List of people from Texas

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

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Founders and early settlers of Texas

 

Stephen F. Austin

• Augustus Chapman Allen (1806–1864), founder of Houston
• Charlotte Baldwin Allen (1805–1895), financed founding of Houston, known as the "mother of Houston"
• John Kirby Allen (1810–1838), founder of Houston
• Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), "father of Texas"
• Padre José Nicolás Ballí (c. 1770–1829), grantee, settler, and namesake of Padre Island
• Plácido Benavides (1810–1837), settler
• Joshua Brown (1816–1876), first settler of Kerrville, Texas
• John Neely Bryan (1810–1877), founder of Dallas
• Moses Austin Bryan (1817–1895), early settler of Texas
• David G. Burnet (1788–1870), interim President of Republic of Texas
• Mathew Caldwell (1798–1842), settler
• Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels (1812–1875), established colonies of German immigrants in Texas
• Henri Castro (1786–1865), Jewish empresario
• William Leslie Cazneau (1807–1876), pioneer
• Jesse Chisholm (1806–1868), Indian trader, guide, interpreter, namesake of Chisholm Trail
• Holland Coffee (1807–1846), settler in Lake Texoma area, trader, guide, interpreter
• Jao de la Porta (fl. 1810s), trader, financed settlement of Galveston Island
• Green DeWitt (1787–1835), empresario, namesake of DeWitt County
• Susanna Dickinson (1814–1883), DeWitt Colonist, witnessed and survived Battle of the Alamo
• John Marie Durst (1797–1851), settler
• Angelina Eberly (1798–1860), stopped the attempted removal from Austin of the Republic of Texas Archives, thereby preserving Austin's status as the capital of Texas
• Johann Friedrich Ernst (born Friedrich Diercks) (1796–1848), first German to bring family to Texas, benefactor to German immigrants
• Warren Angus Ferris (1810–1873), early surveyor of Dallas
• Henry Francis Fisher (1805–1867), German settler, explored and colonized San Saba area
• Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794–1839), settler in Republic of Texas and later its Secretary of Navy; namesake of Fisher County
• Betty Holekamp (1826–1902), German Texan pioneer, called the Betsy Ross of Texas
• Sam Houston (1793–1863), first and third President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator and Governor of Texas
• Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of Republic of Texas, called "Architect of Annexation"
• Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of Republic of Texas, one of strongest proponents of Texas Navy
• Herman Lehmann (1859–1932), kidnapped in 1870 and raised by Apache Indians
• Gideon Lincecum (1793–1874), pioneer, historian, physician, philosopher, naturalist
• Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered the "mother of Texas"
• Collin McKinney (1766–1861), drafter of Texas Declaration of Independence; both Collin County and its county seat, McKinney, are named for him
• John Henry Moore (1800–1880), early settler
• Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
• Robert Neighbors (1815–1859), Indian agent, soldier, legislator
• Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians; mother of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
• Daniel Parker (1781–1844), settler, church founder
• James W. Parker (1797–1864), early settler
• John Parker (1758–1836), pioneer Texas settler
• John Richard Parker (1834–1915), kidnapped in 1836 by Comanche Indians
• Emily Austin Perry (1795–1851), early settler of Texas
• Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), early settler, translator, lawyer, postmaster
• Sterling C. Robertson (1785–1842), impresario, colony founder; signed Texas Declaration of Independence
• Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War of Republic of Texas, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Texas, U.S. Senator after state's admission to U.S.
• Charles Stillman (1810–1875), founder of Brownsville, Texas
• Edwin Waller (1800–1881), judge and signer of Texas Declaration of Independence
• Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice president of Republic of Texas, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence

Military

The Texas Revolution/The Alamo

 

Sam Houston

• Richard Andrews (1797?–1835), the first Texian killed during the Texas Revolution
• James Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at Battle of the Alamo
• William Joel Bryan (1815–1903), soldier in Texas Revolution, landowner
• Edward Burleson (1798–1851), lieutenant colonel during Texas Revolution, later Vice President of Republic of Texas
• John Coker (1789–1851), hero of San Jacinto
• Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman from Tennessee, died at Alamo
• Almaron Dickinson (1800–1836), Texian soldier, died at Alamo
• James Fannin (c. 1804–1836), key figure during Texas Revolution
• Thomas Green (1814–1864), artillery officer at San Jacinto, brigadier general in Confederate Army
• Sam Houston (1793–1863), commander of victorious Texian Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, which won independence for Texas
• Henry Karnes (1812–1840), soldier and commander in Texas Revolution
• Robert J. Kleberg (1803–1888), veteran of Battle of San Jacinto; descendants owned and managed King Ranch
• Antonio Menchaca (1800–1879), soldier in the Texas Army; he helped convince Houston to allow Tejanos to fight in the battle of San Jacinto
• Benjamin Milam (1788–1835), commander in Texas Revolution
• Emily West Morgan (c. 1815–1891), indentured servant known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win Texas Revolution
• Juan Seguín (1806–1890), Tejano soldier during Texas Revolution
• John William Smith (1792–1845), fought at Battle of San Jacinto; later first mayor of San Antonio
• Alfonso Steele (1817–1911), last survivor of Battle of San Jacinto
• William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at Alamo
• Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), hero of San Jacinto
• William A. A. "Bigfoot" Wallace (1817–1899), Texas Ranger who fought in Texas Revolution, Mexican–American War, Civil War

American Civil War

 

John Bell Hood

• John Baylor (1822–1894), Confederate colonel, politician, military governor of Arizona Territory
• John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
• Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), leader of 18th Texas Cavalry Regiment, known as "Darnell's Regiment"; Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas
• Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
• John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at Battle of Palmito Ranch
• Milton M. Holland (1844–1910), Union soldier, won Medal of Honor
• John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
• Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. (1838–1915), soldier, grandfather of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson
• Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of Confederate western forces
• John J. Kennedy (1813–1880), Confederate cavalry officer, ended Regulator-Moderator War
• John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at Battle of Galveston
• Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), soldier in Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general for Confederate States of America
• Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), soldier in Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general for Confederate States of America
• William Henry Parsons (1826–1907), colonel, Twelfth Texas Cavalry; newspaper editor, legislator
• Felix Huston Robertson (1839–1928), only Confederate general who was native-born Texan
• Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross (1838–1898), Confederate general, Governor of Texas, President of Texas A&M University, namesake of Sul Ross State University
• William Read Scurry (1821–1864), Confederate General at Battle of Glorieta Pass
• Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap; a founder of Parker County
• Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for Trans-Mississippi Department
• Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured surrender of Fort Sumter

World War I

• Charles Gray Catto (1896–1972), flying ace credited with eight aerial victories
• Daniel R. Edwards (1897–1967), received Medal of Honor
• William S. Graves (1895–1940), commander of US forces in Siberia during the allied intervention in Russia
• David E. Hayden (1897–1974), Navy corpsman, Medal of Honor recipient
• Robert Lee Howze (1864–1926), Major General of 38th Infantry Division, commander of Third Army of Occupation of Germany, Medal of Honor recipient
• Louis Jordan (1890–1918), 1914 All American, first US Army officer from Texas to be killed in action during World War I
• William Thomas Ponder (1893–1947), flying ace credited with six aerial victories
• Marcelino Serna (1896–1992), Army private, first Hispanic to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
• Edgar Gardner Tobin (1896–1954), flying ace credited with six aerial victories

World War II

 

Doris Miller

 

Chester Nimitz

• Harlon Block (1924–1945), raised flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima
• Romus Burgin (1922–2019), U.S. Marine, author
• Charles P. Cabell (1903–1971), U.S. Air Force general; later deputy director of Central Intelligence Agency
• Horace S. Carswell Jr. (1916–1944), Army Air Corps major, awarded Medal of Honor
• Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of "Flying Tigers"
• Robert G. Cole (1915–1944), soldier, won Medal of Honor for role in D-Day Normandy invasion
• Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944), U.S. Navy submarine commander, received Medal of Honor and other distinctions for valor
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), Supreme Allied Commander WWII and 34th President of the U.S.
• Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of Eighth Air Force in World War II
• Calvin Graham (1930–1992), youngest US serviceman of World War II
• David Lee "Tex" Hill (1915–2007), fighter pilot, flying ace
• Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of Department of Health, Education and Welfare
• James L. Holloway Jr. (1898–1984), U.S. Navy four-star admiral; Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy
• Neel E. Kearby (1911–1944), fighter ace, Medal of Honor recipient
• Raymond L. Knight (1922–1945), aviator, Medal of Honor recipient
• Turney W. Leonard (1921–1944), Army officer, received Medal of Honor
• Felix Z. Longoria Jr. (1920–1945), Hispanic soldier KIA in the Philippines whose burial was refused in hometown, causing statewide debate
• Glenn McDuffie (1927–2014), sailor featured kissing nurse in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photograph V-J Day in Times Square
• Doris Miller (1919–1943), Pearl Harbor hero, first African American to receive Navy Cross
• Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient
• Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in Pacific during World War II
• Richard Arvin Overton (1906–2018), U.S. Army sergeant; from May 2016 until his death was the oldest surviving American military veteran
• Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during Vietnam War
• John L. Pierce (1895–1959), U.S. Army Brigadier General
• James Earl Rudder (1910–1970), D-Day commander of the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion, which stormed cliffs at Pointe du Hoc
• William H. Simpson (1888–1980), commander of U.S. Ninth Army in European Theater
• Lucian K. Truscott (1895–1965), U.S. Army General who held successive commands in European Theater
• Edwin Walker (1909–1993), U.S. Army Major General known for conservative views and attempted assassination target for Lee Harvey Oswald
• Walton Walker (1889–1950), U.S. Army general who served under Patton in European Theater and later in Korean War

Korean War

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

Vietnam War

 

Oliver North

• Raul (Roy) Perez Benavidez (1935–1998), awarded Medal of Honor for actions in South Vietnam
• Steven Logan Bennett (1946–1972) Captain United States Air Force received Medal of Honor Posthumously for actions in Vietnam
• Richard E. Cavazos (1929–2017), first Hispanic four-star general in U.S. Army, earned two Distinguished Service Crosses; as of 2022 a process is underway to rename Fort Hood as Fort Cavazos
• Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez (1946–1968), Sergeant, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient
• Fred E. Haynes Jr. (1921–2010), Major General, USMC
• David H. McNerney (1931–2010), 1st Sergeant U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Vietnam 1967
• Oliver North (born 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel, USMC (retired), NRA board member and founder of the Freedom Alliance
• Chester M. Ovnand (1914–1959), Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, second American killed in Vietnam War
• Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913–2000), U.S. Army officer, Chief of Staff of the United States Army during Vietnam War
• Alfred M. Wilson (1948–1969), Marine Private First Class awarded Medal of Honor posthumously

Somali Civil War

• William F. Garrison (born 1944), major general, commander of United States Army forces during Operation Gothic Serpent

War in Afghanistan

• Marcus Luttrell (born 1975), U.S. Navy SEAL, was awarded the Navy Cross for actions in conflicts with Taliban
• William H. McRaven (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral and SEAL, led planning for Operation Neptune Spear
• Patrick M. Walsh (born 1955), U.S. Navy admiral, Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Billy Waugh (1929–2023), U.S. Army Special Forces, Studies and Observations Group

Iraq War

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

War on Terror

• Clint Lorance (born 1984), Army First Lieutenant convicted of second-degree murder for battlefield deaths; pardoned
• Michael L. Oates (born 1957), United States Army Lieutenant General

Intelligence

• Bobby Ray Inman (born 1931), U.S. Navy Admiral, Director of National Security Agency, deputy director of Central Intelligence Agency

Other

• Robert T. Clark (born 1948), U.S. Army lieutenant general, commanded United States Army North (ARNORTH)
• Alfred Valenzuela (born 1948), U.S. Army major general, commanded United States Army South (USARSO)

Politics and public office

See also Category:Texas politicians and its subcategories.
See also List of mayors of Austin, Texas; List of mayors of Dallas, Texas; List of mayors of El Paso, Texas; List of mayors of Fort Worth, Texas; List of mayors of Houston, Texas; List of mayors of Plano, Texas; List of mayors of San Antonio, Texas.

