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以下は、米国テキサス州で生まれ、育ち、または相当の期間居住した著名人です。
テキサスの創設者と初期の開拓者
- オーガスタス・チャップマン・アレン（1806年 - 1864年）、ヒューストンの創設者
- シャーロット・ボールドウィン・アレン（1805年 - 1895年）はヒューストンの創設に資金を提供し、「ヒューストンの母」として知られる。
- ジョン・カービー・アレン（1810-1838）、ヒューストンの創設者
- スティーブン・F・オースティン（1793年 - 1836年）、「テキサスの父」
- ホセ・ニコラス・バリ神父（1770年頃 - 1829年）、助成金受領者、入植者、そしてパドレ島の同名者
- プラシド・ベナビデス(1810–1837)、入植者
- ジョシュア・ブラウン（1816年 - 1876年）、テキサス州カービルの最初の開拓者
- ジョン・ニーリー・ブライアン（1810-1877）、ダラスの創設者
- モーゼス・オースティン・ブライアン（1817-1895）、テキサスの初期の開拓者
- デビッド・G・バーネット（1788年 - 1870年）、テキサス共和国暫定大統領
- マシュー・コールドウェル（1798–1842）、開拓者
- ゾルムス＝ブラウンフェルスのカール王子（1812年 - 1875年）、テキサスにドイツ人移民の植民地を設立
- アンリ・カストロ(1786–1865)、ユダヤ人皇帝
- ウィリアム・レスリー・カズノー（1807–1876）、開拓者
- ジェシー・チザム（1806–1868）、インディアン貿易商、ガイド、通訳、チザム・トレイルの名の由来
- ホーランド・コーヒー（1807年 - 1846年）、テキソマ湖地域の開拓者、貿易業者、ガイド、通訳
- ジャオ デ ラ ポルタ( fl. 1810 年代)、貿易商、ガルベストン島の資金提供された入植地
- グリーン・デウィット（1787–1835）、経営者、デウィット郡の名の由来
- スザンナ・ディキンソン（1814-1883）、デウィット入植者、アラモの戦いを目撃し生き延びた
- ジョン・マリー・ダースト（1797–1851）、開拓者
- アンジェリーナ・エバリー（1798-1860）は、テキサス共和国公文書館のオースティンからの移転を阻止し、オースティンのテキサスの首都としての地位を維持した。
- ヨハン・フリードリヒ・エルンスト（本名フリードリヒ・ディルクス）（1796年 - 1848年）、テキサスに家族を連れてきた最初のドイツ人、ドイツ移民の恩人
- ウォーレン・アンガス・フェリス（1810-1873）、ダラスの初期の測量士
- ヘンリー・フランシス・フィッシャー（1805年 - 1867年）、ドイツ人入植者、サンサバ地域を探検し植民地化した
- サミュエル・ローズ・フィッシャー（1794年 - 1839年）、テキサス共和国の開拓者、後に同国の海軍長官。フィッシャー郡の名の由来。
- ベティ・ホールカンプ（1826年 - 1902年）、テキサスのベッツィ・ロスと呼ばれたドイツ系テキサス人開拓者
- サム・ヒューストン（1793年 - 1863年）、テキサス共和国の初代大統領および第3代大統領、後にアメリカ合衆国上院議員およびテキサス州知事
- アンソン・ジョーンズ（1798年 - 1858年）、テキサス共和国最後の大統領。「併合の設計者」と呼ばれた。
- ミラボー・B・ラマー（1798年 - 1859年）、テキサス共和国第2代大統領、テキサス海軍の強力な支持者の一人
- ハーマン・レーマン（1859年 - 1932年）、1870年に誘拐され、アパッチ族インディアンに育てられた
- ギデオン・リンスカム（1793–1874）、開拓者、歴史家、医師、哲学者、博物学者
- ジェーン・ハーバート・ウィルキンソン・ロング（1798年 - 1880年）は「テキサスの母」と称される。
- コリン・マッキニー（1766-1861）、テキサス独立宣言の起草者。コリン郡とその郡庁所在地であるマッキニーは、彼の名にちなんで名付けられました。
- ジョン・ヘンリー・ムーア（1800–1880）、初期の開拓者
- ホセ・アントニオ・ナバロ（1795–1871）、テキサス州の政治家、革命家、政治家
- ロバート・ネイバーズ（1815–1859）、インディアン代理人、兵士、立法者
- シンシア・アン・パーカー（1826年 - 1870年）、1836年に誘拐され、コマンチ族インディアンに育てられた。最後のコマンチ族酋長クアナ・パーカーの母親。
- ダニエル・パーカー（1781–1844）、開拓者、教会創設者
- ジェームズ・W・パーカー（1797-1864）、初期の開拓者
- ジョン・パーカー（1758–1836）、テキサス開拓者
- ジョン・リチャード・パーカー（1834年 - 1915年）、1836年にコマンチ族インディアンに誘拐された
- エミリー・オースティン・ペリー（1795–1851）、テキサスの初期の開拓者
- エリヤ・スターリング・クラック・ロバートソン（1820–1879）、初期の開拓者、翻訳家、弁護士、郵便局長
- スターリング・C・ロバートソン（1785–1842）、興行主、植民地創設者、テキサス独立宣言に署名
- ホセ・ポリカルポ・ロドリゲス（1829年 - 1914年）、測量士、斥候、現在のバンデラ付近にテハノの集落を設立
- トーマス・ジェファーソン・ラスク（1803–1857）、テキサス共和国陸軍長官、テキサス州最高裁判所長官、テキサス州が合衆国に加盟した後は合衆国上院議員
- チャールズ・スティルマン（1810-1875）、テキサス州ブラウンズビルの創設者
- エドウィン・ウォーラー（1800–1881）、裁判官、テキサス独立宣言の署名者
- ロレンソ・デ・サバラ（1788年 - 1836年）、テキサス共和国の初代副大統領、テキサス独立宣言の署名者
軍隊
テキサス革命/アラモ
- リチャード・アンドリュース（1797?–1835）、テキサス革命で殺された最初のテキサス人
- ジェームズ・ボウイ（1796-1836）、開拓者、アラモの戦いで死亡
- ウィリアム・ジョエル・ブライアン（1815–1903）、テキサス革命の兵士、地主
- エドワード・バーレソン（1798年 - 1851年）、テキサス革命時の中佐、後にテキサス共和国副大統領
- ジョン・コーカー（1789–1851）、サンジャシントの英雄
- デイビー・クロケット（1786年 - 1836年）、開拓者、テネシー州出身の米国下院議員、アラモで死去
- アルマロン・ディキンソン（1800-1836）、テキサスの兵士、アラモで死亡
- ジェームズ・ファニン（1804年頃 - 1836年）、テキサス革命の重要人物
- トーマス・グリーン（1814年 - 1864年）、サンジャシントの砲兵将校、南軍准将
- サム・ヒューストン（1793年 - 1863年）、サンジャシントの戦いでテキサスの独立を勝ち取ったテキサス軍の指揮官
- ヘンリー・カーンズ（1812年 - 1840年）、テキサス革命の兵士および指揮官
- ロバート・J・クリーバーグ（1803年 - 1888年）、サンジャシントの戦いの退役軍人。子孫がキング牧場を所有、管理していた。
- アントニオ・メンチャカ（1800年 - 1879年）、テキサス軍の兵士。ヒューストンにサンジャシントの戦いでテハノスが戦うことを許可するよう説得した。
- ベンジャミン・ミラム（1788-1835）、テキサス革命の指揮官
- エミリー・ウェスト・モーガン（1815年頃 - 1891年）は、 「テキサスの黄色いバラ」として知られる年季奉公人で、伝説によればテキサス革命の勝利に貢献した。
- フアン・セギン(1806–1890)、テキサス革命時のテハノ兵士
- ジョン・ウィリアム・スミス（1792-1845）、サンジャシントの戦いで戦った。後にサンアントニオの初代市長となる。
- アルフォンソ・スティール（1817年 - 1911年）、サンジャシントの戦いの最後の生存者
- ウィリアム・B・トラヴィス（1809年 - 1836年）、アラモのテキサス軍司令官
- ローガン ヴァンデビア(1815–1855)、サン ジャシントの英雄
- ウィリアム AA 「ビッグフット」 ウォレス(1817–1899)、テキサス革命、米墨戦争、南北戦争で戦ったテキサス レンジャー
アメリカ南北戦争
- ジョン・ベイラー（1822–1894）、南軍大佐、政治家、アリゾナ準州の軍知事
- ジョン・ヘンリー・ブラウン（1820-1895）、南軍将校、2人の将軍の参謀を務めた
- ニコラス・ヘンリー・ダーネル（1807年 - 1885年）、「ダーネル連隊」として知られる第18テキサス騎兵連隊のリーダー。テキサス共和国およびテキサス州の下院議長。
- ディック・ダウリング（1838年 - 1867年）、サビーン峠の指揮官であり有名なヒューストン出身者
- ジョン・「リップ」・フォード（1815年 - 1897年）、テキサス・レンジャーズの伝説的人物であり、パルミト牧場の戦いの指揮官
- ミルトン・M・ホランド（1844-1910）、北軍兵士、名誉勲章受賞
- ジョン・ベル・フッド（1831年 - 1879年）、フッドのテキサス旅団の指揮官、南軍の将軍
- サミュエル・イーリー・ジョンソン・シニア（1838年 - 1915年）、軍人、米国大統領リンドン・ベインズ・ジョンソンの祖父
- アルバート・シドニー・ジョンストン（1803年 - 1862年）、南軍の将軍、南軍西部軍の指揮官
- ジョン・J・ケネディ（1813年 - 1880年）、南軍騎兵将校、レギュレーター・モデレーター戦争を終結させた
- ジョン・B・マグルーダー（1807年 - 1871年）、ガルベストンの戦いにおける南軍将軍
- ベンジャミン・マカロック（1811年 - 1862年）、テキサス革命の兵士、テキサス・レンジャー、米国連邦保安官、アメリカ連合国の准将
- ヘンリー・ユースタス・マカロック（1816年 - 1895年）、テキサス革命の兵士、テキサス・レンジャー、アメリカ連合国の准将
- ウィリアム・ヘンリー・パーソンズ（1826–1907）、第12テキサス騎兵隊大佐、新聞編集者、議員
- フェリックス・ヒューストン・ロバートソン（1839年 - 1928年）、テキサス生まれの唯一の南軍将軍
- ローレンス・サリバン・「サル」・ロス（1838年 - 1898年）、南軍将軍、テキサス州知事、テキサスA&M大学学長、サル・ロス州立大学の名の由来
- ウィリアム・リード・スカリー（1821年 - 1864年）、グロリエタ峠の戦いにおける南軍将軍
- プレザント・タキット（1803年 - 1886年）、ベルナップ砦の南軍将校および郡役人、パーカー郡の創設者
- チャールズ・S・ウェスト（1829年 - 1885年）、南軍将校、ミシシッピ川以西管区の法務長官
- ルイス・T・ウィグフォール（1816年 - 1874年）、南軍の将軍、テキサス州選出の上院議員、サムター要塞の降伏を確保
第一次世界大戦
- チャールズ・グレイ・カットー（1896年 - 1972年）、8回の航空戦勝利を記録したエースパイロット
- ダニエル・R・エドワーズ（1897-1967）、名誉勲章受章
- ウィリアム・S・グレイブス（1895年 - 1940年）、ロシアへの連合軍介入時のシベリア駐留米軍司令官
- デイビッド・E・ヘイデン（1897年 - 1974年）、海軍衛生兵、名誉勲章受章者
- ロバート・リー・ハウズ（1864年 - 1926年）、第38歩兵師団少将、ドイツ占領軍第3軍司令官、名誉勲章受章者
- ルイス・ジョーダン（1890–1918）、1914年オールアメリカン、第一次世界大戦中に戦死したテキサス出身の最初の米陸軍将校
- ウィリアム・トーマス・ポンダー（1893年 - 1947年）、6回の航空戦勝利を記録したエースパイロット
- マルセリーノ・セルナ（1896年 - 1992年）、陸軍二等兵、殊勲十字章を受章した最初のヒスパニック系
- エドガー・ガードナー・トービン（1896年 - 1954年）、6回の航空戦勝利を記録したエースパイロット
第二次世界大戦
- ハーロン・ブロック（1924年 - 1945年）、硫黄島の摺鉢山に旗を掲げた
- ロムス・バーギン(1922–2019)、アメリカ海兵隊員、作家
- チャールズ・P・キャベル（1903年 - 1971年）、アメリカ空軍将軍、後に中央情報局副長官
- ホレス・S・カースウェル・ジュニア（1916年 - 1944年）、陸軍航空隊少佐、名誉勲章受章
- クレア・シェンノート（1893-1958）、「フライング・タイガース」の指揮官
- ロバート・G・コール（1915年 - 1944年）、兵士、ノルマンディー上陸作戦での功績により名誉勲章を受章
- サミュエル・デイヴィッド・ディーリー（1906年 - 1944年）、アメリカ海軍潜水艦司令官、勇敢な行動により名誉勲章やその他の栄誉を授与された。
- ドワイト・D・アイゼンハワー（1890年～1969年）、第二次世界大戦の連合軍最高司令官、第34代アメリカ合衆国大統領
- アイラ・C・イーカー（1896年～1987年）、第二次世界大戦時の第8空軍司令官
- カルビン・グラハム（1930年～1992年）、第二次世界大戦の最年少のアメリカ軍人
- デビッド・リー・「テックス」・ヒル（1915年 - 2007年）、戦闘機パイロット、エースパイロット
- オヴェタ・カルプ・ホビー（1905–1995）、陸軍女性部隊大佐、 保健教育福祉省初代長官
- ジェームズ・L・ホロウェイ・ジュニア（1898年 - 1984年）、アメリカ海軍四つ星提督、アメリカ海軍兵学校の校長
- ニール・E・カービー（1911年 - 1944年）、戦闘機エース、名誉勲章受賞者
- レイモンド・L・ナイト（1922年～1945年）、飛行士、名誉勲章受賞者
- ターニー・W・レナード（1921-1944）、陸軍将校、名誉勲章受章
- フェリックス・Z・ロンゴリア・ジュニア（1920年 - 1945年）、フィリピンで戦死したヒスパニック系兵士。故郷で埋葬を拒否され、州全体で議論を巻き起こした。
- グレン・マクダフィー（1927年 - 2014年）、アルフレッド・アイゼンスタットの象徴的な写真「VJデー、タイムズスクエア」に看護婦とキスする姿が描かれた船員
- ドリス・ミラー（1919-1943）、真珠湾攻撃の英雄、海軍十字章を受章した最初のアフリカ系アメリカ人
- オーディ・マーフィー（1924–1971）、第二次世界大戦の英雄、俳優、名誉勲章受賞者
- チェスター・ニミッツ（1885年 - 1966年）、第二次世界大戦中の太平洋連合軍海軍司令官
- リチャード・アービン・オーバートン（1906年～2018年）、アメリカ陸軍軍曹。2016年5月から死去するまで、最年長のアメリカ軍退役軍人であった。
- ブルース・パーマー・ジュニア（1913年 - 2000年）、アメリカ陸軍将校、ベトナム戦争時のアメリカ陸軍参謀総長
- ジョン・L・ピアース（1895-1959）、アメリカ陸軍准将
- ジェームズ・アール・ラダー（1910年 - 1970年）、Dデイにポワント・デュ・オックの断崖を襲撃したアメリカ陸軍第2レンジャー大隊の指揮官
- ウィリアム・H・シンプソン（1888年 - 1980年）、ヨーロッパ戦域におけるアメリカ第9軍司令官
- ルシアン・K・トラスコット（1895年 - 1965年）、ヨーロッパ戦域で歴代指揮官を務めたアメリカ陸軍将軍
- エドウィン・ウォーカー（1909年 - 1993年）、保守的な見解で知られ、リー・ハーヴェイ・オズワルドの暗殺未遂の標的となったアメリカ陸軍少将
- ウォルトン・ウォーカー（1889年 - 1950年）、ヨーロッパ戦線でパットンの下で、後に朝鮮戦争で従軍したアメリカ陸軍将軍
朝鮮戦争
- チャールズ・F・ペンドルトン（1931年～1953年）、名誉勲章受章
- オリバー・P・スミス（1893年 - 1977年）、長津湖の戦いでのリーダーシップで知られるアメリカ海兵隊将軍
- エドウィン・ウォーカー（1909年 - 1993年）、アメリカ陸軍少将、リー・ハーヴェイ・オズワルドの暗殺未遂の標的
- ウォルトン・ウォーカー（1889年 - 1950年）、アメリカ陸軍大将、朝鮮戦争時のアメリカ第8軍の初代司令官
ベトナム戦争
- ラウル（ロイ）・ペレス・ベナビデス（1935年～1998年）、南ベトナムでの功績により名誉勲章を受章
- スティーブン・ローガン・ベネット（1946年 - 1972年）、アメリカ空軍大尉、ベトナム戦争での功績により死後名誉勲章を受章
- リチャード・E・カバゾス（1929年 - 2017年）は、アメリカ陸軍初のヒスパニック系4つ星将軍であり、殊勲十字章を2つ受賞した。2022年現在、フォートフッドをフォートカバゾスに改名する手続きが進行中である。
- アルフレド・カントゥ・ゴンザレス（1946年 - 1968年）、米海兵隊軍曹、名誉勲章受賞者
- フレッド・E・ヘインズ・ジュニア（1921年～2010年）、米海兵隊少将
- デビッド・H・マクナーニー（1931年～2010年）、米陸軍一等軍曹、名誉勲章、ベトナム戦争1967年
- オリバー・ノース（1943年生まれ）、米海兵隊中佐（退役）、NRA理事、フリーダム・アライアンス創設者
- チェスター・M・オヴナンド（1914年 - 1959年）、アメリカ陸軍曹長、ベトナム戦争で亡くなった2人目のアメリカ人
- ブルース・パーマー・ジュニア（1913年 - 2000年）、アメリカ陸軍将校、ベトナム戦争時のアメリカ陸軍参謀総長
- アルフレッド・M・ウィルソン（1948年 - 1969年）、海兵 隊一等兵、死後名誉勲章受章
ソマリア内戦
- ウィリアム・F・ギャリソン（1944年生まれ）、少将、ゴシック・サーペント作戦時のアメリカ陸軍司令官
アフガニスタン戦争
- マーカス・ラトレル（1975年生まれ）は、米海軍特殊部隊の特殊部隊員で、タリバンとの紛争での功績により海軍十字章を授与された。
- ウィリアム・H・マクレイヴン（1955年生まれ）、アメリカ海軍提督、海軍特殊部隊員、ネプチューン・スピア作戦の計画を主導
- パトリック・M・ウォルシュ（1955年生まれ）、アメリカ海軍提督、アメリカ太平洋艦隊司令官
- ビリー・ウォー（1929–2023）、アメリカ陸軍特殊部隊、研究観察グループ
イラク戦争
- クリス・カイル（1974年 - 2013年）、第二次ファルージャの戦いで戦ったアメリカ海軍特殊部隊の隊員
- クリスチャン・メンチャカ（1983年 - 2006年）、捕らえられ処刑されたアメリカ陸軍兵士
テロとの戦い
- クリント・ロランス（1984年生まれ）、陸軍中尉、戦場での死亡による第二級殺人罪で有罪判決を受けたが恩赦を受けた
- マイケル・L・オーツ（1957年生まれ）、陸軍中将
知能
- ボビー・レイ・インマン（1931年生まれ）、アメリカ海軍提督、国家安全保障局長、中央情報局副局長
他の
- ロバート・T・クラーク（1948年生まれ）、アメリカ陸軍中将、アメリカ北部陸軍（ARNORTH）を指揮
- アルフレッド・ヴァレンズエラ（1948年生まれ）、アメリカ陸軍少将、アメリカ南部陸軍（USARSO）を指揮
政治と公職
カテゴリ:テキサス州の政治家 とそのサブカテゴリも参照して
ください。 テキサス州オースティンの市長一覧、テキサス州ダラスの市長一覧、テキサス州エルパソの市長一覧、テキサス州フォートワースの市長一覧、テキサス州ヒューストンの市長一覧、テキサス州プレイノの市長一覧、テキサス州サンアントニオの市長一覧も参照してください。
- あ
- グレッグ・アボット（1957年生まれ）、テキサス州知事、元司法長官
- フレッド・アグニッチ（1913–2004）、テキサス州下院議員、1971年の「ダーティ30」のメンバー、石油業者、牧場主、自然保護活動家[1]
- エルサ・アルカラ（1964年生まれ）、 2011年よりヒューストン在住のテキサス州刑事控訴裁判所判事
- エリザベス・アレクサンダー（1979年生まれ）、ジョー・バイデン副大統領の報道官
- ブルース・アルジャー（1918年 - 2015年）、テキサス州第5選挙区の共和党米国下院議員、1955年 - 1965年、ダラス郡在住
- ロドニー・アンダーソン（1968年生まれ）、グランドプレーリー出身の元テキサス州下院議員
- ベティ・アンデュジャー（1912年 - 1997年）、テキサス州上院議員（1973年 - 1983年）に就任した最初の共和党女性。ペンシルベニア州出身。
- ボブ・アームストロング（1932年 - 2015年）、テキサス州トラヴィス郡下院議員（1963年 - 1971年）、土地総局長官（1971年 - 1983年）
- B
- ベン・バーンズ（1938年生まれ）、テキサス州副知事（1969年～1973年）、テキサス州史上最年少の下院議長（1965年～1969年）
- レイ・バーンハート（1928年 - 2013年）、レーガン大統領時代の州議会議員および連邦道路局長
- デシムスとウルティムス・バルジザ(1838–1882)、州議員、ハリス郡、1874–1876、実業家、南北戦争兵士
- ロバート・エメット・ブレッドソー・ベイラー（1793-1874）、地方判事、テキサス州憲法の起草者、ベイラー大学の共同創設者
- ティナ・ベンキーザー（1962年生まれ）、テキサス州共和党元議長
- ロイド・ベンツェン（1921年 - 2006年）、アメリカ合衆国下院議員および上院議員
- レオ・バーマン（1936年～2015年）、タイラー出身の元州議会議員
- ジェレミー・バーナード（1961年生まれ）、ホワイトハウス社交秘書
- ポール・ベッテンコート（1958年生まれ）、ヒューストン出身のテキサス州上院議員（共和党）
- ティール・ビビンズ（1947年 - 2009年）、アマリロ州上院議員、駐スウェーデン米国大使
- ビル・ブライス（1935年生まれ）、ヒューストンの不動産業者、ハリス郡の共和党州議会議員（1971年～1983年）
- エルトン・ボマー（1935年生まれ）、アンダーソン郡選出の州議会議員、テキサス州務長官
- ヘンリー・ボニーラ（1954年生まれ）、サンアントニオ選出の米国下院議員
- グレッグ・ボネン（1966年生まれ）、脳神経外科医、ガルベストン郡の州議会議員、デニス・ボネンの兄弟
- ジェフリー・S・ボイド（1961年生まれ）、2012年よりテキサス州最高裁判所判事
- ウォーリー・ブリュースター（1960年生まれ）、ドミニカ共和国駐在米国大使
- ジョン・A・ブリーデン3世（1955年生まれ）、政治家、米国在郷軍人会全国司令官（2003年～2004年）
- スティーブン・ブローデン（1952年生まれ）、政治家、教授、実業家、活動家
- エスター・バックリー（1948年 - 2013年）、米国公民権委員会委員、ラレドの教育者
- アルバート・S・バーレソン（1863年 - 1937年）、米国郵政長官、下院議員
- エドワード・バーレソン（1798-1851）、テキサスの軍人、将軍、政治家
- ジョエル・バーンズ（1969年生まれ）、LGBTの若者へのいじめに反対を唱えたフォートワース市議会議員
- コニー・バートン（1963年生まれ）、テキサス州タラント郡選出上院議員
- ジェブ・ブッシュ（1953年生まれ）、フロリダ州元知事、ミッドランドとヒューストン育ち
- アンジー・チェン・ボタン（1954年生まれ）、ダラス郡出身のテキサス州下院議員（共和党）
- Ｃ
- フランク・ケル・カフーン（1934年 - 2013年）、ミッドランドの石油業者、共和党の元州議会議員
- ブリスコー・ケイン（1984年生まれ）、テキサス州下院議員、ハリス郡第128選挙区共和党員、2017年1月就任
- ビル・カレガリ（1941年生まれ）、テキサス州ハリス郡選出の共和党下院議員、2001年～2015年
- ドナ・キャンベル（1954年生まれ）、テキサス州上院議員、ニューブラウンフェルズ出身の医師
- フランシスコ・カンセコ（1949年生まれ）、サンアントニオ出身の元米国下院議員
- ジョン・カロナ（1955年生まれ）、ダラス郡選出の州上院議員、1996年～2015年
- ステファニー・カーター（1978年生まれ）、2011年よりダラス郡選出のテキサス州下院議員。州下院議員に就任した初のアフリカ系アメリカ人女性共和党員。
- カルロス・カスコス（1952年生まれ）、アボット政権のテキサス州務長官
- ヘンリー・E・キャット・ジュニア（1930年～2011年）、米国の外交官、実業家
- ラウロ・カバゾス（1927年 - 2022年）、ジョージ・H・W・ブッシュ政権の米国教育長官、米国初のヒスパニック系閣僚
- ウェイン・クリスチャン（1950年生まれ）、共和党、センターおよびナコドチェス出身の元州議会議員、2014年テキサス州鉄道委員会候補者
- ヘンリー・シスネロス（1947年生まれ）、元サンアントニオ市長、アメリカ合衆国住宅都市開発長官
- ロナルド・H・クラーク（1953年生まれ）、連邦判事、元テキサス州下院議員
- トム・C・クラーク（1899年 - 1977年）、アメリカ合衆国司法長官、アメリカ合衆国最高裁判所判事
- デビッド・コブ（1962年生まれ）、2004年米国大統領選挙緑の党候補
- キャシー・コクラン（1944年～2021年）、テキサス州刑事控訴裁判所の退任判事
- スーザン・コームズ（1945年生まれ）、テキサス州会計監査官、農業委員、州議会議員
- ジョン・B・コナリー・ジュニア（1917年 - 1993年）、海軍長官、テキサス州知事、米国財務長官
- ジョン・コーニン（1952年生まれ）、2002年からアメリカ合衆国上院議員
- トム・クラディック（1943年生まれ）、ミッドランド選出テキサス州下院議員、元議長
- フアニータ・クラフト（1902-1985）、ダラス市議会議員、公民権運動家
- ブランドン・クレイトン（1970年生まれ）、テキサス州コンロー選出下院議員、下院多数党院内総務（2013年）、弁護士、実業家、牧場主
- テッド・クルーズ（1971年生まれ）、カナダ生まれの政治家、2013年からテキサス州上院議員、2016年大統領候補
- ヘンリー・クエラー（1955年生まれ）、テキサス州第28選挙区選出の米国下院議員、ラレド出身
- D～F
- トニー・デール（1969年生まれ）、2013年からウィリアムソン郡選出のテキサス州下院議員（共和党）
- プライス・ダニエル（1910-1988）、米国民主党 上院議員、第38代テキサス州知事
- ニコラス・ヘンリー・ダーネル（1807年 - 1885年）、テキサス共和国およびテキサス州下院議長
- ジョン・E・デイビス（1960年生まれ）、1999年よりヒューストン出身の共和党テキサス州下院議員
- ウェンディ・デイビス（1963年生まれ）、テキサス州タラント郡選出上院議員、2014年民主党知事候補
- ジェイ・ディーン（1953年生まれ）、ロングビュー市長（2005年～2015年）、グレッグ郡およびアップシャー郡の州議会議員（2017年就任）
- デビッド・デューハースト（1945年生まれ）、テキサス州副知事、2003年～2015年
- チャールズ・ダンカン・ジュニア（1926–2022）、米国国防副長官（1977–1979年）、エネルギー長官（1979–1981年）
- ゲイリー・エルキンス（1955年生まれ）、1995年以来ヒューストン出身のテキサス州下院議員共和党員
- パット・ファロン（1967年生まれ）、テキサス州デントン郡選出下院議員
- マーシャ・ファーニー（1958年生まれ）、 2013年からウィリアムソン郡の州議会議員、2011年から2013年までテキサス州教育委員会委員、実業家、元教育者
- ジェームズ・E・「パ」・ファーガソン（1871年 - 1944年）、テキサス州知事（1915年 - 1917年）、弾劾、有罪判決、解任
- ミリアム・「マ」・ファーガソン（1875年 - 1961年）、テキサス州初の女性知事
- ミンディ・フィン（1980年生まれ）、メディア戦略家、保守派フェミニスト活動家、2016年米国副大統領候補（無所属）
- チャールズ・R・フロイド（1881年 - 1945年）、テキサス州上院議員、州下院議員、パリス・ジュニア・カレッジの共同創設者
- ダン・フリン（1943年 - 2022年）、テキサス州ヴァン・ザント郡選出の共和党下院議員
- ジェームズ・フランク（1967年生まれ）、テキサス州ウィチタフォールズ選出下院議員
- グ
- リック・ガリンド（1981年生まれ）、ベア郡第117選挙区選出のテキサス州下院議員、共和党、2015年就任
- ピート・ガレゴ（1961年生まれ）、テキサス州第23選挙区選出の米国下院議員
- HS「バディ」ガルシア（1967年生まれ）、2012年テキサス鉄道委員会暫定委員
- ジョン・ナンス・ガーナー（1868年 - 1967年）、第44代米国下院議長、第32代米国副大統領
- トニー・ガルサ（1958年生まれ）、元駐メキシコ米国大使
- チャーリー・ジェレン（1949年生まれ）、フォートワース出身のテキサス州下院議員
- ピート・ジェレン（1952年生まれ）、テキサス州第12選挙区出身の元米国下院議員、米国陸軍長官
- クレイグ・ゴールドマン（1968年生まれ）、フォートワース出身のテキサス州下院議員[2]
- アルベルト・ゴンザレス（1955年生まれ）、アメリカ合衆国司法長官
- ヘンリー・B・ゴンザレス（1916年～2000年）、サンアントニオ選出米国下院議員
- ジョン・W・グッド（1923年 - 1994年）、サンアントニオ出身の共和党弁護士。1961年の下院選挙でヘンリー・B・ゴンザレスに敗れた。
- オースタン・グールズビー（1969年生まれ）、バラク・オバマ大統領の下で経済諮問委員会の議長を務めた人物
- トニー・グールズビー（1933–2020）、ダラス郡選出のテキサス州下院議員（共和党、1989–2009年）
- ブレイク・ゴッテスマン（1980年生まれ）、ジョージ・W・ブッシュ大統領補佐官
- フィル・グラム（1942年生まれ）、元アメリカ合衆国上院議員
- トム・グリーンウェル（1956–2013）[3]
- ジェシー・エドワード・グリンステッド（1866年 - 1948年）、カービル市長、州議会議員
- ヘンリー・C・グローバー（1927年 - 2005年）、州議会議員、1972年共和党知事候補
- こんにちは
- ボブ・ホール（1942年生まれ）、テキサス州ヴァン・ザント郡選出の上院議員
- ホリー・ハム（1972年生まれ）、米国教育省のアジア系アメリカ人および太平洋諸島系アメリカ人に関するホワイトハウス・イニシアチブのエグゼクティブ・ディレクター
- リック・ハードキャッスル（1956年生まれ）、ウィルバガー郡出身の共和党元テキサス州下院議員
- ウィル・フォード・ハートネット（1956年生まれ）、ダラスの弁護士、テキサス州下院の共和党議員（1991年～2013年）
- タルマージ・L・ヘフリン（1940年生まれ）、ハリス郡の元州議会議員、テキサス公共政策財団財政政策センター所長
- グレン・ヘガー（1970年生まれ）、州上院議員、2014年州会計監査官選挙共和党候補
- ジェブ・ヘンサリング（1957年生まれ）、米国下院議員
- ハーヴェイ・ヒルダーブラン（1960年生まれ）、カービル州議会議員、2014年州会計監査官選挙共和党候補
- ジム・ホッグ（1851-1906）、テキサス州知事となった最初のテキサス出身者
- ヴァーノン・エドガー・ハワード（1937年 - 1998年）、テキサス州下院議員（1969年 - 1975年）
- ダン・ヒューバティ（1968年生まれ）、テキサス州ハリス郡選出の共和党下院議員
- ジョーン・ハフマン（1956年生まれ）、元ヒューストン刑事裁判所判事、テキサス州上院議員（共和党）
- ブライアン・ヒューズ（1969年生まれ）、ウッド郡出身のテキサス州下院議員、共和党員
- スワニー・ハント（1950年生まれ）、米国大使
- ロバート・ディーン・ハンター（1928–2023）、テキサス州下院議員、アビリーン選出、1986–2007年
- トッド・A・ハンター（1953年生まれ）、州議会議員、1989年～1997年、2009年～現在
- サド・ハッチソン（1915-1986）、ヒューストンの弁護士、共和党政治家
- ケイ・ベイリー・ハッチソン（1943年生まれ）、テキサス州初の女性上院議員（1993年～2013年）
- フランク・N・イカード（1913年 - 1991年）、テキサス州第13選挙区選出の米国下院議員、1951年 - 1961年
- サラ・イスガー（1982年生まれ）、弁護士、政治アナリスト
- J-L
- アルフォンソ・ジャクソン（1945年生まれ）、ジョージ・W・ブッシュ大統領時代の米国住宅都市開発長官
- ウォレス・B・ジェファーソン（1963年生まれ）、テキサス州最高裁判所長官、2013年に辞任
- エリザベス・エイムズ・ジョーンズ（1956年生まれ）、元テキサス州鉄道委員長、テキサス州下院議員
- ジーナ・オルティス・ジョーンズ（1981年生まれ）、米国空軍次官
- ジェシー・H・ジョーンズ（1874年 - 1956年）、フランクリン・D・ルーズベルト大統領の下で商務長官を務めた。
- バーバラ・ジョーダン（1936年 - 1996年）、アメリカ合衆国下院議員
- ルディ・ジュードマン（1908年 - 2004年）、オデッサの実業家、共和党の政治家
- カイル・カカル（1969年生まれ）、テキサス州第12選挙区共和党下院議員
- デイビッド・S・カウフマン（1813年 - 1851年）、1970年代以前に米国下院議員（1846年 - 1851年）を務めた唯一のテキサス出身のユダヤ人。
- ビル・ケファー（1958年生まれ）、ダラスの弁護士、テキサス州下院議員（第107地区）2003～2007年
- ジム・ケファー（1953年生まれ）、イーストランドのビジネスマン、現テキサス州下院議員（第60選挙区）共和党員、ビル・ケファーの兄弟
- アイザック・ハーバート・ケンプナー（1873年 - 1967年）、ガルベストン市長、インペリアル・シュガーの創設者
- マーク・キーオ（1953年生まれ）、テキサス州モンゴメリー郡ザ・ウッドランズ出身の共和党下院議員
- ケン・キング（1971年生まれ）、テキサス州ヘンフィル郡カナディアン出身の共和党下院議員
- ロン・カーク（1954年生まれ）、米国通商代表、元テキサス州国務長官、元ダラス市長
- ロイス・コルクホルスト（1964年生まれ）、2001年よりワシントン郡選出のテキサス州下院議員
- リンダ・クープ（1950年生まれ）、ダラス郡選出テキサス州議会議員、元ダラス市議会議員
- ボブ・クルーガー（1935年～2022年）、元米国大使、米国上院議員、下院議員（ニューブラウンフェルズ、コマル郡）
- ダン・クビアク(1938–1998)、州議会議員、実業家、教育者
- バーバラ・リー（1946年生まれ）、カリフォルニア州選出米国下院議員
- デブラ・ラーマン（1956年生まれ）、テキサス州最高裁判所判事、2010年選出
- ユージン・M・ロック（1918年～1972年）、パキスタン大使、南ベトナム副大使、大統領自由勲章受章、テキサス州知事候補
- JM ロザノ(1980年生まれ)、テキサス州キングスビル選出下院議員、メキシコ出身
- ランハム・ライン（1955年生まれ）、ウィチタフォールズ市長、州議会議員（2011～2013年）
- ま
- ジョージ・H・マホン（1900年 - 1985年）、1935年から1979年までテキサス州第19選挙区の米国下院議員
- チャールズ・R・マシューズ（1939年生まれ）、元テキサス鉄道委員長、テキサス州立大学システム名誉総長
- ジム・マトックス（1943年 - 2008年）、テキサス州の米国下院議員および司法長官
- モーリー・マーベリック（1895-1954）、米国民主党下院議員
- グレン・マクシー（1952年生まれ）、オースティン州議会議員
