
* Michael Madden (born 1979), bassist for Maroon 5
* Clif Magness, pop songwriter, producer
* Martie Maguire (born 1969), country singer-songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)
* Austin Mahone (born 1996), pop singer
* Martin Mailman (1932–2000), classical composer and educator
* Lloyd Maines (born 1951), musician, producer
* Natalie Maines (born 1974), musician
* Will Makar (born 1989), singer, born and raised in The Woodlands/Houston
* Petronel Malan (born 1974), concert pianist
* Kirstin 'Kirstie' Maldonado (born 1992), a cappella singer
* Barbara Mandrell (born 1948), country singer
* Louise Mandrell (born 1954), country singer
* Chris Marion (born 1962), rock musician member of Little River Band
* Tina Marsh (1954–2009), jazz singer, composer
* David Martin (1937–1987) rock musician, member of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Tommy & The Tom Toms
* Mary Martin (1913–1990), Broadway singer, actress
* Narciso Martínez (1911–1992), conjunto singer, accordionist
* Rhema Marvanne (born 2002), gospel singer
* Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), orchestra conductor
* Johnny Mathis (born 1935), singer
* Rich Matteson (1929–1993), jazz brass player, bandleader, educator
* Pete Mayes (1938–2008), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Sally Mayes (born 1959), Broadway singer and actress, jazz/rock singer
* Leon McAuliffe (1917–1988), Western swing guitarist
* W. Francis McBeth (born 1933), composer, music educator
* Erin McCarley (born 1979), alternative music singer-songwriter
* Delbert McClinton (born 1940), singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
* Mary McCormic (1889–1981), opera singer, educator
* Neal McCoy (born 1958), country singer
* David McEnery (1914–2002), country/Christian singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Ray McKinley (1910–1995), jazz drummer, singer, bandleader
* Eliza Jane McKissack (1828–1900), music educator and administrator, singer, pianist
* Ian McLagan (1945–2014), rock keyboardist
* James McMurtry (born 1962), folk-rock singer-songwriter, son of novelist Larry McMurtry
* Cindy McTee (born 1953), classical composer
* Meat Loaf (born 1951), singer, actor
* David Meece (born 1952), contemporary Christian singer, pianist
* Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), Tejano singer
* Tift Merritt (born 1975), rock/country singer-songwriter
* Augie Meyers (born 1940), rock/Tejano keyboard player
* Liz Mikel (born 1963), jazz singer, actress
* Amos Milburn (1927–1980), R&B singer, pianist
* Buddy Miles (1947–2008), rock drummer
* Frankie Miller (born 1931), country musician
* Jason Miller, drummer
* Julie Miller (born 1956), country singer-songwriter
* Rhett Miller (born 1970), alt-country singer
* Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter
* Steve Miller (born 1943), blues/rock guitarist

;Mn&ndash;Mz

* Charles Moffett (1929–1997), jazz drummer
* Bill Moffit (1926–2008), marching-band director, music arranger and composer
* Johnny Moore (1906–1969), blues singer, guitarist
* Oscar Moore (1916–1981), jazz/blues guitarist
* Tiny Moore (1920–1987), western swing instrumentalist
* Whistlin' Alex Moore (1899–1989), blues pianist, singer, whistler
* Michael Morales (born 1963), rock/pop singer-songwriter
* Jason Moran (born 1975), jazz pianist
* Mike Morgan (born 1959), blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer-songwriter
* Craig Morris (born 1968), classical trumpet player, educator
* Gary Morris (born 1948), country singer, actor
* Harold Morris (1890–1964), classical pianist, composer, educator
* Jay Hunter Morris (born 1963), opera singer
* Ella Mae Morse (1924–1999), blues/jazz/pop singer
* Lacey Mosley (born 1981), lead singer of alternative metal band Flyleaf
* Moon Mullican (1909–1967), country singer-songwriter, pianist
* Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945), country singer-songwriter
* Kacey Musgraves (born 1988), country singer-songwriter
* Mason Musso (born 1989), pop/rock singer-songwriter
* Sam Myers (1936–2006), blues singer, instrumentalist

;N&ndash;O

* Johnny Nash (born 1940), pop singer-songwriter
* Emilio Navaira (born 1962), Latin pop/country musician
* Sam Neely (1948–2006), country singer, guitarist
* Nelly (born 1978), rapper
* Jimmy Nelson (1928–2007), blues singer-songwriter
* Steady Nelson (1913–1988), jazz/swing trumpeter
* Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter
* Michael Nesmith (born 1942), singer with The Monkees
* Mickey Newbury (1940–2002), country/folk singer-songwriter
* David "Fathead" Newman (1933–2009), jazz saxophonist
* Johnny Nicholas (born 1948), blues singer, pianist
* Elena Nikolaidi (1909–2002), opera singer and teacher
* John Nitzinger, rock guitarist, songwriter
* Timothy Nolen (born 1941), opera singer, Broadway singer and actor
* Daron Norwood (1965–2015), country singer
* Darrell Nulisch (born 1952), blues singer
* Gary P. Nunn (born 1945), country singer-songwriter
* Phil Ochs (1940–1976), folk singer-songwriter
* W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), country-western singer-songwriter, Texas governor, and U.S. senator
* Adolfo Odnoposoff (1917–1992), classical cellist and teacher
* O.G. Style (Eric Woods) (1970–2008), rapper
* Paul Olefsky (1926–2013), classical cellist and teacher
* Pauline Oliveros (born 1932), avant-garde composer, performance artist
* Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
* K. T. Oslin (born 1941), country singer-songwriter
* Tommy Overstreet (born 1937), country singer
* Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer

;P&ndash;Q

* Hot Lips Page (1908–1954), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
* Knocky Parker (1918–1986), country/jazz pianist
* Dean Parks, studio musician
* Glen Payne (1926–1999), gospel singer
* Leon Payne (1917–1969), country singer-songwriter
* Maurice Peress (born 1930), classical conductor, educator
* Paul Peress (born 1959), jazz/world music drummer, composer, producer
* Chris Pérez (born 1969), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
* Jay Perez, Tejano singer-songwriter
* Jack Petersen (born 1933), jazz guitarist, educator
* Marvin Peterson (aka Hannibal) (born 1948), jazz trumpet player, composer
* Ray Peterson (1939–2005), pop singer
* Esther Phillips (1935–1984), R&B/jazz/pop/country singer
* Washington Phillips (1880–1954), gospel singer, instrumentalist
* Buster Pickens (1916–1964), blues pianist
* Patrice Pike (born 1970), rock/soul singer-songwriter-guitarist
* Pimp C (Chad Butler) (1973–2007), rapper
* Mark Pirro (born 1970), rock bass player
* Harvey Pittel (born 1943), classical saxophonist
* Mark Powell (born 1966), symphony and opera conductor
* Billy Preston (1946–2006), soul musician
* Johnny Preston (1939–2011), pop singer
* Ray Price (1926–2013), country singer
* Sammy Price (1908–1992), jazz/blues pianist, bandleader
* Toni Price (born 1961), country/blues singer
* Charley Pride (born 1938), country singer
* P. J. Proby (born 1938), singer-songwriter, actor
* Wynne Pyle (1881–1971), classical pianist
* Queen Ida (Ida Lewis Guillory) (born 1929), Creole/zydeco accordionist
* Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. (born 1939), Tejano singer-songwriter, producer

;R

* Ezra Rachlin (1915–1995), orchestra conductor, pianist
* RaeLynn (Racheal Lynn Woodward) (born 1994), country singer
* Gene Ramey (1913–1984), jazz double bassist
* Willis Alan Ramsey (born 1951), country singer-songwriter
* Jon Randall (born 1969), country singer-songwriter
* Mickey Raphael (born 1951), country/rock harmonica player
* Tha Realest (Jevon Jones) (born 1974), rapper
* Dewey Redman (1931–2006), jazz saxophonist
* Goebel Reeves (1899–1959), folk singer
* Jim Reeves (1923–1964), country/pop singer-songwriter
* Claire Raphael Reis (1888–1978), classical music promoter, musicologist, educator
* Max Reiter (1905–1950), classical orchestra conductor
* Nicolà Rescigno (1916–2008), opera conductor
* Timothy Rhea (born 1967), conductor, music educator
* John Rich (born 1974), country music singer-songwriter
* J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), singer
* Jim Riggs (born 1941), saxophonist, educator
* Jeannie C. Riley (born 1945), country singer
* LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), country singer, born in Mississippi, but grew up in Garland, Texas
* Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911–1948), country singer
* Tex Ritter (1905–1974), singer/ actor, father of actor John Ritter
* Rudy Robbins (born 1933), Western singer-songwriter, actor, screenwriter, stuntman
* LaTavia Roberson (born 1981), singer
* Eck Robertson (1887–1975), country fiddler
* Don Robey (1903–1975), blues songwriter, record producer
* Hal Robinson (born 1952), classical string bass player
* Sharon Robinson (born 1949), concert cellist
* Emily Robison (born 1972), country singer-songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)
* Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), country singer
* Carrie Rodriguez (born 1978), folk singer-songwriter, fiddler
* Danny Rodriguez (1967–1990), Christian rapper
* David Rodriguez (born 1952), folk singer-songwriter
* Johnny Rodriguez (born 1951), country singer
* Omar Rodríguez-López (born 1975), Dub and Progressive rock musician
* Robert Xavier Rodríguez (born 1946), classical composer
* Kenny Rogers (born 1938), country singer-songwriter
* Randy Rogers, country singer
* Gene Roland (1921–1982), jazz composer, musician
* A. Clyde Roller (1914–2005), conductor and music educator
* Lulu Roman (born 1947), country/gospel singer, comedian
* Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
* Corey Rozzoni (born 1973), rock guitarist (Burden Brothers)
* Nancy Rumbel (born 1951), classical/new-age oboist, ocarina player, won Grammy Award
* Tim Rushlow (born 1966), country musician