A

• Greg Abbott (born 1957), Governor of Texas, former Attorney General
• Fred Agnich (1913–2004), Texas state representative, member of "Dirty 30" in 1971; oilman, rancher, conservationist^[1]
• Elsa Alcala (born 1964), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals from Houston since 2011
• Elizabeth Alexander (born 1979), press secretary for Vice President Joe Biden
• Bruce Alger (1918–2015), Republican U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district, based in Dallas County, 1955–1965
• Rodney Anderson (born 1968), former member of Texas House of Representatives from Grand Prairie
• Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman to serve in Texas State Senate (1973–1983); Pennsylvania native
• Bob Armstrong (1932–2015), member of Texas House of Representatives for Travis County 1963–71; Commissioner of General Land Office 1971–83

B

• Ben Barnes (born 1938), lieutenant governor (1969–1973) of Texas; youngest House Speaker in Texas history (1965–1969)
• Ray Barnhart (1928–2013), state representative and director of Federal Highway Administration under President Reagan
• Decimus et Ultimus Barziza (1838–1882), state representative, Harris County, 1874–1876, businessman, Civil War soldier
• Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor (1793–1874), district judge, a framer of Texas Constitution; co-founded Baylor University
• Tina Benkiser (born 1962), former chairman of Republican Party of Texas
• Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), U.S. representative and U.S. senator
• Leo Berman (1936–2015), former state representative from Tyler
• Jeremy Bernard (born 1961), White House social secretary
• Paul Bettencourt (born 1958), Republican member of Texas State Senate from Houston
• Teel Bivins (1947–2009), state senator from Amarillo and U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
• Bill Blythe (born 1935), Houston Realtor and Republican state representative from Harris County, 1971–1983
• Elton Bomer (born 1935), state representative from Anderson County and Texas Secretary of State
• Henry Bonilla (born 1954), U.S. representative from San Antonio
• Greg Bonnen (born 1966), neurosurgeon and state representative from Galveston County; brother of Dennis Bonnen
• Jeffrey S. Boyd (born 1961), associate justice of Texas Supreme Court since 2012
• Wally Brewster (born 1960), U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic
• John A. Brieden III (born 1955), politician and National Commander of The American Legion, 2003–2004
• Stephen Broden (born 1952), politician, professor, businessman, activist
• Esther Buckley (1948–2013), member of United States Commission on Civil Rights; educator in Laredo
• Albert S. Burleson (1863–1937), U.S. Postmaster General and Congressman
• Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
• Joel Burns (born 1969), Fort Worth city councilman who spoke out against bullying of LGBT youth
• Konni Burton (born 1963), member of Texas Senate from Tarrant County
• Jeb Bush (born 1953), former governor of Florida, reared in Midland and Houston
• Angie Chen Button (born 1954), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County

C

• Frank Kell Cahoon (1934–2013), Midland oilman and Republican former state representative
• Briscoe Cain (born 1984), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives for Harris County District 128, effective January 2017
• Bill Callegari (born 1941), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, 2001–2015
• Donna Campbell (born 1954), Texas state senator and physician from New Braunfels
• Francisco Canseco (born 1949), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
• John Carona (born 1955), state senator from Dallas County, 1996–2015
• Stefani Carter (born 1978), member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2011; first African-American female Republican to serve in state House
• Carlos Cascos (born 1952), Secretary of State of Texas in Abbott administration
• Henry E. Catto Jr. (1930–2011), U.S. diplomat, businessman
• Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022), U.S. Secretary of Education in the George H. W. Bush administration, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
• Wayne Christian (born 1950), Republican former state representative from Center and Nacogdoches; candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014
• Henry Cisneros (born 1947), former mayor of San Antonio and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Ronald H. Clark (born 1953), federal judge; former member of Texas House of Representatives
• Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of Supreme Court of the United States
• David Cobb (born 1962), 2004 U.S. presidential candidate for Green Party
• Cathy Cochran (1944–2021), retiring judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
• Susan Combs (born 1945), Texas comptroller and agriculture commissioner, state representative
• John B. Connally Jr. (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, US Treasury Secretary
• John Cornyn (born 1952), United States Senator since 2002
• Tom Craddick (born 1943), member of Texas House of Representatives from Midland; former Speaker
• Juanita Craft (1902–1985), Dallas city council member, civil rights activist
• Brandon Creighton (born 1970), member of Texas House of Representatives from Conroe; House Majority Leader (2013), attorney, businessman, and rancher
• Ted Cruz (born 1971), Canadian-born politician, Texas Senator since 2013, and former 2016 presidential candidate
• Henry Cuellar (born 1955), U.S. Representative from Texas's 28th congressional district; native of Laredo

D–F

• Tony Dale (born 1969), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County since 2013
• Price Daniel (1910–1988), Democratic US Senator and 38th Governor of Texas
• Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), Speaker of House for both Republic of Texas and state of Texas
• John E. Davis (born 1960), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1999
• Wendy Davis (born 1963), Texas State Senator from Tarrant County, Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2014
• Jay Dean (born 1953), mayor of Longview, 2005–2015; state representative for Gregg and Upshur counties, effective 2017
• David Dewhurst (born 1945), Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2003–2015
• Charles Duncan Jr. (1926–2022), U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense 1977–1979, Secretary of Energy 1979–1981
• Gary Elkins (born 1955), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Houston since 1995
• Pat Fallon (born 1967), member of Texas House of Representatives from Denton County
• Marsha Farney (born 1958), state representative from Williamson County since 2013; member of the Texas State Board of Education 2011–2013; businesswoman and former educator
• James E. "Pa" Ferguson (1871–1944), governor of Texas (1915–1917), impeached, convicted, and removed from office
• Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female Governor of Texas
• Mindy Finn (born 1980), media strategist, conservative feminist activist, independent U.S. vice presidential candidate in 2016
• Charles R. Floyd (1881–1945), Texas State Senator, State Representative, and co-founder of Paris Junior College
• Dan Flynn (1943–2022), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Van Zandt County
• James Frank (born 1967), member of Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls

G

• Rick Galindo (born 1981), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from District 117 in Bexar County, effective 2015
• Pete Gallego (born 1961), U.S. representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district
• H. S. "Buddy" Garcia (born 1967), former interim 2012 member of Texas Railroad Commission
• John Nance Garner (1868–1967), 44th Speaker of the US House and 32nd Vice President of the United States
• Tony Garza (born 1958), former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
• Charlie Geren (born 1949), member of Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth
• Pete Geren (born 1952), former member of United States House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district and United States Secretary of the Army
• Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of Texas House of Representatives from his native Fort Worth^[2]
• Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), United States Attorney General
• Henry B. Gonzalez (1916–2000), U.S. representative from San Antonio
• John W. Goode (1923–1994), Republican lawyer from San Antonio; lost 1961 House race to Henry B. Gonzalez
• Austan Goolsbee (born 1969), Chairperson of Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama
• Tony Goolsby (1933–2020), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County, 1989–2009
• Blake Gottesman (born 1980), aide to President George W. Bush
• Phil Gramm (born 1942), former United States Senator
• Tom Greenwell (1956–2013)^[3]
• Jesse Edward Grinstead (1866–1948), one-time mayor of Kerrville and state legislator
• Henry C. Grover (1927–2005), state legislator, 1972 Republican gubernatorial nominee

H–I

• Bob Hall (born 1942), Texas state senator from Van Zandt County
• Holly Ham (born 1972), executive director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at the United States Department of Education
• Rick Hardcastle (born 1956), Republican former member of Texas House form Wilbarger County
• Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas lawyer and Republican member of Texas House, 1991–2013
• Talmadge L. Heflin (born 1940), former state representative from Harris County, director of Center for Fiscal Policy at Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Glenn Hegar (born 1970), state senator and Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
• Jeb Hensarling (born 1957), U.S. representative
• Harvey Hilderbran (born 1960), state representative from Kerrville; Republican candidate for state comptroller in 2014
• Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
• Vernon Edgar Howard (1937–1998), representative of the Texas House of Representatives, 1969–1975
• Dan Huberty (born 1968), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Harris County
• Joan Huffman (born 1956), former Houston criminal court judge; Republican member of Texas State Senate
• Bryan Hughes (born 1969), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Wood County
• Swanee Hunt (born 1950), U.S. Ambassador
• Robert Dean Hunter (1928–2023), member of Texas House of Representatives from Abilene, 1986–2007
• Todd A. Hunter (born 1953), state representative, 1989–1997, 2009–present
• Thad Hutcheson (1915–1986), Houston lawyer and Republican politician
• Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), first woman U.S. Senator from Texas, 1993–2013
• Frank N. Ikard (1913–1991), U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district, 1951–1961
• Sarah Isgur (born 1982), attorney and political analyst

J–L

• Alphonso Jackson (born 1945), U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush
• Wallace B. Jefferson (born 1963), Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Texas; resigned 2013
• Elizabeth Ames Jones (born 1956), former Texas Railroad Commissioner, member of Texas House of Representatives
• Gina Ortiz Jones (born 1981), U.S Under Secretary of the Air Force
• Jesse H. Jones (1874–1956), U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), member of United States House of Representatives
• Rudy Juedeman (1908–2004), Odessa businessman and Republican politician
• Kyle Kacal (born 1969), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from District 12
• David S. Kaufman (1813–1851), only Jew from Texas to serve in U.S. House of Representatives (1846–1851) before 1970s
• Bill Keffer (born 1958), Dallas lawyer who served in Texas House (District 107), 2003–2007
• Jim Keffer (born 1953), Eastland businessman and current Republican member of Texas House (District 60); brother of Bill Keffer
• Isaac Herbert Kempner (1873–1967), Mayor of Galveston, founder of Imperial Sugar
• Mark Keough (born 1953), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from The Woodlands in Montgomery County
• Ken King (born 1971), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Canadian in Hemphill County
• Ron Kirk (born 1954), United States Trade Representative; former Texas Secretary of State, former mayor of Dallas
• Lois Kolkhorst (born 1964), member of Texas House of Representatives from Washington County since 2001
• Linda Koop (born 1950), member of Texas House from Dallas County; former member of the Dallas City Council
• Bob Krueger (1935–2022), former U.S. Ambassador, U.S. Senator and Congressman (New Braunfels, Comal County)
• Dan Kubiak (1938–1998), state representative, businessman, educator
• Barbara Lee (born 1946), U.S. Representative from California
• Debra Lehrmann (born 1956), Texas Supreme Court justice, elected 2010
• Eugene M. Locke (1918–1972), ambassador to Pakistan, deputy ambassador to South Vietnam, was awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom; candidate for Governor of Texas
• J. M. Lozano (born 1980), member of Texas House of Representatives from Kingsville; native of Mexico
• Lanham Lyne (born 1955), Mayor of Wichita Falls, state representative 2011–13