- ルース・マクレンドン（1943年 - 2017年）、 1996年以来サンアントニオ出身のアフリカ系アメリカ人民主党テキサス州下院議員
- ドン・マクレロイ（1946年生まれ）、テキサス州教育委員会元委員長、委員、歯科医、若い地球創造論者
- トム・メクラー（1956年生まれ）、2015年からテキサス州共和党議長、アマリロの石油・ガスコンサルタント
- ウィル・メトカーフ（1984年生まれ）、2015年からモンゴメリー郡の州議会議員
- リック・ミラー（1946年生まれ）、テキサス州シュガーランド選出下院議員、フォートベンド郡元共和党委員長
- ヒルマー・ムーア（1920年 - 2012年）、リッチモンド市長、1949年 - 2012年、米国史上最長の公選職者
- ウィリアム・T・「ビル」・ムーア（1918年 - 1999年）、ブライアン出身の州上院議員。「ブラゾスの雄牛」および「近代テキサスA&M大学の父」として知られる。
- ロバート・モロー（1964年生まれ）、2016年からトラヴィス郡共和党議長。陰謀論者とみなされている。
- エイジー・テイラー・モートン（1936年～2003年）、アメリカ合衆国財務長官
- スティーブ・ムニステリ（1957年生まれ）、テキサス州共和党議長、2010年～2015年
- ジム・マーフィー（1957年生まれ）、テキサス州下院議員、共和党、ヒューストン第133選挙区選出、2007～2009年、2011年以降
- いいえ
- デビッド・ニューウェル（1971年生まれ）、テキサス州刑事控訴裁判所第9番地判事、ヒューストンの弁護士
- ジェームズ・ロバートソン・ナウリン（1937年生まれ）、テキサス州西部地区の米国地方判事。再建以来、テキサス州下院でベア郡を代表する最初の2人の共和党員のうちの1人。
- ジェームズ・E・ニュージェント（1922年～2016年）、元テキサス州鉄道委員会およびテキサス州下院の民主党議員
- W・リー・「パピー」・オダニエル（1890年 - 1969年）、テキサス州知事、米国上院議員
- トム・オリバーソン（1972年生まれ）、麻酔科医、テキサス州下院議員（共和党）
- ドラ・オリボ（1943年生まれ）、弁護士、元テキサス州フォートベンド郡下院議員
- ビル・オーウェンズ（1950年生まれ）、元コロラド州知事
- アルヴィン・M・オウズリー（1888-1967）、外交官
- ポ
- スーザン・パメルロー（1946年生まれ）、退役アメリカ空軍 少将、ベア郡の共和党保安官、2012年にその地位に選出された初の女性[4]
- ヒュー・Q・パーマー（1939年～2020年）、元フォートワース市長、テキサス州議会両院議員
- ブラッド・パースケール（1976年生まれ）、政治戦略家
- ダン・パトリック（1950年生まれ）、テキサス州副知事、元テキサス州上院議員、ラジオアナウンサー
- ダイアン・パトリック（1946年生まれ）、アーリントン出身の元テキサス州下院議員
- ジェリー・E・パターソン（1946年生まれ）、テキサス州土地管理委員、元州上院議員、2014年副知事候補
- トーマス・ポーケン（1944年生まれ）、テキサス州共和党委員長（1994年～1997年）、弁護士、政治評論家
- ギルバート・ペーニャ（1949年生まれ）、テキサス州パサデナ選出の共和党下院議員
- リック・ペリー（1950年生まれ）、テキサス州知事、2000～2015年、米国エネルギー長官
- デイド・フェラン（1975年生まれ）、ボーモントの共和党州議会議員
- ラリー・フィリップス（1966年生まれ）、テキサス州シャーマン郡選出の共和党下院議員
- トーマス・R・フィリップス（1949年生まれ）、元テキサス州最高裁判所長官
- カトリーナ・ピアソン（1976年生まれ）、ティーパーティー活動家、ドナルド・トランプ陣営の広報担当者
- ダン・ポープ（1963年生まれ）、 2016年からラボック市長
- デビッド・J・ポーター（1954年生まれ）、テキサス州鉄道委員会委員、2010年11月2日選出
- ロバート・「ボブ」・プライス（1927年 - 2004年）、テキサス州パンハンドルのパンパ出身の米国下院議員
- トム・プライス（1945年生まれ）、テキサス州刑事控訴裁判所判事（1997年～2015年）、ダラス第282裁判所判事（1987年～1997年）
- ウォルター・トーマス・プライス4世（1968年生まれ）、アマリロ州議会議員、2010年11月2日初当選
- グラハム・B・パーセル・ジュニア（1919年 - 2011年）、テキサス州第13選挙区選出の米国下院議員（1962年 - 1973年）、ウィチタフォールズの弁護士
- R
- ジャック・レインズ（1937年 - 2023年）、元テキサス州国務長官
- ジョン・N・レイニー（1947年生まれ）、2011年よりブラゾス郡選出のテキサス州下院議員
- ベネット・ラトリフ（1961年生まれ）、ダラス郡選出テキサス州下院議員（2013年～2015年）
- ビル・ラトリフ（1936年生まれ）、マウント・プレザント出身の州上院議員および副知事
- サム・レイバーン（1882年 - 1961年）、アメリカ合衆国下院議員、下院議長
- リチャード・P・レイモンド（1960年生まれ）、南テキサス州議会議員
- ロン・レイノルズ（1973年生まれ）、ミズーリシティ第27選挙区選出のアフリカ系アメリカ人民主党テキサス州下院議員
- アン・リチャーズ（1933年 - 2006年）、テキサス州第2代女性知事（1991年 - 1995年）、州財務長官（1983年 - 1991年）
- セシル・リチャーズ（1957年生まれ）、リベラルな政治活動家、アン・リチャーズの娘
- マット・リナルディ（1975年生まれ）、2015年からダラス郡選出のテキサス州下院議員
- ロイ・R・ルボトム・ジュニア（1912-2010）、外交官
- ジム・ラッド（1943年生まれ）、オースティンの弁護士、ロビイスト、ブラウンフィールド出身の元テキサス州下院議員
- サ行～ス行
- ポール・サドラー（1955年生まれ）、州議会議員、2012年民主党上院議員候補、共和党テッド・クルーズに敗れる
- ピート・サエンス（1951年生まれ）、ラレド市長
- ジョー・セージ（1920年 - 1977年）、テキサス州下院でベア郡を代表する南北戦争後の共和党員2人のうちの1人
- マリオ・マルセル・サラス（1949年生まれ）、公民権運動家、政治家
- トム・シーファー（1947年生まれ）、外交官、CBSニュースキャスターのボブ・シーファーの兄弟
- ピート・セッションズ（1955年生まれ）、米国代表
- ソナル・シャー（1968年生まれ）、経済学者、オバマ政権の公務員
- ジョン・シャープ（1950年生まれ）、元テキサス州公会計監査官、テキサスA&M大学学長
- JD シェフィールド(1960 年生まれ)、2013 年からテキサス州コーリエル郡下院議員、ゲイツビルの医師
- マーク・M・シェルトン（1956年生まれ）、小児科医、テキサス州下院議員、第97選挙区（フォートワース）選出、2009年～2013年
- デビッド・マクアダムス・シブリー（1948年生まれ）、弁護士、ロビイスト、テキサス州上院議員（1991年～2002年）、ウェーコ市長（1987年～1988年）
- ロン・シモンズ（1960年生まれ）、2013年からテキサス州キャロルトン選出下院議員
- ライアン・シットン（1975年生まれ）、 2014年総選挙のテキサス州鉄道委員会共和党候補
- Sm～Sz
- プレストン・スミス（1912–2003）、テキサス州知事（1969–1973）、副知事（1963–1969）
- スティーブン・ウェイン・スミス（1961年生まれ）、テキサス州最高裁判所判事（2002年～2005年）
- ウェイン・スミス（1943年生まれ）、2003年よりハリス郡第128選挙区からテキサス州下院議員を務める
- バリー・スミザーマン（1957年生まれ）、元テキサス鉄道委員会委員、2014年の司法長官選挙に落選
- クレイ・スマザーズ（1935年 - 2004年）、テキサス州下院議員、マラコフのセントポール工業訓練学校孤児院の運営者、ラジオパーソナリティ
- バート・ソロモンズ（1950年生まれ）デントン郡の弁護士、テキサス州下院の共和党議員、1995年～2013年
- マーガレット・スペリングス（1957年生まれ）、アメリカ合衆国教育長官（2005年～2009年）
- ドリュー・スプリンガー・ジュニア（1966年生まれ）、テキサス州下院議員、第68選挙区（北テキサスおよびサウスプレーンズ東部）
- バーバラ・スタッフ（1924–2019）、1976年ロナルド・レーガンテキサス州大統領予備選挙キャンペーン共同委員長
- シルヴィア・スタンフィールド（1943年生まれ）、外交官
- ロバート・スタントン（1940年生まれ）、国立公園局長
- トッド・ステープルズ（1963年生まれ）、テキサス州農業委員、2014年副知事候補
- マックス・スターケ（1884-1972）、テキサス州セギン市長、ローワー・コロラド川管理局長
- ケン・スター（1946年 - 2022年）、連邦判事、司法長官、クリントン政権時代の独立検察官
- ウィリアム・ステガー（1920-2006）、米国地方判事
- ジョナサン・スティックランド（1983年生まれ）、2013年からテキサス州タラント郡選出の下院議員
- スティーブ・ストックマン（1956年生まれ）、テキサス州選出の米国下院議員、2014年米国上院議員共和党候補
- ロバート・シュヴァルツ・シュトラウス（1918年 - 2014年）、政治家、民主党全国委員会委員長、外交官
- ドウェイン・ストーヴァル（1966年生まれ）、テキサス州クリーブランド、実業家、 2014年3月4日に予定されている予備選挙でジョン・コーニンに対抗する米国上院議員共和党候補
- キャロル・キートン・ストレイホーン（1939年生まれ）、テキサス州会計監査官（1999年～2007年）、鉄道委員、元オースティン市長
- レイモンド・ストロザー（1940–2022）、政治コンサルタント、ポートアーサー出身
- マイケル・クイン・サリバン（1970年生まれ）、記者、政治活動家、テキサス財政責任協会会長
- テレビ
- ロバート・タルトン（1945年生まれ）、警察官、弁護士、ハリス郡選出テキサス州下院議員（1993年～2009年）、2014年共和党予備選挙でテキサス州最高裁判所長官候補
- バディ・テンプル（1942年 - 2015年）、実業家、アンジェリーナ郡の州議会議員、鉄道委員
- トニー・ティンダーホルト（1970年生まれ）、テキサス州アーリントン選出下院議員
- ラウル・トーレス（1956年生まれ）、ヌエセス郡の元州議会議員
- スティーブ・トス（1960年生まれ）、テキサス州下院議員、2013年～2015年、ウッドランズ出身
- ジョン・G・タワー（1925年 - 1991年）、南北戦争後のテキサス州で最初の共和党上院議員
- ルーペ・バルデス（1947年生まれ）、テキサス州で選出された唯一の女性保安官
- ゲイリー・ヴァンディーバー（1958年生まれ）、ボウイ郡選出のテキサス州下院議員、共和党、2015年就任
- ジェイソン・ビジャルバ（1971年生まれ）、2013年からダラス郡の州議会議員、ヘインズ・アンド・ブーンに所属するダラスの弁護士
- カタリナ・バスケス・ビジャルパンド（1940年生まれ）、アメリカ合衆国財務長官
- W-Z
- デイル・ウェインライト（1961年生まれ）、テキサス州最高裁判所元判事
- リチャード・A・ウォーターフィールド（1939年～2007年）、障害者や高齢者への給食プログラムを提唱した州議会議員
- クレイグ・ワトキンス（1967年生まれ）、テキサス州初のアフリカ系アメリカ人地方検事、ダラス・モーニング・ニュース誌「テキサン・オブ・ザ・イヤー2008」
- リード・N・ワイジガー（1838年 - 1908年）、テキサス州上院議員（1891年 - 1893年）、南軍騎兵将校、ビクトリア郡の開拓者
- ジャック・ウィーラー（1944年 - 2010年）、ロナルド・レーガン、ジョージ・H・W・ブッシュ、ジョージ・W・ブッシュ政権の大統領補佐官
- モリー・S・ホワイト（1958年生まれ）、ベル郡出身のテキサス州下院議員共和党員
- ジョン・ロジャー・ウィリアムズ（1949年生まれ）、テキサス州選出の共和党下院議員、元テキサス州国務長官、プロ野球選手
- マイケル・L・ウィリアムズ（1953年生まれ）、テキサス州教育局長、元テキサス州鉄道局長、元公民権教育次官
- バリー・ウィリアムソン（1957年生まれ）、共和党員、元テキサス鉄道委員会委員
- アーリーン・ウォルゲムス（1947年生まれ）、ジョンソン郡選出のテキサス州下院議員（共和党、1995年～2005年）、テキサス公共政策財団事務局長、 2004年にチェット・エドワーズと対立して下院議員に立候補したが落選
- ジャレッド・ウッドフィル（1968年生まれ）、ヒューストンの弁護士、ハリス郡共和党議長（2002年～2014年）
- ジョン・リー・ウォーサム（1862年 - 1924年）、テキサス州鉄道委員長、国務長官、実業家
- ベッツィ・ライト（1943年生まれ）、政治ロビイスト、活動家、コンサルタント
- クライマー・ライト（1932年 - 2011年）、政治活動家、ヒューストンの市長任期制限の父
- ジム・ライト（1922年～2015年）、元下院議員、下院議長
- ビセンテ・T・シメネス（1919年 - 2014年）、メキシコ系アメリカ人公民権運動の先駆者、米国の政治家
- ラルフ・ヤーボロー（1903–1996）、州上院議員（1957–1971年）、党の進歩派または自由派のリーダー
- ジュディス・ザフィリーニ（1946年生まれ）、ラレド州上院議員
- ビル・ゼドラー（1943年生まれ）、アーリントン出身のテキサス州下院議員
- ブライアン・ジマーマン（1972年 - 1996年）、 11歳でクラブ市長に選出
アメリカ大統領
- ジョージ・H・W・ブッシュ（1924年 - 2018年）、アメリカ合衆国第41代大統領、第43代副大統領（コネチカット州グリニッジで育ったが、成人期のほとんどを西テキサス州で過ごした）
- ジョージ・W・ブッシュ（1946年生まれ）、第43代アメリカ合衆国大統領（コネチカット州ニューヘイブン生まれ、テキサス州育ち）
- ドワイト・D・アイゼンハワー（1890年 - 1969年）、第34代アメリカ合衆国大統領（デニソン生まれ、カンザス育ち）
- リンドン・B・ジョンソン（1908年 - 1973年）、第36代アメリカ合衆国大統領（1963年 - 1969年）、副大統領（1961年 - 1963年）（ストーンウォール近郊で生まれ育った）
テキサスの著名な女性
- ジェシー・ダニエル・エイムズ（1883–1972）、女性参政権運動家、公民権運動家
- サラ・キャンベル・ブラッファー（1885-1975）、慈善家。ヒューストンのブラッファー美術館の名前の由来。
- アニー・ウェブ・ブラントン（1870–1945）、女性参政権運動家、教育者
- メアリー・エレノア・ブラッケンリッジ（1837–1924）、社会活動家、大学理事
- メアリー・カウツ・バーネット（1856–1924）、慈善家
- ローラ・ブッシュ（1946年生まれ）、アメリカ合衆国大統領夫人
- メアリー・エリザベス・バット（1903–1993）、慈善家
- ミニー・フィッシャー・カニンガム（1882-1964）、女性参政権運動家
- ナンニー・ウェブ・カーティス（1861-1920）、テキサス女性キリスト教禁酒同盟会長
- メイ・ディクソン・エクソール（1859-1936）、市民指導者、ダラス公共図書館の創設者
- グロリア・フェルト（1942年生まれ）、フェミニスト指導者、作家、政治評論家
- マーガレット・フォームビー（1929年 - 2003年）、フォートワースの国立カウガール博物館と殿堂の創設者
- マリエット・ライナー・ガーナー（1869年 - 1948年）、アメリカ合衆国第2夫人
- メリンダ・ゲイツ（1964年生まれ）、慈善家、ソフトウェア界の大物ビル・ゲイツの妻
- エドナ・グラッドニー（1886年 - 1961年）、孤児のための「エドナ・グラッドニー・ホーム」の創設者
- ネリー・グレイ（1924-2012）、中絶反対運動家
- マーガレット・ハント・ヒル（1915–2007）、相続人、慈善家
- イマ・ホッグ(1882–1975)、慈善家
- ヘレン・ラケリー・ハント（1949年生まれ）、女性のための慈善家
- レディ・バード・ジョンソン（1912年 - 2007年）、元アメリカ合衆国大統領夫人（リンドン・B・ジョンソン大統領と結婚）
- エディス・マカリスター（1918年 - 2018年）、サンアントニオの市民指導者、慈善家
- モーラ・マクニール（1921年～2020年）、女性の権利活動家
- ジェーン・ブラッファー・オーウェン（1915–2010）、芸術パトロン、慈善家
- ルーシー・ピケンズ（1832年 - 1899年）、社交界の名士、南部の美女。「南部連合の女王」として知られ、南部連合の紙幣に肖像画が描かれている。
- セシル・リチャーズ（1957年生まれ）、活動家、家族計画連盟会長
- ジェニー・スコット・シューバー（1860–1944）、図書館員、女性参政権運動家、市民指導者
- ルース・カーター・スティーブンソン（1923–2013）、芸術パトロン、美術館創設者
- メアリー・ウォーバーグ（1908–2009）、慈善家
- ヴァージニア・ホワイトヒル（1928年 - 2018年）、女性の権利活動家
エンターテインメント
ダンス
- ジョシュア・アレン（1989年生まれ）、ダンサー、2008年So You Think You Can Dance優勝者
- ローレン・アンダーソン（1965年生まれ）、バレエダンサー。大手バレエ団（ヒューストン・バレエ）のプリンシパルとなった初のアフリカ系アメリカ人バレリーナ
- コーキー・バラス（1960年生まれ）、社交ダンサー
- マーク・バラス（1986年生まれ）、社交ダンサー、振付師、俳優、ミュージシャン、シンガーソングライター
- キャンディ・バー（1935–2005）、モデル、バーレスクダンサー
- シド・チャリシー（1922–2008）、女優、ダンサー
- ベベ・ダニエルズ（1901–1971）、女優、歌手、ダンサー、作家、プロデューサー
- ガッシー・ネル・デイビス（1906年 - 1993年）、キルゴア大学レンジャーレッツドリルチームを創設した体育教師
- ケリー・フィングラス（1964年生まれ）、ダンサー、ダラス・カウボーイズチアリーダーズ監督
- サマー・グロー（1981年生まれ）、ダンサー、女優、ファイアフライ
- チャチ・ゴンザレス（1996年生まれ）、ダンサー
- ナタリー・クラソフスカ（1918–2005）、バレリーナ、バレエ教師[5]
- アン・ミラー（1923–2004）、女優、ダンサー
- アネット・オトゥール（1952年生まれ）、ダンサー、女優
- ジンジャー・ロジャース（1911–1995）、女優、歌手、ダンサー
- ロス姉妹、ベッツィー（1926–1996）、ヴィッキー（1927–2002）、ディキシー（1929–1963）、ブロードウェイの歌手、ダンサー、曲芸師
- ケリー・ローランド（1981年生まれ）、R&Bシンガーソングライター、ダンサー、女優
- ジョージ・スキバイン(1920–1981)、バレエダンサー、振付家[6]
- ソランジュ（1986年生まれ）、R&Bシンガーソングライター、女優、モデル、ダンサー、プロデューサー、ディレクター
- ベン・スティーブンソン（1936年生まれ）、ヒューストン・バレエ団およびテキサス・バレエ・シアターの芸術監督
- パッツィ・スウェイジ（1927–2013）、振付師、ダンサー、ダンス教師
- ジュディ・トラメル（1958年生まれ）、ダラス・カウボーイズチアリーダーの振付師
- テクシー・ウォーターマン（1931–1996）、ダラス・カウボーイズチアリーダーの振付師、ダンサー、ダンス教師
ファッションとモデル
- リサ・ベイカー（1944年生まれ）、プレイボーイ・プレイメイト・オブ・ザ・イヤー
- タイソン・バロウ（1976年生まれ）、モデル
- キャンディ・バー（1935–2005）、モデル、バーレスクダンサー
- ブルック・バーンズ（1978年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- ロイス・チャイルズ（1947年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- アシュリー・コックス（1956年生まれ）、モデル、女優、プレイボーイのプレイメイト
- クロエ・ダオ（1972年生まれ）、ファッションデザイナー
- ホープ・ドウォラチック（1984年生まれ）、モデル、プレイボーイ・プレイメイト・オブ・ザ・イヤー
- ケリー・エンバーグ（1959年生まれ）、モデル、ロッド・スチュワートの元パートナー
- ハンナ・ファーガソン（1992年生まれ）、モデル
- トム・フォード（1961年生まれ）、グッチの元クリエイティブディレクター、映画監督
- ミシェル・ガルデンジ（1987年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- ジェリー・ホール（1956年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- マーシー・ハンソン（1952年生まれ）、プレイボーイのプレイメイト、女優
- アンジー・ハーモン（1972年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- ジュリー・ハウス（1973年生まれ）、ファッションデザイナー
- キンバリー・ホランド（1982年生まれ）、プレイボーイモデル
- ダイナ・ハウス（1954年生まれ）、プレイボーイ誌の中央表紙
- エリサ・ヒメネス（1963年生まれ）、ファッションデザイナー、学際的アーティスト
- サンディ・ジョンソン（1954年生まれ）、プレイボーイ誌の表紙、女優
- ティナ・ノウルズ（1954年生まれ）、実業家、ファッションデザイナー
- ドリアン・リー（パーカー）（1917年 - 2008年）、モデル、最初のスーパーモデルの一人とされる
- キム・マリン（1962年生まれ）、プレイボーイのプレイメイト、女優
- アーリーン・マンドレル（1956年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- ブランドン・マクスウェル（1984年生まれ）、ファッションデザイナー
- キム・マクラガン(1948–2006)、モデル
- アリ・マイケル（1990年生まれ）、モデル
- 水原希子（1990年生まれ）、モデル、女優、日本のタレント
- チャンドラ・ノース（1973年生まれ）、モデル
- デリル・オズボーン（1942–2019）、ファッションエグゼクティブ
- ウェンディ・ラッセル・レヴス（1916–2007）、モデル、慈善家、社交家
- ケンドラ・スコット（1974年生まれ）、ファッションデザイナー
- ジョーン・セヴァランス（1958年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- ロリ・シンガー（1957年生まれ）、女優、モデル、クラシック音楽家
- アンナ・ニコル・スミス（1967年 - 2007年）、モデル、女優
- キンバリー・ケイ・スミス（1983年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- アミール・タギ（1996年生まれ）、ファッションデザイナー
- ティラ・テキーラ（1981年生まれ）、モデル、テレビタレント
- パオラ・トゥルバイ（1970年生まれ）、モデル、女優、美人コンテスト優勝者
- アン・ワード（1991年生まれ）、モデル、アメリカズ・ネクスト・トップ・モデル第15回優勝者
映画、演劇、テレビ
A | B | C | D–E | F–G | H | I–J | K–L | M | N–P | Q–R | S | T–U | V–Z
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- あ
- F・マーレイ・エイブラハム（1939年生まれ）、アカデミー賞およびゴールデングローブ賞を受賞した俳優
- エイミー・アッカー（1976年生まれ）、女優
- ジェンセン・アクレス（1978年生まれ）、俳優、ヤング・スーパーマン、スーパーナチュラル
- サンライズ・アダムス（1982年生まれ）、女優
- ディアナ・アグロン（1986年生まれ）、女優、歌手
- ノーマン・オールデン（1924–2012）、俳優
- ケビン・アレハンドロ（1976年生まれ）、俳優
- ジェイミー・アレクサンダー（1984年生まれ）、女優
- リチャード・アレクサンダー（1902–1989）、俳優
- デビー・アレン（1950年生まれ）、女優、振付師、監督、プロデューサー
- クリスタ・アレン（1971年生まれ）、女優
- マーシャル・オールマン（1984年生まれ）、俳優、プリズン・ブレイク、トゥルーブラッド
- クリステラ・アロンゾ（1979年生まれ）、女優、コメディアン
- ジョン・A・アロンゾ（1934年 - 2001年）、撮影監督
- オードリー・マリー・アンダーソン（1975年生まれ）、女優、ザ・ユニットでキム・ブラウン役を演じた
- ジャクリーン・アンダーソン（1975年生まれ）、女優
- ウェス・アンダーソン（1969年生まれ）、監督、『ボトル・ロケット』、『ラッシュモア』、『ザ・ロイヤル・テネンバウムズ』
- ダナ・アンドリュース（1909–1992）、俳優、我が生涯の最良の年、ローラ
- アンドリュー・アーバックル（1887–1938）、俳優
- マックリン・アーバックル（1866–1931）、俳優
- メリッサ・アーチャー（1979年生まれ）、女優
- マイケル・アーデン（1982年生まれ）、俳優
- ケリー・アズベリー（1960年生まれ）、ストーリーアーティスト、監督、脚本家、シュレック2
- フランク・アシュモア（1945年生まれ）、俳優
- テックス・エイブリー（1908–1980）、アニメーター、漫画家、監督
- B
- ロリ・バグリー（1973年生まれ）、女優、モデル、ヴェロニカのクローゼット、アイス・エイジ
- GW ベイリー(1944 年生まれ)、俳優、M*A*S*H、ポリスアカデミー
- ジョー・ドン・ベイカー（1936年生まれ）、俳優、チャーリー・ヴァリック、ウォーキング・トール
- キャシー・ベイカー（1950年生まれ）、エミー賞受賞女優、ピケットフェンス、ボストン・パブリック
- トロイ・ベイカー（1976年生まれ）、声優、ミュージシャン
- グレッグ・ボールドウィン（1960年生まれ）、俳優、アバター伝説の少年アン
- テイラー・ボール（1987年生まれ）、俳優
- レジナルド・バラード（1965年生まれ）、性格俳優、コメディアン、バーニー・マック・ショー、マーティン
- ボブ・バナー（1921–2011）、テレビプロデューサー、脚本家、監督
- エタ・モーテン・バーネット(1901–2004)、女優、歌手
- マット・バー（1984年生まれ）、俳優
- バーバラ・バリー（1931年生まれ）、女優、『突然スーザン』、『バーニー・ミラー』、『ダブル・トラブル』
- スカイ・マッコール・バートゥシアック(1992–2014)、女優
- テキサス・バトル（1980年生まれ）、俳優、ザ・ボールド・アンド・ザ・ビューティフルでマーカス・ウォルトン役を演じた
- ジム・ビーバー（1950年生まれ）、俳優、デッドウッドでエルズワース役を演じた
- デビッド・ビークロフト（1955年生まれ）、俳優
- グレゴリー・ビークロフト（1952年生まれ）、俳優
- マッジ・ベラミー（1899–1990）、女優
- ジェフ・ベネット（1962年生まれ）、声優、歌手、ジョニー・ブラボー
- ロビー・ベンソン（1956年生まれ）、俳優、監督、歌手、『プリンス・ヴァリアントの伝説』、『エレン』、『美女と野獣』
- ロバート・ベントン（1932年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞脚本家・監督、『クレイマー、クレイマー』、『プレイス・イン・ザ・ハート』
- クリスタル・バーナード（1961年生まれ）、女優、歌手、テレビシリーズ「ウィングス」
- アンジェラ・ベティス（1973年生まれ）、女優
- ニコール・ビルダーバック（1975年生まれ）、女優
- フランセリア・ビリントン（1895–1934）、無声映画の女優
- ギル・バーミンガム（1966年生まれ）、俳優、トワイライト・サーガのビリー・ブラック役
- ダスティン・ランス・ブラック（1979年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞脚本家、監督、プロデューサー
- パトリシア・ブレア（1933–2013）、女優、ダニエル・ブーン、『ライフルマン』、『エレクトリック・ホースマン』
- ジャスティン・ブランチャード（1980年生まれ）、俳優
- アレクシス・ブレデル（1981年生まれ）、女優、ギルモア・ガールズに出演
- ダン・ブロッカー（1928年 - 1972年）、俳優、ボナンザでホス・カートライト役を演じた
- ジョーン・ブロンデル（1906–1979）、アカデミー賞ノミネート女優
- ドン・ブルース（1937年生まれ）、アニメーター、スタジオオーナー、『アメリカ物語』、『リトル・リトル・ライオン』
- ラリー・ブライデン（1925–1975）、俳優、ゲーム番組司会者
- ヴァージニア・トゥルー・ボードマン（1889年 - 1971年）、無声映画時代の女優
- スペンサー・ボールドマン（1992年生まれ）、俳優
- ジム・ボールズ（1914–1977）、俳優
- ジョン・ボールズ（1895–1969）、俳優
- ティファニー・ボルトン（1971年生まれ）、女優、モデル、トークショー司会者
- マシュー・ボマー（1977年生まれ）、俳優、トゥルー・コーリング、ホワイトカラー
- ケビン・ブース（1961年生まれ）、映画監督、プロデューサー、講師、ミュージシャン
- パワーズ・ブース（1948–2017）、俳優、デッドウッド、トゥームストーン、サザン・コンフォート
- ジェシー・ボレゴ（1962年生まれ）、俳優、有名人、24歳、デクスター
- マイケル・ボーエン（1953年生まれ）、俳優、ジャッキー・ブラウン、マグノリア、ロスト
- ロブ・ボウマン（1960年生まれ）、映画・テレビ監督、『X-ファイル』、『新スタートレック』
- ロンバルド・ボヤール（1973年生まれ）、俳優、バーニー・マック・ショー
- リチャード・ブラッドフォード（1934–2016）、俳優、『スーツケースの男』、『アンタッチャブル』
- デビッド・ブラッドリー（1953年生まれ）、俳優、アメリカン・サムライ
- アビー・ブラメル（1979年生まれ）、女優、ザ・ユニットでティフィー・ゲルハルト役を演じた
- ラリー・ブラントリー（1966年生まれ）、声優、コメディアン、ラジオスポークスマン
- イヴ・ブレント（1929–2011）、女優
- メアリー・ブライアン（1906–2002）、女優
- ジェームス・ブラウン（1920–1992）、俳優、『リンチンチンの冒険』
- タミー・ブラウン（1980年生まれ）、俳優、ドラッグクイーン、ミュージシャン
- ラリー・ブキャナン（1923–2004）、映画監督、プロデューサー、作家
- サマンサ・バック（1974年生まれ）、女優、LAW & ORDER:クリミナル・インテント
- ベティ・バックリー（1947年生まれ）、映画およびトニー賞を受賞した舞台女優、歌手
- ノーマン・バックリー（1955年生まれ）、テレビディレクター、編集者
- デニス・バークリー（1945–2013）、俳優
- キャロル・バーネット（1933年生まれ）、女優、コメディアン、キャロル・バーネット・ショー
- デミ・バーネット（1995年生まれ）、リアリティ番組のパーソナリティ
- ブルック・バーンズ（1978年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- バーニー・バーンズ（1973年生まれ）、作家、俳優、プロデューサー、コメディアン、司会者、監督
- マリリン・バーンズ（1949年 - 2014年）、女優、『悪魔のいけにえ』（1974年）に主演
- ウェンデル・バートン（1947年～2017年）、俳優、『不妊カッコウ』
- ゲイリー・ビュージー（1944年生まれ）、アカデミー賞ノミネート俳優、バディ・ホリー・ストーリー、アンダー・シージ
- トム・バイロン（1961年生まれ）、成人映画俳優、監督、プロデューサー
- Ｃ
- ケビン・カフーン（1971年生まれ）、俳優、監督、シンガーソングライター
- ビル・カムフィールド（1929–1991）、ラジオ・テレビ司会者、作家、コメディアン
- ケイト・キャプショー（1953年生まれ）、女優、スティーブン・スピルバーグと結婚
- ジーナ・カラーノ（1982年生まれ）、女優、テレビタレント、総合格闘家
- スティーブ・カルデナス（1974年生まれ）、格闘家、引退した俳優、マイティ・モーフィン・パワーレンジャー、パワーレンジャー：ゼオ
- エドウィン・ケアウィー（1883–1940）、映画監督、俳優、プロデューサー、作家
- トーマス・カーター（1953年生まれ）、監督、俳優
- アレン・ケース（1934–1986）、俳優、歌手
- ジョン L. ケイソン(1918–1961)、俳優
- ドン・キャッスル（1917–1966）、俳優
- ダーレン・ケイツ（1947–2017）、女優
- JC ケイレン（1992年生まれ）、YouTuber、俳優、歌手、コメディアン
- デレク・セシル（1973年生まれ）、俳優、ハウス・オブ・カード
- ミゲル・セルバンテス（1977年生まれ）、俳優
- デュアン・リー・チャップマン2世（1973年生まれ）、ドッグ・ザ・バウンティ・ハンター
- リーランド・チャップマン（1976年生まれ）、ドッグ・ザ・バウンティ・ハンター
- シド・チャリシー（1922–2008）、女優、ダンサー、『雨に唄えば』、『バンド・ワゴン』
- リカルド・チャビラ（1971年生まれ）、俳優、デスパレートな妻たちでカルロス・ソリ役を演じた
- ロイス・チャイルズ（1947年生まれ）、女優、モデル、『ムーンレイカー』、『華麗なるギャツビー』、『放送ニュース』
- トーマス・ヘイデン・チャーチ（1961年生まれ）、アカデミー賞ノミネート俳優、サイドウェイズ、スパイダーマン3、オール・アバウト・スティーブ
- ビクトリア・クラーク（1959年生まれ）、トニー賞受賞女優、歌手
- ジャック・クレイ（1926–2019）、演技教師、俳優、監督
- テイラー・コール（1984年生まれ）、女優/モデル、サマーランド、ザ・イベント
- ダブニー・コールマン（1932–2024）、俳優、バッファロー・ビル、9時から5時まで、タワーリング・インフェルノ、トゥーツィー
- ジェシカ・コリンズ（1983年生まれ）、女優、ルビコンでマギー役を演じた
- リン・コリンズ（1979年生まれ）、女優、X-MEN ZERO: ウルヴァリン
- マーカス・コリンズ（1974年生まれ）、俳優、歌手
- シャナ・コリンズ（1983年生まれ）、女優、スウィングタウン
- エラー・コルトレーン（1994年生まれ）、俳優
- クリス・クーパー（1951年生まれ）、俳優、アカデミー助演男優賞受賞、脚色賞、シービスケット、ボーン・アイデンティティー、パトリオット、マペッツ
- タマリー・クーパー（1970年生まれ）、女優、劇作家
- バリー・コービン(1940 年生まれ)、俳優、アーバン・カウボーイ、ナッシング・イン・コモン、ハリー・クラムって誰?