;Sa&ndash;Sm

* Doug Sahm (1941–1999), Tejano musician-songwriter
* Carl St.Clair (born 1952), orchestra conductor
* St. Vincent (Annie Clark) (born 1982), pop singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
* Olga Samaroff (1880–1948), classical pianist and teacher
* Joe Sample (born 1939), jazz pianist, composer
* Domingo "Sam" Samudio (born 1937), rock 'n' roll musician, bandleader, entertainer ("Sam the Sham")
* George Sanger (born 1957), video-game music composer
* Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio (born 1960), violinist
* Simon Sargon (born 1938), classical composer, pianist, conductor
* Ray Sasaki (born 1948), trumpet player, educator
* Leslie Satcher (born 1962), country and bluegrass singer
* Boz Scaggs (born 1944), singer-songwriter
* Tony Scalzo (born 1964), pop/rock singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Scarface (born 1970), rapper
* Haley Scarnato (born 1982), American Idol (season 6) finalist (8th place)
* Harvey Schmidt (born 1929), musical theatre composer (*The Fantasticks*)
* Eduard Schmieder (born 1948), classical violinist, teacher
* David Schnaufer (1952–2006), folk dulcimer player, music educator
* Jerry Scoggins (1911–2004), country singer
* Kendrick Scott (born 1980), jazz drummer, bandleader, composer
* Dan Seals (1948–2009), rock/country musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
* Jim Seals (born 1941), soft-rock musician (Seals and Crofts)
* Lynn Seaton (born 1957), jazz bassist, educator
* Selena (Selena Quintanilla) (1971–1995), Tejano/pop singer
* Jason Sellers (born 1971), country singer-songwriter
* Arban Severin (born 1976), composer of electronic music, film scores; producer
* Charlie Sexton (born 1968), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
* Allen Shamblin (born 1959), country songwriter
* Ray Sharpe (born 1938), rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Billy Joe Shaver (born 1939), country singer-songwriter
* Robert Shaw (1908–1985), blues pianist
* Bob (1909–1983), Joe (1911–1980), and Merle Shelton (1917–1982), country musicians, The Shelton Brothers
* Chad Shelton (born 1971), opera singer
* Harry Sheppard (born 1928), jazz vibraphonist
* John Sheridan (born 1946), jazz pianist
* Amanda Shires (born 1982), country singer-songwriter, fiddler
* Michelle Shocked (born 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
* Horst Simco (born 1982), rapper known as RiFF RAFF/ JODY HiGHROLLER/ iCEBURG SiMPSON/ NEON iCON/ VERSACE PYTHON/ KOKAYNE DAWKiNZ/ THE FREESTYLE SCiENTiST/ JODY 3 MOONS/ THE PEACH PANTHER
* Jade Simmons (born 1977), classical pianist; was also Miss Illinois
* Ashlee Simpson (born 1984), singer
* Jessica Simpson (born 1980), singer
* Lori Singer (born 1957), concert cellist (better known as actress)
* Slim Thug (born 1980), rapper
* Buster Smith (1904–1991), jazz saxophonist
* Chris "Frenchie" Smith, pop/rock record producer, guitarist, songwriter
* Elliott Smith (1969–2003), rock singer-songwriter
* Julia Smith (1905–1989), composer, pianist, author
* Ruby Jane Smith (born 1994), bluegrass fiddler, singer-songwriter
* Tim Smith, rock instrumentalist

;Sn&ndash;Sz

* Ed Soph (born 1945), jazz drummer, educator
* J. D. Souther (born 1945), country/rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
* Billie Jo Spears (1937–2011), country singer
* Victoria Spivey (1906–1976), blues singer-songwriter
* SPM (Carlos Coy) (born 1970), Chicano rapper
* Terry Stafford (1941–1996), country/pop singer-songwriter
* Lanny Steele (1933–1994), jazz pianist, music educator, composer, jazz festival promoter
* Daniel Sternberg (1913–2000), classical conductor, composer, educator
* B. W. Stevenson (1949–1998), country/pop singer-songwriter
* Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash
* Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) (born 1943), soul/funk singer-songwriter (Sly and the Family Stone)
* George Strait (born 1952), country singer
* Nikki Stringfield (born 1990), guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before the Mourning
* Eric Stuer (1953–2008), drummer
* Lacey Nicole Sturm (born 1981), Alternative metal, Post-grunge, Hard rock Flyleaf
* Deanna Summers (born 1940), songwriter, born in Mississippi
* Gene Summers (born 1939), rock 'n roll singer ("School of Rock 'n Roll", "Big Blue Diamonds")
* Helen Sung (born 1970), jazz pianist
* Doug Supernaw (born 1960), country singer-songwriter
* Jeffrey Swann (born 1951), classical pianist
* Sunny Sweeney (born 1976), country music singer

;T&ndash;V

* Horace Tapscott (1934–1999), jazz pianist, composer
* Buddy Tate (1913–2001), jazz saxophonist
* Jacqueline Taylor (born 1985), Broadway/cabaret singer, actress
* Johnnie Taylor (1937–2000), soul/pop singer, DJ
* Will Taylor (born 1968), jazz/rock/pop/country violist, violinist, arranger, composer, producer, guitarist
* Charlie Teagarden (1913–1984), jazz trumpeter
* Jack Teagarden (1905–1964), jazz trombonist and bandleader
* Norma Teagarden (1911–1996), jazz pianist
* Alfred Teltschik (1918–2009), classical pianist and teacher
* Owen Temple (born 1976), folk/country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
* Texas Ruby (Ruby Owens) (1908–1963), country singer
* Christopher Theofanidis (born 1967), classical composer
* B. J. Thomas (born 1942), country singer-songwriter
* George W. Thomas (1885 – c. 1930), jazz pianist, songwriter
* Henry Thomas (1874 – c. 1950), blues/ragtime singer-songwriter
* Hersal Thomas (1906–1926), blues pianist, composer
* Benny Thomasson (1909–1984), country fiddler
* Hank Thompson (1925–2007), country singer-songwriter
* William Ennis Thomson (born 1927), music educator
* Big Mama Thornton (1926–1984), R&B singer-songwriter
* Frank Ticheli (born 1958), classical composer
* Neal Tiemann (born 1982), David Cook's rock band guitarist
* Floyd Tillman (1914–2003), country guitarist, singer
* Louise Tobin (born 1918), jazz singer
* Chris Tomlin (born 1972), singer-songwriter
* Tommy & The Tom Toms aka Bill Smith Combo DFW Rock 'n Roll group
* Tone (Tony Chung) (born 1983), pop guitarist (Cool silly)
* Don Tosti (1923–2004), Latin/R&B/swing/jazz/classical bassist, pianist
* Alphonse Trent (1905–1959), jazz pianist, bandleader
* Robyn Troup (born 1988), R&B/pop/soul singer
* Ernest Tubb (1914–1984), country singer-songwriter
* Justin Tubb (1935–1998), country singer-songwriter
* Tanya Tucker (born 1958), country singer
* Fisher Tull (1934–1994), composer and educator
* "Blue" Gene Tyranny (born 1945), avant-garde composer
* Steve Tyrell (born 1944), pop singer, music producer
* Alexander Uninsky (1910–1972), concert pianist and teacher
* Tim Urban (born 1989), pop singer
* Usher (Usher Raymond IV) (born 1978), R&B and pop singer
* Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (1927–2014), composer and educator
* Frank Van der Stucken (1858–1929), conductor, composer; founder of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
* Vanilla Ice (born 1968), rapper
* Paul van Katwijk (1885–1974), pianist, conductor, composer, educator
* Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), country singer-songwriter
* Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), blues/rock guitarist, singer
* Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
* Gilbert Velasquez, Grammy Award-winning Tejano guitarist
* Jaci Velasquez (born 1979), Contemporary Christian Latin pop singer
* Carl Venth (1860–1938), composer, conductor, violinist, music educator
* William VerMeulen (born 1961), classical horn player
* Tiffany Villarreal, R&B and hip hop singer
* Eddie Vinson (1917–1988), blues saxophonist