M

• George H. Mahon (1900–1985), U.S. representative from Texas's 19th congressional district 1935 until 1979
• Charles R. Matthews (born 1939), former Texas Railroad Commissioner and chancellor-emeritus of Texas State University System
• Jim Mattox (1943–2008), U.S. representative and attorney general of Texas
• Maury Maverick (1895–1954), Democratic U.S. representative
• Glen Maxey (born 1952), state representative from Austin
• Ruth McClendon (1943–2017), African-American Democrat member of Texas House of Representatives from San Antonio since 1996
• Don McLeroy (born 1946), former chairman and member of Texas State Board of Education; dentist, young-earth creationist
• Tom Mechler (born 1956), Texas Republican state chairman since 2015; oil and gas consultant in Amarillo
• Will Metcalf (born 1984), state representative from Montgomery County since 2015
• Rick Miller (born 1946), member of Texas House of Representatives from Sugar Land; former Republican party chairman in Fort Bend County
• Hilmar Moore (1920–2012), mayor of Richmond, 1949–2012, longest tenure of any elected official in U.S. history
• William T. "Bill" Moore (1918–1999), state senator from Bryan, known as "Bull of the Brazos" and "father of the modern Texas A&M University"
• Robert Morrow (born 1964), chairman of Republican Party of Travis County since 2016; considered a conspiracy theorist
• Azie Taylor Morton (1936–2003), Treasurer of the United States
• Steve Munisteri (born 1957), chairman of Republican Party of Texas, 2010–2015
• Jim Murphy (born 1957), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from District 133 in Houston, 2007–2009 and since 2011

N–O

• David Newell (born 1971), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9; Houston attorney
• James Robertson Nowlin (born 1937), U.S. District Judge for Western District of Texas; one of first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in Texas House of Representatives
• James E. Nugent (1922–2016), former Democratic member of Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas House of Representatives
• W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), Governor of Texas and U.S. senator
• Tom Oliverson (born 1972), anesthesiologist, Republican member of Texas House of Representatives
• Dora Olivo (born 1943), attorney and former member of Texas House of Representatives for Fort Bend County
• Bill Owens (born 1950), former Governor of Colorado
• Alvin M. Owsley (1888–1967), diplomat

P

• Susan Pamerleau (born 1946), retired United States Air Force major general and Republican sheriff of Bexar County, first woman elected to that position, 2012^[4]
• Hugh Q. Parmer (1939–2020), former Mayor of Fort Worth and member of both houses of Texas State Legislature
• Brad Parscale (born 1976), political strategist
• Dan Patrick (born 1950), Lieutenant Governor of Texas, former member of Texas State Senate and radio broadcaster
• Diane Patrick (born 1946), former member of Texas House of Representatives from Arlingon
• Jerry E. Patterson (born 1946), Texas Land Commissioner; former state senator, candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
• Thomas Pauken (born 1944), Texas Republican chairman, 1994–1997, lawyer and political commentator
• Gilbert Peña (born 1949), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Pasadena
• Rick Perry (born 1950), Governor of Texas, 2000–15; United States Secretary of Energy
• Dade Phelan (born 1975), Republican state representative from Beaumont
• Larry Phillips (born 1966), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Sherman
• Thomas R. Phillips (born 1949), former Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court
• Katrina Pierson (born 1976), Tea Party activist, Donald Trump campaign spokesperson
• Dan Pope (born 1963), Mayor of Lubbock since 2016
• David J. Porter (born 1954), member of Railroad Commission of Texas, elected November 2, 2010
• Robert "Bob" Price (1927–2004), U.S. representative from Pampa in Texas Panhandle
• Tom Price (born 1945), judge of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1997–2015, and the Dallas-based 282nd Court, 1987–1997
• Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), state representative from Amarillo, first elected November 2, 2010
• Graham B. Purcell Jr. (1919–2011), U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district, 1962–1973; Wichita Falls lawyer

R

• Jack Rains (1937–2023), former Texas secretary of state
• John N. Raney (born 1947), member of Texas House of Representatives from Brazos County since 2011
• Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), member of Texas House of Representative from Dallas County (2013–2015)
• Bill Ratliff (born 1936), state senator and lieutenant governor from Mount Pleasant
• Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Richard P. Raymond (born 1960), South Texas state representative
• Ron Reynolds (born 1973), African-American Democrat member of Texas House of Representatives from District 27 in Missouri City
• Ann Richards (1933–2006), second woman governor of Texas (1991–1995); state treasurer (1983–1991)
• Cecile Richards (born 1957), liberal political activist, daughter of Ann Richards
• Matt Rinaldi (born 1975), member of Texas House of Representatives from Dallas County since 2015
• Roy R. Rubottom Jr. (1912–2010), diplomat
• Jim Rudd (born 1943), lawyer and lobbyist in Austin; former Texas state representative from Brownfield

Sa–Sl

• Paul Sadler (born 1955), state representative, Democrat U.S. Senate nominee in 2012, lost to Republican Ted Cruz
• Pete Saenz (born 1951), mayor of Laredo
• Joe Sage (1920–1977), one of first two Republicans since Reconstruction to represent Bexar County in Texas House of Representatives
• Mario Marcel Salas (born 1949), civil rights activist, politician
• Tom Schieffer (born 1947), diplomat, brother of CBS anchorman Bob Schieffer
• Pete Sessions (born 1955), U.S. representative
• Sonal Shah (born 1968), economist and public official with Obama Administration
• John Sharp (born 1950), former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, chancellor of Texas A&M University
• J. D. Sheffield (born 1960), member of Texas House of Representatives from Coryell County since 2013; physician in Gatesville
• Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), pediatrician and member of Texas House of Representatives from District 97 (Fort Worth), 2009–2013
• David McAdams Sibley (born 1948), attorney-lobbyist, Texas state senator (1991–2002), Mayor of Waco (1987–1988)
• Ron Simmons (born 1960), member of Texas House of Representatives from Carrollton since 2013
• Ryan Sitton (born 1975), Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commission in 2014 general election

Sm–Sz

• Preston Smith (1912–2003), Governor of Texas (1969–1973) and lieutenant governor (1963–1969)
• Steven Wayne Smith (born 1961), member of Texas Supreme Court (2002–2005)
• Wayne Smith (born 1943), member of Texas House of Representatives from District 128 in Harris County since 2003
• Barry Smitherman (born 1957), former member of Texas Railroad Commission; unsuccessful candidate for attorney general in 2014
• Clay Smothers (1935–2004), member of Texas House of Representatives; operator of St. Paul Industrial Training School orphanage in Malakoff; radio personality
• Burt Solomons (born 1950) Denton County lawyer and Republican member of Texas House of Representatives, 1995–2013
• Margaret Spellings (born 1957), U.S. Secretary of Education (2005–2009)
• Drew Springer Jr. (born 1966), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 68 (North Texas and eastern South Plains)
• Barbara Staff (1924–2019), co-chairman of 1976 Ronald Reagan Texas presidential primary campaign
• Sylvia Stanfield (born 1943), diplomat
• Robert Stanton (born 1940), director of National Park Service
• Todd Staples (born 1963), Texas agriculture commissioner; candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014
• Max Starcke (1884–1972), mayor of Seguin, Texas; managing director of Lower Colorado River Authority
• Ken Starr (1946–2022), federal judge, Solicitor General, and Independent Counsel during Clinton Administration
• William Steger (1920–2006), U.S. District Judge
• Jonathan Stickland (born 1983), member of Texas House of Representatives from Tarrant County since 2013
• Steve Stockman (born 1956), member of U.S. House of Representatives from Texas; candidate for Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2014
• Robert Schwarz Strauss (1918–2014), politician, chairman of Democratic National Committee, and diplomat
• Dwayne Stovall (born 1966), Cleveland, Texas, businessman and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate against John Cornyn in primary election scheduled March 4, 2014
• Carole Keeton Strayhorn (born 1939), Texas comptroller (1999–2007), railroad commissioner, former Mayor of Austin
• Raymond Strother (1940–2022), political consultant, native of Port Arthur
• Michael Quinn Sullivan (born 1970), reporter, political activist, president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility

T–V

• Robert Talton (born 1945), police officer, attorney, member of Texas House of Representatives from Harris County 1993–2009; candidate for Chief Justice of Texas Supreme Court in 2014 Republican primary
• Buddy Temple (1942–2015), businessman, state representative from Angelina County, and railroad commissioner
• Tony Tinderholt (born 1970), member of Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
• Raul Torres (born 1956), former state representative from Nueces County
• Steve Toth (born 1960), member of Texas House of Representatives, 2013–2015, from The Woodlands
• John G. Tower (1925–1991), first Republican U.S. Senator from Texas since Reconstruction
• Lupe Valdez (born 1947), only female elected sheriff in Texas
• Gary VanDeaver (born 1958), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Bowie County, effective 2015
• Jason Villalba (born 1971), state representative from Dallas County since 2013; Dallas attorney with Haynes and Boone
• Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), Treasurer of the United States

W–Z

• Dale Wainwright (born 1961), former associate justice of Texas Supreme Court
• Richard A. Waterfield (1939–2007), state representative who advocated for feeding programs for disabled and elderly
• Craig Watkins (born 1967), first African-American district attorney in Texas, Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year 2008
• Reed N. Weisiger (1838–1908), Texas State Senator (1891–1893), Confederate cavalry officer, pioneer in Victoria County
• Jack Wheeler (1944–2010), presidential aide to Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush administrations
• Molly S. White (born 1958), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Bell County
• John Roger Williams (born 1949), Republican U.S. representative from Texas, former Texas secretary of state, professional baseball player
• Michael L. Williams (born 1953), director of Texas Education Agency, former Texas Railroad Commissioner, former assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
• Barry Williamson (born 1957), Republican former member of Texas Railroad Commission
• Arlene Wohlgemuth (born 1947), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives from Johnson County, 1995–2005; executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; ran unsuccessfully against Chet Edwards for Congress in 2004
• Jared Woodfill (born 1968), Houston attorney and chairman of Harris County Republican Party, 2002–2014
• John Lee Wortham (1862–1924), Texas Railroad Commissioner and Secretary of State, businessman
• Betsey Wright (born 1943), political lobbyist, activist, consultant
• Clymer Wright (1932–2011), political activist; father of municipal term limits in Houston
• Jim Wright (1922–2015), former Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Vicente T. Ximenes (1919–2014), Mexican-American civil rights pioneer, U.S. politician
• Ralph Yarborough (1903–1996), state senator, 1957 –1971; leader of progressive or liberal wing of his party
• Judith Zaffirini (born 1946), state senator from Laredo
• Bill Zedler (born 1943), member of Texas House of Representatives from Arlington
• Brian Zimmerman (1972–1996), elected mayor of Crabb at age 11

U.S. Presidents

 

Lyndon B. Johnson

 

George W. Bush

• George H. W. Bush (1924–2018), 41st President and 43rd Vice President of the United States (raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, but lived much of his adult life in West Texas)
• George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States (born in New Haven, Connecticut, but raised in Texas)
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th President of the United States (born in Denison, but raised in Kansas)
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973), 36th President of the United States (1963–69); Vice President (1961–63) (born and raised near Stonewall)