- アレックス・コード（1933–2021）、俳優、エアウルフ、牧場主
- アレン・コールター（1969年生まれ）、映画・テレビ監督、『ザ・ソプラノズ』
- アシュリー・コックス（1956年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- デビッド・クラブ（1975年生まれ）、俳優
- イヴォンヌ・クレイグ（1937–2015）、女優
- ノーマ・クレイン（1928–1973）、女優、『屋根の上のバイオリン弾き』
- チェイス・クロフォード（1985年生まれ）、俳優
- ジョーン・クロフォード(1908–1977)、アカデミー賞受賞女優、ミルドレッド・ピアース、ジョニー・ギター、何がジェーンに起こったか?
- キャサリン・クライアー（1954年生まれ）、テレビタレント、裁判官
- キャサリン・クロスビー（1933–2024）、女優、殺人の解剖学、ビング・クロスビーの妻
- ショーナ・クロス（1974年生まれ）、脚本家、作家、ローラーダービー選手
- ブレット・カレン（1956年生まれ）、俳優、ザ・ヤング・ライダーズ、レガシー、ゴーストライダー
- エリン・カミングス（1977年生まれ）、女優、デトロイト1-8-7
- ボニー・カーティス（1966年生まれ）、映画プロデューサー
- D～E
- トニー・ダルトン（1975年生まれ）、俳優、ベター・コール・ソウルでラロ・サラマンカ役を演じた
- ダイアナ・ダニエル（1991年生まれ）、マレーシアの女優、ヒューストン生まれ
- ベベ・ダニエルズ（1901–1971）、女優、歌手、ダンサー、作家、プロデューサー
- リンダ・ダーネル（1923–1965）、女優、『永遠のアンバー』、『三人の妻への手紙』
- ジム・ドーテリーヴ（1957年生まれ）、プロデューサー、脚本家、『キング・オブ・ザ・ヒル』
- ケネディ・ダベンポート（ルーベン・アズベリー・ジュニア）（1982年生まれ）、テレビタレント、ドラッグクイーン、ダンサー
- マディソン・ダヴェンポート（1996年生まれ）、女優
- フィリス・デイヴィス（1940–2013）、女優
- エディ・ディーン（1907–1999）、シンガーソングライター、俳優
- ジミー・ディーン（1923–2010）、カントリー・ウエスタンの興行主、俳優（『ダイヤモンドは永遠に』、起業家
- レズリー・ディーン（1964年生まれ）、女優、歌手
- マージョリー・ディーン（1917-1994）、女優、ミス・テキサス・コンテスト初代優勝者
- アラナ・デ・ラ・ガルサ（1976年生まれ）、女優、ロー・アンド・オーダー、CSI:マイアミ、ザ・マウンテン
- マディソン・デ・ラ・ガルザ（2001年生まれ）、ティーン女優、デスパレートな妻たち
- ボブ・デンバー（1935年 - 2005年）、俳優、ドビー・ギリスでメイナード・G・クレブス役、ギリガン島で主役を演じた。
- エリザベス・デ・ラッツォ（1980年生まれ）、女優、イーストバウンド＆ダウンでマリア役を演じた
- ケイトリン・デヴァー（1996年生まれ）、ティーン女優、ラストマン・スタンディング、ジャスティファイド
- ロレッタ・ディヴァイン（1949年生まれ）、女優、『ウェイティング・トゥ・エクソダス』、『グレイズ・アナトミー』
- ドロシー・デヴォア（1899–1976）、女優、コメディアン
- ジェナ・ディーワン（1980年生まれ）、女優、『ステップ・アップ』や『テイク・ザ・リード』の主演
- エリオット・デクスター（1870–1941）、俳優
- シェイ・ドリン（1962年生まれ）、女優、ダーマ・アンド・グレッグ
- フランク・Q・ドブス（1939年 - 2006年）、脚本家、監督、プロデューサー
- クリス・ドナヒュー（1958年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞映画プロデューサー
- コルビー・ドナルドソン（1974年生まれ）、俳優
- マイケル・ドーン（1952年生まれ）、 『スタートレック：新世代』および『スタートレック：ディープ・スペース・ナイン』のスター
- ジェシカ・ドレイク（1974年生まれ）、ポルノスター
- ヘイリー・ダフ（1985年生まれ）、女優
- ヒラリー・ダフ（1987年生まれ）、女優、歌手
- カレン・デュフィロ＝ローゼン（1968年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞映画プロデューサー
- ジョシュ・デュホン（1982年生まれ）、俳優、ジェネラル・ホスピタルでローガン・ヘイズ役を演じた
- ドニー・デュナガン（1934年生まれ）、俳優、声優
- サンディ・ダンカン（1946年生まれ）、女優、歌手、サンディ・ダンカン・ショー、ホーガン・ファミリー
- ケントン・デューティ（1995年生まれ）、ティーン俳優、シェイク・イット・アップ、Ctrl
- シェリー・デュヴァル（1949–2024）、女優、『シャイニング』、『アニー・ホール』、『ポパイ』のオリーブ・オイル役
- ジョージ・イーズ（1967年生まれ）、俳優、テレビシリーズCSIでニック・ストークスを演じる
- グレッグ・エドモンソン、テレビ、映画、ビデオゲームの音楽作曲家、キング・オブ・ザ・ヒル、ファイアフライ
- エドワード・エドワーズ、俳優
- アイク・アイゼンマン（1962年生まれ）、俳優、プロデューサー
- シャノン・エリザベス（1973年生まれ）、女優、アメリカン・パイ
- クリス・エリー（1977年生まれ）、映画監督、作家、プロデューサー
- クリス・エリス（1956年生まれ）、俳優
- ロン・エリー（1938年生まれ）、俳優、ターザン
- ミレイユ・イーノス（1975年生まれ）、女優
- モリー・アードマン（1974年生まれ）、女優
- ビル・アーウィン（1914–2010）、性格俳優
- デイル・エヴァンス（1912年 - 2001年）、女優、シンガーソングライター、ロイ・ロジャースと結婚
- F～G
- モーガン・フェアチャイルド（1950年生まれ）、ダラステレビシリーズ（「ジェナ・ウェイド」役を演じた3人の女優の1人）とフラミンゴロードの女優
- パリサ・ファクリ（1975年生まれ）、声優、ドラゴンボールGT、フルーツバスケット
- エイミー・ファリントン（1966年生まれ）、女優
- ファラ・フォーセット（1947–2009）、女優、アーティスト、『チャーリーズ・エンジェル』、『バーニング・ベッド』、『エクストリミティーズ』、『アポストル』
- ケイティ・フェザーストン（1982年生まれ）、女優、『パラノーマル・アクティビティ』
- ジェイ・R・ファーガソン（1974年生まれ）、俳優
- ロジータ・フェルナンデス（1919–2006）、女優、ポップ歌手
- タイラ・フェレル（1962年生まれ）、女優、ケープ、シティ、ブロンクス動物園
- マーガレット・フィールド（1922–2011）、女優、女優サリー・フィールドの母
- マイルズ・フィッシャー（1983年生まれ）、俳優
- ショーン・パトリック・フラナリー（1965年生まれ）、俳優、ボーン・ドック・セインツ
- ホートン・フット（1916年～2009年）、アカデミー賞を2度受賞した脚本家
- ミシェル・フォーブス（1965年生まれ）、女優、ホミサイド・ストリート、24、トゥルーブラッド
- トム・フォーマン（1893–1926）、俳優、作家、プロデューサー
- スティーブ・フォレスト（1925–2013）、俳優、ソー・ビッグ、マミー・ディアレスト、ノース・ダラス・フォーティ
- ロバート・フォックスワース（1941年生まれ）、俳優、ファルコン・クレスト、シックス・フィート・アンダー
- ジェイミー・フォックス（1967年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞俳優、レイ、エニイ・ギブン・サンデー、ジャンゴ 繋がれざる者
- ジェームズ・フローリー（1936–2019）、監督、俳優、プロデューサー
- ギャビン・フリー（1988年生まれ）、ビデオ撮影監督
- アル・フリーマン・ジュニア（1934–2012）、俳優、監督、『フィニアンの虹』 、『マルコムX』
- K. トッド フリーマン(1965年生まれ)、俳優
- オーガスティン・フリッゼル（1979年生まれ）、女優、監督、脚本家[7]
- ロバート・フラー（1933年生まれ）、俳優、牧場主
- クリス・ファー（1974年生まれ）、俳優
- ジェニファー・ガーナー（1972年生まれ）、女優、『13 Going on 30』、『ダラス・バイヤーズクラブ』、『ドラフト・デイ』、テレビシリーズ『エイリアス』
- ジョイ・ギャレット（1945–1993）、女優、歌手
- グリア・ガーソン（1904-1996）、アカデミー賞受賞女優
- ナンシー・ゲイツ（1926–2019）、女優
- リンダ・デイ・ジョージ（1944年生まれ）、女優、テレビシリーズ『ミッション:インポッシブル』
- グレイシー・ギラム（1992年生まれ）、女優、歌手、ダンサー
- リチャード・ギリランド（1950–2021）、俳優
- マーク・ギルピン（1966–2023）、俳優、ジョーズ2、ローン・レンジャーの伝説
- ペリ・ギルピン（1961年生まれ）、女優、フレイジャー
- マイケル・グラディス（1977年生まれ）、俳優、マッドメン、イーグルハート
- レスリー・リンカ・グラッター（1953年生まれ）、映画監督、全米監督組合会長
- サマー・グロー（1981年生まれ）、ダンサー、女優、ファイアフライ
- カーリン・グリン（1940–2023）、女優、歌手
- デイル・ゴッドボルド（1975年生まれ）、俳優
- ルネ・エリーゼ・ゴールズベリー（1971年生まれ）、女優、シンガーソングライター
- マイク・ゴメス（1951年生まれ）、俳優
- セレーナ・ゴメス（1992年生まれ）、女優、歌手、バンド「セレーナ・ゴメス＆ザ・シーン」を結成
- ニコラス・ゴンザレス（1976年生まれ）、俳優
- ペドロ・ゴンザレス・ゴンザレス（1925–2006）、性格俳優
- ジル・グッドエイカー（1965年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- ヤヤ・ゴセリン（2009年生まれ）、女優
- マッケナ・グレイス（2006年生まれ）、女優
- ブレア・グラント（1981年生まれ）、女優、ヒーローズでダフネ・ミルブルック役を演じた
- テレサ・グレイヴス（1948年 - 2002年）、女優
- デビッド・ゴードン・グリーン（1975年生まれ）、映画監督
- ジョン・グレミリオン（1967年生まれ）、声優
- ナン・グレイ(1918–1993)、女優
- コリンヌ・グリフィス（1894–1979）、女優
- クリスティン・グリフィス（1953年生まれ）、女優
- テキサス・ガイナン(1884–1933)、女優、歌手、起業家
- ティム・ギニー（1962年生まれ）、俳優
- アン・グウィン（1918–2003）、女優
- H
- トミー・ハビーブ（1958年生まれ）、俳優、作家、プロデューサー
- サラ・ヘイデン（1899–1981）、女優
- リード・ハドリー（1911–1974）、俳優、ラケット・スクワッド
- サラ・ハーガン（1984年生まれ）、女優
- エミリー・ヘイギンズ（1992年生まれ）、映画プロデューサー、作家、編集者、監督
- ラリー・ハグマン（1931–2012）、俳優、映画「ジニーの願い」、「ダラス」 、女優メアリー・マーティンの息子
- モンテ・ヘイル（1919–2009）、俳優、カントリー歌手
- ジャッキー・アール・ヘイリー（1961年生まれ）、アカデミー賞ノミネート俳優、バッドニュース・ベアーズ、ブレイキング・アウェイ、リトル・チルドレン
- バグ・ホール（1985年生まれ）、俳優
- イルマ・P・ホール（1935年生まれ）、女優
- ジェームズ・ホール（1900–1940）、俳優
- ジェリー・ホール（1956年生まれ）、モデル、女優、ミック・ジャガーの元妻
- ホープ・ハンプトン（1897-1982）、無声映画の女優
- ジョン・リー・ハンコック（1956年生まれ）、映画監督、『しあわせの隠れ場所』
- ガンナー・ハンセン（1947–2015）、俳優、『悪魔のいけにえ』
- マーシー・ハンソン（1952年生まれ）、女優、プレイボーイモデル
- ジェリー・ハーディン（1929年生まれ）、俳優
- メローラ・ハーディン（1967年生まれ）、女優
- タイ・ハーディン（1930–2017）、俳優
- アン・ハーディング（1903–1981）、女優
- キャサリン・ハードウィック（1955年生まれ）、映画監督、『トワイライト』
- マーク・ハレリック（1951年生まれ）、俳優、劇作家
- エステル・ハーマン（1922-1995）、演技コーチ
- アンジー・ハーモン（1972年生まれ）、女優、ロー・アンド・オーダー、リゾーリ・アンド・アイルズ
- ウィリアム・ジャクソン・ハーパー（1980年生まれ）、俳優
- ジェームズ・N・ハレル（1918年 - 2000年）、俳優
- ウディ・ハレルソン(1961年生まれ)、俳優、チアーズ、ナチュラル・ボーン・キラーズ、ホワイトメン・キャント・ジャンプ、ノーカントリー、トゥルー・ディテクティブ
- ローラ・ハリング（1964年生まれ）、女優、『マルホランド・ドライブ』
- フラン・ハリス（1965年生まれ）、テレビ司会者、ライフコーチ、プロバスケットボール選手
- ハリエット・サンソム・ハリス（1955年生まれ）、女優、『デスパレートな妻たち』、『フレイジャー』、『すべては相対する』、『5人のブキャナン夫人』
- クリス・ハリソン（1971年生まれ）、テレビアナウンサー
- ジェームズ・V・ハート（1960年生まれ）、脚本家
- リサ・ハートマン・ブラック（1956年生まれ）、女優、ノッツ・ランディング
- イーサン・ホーク（1970年生まれ）、俳優、『トレーニング・デイ』、『ビフォア・ミッドナイト』 、『いまを生きる』
- ジョン・ホークス（1959年生まれ）、アカデミー賞ノミネート俳優、ウィンターズ・ボーン、デッドウッド、セッションズ
- ブラッド・ホーキンス（1976年生まれ）、俳優、VRトゥルーパーズ
- ジェリー・ヘインズ（1927–2011）、俳優、子供向けテレビ番組司会者
- テッド・ヒーリー（1896–1937）、ヴォードヴィル芸人、コメディアン、俳優。三ばか大将を創設
- アンバー・ハード（1986年生まれ）、女優、『フライデー・ナイト・ライト』、『パイナップル・エクスプレス』、『ドライブ・アングリー』
- リック・ハースト（1965年生まれ）、俳優
- キャサリン・ヘルモンド（1929–2019）、女優、石鹸
- シャーマン・ヘムズリー（1938年 - 2012年）、俳優、ジェファーソンズ、エルパソを故郷とした
- ジョシュ・ヘンダーソン（1981年生まれ）、俳優、モデル、歌手、ダラス、デスパレートな妻たち、オーバー・ゼア
- ローガン・ヘンダーソン（1989年生まれ）、俳優、歌手
- ティファニー・ヘンドラ（1971年生まれ）、女優、テレビタレント
- キム・ヘンケル（1946年生まれ）、脚本家、監督、プロデューサー、俳優
- ビル・"テックス"・ヘンソン（1924–2002）、アニメーター
- スティーブン・ヘレク（1958年生まれ）、映画監督、『101匹わんちゃん』
- ジェニファー・ラブ・ヒューイット（1979年生まれ）、女優、ゴースト・ウィスパラー、クライアント・リスト
- タマラ・ヘクスト（1963年生まれ）、女優、ミス・テキサス・コンテスト優勝者
- ジョエル・ヘイマン（1971年生まれ）、俳優
- ジョン・ベンジャミン・ヒッキー（1963年生まれ）、俳優、It's All Relative、The Big C
- ジョン・ヒラーマン（1932年 - 2017年）、俳優、私立探偵マグナムでヒギンズ少佐を演じた
- ジョーダン・ヒンソン（1991年生まれ）、女優
- ジュニー・ホアン（1971年生まれ）、女優、ホアン対アマゾン・ドット・コム訴訟の原告
- グレゴリー・ホブリット（1944年生まれ）、テレビ・映画監督
- トミー・ホリス（1954–2001）、俳優
- シャーリーン・ホルト（1928–1996）、女優
- トビー・フーパー（1943–2017）、監督『悪魔のいけにえ』、『ポルターガイスト』、 『セイラムズ・ロット』
- ウィリアム・フートキンス（1948–2005）、俳優、バットマン、レイダース/失われたアーク、スターウォーズ
- ロジャー・ホーチョウ（1928–2020）、ブロードウェイプロデューサー、カタログ起業家
- リー・ホースリー（1955年生まれ）、俳優、マット・ヒューストン
- ラリー・ホーヴィス（1936–2003）、俳優、ホーガンズ・ヒーローズ
- スーザン・ハワード（1944年生まれ）、マーシャル生まれ、ダラスのテレビシリーズで長年女優として活躍
- マット・ハラム（1974年生まれ）、監督、プロデューサー、脚本家、俳優、視覚効果スーパーバイザー
- ゲイル・ハニカット（1943–2023）、女優、マーロウ、地獄の家の伝説
- ペイジ・ハード（1992年生まれ）、女優、Everybody Hates Chris
- トレイシー・ハットソン（1986年生まれ）、リアリティ番組のパーソナリティ
- マーサ・ハイヤー（1924–2014）、アカデミー賞ノミネート女優、『サム・ケイム・ランニング』、『カーペットバガーズ』、『ケイティ・エルダーの息子たち』
- I-J から
- ジュディス・アイヴィー（1951年生まれ）、映画およびトニー賞を受賞した舞台女優、監督
- ジョン・M・ジャクソン（1950年生まれ）、俳優、JAGでAJ・チェグウィデン少将を演じた。
- ゲイリー・ジェイコブス（1952年生まれ）、テレビコメディ作家、プロデューサー、作家
- ドロシー・ジャニス（1912–2010）、無声映画の女優
- アナリー・ジェフリーズ（1954年生まれ）、女優
- リタ・ジェンレット（1949年生まれ）、女優、テレビジャーナリスト、不動産経営者、モデル、王女[8]
- シャネット・ジョンソン（1976年 - 2010年）、女優
- ダコタ・ジョンソン（1989年生まれ）、女優
- ジャネル・ジョンソン（1923–1995）、女優、モンキーズのミッキー・ドレンツの母
- サンディ・ジョンソン（1954年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- ジョー・ジョンストン（1950年生まれ）、映画監督、ジュマンジ、ジュラシック・パーク3、キャプテン・アメリカ/ザ・ファースト・アベンジャー
- テラ・ホレ（1980年生まれ）、リアリティ番組のパーソナリティ
- ニック・ジョナス（1992年生まれ）、歌手、俳優
- アレックス・ジョーンズ（1974年生まれ）、ラジオ司会者、テレビ司会者、映画プロデューサー
- アンガス・T・ジョーンズ（1993年生まれ）、俳優、Two and a Half Menのジェイク・ハーパー
- アシュリー・ジョーンズ（1976年生まれ）、女優、『ザ・ボールド・アンド・ザ・ビューティフル』、『ザ・ヤング・アンド・ザ・レストレス』
- ケイレブ・ランドリー・ジョーンズ（1989年生まれ）、俳優
- キャロリン・ジョーンズ（1929年 - 1983年）、女優、『アダムス・ファミリー』でモーティシア・アダムス役を演じた
- ディック・ジョーンズ（1927年 - 2014年）、俳優、バッファロー・ビル・ジュニア役、ピノキオの声優
- LQジョーンズ（1927–2022）、俳優、ワイルドバンチ、カジノ、ボーモント出身
- マーゴ・ジョーンズ（1911-1955）、劇場創設者、演出家
- ミッキー・ジョーンズ（1941–2018）、俳優、ミュージシャン、ホーム・インプルーブメント、フロー
- プレストン・ジョーンズ（1936–1979）、劇作家、俳優、監督
- プレストン・ジョーンズ（1983年生まれ）、俳優
- サム・J・ジョーンズ（1954年生まれ）、俳優、フラッシュ・ゴードン、ハイウェイマン
- トミー・リー・ジョーンズ（1946年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞俳優、逃亡者、メン・イン・ブラック、バットマン フォーエヴァー、ノーカントリー、リンカーン
- グレン・ジョーダン（1936年生まれ）、テレビディレクター、プロデューサー
- モンタナ・ジョーダン（2003年生まれ）、俳優[9]
- ジョナサン・ジョス（1965年生まれ）、俳優
- マイク・ジャッジ（1962年生まれ）、プロデューサー、アニメーター、俳優
- K-L から
- ジョセフ・カーン（1972年生まれ）、ミュージックビデオ、広告、長編映画監督
- クリスチャン・ケイン（1974年生まれ）、俳優、歌手、エンジェル、クロース・トゥ・ホームで「リンジー」役を演じた
- ジョン・キース（1969年生まれ）、映画監督、プロデューサー、脚本家
- アリソン・キース（1974年生まれ）、俳優、声優
- エヴリン・キーズ（1916–2008）、女優、『風と共に去りぬ』
- キャリー・クーリ（1957年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞脚本家、監督
- ガイ・キビー(1882–1956)、俳優
- キャンディス・キング（1987年生まれ）、ヴァンパイア・ダイアリーズのキャロライン・フォーブス役で知られる女優
- チャールズ・キング（1895–1957）、俳優
- リザ・コシー（1996年生まれ）、女優、インターネットパーソナリティ
- バーナード・L・コワルスキー（1929年 - 2007年）、映画・テレビ監督
- クリス・クリストファーソン(1936–2024)、歌手兼俳優、ブレイド
- ベリー・クルーガー(1912–1991)、俳優
- エリック・ラディン（1978年生まれ）、俳優、ザ・キリング
- クリスティン・レイキン（1979年生まれ）、女優、ステップ・バイ・ステップ、バレンタインデー
- ポール・ランバート（1922–1997）、俳優
- サーシャ・レーン（1995年生まれ）、女優
- ウォレス・ランガム（1965年生まれ）、俳優、CSI:科学捜査班、ラリー・サンダース・ショー、ヴェロニカのクローゼット
- ブルック・ラングトン（1970年生まれ）、女優
- ルイーズ・レイサム（1922–2018）、女優
- ジョディ・ローランス(1930–1986)、女優
- シェリル・リーチ（1952年生まれ）、子供向け番組（バーニー＆フレンズ）の制作者
- ケイティ・ルクレール（1986年生まれ）、女優
- ルータ・リー（1936年生まれ）、女優[10]
- シェラミ・リー（1988年生まれ）、女優
- ブラッド・リーランド（1954年生まれ）、俳優、フライデー・ナイト・ライト
- ジョシュア・レナード（1975年生まれ）、俳優、作家、監督
- ハル・ルシュール（1901?–1963）、俳優、ジョーン・クロフォードの兄弟
- リアナ・リベラト（1995年生まれ）、女優
- ラー・パーク・リンカーン（1961年生まれ）、女優
- エイミー・リンゼイ（1966年生まれ）、女優
- レイチェル・リンゼイ（1985年生まれ）、リアリティ番組「バチェロレッテ」のスター
- リチャード・ラインバック（1952年生まれ）、俳優
- リチャード・リンクレイター（1961年生まれ）、監督：スラッカー、ビフォア・サンライズ、スクール・オブ・ロック、スキャナー・ダークリー
- コーディ・リンリー（1989年生まれ）、俳優、ラッパー、歌手
- ルシアン・リトルフィールド（1895–1960）、無声映画の俳優
- テンビ・ロック（1970年生まれ）、女優、ユーリカ、スライダーズ
- ジャクリーン・ローガン（1901–1983）、無声映画の女優
- ジョシュア・ローガン（1908-1988）、舞台監督、映画監督
- エヴァ・ロンゴリア（1975年生まれ）、女優、デスパレートな妻たち
- トリニ・ロペス（1937年～2020年）、歌手、俳優、『ダーティ・ダズン』
- デミ・ロヴァート（1992年生まれ）、歌手、女優
- ベッシー・ラヴ（1898–1986）、女優
- ディアドラ・ラブジョイ（1962年生まれ）、女優、ザ・ワイヤーのロンダ・パールマン
- トッド・ロウ（1977年生まれ）、俳優
- デヴィッド・ロウリー（1980年生まれ）、映画監督
- シャノン・ルシオ（1980年生まれ）、女優
- アレン・ラッデン（1917–1981）、司会者、ゲーム番組司会者
- バルーク・ルメット（1898–1992）、演劇俳優、演出家、教師
- ま
- ドナルド・マクドナルド（1898–1959）、俳優
- リディア・マッケイ（1977年生まれ）、声優
- ピーター・マクニコル（1954年生まれ）、エミー賞受賞俳優、アリー マクビール、シカゴ・ホープ、ソフィーの選択
- メレディス・マクレー（1944–2000）、女優、ペティコート・ジャンクション[11]
- マーサ・マディソン（1977年生まれ）、女優
- ヴァレリー・マハフィー（1953年生まれ）、女優
- テレンス・マリック（1943年生まれ）、監督『バッドランド』、『天国の日々』、『シン・レッド・ライン』
- キム・マリン（1962年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- アーリーン・マンドレル（1956年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- デビッド・マン（1966年生まれ）、俳優、歌手
- タメラ・マン（1966年生まれ）、女優、歌手
- ステファニー・マーチ（1974年生まれ）、女優、LAW & ORDER:性犯罪特捜班
- アメリア・マーシャル（1958年生まれ）、女優
- メアリー・マーティン（1913-1990）、エミー賞とトニー賞を受賞した女優、俳優ラリー・ハグマンの母
- スティーブ・マーティン（1945年生まれ）、俳優、『ジャーク』、 『天国からの小銭』、『スリー・アミーゴス』 、『飛行機、電車、自動車』、『花嫁の父』、『親子関係』、『ピンク・パンサー』
- マーゴ・マーティンデイル（1951年生まれ）、女優、ザ・リッチズ、センター・ストリート100番地、ザ・ミラーズ
- ピーター・マスターソン（1934–2018）、俳優、監督、プロデューサー、作家
- キンバリー・マトゥラ（1988年生まれ）、女優
- ナヴァ・マウ（1992年生まれ）、女優
- ブラッド・モール（1951年生まれ）、俳優
- アダム・メイフィールド（1976年生まれ）、俳優
- ピーター・メイヒュー（1944–2019）、俳優
- ティム・マッキャンリーズ（1963年生まれ）、脚本家、監督
- キャメロン・マッカスランド（1981年生まれ）、映画監督
- マート・マッチェスニー（1954–1999）、俳優[12]
- マシュー・マコノヒー（1969年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞俳優、ダラス・バイヤーズクラブ、ア・タイム・トゥ・キル、リンカーン弁護士、コンタクト、マジック・マイク、トゥルー・ディテクティブ
- キャロリン・マコーミック（1959年生まれ）、女優、ロー＆オーダーでリズ・オリベット博士を演じた
- ジェイク・マクドーマン（1986年生まれ）、俳優
- スパンキー・マクファーランド（1928年 - 1993年）、俳優。アワー・ギャング・コメディー、別名ザ・リトル・ラスカルズで「スパンキー」を演じた。
- ブルース・マッギル（1950年生まれ）、俳優、アニマル・ハウス、バガー・ヴァンスの伝説、61歳、リンカーン
- ジェイ・マグロウ（1979年生まれ）、テレビプロデューサー、エグゼクティブプロデューサー、作家
- ケビン・マクヘイル（1988年生まれ）、俳優
- ベン・マッケンジー（1978年生まれ）、俳優、The OC
- アレックス・マクロード（1968年生まれ）、女優
- スクート・マクネイリー（1977年生まれ）、俳優、プロデューサー、『Halt and Catch Fire』、『それでも夜は明ける』、『アルゴ』
- テレンス・マクナリー（1939–2020）、劇作家
- ウィリアム・マクナマラ（1965年生まれ）、俳優
- レイトン・ミースター（1986年生まれ）、女優、ゴシップガール
- ウィンデル・ミドルブルックス（1979–2015）、俳優
- リズ・ミケル（1963年生まれ）、女優、歌手
- アン・ミラー（1923–2004）、女優、ダンサー
- オースティン・ミラー（1976年生まれ）、俳優、ダンサー、歌手
- ビリー・ミラー（1979年生まれ）、俳優、ザ・ヤング・アンド・ザ・レストレス、オール・マイ・チルドレン
- カール・ミラー（1893–1979）、俳優
- ローガン・ミラー（1992年生まれ）、俳優、ミュージシャン
- マッケイリー・ミラー（1996年生まれ）、女優、ハート・オブ・ディクシー、パートナーズ
- ヴァレリー・レイ・ミラー（1974年生まれ）、女優
- ドン・ミッシャー（1940年生まれ）、テレビプロデューサー、ディレクター
- エリザベス・ミッチェル（1970年生まれ）、女優、LOST、V、ER
- トム・ミックス（1880–1940）、無声映画俳優
- ロジャー・モブレー（1949年生まれ）、子役、キリスト教牧師
- デキナ・ムーア（1986年生まれ）、女優
- ベリタ・モレノ（1949年生まれ）、女優
- グレン・モーシャワー（1959年生まれ）、俳優、24のエージェントアーロン・ピアース
- マイケル・マニー（1975年生まれ）、俳優
- ミッチェル・ムッソ（1991年生まれ）、俳優、歌手、ミュージシャン
- メーガン・マイラン（1969年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞ドキュメンタリー映画監督
- N-P
- ジャック・ナンス（1943–1996）、俳優
- ナンシー・ナッシュ（1897年 - ？）、女優
- エドウィン・ニール（1945年生まれ）、俳優
- テッド・ニーリー（1943年生まれ）、歌手、俳優、ジーザス・クライスト・スーパースター
- トレイシー・ニーダム（1967年生まれ）、女優、『ライフ・ゴーズ・オン』、『JAG』、『ディビジョン』
- ポーラ・ネグリ（1897年 - 1987年）、無声映画女優
- オースティン・ニコルズ（1980年生まれ）、俳優、ワン・トゥリー・ヒルのジュリアン・ベイカー
- デレク・リー・ニクソン（1983年生まれ）、俳優
- ジェームズ・ノーブル（1922–2016）、俳優、ベンソン
- ティモシー・ノーレン（1941年生まれ）、ブロードウェイ俳優、歌手、オペラ歌手
- チャック・ノリス、俳優、ウォーカー、テキサス・レンジャー
- レニー・オコナー（1971年生まれ）、女優
- ジョン・ベイカー「テキサス・ジャック」オモハンドロ（1846年 - 1880年）、俳優、カウボーイ、開拓地の偵察兵
- タイ・オニール（1978年生まれ）、俳優
- ルーペ・オンティベロス(1942–2012)、女優
- ヘイリー・オランティア（1994年生まれ）、歌手、女優、ザ・ゴールドバーグ家
- ピーター・オストラム（1957年生まれ）、獣医、元子役、ウィリー・ウォンカとチョコレート工場
- アネット・オトゥール（1955年生まれ）、女優、スーパーマン3、ヤング・スーパーマン
- ダン・ヒューイット・オーウェンズ（1947年生まれ）、俳優
- リー・ペイス（1979年生まれ）、俳優
- ジャレッド・パダレッキ（1982年生まれ）、俳優、ギルモア・ガールズ、スーパーナチュラル
- ケビン・ペイジ（1959年生まれ）、俳優、アーティスト
- グレッグ・パク（1968年生まれ）、映画監督、漫画家
- ケイ・パナベイカー(1990 年生まれ)、テレビ女優
- フェス・パーカー（1924–2010）、俳優、ダニエル・ブーン、スミス都へ行く、オールド・イエロー
- キャサリン・オルーク・パーカー（1948年生まれ）、テレビプロデューサー
- スージー・パーカー（1932–2003）、女優、モデル
- ハンター・パリッシュ（1987年生まれ）、俳優、ウィーズ
- ジム・パーソンズ（1973年生まれ）、エミー賞受賞俳優、ビッグバン・セオリー
- ポール・A・パルテイン(1946–2005)、俳優
- テイラ・パークス（1993年生まれ）、女優
- ペドロ・パスカル（1975年生まれ）、俳優
- エリック・パトリック、映画監督、アニメーター、教育者
- ハンク・パターソン（1888–1975）、俳優
- ビル・パクストン（1955–2017）、俳優、監督、タイタニック、アポロ13、ツイスター、ビッグ・ラブ
- マーク・ペイン（1965年生まれ）、メイクアップアーティスト、映画監督、作家
- エミリー・ジョセフィン「エミー・ジョー」ペデン＝モマリー（1944年生まれ）、歌手、女優、ニュー・ズー・レヴュー
- エヴリン・ピアース（1908–1960）、女優
- イーグル・ペネル（1952年 - 2002年）、映画監督
- チャニング・ゴッドフリー・ピープルズ（1977年生まれ）、作家、監督、プロデューサー[7]
- ジャック・ペッパー（1902–1979）、ヴォードヴィルダンサー、歌手、コメディアン、俳優、ナイトクラブのマネージャー、ジンジャー・ロジャースの最初の夫
- パイパー・ペラーボ（1976年生まれ）、女優、コバート・アフェア、プレステージ、ルーパー、コヨーテ・アグリー
- マルコ・ペレッラ（1949年生まれ）、俳優
- ヴァレリー・ペリン（1943年生まれ）、アカデミー賞ノミネート女優、レニー、エレクトリック・ホースマン、スーパーマン
- ルー・ペリーマン（1941–2009）、俳優
- マディソン・ペティス（1998年生まれ）、女優
- シンディ・ピケット（1947年生まれ）、女優、セント・エルスウェア、フェリスはある朝突然に
- アーサー・C・ピアース（1923年～1987年）、脚本家、映画監督
- メアリー・ケイ・プレイス（1947年生まれ）、女優、メアリー・ハートマン、メアリー・ハートマン、『ビッグ・チル』、ジョン・グリシャムの『レインメーカー』
- ジェシー・プレモンス（1988年生まれ）、俳優
- エステバン・パウエル（1976年生まれ）、俳優
- ジョーン・プラザー（1950年生まれ）、女優
- アン・プレンティス（1939–2010）、女優
- ポーラ・プレンティス（1938年生まれ）、女優、『What's New Pussycat?』、『Where the Boys Are』、『Catch-22』、『The Stepford Wives』
- ミッシー・パイル（1972年生まれ）、女優、歌手、『チャーリーとチョコレート工場』、『ドッジボール』
- Q-R から
- デニス・クエイド（1954年生まれ）、俳優、『ブレイキング・アウェイ』、『ライトスタッフ』、『ビッグ・イージー』、『ワイアット・アープ』、『みんなのヒーロー』、 『エニイ・ギブン・サンデー』
- ランディ・クエイド（1950年生まれ）、俳優、『ラスト・ショー』、『ラスト・ディテール』、『ナショナル・ランプーンのバカンス』 、『ブロークバック・マウンテン』
- モリー・クイン（1993年生まれ）、女優、『ミレニアム・ファルコン』、『キャッスル』、『ウィンクス・クラブ』
- ケビン・ラーム（1971年生まれ）、俳優、ジャッジング・エイミー、デスパレートな妻たち、マッドメン、ジェシー
- スティーブ・レイルズバック（1945年生まれ）、俳優、ヘルター・スケルター、スタントマン
- ドミニク・レインズ（1982年生まれ）、俳優
- イーサン・レインズ（1981年生まれ）、俳優
- センディル・ラママーシー（1974年生まれ）、俳優、ヒーローズのモヒンダー・スレシュ
- ヘイリー・ラム（1992年生まれ）、女優
- ベン・ラパポート（1986年生まれ）、俳優、アウトソーシング
- フィリシア・ラシャード（1948年生まれ）、女優、コスビー・ショー
- ジャクソン・ラスボーン（1984年生まれ）、俳優、ミュージシャン
- リチャード・ローリングス（1969年生まれ）、リアリティ番組スター（ファスト・アンド・ラウド）、起業家、自動車整備士、レーシングカードライバー
- アレン・レイ(1901–1979)、女優
- アーサー・レッドクラウド、俳優
- デビー・レイノルズ(1932–2016)、アカデミー賞ノミネート女優、歌手、雨に唄えば、不沈のモリー・ブラウン、西部開拓史、母親、キャリー・フィッシャーの母
- ケビン・レイノルズ（1952年生まれ）、脚本家、監督、『ロビン・フッド プリンス・オブ・シーブズ』、『レッド・ドーン』
- クリストファー・リッチ（1953年生まれ）、俳優（『アナザー・ワールド』、『チャーミングス』）
- パトリシア・リチャードソン（1951年生まれ）、女優、ホーム・インプルーブメントのジル・テイラー
- シャノン・リチャードソン（1977年生まれ）、女優
- ノア・リンガー（1998年生まれ）、俳優
- カルロス・リバス(1925–2003)、俳優
- エミリオ・リベラ（1961年生まれ）、俳優、サンズ・オブ・アナーキーのマーカス・アルバレス
- ダラス・ロバーツ（1970年生まれ）、俳優
- ウィラード・ロバートソン（1886–1948）、俳優
- ジーン・ロッデンベリー（1921–1991）、スタートレックのクリエイター、脚本家、監督、プロデューサー
- ロッド・ロディ（1937年 - 2003年）、ラジオおよびテレビのアナウンサー
- ホランド・ローデン（1986年生まれ）、女優、ティーン・ウルフ
- ジェームズ・ロディ・ロドリゲス（1976年生まれ）、俳優
- ミシェル・ロドリゲス（1978年生まれ）、女優、ロスト
- レイニ・ロドリゲス（1993年生まれ）、女優、ポール・ブラート：モール・コップ
- リコ・ロドリゲス（1998年生まれ）、ティーン俳優、モダン・ファミリー
- ロバート・ロドリゲス（1968年生まれ）、監督、プロデューサー、作家、作曲家
- ジンジャー・ロジャース（1911-1995）、アカデミー賞受賞女優、歌手、ダンサー
- ケニー・ロジャース（1938年 - 2020年）、ミュージシャン、俳優（『ギャンブラー』、『Coward of the County』）
- カイリー・ロジャース（2004年生まれ）、子役、ウィスパーズ、コラテラル・ビューティー、ミラクルズ・フロム・ヘブン
- ヘンリー・ロケモア（1886–1943）、俳優
- トーマス・ロサレス・ジュニア（1948年生まれ）、スタントマン
- ロス姉妹、ベッツィー（1926–1996）、ヴィッキー（1927–2002）、ディキシー（1929–1963）、ブロードウェイの歌手、ダンサー、曲芸師
- ブラッド・ラッシング（1964年生まれ）、撮影監督
- デビー・ライアン（1993年生まれ）、女優、歌手、声優
- アイリーン・ライアン（1902–1973）、女優、『ビバリーヒルズ青春白書』の「おばあちゃん」役
- メリッサ・ライクロフト（1983年生まれ）、リアリティ番組の出場者
- S
- マーク・サリング(1982–2018)、俳優
- アジャイ・サンダース（1967年生まれ）、女優、コメディアン
- ジェイ・O・サンダース（1953年生まれ）、俳優、クライム・ストーリー、アフターマッシュ、デイ・アフター・トゥモロー
- スターク・サンズ（1978年生まれ）、俳優
- ジョン・フィリップ・サントス（1957年生まれ）、映画監督、プロデューサー、ジャーナリスト、作家
- アウグスト・シェレンベルク（1936–2013）、俳優
- ロバート・シェンカン（1953年生まれ）、俳優、劇作家、脚本家
- トーマス・シュラム（1950年生まれ）、プロデューサー、ディレクター
- ジュリアン・シュナーベル（1951年生まれ）、受賞歴のある映画監督、ビジュアルアーティスト
- マイテ・シュワルツ(1979 年生まれ)、女優
- トレイシー・スコギンズ（1953年生まれ）、女優、ザ・コルビーズ、ロイス＆クラーク、バビロン5
- キンバリー・スコット（1961年生まれ）、女優
- クリスティ・スコット（1995年生まれ）、ソーシャルメディアパーソナリティ、デジタルクリエイター、映画製作者
- ザカリー・スコット（1914–1965）、俳優、ミルドレッド・ピアース、キャス・ティンバーレーン
- エドワード・セジウィック（1892–1953）、映画監督、作家、俳優、プロデューサー
- アイリーン・セジウィック（1898-1991）、無声映画の女優
- ジョーン・セヴェランス（1958年生まれ）、女優、モデル
- サラ・シャヒ（1980年生まれ）、女優、ライフ、フェアリー・リーガル、Lの世界
- シャンゲラ、ドラッグクイーン、リアリティ番組パーソナリティ
- アンドリュー・シャプター（1966年生まれ）、映画監督、プロデューサー、作家、写真家
- カレン・シャープ（1934年生まれ）、女優、『ハイ・アンド・ザ・マイティ』
- アン・シェリダン（1915–1967）、女優、『ディナーに来た男』、キングス・ロウ
- テイラー・シェリダン（1970年生まれ）、映画監督、俳優[7]
- ジム・シードウ（1920–2003）、俳優
- トリニダード・シウバ(1950–1988)、俳優
- ジャスティン・シミエン（1983年生まれ）、映画監督、俳優、作家
- ジョニー・シモンズ（1986年生まれ）、俳優
- ロリ・シンガー（1957年生まれ）、女優、モデル、クラシック音楽家
- マーク・シンガー（1948年生まれ）、俳優、V: オリジナル・ミニシリーズ、V: ファイナル・バトル、V: ザ・シリーズ
- グル・シン（1980年生まれ）、俳優
- J. マック・スローター・ジュニア（1983年生まれ）、俳優
- ブライアン・J・スミス（1981年生まれ）、俳優、スターゲイト・ユニバース、センス8
- ババ・スミス（1945年 - 2011年）、俳優、プロフットボール選手
- ジャクリーン・スミス（1947年生まれ）、女優、チャーリーズ・エンジェルに出演
- キンバリー・ケイ・スミス（1983年生まれ）、モデル、女優
- ガス・ソロラ（1978年生まれ）、俳優、ポッドキャスト司会者
- イヴ・サザーン（1898–1972）、女優
- シシー・スペイセク（1949年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞女優、炭鉱夫の娘、キャリー、行方不明、リップ・トーンの従兄弟
- メリー・スパース（1948年生まれ）、子役・ティーン女優。現在はビジネス・政治コンサルタント、教育者
- アーロン・スペリング（1923–2006）、テレビプロデューサー
- ジョージナ・スペルヴィン（1936年生まれ）、成人映画女優
- ブレント・スパイナー（1949年生まれ）、俳優、『スタートレック：新世代』のスター
- キム・スプラドリン（1983年生まれ）、リアリティ番組のパーソナリティ、インテリアデザイナー、ビジネスオーナー
- アンディ・スタール（1952年生まれ）、俳優、『依頼人』、『パトリオット』、『しあわせの隠れ場所』
- ニック・スタール（1979年生まれ）、俳優、『シン・シティ』、『顔のない男』、『ターミネーター3』
- ジミー・スター（1904–1991）、脚本家、コラムニスト
- ジャック・スターレット（1936–1989）、俳優、監督
- エディ・スティープルズ（1973年生まれ）、俳優
- ジェニファー・ストーン（1993年生まれ）、女優
- マット・ストーン（1971年生まれ）、アニメーター、声優、トレイ・パーカーとのサウスパーク共同制作者
- ゲイル・ストーム（1922–2009）、女優、歌手
- グレン・ストレンジ（1899–1973）、俳優
- シェリー・ストリングフィールド（1967年生まれ）、女優
- デビッド・サリバン（1977年生まれ）、俳優
- アリソン・サムラル（1979年生まれ）、声優
- ドン・スウェイジ（1958年生まれ）、俳優
- パトリック・スウェイジ（1952–2009）、俳優、ダーティ・ダンシング、アウトサイダーズ、ロードハウス、ゴースト
- マディリン・スウィートン（1991年生まれ）、女優、『みんな愛してるレイモンド』
- クラレンス・スウェンセン(1917–2009)、俳優
- フランシー・スウィフト（1968年生まれ）、女優、ゴシップガール
- 火曜日～水曜日
- ラルフ・タバキン（1921–2001）、俳優、ホミサイド・ストリート
- マーガレット・タリチェット（1914–1991）、女優
- リンカーン・テイト（1934–2001）、俳優、ローン・レンジャーの伝説
- シャロン・テート（1943年 - 1969年）、女優、『人形の谷』
- レジーナ・テイラー（1960年生まれ）、女優、ザ・ユニットのモリー・ブレーン役、劇作家
- ロン・テイラー（1952–2002）、俳優
- ヘンリー・トーマス（1971年生まれ）、俳優、E.T.、ギャング・オブ・ニューヨーク、オール・ザ・プリティ・ホーシズ
- ジェイ・トーマス（1948–2017）、俳優、ミスター・ホランドズ・オプス、チアーズ
- ティファニー・ソーントン（1986年生まれ）、女優
- スティーブン・トボロウスキー（1951年生まれ）、俳優、ヒーローズのボブ・ビショップ、恋はデジャ・ブのネッド・ライアソン
- リップ・トーン（1931–2019）、アカデミー賞ノミネート俳優、クロス・クリーク、スウィート・バード・オブ・ユース、シンシナティ・キッド、ディフェンディング・ユア・ライフ、ラリー・サンダース・ショー、シシー・スペイセクのいとこ
- ステイシー・トラヴィス（1964年生まれ）、女優
- ヘスス・サルバドール・トレヴィーニョ（1946年生まれ）、テレビディレクター
- バリー・タブ（1963年生まれ）、俳優、監督
- アラン・テュディック（1971年生まれ）、俳優
- トミー・チューン（1939年生まれ）、ダンサー、俳優、ブロードウェイ監督、振付師
- パオラ・ターバイ（1970年生まれ）、女優、モデル、『アメリカン・ティーンエイジャーの秘密の生活』、ケイン
- ジャニーン・ターナー（1962年生まれ）、モデル、女優、作家、ラジオトークショー司会者
- カリ・ターナー（1966年生まれ）、女優
- メイデル・ターナー(1888–1953)、映画女優
- メグ・ターニー（1987年生まれ）、インターネットパーソナリティ、コスプレイヤー、モデル、ビデオブロガー
- マイケル・ユーリー（1980年生まれ）、俳優、アグリー・ベティ
- V-Z
- ブレンダ・ヴァッカロ（1939年生まれ）、アカデミー賞ノミネート女優、『ワンス・イズ・ノット・イナフ』、『真夜中のカーボーイ』、『エアポート'77』
- ジャック・ヴァレンティ（1921年～2007年）、アメリカ映画協会（MPAA）会長（1966年～2004年）、リンドン・B・ジョンソン米大統領特別補佐官
- グレッグ・ヴォーン（1973年生まれ）、俳優、元ファッションモデル、『ジェネラル・ホスピタル』、『デイズ・オブ・アワ・ライブス』、『チャームド』
- コンラッド・ヴァーノン（1968年生まれ）、声優、脚本家、監督、シュレックシリーズ、マダガスカルシリーズ、モンスターVSエイリアン
- フローレンス・ヴィダー（1895–1977）、女優
- キング・ヴィダー（1894–1982）、映画監督、プロデューサー
- リビー・ヴィラリ（1951年生まれ）、女優
- トム・ヴァーチュー（1957年生まれ）、俳優、イーヴン・スティーブンス、ブレイズ・オブ・グローリー
- エルダ・フェルケル（1911年 - 2001年）、女優、後にドキュメンタリー映画監督（エルダ・ハートリー名義）
- レニー・フォン・ドーレン（1958年生まれ）、俳優
- ヘレン・ワグナー（1918年 - 2010年）、女優。54年間『As the World Turns』でナンシー・ヒューズ役を演じた。
- シャーロット・ウォーカー（1876–1958）、女優
- ジョーダン・ウォール（1981年生まれ）、俳優
- アイザイア・ワシントン（1963年生まれ）、俳優、グレイズ・アナトミーのプレストン・バーク博士
- バリー・ワトソン（1974年生まれ）、俳優
- アン・ウェッジワース（1934–2017）、女優、スリーズ・カンパニーのラナ役
- デビー・ウィームズ（1950年 - 1978年）、女優、歌手、キャプテン・カンガルー
- ピーター・ウェラー（1947年生まれ）、俳優、ロボコップ、スター・トレック イントゥ・ダークネス
- ノエル・ウェルズ（1986年生まれ）、女優、コメディアン
- ボブ・ウェスト（1956年生まれ）、俳優、バーニー＆フレンズ
- マーガレット・ウェスト（1903–1963）、ヴォードヴィル芸人、ラジオ司会者、相続人
- リサ・ウェルチェル（1963年生まれ）、女優、作家
- フォレスト・ウィテカー（1961年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞俳優、監督、ラストキング・オブ・スコットランド、バード、グッドモーニング、ベトナム、パニック・ルーム、リー・ダニエルズの「大統領の執事」
- ジョニー・ウィットワース（1975年生まれ）、俳優、CSI:マイアミ
- キャロライン・ウィリアムズ（1957年生まれ）、女優
- グイン・ウィリアムズ（1899–1962）、俳優
- ジョベス・ウィリアムズ（1948年生まれ）、女優、『ポルターガイスト』、『ビッグ・チル』、全米映画俳優組合会長
- ライアン・ピアーズ・ウィリアムズ（1981年生まれ）、俳優、監督、作家
- ヴァン・ウィリアムズ(1934–2016)、俳優
- ノーブル・ウィリンガム（1931–2004）、俳優、ウォーカー、テキサス・レンジャー
- トラヴィス・ウィリンガム（1981年生まれ）、俳優、声優
- チル・ウィルス（1903-1978）、アカデミー賞ノミネート俳優、歌手
- アンドリュー・ウィルソン（1964年生まれ）、俳優
- チャンドラ・ウィルソン（1969年生まれ）、女優、グレイズ・アナトミーのミランダ・ベイリー
- ドゥーリー・ウィルソン（1886年 - 1953年）、俳優、歌手、『カサブランカ』で「サム」役を演じた
- ルーク・ウィルソン（1971年生まれ）、俳優、ボトル・ロケット、ザ・ロイヤル・テネンバウムズ、イディオクラシー
- オーウェン・ウィルソン（1968年生まれ）、俳優、ダージリン急行、ミッドナイト・イン・パリ、カーズ
- ロバート・ウィルソン（1941年生まれ）、演出家、劇作家
- トレイ・ウィルソン(1948–1989)、俳優、ブル・ダーラム、レイジング・アリゾナ
- ウィリアム・D・ウィットリフ（1940–2019）、脚本家、作家、写真家
- モーガン・ウッドワード（1925–2019）、俳優、ダラス、ワイアット・アープの生涯と伝説、ガンスモーク
- ダグ・ライト（1962年生まれ）、ピューリッツァー賞およびトニー賞を受賞した劇作家、脚本家
- ロビン・ライト（1966年生まれ）、女優、『プリンセス・ブライド・ストーリー』、『ハウス・オブ・カード』
- ナタリー・ジー（1975年生まれ）、女優、ジャスティファイド、ダーティ・セクシー・マネー
- ノラ・ゼヘトナー（1981年生まれ）、女優
- レネー・ゼルウィガー（1969年生まれ）、アカデミー賞受賞女優、コールド マウンテン、ジェリー マグワイア、シカゴ
- クレイグ・ジスク（1950年生まれ）、テレビディレクター、プロデューサー
- ランディ・ジスク（1959年生まれ）、テレビディレクター、プロデューサー
コメディアン
- クリステラ・アロンゾ（1979年生まれ）、コメディアン、女優
- アーロン・アーリヤンプール、スタンダップコメディアン
- ロドニー・キャリントン（1968年生まれ）、コメディアン
- ワイアット・セナック（1976年生まれ）、スタンダップコメディアン、俳優、作家
- ライアン・カウニー、スタンダップコメディアン
- カンブリ・クルーズ（1971年生まれ）、コメディストーリーテラー、回想録作家
- ジェフ・ダナム（1962年生まれ）、腹話術師、スタンダップコメディアン
- ジェイド・エステバン・エストラーダ（1975年生まれ）、コメディアン、俳優
- ビル・エングヴァル（1957年生まれ）、コメディアン、俳優
- ジェイク・フローレス、スタンダップコメディアン
- ジャック・ハンディ（1949年生まれ）、サタデー・ナイト・ライブの脚本家
- ビル・ヒックス（1961-1994）、コメディアン
- KevJumba (Kevin Wu) (1990年生まれ)、コメディアン、YouTube セレブ
- ラションダ・レスター（2017年死去）、コメディアン
- フレディ・ロックハート（1979年生まれ）、コメディアン、俳優
- スティーブ・マーティン（1945年生まれ）、コメディアン、俳優
- ラシカ・マトゥール（1976年生まれ）、コメディアン、女優、ワイルド・アンド・アウト
- ラルフィー・メイ（1972年 - 2017年）、コメディアン
- ダグ・メラード、スタンダップコメディアン
- グレイディ・ナット（1934-1982）、ユーモア作家、バプテスト教会の牧師
- アレックス・レイムンド、コメディアン、俳優
- イライザ・シュレシンジャー（1983年生まれ）、コメディアン
- シュッキー・ダッキー（セシル・アームストロング）（1956年生まれ）、コメディアン、サーカス団長
- フレディ・ソト（1970年 - 2005年）、コメディアン、俳優
- ライアン・スタウト（1982年生まれ）、コメディアン
- グレッグ・トラヴィス（1958年生まれ）、俳優、スタンダップコメディアン
- ポール・ヴァルギース（1977年生まれ）、コメディアン
- ステフニー・ウィアー（1967年生まれ）、コメディアン、女優、MADtv
- ホワイトチョコレート（1969年生まれ）、BET コミックビュー
- ロン・ホワイト（1956年生まれ）、コメディアン、俳優
- ハリス・ウィッテルズ（1984–2015）、コメディアン、俳優、作家、プロデューサー、ミュージシャン
- ダスティン・イバラ（1989年生まれ）、コメディアン、俳優
マジシャン
- ジェイ・アレクサンダー（1958年生まれ）、マジシャン
- JB ボボ(1910–1996)、マジシャン
- リチャード・ターナー（1954年生まれ）、カード操作を専門とするマジシャン
- マーク・ウィルソン（1929–2021）、マジシャン
音楽
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- 0～9歳
- 3BubbleとJ. Gray、ヒップホップデュオ
- あ
- ダイムバッグ・ダレル・アボット（1966年 - 2004年）、ロックギタリスト
- ジェリー・アボット（1944年生まれ）、カントリーソングライター、プロデューサー
- デイブ・アブルッゼス（1968年生まれ）、ロックドラマー
- ジャック・アブラム（1915–1998）、クラシックピアニスト
- ケビン・アブストラクト（クリフォード・イアン・シンプソン）（1996年生まれ）、ラッパー、シンガーソングライター、ディレクター
- ヨランダ・アダムス（1961年生まれ）、グラミー賞受賞ゴスペル歌手