;W&ndash;Z

* Billy Walker (1929–2006), country singer-songwriter
* Charlie Walker (1926–2008), country singer-songwriter
* Cindy Walker (1918–2006), country singer-songwriter
* Django Walker (born 1981), country/rock singer-songwriter
* Esther Walker (1894–1943), blues singer, musical comedy actress
* Jerry Jeff Walker (born 1942), country singer-songwriter
* T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), blues musician
* William Walker (1931–2010), opera singer
* Paul Wall (born 1980), rapper
* Sippie Wallace (1898–1986), blues singer-songwriter
* Don Walser (1934–2006), country singer, guitarist
* Cedar Walton (born 1934), jazz pianist
* Mercy Dee Walton (1915–1962), blues pianist, singer-songwriter
* Chris Waters, country singer-songwriter
* Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935–1996), blues guitarist, singer
* WC (born 1970), rapper from Westside Connection
* Katie Webster (1936–1999), blues pianist
* Julius Weiss (c. 1841–19??), music professor, mentor to Scott Joplin
* Michael Weiss (born 1958), jazz composer and pianist
* Dan Welcher (born 1948), composer, music educator, bassoonist
* Emily Wells (born 1981), hip-hop/classical violinist
* James Westfall (born 1981), jazz vibraphonist, keytarist
* William Westney (born 1947), classical pianist, teacher
* Barry White (1944–2003), soul singer and record producer
* Michael White (born 1933), jazz violinist
* Chris Whitley (1960–2005), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
* Buddy Whittington (born 1956), blues/rock guitarist
* Rusty Wier (1944–2009), country/folk singer-songwriter
* Slim Willet (Winston Moore) (1919–1966), country singer-songwriter, DJ
* Willie D (William Dennis) (born 1966), rapper
* Clifton Williams (1923–1976), composer, educator
* Dave Williams (1972–2002), rock singer
* Don Williams (born 1939), country singer-songwriter
* Lew Williams (born 1934), rockabilly singer-songwriter
* Otis Williams (born 1941), singer with The Temptations
* Richard Williams (1931–1985), jazz trumpeter
* Roosevelt Williams (1903–1996), blues pianist
* Zane Williams (born 1977), country singer-songwriter
* Bob Wills (1905–1975), country singer with The Texas Playboys
* Johnnie Lee Wills (1912–1984), Western swing fiddler
* Dooley Wilson (1886 or 1894–1953), blues/jazz pianist, bandleader; actor
* Hop Wilson (1927–1975), blues steel guitarist
* J. Frank Wilson (1941–1991), pop singer, J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
* Kim Wilson (born 1951), blues singer, harmonica player, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
* Teddy Wilson (1912–1986), jazz pianist
* U.P. Wilson (1934–2004), blues guitarist, singer
* Edgar Winter (born 1946), jazz/blues/rock musician
* Johnny Winter (1944–2014), blues guitarist
* Lee Ann Womack (born 1966), country singer-songwriter
* Darren Keith Woods (born 1958), opera company director, singer
* Lammar Wright, Sr. (1907–1973), jazz trumpeter
* Leo Wright (1933–1991), jazz instrumentalist
* Roger Wright (born 1974), classical pianist
* Jimmy Wyble (1922–2010), jazz/swing guitarist
* Cindy Yen (born 1986), pop singer-songwriter
* Sydney Youngblood (born 1960), dance/funk singer
* Nancy Zhou (born 1993), classical violinist
* Jessica Zhu (born 1986), classical pianist

### Beauty pageant winners
* Shirley Cothran (born 1955), Miss America 1975
* Candice Crawford (born 1986), beauty queen, winner of Miss Missouri USA, competed in the Miss Texas Teen USA pageant and the Miss USA pageant
* Brooke Daniels (born 1986), Miss Texas USA 2009
* Jo-Carroll Dennison (born 1923), Miss America 1942
* Danielle Doty (born 1993), Miss Teen USA 2011
* Magen Ellis (born 1986), Miss Texas USA, Miss Texas Teen USA
* Christy Fichtner (born 1962), Miss USA 1986
* Phyllis George (born 1949), Miss America 1971
* Courtney Gibbs (born 1966), Miss USA 1988
* Kandace Krueger (born 1976), Miss USA 2001
* Debra Maffett (born 1956), Miss America 1983
* Melissa Marse (born 1974), Texas' Junior Miss 1991, concert pianist
* Laura Martinez-Harring (born 1964), Miss USA 1985
* Gretchen Polhemus (born 1965), Miss USA 1989
* Michelle Royer (born 1966), Miss USA 1987
* Jade Simmons (born 1977), classical pianist; was also Miss Illinois
* Chelsi Smith (born 1973), Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
* Candice Stewart (born 1984), Miss American Teen, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Miss Louisiana USA
* Crystle Stewart (born 1981), Miss USA 2008
* Linda Stouffer (born 1970), Texas' Junior Miss 1988, television journalist
* Kimberly Tomes (born 1956), Miss USA 1977
* Paola Turbay (born 1970), Miss Colombia, first runner-up for Miss Universe, model, actress
* Christie Lee Woods (born 1977), Miss Teen USA 1996
* Cindy Yen (born 1986), Miss Chinatown USA 2009

## Athletics
### Baseball
;A&ndash;F

* Matt Albers (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
* Brandon Allen (born 1986), infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Brett Anderson (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
* Jake Arrieta (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
* Scott Atchison (born 1976), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
* Homer Bailey (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
* Jeff Banister (born 1964), former catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, current manager for the Texas Rangers
* Ernie Banks (1931–2015), Baseball Hall of Famer
* Daniel Bard (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
* Blake Beavan (born 1989), starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
* Chad Beck (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Josh Beckett (born 1980), baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, pitcher, MVP of the 2003 World Series
* Lance Berkman (born 1976), retired first baseman and outfielder.
* Michael Bourn (born 1982), center fielder for the Atlanta Braves
* Drake Britton (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
* Jay Bruce (born 1987), outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds
* Clay Buchholz (born 1984), baseball, Boston Red Sox, pitcher, Threw a No Hitter in just his second MLB start
* Jorge Cantú (born 1982), infielder for the San Diego Padres
* Norm Cash (1934–1986), MLB first baseman, primarily for the Detroit Tigers
* Randy Choate (born 1975), relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
* Preston Claiborne (born 1988), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
* Roger Clemens (born 1962), baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
* Clay Condrey (born 1975), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
* Carl Crawford (born 1981), outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
* John Danks (born 1985), starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
* Chris Davis (born 1986), first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
* Sam Demel (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Doug Drabek (born 1962), former Cy Young-winning MLB pitcher
* Kyle Drabek (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Justin Duchscherer (born 1977), starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
* Dave Duncan (born 1945), pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
* Adam Dunn (born 1979), All-Star player for the Chicago White Sox
* Tyler Duffey (born 1990), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
* Zach Duke (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
* Jon Edwards (born 1988), relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres
* Nathan Eovaldi (born 1990), starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
* Taylor Featherston (born 1989), infielder for the Los Angeles Angels
* Brandon Finnegan (born 1993), relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
* Bill Foster (1904–1978), Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
* Steve Foster (born 1966), bullpen coach for the Kansas City Royals
* Sam Freeman (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers
* David Freese (born 1983), third baseman for the Los Angeles Angels

;G&ndash;M

* Yovani Gallardo (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
* Ron Gant (born 1965), former MLB outfielder and second baseman
* Cito Gaston (born 1944), former MLB center fielder and manager for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Evan Gattis (born 1986), player for the Houston Astros
* John Gibbons (born 1962), manager for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Ryan Goins (born 1988), infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Paul Goldschmidt (born 1987), first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Greg Golson (born 1985), former MLB outfielder
* Michael Gonzalez (born 1978), relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
* Brian Gordon (born 1978), former MLB starting pitcher
* Jeff Gray (born 1981), former MLB relief pitcher
* Will Harris (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Houston Astros
* Brad Hawpe (born 1979), former MLB outfielder
* Danny Heep (born 1957), former MLB outfielder who played with several teams
* Chris Herrmann (born 1987), catcher and outfielder for the Minnesota Twins
* Brock Holt (born 1988), utility player for the Boston Red Sox
* Joe Horlen (born 1937), All Star starting pitcher
* Rogers Hornsby (1896–1963), Hall of Fame infielder, manager; .358 career batting average, two-time NL MVP, earned two Triple Crowns, All-Century Team, first-team MLB All-Time Team
* Aubrey Huff (born 1976), former MLB infielder and outfielder
* Chad Huffman (born 1985), outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
* Philip Humber (born 1982), starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
* Austin Jackson (born 1987), center fielder for the Seattle Mariners
* Conor Jackson (born 1982), former MLB outfielder
* Kelly Johnson (born 1982), utility player for the Baltimore Orioles
* Nate Karns (born 1987), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Scott Kazmir (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
* Steve Kemp (born 1954), former outfielder, primarily with the Detroit Tigers
* Kyle Kendrick (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
* Clayton Kershaw (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Corey Kluber (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
* Chuck Knoblauch (born 1968), former second baseman, played primarily with the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees
* John Lackey (born 1978), starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
* Ryan Langerhans (born 1980), outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
* Scott Linebrink (born 1976), former MLB pitcher
* Grady Little (born 1950), former baseball manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox
* Boone Logan (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
* James Loney (born 1984), first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Mark Lowe (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Greg Maddux (born 1966), Hall of Fame pitcher, primarily with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves
* Jeff Manship (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
* Robert Manuel (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox
* Chris Martin (born 1986), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
* Andrew McKirahan (born 1990), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
* John Meloan (born 1984), former MLB pitcher
* Shelby Miller (born 1990), starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
* Adam Moore (born 1984), catcher for the Cleveland Indians
* Jim Morris (born 1964), Major League Baseball player and oldest rookie
* David Murphy (born 1981), left fielder for the Cleveland Indians

;N&ndash;R

* Joe Nathan (born 1974), relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
* Jeff Newman (born 1948), MLB All-Star baseball player for the Oakland A's and Boston Red Sox
* Jeff Niemann (born 1983), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Jayson Nix (born 1982), utility player for the New York Yankees
* Logan Ondrusek (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
* Troy Patton (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
* Hunter Pence (born 1983), right fielder for the San Francisco Giants
* Cliff Pennington (born 1984), infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Andy Pettitte (born 1972), former starting pitcher for the New York Yankees and Houston Astros
* Ryan Pressly (born 1988), pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
* David Purcey (born 1982), relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
* Robert Ray (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Anthony Rendon (born 1990), infielder for the Washington Nationals
* Craig Reynolds (born 1952), former MLB shortstop, primarily with the Houston Astros
* Arthur Rhodes (born 1969), former MLB pitcher
* Will Rhymes (born 1983), second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Frank Robinson (born 1935), won Triple Crown in both National League and American League, hit 586 career home runs, and was the first black manager in the Major Leagues
* Fernando Rodriguez (born 1984), relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
* David Rollins (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
* Chance Ruffin (born 1988), former MLB relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers
* Justin Ruggiano (born 1982), outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
* Nick Rumbelow (born 1991), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
* Nolan Ryan (born 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer

;S&ndash;Z

* Bo Schultz (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Kelly Shoppach (born 1980), former MLB catcher for several teams
* Kevin Slowey (born 1984), former MLB starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins
* Burch Smith (born 1990), pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
* Carson Smith (born 1989), closer for the Seattle Mariners
* Chris Snyder (born 1981), former MLB catcher
* Zach Stewart (born 1986), former MLB pitcher
* Monty Stratton (1912–1982), pitcher for the Chicago White Sox
* Huston Street (born 1983), closer for the Los Angeles Angels
* Drew Stubbs (born 1984), center fielder for the Colorado Rockies
* Blake Swihart (born 1992), catcher for the Boston Red Sox
* Jordan Tata (born 1981), former MLB pitcher
* Taylor Teagarden (born 1983), catcher for the Chicago Cubs
* Ryan Tepera (born 1987), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Jess Todd (born 1986), former MLB pitcher
* Shawn Tolleson (born 1988), closer for the Texas Rangers
* Josh Tomlin (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
* Anthony Vasquez (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
* Randy Velarde (born 1962), former MLB infielder and utility player, primarily with the New York Yankees
* Jordan Walden (born 1987), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
* Vernon Wells (born 1978), three-time All-Star outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Smokey Joe Williams (1886–1951), baseball great
* Chris Withrow (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
* Brandon Wood (born 1985), third baseman and shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels
* Kerry Wood (born 1977), former MLB relief pitcher
* Brandon Workman (born 1988), starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
* Chris Young (born 1979), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
* Chris Young (born 1983), outfielder for the New York Yankees

### Basketball
A&ndash;M

* LaMarcus Aldridge (born 1985) NBA player, San Antonio Spurs, power forward
* Chris Andersen (born 1978), power forward/center for the Miami Heat
* Darrell Arthur (born 1988), power forward for the Denver Nuggets
* Maceo Baston (born 1976), former professional basketball player, power forward
* Tony Battie (born 1976), former NBA power forward/center
* Bill Blakeley (1934–2010), Head Coach Dallas Chaparrals, University of North Texas
* Mookie Blaylock (born 1967) former NBA point guard
* Chris Bosh (born 1984) NBA player, Miami Heat, power forward
* Jimmy Butler (born 1989), small forward/shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls
* Kaleb Canales (born 1978), assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks
* Jody Conradt (born 1941), head coach for UT's Lady Longhorns
* Clyde Drexler (born 1962), Hall of Fame swingman for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Houston Rockets
* Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (born 1980), small forward/shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls
* T. J. Ford (born 1983), former NBA point guard
* Jeff Foster (born 1977), former NBA player
* Daniel Gibson (born 1986), point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
* Brittney Griner (born 1990), WNBA basketball player
* Terrel Harris (born 1987), guard for the Bakersfield Jam
* Grant Hill (born 1971), former seven-time NBA All-Star small forward
* Stephen Jackson (born 1978), shooting guard/small forward for the San Antonio Spurs
* Wesley Johnson (born 1987), small forward/power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers
* DeAndre Jordan (born 1988), center for the Los Angeles Clippers
* Rashard Lewis (born 1979), forward for the Miami Heat
* John Lucas III (born 1982), point guard for the Utah Jazz
* Slater Martin (1925–2012), NBA player, elected to Basketball Hall of Fame
* Wesley Matthews (born 1986), shooting guard for the Portland Trail Blazers
* Jason Maxiell (born 1983), power forward for the Charlotte Hornets
* Taj McWilliams-Franklin (born 1970), WNBA basketball player, gold medalist, New York Liberty
* C. J. Miles (born 1987), forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
* Randolph Morris (born 1986), center for the Beijing Ducks
* Gerald Myers (born 1945), basketball coach 1971–1991 & athletic director Texas Tech University

;N&ndash;Z

* Eduardo Nájera (born 1976), former NBA player
* Emeka Okafor (born 1982), player for the Phoenix Suns
* Kevin Ollie (born 1972), former NBA point guard
* Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), former NBA 15-time All-Star center
* Kendrick Perkins (born 1984), center for the Oklahoma City Thunder
* Dexter Pittman (born 1988), center for the Atlanta Hawks
* Ronnie Price (born 1983), point guard for the Orlando Magic
* Dennis Rodman (born 1961), former NBA forward, played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls
* Quinton Ross (born 1981), former NBA player
* Xavier Silas (born 1988), player for the Maccabi Ashdod B.C.
* Odyssey Sims (born 1992), player for Baylor Lady Bears basketball
* Donald Sloan (born 1988), guard for the Indiana Pacers
* Sheryl Swoopes (born 1971), WNBA, Olympic gold medalist
* Kurt Thomas (born 1972), former NBA player
* Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), NBA power forward
* Ben Uzoh (born 1988), point guard for the Canton Charge
* Willie Warren (born 1989), player for the Szolnoki Olaj KK
* Deron Williams (born 1984), point guard for the Brooklyn Nets
* Sean Williams (born 1986), power forward/center for the Selçuk Üniversitesi BK
* Tex Winter (born 1922), former basketball coach, innovator of the triangle offense, Hall of Fame inductee

### Bodybuilding
* Heather Armbrust (born 1977), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Tina Chandler (born 1974), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), eight-time Mr. Olympia IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Laura Creavalle (born 1959), Guyanese-born Canadian/American professional bodybuilder
* Vickie Gates (born 1962), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Kristy Hawkins (born 1980), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Iris Kyle (born 1974), ten-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder
* Colette Nelson (born 1974), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (born 1966), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Betty Pariso (born 1956), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Denise Rutkowski (born 1961), IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Alana Shipp (born 1982), American-Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder

### Boxing
* Mike Ayala (born 1959), boxer
* Paulie Ayala (born 1970), world-champion boxer
* Tony Ayala, Jr. (1963–2015), boxer
* Ruben Castillo (born 1957 in Lubbock), boxer
* Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), boxer, fought for world heavyweight title
* Curtis Cokes (born 1937), world champion boxer
* Bruce Curry (born 1956), world-champion boxer
* Donald Curry (born 1961), world-champion boxer
* Juan Díaz (born 1983), world-champion boxer
* Oscar Díaz (1982–2015), boxer
* Troy Dorsey (born 1962), world-champion boxer and kickboxer
* George Foreman (born 1949), heavyweight champion boxer, entrepreneur, Christian ordained minister
* Gene Hatcher (born 1958), world-champion boxer
* Jack Johnson (1878–1946), boxer, first black heavyweight champion
* Quincy Taylor (born 1963), world-champion boxer

### Football
;A&ndash;B

* 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

;C&ndash;F

* 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

;G&ndash;I

* 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

;J&ndash;L

* 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

;M&ndash;O

* 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

;P&ndash;R

* 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

;S&ndash;T

* 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

;U&ndash;Z

* 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
* 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
* Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914–1956), track & field gold medalist 1932 Olympics, golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame

## Business
;A&ndash;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

;F&ndash;J

* 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

;K&ndash;M

* 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

;N&ndash;R

* 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

;S&ndash;T

* 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
* Rex Tillerson (born 1952), chairman, president and CEO of ExxonMobil

;U&ndash;Z

* 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

## Law and jurisprudence
* 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)
* Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor

## Law enforcement
* 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&ndash;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

;L&ndash;Z

* 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&ndash;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
* L. Darby Gibbs (born 1960), novelist
* Fred Gipson (1908–1973), novelist, author of *Old Yeller*
* John Graves (1920–2013), author
* Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), author of Western fiction

;H&ndash;M

* 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
* William Humphrey (1924–1997), novelist
* Bret Anthony Johnston (born 1971), author, director of creative writing program at Harvard University
* Mary Karr (born 1955), poet, essayist, memoirist
* Elmer Kelton (1926–2009), journalist, western novelist
* Larry L. King (1929–2012), playwright, journalist, novelist, *The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas*
* Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951), author of crime thrillers, Hap and Leonard novels
* Jenny Lawson (born 1973), journalist, humorist, blogger
* Warren Leslie (1927–2011), author, journalist, screenwriter, business executive
* David Liss (born 1966), writer
* Janette Sebring Lowrey (1892–1986), author of children's books, including *The Poky Little Puppy*
* Max Lucado (born 1955), best-selling Christian author
* Cathy Luchetti (born 1945), author of books about American frontier
* Corey Marks (born 1970), poet, educator
* A. J. Mayers (born 1987), mystery and science fiction novelist
* Larry McMurtry (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize-winning author of *Lonesome Dove*
* Alex McVey (born 1978), illustrator
* Philipp Meyer (born 1974), novelist
* Frances Mossiker (1906–1985), author of historical novels