Notable women of Texas

See also: List of Texas suffragists

• Jessie Daniel Ames (1883–1972), suffragette, civil rights activist
• Sarah Campbell Blaffer (1885–1975), philanthropist; namesake of Blaffer Art Museum in Houston
• Annie Webb Blanton (1870–1945), suffragist, educator
• Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (1837–1924), social activist, university regent
• Mary Couts Burnett (1856–1924), philanthropist
• Laura Bush (born 1946), First Lady of the United States
• Mary Elizabeth Butt (1903–1993), philanthropist
• Minnie Fisher Cunningham (1882–1964), women's suffragist
• Nannie Webb Curtis (1861–1920), president, Texas Woman's Christian Temperance Union
• May Dickson Exall (1859–1936), civic leader, founder of Dallas Public Library
• Gloria Feldt (born 1942), feminist leader, author, political commentator
• Margaret Formby (1929–2003), founder of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth
• Mariette Rheiner Garner (1869–1948), Second Lady of the United States
• Melinda Gates (born 1964), philanthropist, wife of software magnate Bill Gates
• Edna Gladney (1886–1961), founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
• Nellie Gray (1924–2012), anti-abortion activist
• Margaret Hunt Hill (1915–2007), heiress, philanthropist
• Ima Hogg (1882–1975), philanthropist
• Helen LaKelly Hunt (born 1949), philanthropist for women's causes
• Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007), former First Lady of the United States (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
• Edith McAllister (1918–2018), San Antonio civic leader, philanthropist
• Maura McNiel (1921–2020), activist for women's rights
• Jane Blaffer Owen (1915–2010), arts patron, philanthropist
• Lucy Pickens (1832–1899), socialite, Southern belle; known as the "Queen of the Confederacy", her portrait appeared on some Confederate currency
• Cecile Richards (born 1957), activist, president of Planned Parenthood
• Jennie Scott Scheuber (1860–1944), librarian, women's-suffrage activist, civic leader
• Ruth Carter Stevenson (1923–2013), arts patron, museum founder
• Mary Warburg (1908–2009), philanthropist
• Virginia Whitehill (1928–2018), activist for women's rights

Entertainment

Dance

 

Cyd Charisse

• Joshua Allen (born 1989), dancer, 2008 winner of So You Think You Can Dance
• Lauren Anderson (born 1965), ballet dancer; first African-American ballerina to be principal of a major company (Houston Ballet)
• Corky Ballas (born 1960), ballroom dancer
• Mark Ballas (born 1986), ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor, musician, and singer-songwriter
• Candy Barr (1935–2005), model, burlesque dancer
• Cyd Charisse (1922–2008), actress, dancer
• Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), actress, singer, dancer, writer, producer
• Gussie Nell Davis (1906–1993), physical education teacher who founded the Kilgore College Rangerettes drill team
• Kelli Finglass (born 1964), dancer, director of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
• Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress, Firefly
• Chachi Gonzales (born 1996), dancer
• Nathalie Krassovska (1918–2005), ballerina, ballet teacher^[5]
• Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
• Annette O'Toole (born 1952), dancer, actress
• Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress, singer, dancer
• Ross Sisters, Betsy (1926–1996), Vickie (1927–2002), and Dixie (1929–1963), Broadway singers, dancers, contortionists
• Kelly Rowland (born 1981), R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress
• George Skibine (1920–1981), ballet dancer, choreographer^[6]
• Solange (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, producer, director
• Ben Stevenson (born 1936), artistic director of Houston Ballet and Texas Ballet Theater
• Patsy Swayze (1927–2013), choreographer, dancer, dance teacher
• Judy Trammell (born 1958), choreographer for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Fashion and modeling

• Lisa Baker (born 1944), Playboy Playmate of the Year
• Tyson Ballou (born 1976), model
• Candy Barr (1935–2005), model, burlesque dancer
• Brooke Burns (born 1978), model, actress
• Lois Chiles (born 1947), model, actress
• Ashley Cox (born 1956), model, actress, Playboy Playmate
• Chloe Dao (born 1972), fashion designer
• Hope Dworaczyk (born 1984), model, Playboy Playmate of the Year
• Kelly Emberg (born 1959), model, former partner of Rod Stewart
• Hannah Ferguson (born 1992), model
• Tom Ford (born 1961), former creative director for Gucci, film director
• Michelle Galdenzi (born 1987), model, actress
• Jerry Hall (born 1956), model, actress
• Marcy Hanson (born 1952), Playboy Playmate, actress
• Angie Harmon (born 1972), model, actress
• Julie Haus (born 1973), fashion designer
• Kimberly Holland (born 1982), Playboy model
• Daina House (born 1954), Playboy centerfold
• Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), fashion designer, interdisciplinary artist
• Sandy Johnson (born 1954), Playboy centerfold, actress
• Tina Knowles (born 1954), businesswoman, fashion designer
• Dorian Leigh (Parker) (1917–2008), model, considered one of the first supermodels
• Kym Malin (born 1962), Playboy Playmate, actress
• Irlene Mandrell (born 1956), model, actress
• Brandon Maxwell (born 1984), fashion designer
• Kim McLagan (1948–2006), model
• Ali Michael (born 1990), model
• Kiko Mizuhara (born 1990), model, actress, Japanese television personality
• Chandra North (born 1973), model
• Derrill Osborn (1942–2019), fashion executive
• Wendy Russell Reves (1916–2007), model, philanthropist, socialite
• Kendra Scott (born 1974), fashion designer
• Joan Severance (born 1958), model, actress
• Lori Singer (born 1957), actress, model, classical musician
• Anna Nicole Smith (1967–2007), model, actress
• Kimberly Kay Smith (born 1983), model, actress
• Amir Taghi (born 1996), fashion designer
• Tila Tequila (born 1981), model, television personality
• Paola Turbay (born 1970), model, actress, beauty pageant winner
• Ann Ward (born 1991), model, winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15

Film, theater, and television

A | B | C | D–E | F–G | H | I–J | K–L | M | N–P | Q–R | S | T–U | V–Z

 

Alexis Bledel

 

Powers Boothe

 

Carol Burnett

 

Gary Busey

 

Loretta Devine

 

Michael Dorn

 

Morgan Fairchild

 

Jamie Foxx

 

Jennifer Garner

 

Larry Hagman

 

Woody Harrelson

 

Jennifer Love Hewitt

 

Tommy Lee Jones

 

Eva Longoria

 

Matthew McConaughey

 

Bill Paxton

 

Dennis Quaid

 

Debbie Reynolds

 

Gene Roddenberry

 

Michelle Rodriguez

 

Sarah Shahi

 

Sissy Spacek

 

Brent Spiner

 

Matt Stone

 

Patrick Swayze

 

Rip Torn

 

Forest Whitaker

 

Owen Wilson

 

Robin Wright

 

Renée Zellweger

A

• F. Murray Abraham (born 1939), Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
• Amy Acker (born 1976), actress
• Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor, Smallville, Supernatural
• Sunrise Adams (born 1982), actress
• Dianna Agron (born 1986), actress, singer
• Norman Alden (1924–2012), actor
• Kevin Alejandro (born 1976), actor
• Jaimie Alexander (born 1984), actress
• Richard Alexander (1902–1989), actor
• Debbie Allen (born 1950), actress, choreographer, director, producer
• Krista Allen (born 1971), actress
• Marshall Allman (born 1984), actor, Prison Break, True Blood
• John A. Alonzo (1934–2001), cinematographer
• Audrey Marie Anderson (born 1975), actress, played Kim Brown on The Unit
• Jacqueline Anderson (born 1975), actress
• Wes Anderson (born 1969), director, Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums
• Dana Andrews (1909–1992), actor, The Best Years of Our Lives, Laura
• Andrew Arbuckle (1887–1938), actor
• Macklyn Arbuckle (1866–1931), actor
• Melissa Archer (born 1979), actress
• Michael Arden (born 1982), actor
• Kelly Asbury (born 1960), story artist, director, writer, Shrek 2
• Frank Ashmore (born 1945), actor
• Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director

B

• Lorri Bagley (born 1973), actress, model, Veronica's Closet, Ice Age
• G. W. Bailey (born 1944), actor, M*A*S*H, Police Academy
• Joe Don Baker (born 1936), actor, Charley Varrick, Walking Tall
• Kathy Baker (born 1950), Emmy-winning actress, Picket Fences, Boston Public
• Troy Baker (born 1976), voice actor, musician
• Greg Baldwin (born 1960), actor, Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Taylor Ball (born 1987), actor
• Reginald Ballard (born 1965), character actor, comedian, The Bernie Mac Show, Martin
• Bob Banner (1921–2011), television producer, writer, director
• Etta Moten Barnett (1901–2004), actress, singer
• Matt Barr (born 1984), actor
• Barbara Barrie (born 1931), actress, Suddenly Susan, Barney Miller, Double Trouble
• Skye McCole Bartusiak (1992–2014), actress
• Texas Battle (born 1980), actor, played Marcus Walton on The Bold and the Beautiful
• Jim Beaver (born 1950), actor, played Ellsworth on Deadwood
• David Beecroft (born 1955), actor
• Gregory Beecroft (born 1952), actor
• Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), actress
• Jeff Bennett (born 1962), voice actor, singer, Johnny Bravo
• Robby Benson (born 1956), actor, director, singer, The Legend of Prince Valiant, Ellen, Beauty and the Beast
• Robert Benton (born 1932), Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director, Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart
• Crystal Bernard (born 1961), actress and singer, television series Wings
• Angela Bettis (born 1973), actress
• Nicole Bilderback (born 1975), actress
• Francelia Billington (1895–1934), actress in silent films
• Gil Birmingham (born 1966), actor, Billy Black in The Twilight Saga
• Dustin Lance Black (born 1979), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, producer
• Patricia Blair (1933–2013), actress, Daniel Boone, The Rifleman, The Electric Horseman
• Justin Blanchard (born 1980), actor
• Alexis Bledel (born 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls
• Dan Blocker (1928–1972), actor, played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza
• Joan Blondell (1906–1979), Academy Award-nominated actress
• Don Bluth (born 1937), animator, studio owner, An American Tail, The Land Before Time
• Larry Blyden (1925–1975), actor, game-show host
• Virginia True Boardman (1889–1971), silent-era film actress
• Spencer Boldman (born 1992), actor
• Jim Boles (1914–1977), actor
• John Boles (1895–1969), actor
• Tiffany Bolton (born 1971), actress, model, talk-show host
• Matthew Bomer (born 1977), actor, Tru Calling, White Collar
• Kevin Booth (born 1961), film director, producer, lecturer, musician
• Powers Boothe (1948–2017), actor, Deadwood, Tombstone, Southern Comfort
• Jesse Borrego (born 1962), actor, Fame, 24, Dexter
• Michael Bowen (born 1953), actor, Jackie Brown, Magnolia, Lost
• Rob Bowman (born 1960), film and television director, The X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Lombardo Boyar (born 1973), actor, The Bernie Mac Show
• Richard Bradford (1934–2016), actor, Man in a Suitcase, The Untouchables
• David Bradley (born 1953), actor, American Samurai
• Abby Brammell (born 1979), actress, played Tiffy Gerhardt on The Unit
• Larry Brantley (born 1966), voice actor, comedian, radio spokesman
• Eve Brent (1929–2011), actress
• Mary Brian (1906–2002), actress
• James Brown (1920–1992), actor, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
• Tammie Brown (born 1980), actor, drag queen, musician
• Larry Buchanan (1923–2004), film director, producer, writer
• Samantha Buck (born 1974), actress, Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Betty Buckley (born 1947), film and Tony Award-winning stage actress, singer
• Norman Buckley (born 1955), television director and editor
• Dennis Burkley (1945–2013), actor
• Carol Burnett (born 1933), actress, comedian, The Carol Burnett Show
• Demi Burnett (born 1995), reality-television personality
• Brooke Burns (born 1978), actress, model
• Burnie Burns (born 1973), writer, actor, producer, comedian, host, director
• Marilyn Burns (1949–2014), actress, starred in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• Wendell Burton (1947–2017), actor, The Sterile Cuckoo
• Gary Busey (born 1944), Academy Award-nominated actor, The Buddy Holly Story, Under Siege
• Tom Byron (born 1961), adult film actor, director, producer