- サミュエル・アドラー（1928年生まれ）、作曲家、指揮者、教育者
- ペペ・アギラール（1968年生まれ）、ランチェラ/マリアッチ/ポップシンガーソングライター
- ハナン・アラタール（1986年生まれ）、オペラ歌手
- ドン・アルバート（1908–1980）、ジャズトランペット奏者、バンドリーダー
- カーター・アルブレヒト（1973–2007）、ロックキーボード奏者、ギタリスト、クラシックピアニスト
- ヴィクトル・アレッサンドロ（1915–1976）、指揮者
- アルジャー・"テキサス"・アレクサンダー（1900–1954）、ブルース歌手
- デイブ・アレクサンダー（別名オマー・シャリフ）（1938年 - 2012年）、ブルース歌手、ピアニスト
- テリー・アレン（1943年生まれ）、ミュージシャン
- ジェリー・アリソン（1939–2022）、ミュージシャン
- ジョー・アリソン（1924–2002）、カントリーソングライター、プロデューサー
- ルビー・オルモンド（1923–2006）、カントリーソングライター、フィドラー、ギタリスト
- トミー・オールサップ（1931–2017）、ロック/カントリーギタリスト
- ナンシー・エイムズ（1937年生まれ）、ポップ/フォーク歌手
- トレイ・アナスタシオ（1964年生まれ）、ロック歌手/ギタリスト
- クリストファー・M・アンダーソン、大学バンドディレクター
- コフィー・アンダーソン（1978年生まれ）、カントリーシンガーソングライター
- キース・アンダーソン（1970年生まれ）、ジャズサックス奏者
- ライアン・アンソニー（1969–2020）、トランペット奏者
- クリフォード・アントーン（1949年 - 2006年）、ブルースクラブのオーナー、レコードプロデューサー、ミュージシャンの指導者
- チャーリー・アップルホワイト（1932–2001）、歌手、ラジオ司会者
- ケイティ・アーミガー（1991年生まれ）、カントリー歌手
- エレイン・アーノルド（1911–2006）、オペラ歌手
- レフ・アロンソン（1912-1988）、クラシックチェロ奏者、教師
- シャーリン・アーサー（1929–1987）、ブギウギ/ブルース歌手
- ギル・アスキー（1925–2014）、ジャズ/モータウンのトランペット奏者、作曲家
- ジーン・オースティン（1900–1972）、ポップ/ジャズシンガーソングライター
- ジェームズ・オースティン（1937年生まれ）、クラシックトランペット奏者、教育者
- ラリー・オースティン（1930–2018）、作曲家、教育者
- ジーン・オートリー（1907–1998）、カントリーミュージック歌手
- ジョン・アクセルロッド（1966年生まれ）、クラシック指揮者
- ペドロ・アヤラ(1911–1990)、コンフント・アコーディオン奏者兼ソングライター
- バ–バム
- ハリー・ババシン(1921–1988)、ジャズ・ベーシスト
- エリカ・バドゥ（1971年生まれ）、R&B、ヒップホップ歌手
- ズイル・ベイリー（1972年生まれ）、クラシックチェロ奏者
- ウィルフレッド・ベイン（1908–1997）、音楽教育者
- ザック・ベアード（1971年生まれ）、ロックキーボード奏者
- サム・ベイカー（1954年生まれ）、フォークシンガーソングライター、シャイニング・パスによる爆弾テロ攻撃を生き延びた
- マーシャ・ボール（1949年生まれ）、ブルース歌手
- クリント・バラード・ジュニア（1931–2008）、作詞家
- 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
- Erica Banks (born 1998), rapper
- Joseph Banowetz (1936–2022), classical pianist, teacher
- Stephen Barber (born 1952), symphonic/pop/rock composer, arranger
- Danny Barnes (born 1961), country/jazz/punk banjo player and guitarist
- Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004), singer, actress
- Les Baxter (1922–1996), composer of lounge music and exotica
- Frank Beard (born 1949), drummer in ZZ Top
- John Beasley (born 1960), jazz pianist, bandleader, producer
- 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
- Dora Valesca Becker (1870–1958), classical violinist
- Leila Bela (born 1970), 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
- Big Pokey (Milton Powell Jr.) (1974–2023), rapper
- Bill Smith Combo, aka Tommy & The Tom Toms, DFW rock 'n roll group
- Ryan Bingham (born 1981), country singer-songwriter
- Scott H. Biram (born 1974), blues, punk, country, heavy metal musician
- 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
- Clay Blaker (born 1950), country singer-songwriter
- William Blankenship (1928–2017), opera singer, educator
- Jules Bledsoe (1898–1943), Broadway singer
- Julien Paul Blitz (1885–1951), conductor, cellist
- Bn–Bz
- Craig Bohmler (born 1956), opera/musical-theatre composer
- Zuzu Bollin (1922–1990), blues guitarist
- Juke Boy Bonner (1932–1978), blues musician
- Emanuel Borok (1944–2020), 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 (1928–2017), music producer, composer, arranger, trumpeter
- Boxcar Willie (Lecil Travis Martin) (1931–1999), country singer
- Bill Boyd (1910–1977), country singer, guitarist
- Craig Wayne Boyd (born 1978), country singer and winner of NBC's The Voice season 7
- 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
- Leon Bridges (born 1989), soul singer-songwriter
- Billy Briggs (born 1977), independent musician-songwriter
- Houston Bright (1916–1970), choral composer
- Ally Brooke (born 1993), pop singer
- 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
- Milton Brown (1903–1936), Western swing singer, bandleader
- Rex Brown (born 1964), musician
- Cliff Bruner (1915–2000), western swing fiddler, bandleader
- Anshel Brusilow (1928–2018), 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
- Gerald Busby (born 1935), classical and film composer
- Johnny Bush (1935–2020), country singer-songwriter
- William Butler (born 1982), member of Arcade Fire
- Win Butler (born 1980), lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire
- Ca–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
- Leonard Candelaria (born 1947), classical/jazz trumpet player, educator
- 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
- Zachary Carrettin (born 1972), classical conductor, composer, violinist
- 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
- Cindy Cashdollar (born 1955), Western swing/bluegrass steel guitarist
- AJ Castillo (born 1986), Tejano singer
- Joyce Castle (born 1939), opera singer
- Jason Castro (born 1987), pop singer/guitarist
- Hollie Cavanagh (born 1993), pop singer
- 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
- Chungha (Kim Chan-mi) (born February 9, 1996), South Korean musician
- Ciara (Ciara Harris) (born 1985), musician
- Gary Clark Jr. (born 1984), Texas blues musician
- Guy Clark (1941–2016), 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), pianist (born in Louisiana, raised in Texas)
- Cn–Cz
- Arnett Cobb (1918–1989), jazz saxophonist
- Eddie Coker (born 1960), singer-songwriter of music for children
- Henry Coker (1919–1979), jazz trombonist
- Bongo Joe Coleman (1923–1999), jazz and street drummer
- Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), soul/blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer
- Jerry "Bo" Coleman (born 1936), radio disc jockey; KDAV in Lubbock
- Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), jazz saxophonist
- John Ford Coley (born 1948), rock musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
- Bill Collings (1948–2017), guitar maker
- Albert Collins (1932–1993), blues musician
- Jim Collins (born 1956), country singer-songwriter
- Eugene Conley (1908–1981), opera singer
- Barbara Smith Conrad (1940–2017), 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 (1943–2017), jazz fusion guitarist
- James Cotton (1935–2017), blues harmonica player, singer-songwriter
- Josie Cotton (Kathleen Josey) (born 1956), rock singer
- Orville Couch (1935–2002), country singer-songwriter
- Cowboy Troy (born 1970), rap singer-songwriter
- Bryan-Michael Cox (born 1977), record producer, songwriter
- Cindy Cox (born 1961), classical composer
- 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. (1941–2019), Dixieland/jazz cornetist and bandleader
- Ryan Culwell (born 1980), country/folk singer-songwriter
- Jeff Current, lead singer for Against All Will
- Mac Curtis (1939–2013), rockabilly musician
- Sonny Curtis (born 1937), country/pop singer-songwriter
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- 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
- Chris Dave (born 1973), jazz/gospel/hip hop drummer, composer, bandleader
- Ivan Davis (1932–2018), classical pianist
- Mac Davis (1942–2020), musician
- Monte Hill Davis (1932–2018), classical pianist
- 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
- Paula DeAnda (born 1989), singer
- Bill Dees (1939–2012), country songwriter, "Oh, Pretty Woman"
- Ryan Delahoussaye (born 1976), rock instrumentalist
- Tim DeLaughter (born 1965), rock singer
- Brett Deubner (born 1968), classical violist
- Lindsay Deutsch (born 1984), classical 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
- Bob Dorough (1923–2018), jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, songwriter, arranger, producer
- Dorrough (born 1986), rapper
- Amber Dotson (born 1973), country singer
- Bobby Doyle (1939–2006), jazz 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 (1957–2016), country singer
- Ronnie Dunn (born 1953), country singer
- Chauntelle DuPree (born 1981), rock/pop guitarist (Eisley)
- Garron DuPree (born 1989), rock/pop bass guitarist (Eisley)
- Sherri DuPree (born 1983), rock/pop singer, guitarist, lyricist (Eisley)
- Stacy DuPree (born 1988), rock/pop keyboardist, singer (Eisley)
- Weston DuPree (born 1986), rock/pop drummer (Eisley)
- Eddie Durham (1906–1987), jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer, arranger
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- Robert Ealey (1925–2001), blues singer
- Steve Earle (born 1955), singer-songwriter, musician
- Reed Easterwood (born 1967), rock guitarist
- Roger Edens (1905–1970), film composer
- Emily Elbert (born 1988), folk/soul/jazz/pop singer-songwriter
- Willard Somers Elliot (1926–2000), classical bassoonist
- Herb Ellis (1921–2010), jazz guitarist
- Merrill Leroy Ellis (1916–1981), classical composer
- Robert Ellis (born 1988), country/rock singer-songwriter
- 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 (1947–2019), rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
- Booker Ervin (1930–1970), jazz saxophonist
- Alejandro Escovedo (born 1951), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
- Dale Evans (1912–2001), country singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Herschel Evans (1909–1939), jazz saxophonist
- Roberto Eyzaguirre (1923–2004), classical pianist and teacher
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- Terry Fator (born 1965), singer, ventriloquist, impersonator
- Fat Pat (Patrick Hawkins) (1970–1998), rapper
- Jimmy Lee Fautheree (1934–2004), rockabilly singer
- José Feghali (1961–2014), classical pianist and teacher
- Wilton Felder (1940–2015), jazz saxophonist, bassist
- Nathan Felix (born 1981), classical composer
- 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
- Wilma Cozart Fine (1927–2009), classical record producer
- 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 (1926–2021), opera composer
- George Floyd (1974–2020), rapper, died in Minneapolis Police custody
- 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
- Ruthie Foster (born 1964), blues/folk singer-songwriter
- Kevin Fowler (born 1966), country singer
- Curly Fox (1910–1995), country fiddler
- James Francies (born 1995), jazz pianist, composer
- Kirk Franklin (born 1970), gospel singer
- Denny Freeman (1944–2021), blues instrumentalist, songwriter
- Eddie Freeman (1909–1987), jazz/flamenco guitarist, arranger, teacher
- Walter Fried (1877–1925), violinist and conductor
- Kinky Friedman (1944–2024), singer-songwriter, novelist, columnist, candidate for governor of Texas
- Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), country singer
- Steven Fromholz (1945–2014), singer-songwriter
- Akiko Fujimoto, orchestra conductor
- 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 (1936–2022), country musician
- Don Gillis (1912–1978), composer, conductor, producer, educator
- Everett M. Gilmore (1935–2005), classical tubist
- 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 (born 1978), jazz pianist
- Jack Glatzer (born 1939), concert violinist
- Terry Glaze (born 1964), country/heavy-metal singer, guitarist
- 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
- Renée Elise Goldsberry (born 1971), singer-songwriter, actress
- Tomasz Golka (born 1975), classical conductor, composer, violinist
- David Golub (1950–2000), classical pianist, conductor
- Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress and singer
- Allie Gonino (born 1990), actress and pop singer
- Dennis González (1954–2022), jazz trumpet player, educator[13]
- 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
- Mitchell "Mitch" Grassi (born 1992), a cappella singer
- Shakey Graves (born 1987), Americana musician
- Conan Gray (born 1998), pop singer-songwriter
- 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 (born 1954), Grammy Award-winning recording artist, producer, engineer[14]
- Nanci Griffith (1953–2021), singer-songwriter
- Larry Groce (born 1948), singer-songwriter of country music, children's songs; radio host
- Dewey Groom (1918–1997), country singer
- Texas Guinan (1884–1933), western singer, actress
- David Wendel Guion (1892–1981), composer, arranger of folk tunes
- Guitar Shorty (David Kearney) (1939–2022), blues guitarist
- Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk singer-songwriter (spent several years in Pampa, during the formative period of his youth)
- Billy Guy (Frank Phillips Jr.) (1936–2002), R&B/rock and roll singer (The Coasters)
- H–I
- Marcus Haddock (born 1957), opera singer
- Dan Haerle (born 1937), jazz pianist, composer, author, teacher
- Monte Hale (1919–2009), country singer, actor
- Robert Hale (1933–2023), opera singer
- Tommy Hall (born 1943), rock electric jug player
- Stuart Hamblen (1908–1989), country singer, candidate for U.S. president
- Ed Hamell, punk-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Bob Hames (1920–1998), jazz guitarist
- Butch Hancock (born 1945), country/folk singer-songwriter
- Gerre Hancock (1934–2012), organist, composer
- Tommy Hancock (1929–2020), country singer, bandleader
- John Handy (born 1933), jazz saxophonist
- John Hardee (1919–1984), jazz saxophonist
- Glen Hardin (born 1939), rock and roll piano player
- Maud Cuney Hare (1874–1936), music historian, civil rights activist
- Roy Hargrove (1969–2018), jazz trumpet player
- Eric Harland (born 1976), jazz drummer
- Everette Harp (born 1961), jazz saxophonist
- Lynn Harrell (1944–2020), concert cellist raised in Texas
- Mack Harrell (1909–1960), operatic baritone
- Peppermint Harris (Harrison Nelson Jr.) (1925–1999), R&B singer, guitarist
- R. H. Harris (1916–2000), gospel singer
- 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
- Thomas Hayward (1917–1995), opera singer, teacher
- Cedric Haywood (1914–1969), jazz pianist
- Roy Head (1941–2020), Roy Head and The Traits
- Sundance Head (born 1979), country singer-songwriter, contestant from American Idol season 6 and winner of NBC's The Voice season 11
- The Reverend Horton Heat (James C. Heath) (born 1959), psychobilly singer-songwriter, guitarist
- 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
- Tom Hendricks, rock/blues guitarist, magazine writer, editor
- 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
- Cenobio Hernandez (1863–1950), classical composer
- Anna Goodman Hertzberg (1864–1937), pianist, civic leader, philanthropist
- Casey Hess, rock guitarist (Burden Brothers)
- Carolyn Hester (born 1937), folk singer-songwriter
- Sara Hickman (born 1963), rock/pop singer-songwriter
- Johnnie High (1929–2010), country musician and impresario
- Ray Hildebrand (1940–2023), pop singer, Paul & Paula
- Dusty Hill (1945–2021), bass guitarist in ZZ Top
- Z. Z. Hill (1935–1984), blues singer
- Tish Hinojosa (born 1955), Mexican-American folk singer
- James William Hipp (born 1934), classical trumpet player, educator, music administrator
- 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
- John Holiday (born 1985), opera singer
- Jennifer Holliday (born 1960), Grammy Award-winning singer, actress
- Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter
- Steve Holy (born 1972), country singer
- Champ Hood (1952–2001), alternative country singer-instrumentalist
- Stix Hooper (born 1938), jazz drummer
- Sam Lightnin' Hopkins (1912–1982), blues musician
- Jazzmeia Horn (born 1991), jazz singer-songwriter
- 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 (1930–2018), jazz trombonist, bandleader
- Billie Hughes (1948–1998), singer-songwriter, musician
- 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
- Long John Hunter (1931–2016), blues guitarist, singer-songwriter
- 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
- Vanilla Ice (born 1967), rapper
- Jack Ingram (born 1970), country singer-songwriter
- Dennis Irwin (1951–2008), jazz double bassist, also played clarinet and saxophone[15]
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- Jill Jackson (born 1942), pop singer, Paul & Paula
- Melvin Jackson (1915–1976), blues guitarist
- Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940–2013), 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)
- Sarah Jarosz (born 1991), Americana/bluegrass singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
- Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897–1929), blues musician
- Speight Jenkins (born 1937), opera administrator, producer
- Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer
- Michael Jerome (born 1967), rock drummer
- Flaco Jiménez (born 1939), Tejano accordionist
- Santiago Jiménez Jr. (born 1961), conjunto accordionist
- Kari Jobe (born 1981), Christian singer-songwriter
- Evan Johns (1956–2017), rockabilly guitarist
- 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 (1935–2013), musician, The Velvets
- Willie Neal Johnson (1935–2001), gospel singer
- Daniel Johnston (1961–2019), 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 (1894–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 (1928–2023), 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
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- Kurt Kaiser (1934–2018), church music composer
- Benjamin Kamins (born 1952), classical bassoonist
- Milton Katims (1909–2006), concert violist and conductor
- Garrett Keast (born 1971), classical 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 (born 1981), R&B singer, actress
- John Knowles (born 1942), popular/classical guitarist, composer, arranger, music educator, physicist
- Solange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer
- Buddy Knox (1933–1999), rockabilly singer-songwriter
- Normani Kordei (born 1996), pop singer, dancer
- Karl Korte (1928–2022), 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
- Ben Kweller (born 1981), rock singer-songwriter/instrumentalist
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- Fredell Lack (1922–2017), concert violinist and teacher
- Eugene Lacritz (1929–2012), classical/Broadway clarinetist, saxophonist, conductor
- Jimmy LaFave (1955–2017), folk/country/rock singer-songwriter
- 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
- Shelly Lares (born 1971), Tejano singer-songwriter
- Milt Larkin (1910–1996), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
- Prince Lasha (1929–2008), jazz instrumentalist
- William P. Latham (1917–2004), classical composer
- Debra Laws (born 1956), soul singer
- Eloise Laws (born 1943), jazz singer
- Hubert Laws (born 1939), jazz/classical flutist, saxophonist
- Ronnie Laws (born 1950), jazz saxophonist
- Melissa Lawson (born 1976), country singer
- Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888–1949), blues musician
- Paul Leary (born 1957), rock guitarist
- Johnny Lee (born 1946), country singer
- Shannon Lee (born 1992), classical violinist[16]
- Will Lee (born 1952), jazz/rock bassist
- William Franklin Lee III (1929–2011), jazz pianist, composer, arranger, author, music educator
- Paul Leim (born 1950), country/rock/pop drummer
- 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
- Maggie Lindemann (born 1998), singer-songwriter
- Robert Lipsett (born 1947), concert violinist and master teacher
- Bill Lister (1923–2009), country singer
- Andrew Litton (born 1959), orchestra conductor
- Lizzo (Melissa Jefferson) (born 1988), rapper, singer-songwriter
- Lisa Loeb (born 1968), singer-songwriter, actress
- Hannibal Lokumbe (born Marvin Peterson) (born 1948), jazz trumpet player, composer
- Alan Lomax (1915–2002), folk singer, guitarist, ethnomusicologist, folklorist
- John London (1942–2000), pop/rock guitarist, songwriter; television production crew
- Jim Long (1943–2022), music producer, publisher; entrepreneur
- Isidro López (1929–2004), Tejano bandleader
- Trini Lopez (1937–2020), Hispanic musician, singer
- Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress
- Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter
- David Lowery (born 1960), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
- Josephine Lucchese (1893–1974), opera singer
- LeToya Luckett (born 1981), singer
- Bob Luman (1937–1978), country/rockabilly singer
- Anne Lundy (born 1954), classical conductor, music educator
- Lunic (Kaitee Page) (born 1985), electropop singer, multi-instrumentalist
- Ray Lynch (born 1943), classical guitarist and lutenist
- Barbara Lynn (born 1942), R&B guitarist, singer-songwriter
- Ma–Mm
- Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) (born 1990), rapper
- Michael Madden (born 1979), bassist for Maroon 5
- Clif Magness (born 1957), 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
- Major (Major R. Johnson Finley) (born 1984), pop/soul singer-songwriter
- Petronel Malan (born 1974), concert pianist
- Kirstin 'Kirstie' Maldonado (born 1992), a cappella singer
- Post Malone (born 1995), rap singer-songwriter
- Barbara Mandrell (born 1948), country singer
- Louise Mandrell (born 1954), country singer
- David Mann (born 1966), gospel singer, actor
- Tamela Mann (born 1966), gospel singer, actress
- Chris Marion (born 1962), rock musician member of Little River Band
- Tina Marsh (1954–2009), jazz singer, composer
- David Martin (1937–1987)[17] rock musician, member of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Tommy & The Tom Toms
- Mary Martin (1913–1990), Broadway singer, actress
- Shaun Martin (1978–2024), jazz/gospel composer, arranger, musician
- Ana María Martínez (born 1971), opera singer
- Narciso Martínez (1911–1992), conjunto singer, accordionist
- Óscar Martínez (born 1934), Tejano musician, songwriter
- Rhema Marvanne (born 2002), gospel singer
- Curt Massey (1910–1991), country musician
- Louise Massey (1902–1983), country singer-songwriter
- Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), orchestra conductor
- Johnny Mathis (born 1935), singer
- Johnny "Country" Mathis (1930–2011), country singer-songwriter
- Rich Matteson (1929–1993), jazz brass player, bandleader, educator
- Joe B. Mauldin (1940–2015), rock and roll bass player
- Pete Mayes (1938–2008), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Sally Mayes (born 1959), Broadway singer and actress, jazz/rock singer
- Timothy McAllister (born 1972), classical saxophonist
- Leon McAuliffe (1917–1988), Western swing guitarist
- W. Francis McBeth (1933–2012), 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
- Richard McKay (born 1982), orchestra conductor
- Nikki McKibbin (1978–2020), rock singer-songwriter
- 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
- Cosmé McMoon (1901–1980), classical pianist, accompanied Florence Foster Jenkins
- James McMurtry (born 1962), folk-rock singer-songwriter, son of novelist Larry McMurtry
- Cindy McTee (born 1953), classical composer
- Meat Loaf (1951–2022), singer, actor
- David Meece (born 1952), contemporary Christian singer, pianist
- William B. Meeks Jr. (1921–1999), producer, composer, arranger of radio jingles; woodwind player
- Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), Tejano singer
- Tom Merriman (1924–2009), commercial/jazz composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, educator
- Tift Merritt (born 1975), rock/country singer-songwriter
- Augie Meyers (born 1940), rock/Tejano keyboard player
- Louis Meyers (1955–2016), co-founder of South by Southwest music and media festival, multi-instrumentalist
- Bunny Michael, visual artist, musician, and rapper
- Aryn Michelle (born 1983), Christian pop/rock singer-songwriter
- 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
- 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
- Mary Mills (born 1964), opera singer
- Mn–Mz
- Charles Moffett (1929–1997), jazz drummer
- Bill Moffit (1926–2008), marching-band director, music arranger and composer
- Margarita Monet (born 1990), rock singer, pianist, composer, actress
- Bob Montgomery (1937–2014), rockabilly singer-songwriter, producer
- Johnny Moore (1906–1969), blues singer, guitarist
- Latonia Moore (born 1979), opera singer[18]
- 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 Moreno (born 1978), jazz guitarist
- 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
- Maren Morris (born 1990), country singer-songwriter
- Ella Mae Morse (1924–1999), blues/jazz/pop singer
- Mark Morton (born 1960), classical double bass player
- 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–O
- Johnny Nash (1940–2020), pop singer-songwriter
- Emilio Navaira (1962–2016), Latin pop/country musician
- Sam Neely (1948–2006), country singer, guitarist