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* Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), poet, songwriter, novelist
* Bill O'Neal (born 1942), author, historian, educator
* Marc Ostrofsky (born 1961), author, entrepreneur, investor
* William A. Owens (1905–1990), author, folklorist, educator
* Greg Pak (born 1968), comic-book writer, film director
* Americo Paredes (1915–1999), author of books on life along U.S.–Mexican border
* Paul Patterson (1909–2008), western author and educator
* Stanley G. Payne (born 1934), historian of modern Spain and European Fascism
* Rachel Plummer (1818–1839), wrote a sensational account of her captivity among Comanches
* Julie Powell (born 1973), author, blogger, subject of film *Julie & Julia*
* Hugh Prather (1938–2010), writer, minister, counselor
* James Reasoner (born 1953), writer
* Rupert N. Richardson (1891–1988), historian
* Rick Riordan (born 1964), novelist
* Lou Halsell Rodenberger (1926–2009), author, educator, journalist
* Jane Gilmore Rushing (1925–1997), novelist, journalist
* Dorothy Scarborough (1878–1935), author, folklorist
* Robert Schenkkan (born 1953), playwright, screenwriter, actor
* Cynthia Leitich Smith (born 1967), author of fiction for children and young adults
* Terry Southern (1924–1995), author, screenwriter
* Suzy Spencer (born 1954) true crime author, journalist
* John Steakley (1951–2010), science-fiction and fantasy writer
* Lorenzo Thomas (1944–2005), poet, critic, educator
* Jim Thompson (1906–1977), crime novelist
* Thomas Thompson (1933–1982), author, journalist
* Lon Tinkle (1906–1980), author, Texas historian
* Sergio Troncoso (born 1961), author of *The Nature of Truth*
* Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989), author, motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist
* Walter Prescott Webb (1888–1963), author, historian
* Ruthe Lewin Winegarten (1929–2004), author, editor, historian, social activist
* Joaquin Zihuatanejo (Royce Johnson) (born 1971), poet

## Journalism
;A&ndash;D

* Bidal Aguero (1949–2009), Hispanic newspaper publisher in Lubbock
* Wick Allison (born 1948), magazine owner and publisher, author
* Bud Andrews (1940–2014), radio personality in Lubbock
* Jim Angle (born 1946), Chief Washington Correspondent for Fox News
* Ole Anthony (born 1938), investigative journalist, magazine editor
* John Ardoin (1935–2001), music critic and author
* Hugh Aynesworth (born 1931), journalist, investigative reporter, authority on the assassination of John F. Kennedy
* Dave Barnett (born 1958), sportscaster
* Skip Bayless (born 1951), sportswriter
* Michelle Beadle (born 1975), sports reporter for ESPN and NBCUniversal
* Paul Begala (born 1961), Democratic political consultant, political commentator
* Alfred Horatio Belo (1839–1901), newspaper founder
* Joshua Benton (born 1975), newspaper reporter and columnist, educator
* Michael Berry (born 1970), conservative talk-radio host in Houston
* Kevin Blackistone (born 1959), sportswriter
* Bill Blair (1921–2014), newspaper founder and publisher, Negro league baseball player
* Brandon Boyer (born 1977), blog editor
* Pat Boyette (1923–2000), radio journalist, comic book artist
* Billy Lee Brammer (1929–1978), journalist, novelist, political staffer
* William Cowper Brann (1855–1898), journalist, iconoclastic writer
* Marie Brenner (born 1949), investigative journalist, writer
* Joe Bob Briggs (John Bloom) (born 1953), film critic
* John Henry Brown (1820–1895), historian, newspaper founder and editor, politician
* Lance Brown (born 1972), television sportscaster, NFL football player
* Samantha Brown (born 1969), television host
* Liz Carpenter (1920–2010), writer, feminist, reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, public relations expert
* Al Carrell (1925–2014), home-improvement columnist, radio host
* Al Carter (born 1952), sports journalist
* Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), newspaper founder and publisher
* Cheryl Casone (born 1970), Fox Business Network anchor
* Elizabeth Chambers (born 1982), television host and news reporter for Current TV
* Dan Cook (1926–2008), sportswriter, sportscaster
* Tim Cowlishaw (born 1955), sportswriter
* Candice Crawford (born 1986), KDAF reporter
* Lane Crockett (born 1941), journalist for *The Shreveport Times*; born in Ballinger, Texas
* Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), CBS News anchor
* Jim Cummins (1945–2007), NBC News reporter
* Don Dahler (born 1960), journalist, writer, correspondent for CBS News
* Corby Davidson (born 1969), sports radio personality
* Mark Davis (born 1957), conservative talk-show host, newspaper columnist
* George B. Dealey (1859–1946), newspaper publisher
* Jody Dean (born 1959), radio journalist, author
* Pete Delkus (born 1965), television meteorologist
* Dayna Devon (born 1970), television journalist
* Sam Donaldson (born 1934), ABC News reporter
* Troy Dungan (born 1936), television meteorologist
* George Dunham (born 1965), radio personality, sportscaster

;E&ndash;J

* Linda Ellerbee (born 1944), journalist, correspondent, reporter
* Gene Elston (born 1922), sportscaster
* John Henry Faulk (1913–1990), storyteller and radio broadcaster
* T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013), newspaper columnist, historian
* Shannon Fife (1888–1972), journalist, humorist, screenwriter
* Robert Flores (born 1970), ESPN Sports anchor
* Clint Formby (1923–2010), radio personality
* Ron Franklin (born 1942), sportscaster
* Kinky Friedman (born 1944), columnist, singer-songwriter, novelist, candidate for governor of Texas
* Mel Gabler (1915–2004), public school textbook monitor and cofounder of Educational Research Analysts of Longview
* Randy Galloway (born 1943), radio host, newspaper columnist
* Kyle Gann (born 1955), music critic, composer, musicologist
* George Gimarc (born 1957), radio announcer, disc jockey, producer
* Frank Glieber (1934–1985), sportscaster
* Oscar Griffin, Jr. (1933–2011), newspaper editor, won Pulitzer Prize for uncovering Billie Sol Estes scandal
* Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), founder of *The Kerrville Mountain Sun*
* Jane Hall (born 1951), former Fox News pundit, *Fox News Watch*, ''The O'Reilly Factor*
* Tamron Hall (born 1970), MSNBC daytime anchor
* Milo Hamilton (born 1927), sportscaster
* Dale Hansen (born 1948), sportscaster
* Stephen Harrigan (born 1948), journalist, novelist
* Houston Harte (1893–1972), co-founder of Harte-Hanks chain of newspapers
* Heloise (1919–1977 [mother] and born 1951 [daughter]), syndicated columnists
* Kate Heyhoe (born 1955), food writer
* Norm Hitzges (born 1944), sportscaster, reporter
* Skip Hollandsworth (born 1957), journalist, screenwriter, magazine editor
* Mark Holtz (1945–1997), sportscaster
* Karen Elliott House (born 1947), journalist, publishing and business executive
* Deborah Howell (1941–2010), newspaper editor
* June Hunt (born 1944), radio host of religious programs
* Jovita Idar (1885–1946), journalist, civil rights activist
* Molly Ivins (1944–2007), political commentator, liberal journalist, and author
* Dahr Jamail (born 1968), journalist
* Craig James (born 1961), sports commentator on ABC and ESPN
* Dan Jenkins (born 1929), sportswriter and author
* Sally Jenkins (born 1960), sports columnist and feature writer for *The Washington Post''
* Iola Johnson (born 1950), television news anchor, first African-American anchor in the Southwest
* Kenneth P. Johnson (1934–2008), newspaper editor
* Richard Justice, sportswriter

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* Todd Kalas (born 1965), sportscaster
* Bill P. Keith (born 1934), author in Longview; former member of the Louisiana State Senate
* Gordon Keith, radio personality
* Steven G. Kellman (born 1947), literary critic, columnist, author, educator
* Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker (1898–1949), journalist, author
* Harry Koch (1867–1942), newspaper founder, railroad founder
* Phil Konstantin (born 1952), journalist, author
* Kidd Kraddick (1959–2013), radio host
* Jim Lehrer (born 1934), television journalist, author
* Josh Lewin (born 1968), sportscaster
* Verne Lundquist (born 1940), sportscaster, reporter
* Bill Macatee (born 1955), sportscaster, reporter
* Debra Maffett (born 1956), host of TNN Country News, Miss America 1983
* Dan Malone (born 1955), Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter
* Ernie Manouse (born 1969), television host, radio personality, writer, producer
* Charles E. Maple (1932–2006), journalist, chamber of commerce official, and assistant superintendent of the Texas State Railroad from 1981 to 1993
* Chris Marrou (born 1947), television news anchor
* Roland Martin (born 1968), journalist, syndicated columnist, CNN commentator
* Russ Martin (born 1960), radio host
* Mary Maverick (1818–1898), memoirist
* Frank W. Mayborn (1903–1987), newspaper publisher
* John McCaa (born 1954), television news anchor
* Kevin McCarthy, radio and television announcer
* Joe McLaughlin (1934–1997), sportswriter
* Gordon McLendon (1921–1986), radio pioneer, innovator, entrepreneur
* Howard McNeil (1920–2010), television meteorologist
* Sonny Melendrez (born 1946), radio personality, voice actor
* Curt Menefee (born 1965), sportscaster, reporter
* Bill Mercer (born 1926), sportscaster
* Maxine Mesinger (1925–2001), gossip columnist
* Dale Milford (1926–1997), television meteorologist, U.S. Representative
* Ray Miller (1919–2008), television journalist
* Leslie Mouton (born 1965), news reporter
* John H. Murphy (1913–2007), newspaperman
* Eric Nadel (born 1951), sportscaster
* James Pearson Newcomb (1837–1907), newspaper journalist, publisher; Secretary of State of Texas
* Chau Nguyen (born 1973), television news anchor
* Jim O'Brien (1939–1983), reporter, disc jockey
* Norah O'Donnell (born 1974), commentator on *The Today Show* and MSNBC correspondent
* Barbara Olson (1955–2001), Fox News and CNN commentator