C

• Kevin Cahoon (born 1971), actor, director, singer-songwriter
• Bill Camfield (1929–1991), radio and television host, writer, comedian
• Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress, married to Steven Spielberg
• Gina Carano (born 1982), actress, television personality, mixed martial arts fighter
• Steve Cardenas (born 1974), martial artist and retired actor, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo
• Edwin Carewe (1883–1940), film director, actor, producer, writer
• Thomas Carter (born 1953), director, actor
• Allen Case (1934–1986), actor, singer
• John L. Cason (1918–1961), actor
• Don Castle (1917–1966), actor
• Darlene Cates (1947–2017), actress
• JC Caylen (born 1992), YouTuber, actor, singer, comedian
• Derek Cecil (born 1973), actor, House of Cards
• Miguel Cervantes (born 1977), actor
• Duane Lee Chapman, II (born 1973), Dog the Bounty Hunter
• Leland Chapman (born 1976), Dog the Bounty Hunter
• Cyd Charisse (1922–2008), actress, dancer, Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon
• Ricardo Chavira (born 1971), actor, played Carlos Soli on Desperate Housewives
• Lois Chiles (born 1947), actress, model, Moonraker, The Great Gatsby, Broadcast News
• Thomas Haden Church (born 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor, Sideways, Spider-Man 3, All About Steve
• Victoria Clark (born 1959), Tony Award-winning actress, singer
• Jack Clay (1926–2019), acting teacher, actor, director
• Taylor Cole (born 1984), actress/model, Summerland, The Event
• Dabney Coleman (born 1932), actor, Buffalo Bill, 9 to 5, The Towering Inferno, Tootsie
• Jessica Collins (born 1983), actress, played Maggie on Rubicon
• Lynn Collins (born 1979), actress, X-Men Origins: Wolverine
• Marcus Collins (born 1974), actor, singer
• Shanna Collins (born 1983), actress, Swingtown
• Ellar Coltrane (born 1994), actor
• Chris Cooper (born 1951), actor; winner, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Adaptation, Seabiscuit, The Bourne Identity, The Patriot, The Muppets
• Tamarie Cooper (born 1970), actress, playwright
• Barry Corbin (born 1940), actor, Urban Cowboy, Nothing in Common, Who's Harry Crumb?
• Alex Cord (1933–2021), actor, Airwolf, rancher
• Allen Coulter (born 1969), film and television director, The Sopranos
• Ashley Cox (born 1956), actress, model
• David Crabb (born 1975), actor
• Yvonne Craig (1937–2015), actress
• Norma Crane (1928–1973), actress, Fiddler on the Roof
• Chace Crawford (born 1985), actor
• Joan Crawford (1908–1977), Academy Award-winning actress, Mildred Pierce, Johnny Guitar, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
• Catherine Crier (born 1954), television personality, judge
• Kathryn Crosby (born 1933), actress, Anatomy of a Murder, wife of Bing Crosby
• Shauna Cross (born 1974), screenwriter, author, roller derby athlete
• Brett Cullen (born 1956), actor, The Young Riders, Legacy, Ghost Rider
• Erin Cummings (born 1977), actress, Detroit 1-8-7
• Bonnie Curtis (born 1966), film producer

D–E

• Tony Dalton (born 1975), actor, played Lalo Salamanca on Better Call Saul
• Diana Danielle (born 1991), Malaysian actress, born in Houston
• Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), actress, singer, dancer, writer, producer
• Linda Darnell (1923–1965), actress, Forever Amber, A Letter to Three Wives
• Jim Dauterive (born 1957), producer and writer, King of the Hill
• Kennedy Davenport (Reuben Asberry Jr.) (born 1982), television personality, drag queen, dancer
• Madison Davenport (born 1996), actress
• Phyllis Davis (1940–2013), actress
• Eddie Dean (1907–1999), singer-songwriter, actor
• Jimmy Dean (1923–2010), country-western impresario, actor (Diamonds Are Forever, entrepreneur
• Lezlie Deane (born 1964), actress, singer
• Marjorie Deanne (1917–1994), actress, first winner of Miss Texas pageant
• Alana de la Garza (born 1976), actress, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, The Mountain
• Madison De La Garza (born 2001), teen actress, Desperate Housewives
• Bob Denver (1935–2005), actor, played Maynard G. Krebs in Dobie Gillis and title role in Gilligan's Island
• Elizabeth De Razzo (born 1980), actress, played Maria on Eastbound & Down
• Kaitlyn Dever (born 1996), teen actress, Last Man Standing, Justified
• Loretta Devine (born 1949), actress, Waiting to Exhale, Grey's Anatomy
• Dorothy Devore (1899–1976), actress, comedian
• Jenna Dewan (born 1980), actress, star of Step Up and Take the Lead
• Elliott Dexter (1870–1941), actor
• Shae D'lyn (born 1962), actress, Dharma and Greg
• Frank Q. Dobbs (1939–2006), screenwriter, director, producer
• Chris Donahue (born 1958), Academy Award-winning film producer
• Colby Donaldson (born 1974), actor
• Michael Dorn (born 1952), star of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Jessica Drake (born 1974), porn star
• Haylie Duff (born 1985), actress
• Hilary Duff (born 1987), actress, singer
• Karen Dufilho-Rosen (born 1968), Academy Award-winning film producer
• Josh Duhon (born 1982), actor, played Logan Hayes on General Hospital
• Donnie Dunagan (born 1934), actor, voice actor
• Sandy Duncan (born 1946), actress, singer, The Sandy Duncan Show, The Hogan Family
• Kenton Duty (born 1995), teen actor, Shake It Up, Ctrl
• Shelley Duvall (born 1949), actress, The Shining, Annie Hall, Olive Oyl in film Popeye
• George Eads (born 1967), actor, plays Nick Stokes in television series CSI
• Greg Edmonson, music composer for television, movies and video games, King of the Hill, Firefly
• Edward Edwards, actor
• Ike Eisenmann (born 1962), actor, producer
• Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), actress, American Pie
• Chris Elley (born 1977), film director, writer, producer
• Chris Ellis (born 1956), actor
• Ron Ely (born 1938), actor, Tarzan
• Mireille Enos (born 1975), actress
• Molly Erdman (born 1974), actress
• Bill Erwin (1914–2010), character actor
• Dale Evans (1912–2001), actress, singer-songwriter, married to Roy Rogers

F–G

• Morgan Fairchild (born 1950), actress in Dallas television series (one of three actresses to play character "Jenna Wade") and Flamingo Road
• Parisa Fakhri (born 1975), voice actress, Dragon Ball GT, Fruits Basket
• Amy Farrington (born 1966), actress
• Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009), actress and artist, Charlie's Angels, The Burning Bed, Extremities, The Apostle
• Katie Featherston (born 1982), actress, Paranormal Activity
• Jay R. Ferguson (born 1974), actor
• Rosita Fernandez (1919–2006), actress, pop singer
• Tyra Ferrell (born 1962), actress, The Cape, City, The Bronx Zoo
• Margaret Field (1922–2011), actress, mother of actress Sally Field
• Miles Fisher (born 1983), actor
• Sean Patrick Flanery (born 1965), actor, The Boondock Saints
• Horton Foote (1916–2009), two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter
• Michelle Forbes (born 1965), actress, Homicide: Life on the Street, 24, True Blood
• Tom Forman (1893–1926), actor, writer, producer
• Steve Forrest (1925–2013), actor, So Big, Mommie Dearest, North Dallas Forty
• Robert Foxworth (born 1941), actor, Falcon Crest, Six Feet Under
• Jamie Foxx (born 1967), Academy Award-winning actor, Ray, Any Given Sunday, Django Unchained
• James Frawley (1936–2019), director, actor, producer
• Gavin Free (born 1988), video cinematographer
• Al Freeman Jr. (1934–2012), actor, director, Finian's Rainbow, Malcolm X
• K. Todd Freeman (born 1965), actor
• Augustine Frizzell (born 1979), actress, director, screenwriter^[7]
• Robert Fuller (born 1933), actor, rancher
• Chris Furrh (born 1974), actor
• Jennifer Garner (born 1972), actress, 13 Going on 30, Dallas Buyers Club, Draft Day, television series Alias
• Joy Garrett (1945–1993), actress, singer
• Greer Garson (1904–1996), Academy Award-winning actress
• Nancy Gates (1926–2019), actress
• Lynda Day George (born 1944), actress, television series Mission: Impossible
• Gracie Gillam (born 1992), actress, singer, dancer
• Richard Gilliland (1950–2021), actor
• Marc Gilpin (1966–2023), actor; Jaws 2, Legend of the Lone Ranger
• Peri Gilpin (born 1961), actress, Frasier
• Michael Gladis (born 1977), actor, Mad Men, Eagleheart
• Lesli Linka Glatter (born 1953), film director; president of Directors Guild of America
• Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer and actress, Firefly
• Carlin Glynn (born 1940), actress, singer
• Dale Godboldo (born 1975), actor
• Renée Elise Goldsberry (born 1971), actress, singer-songwriter
• Mike Gomez (born 1951), actor
• Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress and singer, formed band Selena Gomez & The Scene
• Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976), actor
• Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006), character actor
• Jill Goodacre (born 1965), actress, model
• YaYa Gosselin (born 2009), actress
• Mckenna Grace (born 2006), actress
• Brea Grant (born 1981), actress, played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes
• Teresa Graves (1948–2002), actress
• David Gordon Green (born 1975), filmmaker
• John Gremillion (born 1967), voice actor
• Nan Grey (1918–1993), actress
• Corinne Griffith (1894–1979), actress
• Kristin Griffith (born 1953), actress
• Texas Guinan (1884–1933), actress, singer, entrepreneur
• Tim Guinee (born 1962), actor
• Anne Gwynne (1918–2003), actress