- Nelly (real name Cornell Haynes) (born 1974), rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor
- Jimmy Nelson (1928–2007), blues singer-songwriter
- Steady Nelson (1913–1988), jazz/swing trumpeter
- Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter
- Michael Nesmith (1942–2021), 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 (born 1948), rock guitarist, songwriter
- Kevin Noe (born 1969), classical conductor
- Timothy Nolen (born 1941), opera singer, Broadway singer and actor
- Normani (born 1996), pop singer
- Daron Norwood (1965–2015), country singer
- Salim Nourallah (born 1967), alt-country singer-songwriter
- 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 (1932–2016), avant-garde composer, performance artist
- Gene O'Quin (1932–1978), country singer
- Wayne Oquin (born 1977), classical composer, music educator[19]
- Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
- K. T. Oslin (1941–2020), country singer-songwriter
- That Mexican OT, rapper
- Tommy Overstreet (1937–2015), country singer
- Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer
- P–Q
- Hot Lips Page (1908–1954), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
- Knocky Parker (1918–1986), country/jazz pianist
- Dean Parks (born 1946), studio musician
- Vinnie Paul (Abbott) (1964–2018), rock drummer, producer
- Glen Payne (1926–1999), gospel singer
- Leon Payne (1917–1969), country singer-songwriter
- Maurice Peress (1930–2017), classical conductor, educator
- Paul Peress (born 1959), jazz/world music drummer, composer, producer
- Chris Pérez (born 1969), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter
- Jay Perez (born 1963), Tejano singer-songwriter
- Jack Petersen (born 1933), jazz guitarist, educator
- 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
- Ben J. Pierce (born 1999), YouTuber, singer-songwriter, actor
- Pimp C (Chad Butler) (1973–2007), rapper
- Mark Pirro (born 1970), rock bass player
- Harvey Pittel (born 1943), classical saxophonist
- Howard Pollack (born 1952), classical pianist, musicologist, author, professor
- Joe Poovey (1941–1998), rockabilly singer-songwriter
- The Powell Brothers (Taylor Powell and Blake Powell), country musicians
- 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 (1938–2020), country singer
- P. J. Proby (born 1938), singer-songwriter, actor
- Chris Purdy (born 1972), pop/rock singer-songwriter
- Wynne Pyle (1881–1971), classical pianist
- Queen Ida (Ida Lewis Guillory) (born 1929), Creole/zydeco accordionist
- Abraham Quintanilla (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
- Richard Ramirez, noise musician
- Willis Alan Ramsey (born 1951), country singer-songwriter
- Jon Randall (born 1969), country singer-songwriter
- Mickey Raphael (born 1951), country/rock harmonica player
- Leon Rausch (1927–2019), Western swing singer
- Tha Realest (Jevon Jones) (born 1974), rapper
- Marc Rebillet (born 1988), funk/hip-hop electronic musician
- Jaret Reddick (born 1972), punk singer-songwriter, guitarist, Bowling for Soup
- 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
- Nicola Rescigno (1916–2008), opera conductor
- Timothy Rhea (born 1967), conductor, music educator
- Sonny Rhodes (born Clarence Edward Smith) (born 1940), blues singer, guitar player
- John Rich (born 1974), country music singer-songwriter
- J. P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), rock-and-roll/country 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
- Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911–1948), country singer
- Tex Ritter (1905–1974), singer/ actor, father of actor John Ritter
- 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), classical cellist
- Bruce Robison (born 1966), country singer-songwriter
- Charlie Robison (1964–2023), country singer-songwriter
- Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), country singer
- Carrie Rodriguez (born 1978), folk singer-songwriter, fiddler
- Danny Rodriguez (1967–1990), Christian rapper
- David Rodriguez (1952–2015), 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
- Herbert Rogers (1929–1983), classical pianist and teacher
- Kenny Rogers (1938–2020), country singer-songwriter
- Randy Rogers, country singer
- Gene Roland (1921–1982), jazz composer, musician
- A. Clyde Roller (1914–2005), conductor and music educator
- Moreland Kortkamp Roller (1916–2006), classical pianist and teacher
- Lulu Roman (born 1947), country/gospel singer, comedian
- Beatrice Schroeder Rose (1922–2014), classical harpist
- Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
- Nancy Rumbel (born 1951), classical/new-age oboist, ocarina player, won Grammy Award
- Tim Rushlow (born 1966), country musician
- Mike Ryan (born 1988), country singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Sa–Sm
- Doug Sahm (1941–1999), Tejano musician-songwriter
- Carl St. Clair (born 1952), orchestra conductor
- Sandra St. Victor (born 1963), R&B/soul/jazz singer-songwriter
- St. Vincent (Annie Clark) (born 1982), pop singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
- Olga Samaroff (1880–1948), classical pianist and teacher
- Joe Sample (1939–2014), 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 (1938–2022), classical composer, pianist, conductor
- Ray Sasaki (born 1948), trumpet player, educator
- Leslie Satcher (born 1962), country and bluegrass singer
- Billy Jack Saucier (1931–1987), country fiddler
- 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 (1929–2018), musical theatre composer (The Fantasticks)
- Eduard Schmieder (born 1948), classical violinist, teacher
- David Schnaufer (1952–2006), folk dulcimer player, music educator
- Emil Schuhmann (1856–1937), accordionist, bandleader, folk artist
- Jerry Scoggins (1911–2004), country singer
- Kendrick Scott (born 1980), jazz drummer, bandleader, composer
- Travis Scott (Jacques Webster Jr.) (born 1992), hip hop recording artist, music producer
- Joe Scruggs (born 1951), retired children's and folk singer-songwriter
- Dan Seals (1948–2009), rock/country musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
- Jim Seals (1941–2022), 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
- Peter Seymour (born 1977), jazz/classical double bassist
- Allen Shamblin (born 1959), country songwriter
- Ray Sharpe (born 1938), rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Billy Joe Shaver (1939–2020), 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 (1928–2022), jazz vibraphonist
- John Sheridan (born 1946), jazz pianist
- Amanda Shires (born 1982), country singer-songwriter, fiddler
- Michelle Shocked (born 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
- Jade Simmons (born 1977), classical pianist; was also Miss Illinois
- Ashlee Simpson (born 1984), singer
- Jessica Simpson (born 1980), singer
- Frankie Lee Sims (1917–1970), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Lori Singer (born 1957), classical cellist (better known as actress)
- Thomas Sleeper (1956–2022), classical composer, conductor
- Slim Thug (born 1980), rapper
- Brinton Averil Smith (born 1969), classical cellist
- Buster Smith (1904–1991), jazz saxophonist
- Chris "Frenchie" Smith, pop/rock record producer, guitarist, songwriter
- Elliott Smith (1969–2003), rock singer-songwriter
- Granger Smith (born 1979), country singer-songwriter
- Julia Smith (1905–1989), composer, pianist, author
- Ruby Jane Smith (born 1994), bluegrass fiddler, singer-songwriter
- Tim Smith, rock instrumentalist
- Walter Smith III (born 1980), jazz saxophonist, composer
- Sn–Sz
- Doak Snead (born 1949), singer-songwriter
- Ed Soph (born 1945), jazz drummer, educator
- JD Souther (1945–2024), 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
- Megan Thee Stallion (born 1995), rapper
- Kay Starr (1922–2016), pop/jazz singer
- Red Steagall (born 1938), country singer-songwriter, actor
- 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
- Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) (born 1943), soul/funk singer-songwriter (Sly and the Family Stone)
- George Strait (born 1952), country singer
- Emily Strayer (born 1972), country singer-songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)
- Nikki Stringfield (born 1990), guitarist for The Iron Maidens and Before the Mourning
- Steven Stucky (1949–2016), Pulitzer Prize-winning classical composer
- Lacey Nicole Sturm (born 1981), Alternative metal, Post-grunge, Hard rock Flyleaf
- Deanna Summers (born 1940), songwriter, born in Mississippi
- Gene Summers (1939–2021), rock 'n roll singer ("School of Rock 'n Roll", "Big Blue Diamonds")
- DJ Sun (born 1966), record producer, DJ
- Helen Sung (born 1970), jazz pianist
- Doug Supernaw (1960–2020), country singer-songwriter
- Jeffrey Swann (born 1951), classical pianist
- Sunny Sweeney (born 1976), country music singer
- T–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
- Teresa Taylor (1962–2023), rock drummer
- Tommy Taylor (born 1957), rock musician
- 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
- Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington Jr.) (1935–1982), soul singer-songwriter
- Texas Ruby (Ruby Owens) (1908–1963), country singer
- Christopher Theofanidis (born 1967), classical composer
- B. J. Thomas (1942–2021), 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 (1927–2019), 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
- Martha Tilton (1915–2006), swing/pop singer
- Albert Tipton (1917–1997), classical flutist
- Louise Tobin (1918–2022), jazz singer
- Matt Tolentino (born 1985), musician specializing in pre-swing music
- 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)
- Mitchell Torok (1929–2017), country singer-songwriter
- Patsy Torres (born 1957), Tejano singer
- Don Tosti (1923–2004), Latin, R&B, swing, jazz, classical bassist, pianist
- Alphonse Trent (1905–1959), jazz pianist, bandleader
- Michael Trimble (born 1938), opera singer, teacher
- 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
- Viola Van Katwijk (1894–1980), pianist, composer, educator
- Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), country singer-songwriter
- Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), blues/rock guitarist, singer
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
- Jaci Velasquez (born 1979), Contemporary Christian Latin pop singer
- Carl Venth (1860–1938), composer, conductor, violinist, music educator
- Vladimir Viardo (born 1949), classical pianist and teacher
- Rita Vidaurri (1924–2019), Tejana singer
- Tiffany Villarreal, R&B and hip hop singer
- Eddie Vinson (1917–1988), blues saxophonist
- Emmett Vokes (1928–2019), classical pianist and teacher
- W–Z
- Mel Waiters (1956–2015), southern soul singer
- Billy Walker (1929–2006), country singer-songwriter
- Charlie Walker (1926–2008), country singer-songwriter
- Chris Walker, R&B/jazz singer, bass guitarist
- 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 (1942–2020), country singer-songwriter
- T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), blues musician
- William Walker (1931–2010), opera singer
- Paul Wall (born 1980), rapper
- Jimbo Wallace, psychobilly/rockabilly bass player
- Sippie Wallace (1898–1986), blues singer-songwriter
- Don Walser (1934–2006), country singer, guitarist
- Cedar Walton (1934–2013), jazz pianist
- Mercy Dee Walton (1915–1962), blues pianist, singer-songwriter
- Jonathan Ware (born 1984), classical pianist
- Chris Waters, country singer-songwriter
- Dale Watson (born 1962), country singer
- Gene Watson (born 1943), country singer
- 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
- J. White Did It (born 1984), hip hop record producer, songwriter, and DJ
- Michael White (1933–2016), jazz violinist
- Chris Whitley (1960–2005), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Buddy Whittington (born 1956), blues/rock guitarist
- Mike Wiebe, musician (The Riverboat Gamblers), actor, and stand-up comedian
- Rusty Wier (1944–2009), country/folk singer-songwriter
- Marijohn Wilkin (1920–2006), country 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 (1939–2017), country singer-songwriter
- Lew Williams (1934–2019), 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
- Jonathan M. Wolfert (born 1952), composer, producer of radio jingles
- Lee Ann Womack (born 1966), country singer-songwriter
- Darren Keith Woods (born 1958), opera company director, singer
- Bernard Wright (1963–2022), funk/jazz keyboardist, 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
- Camille Zamora (born 1970), classical singer
- Nancy Zhou (born 1993), classical violinist
- Jessica Zhu (born 1986), classical pianist
Beauty pageant winners
- Averie Bishop, Miss Texas 2022, first Asian-American winner; businessperson, activist, actress
- 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 (1923–2021), Miss America 1942
- Danielle Doty (born 1993), Miss Teen USA 2011
- Alyssa Edwards (Justin Johnson) (born 1980), drag performer, Miss Gay USofA 2006, Miss Gay America 2010
- Magen Ellis (born 1986), Miss Texas USA, Miss Texas Teen USA
- Christy Fichtner (born 1962), Miss USA 1986
- R'Bonney Gabriel (born 1994), Miss USA 2022 and Miss Universe 2022
- Phyllis George (1949–2020), 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
- Asia O'Hara (born 1982), drag performer, Miss Gay America 2016
- 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 (1973–2018), 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
Other
- Amouranth (Kaitlyn Michelle Siragusa) (born 1993), female model, streamer and Internet celebrity
- Barbette (Vander Clyde Broadway) (1899–1973), female impersonator, aerialist
- Eric July (born 1990), rap-metal vocalist, political commentator, comic book writer
Sportspeople
Baseball
- A–F
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- 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
- Anthony Banda (born 1993), starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jeff Banister (born 1964), former catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, former 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), 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
- Zach Britton (born 1987), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
- Jay Bruce (born 1987), outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Clay Buchholz (born 1984), baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks, pitcher, threw a no hitter in just his second MLB start
- Jorge Cantú (born 1982), infielder for the San Diego Padres
- Matt Carpenter (born 1985), infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Norm Cash (1934–1986), MLB first baseman, primarily for the Detroit Tigers
- Andrew Cashner (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- 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
- Andy Cohen (1904–1988), baseball second baseman and coach
- 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 St. Louis Cardinals
- Jon Edwards (born 1988), relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres
- Nathan Eovaldi (born 1990), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- 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 Atlanta Braves
- David Freese (born 1983), third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- G–M
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- Yovani Gallardo (born 1986), starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Ron Gant (born 1965), former MLB outfielder and second baseman
- Jaime García (born 1986), starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
- 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, outfielder, and first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jordan Hicks (born 1996), pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Trey Hillman (born 1963), bench coach for the Houston Astros
- Bryan Holaday (born 1987), catcher for the Texas Rangers
- Brock Holt (born 1988), utility player for the Boston Red Sox
- Joe Horlen (1937–2022), 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
- Jason Hursh (born 1991), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Austin Jackson (born 1987), center fielder for the Cleveland Indians
- Conor Jackson (born 1982), former MLB outfielder
- Paul Janish (born 1982), shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles
- Kelly Johnson (born 1982), utility player for the New York Mets
- Gary Jones (born 1960), third base and infield coach for the Chicago Cubs
- Nate Karns (born 1987), starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Scott Kazmir (born 1984), starting pitcher for the Houston Astros
- Ty Kelly (born 1988), American-Israeli utility player
- 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 Chicago Cubs
- 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 Cleveland Indians
- James Loney (born 1984), first baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Mark Lowe (born 1983), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Tyler Lyons (born 1988), relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
- 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
- Dustin May (born 1997), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Andrew McKirahan (born 1990), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Jon Meloan (born 1984), former MLB pitcher
- Ryan Merritt (born 1992), starting pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
- Shelby Miller (born 1990), pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Hoby Milner (born 1991), pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
- A. J. Minter (born 1993), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Adam Moore (born 1984), catcher for the Cleveland Indians
- Jim Morris (born 1964), MLB player and oldest rookie
- Max Muncy (born 1990), infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- David Murphy (born 1981), left fielder for the Cleveland Indians
- N–R
- Tyler Naquin (born 1991), outfielder for the Cleveland Indians
- 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 and manager
- 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
- Colin Poche (born 1994), relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pressly (born 1988), pitcher for the Houston Astros
- 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 (1935–2019), 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
- Reid Ryan (born 1971), president of the Houston Astros, son of Nolan Ryan
- S–Z
- Bo Schultz (born 1985), relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Kelly Shoppach (born 1980), former MLB catcher for several teams
- Matthew Silverman (born 1976), general manager and President for Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays
- 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
- Kyle Snyder (born 1977), pitching coach for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Tris Speaker (1888–1958), former MLB player and manager, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- 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
- Ross Stripling (born 1989), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Drew Stubbs (born 1984), center fielder for the Texas Rangers
- Greg Swindell (born 1965), MLB pitcher for 17 seasons
- 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
- Garry Templeton (born 1956), former MLB shortstop
- 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), relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- 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
- Austen Williams (born 1992), pitcher for the Washington Nationals
- 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
- Anthony Young (born 1966), former MLB pitcher
- Chris Young (born 1979), pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
- Chris Young (born 1983), outfielder for the New York Yankees
Basketball
- A–M
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- Quincy Acy (born 1990), forward for the Dallas Mavericks
- 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
- Zelmo Beaty (1939–2013), former NBA player, member of Basketball Hall of Fame
- Peter Berry (born 2001), wheelchair basketball player for Alabama Crimson Tide
- 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
- J'Covan Brown (born 1990), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Jimmy Butler (born 1989), small forward/shooting guard for the Philadelphia 76ers
- Kaleb Canales (born 1978), assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks
- Alex Caruso (born 1994), NBA point guard/shooting guard
- T. J. Cline (born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player
- Michael Cobbins (born 1992), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Charli Collier (born 1999), WNBA player, No. 1 pick of 2021 WNBA draft
- Jody Conradt (born 1941), head coach for UT's Lady Longhorns
- Christian Cunningham (born 1997), forward in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- 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
- Ndudi Ebi (born 1984), Nigerian basketball player
- Carsen Edwards (born 1998), player for the Boston Celtics
- Keenan Evans (born 1996), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- 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
- Gerald Green (born 1986), shooting guard/small forward for the Houston Rockets
- Brittney Griner (born 1990), WNBA basketball player
- James Gulley (born 1965), professional basketball player for Ironi Ramat Gan in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Terrel Harris (born 1987), guard for the Bakersfield Jam
- Grant Hill (born 1971), former seven-time NBA All-Star small forward
- Josh Huestis (born 1991), small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder
- 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
- Chris Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Jalen Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- DeAndre Jordan (born 1988), center for the Los Angeles Clippers
- Luke Kornet (born 1995), player for the Chicago Bulls
- Michale Kyser (born 1991), player for Hapoel Holon in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Monica Lamb-Powell (born 1964), player for Houston Comets
- Dave Lattin (born 1943), player for San Francisco Warriors/Phoenix Suns/Pittsburgh Condors/Memphis Tams
- Guy Lewis (1922–2015), Hall of Fame college basketball coach
- 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 Dallas Mavericks
- 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
- Eric Moreland (born 1991), power forward and center for the Toronto Raptors
- Randolph Morris (born 1986), center for the Beijing Ducks
- Gerald Myers (born 1945), basketball coach 1971–1991; athletic director, Texas Tech University
- N–Z
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- Eduardo Nájera (born 1976), former NBA player
- Le'Bryan Nash (born 1992), player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Josh Nebo (born 1997), player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Rashard Odomes (born 1996), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Emeka Okafor (born 1982), player for the Phoenix Suns
- Ike Ofoegbu (born 1984), American-Nigerian Israeli Premier Basketball League player
- 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
- Terran Petteway (born 1992), guard/forward in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Dexter Pittman (born 1988), center for the Atlanta Hawks
- Ronnie Price (born 1983), point guard for the Orlando Magic
- Taurean Prince (born 1994), small forward for the Brooklyn Nets
- André Roberson (born 1991), player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Taylor Rochestie (born 1985) American-Montenegrin player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Dennis Rodman (born 1961), former NBA forward, played primarily with the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls
- Quinton Ross (born 1981), former NBA player
- Jason Siggers (born 1985), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Xavier Silas (born 1988), player for the Maccabi Ashdod B.C.