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* Scott Pelley (born 1957), anchor and managing editor of the *CBS Evening News*
* Uma Pemmaraju (born 1958), anchor for Fox News
* Gary Perkins (1937–1991), radio broadcaster
* Bob Phillips (born 1951), creator, producer, and host of *Texas Country Reporter*
* Michael Phillips (born 1960), journalist, historian, author, educator
* Stone Phillips (born 1954), co-anchor of *Dateline NBC*
* Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), journalist, essayist, novelist
* Cactus Pryor (1923–2011), radio personality, actor
* John Quiñones (born 1952), ABC News correspondent
* Dan Rather (born 1931), former *CBS Evening News* anchor
* Julia Scott Reed (1917–2004), newspaper columnist, reporter, editor
* Rex Reed (born 1938), movie critic
* Dick Risenhoover (1927–1978), sportscaster
* Tracy Rowlett (born 1942), television news anchor
* John Phillip Santos (born 1957), journalist, author, filmmaker, producer
* Bob Schieffer (born 1937), *CBS Evening News* anchor
* Brad Sham (born 1949), sportscaster
* Bud Shrake (1931–2009), sportswriter, author
* William Dean Singleton (born 1951), newspaper publishing executive, chairman of the board of Associated Press
* Evan Smith (born 1966), magazine editor, television, radio, internet journalist
* Liz Smith (born 1923), syndicated columnist
* David Snell (1921–1987) writer and cartoonist
* Mickey Spagnola (born 1952), sportswriter
* Ron Stone (1936–2008), television news reporter
* Linda Stouffer (born 1970), television news anchor
* Clinton Howard Swindle (1945–2004), investigative newspaper journalist, author
* Harold Taft (1922–1991), television meteorologist
* Thomas Thompson (1933–1982), investigative journalist for *Life* magazine, author
* Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987), opened news bureau in Washington to serve newspapers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, and Ohio; native of Amarillo.
* Jack Tinsley (1935–2004), newspaper executive editor
* Frank X. Tolbert (1912–1984), author, historian, journalist, restaurateur
* Karen Tumulty (born 1955), newspaper correspondent
* Juan M. Vasquez (born 1944), journalist
* Rob Walker (born 1968), journalist, author
* Todd Wagner (born 1960), internet broadcasting pioneer
* Richie Whitt (born 1964), sports columnist, radio personality
* Edwin "Big Ed" Wilkes (1931–1998), Lubbock radio personality
* Greg Williams (born 1960), sports radio host
* Robert Wilonsky (born 1968), newspaper columnist, critic
* Lawrence Wright (born 1947), journalist, author of *The Looming Tower*
* Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), television journalist

## Science, including medicine
;A&ndash;K

* Muthu Alagappan (born c. 1990), sports statistician
* Nima Arkani-Hamed (born 1972), theoretical physicist
* Edmund F. Baroch (born 1934), metallurgist
* Brady Barr (born 1963), herpetologist
* R. Palmer Beasley (1936–2012), physician, public health educator, epidemiologist
* Angela Belcher (born 1967), materials scientist, biological engineer, MIT professor, MacArthur Fellow
* Bruce Beutler (born 1957), immunologist, geneticist, won Nobel Prize in Medicine
* Bob Biard (born 1931), electrical engineer; invented the GaAs infrared light-emitting diode (LED), the optical isolator, the Schottky transistor, and MOS ROM
* Gail Borden (1801–1874), inventor of condensed milk and other foodstuffs, surveyor, publisher
* T. Berry Brazelton (born 1918), pediatrician, author, syndicated columnist
* Michael Glyn Brown (1957–2013), hand surgeon
* Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
* John Cacioppo (born 1951), co-founder of social neuroscience
* Robert Cade (1927–2007), physician, scientist; inventor of Gatorade
* William H. Cade (born 1946), zoologist, evolutionary biologist, authority on mating systems of Orthoptera
* Paul C. W. Chu (born 1941), physicist, leading authority on superconductivity
* Denton Cooley (born 1920), pioneering heart surgeon
* Kenneth H. Cooper (born 1931), physician, developed concept of aerobic exercise
* Robert Curl (born 1933), Nobel Prize-winning chemist
* Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008), pioneering heart surgeon
* Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886–1956), geophysicist, philanthropist
* Robert Dennard (born 1932), computer scientist and inventor
* Bryce DeWitt (1923–2004), physicist, co-developed Wheeler-DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe")
* Cécile DeWitt-Morette (born 1922), physicist, mathematician
* Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874–1954), mathematician
* James "Red" Duke (1928–2015), physician, professor, journalist
* Helen J. Farabee (1934–1988), pioneer in mental health
* Ralph Feigin (1938–2008), pediatrician, writer, educator, hospital administrator
* Joseph L. Goldstein (born 1940), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, biochemist
* Cecil Howard Green (1900–2003), geophysicist, founder of Texas Instruments, philanthropist
* G.B. Halsted (1853–1922), mathematician
* Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900–1955), radiologist
* John Haynes, Jr. (born 1937), rural family physician, national recognition as Country Doctor of the Year
* George H. Heilmeier (1936–2014), engineer, contributed to invention of LCDs; was Chief Technical Officer at Texas Instruments
* M. King Hubbert (1903–1989), geophysicist
* Lane P. Hughston (born 1951), mathematician, physicist, scholar and professor of mathematical finance
* Nathan Isgur (1947–2001), theoretical physicist
* Mavis Kelsey (1912–2013), physician who founded the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, professor, writer, philanthropist
* Jack Kilby (1923–2005), electrical engineer; invented integrated circuit, handheld calculator, thermal printer; Nobel Prize Laureate

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* R. Bowen Loftin (born 1949), physicist, computer scientist, educator, university president
* Cyrus Longworth Lundell (1907–1994), botanist, archaeologist; discovered several Mayan cities in Mexican jungle
* Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), geophysicist, founder of Texas Instruments, philanthropist
* C. Wright Mills (1916–1962), prominent political sociologist and author
* Forrest Mims (born 1944), amateur scientist, popular science writer
* W. E. Moerner (born 1953), chemist, professor
* Oscar Monnig (1902–1999), astronomer and meteoricist
* Robert Lee Moore (1882–1974), mathematician, educator
* Matt Mullenweg (born 1984), developed WordPress software
* Hermann Joseph Muller (1890–1967), geneticist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
* Joseph Nagyvary (born 1934), biochemist, violin maker, Stradivarius researcher
* John Park (1814–1872), inventor, construction materials expert, builder
* Percy Pennybacker (1895–1963), civil engineer, innovator of bridge design
* Victor Poor (1933–2012), as Technical Director at Datapoint in San Antonio, led design of the Intel 8008 microprocessor chip
* Ilya Prigogine (1917–2003), physicist and chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
* Doreen Rosenstrauch (born 1969), scientist, physician, humanist
* Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau (1911–2000), chemical engineer; designed the first commercial penicillin production plant
* Nikos Salingaros (born 1952), mathematician, physicist, architectural theorist, urban theorist
* Robert Simpson (1912–2014), meteorologist, hurricane specialist
* John Stapp (1910–1999), Air Force officer, researched human transport and safety
* Michael Starbird (born 1948), mathematician, educator
* George Sudarshan (born 1931), physicist, author, University of Texas professor
* John Tate (born 1925), mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
* Gordon Teal (1907–2003), electrical engineer known for developing the first silicon transistor
* Alice Y. Ting (born 1974), chemist, MIT professor
* Beatrice Tinsley (1941–1981), astronomer
* Catalina Trail (born 1949), amateur naturalist, social worker
* Karen Uhlenbeck (born 1942), mathematician, National Medal of Science
* Harry Vandiver (1882–1973), mathematician
* Abraham Verghese (born 1955), physician, educator, author
* Hubert Stanley Wall (1902–1971), mathematician, educator
* Steven Weinberg (born 1933), Nobel Laureate in Physics
* Spencer Wells (born 1969), geneticist and anthropologist
* Fred Wendorf (1924–2015), anthropologist
* John A. Wheeler (1911–2008), physicist, Wolf Prize in Physics, coined the term 'black hole'
* Mary Wheeler (born 1938), mathematician
* Quentin Wilson (born 1942), engineer, one of the "Rocket Boys" portrayed in a 1990s book and film
* Robert Woodrow Wilson (born 1936), Nobel Prize-winning physicist, astronomer
* Lloyd Youngblood (born 1946), neurosurgeon