H

• Tommy Habeeb (born 1958), actor, writer, producer
• Sara Haden (1899–1981), actress
• Reed Hadley (1911–1974), actor, Racket Squad
• Sarah Hagan (born 1984), actress
• Emily Hagins (born 1992), film producer, writer, editor, director
• Larry Hagman (1931–2012), actor, I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas, son of actress Mary Martin
• Monte Hale (1919–2009), actor, country singer
• Jackie Earle Haley (born 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor, The Bad News Bears, Breaking Away, Little Children
• Bug Hall (born 1985), actor
• Irma P. Hall (born 1935), actress
• James Hall (1900–1940), actor
• Jerry Hall (born 1956), model, actress, former wife of Mick Jagger
• Hope Hampton (1897–1982), actress in silent films
• John Lee Hancock (born 1956), film director, The Blind Side
• Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), actor, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
• Marcy Hanson (born 1952), actress, Playboy model
• Jerry Hardin (born 1929), actor
• Melora Hardin (born 1967), actress
• Ty Hardin (1930–2017), actor
• Ann Harding (1903–1981), actress
• Catherine Hardwicke (born 1955), film director, Twilight
• Mark Harelik (born 1951), actor, playwright
• Angie Harmon (born 1972), actress, Law & Order, Rizzoli & Isles
• William Jackson Harper (born 1980), actor
• James N. Harrell (1918–2000), actor
• Woody Harrelson (born 1961), actor, Cheers, Natural Born Killers, White Men Can't Jump, No Country for Old Men, True Detective
• Laura Harring (born 1964), actress, Mulholland Drive
• Fran Harris (born 1965), television host, life coach, professional basketball player
• Harriet Sansom Harris (born 1955), actress, Desperate Housewives, Frasier, It's All Relative, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
• Chris Harrison (born 1971), television announcer
• James V. Hart (born 1960), screenwriter
• Lisa Hartman-Black (born 1956), actress, Knots Landing
• Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor, Training Day, Before Midnight, Dead Poets Society
• John Hawkes (born 1959), Academy Award-nominated actor, Winter's Bone, Deadwood, The Sessions
• Brad Hawkins (born 1976), actor, VR Troopers
• Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), actor, children's television host
• Ted Healy (1896–1937), vaudeville performer, comedian, actor; created The Three Stooges
• Amber Heard (born 1986), actress, Friday Night Lights, Pineapple Express, Drive Angry
• Rick Hearst (born 1965), actor
• Katherine Helmond (1929–2019), actress, Soap
• Sherman Hemsley (1938–2012), actor, The Jeffersons, adopted El Paso as his hometown
• Josh Henderson (born 1981), actor, model, singer, Dallas, Desperate Housewives, Over There
• Logan Henderson (born 1989), actor and singer
• Tiffany Hendra (born 1971), actress, television personality
• Kim Henkel (born 1946), screenwriter, director, producer, actor
• Bill "Tex" Henson (1924–2002), animator
• Stephen Herek (born 1958), film director, 101 Dalmatians
• Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979), actress, Ghost Whisperer, The Client List
• Tamara Hext (born 1963), actress, winner of Miss Texas pageant
• Joel Heyman (born 1971), actor
• John Benjamin Hickey (born 1963), actor, It's All Relative, The Big C
• John Hillerman (1932–2017), actor, played English Major domo Higgins on Magnum, P.I.
• Jordan Hinson (born 1991), actress
• Junie Hoang (born 1971), actress and plaintiff in Hoang v. Amazon.com
• Gregory Hoblit (born 1944), television and film director
• Tommy Hollis (1954–2001), actor
• Charlene Holt (1928–1996), actress
• Tobe Hooper (1943–2017), director The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, Salem's Lot
• William Hootkins (1948–2005), actor, Batman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars
• Roger Horchow (1928–2020), Broadway producer, catalog entrepreneur
• Lee Horsley (born 1955), actor, Matt Houston
• Larry Hovis (1936–2003), actor, Hogan's Heroes
• Susan Howard (born 1944), born in Marshall, longtime actress in Dallas television series
• Matt Hullum (born 1974), director, producer, writer, actor, visual effects supervisor
• Gayle Hunnicutt (born 1943), actress, Marlowe, The Legend of Hell House
• Paige Hurd (born 1992), actress, Everybody Hates Chris
• Tracy Hutson (born 1986), reality television personality
• Martha Hyer (1924–2014), Academy Award-nominated actress, Some Came Running, The Carpetbaggers, The Sons of Katie Elder

I–J

• Judith Ivey (born 1951), film and Tony Award-winning stage actress, director
• John M. Jackson (born 1950), actor, played Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden on JAG
• Gary Jacobs (born 1952), television comedy writer, producer, author
• Dorothy Janis (1912–2010), actress in silent films
• Annalee Jefferies (born 1954), actress
• Rita Jenrette (born 1949), actress, television journalist, real-estate executive, model, princess^[8]
• Chane't Johnson (1976–2010), actress
• Dakota Johnson (born 1989), actress
• Janelle Johnson (1923–1995), actress; mother of The Monkees' Micky Dolenz
• Sandy Johnson (born 1954), actress, model
• Joe Johnston (born 1950), film director, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Captain America: The First Avenger
• Terra Jolé (born 1980), reality TV personality
• Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer, actor
• Alex Jones (born 1974), radio host, television host, film producer
• Angus T. Jones (born 1993), actor, Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men
• Ashley Jones (born 1976), actress, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless
• Caleb Landry Jones (born 1989), actor
• Carolyn Jones (1929–1983), actress, played Morticia Addams on The Addams Family
• Dick Jones (1927–2014), actor, starring role of Buffalo Bill, Jr. and voice of Pinocchio
• L. Q. Jones (1927–2022), actor, The Wild Bunch, Casino, originally from Beaumont
• Margo Jones (1911–1955), theatre founder and director
• Mickey Jones (1941–2018), actor, musician, Home Improvement, Flo
• Preston Jones (1936–1979), playwright, actor, director
• Preston Jones (born 1983), actor
• Sam J. Jones (born 1954), actor, Flash Gordon, The Highwayman
• Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), Academy Award-winning actor, The Fugitive, Men in Black, Batman Forever, No Country for Old Men, Lincoln
• Glenn Jordan (born 1936), television director, producer
• Montana Jordan (born 2003), actor^[9]
• Jonathan Joss (born 1965), actor
• Mike Judge (born 1962), producer, animator and actor

K–L

• Joseph Kahn (born 1972), music video, advertising, and feature film director
• Christian Kane (born 1974), actor, singer, played "Lindsay" on Angel, Close to Home
• Jon Keeyes (born 1969), film director, producer, screenwriter
• Allison Keith (born 1974), actor, voice actor
• Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), actress, Gone With the Wind
• Callie Khouri (born 1957), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director
• Guy Kibbee (1882–1956), actor
• Candice King (born 1987), actress best known as Caroline Forbes on The Vampire Diaries
• Charles King (1895–1957), actor
• Liza Koshy (born 1996), actress, internet personality
• Bernard L. Kowalski (1929–2007), film and television director
• Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), singer-actor, Blade
• Berry Kroeger (1912–1991), actor
• Eric Ladin (born 1978), actor, The Killing
• Christine Lakin (born 1979), actress, Step by Step, Valentine's Day
• Paul Lambert (1922–1997), actor
• Sasha Lane (born 1995), actress
• Wallace Langham (born 1965), actor, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Larry Sanders Show, Veronica's Closet
• Brooke Langton (born 1970), actress
• Louise Latham (1922–2018), actress
• Jody Lawrance (1930–1986), actress
• Sheryl Leach (born 1952), creator of children's programming (Barney & Friends)
• Katie Leclerc (born 1986), actress
• Ruta Lee (born 1936), actress^[10]
• Cherami Leigh (born 1988), actress
• Brad Leland (born 1954), actor, Friday Night Lights
• Joshua Leonard (born 1975), actor, writer, director
• Hal LeSueur (1901?–1963), actor; brother of Joan Crawford
• Liana Liberato (born 1995), actress
• Lar Park Lincoln (born 1961), actress
• Amy Lindsay (born 1966), actress
• Rachel Lindsay (born 1985), reality television star, The Bachelorette
• Richard Lineback (born 1952), actor
• Richard Linklater (born 1961), director Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly
• Cody Linley (born 1989), actor, rapper, singer
• Lucien Littlefield (1895–1960), actor in silent films
• Tembi Locke (born 1970), actress, Eureka, Sliders
• Jacqueline Logan (1901–1983), actress in silent films
• Joshua Logan (1908–1988), stage and film director
• Eva Longoria (born 1975), actress, Desperate Housewives
• Trini Lopez (1937–2020), singer and actor, The Dirty Dozen
• Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, actress
• Bessie Love (1898–1986), actress
• Deirdre Lovejoy (born 1962), actress, Rhonda Pearlman on The Wire
• Todd Lowe (born 1977), actor
• David Lowery (born 1980), film director
• Shannon Lucio (born 1980), actress
• Allen Ludden (1917–1981), emcee, game show host
• Baruch Lumet (1898–1992), theatre actor, director, teacher

M

• Donald MacDonald (1898–1959), actor
• Lydia Mackay (born 1977), voice actress
• Peter MacNicol (born 1954), Emmy Award-winning actor, Ally McBeal, Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice
• Meredith MacRae (1944–2000), actress, Petticoat Junction^[11]
• Martha Madison (born 1977), actress
• Valerie Mahaffey (born 1953), actress
• Terrence Malick (born 1943), director Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line
• Kym Malin (born 1962), actress, model
• Irlene Mandrell (born 1956), actress, model
• David Mann (born 1966), actor, singer
• Tamela Mann (born 1966), actress, singer
• Stephanie March (born 1974), actress, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Amelia Marshall (born 1958), actress
• Mary Martin (1913–1990), Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning actress, mother of actor Larry Hagman
• Steve Martin (born 1945), actor, The Jerk, Pennies from Heaven, Three Amigos, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Father of the Bride, Parenthood, The Pink Panther
• Margo Martindale (born 1951), actress, The Riches, 100 Centre Street, The Millers
• Peter Masterson (1934–2018), actor, director, producer, writer
• Kimberly Matula (born 1988), actress
• Brad Maule (born 1951), actor
• Adam Mayfield (born 1976), actor
• Peter Mayhew (1944–2019), actor
• Tim McCanlies (born 1963), screenwriter, director
• Cameron McCasland (born 1981), filmmaker
• Mart McChesney (1954–1999), actor^[12]
• Matthew McConaughey (born 1969), Academy Award-winning actor, Dallas Buyers Club, A Time to Kill, The Lincoln Lawyer, Contact, Magic Mike, True Detective
• Carolyn McCormick (born 1959), actress, played Dr. Liz Olivet on Law & Order
• Jake McDorman (born 1986), actor
• Spanky McFarland (1928–1993), actor, played "Spanky" in the Our Gang comedies, aka The Little Rascals
• Bruce McGill (born 1950), actor, Animal House, The Legend of Bagger Vance, 61*, Lincoln
• Jay McGraw (born 1979), television producer and executive producer, author
• Kevin McHale (born 1988), actor
• Ben McKenzie (born 1978), actor, The O.C.
• Alex McLeod (born 1968), actress
• Scoot McNairy (born 1977), actor, producer, Halt and Catch Fire, 12 Years a Slave, Argo
• Terrence McNally (1939–2020), playwright
• William McNamara (born 1965), actor
• Leighton Meester (born 1986), actress, Gossip Girl
• Windell Middlebrooks (1979–2015), actor
• Liz Mikel (born 1963), actress, singer
• Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
• Austin Miller (born 1976), actor, dancer, singer
• Billy Miller (born 1979), actor, The Young and the Restless, All My Children
• Carl Miller (1893–1979), actor
• Logan Miller (born 1992), actor, musician
• McKaley Miller (born 1996), actress, Hart of Dixie, Partners
• Valarie Rae Miller (born 1974), actress
• Don Mischer (born 1940), television producer, director
• Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1970), actress, Lost, V, ER
• Tom Mix (1880–1940), silent film actor
• Roger Mobley (born 1949), child actor, Christian pastor
• DeQuina Moore (born 1986), actress
• Belita Moreno (born 1949), actress
• Glenn Morshower (born 1959), actor, Agent Aaron Pierce on 24
• Michael Muhney (born 1975), actor
• Mitchel Musso (born 1991), actor, singer, musician
• Megan Mylan (born 1969), Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker

N–P

• Jack Nance (1943–1996), actor
• Nancy Nash (1897–?), actress
• Edwin Neal (born 1945), actor
• Ted Neeley (born 1943), singer-actor, Jesus Christ Superstar
• Tracey Needham (born 1967), actress, Life Goes On, JAG, The Division
• Pola Negri (1897–1987), silent film actress
• Austin Nichols (born 1980), actor, Julian Baker on One Tree Hill
• Derek Lee Nixon (born 1983), actor
• James Noble (1922–2016), actor, Benson
• Timothy Nolen (born 1941), Broadway actor/singer, opera singer
• Chuck Norris, actor, Walker, Texas Ranger
• Renee O'Connor (born 1971), actress
• John Baker "Texas Jack" Omohundro (1846–1880), actor, cowboy, frontier scout
• Ty O'Neal (born 1978), actor
• Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012), actress
• Hayley Orrantia (born 1994), singer, actress, The Goldbergs
• Peter Ostrum (born 1957), veterinarian, former child actor, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
• Annette O'Toole (born 1955), actress, Superman III, Smallville
• Dan Hewitt Owens (born 1947), actor
• Lee Pace (born 1979), actor
• Jared Padalecki (born 1982), actor, Gilmore Girls, Supernatural
• Kevin Page (born 1959), actor, artist
• Greg Pak (born 1968), film director, comic-book writer
• Kay Panabaker (born 1990), television actress
• Fess Parker (1924–2010), actor, Daniel Boone, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Old Yeller
• Kathryn O'Rourke Parker (born 1948), television producer
• Suzy Parker (1932–2003), actress, model
• Hunter Parrish (born 1987), actor, Weeds
• Jim Parsons (born 1973), Emmy Award-winning actor, The Big Bang Theory
• Paul A. Partain (1946–2005), actor
• Tayla Parx (born 1993), actress
• Pedro Pascal (born 1975), actor
• Eric Patrick, filmmaker, animator, educator
• Hank Patterson (1888–1975), actor
• Bill Paxton (1955–2017), actor and director, Titanic, Apollo 13, Twister, Big Love
• Mark Payne (born 1965), make-up artist, filmmaker, author
• Emily Josephine "Emmy Jo" Peden-Momary (born 1944), singer-actress, New Zoo Revue
• Evelyn Peirce (1908–1960), actress
• Eagle Pennell (1952–2002), film director
• Channing Godfrey Peoples (born 1977), writer, director, producer^[13]
• Jack Pepper (1902–1979), vaudeville dancer, singer, comedian, actor, nightclub manager; first husband of Ginger Rogers
• Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress, Covert Affairs, The Prestige, Looper, Coyote Ugly
• Marco Perella (born 1949), actor
• Valerie Perrine (born 1943), Academy Award-nominated actress, Lenny, The Electric Horseman, Superman
• Lou Perryman (1941–2009), actor
• Madison Pettis (born 1998), actress
• Cindy Pickett (born 1947), actress, St. Elsewhere, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Arthur C. Pierce (1923–1987), screenwriter, film director
• Mary Kay Place (born 1947), actress, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Big Chill, John Grisham's The Rainmaker
• Jesse Plemons (born 1988), actor
• Esteban Powell (born 1976), actor
• Joan Prather (born 1950), actress
• Ann Prentiss (1939–2010), actress
• Paula Prentiss (born 1938), actress, What's New Pussycat?, Where the Boys Are, Catch-22, The Stepford Wives
• Missi Pyle (born 1972), actress, singer, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, DodgeBall

Q–R

• Dennis Quaid (born 1954), actor, Breaking Away, The Right Stuff, The Big Easy, Wyatt Earp, Everybody's All-American, Any Given Sunday
• Randy Quaid (born 1950), actor, The Last Picture Show, The Last Detail, National Lampoon's Vacation, Brokeback Mountain
• Molly Quinn (born 1993), actress, We're the Millers, Castle, Winx Club
• Kevin Rahm (born 1971), actor, Judging Amy, Desperate Housewives, Mad Men, Jesse
• Steve Railsback (born 1945), actor, Helter Skelter, The Stunt Man
• Dominic Rains (born 1982), actor
• Ethan Rains (born 1981), actor
• Sendhil Ramamurthy (born 1974), actor, Mohinder Suresh on Heroes
• Haley Ramm (born 1992), actress
• Ben Rappaport (born 1986), actor, Outsourced
• Phylicia Rashād (born 1948), actress, The Cosby Show
• Jackson Rathbone (born 1984), actor, musician
• Richard Rawlings (born 1969), reality-television star (Fast N' Loud), entrepreneur, auto mechanic, race car driver
• Allene Ray (1901–1979), actress
• Arthur Redcloud, actor
• Debbie Reynolds (1932–2016), Academy Award-nominated actress and singer, Singin' in the Rain, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, How the West Was Won, Mother, mother of Carrie Fisher
• Kevin Reynolds (born 1952), screenwriter, director, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Red Dawn
• Christopher Rich (born 1953), actor (Another World, The Charmings)
• Patricia Richardson (born 1951), actress, Jill Taylor on Home Improvement
• Shannon Richardson (born 1977), actress
• Noah Ringer (born 1998), actor
• Carlos Rivas (1925–2003), actor
• Emilio Rivera (born 1961), actor, Marcus Álvarez on Sons of Anarchy
• Dallas Roberts (born 1970), actor
• Willard Robertson (1886–1948), actor
• Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), Star Trek creator, writer, director, producer
• Rod Roddy (1937–2003), radio and television announcer
• Holland Roden (born 1986), actress, Teen Wolf
• James Roday Rodriguez (born 1976), actor
• Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress, Lost
• Raini Rodriguez (born 1993), actress, Paul Blart: Mall Cop
• Rico Rodriguez (born 1998), teen actor, Modern Family
• Robert Rodriguez (born 1968), director, producer, writer, composer
• Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), Academy Award-winning actress, singer, dancer
• Kenny Rogers (1938–2020), musician, actor ("The Gambler", "Coward of the County")
• Kylie Rogers (born 2004), child actress, The Whispers, Collateral Beauty, Miracles from Heaven
• Henry Roquemore (1886–1943), actor
• Thomas Rosales Jr. (born 1948), stunt man
• Ross Sisters, Betsy (1926–1996), Vickie (1927–2002), and Dixie (1929–1963), Broadway singers, dancers, contortionists
• Brad Rushing (born 1964), cinematographer
• Debby Ryan (born 1993), actress, singer, voice actress
• Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress, "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillies
• Melissa Rycroft (born 1983), reality television contestant

S

• Mark Salling (1982–2018), actor
• Ajai Sanders (born 1967), actress, comedian
• Jay O. Sanders (born 1953), actor, Crime Story, AfterMASH, The Day After Tomorrow
• Stark Sands (born 1978), actor
• John Phillip Santos (born 1957), filmmaker, producer, journalist, author
• August Schellenberg (1936–2013), actor
• Robert Schenkkan (born 1953), actor, playwright, screenwriter
• Thomas Schlamme (born 1950), producer, director
• Julian Schnabel (born 1951), award-winning film director, visual artist
• Maïté Schwartz (born 1979), actress
• Tracy Scoggins (born 1953), actress, The Colbys, Lois & Clark, Babylon 5
• Kimberly Scott (born 1961), actress
• Kristy Scott (born 1995), social media personality, digital creator, filmmaker
• Zachary Scott (1914–1965), actor, Mildred Pierce, Cass Timberlane
• Edward Sedgwick (1892–1953), film director, writer, actor, producer
• Eileen Sedgwick (1898–1991), actress in silent films
• Joan Severance (born 1958), actress, model
• Sarah Shahi (born 1980), actress, Life, Fairly Legal, The L Word
• Shangela, drag queen, reality television personality
• Andrew Shapter (born 1966), film director, producer, writer, photographer
• Karen Sharpe (born 1934), actress, The High and the Mighty
• Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), actress, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Kings Row
• Taylor Sheridan (born 1970), filmmaker, actor^[14]
• Jim Siedow (1920–2003), actor
• Trinidad Silva (1950–1988), actor
• Justin Simien (born 1983), filmmaker, actor, author
• Johnny Simmons (born 1986), actor
• Lori Singer (born 1957), actress, model, classical musician
• Marc Singer (born 1948), actor, V: The Original Miniseries, V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series
• Guru Singh (born 1980), actor
• J. Mack Slaughter Jr. (born 1983), actor
• Brian J. Smith (born 1981), actor, Stargate Universe, Sense8
• Bubba Smith (1945–2011), actor, professional football player
• Jaclyn Smith (born 1947), actress, starred in Charlie's Angels
• Kimberly Kay Smith (born 1983), model, actress
• Gus Sorola (born 1978), actor, podcast host
• Eve Southern (1898–1972), actress
• Sissy Spacek (born 1949), Academy Award-winning actress, Coal Miner's Daughter, Carrie, Missing, cousin of Rip Torn
• Merrie Spaeth (born 1948), child and teen actress; now a business and political consultant and educator
• Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), television producer
• Georgina Spelvin (born 1936), adult film actress
• Brent Spiner (born 1949), actor, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
• Kim Spradlin (born 1983), reality television personality, interior designer, business owner
• Andy Stahl (born 1952), actor, The Client, The Patriot, The Blind Side
• Nick Stahl (born 1979), actor, Sin City, The Man Without a Face, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
• Jimmy Starr (1904–1991), screenwriter, columnist
• Jack Starrett (1936–1989), actor, director
• Eddie Steeples (born 1973), actor
• Jennifer Stone (born 1993), actress
• Matt Stone (born 1971), animator, voice actor, cocreator of South Park with Trey Parker
• Gale Storm (1922–2009), actress, singer
• Glenn Strange (1899–1973), actor
• Sherry Stringfield (born 1967), actress
• David Sullivan (born 1977), actor
• Allison Sumrall (born 1979), voice actress
• Don Swayze (born 1958), actor
• Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), actor, Dirty Dancing, The Outsiders, Road House, Ghost
• Madylin Sweeten (born 1991), actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
• Clarence Swensen (1917–2009), actor
• Francie Swift (born 1968), actress, Gossip Girl

T–U

• Ralph Tabakin (1921–2001), actor, Homicide: Life on the Street
• Margaret Tallichet (1914–1991), actress
• Lincoln Tate (1934–2001), actor, Legend of the Lone Ranger
• Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress, Valley of the Dolls
• Regina Taylor (born 1960), actress, Molly Blane on The Unit; playwright
• Ron Taylor (1952–2002), actor
• Henry Thomas (born 1971), actor, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Gangs of New York, All the Pretty Horses
• Jay Thomas (1948–2017), actor, Mr. Holland's Opus, Cheers
• Tiffany Thornton (born 1986), actress
• Stephen Tobolowsky (born 1951), actor, Bob Bishop on Heroes, Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day
• Rip Torn (1931–2019), Academy Award-nominated actor, Cross Creek, Sweet Bird of Youth, The Cincinnati Kid, Defending Your Life, The Larry Sanders Show, cousin of Sissy Spacek
• Stacey Travis (born 1964), actress
• Jesús Salvador Treviño (born 1946), television director
• Barry Tubb (born 1963), actor, director
• Alan Tudyk (born 1971), actor
• Tommy Tune (born 1939), dancer, actor, Broadway director, choreographer
• Paola Turbay (born 1970), actress, model, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Cane
• Janine Turner (born 1962), model, actress, author, radio talk show host
• Karri Turner (born 1966), actress
• Maidel Turner (1888–1953), film actress
• Meg Turney (born 1987), internet personality, cosplayer, model, vlogger
• Michael Urie (born 1980), actor, Ugly Betty