- Jonathon Simmons (born 1989), player for the San Antonio Spurs
- Odyssey Sims (born 1992), player for Baylor Lady Bears basketball
- Donald Sloan (born 1988), guard for the Indiana Pacers
- Ken Spain (1946–1990), player for Chicago Bulls/Pittsburgh Condors
- Sheryl Swoopes (born 1971), WNBA, Olympic gold medalist
- Elijah Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- 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 Dallas Mavericks
- Sean Williams (born 1986), power forward/center for the Selçuk Üniversitesi BK
- Tex Winter (1922–2018), former basketball coach, innovator of the triangle offense, Hall of Fame inductee
- Bracey Wright, basketball player, guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Israeli Basketball Premier League
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
- Branch Warren (born 1975), American retired IFBB Pro League professional bodybuilder
Boxing
- Mike Ayala (born 1959), boxer
- Paulie Ayala (born 1970), world-champion boxer
- Tony Ayala Jr. (1963–2015), boxer
- Eric Carr (born 1975), Golden Gloves Champion
- Ruben Castillo (born 1957 in Lubbock), boxer
- Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), boxer, fought for world heavyweight title
- Curtis Cokes (1937–2020), 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–B
- Emmanuel Acho (born 1990), linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles
- Sam Acho (born 1988), linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
- Jamal Adams (born 1995), NFL safety
- Joseph Addai (born 1983), running back for Indianapolis Colts
- Eric Alexander (born 1982), linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jared Allen (born 1982), defensive end for Chicago Bears
- Lance Alworth (born 1940), wide receiver for San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys
- Danny Amendola (born 1985), wide receiver, kickoff returner for New England Patriots
- Adrian Awasom (born 1983), defensive end for New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings
- Remi Ayodele (born 1983), defensive tackle for Minnesota Vikings
- Jonathan Babineaux (born 1981), defensive tackle for Atlanta Falcons
- Jordan Babineaux (born 1982), defensive back for Seattle Seahawks
- Stephen Baker (born 1964), wide receiver for New York Giants
- Chris Banjo (born 1990), NFL safety
- Joplo Bartu (born 1989), linebacker for Atlanta Falcons
- Arnaz Battle (born 1980), wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jackie Battle (born 1983), running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- Sammy Baugh (1914–2008), Hall of Fame quarterback, primarily with Washington Redskins
- Kelvin Beachum (born 1989), offensive lineman for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cole Beasley (born 1989), wide receiver, return specialist for Buffalo Bills
- Byron Bell (born 1989), offensive tackle for Carolina Panthers
- Emory Bellard (1927–2011), college football coach
- Martellus Bennett (born 1987), tight end for New England Patriots
- Michael Bennett (born 1985), defensive end for Seattle Seahawks
- Cedric Benson (1982–2019), running back for Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals
- Rocky Bernard (born 1979), defensive tackle for New York Giants
- Raymond Berry (born 1933), NFL split end, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Justin Blalock (born 1983), offensive guard for Atlanta Falcons
- Rhett Bomar (born 1985), quarterback for New York Giants
- David Boston (born 1978), NFL wide receiver
- Chris Boswell (born 1991), kicker for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Kyle Bosworth (born 1986), outside linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
- Bobby Boyd (1937–2017), All-Pro defensive back, Baltimore Colts, Oklahoma Sooners
- Drew Brees (born 1979), quarterback for New Orleans Saints
- Mike Brisiel (born 1983), guard for Oakland Raiders
- Michael Brockers (born 1990), defensive tackle for St. Louis Rams
- Aaron Brown (born 1985), running back, return specialist for Detroit Lions
- Chykie Brown (born 1986), cornerback for Baltimore Ravens
- Evan Brown (born 1996), NFL center
- Kris Brown (born 1976), placekicker for San Diego Chargers
- Malcom Brown (born 1994), defensive tackle for New England Patriots
- Tarell Brown (born 1985), cornerback for San Francisco 49ers
- Tim Brown (born 1966), NFL wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Dez Bryant (born 1988), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Matt Bryant (born 1975), placekicker for Atlanta Falcons
- Red Bryant (born 1984), defensive lineman for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Maury Buford (born 1960), NFL punter
- Melvin Bullitt (born 1984), defensive back for Indianapolis Colts
- Rex Burkhead (born 1990), running back for the New England Patriots
- C–F
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- Earl Campbell (born 1955), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner
- Marcus Cannon (born 1988), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
- Rock Cartwright (born 1979), running back for Washington Redskins
- James Casey (born 1984), tight end for Philadelphia Eagles
- Juan Castillo (born 1959), defensive coordinator for Philadelphia Eagles
- Scott Chandler (born 1985), tight end for Buffalo Bills
- Jamaal Charles (born 1986), running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- Jeromey Clary (born 1983), offensive guard for San Diego Chargers
- Keenan Clayton (born 1987), outside linebacker for Oakland Raiders
- Perrish Cox (born 1987), cornerback, return specialist for San Francisco 49ers
- Michael Crabtree (born 1987), wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
- Patrick Crayton (born 1979), wide receiver for San Diego Chargers
- Mason Crosby (born 1984), placekicker for Green Bay Packers
- Maxx Crosby (born 1997), NFL defensive end
- John David Crow (1935–2015), Heisman Trophy winner, NFL running back, coach and college athletics administrator
- Andy Dalton (born 1987), quarterback for Cincinnati Bengals
- Chase Daniel (born 1986), quarterback for New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs
- Jaelon Darden (born 1999), NFL wide receiver
- Marcus Davenport (born 1996), NFL defensive end
- Cody Davis (born 1989), safety for St. Louis Rams
- Knile Davis (born 1991), running back for Kansas City Chiefs
- Leonard Davis (born 1978), guard for Dallas Cowboys
- Phil Dawson (born 1975), placekicker for San Francisco 49ers
- Quintin Demps (born 1985), safety for New York Giants
- Trevor Denbow (born 1998), NFL safety
- Ty Detmer (born 1967), NFL quarterback
- Eric Dickerson (born 1960), NFL running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Quandre Diggs (born 1993), NFL safety
- Zac Diles (born 1985), linebacker for Houston Texans
- J. K. Dobbins (born 1998), NFL running back
- Derrick Dockery (born 1980), guard for Dallas Cowboys
- Donald Driver (born 1975), wide receiver for Green Bay Packers
- Ron Edwards (born 1979), defensive tackle for Carolina Panthers
- Ikemefuna Enemkpali (born 1991), linebacker for Buffalo Bills
- Mike Evans (born 1993), wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Thomas Everett (born 1964), NFL safety and College Football Hall of Famer
- Erik Ezukanma (born 2000), NFL wide receiver
- Jermichael Finley (born 1987), tight end for Green Bay Packers
- Cameron Fleming (born 1992), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
- Jamell Fleming (born 1989), cornerback for Kansas City Chiefs
- Larry Flowers (born 1958), NFL safety, primarily with New York Giants
- Tre Flowers (born 1995), NFL cornerback
- Matt Flynn (born 1985), quarterback for Green Bay Packers
- Nick Foles (born 1989), quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams
- Justin Forsett (born 1985), running back for Seattle Seahawks
- Barry Foster (born 1968), NFL running back
- Jack Fox (born 1996), NFL punter
- Jason Curtis Fox (born 1988), offensive tackle for Miami Dolphins
- Robert Francois (born 1985), linebacker for Green Bay Packers
- Jerrell Freeman (born 1986), linebacker for Indianapolis Colts
- G–I
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- Taylor Gabriel (born 1991), wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons
- Dylan Gandy (born 1982), center for Detroit Lions
- Myles Garrett (born 1995), NFL defensive end for the Cleveland Browns
- Roberto Garza (born 1979), guard for Chicago Bears
- Crockett Gillmore (born 1991), tight end for Baltimore Ravens
- Chris Givens (born 1989), wide receiver for Baltimore Ravens
- Bill Glass (1935–2021), defensive end, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns
- Cody Glenn (born 1986), linebacker for Indianapolis Colts
- Charles Godfrey (born 1985), safety/nickelback for Carolina Panthers
- Mike Goodson (born 1987), running back/kick returner for Oakland Raiders
- Marquise Goodwin (born 1990), wide receiver, kickoff returner for Buffalo Bills
- Josh Gordon (born 1991), wide receiver for New England Patriots
- Jakeem Grant (born 1992), wide receiver for Miami Dolphins
- Darrell Green (born 1960), NFL cornerback, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- "Mean Joe" Greene (born 1946), College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jabari Greer (born 1982), cornerback for New Orleans Saints
- Forrest Gregg (1933–2019), Hall of Fame offensive tackle and head coach
- Robert Griffin III (born 1990), Heisman Trophy-winning NFL quarterback
- Andre Gurode (born 1978), center for Baltimore Ravens
- Bryce Hager (born 1992), linebacker for St. Louis Rams
- Ahmard Hall (born 1979), fullback for Tennessee Titans
- Casey Hampton (born 1977), nose tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Phil Handler (1908–1968), NFL football player and coach
- Geoff Hangartner (born 1982), center and guard for Carolina Panthers
- Caleb Hanie (born 1985), quarterback for Chicago Bears
- Merton Hanks (born 1968), safety for San Francisco 49ers
- James Hanna (born 1989), tight end for Dallas Cowboys
- Graham Harrell (born 1985), quarterback for the Green Bay Packers
- Tommie Harris (born 1983), defensive tackle for Chicago Bears
- Garrett Hartley (born 1986), placekicker for New Orleans Saints
- David Hawthorne (born 1985), linebacker for New Orleans Saints
- Kellen Heard (born 1985), defensive end for Buffalo Bills
- Johnnie Lee Higgins (born 1983), wide receiver for Oakland Raiders
- King Hill (1936–2012), NFL quarterback and punter
- Tony Hills (born 1984), offensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
- Ellis Hobbs (born 1983), cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles
- Montrae Holland (born 1980), guard for Dallas Cowboys
- Ziggy Hood (born 1987), defensive end for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Rob Housler (born 1988), tight end for Arizona Cardinals
- Chris Houston (born 1984), cornerback for Atlanta Falcons
- Ken Houston (born 1944), Hall of Fame safety for Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins
- Thomas Howard (born 1983), linebacker for Oakland Raiders
- Xavien Howard (born 1993), NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
- Josh Huff (born 1991), wide receiver for Philadelphia Eagles
- Michael Huff (born 1983), free safety for Oakland Raiders
- Jerry Hughes (born 1988), defensive end for Buffalo Bills
- Byron Hunt (born 1958), linebacker for New York Giants
- Phillip Hunt (born 1986), defensive end for Philadelphia Eagles
- Kendall Hunter (born 1988), running back for San Francisco 49ers
- Sam Hurd (born 1985), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Demontre Hurst (born 1991), cornerback for Chicago Bears
- Jalen Hurts (born 1998), quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
- Brian Iwuh (born 1984), linebacker for Chicago Bears
- J–L
- Fred Jackson (born 1981), running back for Buffalo Bills
- Craig James (born 1961), NFL running back for the New England Patriots
- Quentin Jammer (born 1979), cornerback for San Diego Chargers
- Tony Jerod-Eddie (born 1990), defensive end for San Francisco 49ers
- Luke Joeckel (born 1991), offensive tackle for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Charlie Johnson (born 1984), offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts
- Chris Johnson (born 1979), cornerback for Baltimore Ravens
- Derrick Johnson (born 1982), linebacker for Kansas City Chiefs
- D. J. Johnson (born 1985), cornerback for New York Giants
- Jimmy Johnson (born 1943), NCAA and NFL head coach for Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, TV personality
- Lane Johnson (born 1990), offensive tackle for Philadelphia Eagles
- Manuel Johnson (born 1986), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Michael Johnson (born 1984), safety for New York Giants
- Johnny Jolly (born 1983), defensive end for Green Bay Packers
- Aaron Jones (born 1994), NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers
- Colin Jones (born 1987), safety for Carolina Panthers
- Vi Jones (born 1998), NFL linebacker
- Zay Jones (born 1995), NFL wide receiver
- Case Keenum (born 1988), quarterback for Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills
- Sergio Kindle (born 1987), linebacker for Baltimore Ravens
- David King (born 1989), defensive end for Kansas City Chiefs
- Johnny Knox (born 1986), wide receiver for Chicago Bears
- Kevin Kolb (born 1984), quarterback for Arizona Cardinals
- Gary Kubiak (born 1961), quarterback and head coach for Denver Broncos
- Jacob Lacey (born 1987), cornerback for Indianapolis Colts
- Ernie Ladd (1938–2007), college and pro football player, professional wrestler
- Brandon LaFell (born 1986), wide receiver for New England Patriots
- Tom Landry (1924–2000), Hall of Fame head coach, Dallas Cowboys
- Dick "Night Train" Lane (1927–2002), Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback
- Jeremy Lane (born 1990), cornerback for Seattle Seahawks
- Yale Lary (1930–2017), NFL Hall of Fame defensive back, punter for Detroit Lions; politician
- Bobby Layne (1926–1986), NFL quarterback and kicker, member of College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Roosevelt Leaks (born 1953), NFL running back, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Shane Lechler (born 1976), punter for Oakland Raiders
- Bob Lilly (born 1939), Hall of Fame defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
- Walker Little (born 1999), NFL offensive tackle
- Carl "Spider" Lockhart (1943–1986), defensive back for New York Giants
- P. J. Locke (born 1997), NFL safety
- Andrew Luck (born 1989), quarterback for Indianapolis Colts
- Blake Lynch (born 1997), NFL linebacker
- James Lynch (born 1999), NFL nose tackle
- M–O
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- Patrick Mahomes (born 1995), quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs
- Ryan Mallett (1988–2023), quarterback for Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots
- Braden Mann (born 1997), NFL punter
- Danieal Manning (born 1982), free safety for Chicago Bears
- Bradley Marquez (born 1992), wide receiver for St. Louis Rams
- Ochaun Mathis (born 1999), NFL linebacker
- Ross Matiscik (born 1996), NFL long snapper
- Jake Matthews (born 1992), offensive tackle for Atlanta Falcons
- Brett Maxie (born 1962), defensive back, secondary coach for Dallas Cowboys
- Baker Mayfield (born 1995), NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner
- Don Maynard (1935–2022), NFL wide receiver, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Taylor Mays (born 1988), safety
- Trumaine McBride (born 1985), cornerback for New York Giants
- Brice McCain (born 1986), cornerback for Miami Dolphins
- Ryan McCollum (born 1998), NFL center
- Tristin McCollum (born 1999), NFL safety
- Zyon McCollum (born 1999), NFL cornerback
- Luke McCown (born 1981), quarterback for Atlanta Falcons
- Colt McCoy (born 1986), quarterback for Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns
- Erik McCoy (born 1997), NFL center
- Danny McCray (born 1988), defensive back, special teamer for Dallas Cowboys
- Vance McDonald (born 1990), tight end for San Francisco 49ers
- Stephen McGee (born 1985), quarterback for Dallas Cowboys
- Steve McMichael (born 1957), NFL defensive tackle, member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Audray McMillian (born 1962), NFL cornerback
- Bo McMillin (1895–1952), NFL quarterback, head coach and College Football Hall of Famer
- Henry Melton (born 1986), defensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
- "Dandy" Don Meredith (1938–2010), quarterback for Dallas Cowboys; actor and TV personality
- Christine Michael (born 1990), running back for Dallas Cowboys
- Kendre Miller (born 2002), NFL running back
- Roy Miller (born 1987), defensive tackle for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Von Miller (born 1989), outside linebacker for Denver Broncos
- Jalen Mills (born 1994), NFL safety
- Keavon Milton (born 1990), offensive lineman for Seattle Seahawks
- Marvin Mims (born 2002), NFL wide receiver
- Adonai Mitchell (born 2002), NFL wide receiver
- Earl Mitchell (born 1987), defensive tackle for Miami Dolphins
- Damontre Moore (born 1992), defensive end for New York Giants
- Dan Moore (born 1998), NFL offensive tackle
- David Moore (born 1995), NFL wide receiver
- Denarius Moore (born 1988), wide receiver for Oakland Raiders
- Mike Morgan (born 1988), linebacker for Seattle Seahawks
- Quintin Morris (born 1999), NFL tight end
- Sammy Morris (born 1977), running back for New England Patriots
- Mitch Morse (born 1992), center for Kansas City Chiefs
- Thomas Morstead (born 1986), punter for New Orleans Saints
- Marcus Murphy (born 1991), running back for New Orleans Saints
- Kyler Murray (born 1997), NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner
- Dimitri Nance (born 1988), running back for Green Bay Packers
- Corey Nelson (born 1992), linebacker for Denver Broncos
- David Nelson (born 1986), wide receiver for Buffalo Bills
- Marshall Newhouse (born 1988), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
- Robert Newhouse (1950–2014), fullback for Dallas Cowboys
- Tommy Nobis (1943–2017), linebacker for Atlanta Falcons and College Football Hall of Famer
- Moran Norris (born 1978), fullback for San Francisco 49ers
- Cyril Obiozor (born 1986), linebacker for San Diego Chargers
- Alex Okafor (born 1991), linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
- Frank Okam (born 1985), defensive tackle for Houston Texans
- Russell Okung (born 1987), offensive tackle for Seattle Seahawks
- Igor Olshansky (born 1982), National Football League player
- Gunner Olszewski (born 1996), NFL wide receiver and return specialist
- Brian Orakpo (born 1986), linebacker for Washington Redskins
- Anfernee Orji (born 2000), NFL linebacker
- Zach Orr (born 1992), linebacker for Baltimore Ravens
- Kelechi Osemele (born 1989), offensive lineman for Baltimore Ravens
- DeMarvion Overshown (born 2000), NFL linebacker
- P–R
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- Juqua Parker (born 1978), defensive end for Philadelphia Eagles
- Tyler Patmon (born 1991), cornerback for Dallas Cowboys
- Elvis Patterson (born 1960), NFL defensive back
- Charlie Peprah (born 1983), safety for Green Bay Packers
- Mac Percival (born 1940), placekicker for Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears
- Jason Peters (born 1982), offensive tackle for Philadelphia Eagles
- Adrian Peterson (born 1985), NFL running back for Minnesota Vikings and other teams
- Brandon Pettigrew (born 1985), tight end for Detroit Lions
- Bum Phillips (1923–2013), NFL head coach of Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints
- Wade Phillips (born 1947), defensive coordinator of Los Angeles Rams, head coach of Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys
- Christian Ponder (born 1988), quarterback for Minnesota Vikings
- John Randle (born 1967), NFL defensive tackle, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Manny Ramirez (born 1983), guard/center for Denver Broncos
- Jalen Reagor (born 1999), NFL wide receiver and return specialist
- Gary Reasons (born 1962), linebacker, primarily for New York Giants
- Cory Redding (born 1980), defensive end for Indianapolis Colts
- Josh Reynolds (born 1995), NFL wide receiver
- Demani Richardson (born 2000), NFL safety
- Weston Richburg (born 1991), offensive lineman for New York Giants
- Elandon Roberts (born 1994), linebacker for New England Patriots
- Aldrick Robinson (born 1988), wide receiver for Atlanta Falcons
- A'Shawn Robinson (born 1995), NFL defensive end
- Khiry Robinson (born 1989), running back for New Orleans Saints
- Layden Robinson (born 2001), NFL offensive guard
- Bradley Roby (born 1992), cornerback for Denver Broncos
- Jacquizz Rodgers (born 1990), running back for Atlanta Falcons
- Shaun Rogers (born 1979), defensive tackle for New Orleans Saints
- Aaron Ross (born 1982), cornerback for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Kyle Rote (1928–2002), All-American running back at SMU, NFL New York Giants wide receiver
- Stanford Routt (born 1983), NFL cornerback
- Eric Rowe (born 1992), cornerback for New England Patriots
- Ryan Russell (born 1992), defensive end for Dallas Cowboys
- Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), NFL offensive guard
- S–T
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- Emmanuel Sanders (born 1987), wide receiver for Denver Broncos
- Josh Scobee (born 1982), placekicker for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Jonathan Scott (born 1983), offensive tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Derrick Shelby (born 1989), defensive end for Miami Dolphins
- Del Shofner (1934–2020), wide receiver for New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams; MVP of 1957 Sugar Bowl
- Ozzie Simmons (1914–2001), one of first black All-American players in 1930s
- Mike Singletary (born 1958), NFL player and coach, member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame
- John Skelton (born 1988), quarterback for Arizona Cardinals
- Rashawn Slater (born 1999), offensive tackle for Los Angeles Chargers
- Bubba Smith (1945–2011), defensive end with Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers and actor
- Hunter Smith (born 1977), punter for Washington Redskins
- Kevin Smith (born 1970), cornerback for Dallas Cowboys
- Lovie Smith (born 1958), head coach for Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, University of Illinois
- Wade Smith (born 1981), guard and center for Houston Texans
- Justin Snow (born 1976), long snapper for Indianapolis Colts
- E. J. Speed (born 1995), NFL linebacker
- Matthew Stafford (born 1988), quarterback for Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams
- Terence Steele (born 1997), offensive tackle for Dallas Cowboys
- Brandon Stephens (born 1997), cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
- Jarrett Stidham (born 1996), quarterback for New England Patriots
- Matt Stover (born 1968), placekicker for Indianapolis Colts
- Michael Strahan (born 1971), Hall of Fame defensive end for New York Giants; TV personality, Good Morning America, NFL on FOX, The $100,000 Pyramid
- Grant Stuard (born 1998), NFL linebacker
- Ty Summers (born 1995), NFL linebacker
- Courtland Sutton (born 1995), cornerback for Denver Broncos
- Travis Swanson (born 1991), center for Detroit Lions
- Aqib Talib (born 1986), cornerback for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ryan Tannehill (born 1988), quarterback for Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans
- Phillip Tanner (born 1988), running back for Dallas Cowboys
- Charley Taylor (1941–2022), NFL wide receiver, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Patrick Taylor (born 1998), NFL running back
- Stepfan Taylor (born 1991), running back for Arizona Cardinals
- David Thomas (born 1983), tight end for New Orleans Saints
- Earl Thomas (born 1989), safety for Seattle Seahawks
- Michael Thomas (born 1989), safety for Miami Dolphins
- Mike Thomas (born 1987), wide receiver for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Thurman Thomas (born 1966), NFL running back, member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Zach Thomas (born 1973), NFL linebacker, member of the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Ted Thompson (1953–2021), general manager of Green Bay Packers
- Y. A. Tittle (1926–2017), Hall of Fame quarterback, primarily with San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants
- LaDainian Tomlinson (born 1979), NFL running back and College Football Hall of Famer
- Michael Toudouze (born 1983), offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts
- Nick Thurman (born 1995), NFL defensive tackle
- Austin Trammell (born 1998), NFL wide receiver
- Kyle Trask (born 1998), NFL quarterback
- Orville Trask (1934–2008), NFL defensive tackle
- Jeremiah Trotter (born 1977), linebacker for Philadelphia Eagles
- Winfred Tubbs (born 1970), NFL linebacker
- Jason Tucker (born 1976), NFL wide receiver
- Justin Tucker (born 1989), placekicker for Baltimore Ravens
- Clayton Tune (born 1999), NFL quarterback
- Bulldog Turner (1919–1998), Hall of Fame center and linebacker for Chicago Bears
- Rob Turner (born 1984), former NFL player
- Payton Turner (born 1999), NFL defensive end
- U–Z
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- Tony Ugoh (born 1983), offensive tackle for Indianapolis Colts
- Gene Upshaw (1945–2008), Hall of Fame guard for Oakland Raiders
- Kenny Vaccaro (born 1991), safety for New Orleans Saints
- Louis Vasquez (born 1987), offensive guard for Denver Broncos
- Dustin Vaughan (born 1991), quarterback for Dallas Cowboys
- Lawrence Vickers (born 1983), fullback for Dallas Cowboys
- Trevin Wade (born 1989), cornerback for New York Giants
- Jaylen Waddle (born 1998), wide receiver for Miami Dolphins
- LaAdrian Waddle (born 1991), offensive tackle for New England Patriots
- Doak Walker (1927–1998), College and Hall of Fame player for SMU and Detroit Lions, winner of Heisman Trophy
- Jamar Wall (born 1988), cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles
- J. D. Walton (born 1987), center for New York Giants
- John Washington (born 1963), defensive end for New York Giants
- Brian Waters (born 1977), offensive guard for New England Patriots
- Armani Watts (born 1996), safety for Kansas City Chiefs
- J'Marcus Webb (born 1988), offensive tackle for Chicago Bears
- Richmond Webb (born 1967), NFL offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals
- Sean Weatherspoon (born 1987), linebacker for Arizona Cardinals
- Scott Wells (born 1981), center for St. Louis Rams
- DeAndrew White (born 1991), wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
- Melvin White (born 1990), cornerback for Carolina Panthers
- Nikita Whitlock (born 1991), fullback for New York Giants
- Fozzy Whittaker (born 1989), running back, kick returner, Carolina Panthers
- Aaron Williams (born 1990), safety for Buffalo Bills
- Bobbie Williams (born 1976), guard for Baltimore Ravens
- Brandon Williams (born 1986), linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
- Brian Williams (born 1972), NFL linebacker
- Byron Williams (born 1960), NFL and WLAF wide receiver
- Connor Williams (born 1997), offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys
- Daryl Williams (born 1992), offensive tackle for Carolina Panthers
- D. J. Williams (born 1988), tight end for Green Bay Packers
- Malcolm Williams (born 1987), defensive back for New England Patriots
- Roy Williams (born 1981), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Teddy Williams (born 1988), cornerback for Carolina Panthers
- Terrance Williams (born 1989), wide receiver for Dallas Cowboys
- Trent Williams (born 1988), offensive tackle for Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers
- Josh Wilson (born 1985), cornerback for Atlanta Falcons
- Wade Wilson (1959–2019), quarterback for Minnesota Vikings; quarterbacks coach for Dallas Cowboys
- Eric Winston (born 1983), offensive tackle for Houston Texans
- Will Witherspoon (born 1980), linebacker for Tennessee Titans
- Kendall Wright (born 1989), wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
- Vince Young (born 1983), quarterback for Texas Longhorns and Philadelphia Eagles, MVP of 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl
Golf
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- Rich Beem (born 1970), professional golfer
- Jack Burke Jr. (1923–2024), professional golfer
- Harry Cooper (1904–2000), professional golfer
- Bettye Danoff (1923–2011), golfer, one of founding members of LPGA
- Lee Elder (1934–2021), golfer, first African American to play in the Masters Tournament
- Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golfer
- Betty Jameson (1919–2009), golfer[20]
- Tom Kite (born 1949), golfer
- Justin Leonard (born 1972), golfer
- Byron Nelson (1912–2006), professional golfer
- Corey Pavin (born 1959), professional golfer
- Harvey Penick (1904–1995), golfer, golf coach, elected to World Golf Hall of Fame
- Scottie Scheffler (born 1996), golfer
- Jordan Spieth (born 1993), golfer, achieved No. 1 world ranking at age 22
- Lee Trevino (born 1939), golfer
- Kathy Whitworth (1939–2022), golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame
- Dave Williams (1918–1998), golf coach at the University of Houston, which he led to 16 team national championships
- Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956), athlete, won 82 amateur and professional golf tournaments, including five major professional championships
- Will Zalatoris (born 1996), golfer
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
- Chris Buescher (born 1992), NASCAR driver
- James Buescher (born 1990), former NASCAR driver
- Colin Braun (born 1988), professional race car driver
- Joie Chitwood (1912–1988), professional race car driver
- Brad Coleman (born 1988), former NASCAR driver
- Stuart Crow (born 1959), race car driver
- Bayley Currey (born 1996), NASCAR driver
- Trenton Estep (born 1999), race car driver
- A. J. Foyt (born 1935), race car driver
- Jesse Iwuji (born 1987), NASCAR driver
- Bobby Labonte (born 1964), NASCAR driver, 2000 Winston Cup Champion, younger brother of Terry Labonte
- Terry Labonte (born 1956), NASCAR driver, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, 1996 Winston Cup Champion
- Carroll Shelby (1923–2012), race car driver and designer of the Shelby Cobra and other automobiles
- David Starr (born 1967), NASCAR driver
Professional wrestling
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- Toni Adams (1964–2010), wrestling manager and valet
- Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964), WWE wrestler and actor
- Texas Tank Bernard, wrestler
- 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
- Gorgeous George (George Wagner) (1915–1963), professional wrestler, grew up in Houston
- Nidia Guenard (born 1979), former WWE wrestler and 2001 WWE Tough Enough Co-winner
- Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), WWE champion
- Chavo Guerrero Sr. (1949–2017), 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 (1942–2016), 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
- Jeff Agoos (born 1968), Swiss-born American soccer defender, Hall of Fame[21]
- Neil Cohen (born 1955), soccer player
- 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
- Weston McKennie (born 1998), soccer player, plays for Juventus and United States Men's National Soccer Team
- Hassan Nazari (born 1956), soccer player, coach, youth club founder
- Lee Nguyen (born 1986), soccer player
- Bárbara Olivieri (born 2002), soccer player, plays for Houston Dash and Venezuela women's national football team
Swimming
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- Cammile Adams (born 1991), Olympic swimmer[22]
- Shaine Casas (born 1999), competitive swimmer[23]
- Madisyn Cox (born 1995), competitive swimmer[24]
- Carli Cronk (born 2006), deaf swimmer[25]
- Josh Davis (born 1972), Olympic gold and silver medalist in freestyle swimming
- Jimmy Feigen (born 1989), Olympic swimmer and gold medalist[26]
- Natalie Hinds (born 1993), Olympic swimmer[27]
- Micah Lawrence (born 1990), Olympic swimmer[28]
- Celina Lemmen (born 1985), Olympic swimmer
- Simone Manuel (born 1996), Olympic swimmer and gold medalist[29]
- Katie Meili (born 1991), Olympic swimmer and bronze medalist[30]
- Dana Vollmer (born 1987), swimmer, gold medalist at 2004 Olympics
Tennis
- Fiona Crawley (born 2002), tennis player
- Zina Garrison (born 1963), tennis player
- Liv Hovde (born 2005), tennis player, won Wimbledon girls' singles title[31]
- Karl Kamrath (1911–1988), tennis player, architect
- 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
- Michael Russell (born 1978), tennis player
- Dick Savitt (1927–2023), tennis player ranked number two in the world
- Bill Scanlon (1956–2021), tennis player
- Anne Smith (born 1959), tennis player, ten major championships in doubles, ranked world number one in doubles
Track and field
- Brigetta Barrett (born 1990), high jumper
- Matthew S. Brown (born 1976), track and field champion at 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro[32]
- Cameron Burrell (1994–2021), sprinter
- Dave Clark (1936–2018), Olympic pole vaulter
- Melissa González (born 1994), hurdler
- Carlette Guidry-White (born 1968), sprinter
- Leonard Hilton (1947–2000), distance runner[33]
- Ariana Ince (born 1989), javelin thrower
- Kortnei Johnson (born 1997), sprinter
- Michael Johnson (born 1967), sprinter, Olympic gold medalist, world record holder
- Maggie Malone (born 1993), javelin thrower
- Sha'Carri Richardson (born 2000), sprinter
- Louise Ritter (born 1958), Olympic gold medalist in high jump
- Raevyn Rogers (born 1996), middle-distance runner, Olympic medalist
- Tom Tellez (born 1933), collegiate track and field coach
- Jeremy Wariner (born 1984), track & field Olympic gold medalist
- Mal Whitfield (1924–2015), 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
Mind sports
- Amarillo Slim (Thomas Preston Jr.) (1928–2012), poker champion
- Doyle Brunson (1933–2023), professional poker player
- Johnny Chan (born 1957), professional poker player
- Bobby Goldman (1938–1999), bridge player
- Bob Hamman (born 1938), bridge player
- James Jacoby (1933–1991), bridge player
- Oswald Jacoby (1902–1984), bridge player
- Ruifeng Li (born 2001), chess grandmaster[34][35]
- Johnny Moss (1907–1995), professional poker player
- Robert Salaburu (born 1985), poker player
- Akash Vukoti (born 2009), qualified six times for the Scripps National Spelling Bee[36][37]
- David Williams (born 1980), poker player
- Trey Wright (born 1974), U.S. national Scrabble champion, classical concert pianist
Other
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- Terence Anderson (born c. 1946), sport shooter
- Lance Armstrong (born 1971), cyclist, disqualified champion of Tour de France
- Del Ballard Jr. (born 1963), professional bowler
- Richard Bass (1929–2015), mountaineer, first person to climb the "Seven Summits"; business owner
- Kyle Bennett (1979–2012), bicycle motocross racer
- Evan Bernstein (born 1960), Israeli Olympic wrestler
- Simone Biles (born 1997), world- and Olympic-champion gymnast
- Aimee Boorman (born 1973), gymnastics coach
- Aimee Buchanan (born 1993), American-born Olympic figure skater for Israel
- Jared Cannonier (born 1984), mixed martial artist
- Blake Coleman (born 1991), American professional ice hockey forward
- Tervel Dlagnev (born 1985), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler, bronze medalist at 2012 Summer Olympics
- Cowboy Morgan Evans (1903–1969), rodeo, steer wrestling champion 1928
- Jennifer Gutierrez (born 1967), triathlete
- Mauro Hamza (born 1965 or 1966), banned Egyptian fencing coach
- Chad Hedrick (born 1977), American inline speed skater and ice speed skater
- Heath Herring (born 1978), mixed martial artist
- Seth Jones (born 1994), ice hockey player for the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Baylee Klingler (born 1999), softball player
- Madison Kocian (born 1997), world- and Olympic-champion gymnast
- Courtney Kupets (born 1986), world and U.S. champion gymnast, silver medalist in 2004 Summer Olympics
- Brian Leetch (born 1968), Hall of Fame hockey defenseman, primarily with the New York Rangers
- Tara Lipinski (born 1982), figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
- Nastia Liukin (born 1989), 2008 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist
- Jeffrey Louis, aka B-Boy Jeffro (born 1994), Olympic breakdancer
- Patricia McCormick (1929–2013), bullfighter
- Bubba McDaniel (born 1983), mixed martial artist
- Tamyra Mensah-Stock (born 1992), women's freestyle wrestler; World champion, Olympic gold medalist at 2020 Olympics
- Delaney Miller (born 1995), rock climber
- Robert Mosbacher (1927–2010), yacht racer, businessman, politician
- Bo Nickal (born 1996), mixed martial artist, former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler
- Cat Osterman (born 1983), softball pitcher
- Carly Patterson (born 1988), 2004 Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist
- Jeff Phillips (1963–1993), skateboarder
- Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
- Todd Pletcher (born 1967), horse trainer
- Alex Puccio (born 1989), climber
- Tex Rickard (1870–1929), sports promoter
- Ruth Roach (1896–1986), rodeo rider
- Joscelyn Roberson (born 2006), gymnast[38]
- Keith Sanderson (born 1975), sport shooter[39]
- Ruth Taubert Seeger (1924–2014), athlete and coach, competed in 1957 Summer Deaflympics, member of Texas Women's Hall of Fame
- Willie Shoemaker (1931–2003), jockey
- Brandon Slay (born 1975), Olympic freestyle wrestler, gold medalist at 2000 Olympics
- Kamaru Usman (born 1987), mixed martial artist, former UFC Welterweight Champion
- Hollie Vise (born 1987), world-champion gymnast
- Walel Watson (born 1984), mixed martial artist
- Kaitlyn Weaver (born 1989), ice dancer, competes for Canada
- Chip Woolley (born 1963), racehorse trainer
- Kim Zmeskal (born 1976), 1992 world-champion/Olympic gymnast
Business
- A–E
- Red Adair (1915–2004), offshore oil field firefighter
- Joe Allbritton (1924–2012), banker, publisher, philanthropist
- Monroe Dunaway Anderson (1873–1939), banker, cotton trader, business executive, philanthropist
- John S. Armstrong (1850–1908), Dallas-area real estate developer, founded Oak Cliff, Highland Park, the State Fair of Texas
- 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
- Harry W. Bass Jr. (1927–1998), oil business, philanthropist
- Harry W. Bass Sr. (1895–1970), oil business
- Richard Bass (1929–2015), owner of Snowbird Ski Resort; pioneering mountaineer
- Robert Bass (born 1948), billionaire philanthropist, chairman of Oak Hill Capital, conservationist
- Sid Bass (born 1942), billionaire investor and oil magnate from Fort Worth
- Andrew Beal (born 1952), banker, businessman, investor, poker player, mathematician; billionaire
- Benny Binion (1904–1989), Las Vegas casino owner; previously an organized-crime boss
- Jack Binion (born 1937), businessman
- Jack S. Blanton (1927–2013), oil industry executive, civic leader, philanthropist
- Ghulam Bombaywala (born 1973), restaurateur
- David Bonderman (1942–2024), businessman, billionaire
- Kimberly S. Bowers (born 1965), business executive
- 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
- Samuel Burk Burnett (1849–1922), cattleman, rancher
- Charles Butt (born 1938), CEO of H-E-B supermarket chain, billionaire
- Howard Edward Butt Sr. (1895–1991), businessman, philanthropist; founded H-E-B grocery store chain
- 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
- Don Carter (1933–2018), investor, businessman; owned professional sports teams
- Rex Cauble (1913–2003), oilman, rancher, western-wear merchant, millionaire
- Josef Centeno, chef, restaurateur
- Eddie Chiles (1910–1993), oil business founder and executive; major-league baseball team owner
- George W. Church Sr. (1887–1956), founder of Church's Chicken
- Sarah Horton Cockrell (1819–1892), businesswoman, millionaire
- Carr Collins Sr. (1892–1980), insurance magnate, philanthropist
- Brad Corbett (1937–2012), oil business, owned the Texas Rangers baseball team
- Helen Corbitt (1906–1978), chef, cookbook author
- Carl G. Cromwell (1889–1931), oil driller and aviation pioneer[40]
- Harlan Crow (born 1949), real estate developer
- Trammell Crow (1914–2009), commercial real estate developer
- Mary C. Crowley (1915–1986), business executive
- Sherwood Cryer (1927–2009), entrepreneur, co-owned and operated Gilley's honky-tonk nightclub
- 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
- Ray Davis, business executive, baseball team owner
- Robert Decherd (born 1951), businessman; chairman, president, and CEO of A. H. Belo
- Michael Dell (born 1965), founder of Dell Inc.