## Aviation and space exploration
* Randy Acord (1919–2008), historian of aviation
* William Anders (born 1933), Apollo program astronaut
* Anousheh Ansari (born 1966 in Mashhad, Iran), first female space tourist
* Jeffrey Ashby (born 1954), astronaut
* Alan Bean (born 1932), astronaut
* John E. Blaha (born 1942), astronaut
* David Harold Byrd (1900–1986), founder of Civil Air Patrol, oilman
* Kenneth Cockrell (born 1950), astronaut
* Aaron Cohen (1931–2010), director of NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
* Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman (1892–1926), first African American female aviator
* Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (1907–1995), aviator
* John Oliver Creighton (born 1943), astronaut
* Robert Crippen (born 1937), astronaut
* John M. Fabian (born 1939), astronaut
* William Frederick Fisher (born 1946), astronaut
* Patrick G. Forrester (born 1957), astronaut
* Benjamin Foulois (1879–1967), pioneering military aviator
* Edward Givens (1930–1967), astronaut
* Bernard A. Harris, Jr. (born 1956), astronaut
* Gary L. Herod (1929–1961), Texas Air National Guard pilot who stayed with his plane as it crashed, in order to avoid residential areas
* Paul Hill (born 1962), Director of Mission Operations at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
* Donald Holmquest (born 1939), astronaut
* Howard Hughes (1905–1976), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer
* Millie Hughes-Fulford (born 1945), astronaut
* Rick Husband (1957–2003), commander of the Space Shuttle *Columbia*, killed in its crash
* Robert S. Kimbrough (born 1967), astronaut
* Timothy Kopra (born 1963), astronaut
* Paul Lockhart (born 1956), astronaut
* Ormer Locklear (1891–1920), stunt flyer
* Edgar Mitchell (born 1930), astronaut
* Richard Mullane (born 1945), astronaut
* Arthur W. Murray (1918–2011), test pilot
* John D. Olivas (born 1965), NASA astronaut of Mexican descent, flew aboard the Space Shuttle *Atlantis* (STS-117) in June 2007
* Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world
* James F. Reilly (born 1954), astronaut
* David Scott (born 1932), astronaut
* Elliot See (1927–1966), astronaut
* Katherine Stinson (1891–1977), pioneering female aviator
* Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (born 1951), airline pilot, safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River after a bird strike
* Ed Swearingen (1925–2014), aeronautical engineer
* Shannon Walker (born 1965), astronaut, physicist
* Edward White (1930–1967), first American astronaut to walk in space
* Jeana Yeager (born 1952), broke distance records during nonstop flight around the world in the experimental Voyager airplane

## Scholars, educators, academicians
*See also the listings on this page for individual areas of specialization (e.g., Literature, Science/medicine, Music)*
;A&ndash;K

* R.J.Q. Adams (born 1943), professor of British history at Texas A&M University
* Theodore Albrecht (born 1945), music historian, educator
* Sara Alpern (born 1942), professor of women's history at Texas A&M
* L.C. (Laurine Cecil) Anderson (1853–1938), African-American educator
* Terry H. Anderson (born 1946), professor of history at Texas A&M University
* Domingo Arechiga (1926-1987),president of Laredo Community College, 1974 to 1985
* B W Aston (1936–2010), historian, professor
* Eugene C. Barker (1874–1956), premier historian of Texas; Barker History Center on UT campus bears his name
* Alwyn Barr (born 1938), historian
* Jacques Barzun (1907–2012), historian, philosopher, recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
* Garland Bayliss (1924–2015), historian, administrator at Texas A&M University
* ZerNona Black (1906–2005), civil rights activist, educator
* H. W. Brands (born 1953), historian, author, professor at University of Texas
* Brené Brown (born 1965), scholar, researcher, and University of Houston professor of social work
* Walter L. Buenger (born 1951), historian
* Rufus Columbus Burleson (1823–1901), president of Baylor University, minister
* Robert A. Calvert (1933–2000), historian
* Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), civil rights lawyer, educator
* Paul H. Carlson (born 1940), historian of the American West
* Christine Comer, Director of Science in the curriculum division of the Texas Education Agency; resigned amid controversy
* Louise Cowan (born 1916), liberal arts scholar, professor, critic
* Light Townsend Cummins (born 1946), historian, educator
* Henry C. Dethloff (born 1934), historian, author, retired professor at Texas A&M
* Ramón H. Dovalina (born 1943), president of Laredo Community College, 1995-2007
* Chester Dunning (born 1949), historian, specialist in Russian studies
* T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013), historian, newspaper columnist
* Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
* Joe Bertram Frantz (1917–1993), historian
* W. C. Friley (1845–1911), first president of Hardin-Simmons University, 1892–1894
* Kyle Gann (born 1955), musicologist, composer, music critic
* Bryan A. Garner (born 1958), lexicographer, grammarian, author, educator
* Brison D. Gooch (1925–2014), historian and professor emeritus from Texas A&M
* Elizabeth Goree (1845–1929), teacher, school administrator, education advocate
* Claude Hall (1922–2001), historian, professor of American diplomacy
* Anna Harriet Heyer (1909–2002), musicologist, music librarian, bibliographer
* Harold Hoehner (1935–2009), theologian, author, professor
* Roy Hofheinz, Jr. (born 1935), sinologist, professor at Harvard University
* William Curry Holden (1896–1993), historian, archaeologist, educator, museum director
* John Holmes Jenkins (1940–1989), historian, antiquarian bookseller, publisher, poker player
* Bret Anthony Johnston (born 1971), author, director of creative writing program at Harvard University
* Shirley Strum Kenny (born 1935), English scholar, university president
* V. O. Key, Jr. (1908–1963), political scientist, Ivy League professor
* Arnold Krammer (born 1941), historian of Germany and the United States; retired professor at Texas A&M University
* Allan J. Kuethe (born 1940), historian of Latin America at Texas Tech University

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* Ray A. Laird, president of Laredo Community College, 1960 to 1974; died in Kerrville in 1986
* Herbert H. Lang (1921–2006), historian, professor at Texas A&M University
* Umphrey Lee (1893–1958), Methodist pastor, president of Southern Methodist University
* Alan Lomax (1915–2002), folk singer, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, folklorist
* John Lomax (1867–1948), musicologist, folklorist
* Edgar Odell Lovett (1871–1957), educator, college administrator, first president of Rice University
* Juan L. Maldonado (born 1948), president of Laredo Community College since 2007
* Charles R. Matthews (born c. 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of the Texas State University System
* Martin V. Melosi (born 1947), environmental and urban historian at University of Houston
* Kenneth R. Mladenka (born 1943), political scientist at Texas A&M University who researched in urban studies
* Francis Joseph Mullin (1906–1997), president of Shimer College
* Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, chancellor of University of Houston System and California State University System
* J. Milton Nance (1913–1997), historian who specialized in 19th century Texas at Texas A&M University
* Hasan Bülent Paksoy (born 1948), historian, literary critic
* Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr. (1873–1945), linguist, folklorist, English professor
* Anna Pennybacker (1861–1938), educator, author, social activist
* Albert Reyes, executive of Baptist charity, university president
* Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
* Henry C. Schmidt (born 1937), historian, specialist in Latin American affairs
* Marilyn McAdams Sibley (1921–2006), historian, professor
* John Silber (1926–2012), president and chancellor of Boston University
* Ruth J. Simmons (born 1945), first female African-American president of a major college (Smith College), first African-American president of an Ivy League college (Brown University)
* Thomas Vernor Smith (1890–1964), philosopher, scholar, educator, U.S. representative
* Jean A. Stuntz (born 1957), historian of women's studies
* Jerry D. Thompson (born 1943), historian of Texas and the Southwestern United States
* Leon Toubin (born 1928), Jewish civic leader, philanthropist, and historian
* Decherd Turner (1922–2002), bibliophile, book collector, librarian, minister
* Betty Miller Unterberger (1922–2012), the first woman faculty member at Texas A&M University (1968–2004) and the first president (1986) of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
* Ernest Wallace (1906–1985), historian of Texas and the southern Great Plains
* Sudie L. Williams (1872–1940), music educator
* Roger L. Worsley (born 1937), president of Laredo Community College, 1985 to 1995
* Susan Youens (born 1947), musicologist, music professor, author
* Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor

## Clergy
;A&ndash;M

* George Washington Baines (1809–1882), Baptist
* Kathleen Baskin-Ball (1958–2008), Methodist
* Norman A. Beck (born 1933), Lutheran pastor, professor
* Claude Black (1916–2009), Baptist
* Kirbyjon Caldwell (born 1953), Methodist
* Jo Carr (1926–2007), Methodist
* Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914), Baptist
* Henry Cohen (1863–1952), Jewish
* Kenneth Copeland (born 1936), Pentecostal
* W.A. Criswell (1909–2002), Baptist
* John B. Denton (1806–1841), Methodist minister for whom Denton (and Denton County) in Texas are named
* James T. Draper, Jr. (born 1935), Baptist
* Yusuf Estes (born 1944), Islamic scholar (moved to Texas from Ohio)
* George Foreman (born 1949), Christian ordained minister, world heavyweight champion boxer, entrepreneur
* Ruben Habito (born 1947), Zen master, former Jesuit priest
* John Hagee (born 1940), Nondenominational
* Kenneth E. Hagin (1917–2003), Pentecostal
* Homer Hailey (1903–2000), Church of Christ
* J. H. Hamblen (1877–1971), Methodist bishop
* John Wesley Hardt (born 1921), Methodist
* Samuel Augustus Hayden (1839–1918), Baptist pastor, newspaper publisher
* Steve Hill (born 1954), evangelist
* V. E. Howard (1911–2000), Church of Christ; started radio *International Gospel Hour* in Texarkana
* Jack Hyles (1926–2001), Baptist
* T. D. Jakes (born 1957), nondenominational pastor, entrepreneur, author
* Robert Jeffress (born 1955), pastor since 2007 of the First Baptist Church of Dallas
* Jimmy Kessler (born 1945), Jewish
* John Kilian (1811–1884), Lutheran
* Abraham Cohen Labatt (1802–1899), Jewish
* Umphrey Lee (1893–1958), Methodist pastor, president of Southern Methodist University
* David Lefkowitz (1875–1955), Jewish
* Billie Wayne Lemons (1955–2008), Church of Christ; played for Cleveland Browns in 1977
* G. Craige Lewis (born 1969), Presbyterian
* Max Lucado (born 1955), Church of Christ
* J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988), Presbyterian
* W. Winfred Moore (1920–2015), Baptist

