A Huge List of Native Texans
Hi, my name is Cheryl and I'm from Texas. I created this website because I love Texas and I love Texans and I wanted to dedicate something to them. On this and the following three pages you'll find the names of some very famous people from my great home state. If you have any additions, corrections, updates, comments or suggestions, just send me an email.
Links To: Page A-E | Page F-L | Page M-R | Page S-Z | My Email.
| WHO | BIRTH PLACE | BIRTH DATE | TITLES/GENRES/ROLES/ASSOCIATIONS |
| Aaron Spelling | Dallas | 4/22/23 | Producer, Beverly Hills 90210 |
| Alvis Edgar 'Buck' Owens Jr. | Sherman | 8-12-29 | Country Musician, Actor-Hee Haw |
| Angie Harmon | Dallas | 8-10-72 | Actress, Law & Order |
| Anjanette Comer | Dawson | 8-7-39 | Actress, The Appaloosa |
| Ann Miller | Houston | 4-12-23 | Actress, Guest Star on Home Improvement |
| Ann Sheridan, Clara Lou Sheridan | Denton | 2-21-15 | Actress, Angels With Dirty Faces |
| Anna Nicole Smith | Houston | 11-28-67 | Actress, Naked Gun 2-1/2 |
| Annette O'Toole | Houston | 4-1-52 | Dancer/Actress, Superman III |
| Anthony Joseph 'AJ' Foyt | Houston | 1935 | Race Car Driver, Indianapolis 500 Winner 4 Times |
| Arzell "Z.Z." Hill | Naples | 09-30-35 | Musician R&B |
| Archie Bell | Henderson | 9-1-44 | Music, R&B, Archie Bell & the Drells |
| Audie Murphy | Hunt County | 06-20-24 | Director/Actor, The Unforgiven |
| Barbara Jordan | Houston | 9-15-46 | Politician, U.S. Congresswoman |
| Barbara Mandrell | Houston | 12-25-48 | Country Musician, I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool |
| Barry Corben | Lubbock | Actor, Northern Exposure | |
| Barry White | Galveston | 9-12-44 | Musician, Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| Benny Binion | Grayson County | 1904-1989 | Businessman, The Horseshoe Casino |
| Betty Lynn Buckley | Big Spring | 7-3-47 | Actor, Eight Is Enough |
| Bill Gates | Austin | Businessman, Microsoft | |
| Billy Preston | Houston | 9-9-46 | Pianist, The Beatles, Sam Cooke |
| Bo Williams | Houston | Musician, Star Search Winner | |
| Bob Wills | |||
| Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi | 5-8-64 | Race Car Driver, 2000 Nascar Winston Cup Series Champion |
| Bonnie Parker | Rowena | 3-24-09 | Outlaw, Half of Bonnie & Clyde |
| Boz Scaggs | Plano | ||
| Brett Cullen | Houston | Actor, Falconcrest | |
| Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley | Lubbock | 1936-1959 | Musician, That’ll Be the Day |
| Carl Lewis | Houston | Athlete, Olympic Gold Medal Winner | |
| Carolyn Jones | Amarillo | 04-28-30 | actress, Last Train From Gun Hill |
| Carol Burnett | San Antonio | 4-26-33 | Actress/Comedian, Actress/Comedian |
| Cheryl Swoopes | Lubbock | 1971 | Basketball Player, Houston Comets |
| Chill Wills | Seagoville | 7-18-02 | Actor, The Sons of Katie Elder |
| Chris Christofferson | Seagoville | Actor, The Gambler | |
| Clay Walker | Beaumont | 8-19-69 | |
| Clyde Chestnut Barrow | Houston | 3-24-09 | Outlaw, Half of Bonnie & Clyde |
| Clyde Drexler | Houston | Basketball Player, Houston Rockets | |
| Collin Raye | Texarkana | Musician, Country Western Musician | |
| Curtis "King Curtis" Ousley | Fort Worth | 2-7-34 | |
| Dale Evans | Uvalde | 10-31-12 | Actress, married Roy Rogers |
| Dalhart Windberg | Uvalde | ||
| Dan Blocker | O'Donnell | 12-10-28 | Actor, Hoss on Bonanza |
| Dan Irvin Rather | Wharton | 10-31-31 | News Reporter, CBS News |
| Debbie Allen | Houston | 1-16-50 | Actress, In The House, Sister is Phylicia Rashad |
| Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds | El Paso | 4-1-32 | Actress, ex-husband is Eddie Fisher |
| Delbert McClinton | Lubbock | 11-4-40 | Country Musician |
| Dennis Quaid | Houston | 4-9-54 | Actor, Something To Talk About |
| Denton Arthur Cooley | Houston | 1920 | Doctor, Pioneered open-heart and heart-transplantation surgery |
| Don Wilson | Austin | Politician, Enacted The 17th Amendment | |
| Dwight David Eisenhower | Denison | 10-14-1890 | Politician, U.S. President |
| Earl 'Christian' Campbell | Tyler | 1955 | Football Player, The Houston Oilers |
| Elmer Kelton | Author, The Good Ole Boys | ||
| Emily Robison Erwin | Musician, One of the Dixie Chicks | ||
| Eric Dickerson | Sealy | Football Player, The Los Angeles Rams | |
| Ernest Tubb | Crisp | 1914-1984 | Country Musician, Was Elected to the County Music Hall of Fame |
| Ethan Hawke | Austin | 1970 | Actor, was married to Uma Thurman |
| Eva Longoria | Actress, Desperate Housewives |