- Tiffany Derry (born 1982), chef, restaurateur
- Clara Driscoll (1881–1945), businesswoman, philanthropist, historic preservationist
- Angelo Drossos (1928–1997), stockbroker, owner of San Antonio Spurs
- Charles Duncan Jr. (1926–2022), president of The Coca-Cola Company
- Thomas Dundon (born 1972), financial businessman
- F–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, and Ted Cruz's running mate in the 2016 election
- Don Flynn (1934–2010), oil and gas industry executive, professional football player
- Buddy Fogelson (1900–1987), oilman, lawyer, horse breeder, philanthropist; husband of Greer Garson
- Robert Folsom (1927–2017), real estate investor and developer; mayor of Dallas
- Walter Fondren Sr. (1877–1939), oilman, co-founder of Humble Oil (which would become ExxonMobil), philanthropist
- Gerald J. Ford (born 1944), business executive, banker, billionaire, philanthropist
- Joe B. Foster (1934–2020), oil business, philanthropist
- Paul L. Foster (born 1957), business executive, philanthropist
- Andrew Friedman (born 1976), banker, Major League Baseball executive
- William Delbert Gann (1878–1955), finance trader, analyst
- William H. Gaston (1840–1927), co-founder, with Aaron C. Camp, of the first banking house in Dallas
- Scott Ginsburg (1952–2024), business executive, philanthropist
- Jim Goode (1944–2016), restaurateur
- 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 (born 1952), entrepreneur, founder of Family Tree DNA
- Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826–1902), miller
- 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
- Mayer Halff (1836–1905), pioneering cattle rancher
- Ebby Halliday (1911–2015), Realtor, entrepreneur
- Jerome K. Harris Jr. (1931–2013), businessman, helped to promote HemisFair '68
- Jerome K. Harris Sr. (1899–1984), businessman, originated idea for and named HemisFair '68
- Thomas Britton Harris IV (born 1958), investment officer
- Jim Hasslocher (1922–2015), restaurateur
- 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 (1927–2019), billionaire socialite, businessman, heir to Hilton Hotels fortune
- Conrad Hilton (1887–1979), hotel-chain founder
- Conrad Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), socialite, businessman, heir to Hilton Hotels fortune
- Eric Hilton (1933–2016), hotelier, philanthropist
- Gerald D. Hines (1925–2020), real-estate developer
- Timothy Dwight Hobart (1855–1935), landowner, surveyor, rancher, mayor of Pampa
- Peter Holt (born 1948), businessman, headed group that owns San Antonio sports teams
- Roger Horchow (1928–2020), catalog entrepreneur, Broadway producer
- 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
- Earl H. Hulsey (1880–1961), businessman, movie-theatre operator
- Caroline Rose Hunt (1923–2018), hotelier, author, philanthropist, heiress
- Clark Hunt (born 1965), chairman and CEO of the Kansas City Chiefs
- 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
- William Herbert Hunt (1929–2024), oilman
- Columbus Marion "Dad" Joiner (1860–1947), oilman
- Jerry Jones (born 1942), billionaire entrepreneur, oilman, owner of Dallas Cowboys football team
- Jerry Jones Jr. (born 1969), Dallas Cowboys executive
- Stephen Jones (born 1964), Dallas Cowboys executive
- J. Erik Jonsson (1901–1995), co-founder and president of Texas Instruments, mayor of Dallas
- K–M
- Herb Kelleher (1931–2019), founder and CEO of Southwest Airlines
- Gary C. Kelly (born 1955), CEO, Southwest Airlines
- Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), founder of Imperial Sugar, mayor of Galveston
- Kay Kimbell (1886–1964), entrepreneur, philanthropist; endowed Kimbell Art Museum
- Henrietta King (1832–1925), rancher (King Ranch), philanthropist
- Richard King (1824–1885), entrepreneur, founder of the legendary King Ranch
- Rollin King (1931–2014), businessman, investment consultant, co-founder of Southwest Airlines
- 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
- Tracy Krohn (born 1954), entrepreneur, auto racing enthusiast
- Eugene Lacritz (1929–2012), retail executive, classical musician
- Tony Lama (1887–1974), bootmaker
- Ninfa Laurenzo (1924–2001), restaurateur
- Rodney Lewis (born 1954), oil and natural gas industrialist and rancher; second wealthiest individual in San Antonio
- John Lilly (born 1971), venture capitalist
- James Ling (1922–2004), founder of business conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought
- David Litman (born 1957), founder of hotels.com and getaroom.com
- Tim Love (born 1971), chef, restaurateur
- Sam Lucchese (1868–1929), businessman, bootmaker, theater impresario
- 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
- Thomas Marsalis (1852–1919), Dallas-area developer
- Mariano Martinez (born 1944), inventor, entrepreneur, restaurateur, invented frozen margarita machine
- Irving Allen Mathews (1917–1994), retail executive, Federal Reserve Bank board chairman
- Lowry Mays (1935–2022), businessman, co-founded Clear Channel Communications
- Glenn McCarthy (1907–1988), oil tycoon, entrepreneur; inspired the character Jett Rink in Giant
- Red McCombs (1927–2023), businessman, owned several professional sports franchises
- Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), founder of Texas Instruments, geophysicist, philanthropist
- William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
- Jim McIngvale (born 1951), businessman, owns furniture-store chain
- Algur H. Meadows (1899–1978), oilman, philanthropist
- John W. Mecom Sr. (1911–1981), oilman
- George P. Mitchell (1919–2013), billionaire oilman, real estate developer, philanthropist
- Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed (born 1961), entrepreneur; political, religious, cultural activist; father of Ahmed Mohamed
- William Moncrief (1920–2021), oilman, billionaire
- 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
- Shearn Moody Jr. (1933–1996), financier, entrepreneur, philanthropist
- William Lewis Moody Jr. (1865–1954), financier, entrepreneur
- John Moores (born 1944), entrepreneur, philanthropist; owner of professional sports teams
- Shea Morenz (born 1974), business executive, former athlete
- Robert Mosbacher (1927–2010), businessman, yacht racer, politician
- Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, university administrator
- Clint Murchison Jr. (1923–1987), oil businessman; founder/owner of Dallas Cowboys football team
- Clint Murchison Sr. (1895–1969), oil magnate
- N–R
- Raymond Nasher (1921–2007), real estate developer (NorthPark Center), art collector
- Abraham Lincoln Neiman (1875–1970), co-founder of Neiman Marcus
- Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953), co-founder and CEO of Neiman Marcus
- Bill Noël (1914–1987), oil industrialist and philanthropist from Odessa
- J. Frank Norfleet (1865–1967), rancher, manhunter
- Mary Moody Northen (1892–1986), financier, philanthropist
- Jim Novy (1896–1971), businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, supported career of Lyndon B. Johnson; nicknamed "First Jew of Texas"
- Peter O'Donnell (1924–2021), investor, philanthropist, Republican state party chairman, 1962–1969; leader of the Draft Goldwater Committee in 1963–1964
- R.J. O'Donnell (1891–1959), businessman, theatre-chain manager, philanthropist
- William O'Neil (1933–2023), 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 and Perot Systems; 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 (1928–2019), energy entrepreneur, philanthropist
- Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim (1928–2017), founder, chairman, and principal owner of Pilgrim's Pride
- Bernard Rapoport (1917–2012), entrepreneur, philanthropist, author, business executive
- Kent Rathbun (born 1961), chef, restaurateur
- William Marsh Rice (1816–1900), merchant, investor, multimillionaire, philanthropist; namesake of Rice University
- Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), oilman, cattleman, philanthropist
- Rich Riley (born 1973), Senior Vice President and managing director of Yahoo! EMEA
- Corbin Robertson (born 1947), business executive
- Phil Romano (born 1939), restaurateur
- Willy O. Rossel (1921–2015), chef
- Marvin Travis Runyon (1924–2004), business executive, U.S. Postmaster General
- Reid Ryan (born 1971), Major League Baseball executive, former player
- S–T
- Fayez Sarofim (1929–2022), stock-fund manager, part owner of Houston Texans, philanthropist, billionaire
- Tom Scaperlanda (1895–1971), jeweler, circus historian and collector of circusana
- Julius Schepps (1895–1971), business owner, civic leader and philanthropist
- Arthur A. Seeligson Jr. (1920–2001), oilman, rancher, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder
- 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
- Anna Shelton (1861–1939), real-estate developer, founder of women's clubs
- Ascher Silberstein (1852–1909), cattleman, banker, oilman, philanthropist
- Harold Simmons (1931–2013), billionaire businessman, banker, philanthropist; developed concept of leveraged buyout
- Bob R. Simpson (born 1948), business executive, baseball team owner
- Henry Singleton (1916–1999), electrical engineer, co-founder of Teledyne Technologies
- Bill Sinkin (1913–2014), banker, community activist
- Christopher Columbus Slaughter (1837–1919), rancher, cattle drover and breeder, banker, philanthropist
- 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
- Leslie Stemmons (1876–1939), businessman
- Frank Sterling (1869–1938), oil business
- Ross S. Sterling (1875–1949), founder of Humble Oil (which would become ExxonMobil), Governor of Texas
- James Stillman (1850–1918), banker, investor, corporate executive
- 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
- Kenny Troutt (born 1948), telecommunications company founder, racehorse owner, billionaire
- U–Z
- 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
- George Washington West (1851–1926), rancher
- 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. (1931–2020), oilman; Republican gubernatorial nominee, 1990
- 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
- Shannon Wynne (born 1951), restaurateur
- Benjamin Franklin Yoakum (1859–1929), railroad executive
- H.B. Zachry (1901–1984), construction business executive
- Zig Ziglar (1926–2012), salesman, motivational speaker, author
- Andrew Jackson Zilker (1858–1934), businessman, civic leader, philanthropist in Austin
Law and jurisprudence
- James A. Baker Jr. (1892–1973), attorney
- Captain James A. Baker (1857–1941), attorney for William Marsh Rice, banker
- Judge James A. Baker (1821–1897), jurist, politician
- Roy Bean (c. 1825 – 1903), Justice of the Peace, called himself "The Law West of the Pecos"
- Jean Hudson Boyd (born 1954), district court judge who sentenced Ethan Couch to probation based on "affluenza" defense
- John W. Brady (1869?–1943), lawyer
- Will P. Brady (1876–1943), district attorney
- Ruth Virginia Brazzil (1889–1976), lawyer
- Tony Buzbee (born 1968), trial lawyer
- 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
- 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, 1983–2012[41]
- Percy Foreman (1902–1988), criminal defense attorney
- Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of The Laws of Texas 1822–1897
- Mike Godwin (born 1956), attorney, author
- Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
- Richard "Racehorse" Haynes (1927–2017), defense attorney, author
- Randy Hendricks (born 1945), sports lawyer, author
- Hattie Leah Henenberg (1893–1974), lawyer
- Harry Hertzberg (1883–1940), attorney, Texas state senator, civic leader
- Barbara Hines, immigration rights attorney
- Joe Jamail (1925–2015), 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
- Harry McPherson (1929–2012), special counsel to President Lyndon Johnson, lawyer, lobbyist
- Harriet Miers (born 1945), attorney, White House Counsel, nominated for U.S. Supreme Court
- Sandra Day O'Connor (1930–2023), former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court; first woman on the high court
- John O'Quinn (1941–2009), attorney
- George Peddy (1892–1951), attorney, military officer, politician
- Jack Pope (1913–2017), Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
- Louise Raggio (1919–2011), attorney, first female prosecutor in Texas
- Nellie Gray Robertson (1894–1955), lawyer
- David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, former Texas state senator (1991–2002) and mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
- Ken Starr (1946–2022), attorney, federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during the Clinton Administration
- Stephen Susman (1941–2020), plaintiffs attorney and a founding partner of Susman Godfrey
- Carol Vance (1933–2022), district attorney, head of Texas Board of Criminal Justice
- Dale Wainwright (born 1961), Justice, Texas Supreme Court
- Hortense Sparks Ward (1872–1944), lawyer, women's rights activist
- Craig Watkins (born 1967), first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
- Edith Wilmans (1882–1966), lawyer, state legislator
- Will Wilson (1912–2005), Attorney General of Texas, Texas Supreme Court justice
- Jared Woodfill (born 1968), attorney, political activist
- Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor
- Kathleen Zellner, attorney
Law enforcement
- David Brown (born 1960), chief of Dallas Police Department
- Edna Reed Clayton DeWees (1921–2009), first woman elected sheriff in Texas
- Ruben Garcia Jr. (born 1951), former FBI Executive Assistant Director
- James B. Gillett (1856–1937), lawman, member of Texas Ranger Hall of Fame
- Manuel T. Gonzaullas (1891–1977), Texas Ranger captain
- T. J. 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 (1938–2016), FBI profiler
- Ted Hinton (1904–1977), deputy sheriff involved in raid in which Bonnie and Clyde were killed
- Joaquin Jackson (1935–2016), Texas Ranger, author, actor
- John B. Jones (1834–1881), captain of Texas Rangers Frontier Battalion
- Jim Leavelle (1920–2019), Dallas Police detective who was escorting Lee Harvey Oswald when Oswald was shot
- Darrell Lunsford (1943–1991), was murdered while arresting drug suspects
- Ramiro Martinez (born 1937), police officer involved in killing of sniper Charles Whitman
- 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
- Ben Thompson (1843–1884), Old West lawman, gunman, gambler
- 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; one of the agents who shot and killed John Dillinger
Art, photography, architecture
- A–K
- 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
- Robert M. Ayres (1898–1977), architect
- Bill Barminski (born 1962), artist, designer, filmmaker
- Donald Barthelme (1907–1996), architect
- Arthello Beck (1941–2004), visual artist
- Bobby Berk (born 1981), interior designer, television personality
- Forrest Bess (1911–1977), painter
- John T. Biggers (1924–2001), muralist, established art department at Texas Southern University
- Electra Waggoner Biggs (1912–2001), sculptor
- Rora Blue (born c. 1966), visual artist
- Melinda Bordelon (1949–1995), painter, illustrator
- Berkeley Breathed (born 1957), Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, author/illustrator, director, screenwriter
- Susan Budge (born 1959), ceramic sculptor
- Harold Dow Bugbee (1900–1963), artist
- John Cassaday (1971–2024), comic book artist
- Keith Carter (born 1948), photographer, educator, artist
- John S. Chase (1925–2012), architect
- Mel Chin (born 1951), conceptual visual artist
- Harold F. Clayton (1954–2015), sculptor
- Nicholas Joseph Clayton (1840–1916), architect
- Matchett Herring Coe (1907–1999), sculptor
- Pompeo Coppini (1870–1957), sculptor, teacher
- George Dahl (1894–1987), architect
- Gabriel Dawe (born 1973), artist
- 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
- Brian Adam Douglas (born 1972), visual artist
- Dan Dunn (born 1957), speed painter, cartoonist, caricaturist
- Emily Edwards (1888–1980), artist, historian, conservationist, teacher, civic leader
- Charles Fincher (born 1945), cartoonist, lawyer
- Joseph Finger (1887–1953), architect
- Alfred C. Finn (1883–1964), architect
- O'Neil Ford (1905–1982), architect
- Jim Franklin (born 1943), artist, illustrator, underground cartoonist
- Lois Gibson (born c. 1950), forensic artist
- Alfred Giles (1853–1920), architect
- Francois P. Giraud (1818–1877), architect, surveyor, mayor of San Antonio
- Joseph Glasco (1925–1996), abstract expressionist artist
- Rolando Gomez (born 1962), photographer
- Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993), muralist, sculptor, teacher
- Glenna Goodacre (1939–2020), sculptor, designed obverse of Sacagawea dollar
- James Riely Gordon (1863–1937), architect
- Herbert M. Greene (1871–1932), architect
- Priscilla Hamby (born 1982), illustrator, comic-book artist
- Trenton Doyle Hancock (born 1974), visual artist
- Wyatt C. Hedrick (1888–1964), architect
- Wolf Hilbertz (1938–2007), architect, inventor, marine scientist, educator
- Barbara Hines (born 1950), artist
- Armando Hinojosa (born 1944), sculptor
- Alexandre Hogue (1898–1994), realist painter
- Dorothy Hood (1919–2000), Modernist painter
- Carl Hoppe (1897–1981), painter
- Louis Hoppe (fl. 1860s), 19th-century folk artist
- Lance Hosey (1964–2021), architect
- Robert H.H. Hugman (1902–1980), architect, designed San Antonio River Walk
- Walter Iooss (born 1943), photographer
- 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
- Karl Kamrath (1911–1988), architect, tennis player
- Cheryl Kelley (born 1968), photorealist painter
- George Kessler (1862–1923), landscape architect, city planner
- John F. Knott (1878–1963), political cartoonist, illustrator, art educator
- L–Z
- David Lake, architect
- Thomas C. Lea, III (1907–2001), muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, historian
- Harold LeDoux (1926–2015), cartoonist, Judge Parker
- Rick Lowe (born 1961), visual artist, social activist, educator, MacArthur Fellow
- Hermann Lungkwitz (1813–1891), landscape artist, photographer
- Bob Mader (1943–2005), 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
- Alex McVey (born 1978), illustrator
- Michael Mehaffy (born 1955), architectural theorist
- Donald Moffett (born 1955), painter
- Jesús Moroles (1950–2015), sculptor
- Elisabet Ney (1833–1907), sculptor
- Diane O'Leary (1939–2013), multimedia artist
- Lovie Olivia, multidisciplinary visual artist
- Julian Onderdonk (1882–1922), painter
- Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (1852–1917), painter
- Graydon Parrish (born 1970), realist painter
- Harry D. Payne (1891–1987), architect
- John Picacio (born 1969), science fiction-fantasy artist, illustrator
- Dan Piraro (born 1958), painter, illustrator, cartoonist
- Thomas M. Price (1916–1998), architect
- Don Ivan Punchatz (1936–2009), science fiction-fantasy artist, illustrator
- Gregor Punchatz (born 1967), artist/sculptor for video games
- Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
- Frank Reaugh (1860–1945), painter
- Everette Dixie Reese (1923–1955), photographer, photojournalist
- Ace Reid (1925–1991), cartoonist and humorist
- Lucy Wilson Rice (1874–1963), painter
- Joe Riley (1964–2007), visual and plastic artist
- Dario Robleto (born 1972), conceptual artist
- Elizabeth Barlow Rogers (born 1936), landscape designer, landscape preservationist, writer
- Jermaine Rogers (born 1972), poster artist
- Nancy Rubins (born 1952), sculptor, installation artist
- Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), painter
- Robh Ruppel (born c. 1963), illustrator
- Porfirio Salinas (1910–1973), landscape painter
- Julian Schnabel (born 1951), artist, film director
- Emil Schuhmann (1856–1937), folk artist, accordionist, bandleader
- Zachary Selig (1949–2016), artist, painter, writer
- Mark Seliger (born 1959), photographer
- Gilbert Shelton (born 1940), cartoonist
- Erwin E. Smith (1886–1947), photographer
- John F. Staub (1892–1981), architect
- Justin Storms (born 1981), artist, musician, and creator of coloring book The Whaletopian Coloring Book
- James Surls (born 1943), modernist sculptor
- Johnnie Swearingen (1908–1993), artist
- Masaru Takiguchi (born 1941), sculptor, arts educator
- Waldine Tauch (1892–1986), sculptor
- Karen T. Taylor (born 1952), forensic and portrait artist
- Frank Teich (1856–1939), sculptor
- Wilhelm Thielepape (1814–1904), architect, lithographer, photographer, surveyor, attorney, mayor of San Antonio
- Nestor Topchy (born 1963), painter, sculptor, installation artist
- Olin H. Travis (1888–1975), painter, art educator; founded Dallas Art Institute
- Jesse Treviño (1946–2023), visual artist[42]
- Charles Umlauf (1911–1994), sculptor, art educator
- Vincent Valdez (born 1977), artist
- Bob Wade (1943–2019), artist, sculptor in "Cosmic Cowboy" genre
- Pendleton Ward (born 1982), animator, screenwriter, producer, director, voice actor
- William Ward Watkin (1886–1952), architect, founder of Rice University Department of Architecture
- Mack White (born 1952), comic book artist
- Verner Moore White (1863–1923), landscape and portrait artist
- Robert Whiteside (1950–2006), jewelry and craft maker and designer, polymath
- George Rodney Willis (1879–1960), architect
- Laura Wilson (born 1939), photographer
- Robert William Wood (1889–1979), landscape painter
Literature
- A–G
- Jeff Abbott (born 1963), mystery novelist
- Ramon Frederick Adams (1889–1976), western folklorist, musician, candy maker
- Susan Wittig Albert (born 1940), mystery writer
- Mildred Vorpahl Baass (1917–2012), poet
- Karle Wilson Baker (1878–1960), poet, author
- Wendy Barker (1942–2023), poet, educator
- Neal Barrett Jr. (1929–2014), 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
- J. Mason Brewer (1896–1975), folklorist, scholar, writer
- Sandra Brown (born 1948), novelist
- James Lee Burke (born 1936), mystery writer
- Hector Cantú (born 1961), writer, editor, newspaper comic strip creator
- Aline B. Carter (1892–1972), poet
- Oscar Casares (born 1964), writer, educator
- Kathryn Casey, mystery and true crime author
- Cyrus Cassells (born 1957), poet
- Rosemary Catacalos (1944–2022), poet
- Katherine Center (born 1972), author of chick lit, mommy lit
- Pat Choate (born 1941), author, economist
- Susan Choi (born 1969), novelist
- Sandra Cisneros (born 1954), author and poet
- Tamarie Cooper (born 1970), playwright, actress
- Bill Crider (1941–2018), 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
- George Dawson (1898–2001), published his autobiography at age 102 after learning to read at 98
- Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Nobel Prize-nominated author, Tony Award-winning playwright, social activist, philanthropist
- Nephtalí De León (born 1945), writer, poet
- 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 (1944–2021), mystery writer
- Marianne J. Dyson (born 1955), writer on space science
- Robert M. Edsel (born 1956), nonfiction writer, oil company founder and innovator
- Kurt Eichenwald (born 1961), author, journalist
- John R. Erickson (born 1943), cowboy, author, songwriter, voice actor, wrote Hank the Cowdog series
- Jill Alexander Essbaum (born 1971), poet, writer, professor
- B. H. Fairchild (born 1942), poet
- Kitty Ferguson (born 1941), science writer
- Robert Flynn (born 1932), novelist
- Horton Foote (1916–2009), author and playwright
- Carrie Fountain, poet
- Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen Gammel (1854–1931), editor and publisher of The Laws of Texas 1822–1897
- Julian S. Garcia, writer of Chicano literature
- Bryan A. Garner (born 1958), lexicographer, grammarian, author, educator
- Van G. Garrett, poet, novelist, teacher, photographer
- Fred Gipson (1908–1973), novelist, author of Old Yeller
- Marcus Goodrich (1897–1991), novelist, screenwriter; married Olivia de Havilland
- John Graves (1920–2013), author
- Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), author of Western fiction
- Laurie Ann Guerrero, poet
- H–M
- Christine Hà (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
- Harry H. Halsell (1860–1957), rancher, wrote books about ranching life
- Stephen Harrigan (born 1948), novelist, journalist
- Stanley Hauerwas (born 1940), theologian, philosopher
- Bobbie Louise Hawkins (1930–2018), short story writer, monologist, and poet
- Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), poet and writer
- Harville Hendrix (born 1935), writer, speaker, therapist
- Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), novelist, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Rolando Hinojosa-Smith (1929–2022), 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
- Kevin Kwan (born 1950), novelist
- Joe R. Lansdale (born 1951), author of crime thrillers, Hap and Leonard novels
- Jenny Lawson (born 1973), journalist, humorist, blogger
- Kate Lehrer (born 1939), writer, novelist, reviewer
- 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
- Kirk Lynn (born 1972), playwright, novelist
- Corey Marks (born 1970), poet, educator
- Walt McDonald (1934–2022), poet
- Larry McMurtry (1936–2021), Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove
- Philipp Meyer (born 1974), novelist
- Vassar Miller (1924–1998), poet
- Michael Moorcock (born 1939), literary and fantasy novelist, musician, journalist
- Frances Mossiker (1906–1985), author of historical novels
- Jack Elliott Myers (1941–2009), poet
- N–Z
- Naomi Shihab Nye (born 1952), poet, songwriter, novelist
- 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
- Deborah Paredez (born 1970), poet
- David M. Parsons (born 1943), poet, educator, 2011 Texas State Poet Laureate[43][circular reference]
- Stanley G. Payne (born 1934), historian of modern Spain and European Fascism
- Emmy Pérez, poet
- George Sessions Perry (1910–1956), novelist, correspondent
- Rachel Plummer (1818–1839), wrote a sensational account of her captivity among Comanches
- Julie Powell (1973–2022), author, blogger, subject of film Julie & Julia
- Hugh Prather (1938–2010), writer, minister, counselor
- Deanna Raybourn (born 1968), author of historical fiction and historical mysteries
- James Reasoner (born 1953), writer
- Rick Riordan (born 1964), novelist
- Lexie Dean Robertson (1893–1954), poet
- 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
- Shea Serrano (born 1981), author, journalist
- Belle Hunt Shortridge (1858–1893), author and poet
- 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
- Carmen Tafolla (born 1951), poet, writer
- Larry D. Thomas (born 1947), 2008 Texas State Poet Laureate
- 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
- Jia Tolentino (born 1988), writer, editor
- Sergio Troncoso (born 1961), author of The Nature of Truth
- Frederick Turner (born 1943), poet
- John Varley (born 1947), science-fiction writer
- Lizzie Velásquez (born 1989), author, motivational speaker, anti-bullying activist
- Dale L. Walker (1935–2015), writer
- Bryan Washington (born 1993), writer
- Walter Prescott Webb (1888–1963), author, historian
- Scott Westerfeld (born 1963), writer
- Martha E. Whitten (1842–1917), author, poet, hymnist
- Marianne Williamson (born 1952), author, social activist, 2020 U.S. presidential candidate
- Janice Woods Windle (born 1938), author of historical novels
- Ruthe Lewin Winegarten (1929–2004), author, editor, historian, social activist
- Kim Wozencraft (born 1954), writer
- Dean Young (1955–2022), poet
- Gwendolyn Zepeda (born 1971), poet, author
- Joaquin Zihuatanejo (Royce Johnson) (born 1971), poet
Journalism
- A–D
- Wick Allison (1948–2020), magazine owner and publisher, author
- Brian Anderson (born 1971), sportscaster
- Alfred O. Andersson (1874–1950), newspaper publisher
- Jim Angle (1946–2022), chief Washington correspondent for Fox News
- Ole Anthony (1938–2021), investigative journalist, magazine editor
- John Ardoin (1935–2001), music critic and author
- Hugh Aynesworth (1931–2023), journalist, investigative reporter, authority on the assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Ralph Baker Jr. (1945–2008), radio host
- Cecilia Ballí (born 1976), journalist, anthropologist
- Eddie Barker (1927–2012), television news reporter
- 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
- Barrett Brown (born 1981), journalist, essayist, satirist, activist; served time in federal prison for facilitating email leaks
- John Henry Brown (1820–1895), historian, newspaper founder and editor, politician
- Lance Brown (born 1972), television sportscaster, NFL football player
- Samantha Brown (born 1970), television host
- Bryan Burrough (born 1961), journalist, author
- Gail Caldwell (born 1951), chief book critic for The Boston Globe
- 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
- Craig Cohen (born 1972), broadcast journalist, radio host
- Dan Cook (1926–2008), sportswriter, sportscaster
- Ron Corning (born 1971), television news anchor
- Tim Cowlishaw (born 1955), sportswriter
- Candice Crawford (born 1986), KDAF reporter
- Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), CBS News anchor
- Jim Cummins (1945–2007), NBC News reporter
- Don Dahler (born 1960), journalist, writer, correspondent for CBS News
- Eugene Daniels (born 1989), political journalist, White House correspondent
- Corby Davidson (born 1969), sports radio personality
- Mark Davis (born 1957), conservative talk-show host, newspaper columnist
- Edward Musgrove Dealey (1892–1969), journalist, newspaper publisher
- George B. Dealey (1859–1946), newspaper publisher
- Jody Dean (born 1959), radio journalist, author
- 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
- Richard Dyer (1941–2024), classical music critic for The Boston Globe
- E–J
- Kurt Eichenwald (born 1961), investigative reporter, author
- Linda Ellerbee (born 1944), journalist, correspondent, reporter
- Gene Elston (1922–2015), sportscaster
- Fred Faour (1964–2024), radio talk show host
- John Henry Faulk (1913–1990), storyteller and radio broadcaster
- T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013), newspaper columnist, historian
- Ashley Feinberg (born 1990), journalist, humorist
- Shannon Fife (1888–1972), journalist, humorist, screenwriter
- Robert Flores (born 1970), ESPN Sports anchor
- Ron Franklin (1942–2022), sportscaster
- Kinky Friedman (born 1944), columnist, singer-songwriter, novelist, candidate for governor of Texas
- 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
- Bianna Golodryga (born 1978), television journalist
- John Howard Griffin (1920–1980), journalist, author
- 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
- Jenna Bush Hager (born 1981), television news personality, writer
- Leon Hale (1921–2021), journalist, author
- Jane Hall (born 1951), former Fox News pundit, Fox News Watch, The O'Reilly Factor
- Tamron Hall (born 1970), MSNBC daytime anchor
- Grace Halsell (1923–2000), journalist, writer
- Milo Hamilton (1927–2015), sportscaster
- Dale Hansen (born 1948), sportscaster
- Stephen Harrigan (born 1948), journalist, novelist
- Houston Harte (1893–1972), co-founder of Harte-Hanks chain of newspapers
- Christy Haubegger (born 1968), founder of Latina magazine
- Heloise (mother) (1919–1977), syndicated columnist
- Heloise (daughter) (born 1951), syndicated columnist
- Kate Heyhoe (born 1955), food writer
- Dave Hickey (1938–2021), art critic
- 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
- Robert H. Jackson (born 1934), newspaper photographer, won Pulitzer Prize
- Dahr Jamail (born 1968), journalist
- Craig James (born 1961), sports commentator on ABC and ESPN
- Dan Jenkins (1928–2019), sportswriter and author
- Sally Jenkins (born 1960), sports columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post, and author
- Iola Johnson (born 1950), television news anchor, first African-American anchor in the Southwest
- Kenneth P. Johnson (1934–2008), newspaper editor
- Penn Jones Jr. (1914–1998), newspaper journalist, John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theorist