;N&ndash;Z

* J. Frank Norris (1877–1952), Baptist
* Grady Nutt (1934–1982), Baptist minister, humorist
* Kevin O'Brien (1955–2008), Independent Baptist
* Levi Olan (1903–1984), Jewish
* Joel Osteen (born 1963), Nondenominational
* John Osteen (1925–1999), Nondenominational
* Albert Outler (1908–1989), Methodist theologian
* Cline Paden (1919–2007), Church of Christ
* Paige Patterson (born 1942), Baptist
* William Evander Penn (1832–1895), Baptist evangelist
* John R. Rice (1895–1980), Baptist
* James Robison (born 1943), Nondenominational
* Lester Roloff (1914–1982), Independent Baptist
* Dmitri Royster (1923–2011), archbishop of Orthodox Church in America
* Hyman Judah Schachtel (1907–1990), Jewish
* R. W. Schambach (1926–2012), Christian televangelist based in Tyler
* Priscilla Shirer (born 1974), Christian speaker, author
* William Angie Smith (1894–1974), Methodist bishop
* Samuel M. Stahl (born 1939), Jewish
* David E. Stern (born 1961), Jewish
* James Anthony Tamayo (born 1949), Roman Catholic
* Robert Tilton (born 1946), Christian televangelist
* George Washington Truett (1867–1944), Baptist
* Cecil Williams (born 1929), Methodist minister, community leader, author, lecturer, spokesperson for the poor
* Kenneth W. Wright (born 1945), Church of Christ
* John Yanta (born 1931), Roman Catholic bishop
* Jack Yates (1828–1897), Baptist pastor, black community leader, former slave

## Infamous Texans
;A&ndash;M

* Charles Albright (born 1933), Dallas area serial killer
* Joe Ball (1892–1938), serial killer
* Buck Barrow (1903–1933), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang, brother of Clyde Barrow
* Sam Bass (1851–1878), train robber and western icon
* Benny Binion (1904–1989), crime boss; later a Las Vegas casino owner
* Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie Parker [1910–1934] and Clyde Barrow [1909–1934]), bank robbers and murderers
* David Brooks (born 1955), Houston serial killer, early 1970s
* Marilyn Buck (born 1947), accomplice in both the 1979 prison break of black activist Assata Shakur and the 1981 Brink's robbery
* William Carver (1868–1901), member of Butch Cassidy's gang
* Jamiel Chagra (1944–2008), drug trafficker
* Mark David Chapman (born 1955), murdered former Beatle, John Lennon
* T. Cullen Davis (born 1933), heir to oil fortune, arrested for murder and solicitation; acquitted of criminal charges but held responsible in wrongful death lawsuit
* Billie Sol Estes (1925–2013), businessman convicted of fraud
* Anna Fermanova (born 1986), alleged Russian spy and smuggler
* Ralph Fults (1911–1993), outlaw, associated with Bonnie and Clyde
* Raymond Hamilton (1913–1935), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang; executed
* John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), outlaw and gun-fighter, reputed to be *"the meanest man alive"*
* Charles Harrelson (1938–2007), hitman
* Elmer Wayne Henley (born 1956), Houston serial killer, early 1970s
* John Hinckley, Jr. (born 1955), attempted to assassinate President Reagan
* W. D. Jones (1916–1974), member of Bonnie and Clyde's gang
* David Koresh (1959–1993), self-proclaimed messiah and head of Branch Davidian cult
* Colleen LaRose (born 1963), "Jihad Jane", charged with multiple terrorist-related crimes
* Della Moore (c. 1880 – c. 1926), prostitute, girlfriend of outlaw Harvey Logan ("Kid Curry")

;N&ndash;Z

* Tom O'Folliard (1858–1880), outlaw and Billy the Kid's best friend
* Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy
* Kenneth Parnell (1931–2008), sex offender, kidnapper of seven-year-old Steven Stayner
* Etta Place (c. 1878 – 19??), companion of outlaw Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid"
* Jonathan Pollard (born 1954), intelligence analyst convicted of espionage
* Fannie Porter (1873 – c. 1940), prostitute, madam, associated with several outlaws
* Richard Ramirez (born 1960), serial killer
* Ollie P. Roberts (c. 1879 – 1950), claimed to be Billy the Kid
* Jack Ruby (1910–1967), killed Lee Harvey Oswald following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
* Yolanda Saldívar (born 1960), convicted for the murder of pop singer Selena
* Jon Schillaci (born 1971), a former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
* Bobby Seale (born 1936), co-founder of the Black Panthers
* Servant Girl Annihilator (*fl.* 1885), unidentified serial killer from Austin
* Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous confidence man of Round Rock, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas
* Allen Stanford (born 1950), financier convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme and fraud
* Belle Starr (1848–1889), the Wild West's "bandit queen"
* Texas Seven, group of prison escapees who caused a national manhunt after a crime spree in December 2000, apprehended in January 2001 due to America's Most Wanted
* Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancehall girl, prostitute, and brothel owner better known as Squirrel-tooth Alice
* Bernie Tiede (born 1958), convicted murderer, subject of the 2011 film *Bernie*
* Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), Treasurer of the United States, convicted of tax evasion and obstruction of justice
* Edgar Valdez Villarreal (born 1973), "La Barbie", drug trafficker
* Charles "Tex" Watson (born 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"
* Susan Wright (born 1976), convicted murderer
* Andrea Yates (born 1964), drowned her five children in the bathtub of her house
* Diane Zamora (born 1978), convicted, along with her boyfriend, David Graham, in notorious "cadet murder" case

## Others
;A&ndash;M

* Amarillo Slim (Thomas Preston, Jr.) (1928–2012), poker champion
* Steven Berk (born 1949), physician who was kidnapped from his home in Amarillo in 2005; wrote ''Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story* to show how the ordeal changed his perspective on life
* Tom Blasingame (1898–1989), oldest cowboy in the history of the American West
* Lee Bowers (1925–1966), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
* Joe Bowman (1925–2009), bootmaker and marksman and guardian of Old West culture
* Clarence Brandley (born 1951), exonerated after serving nine years on death row for a murder and rape he did not commit
* Ben Breedlove (1993–2011), Internet personality
* Joseph Sterling Bridwell (1885–1966), oilman, rancher, and philanthropist from Wichita Falls
* James Byrd, Jr. (1949–1998), murder victim, Texas hate crime and later federal law passed in his honor
* Chukwu octuplets: Ebuka, Chidi, Echerem, Chima, Ikem, Jioke, Gorom (all born 1998), and Odera (1998–1998), first recorded live-born set of octuplets in U.S.
* Leslie Cochran (1951–2012), peace activist, cross-dresser, urban outdoorsman
* Crazy Ray (Wilford Jones) (1931–2007), Dallas Cowboys mascot
* Mark Crutcher (born 1948), pro-life activist, author, and founder of Life Dynamics Inc.
* George de Mohrenschildt (1911–1977), petroleum geologist, friend of Lee Harvey Oswald, gave testimony to the Warren Commission
* Joe B. Finley (1924–2011), rancher in Laredo
* Bobby Goldman (1938–1999), bridge player
* Lauren Grandcolas (1963–2001), one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11
* Amber Hagerman (1986–1996), victim of abduction/murder, namesake of AMBER Alert
* Bob Hamman (born 1938), bridge player
* Lawrence Herkimer (1925–2015), cheerleading innovator
* Jean Hill (1931–2000), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
* George B. Jackson (1850–1900), former slave turned Republican politician in San Angelo, Texas
* Mifflin Kenedy (1818–1895), rancher and steamboat operator; co-owner of King Ranch, namesake of Kenedy County and the city of Kenedy in Karnes County
* Clarence Hailey Long (1910–1978), Texas cowboy who inspired the Marlboro Man cigarette advertising campaign
* John McClamrock (1956–2008), whose life as a quadraplegic following a football injury was profiled by journalist Skip Hollandsworth in an award-winning story
* Jessica McClure (born 1986), "Baby Jessica", rescued after falling into a well
* Norma McCorvey (born 1947), as "Jane Roe," was the plaintiff in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case *Roe v. Wade''
* Mary Moorman (born 1932), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
* Michael Morton (born 1954), exonerated after serving 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit

;N&ndash;Z

* Michael Paine (born 1928), acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald
* Ruth Paine (born 1932), friend of Marina Oswald
* Olga Rodriguez, Chicano activist
* Eunice Sanborn (1896–2011), from November 2010 until her death in January 2011 was the world's oldest documented living person
* Karen Silkwood (1948–1974), nuclear plant worker, labor activist, died under mysterious circumstances; subject of a major motion picture
* Marilyn Sitzman (1939–1993), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
* John Wesley Snyder (1837–1922), pioneer Texas rancher, based primarily in Georgetown
* Swante M. Swenson (1816–1896), founder of SMS Ranches
* Bob Tallman (born 1947), rodeo announcer
* Emma Tenayuca (1916–1999), labor leader, union organizer
* Richard Turner (born 1954), magician specializing in card manipulation
* W. D. Twichell (1864–1959), surveyor of 165 of 254 Texas counties
* Richard Viguerie (born 1933), conservative figure, pioneer of political direct mail and writer on American politics
* Gene S. Walker, Sr. (1926–2015), rancher and businessman from Webb County
* James Larkin "Jim" White (1882–1946), cave explorer, cowboy, miner, park ranger, discovered Carlsbad Caverns
* Plennie L. Wingo (1895–1993), world record for longest distance walked backwards (from Santa Monica, California, to Istanbul, Turkey)
* Trey Wright (born 1974), U.S. national Scrabble champion, classical concert pianist
* Lou Zaeske (1941–2011), founder of English-only movement in Texas and advocate for Czech ethnic causes
* Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970), clothing manufacturer, filmed assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963

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