V–Z

• Brenda Vaccaro (born 1939), Academy Award-nominated actress, Once Is Not Enough, Midnight Cowboy, Airport '77
• Jack Valenti (1921–2007), president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), 1966–2004; special assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
• Greg Vaughan (born 1973), actor, former fashion model, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, Charmed
• Conrad Vernon (born 1968), voice actor, writer, director, the Shrek movies, the Madagascar movies, Monsters vs. Aliens
• Florence Vidor (1895–1977), actress
• King Vidor (1894–1982), film director, producer
• Libby Villari (born 1951), actress
• Tom Virtue (born 1957), actor, Even Stevens, Blades of Glory
• Elda Voelkel (1911–2001), actress; later documentary filmmaker (as Elda Hartley)
• Lenny Von Dohlen (born 1958), actor
• Helen Wagner (1918–2010), actress, played Nancy Hughes on As the World Turns for 54 years
• Charlotte Walker (1876–1958), actress
• Jordan Wall (born 1981), actor
• Isaiah Washington (born 1963), actor, Dr. Preston Burke on Grey's Anatomy
• Barry Watson (born 1974), actor
• Ann Wedgeworth (1934–2017), actress, Lana on Three's Company
• Debbie Weems (1950–1978), actress, singer, Captain Kangaroo
• Peter Weller (born 1947), actor, RoboCop, Star Trek Into Darkness
• Noël Wells (born 1986), actress, comedian
• Bob West (born 1956), actor, Barney & Friends
• Margaret West (1903–1963), vaudeville performer, radio hostess, heiress
• Lisa Whelchel (born 1963), actress, author
• Forest Whitaker (born 1961), Academy Award-winning actor and director, The Last King of Scotland, Bird, Good Morning, Vietnam, Panic Room, Lee Daniels' The Butler
• Johnny Whitworth (born 1975), actor, CSI: Miami
• Caroline Williams (born 1957), actress
• Guinn Williams (1899–1962), actor
• JoBeth Williams (born 1948), actress, Poltergeist, The Big Chill, Screen Actors Guild president
• Ryan Piers Williams (born 1981), actor, director, writer
• Van Williams (1934–2016), actor
• Noble Willingham (1931–2004), actor, Walker, Texas Ranger
• Travis Willingham (born 1981), actor, voice actor
• Chill Wills (1903–1978), Academy Award-nominated actor and singer
• Andrew Wilson (born 1964), actor
• Chandra Wilson (born 1969), actress, Miranda Bailey on Grey's Anatomy
• Dooley Wilson (1886–1953), actor, singer, played "Sam" in Casablanca
• Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Idiocracy
• Owen Wilson (born 1968), actor, The Darjeeling Limited, Midnight in Paris, Cars
• Robert Wilson (born 1941), theatre director, playwright
• Trey Wilson (1948–1989), actor, Bull Durham, Raising Arizona
• William D. Wittliff (1940–2019), screenwriter, author, photographer
• Morgan Woodward (1925–2019), actor, Dallas, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke
• Doug Wright (born 1962), Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter
• Robin Wright (born 1966), actress, The Princess Bride, House of Cards
• Natalie Zea (born 1975), actress, Justified, Dirty Sexy Money
• Nora Zehetner (born 1981), actress
• Renée Zellweger (born 1969), Academy Award-winning actress, Cold Mountain, Jerry Maguire, Chicago
• Craig Zisk (born 1950), television director, producer
• Randy Zisk (born 1959), television director, producer

Comedians

 

Steve Martin

• Aaron Aryanpur, stand-up comedian
• Rodney Carrington (born 1968), comedian
• Wyatt Cenac (born 1976), stand-up comedian, actor, writer
• Ryan Cownie, stand-up comedian
• Kambri Crews (born 1971), comedic storyteller, memoirist
• Jeff Dunham (born 1962), ventriloquist, stand-up comedian
• Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975), comedian, actor
• Bill Engvall (born 1957), comedian, actor
• Jake Flores, stand-up comedian
• Jack Handey (born 1949), writer for Saturday Night Live
• Bill Hicks (1961–1994), comedian
• KevJumba (Kevin Wu) (born 1990), comedian, YouTube celebrity
• Lashonda Lester (died 2017), comedian
• Freddy Lockhart (born 1979), comedian, actor
• Steve Martin (born 1945), comedian, actor
• Rasika Mathur (born 1976), comedian, actress, Wild 'n Out
• Ralphie May (1972–2017), comedian
• Doug Mellard, stand-up comedian
• Grady Nutt (1934–1982), humorist, Baptist minister
• Alex Reymundo, comedian, actor
• Iliza Shlesinger (born 1983), comedian
• Shuckey Duckey (Cecil Armstrong) (born 1956), comedian, circus ringmaster
• Freddy Soto (1970–2005), comedian, actor
• Ryan Stout (born 1982), comedian
• Greg Travis (born 1958), actor, stand-up comedian
• Paul Varghese (born 1977), comedian
• Stephnie Weir (born 1967), comedian, actress, MADtv
• White Chocolate (born 1969), BET Comic View
• Ron White (born 1956), comedian, actor
• Harris Wittels (1984–2015), comedian, actor, writer, producer, musician
• Dustin Ybarra (born 1989), comedian, actor

Magicians

• Jay Alexander (born 1958), magician
• J.B. Bobo (1910–1996), magician
• Richard Turner (born 1954), magician specializing in card manipulation
• Mark Wilson (1929–2021), magician

Music

See also: List of Houston rappers

 

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott

 

Erykah Badu

 

Edie Brickell

 

Selena Gomez

 

Beyoncé

 

Kris Kristofferson

 

Miranda Lambert

 

Lyle Lovett

 

Johnny Mathis

 

Meat Loaf

 

Nelly

 

Willie Nelson

 

Roy Orbison

 

Hot Lips Page

 

Kenny Rogers

 

Jessica Simpson

 

Sly Stone

 

Stephen Stills

 

George Strait

 

Usher

 

Vanilla Ice

 

Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

Jaci Velasquez

 

Edgar Winter

 

Kevin Abstract

0–9

• 3Bubble and J. Gray, hip hop duo

A

• Dimebag Darrell Abbott (1966–2004), rock guitarist
• Jerry Abbott (born 1944), country songwriter, producer
• Dave Abbruzzese (born 1968), rock drummer
• Jacques Abram (1915–1998), classical pianist
• Kevin Abstract (Clifford Ian Simpson) (born 1996), rapper, singer-songwriter, director
• Yolanda Adams (born 1961), Grammy Award-winning gospel singer
• Samuel Adler (born 1928), composer, conductor, educator
• Pepe Aguilar (born 1968), ranchera/mariachi/pop singer-songwriter
• Hanan Alattar (born 1986), opera singer
• Don Albert (1908–1980), jazz trumpeter, bandleader
• Carter Albrecht (1973–2007), rock keyboardist, guitarist, classical pianist
• Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), conductor
• Alger "Texas" Alexander (1900–1954), blues singer
• Dave Alexander (aka Omar Sharriff) (1938–2012), blues singer, pianist
• Terry Allen (born 1943), musician
• Jerry Allison (1939–2022), musician
• Joe Allison (1924–2002), country songwriter, producer
• Ruby Allmond (1923–2006), country songwriter, fiddler, guitarist
• Tommy Allsup (1931–2017), rock/country guitarist
• Nancy Ames (born 1937), pop/folk singer
• Trey Anastasio (born 1964), rock singer/guitarist
• Christopher M. Anderson, college band director
• Coffey Anderson (born 1978), country singer-songwriter
• Keith Anderson (born 1970), jazz saxophonist
• Ryan Anthony (1969–2020), trumpet player
• Clifford Antone (1949–2006), blues club owner, record producer, mentor to musicians
• Charlie Applewhite (1932–2001), singer, radio host
• Katie Armiger (born 1991), country singer
• Elaine Arnold (1911–2006), opera singer
• Lev Aronson (1912–1988), classical cellist and teacher
• Charline Arthur (1929–1987), boogie-woogie/blues singer
• Gil Askey (1925–2014), jazz/Motown trumpet player, composer
• Gene Austin (1900–1972), pop/jazz singer-songwriter
• James Austin (born 1937), classical trumpet player, educator
• Larry Austin (1930–2018), composer, educator
• Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
• John Axelrod (born 1966), classical conductor
• Pedro Ayala (1911–1990), conjunto accordionist-songwriter

Ba–Bm

• Harry Babasin (1921–1988), jazz bassist
• Erykah Badu (born 1971), R&B and hip hop singer
• Zuill Bailey (born 1972), classical cellist
• Wilfred Bain (1908–1997), music educator
• Zac Baird (born 1971), rock keyboardist
• Sam Baker (born 1954), folk singer-songwriter, survived a terrorist bombing attack by Shining Path
• Marcia Ball (born 1949), blues singer
• Clint Ballard Jr. (1931–2008), songwriter
• Smith Ballew (1902–1984), singer, bandleader, actor
• Moe Bandy (born 1944), country singer
• Kirko Bangz (born 1989), southern hip hop music and R&B singer
• 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

D

• Ted Daffan (1912–1996), country guitarist, songwriter
• Pappy Daily (1902–1987), country music record producer
• Floyd Dakil (1945–2010), pop guitarist-songwriter
• Vernon Dalhart (Marion Slaughter) (1883–1948), country singer-songwriter
• 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
• 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

E

• 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

F

• 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 (born 1944), 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^[15]
• 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^[16]
• 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
• Nelly (real name Cornell Haynes) (born 1974), rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and occasional actor
• Gibby Haynes (born 1957), lead singer of the Butthole Surfers
• 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
• 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^[17]

J

• 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

K

• 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

L

• 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^[18]
• 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)^[19] rock musician, member of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Tommy & The Tom Toms
• Mary Martin (1913–1990), Broadway singer, actress
• 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
• 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^[20]
• 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 (born 1978), rapper
• Jimmy Nelson (1928–2007), blues singer-songwriter
• Steady Nelson (1913–1988), jazz/swing trumpeter
• Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter
• Michael Nesmith (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^[21]
• Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
• K. T. Oslin (1941–2020), country singer-songwriter
• 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)
• Wally Scharold (born 1978), classical/rock composer, instrumentalist, singer
• 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
• J. D. Souther (born 1945), country/rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
• Billie Jo Spears (1937–2011), country singer
• Victoria Spivey (1906–1976), blues singer-songwriter
• SPM (Carlos Coy) (born 1970), Chicano rapper
• Terry Stafford (1941–1996), country/pop singer-songwriter
• 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
• 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
• 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

 

Ernie Banks

 

Norm Cash

 

Roger Clemens

 

Carl Crawford

• 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

 

Joe Horlen

 

Rogers Hornsby

 

Clayton Kershaw

 

Corey Kluber

 

Greg Maddux

• 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

 

Andy Pettitte

 

Frank Robinson

 

Nolan Ryan

• 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

 

Greg Swindell

 

Smokey Joe Williams

 

Chris Young

• 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
• 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

 

Chris Bosh

 

Jimmy Butler

 

Brittney Griner

 

Michale Kyser

 

Slater Martin

• 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
• 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

 

Josh Nebo

• 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

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

 

Sammy Baugh

 

Raymond Berry

 

Drew Brees

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