- Richard Justice, sportswriter
- K–O
- Todd Kalas (born 1965), sportscaster
- Gordon Keith, radio personality
- Steven G. Kellman (born 1947), literary critic, columnist, author, educator
- Stan Kelly, radio news anchor, public address announcer
- Hubert Renfro Knickerbocker (1898–1949), journalist, author
- Harry Koch (1867–1942), newspaper founder, railroad founder
- Kidd Kraddick (1959–2013), radio host
- Priya Krishna (born 1991), food writer, YouTube personality
- Aaron Latham (1943–2022), journalist, writer
- Jim Lehrer (1934–2020), television journalist, author
- Michael R. Levy (born 1946), magazine founder and publisher
- Josh Lewin (born 1968), sportscaster
- Marjorie Herrera Lewis (born 1957), sports reporter, author
- 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
- Amanda Marcotte (born 1977), feminist/liberal blogger
- Chris Marrou (born 1947), television news anchor
- Roland Martin (born 1968), journalist, syndicated columnist, CNN commentator
- Russ Martin (1960–2021), radio host
- Anita Martini (1939–1993), sports journalist
- Mary Maverick (1818–1898), memoirist
- John McCaa (born 1954), television news anchor
- Kevin McCarthy, radio and television announcer
- Gordon McLendon (1921–1986), radio pioneer, innovator, entrepreneur
- Howard McNeil (1920–2010), television meteorologist
- Lisa McRee (born 1961), television journalist
- 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
- Harry J. Middleton (1921–2017), journalist, Presidential speechwriter, educator
- Dale Milford (1926–1997), television meteorologist, U.S. Representative
- Larry Monroe (1942–2014), radio personality
- Margaret Moser (1954–2017), journalist, music critic
- Leslie Mouton (born 1965), news reporter
- 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
- P–Z
- Albert Parsons (1848–1887), newspaper editor, socialist, anarchist; was convicted of conspiracy and hanged
- Marjorie Paxson (1923–2017), newspaper journalist, editor, publisher
- Scott Pelley (born 1957), anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News
- Uma Pemmaraju (born 1958), anchor for Fox News
- 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
- Elliot Segal (born 1969), talk radio host
- Brad Sham (born 1949), sportscaster
- Blackie Sherrod (1919–2016), sportswriter
- 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 (1923–2017), syndicated columnist
- Mickey Spagnola (born 1952), sportswriter
- Joshua Starnes (born 1976), film critic
- Marc Stein, sports reporter
- 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
- Emma Tiedemann, sports announcer
- Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987), opened news bureau in Washington; 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
- Charlie Van Dyke (born 1947), former radio disc jockey of KLIF, known for the best voice of radio and television stations across America; former frequent guest host of American Top 40, 1983–1988
- Rob Walker (born 1968), journalist, author
- Todd Wagner (born 1960), internet broadcasting pioneer
- Robb Walsh, food writer, restaurant owner
- Dave Ward (born 1939), television newscaster
- Greg Williams (born 1960), sports radio host
- Robert Wilonsky (born 1968), newspaper columnist, critic
- Carlo Wolff (born 1943), journalist
- Bill Worrell (born 1947), sportscaster
- Lawrence Wright (born 1947), journalist, author of The Looming Tower
- Robert Wright (born 1957), journalist
- Bobbie Wygant (1926–2024), television journalist and host
- Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), television journalist
Science, including medicine
- A–K
- Muthu Alagappan (born c. 1990), sports statistician
- James P. Allison (born 1948), immunologist, won Nobel Prize
- Nima Arkani-Hamed (born 1972), theoretical physicist
- Ryan S. Baker (born 1977), computer scientist
- Edmund F. Baroch (1934–2022), metallurgist
- Brady Barr (born 1963), herpetologist
- Charles R. Baxter (1929–2005), emergency-room physician who attended President John F. Kennedy following Kennedy's assassination
- 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), Nobel Prize-winning immunologist, geneticist
- James R. Biard (1931–2022), 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
- Edward Boyden (born 1979), neuroscientist, MIT professor
- Otis Boykin (1920–1982), inventor and engineer
- T. Berry Brazelton (1918–2018), pediatrician, author, syndicated columnist
- Michael Glyn Brown (1957–2013), hand surgeon
- Michael Stuart Brown (born 1941), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
- John Cacioppo (1951–2018), 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 (1920–2016), pioneering heart surgeon
- Kenneth H. Cooper (born 1931), physician, developed concept of aerobic exercise
- Marjorie Corcoran (1950–2017), physicist
- Robert Curl (1933–2022), Nobel Prize-winning chemist
- Michael E. DeBakey (1908–2008), pioneering heart surgeon
- Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886–1956), geophysicist, philanthropist
- Robert Dennard (1932–2024), computer scientist and inventor
- Bryce DeWitt (1923–2004), physicist, co-developed Wheeler–DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe")
- Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922–2017), physicist, mathematician
- Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874–1954), mathematician
- James "Red" Duke (1928–2015), physician, professor, journalist
- J. Doyne Farmer (born 1952), complex systems scientist, entrepreneur, Oxford mathematics professor
- Ralph Feigin (1938–2008), pediatrician, writer, educator, hospital administrator
- Leroy S. Fletcher (born 1936), mechanical and aerospace engineer
- John Fordtran (born 1931), gastroenterologist, educator
- Dan Foster (1930–2018), physician, diabetes researcher, educator
- Alfred G. Gilman (1941–2015), Nobel Prize-winning pharmacologist, biochemist, educator
- Joseph L. Goldstein (born 1940), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, biochemist
- John B. Goodenough (1922–2023), Nobel Prize-winning materials scientist, solid-state physicist, professor
- Cecil Howard Green (1900–2003), geophysicist, founder of Texas Instruments, philanthropist
- Gerald D. Griffin (born 1934), aeronautical engineer, NASA official
- G.B. Halsted (1853–1922), mathematician
- Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900–1955), radiologist
- David Hanson (born 1969), roboticist
- J. William Harbour (born 1963), ophthalmologist, ocular oncologist
- Elise Harmon (1909–1985), physicist, chemist, electronics engineer
- Meredith Hay (born 1962), biomedical researcher
- John Haynes Jr. (1937–2021), 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
- Helen Hobbs (born 1952), molecular geneticist, physician, professor
- Peter Hotez (born 1958), pediatrician, virologist, educator
- Sarah Blaffer Hrdy (born 1946), anthropologist, primatologist
- 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[44]
- Ronny Jackson (born 1967), Physician to the President of the United States
- Mildred Fay Jefferson (1927–2010), physician, political activist; first African-American woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School
- Carl Jockusch (born 1941), mathematician
- Mavis Kelsey (1912–2013), physician who founded the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, professor, writer, philanthropist
- Jack Kilby (1923–2005), Nobel Prize-winning electrical engineer; invented integrated circuit, handheld calculator, thermal printer
- Riki Kobayashi (1924–2013), professor of chemical engineering
- Edwin Jackson Kyle (1876–1963), agriculture expert, professor, ambassador; Kyle Field and Kyle, Texas are named for him
- L–Z
- Thelma Patten Law (1900–1968), first African American woman admitted to the Harris County Medical Society
- Duy-Loan Le (born 1962), engineer, first woman and first Asian Texas Instruments Senior Fellow
- Ferdinand Lindheimer (1801–1879), botanist[45]
- 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
- Larry Masinter (born 1949), computer scientist, internet pioneer
- Walter McAfee (1914–1995), astronomer
- Henry Cecil McBay (1914–1995), chemist, educator
- Eugene McDermott (1899–1973), geophysicist, founder of Texas Instruments, philanthropist
- Jerry Merryman (1932–2019), electrical engineer, co-invented hand-held calculator
- John S. Meyer (1924–2011), neurologist, medical-school professor and administrator
- C. Wright Mills (1916–1962), prominent political sociologist and author
- Forrest Mims (born 1944), amateur scientist, popular science writer
- Carl Mitcham (born 1941), philosopher of science, professor, 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), Nobel Prize-winning geneticist
- Joseph Nagyvary (born 1934), biochemist, violin maker, Stradivarius researcher
- Leonard L. Northrup Jr. (1918–2016), engineer, inventor, entrepreneur
- Peter Ozsváth (born 1967), mathematician
- Theophilus Painter (1889–1969), zoologist, professor, university president
- Sujal Parikh (1985–2010), global health advocate
- 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), Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist
- Robert Rohde, physicist
- Harold E. Rohrschach Jr. (1926–1993), physics professor
- Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau (1911–2000), chemical engineer; designed the first commercial penicillin production plant
- Nikos Salingaros (born 1952), mathematician, physicist, architectural theorist, urban theorist
- Donald Seldin (1920–2018), nephrologist, referred to as the "intellectual father of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center"
- Robert Simpson (1912–2014), meteorologist, hurricane specialist
- Clyde Snow (1928–2014), forensic anthropologist
- John Stapp (1910–1999), Air Force officer, researched human transport and safety
- Michael Starbird (born 1948), mathematician, educator
- E. C. George Sudarshan (1931–2018), physicist, author, University of Texas professor
- John Tate (1925–2019), mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Robert Taylor (1932–2017), Internet pioneer; won National Medal of Technology, Draper Prize
- 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
- Aureliano Urrutia (1872–1975), physician
- Harry Vandiver (1882–1973), mathematician
- Abraham Verghese (born 1955), physician, educator, author
- Michael Viscardi (born 1989), mathematician
- Hubert Stanley Wall (1902–1971), mathematician, educator
- Steven Weinberg (1933–2021), Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- 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
- Kern Wildenthal (born 1941), physician, medical administrator
- 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
- John Aaron (born 1943), NASA engineer, flight controller
- William Anders (1933–2024), Apollo program astronaut
- Anousheh Ansari (born 1966 in Mashhad, Iran), first female space tourist
- Jeffrey Ashby (born 1954), astronaut
- Alan Bean (1932–2018), astronaut
- John E. Blaha (born 1942), astronaut
- David Harold Byrd (1900–1986), founder of Civil Air Patrol, oilman
- Eugene Cernan (1934–2017), astronaut, walked on moon; lived most of his life in Texas
- 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
- Gerald D. Griffin (born 1934), director of Johnson Space Center, aeronautical engineer
- Bernard A. Harris Jr. (born 1956), astronaut
- Al Haynes (1931–2019), airline pilot, saved numerous lives in 1989 crash landing of crippled DC-10
- Gary L. Herod (1929–1961), Texas Air National Guard pilot who stayed with his plane as it crashed, 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 (1945–2021), 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 (1930–2016), astronaut
- Richard Mullane (born 1945), astronaut
- Arthur W. Murray (1918–2011), test pilot
- Loral O'Hara (born 1983), astronaut
- 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
- Jerri Sloan Truhill (1929–2013), aviator, member of Mercury 13
- Shannon Walker (born 1965), astronaut, physicist
- Azellia White (1913–2019), first African-American woman to earn a pilot's license in Texas
- Ed 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–K
- R. J. Q. Adams (born 1943), professor of British history at Texas A&M University
- Theodore Albrecht (born 1945), music historian, educator
- L.C. (Laurine Cecil) Anderson (1853–1938), educator
- Cecilia Ballí (born 1976), anthropologist, professor, journalist
- Jacques Barzun (1907–2012), historian, philosopher, recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
- ZerNona Black (1906–2005), civil rights activist, educator
- Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), university president, bishop
- H. W. Brands (born 1953), historian, author, professor at University of Texas
- Dee Brock (born 1930), educator, model, cheerleading director
- Brené Brown (born 1965), scholar, researcher, and University of Houston professor of social work
- Kate Moore Brown (1871–1945), first public-school music teacher in Texas, helped form several arts organizations
- Robert A. Brown (born 1951), president of Boston University, chemical engineer
- Walter L. Buenger (born 1951), historian
- Robert D. Bullard (born 1946), professor, university administrator
- Rufus Columbus Burleson (1823–1901), president of Baylor University, minister
- Norma V. Cantu (born 1954), civil rights lawyer, educator
- Marcia Citron (born 1945), musicologist, professor
- Christine Comer (born 1950), Director of Science in the curriculum division of the Texas Education Agency; resigned amid controversy
- Louise Cowan (1916–2015), liberal arts scholar, professor, critic
- Jennifer Cowley (born 1974), urban planner, president of University of Texas at Arlington
- Light Townsend Cummins (born 1946), historian, educator
- Adina Emilia De Zavala (1861–1955), teacher, historian, Texas history preservationist
- Ramón H. Dovalina (born 1943), president of Laredo Community College, 1995–2007
- T. R. Fehrenbach (1925–2013), historian, newspaper columnist
- Peter T. Flawn (1926–2017), president of University of Texas at Austin
- Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
- Joe Bertram Frantz (1917–1993), historian
- Julia Caldwell Frazier (1863–1929), educator
- Thomas Freeman (1919–2020), debate coach
- W. C. Friley (1845–1911), first president of Hardin–Simmons University, 1892–1894
- Marilyn Gambrell (born 1953), parole officer turned teacher who started the program No More Victims in Houston to assist children with incarcerated parents
- Kyle Gann (born 1955), musicologist, composer, music critic
- Juliet V. García, university president, was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Bryan A. Garner (born 1958), lexicographer, grammarian, author, educator
- Norman Washington Harllee (c. 1847 – 1927), educator
- 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 1934), English scholar, university president
- V. O. Key Jr. (1908–1963), political scientist, Ivy League professor
- Lucy Ann Kidd-Key (1839–1916), educator, college administrator
- Wendy Kopp (born 1967), founder and president of Teach For America
- Arnold Krammer (1941–2018), historian of Germany and the United States; retired professor at Texas A&M University
- L–Z
- Umphrey Lee (1893–1958), Methodist pastor, president of Southern Methodist University
- Charles LeMaistre (1924–2017), physician, chancellor of University of Texas System
- 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
- Alejandro L. Madrid (born 1968), music scholar, educator
- Juan L. Maldonado (1948–2018), president of Laredo Community College since 2007
- Charles R. Matthews (born 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of the Texas State University System
- Mack McCormick (1930–2015), musicologist, folklorist
- Robert D. McTeer (born c. 1943), economist, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
- Francis Joseph Mullin (1906–1997), president of Shimer College[46]
- Barry Munitz (born 1941), corporation and foundation executive, chancellor of University of Houston System and California State University System
- Gene Nichol (born 1951), president of the College of William & Mary
- Leonidas Warren Payne Jr. (1873–1945), linguist, folklorist, English professor
- Shanna Peeples (born 1965) National Teacher of the Year, 2015; scholar, author[47]
- Anna Pennybacker (1861–1938), educator, author, social activist
- Ben H. Procter (1927–2012), historian at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, 1957–2000
- Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, governor of Texas, president of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
- 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
- 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
- Clara Belle Williams (1885–1993), educator
- Sudie L. Williams (1872–1940), music educator
- Roger L. Worsley (born 1937), president of Laredo Community College, 1985–1995
- Susan Youens (born 1947), musicologist, music professor, author
- Mark Yudof (born 1944), law professor, university chancellor
Religion and clergy
- A–M
- Charles L. Allen (1913–2005), Methodist minister
- Kathleen Baskin-Ball (1958–2008), Methodist
- Gregory Beale (born 1949), biblical scholar
- Norman A. Beck (born 1933), Lutheran pastor, professor
- Mary C. Billings (1824–1904), Universalist
- Claude Black (1916–2009), Baptist
- Hiram Abiff Boaz (1866–1962), Methodist Episcopal bishop, college president
- Edmond L. Browning (1929–2016), Episcopal bishop
- C. L. Bryant (born 1956), Baptist minister, Conservative media personality
- Kirbyjon Caldwell (born 1953), Methodist
- Benajah Harvey Carroll (1843–1914), Baptist
- Henry Cohen (1863–1952), Jewish
- Kenneth Copeland (born 1936), Pentecostal
- W. A. Criswell (1909–2002), Baptist
- Finis Alonzo Crutchfield Jr. (1911–1987), Methodist bishop
- Rafael Cruz (born 1939), Cuban-born preacher, and father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz (moved to Texas from Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- John B. Denton (1806–1841), Methodist minister for whom Denton (and Denton County) in Texas are named
- Matt Dillahunty (born 1969), atheist philosopher, media host
- James T. Draper Jr. (born 1935), Baptist
- Claude Marie Dubuis (1817–1895), Catholic bishop
- Michael Duca (born 1952), Roman Catholic bishop
- Yusuf Estes (born 1944), Islamic scholar (moved to Texas from Ohio)
- Kevin Farrell (born 1947), Roman Catholic bishop
- Patrick Flores (1929–2017), Catholic archbishop
- George Foreman (born 1949), Christian ordained minister, world heavyweight champion boxer, entrepreneur
- Charles Victor Grahmann (1931–2018), Catholic bishop
- 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 (1921–2017), Methodist
- Samuel Augustus Hayden (1839–1918), Baptist pastor, newspaper publisher
- Steve Hill (1954–2014), evangelist
- Victor Houteff (1885–1955), founder of Davidian Seventh-day Adventist organization
- 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
- James S. Johnston (1843–1924), Episcopal bishop, educator
- Jerry Johnston (born 1959), Baptist
- 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
- G. Craige Lewis (born 1969), Presbyterian
- Max Lucado (born 1955), Church of Christ
- Texe Marrs (1944–2019), ran Christian ministries, writer on religious themes
- J. Vernon McGee (1904–1988), Presbyterian
- Charles R. Moore (1934–2014), Methodist minister, social activist, self-immolated
- N–Z
- Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985), co-founded a religious group that would later become the Heaven's Gate cult
- J. Frank Norris (1877–1952), Baptist
- Grady Nutt (1934–1982), Baptist minister, humorist
- Jean-Marie Odin (1800–1870), Catholic bishop
- Levi Olan (1903–1984), Jewish
- Joel Osteen (born 1963), nondenominational
- John Osteen (1925–1999), nondenominational
- Albert Outler (1908–1989), Methodist theologian
- Daniel Parker (1781–1844), Primitive Baptist, Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptist
- Paige Patterson (born 1942), Baptist
- William Evander Penn (1832–1895), Baptist evangelist
- Doug Phillips (born 1965), Christian author, speaker, attorney, homeschooling advocate
- Paul Powell (1933–2016), Baptist minister, educator
- Aron Ra (born 1962), atheist activist, politician
- John R. Rice (1895–1980), Baptist
- James Robison (born 1943), nondenominational
- Benjamin Roden (1902–1978), prime organizer of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association
- Lois Roden (1916–1986), president of Branch Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Church
- 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
- Joseph P. Sneed (1804–1881), Methodist Episcopal minister, educator, great-great-great-grandfather of Carly Fiorina
- Samuel M. Stahl (born 1939), Jewish
- David E. Stern (born 1961), Jewish
- Chuck Swindoll (born 1934), Evangelical
- James Anthony Tamayo (born 1949), Roman Catholic
- Robert Tilton (born 1946), Christian televangelist
- George Washington Truett (1867–1944), Baptist
- Cecil Williams (1929–2024), Methodist minister, community leader, author, lecturer, spokesperson for the poor
- Kenneth W. Wright (born 1945), Church of Christ
- John Yanta (1931–2022), Roman Catholic bishop
- Jack Yates (1828–1897), Baptist pastor, black community leader, former slave
Supercentenarians (longevity)
- Isaac Brock (c. 1800?–1909), supercentenarian
- Arbella Ewing (1894–2008), at her death was the third oldest person in the world
- Elizabeth Francis (1909–2024), at her death was the oldest person in the United States and the third oldest person in the world
- Thomas Nelson Sr. (1895–2007), at his death was the oldest man in the United States and the second oldest man in the world
- Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018), at his death was the oldest man in the United States
- Margaret Skeete (1878–1994), oldest person ever from Texas
Infamous Texans
- A–M
- Charles Albright (1933–2020), Dallas area serial killer
- Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997), organized Heaven's Gate cult and led its members in a mass suicide
- 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
- John Battaglia (1955–2018), murdered his two young daughters
- 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 Owen Brooks (1955–2020), Houston serial killer, early 1970s
- Barrett Brown (born 1981), journalist, essayist, satirist, activist; served time in federal prison for facilitating email leaks
- Marilyn Buck (1947–2010), 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
- Rex Cauble (1913–2003), millionaire businessman convicted for drug-smuggling activities, which he denied
- Jamiel Chagra (1944–2008), drug trafficker
- Mark David Chapman (born 1955), murdered former Beatle John Lennon
- Billy Chemirmir (1972–2023), serial killer
- Joseph Civello (1902–1970), Dallas crime boss
- Dean Corll (1939–1973), serial killer
- Ethan Couch (born 1997), following a conviction for multiple counts of intoxication manslaughter was given probation based on affluenza defense
- J. Frank Dalton (1848–1951), claimed to be the outlaw Jesse James
- 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
- William George Davis (born 1984), serial killer
- Lottie Deno (Carlotta Thompkins) (1844–1934), gambler
- Christopher Duntsch (born 1971), neurosurgeon imprisoned for gross malpractice
- Russell Erxleben (born 1957), former NFL kicker, convicted of securities fraud
- Billie Sol Estes (1925–2013), businessman convicted of fraud
- King Fisher (1853–1884), gunslinger, outlaw
- 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
- Arnoldo Jimenez (born 1982), uxoricide and FBI most wanted fugitive
- Micah Xavier Johnson (c. 1991 – 2016), ambushed and killed multiple Dallas police officers
- Genene Jones (born 1950), pediatric nurse who killed multiple patients
- 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
- Rosario (1887–1954) and Sam (1894–1951) Maceo, brothers, organized-crime bosses in Galveston
- Robert Jay Mathews (1953–1984), neo-Nazi white supremacist[48]
- Linda Medlar (born 1949), involved in sex scandal with politician Henry Cisneros; later convicted for bank fraud
- Della Moore (c. 1880 – c. 1926), prostitute, girlfriend of outlaw Harvey Logan ("Kid Curry")
- N–Z
- Johnny Jack Nounes (1890–1970), organized-crime boss in Galveston
- Ronald Clark O'Bryan (1944–1984), murdered his son with poisoned Halloween candy; executed
- 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
- Christine Paolilla (born 1986), murdered four people
- Kenneth Parnell (1931–2008), sex offender, kidnapper of seven-year-old Steven Stayner
- Albert T. Patrick (1866–1940), lawyer convicted of the murder of businessman and philanthropist William Marsh Rice, his client
- 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
- Ollie Quinn (1893–1949), mobster, gang leader in Galveston
- Richard Ramirez (1960–2013), serial killer
- Paul Dennis Reid (1957–2013), serial killer
- Ollie P. Roberts (c. 1879 – 1950), claimed to be Billy the Kid
- Charles Rogers (1921–1975), murder suspect, disappeared mysteriously, declared dead in absentia
- "Freeway" Rick Ross (born 1960), convicted drug trafficker
- J. L. Hunter "Red" Rountree (1911–2004), bank robber
- Darlie Routier (born 1970), convicted of murdering young son; verdict has been challenged
- 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
- Mark Salling (1982–2018), actor, convicted on charges of possession of child pornography
- Jon Schillaci (born 1971), former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
- Dena Schlosser (born 1969), murdered her 11-month-old daughter
- Bobby Seale (born 1936), co-founder of the Black Panthers
- Servant Girl Annihilator (fl. 1885), unidentified serial killer from Austin
- Henry Smith (1876–1893), murdered a child; he was lynched
- Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous confidence man of Round Rock and Fort Worth
- Richard B. Spencer (born 1978), white supremacist
- Allen Stanford (born 1950), financier convicted of operating a Ponzi scheme and fraud
- Belle Starr (1848–1889), the Wild West's "bandit queen"
- D. C. Stephenson (1891–1966), murderer, rapist, Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan
- Peggy Jo Tallas (1944–2005), bank robber
- 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
- Dutch Voight (1888–1986), gang leader in Galveston
- Tex Watson (born 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"
- Cameron Todd Willingham (1968–2004), convicted and executed for the murder of his children; verdict has been challenged
- 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–M
- Bobo Barnett (1903–1985), circus clown
- Carole Baskin (born 1961), animal rights activist, featured on the Netflix series Tiger King
- 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 (1951–2018), exonerated after serving nine years on death row for a murder and rape he did not commit
- Ben Breedlove (1993–2011), Internet personality
- Allen Brooks (1840s?–1910), victim of a Dallas lynch mob
- Frank Buck (1884–1950), hunter, animal collector, author (Bring 'Em Back Alive), actor, director, producer
- Buffalo Hump (c. 1800 – c. 1867), Comanche Chief
- Barbara Bush (born 1981), healthcare activist
- 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
- Carol Cole (1963–1980), murder victim whose body was unidentified for 34 years
- Crazy Ray (Wilford Jones) (1931–2007), Dallas Cowboys mascot
- Mark Crutcher (1948–2023), anti-abortion 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
- Billie Ert (c. 1942 – 1976), member of first same-sex couple to be married in Texas
- Lauren Grandcolas (1963–2001), one of the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks
- Anthony Charles Graves (born 1965), exonerated after serving 18 years in prison, including 12 on death row, for a series of murders he did not commit
- Amber Hagerman (1986–1996), victim of abduction/murder, namesake of AMBER Alert
- Lawrence Herkimer (1925–2015), cheerleading innovator
- Jean Hill (1931–2000), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Joan Robinson Hill (1931–1969), socialite, equestrian, murder victim; events surrounding her death were the subject of a book by Thomas Thompson and a film, Murder in Texas
- Bose Ikard (1840s?–1929), cowboy, cattle driver, former slave
- Brandon Lawson (1987 – disappeared 2013), disappeared mysteriously
- Ben H. Love (1930–2010), Scouting executive
- Stacie Madison (1970 – disappeared 1988), disappeared mysteriously
- 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 (1947–2017), as "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade
- Ahmed Mohamed (born 2001), arrested at MacArthur High School in Irving, for bringing a reassembled clock to school, which a teacher thought looked like a bomb; police determined that Mohamed had no malicious intent
- Antonio Molina (c. 1939 – 1991), member of first same-sex couple to be married in Texas
- 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
- Julie Ann Moseley (1965 – disappeared 1974), disappeared mysteriously
- Khalid Abdul Muhammad (1948–2001), black American activist
- Mukwooru (1770s–1840), Comanche chief
N–Z
- Orville Nix (1911–1972), filmed assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Donna Norris (born 1967), child safety campaigner, mother of Amber Hagerman
- Michael Paine (1928–2018), acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald
- Ruth Paine (born 1932), friend of Marina Oswald
- Lucy Parsons (c. 1853 – 1942), labor organizer, radical socialist, anarchist communist, orator
- Olga Rodriguez (born c. 1947), Chicano activist, has represented U. S. Socialist Workers Party
- Santos Rodriguez (1960–1973), 12-year-old murdered by a law-enforcement officer while in police custody
- Charlotte Mailliard Shultz (1933–2021), Chief of Protocol of State of California and City and County of San Francisco, Trustee San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, widow of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz
- 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
- Susan Smalley (1969 – disappeared 1988), disappeared mysteriously
- Swante M. Swenson (1816–1896), founder of SMS ranches
- James Tague (1936–2014), witness to the assassination of John F. Kennedy who sustained minor injuries during the shooting
- Bob Tallman (born 1947), rodeo announcer
- J. L. Tarr (1919–2008), Scouting executive
- Doris Tate (1924–1992), advocate for crime victims' rights, mother of Sharon Tate[49]
- Emma Tenayuca (1916–1999), labor leader, union organizer
- Michael Roy Toney (1965–2009), served ten years on death row after being wrongly convicted for a deadly bombing
- Armando Torres III (1987 – disappeared 2013), kidnapped in Mexico
- Rachel Trlica (1957 – disappeared 1974), disappeared mysteriously
- Willie Velasquez (1944–1988), social activist
- Richard Viguerie (born 1933), conservative figure, pioneer of political direct mail and writer on American politics
- James Larkin "Jim" White (1882–1946), cave explorer, cowboy, miner, park ranger, discovered Carlsbad Caverns
- Dallas Wiens (born 1985), first U.S. recipient of a full face transplant
- Roy Williams (born 1944), Scouting executive
- Kelly Dae Wilson (1974 – disappeared 1992), disappeared mysteriously
- Renee Wilson (1960 – disappeared 1974), disappeared mysteriously
- Plennie L. Wingo (1895–1993), world record for longest distance walked backwards (from Santa Monica, California, to Istanbul, Turkey)
- Ron Woodroof (1950–1992), HIV/AIDS victim who created the Dallas Buyers Club to acquire and distribute AIDS drugs; subject of a major motion picture
- Quanell X (born 1970), leader of New Black Panther Party in Houston
- Yellow Wolf (c. 1800 – 1854), Comanche chief
- Abraham Zapruder (1905–1970), clothing manufacturer, filmed assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963
See also
- Category:Lists of people from Texas
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