NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of people from Texas

The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Texas. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ...

Military/war

Founders of The Republic of Texas

Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), the "Father of Texas"
Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
David G. Burnet (1788–1870), interim President of the Republic of Texas
Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), first vice-president of the Republic of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Sam Houston (1793–1863), first President of Republic of Texas, later U.S. Senator from Texas and Governor of Texas
Anson Jones (1798–1858), last President of the Republic of Texas, called the "Architect of Annexation"
Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798–1859), second President of Republic of Texas
Jose Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary and politician
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War between Texas and Mexico, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and Senator from Texas after admission to the Union.
Edwin Waller (1800–1881) judge, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence

Stephen F. Austin Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 â€“ December 27, 1836), known as the Father of Texas, led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the region by the United States. ... The following alphabetical lists includes men and women commonly known as the father or mother of something. ... Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798â€“December 26, 1851) was a soldier, general, and statesman in the state of Missouri, the Republic of Texas, and later the U.S. state of Texas. ... This article is about a military rank. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Statesman is a respectful term used to refer to politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... David G. Burnet David Gouverneur Burnet (April 14, 1788 - 1870) was the president of the interim government of the Republic of Texas during 1836. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Lorenzo de Zavala (October 3, 1788 â€“ November 16, 1836) was a 19th-century Mexican politician. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution. ... Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793â€“July 26, 1863) was a 19th century American statesman, politician and soldier. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... Anson Jones (January 20, 1798 â€“ January 9, 1858) was a doctor, businessman, congressman, and the last president of the Republic of Texas, sometimes called the Architect of Annexation. ... Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (August 16, 1798 â€“ December 19, 1859) was the third president of the Republic of Texas, following David G. Burnet (1836 as interim president) and Sam Houston. ... For the latter day independence movement surrounding Texas, see Republic of Texas (group). ... Jose Antonio Navarro (February 27, 1795 - January 13, 1871) was a Texas statesman, revolutionary, and politician. ... Statesman is a respectful term used to refer to politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... Revolutionary, when used as a noun, is a person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of revolution. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Thomas Jefferson Rusk Thomas Jefferson Rusk December 5,1803 - July 29,1857; was a U.S. political figure and a Senator from Texas from 1846 until his suicide. ... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... The U.S. state of Texas has two courts of last resort: the Texas Supreme Court, which is the highest state appellate court for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency, which the law considers to be a civil matter and not criminal) and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the highest... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Judge Edwin Waller (November 4, 1800-January 3, 1881) was an entrepreneur, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the first mayor of Austin, Texas and the designer of its downtown grid plan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Texas Revolution/The Alamo

Jim Bowie (1796–1836), frontiersman, died at the Battle of the Alamo
Davy Crockett (1786–1836), frontiersman and U.S. Congressman, died at the Alamo
James Fannin (c. 1804 – 1836), key figure during the Texas Revolution
Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshal, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
Henry Eustace McCulloch (1816–1895), was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
Juan Seguin (1806–1890), Tejano hero during the Texas Revolution
William B. Travis (1809–1836), commander of Texas forces at the Alamo
Logan Vandeveer (1815–1855), Hero of San Jacinto

James Bowie James Bowie (probably April 10, 1796 - March 6, 1836), aka Jim Bowie, was a nineteenth century pioneer and soldier who took a prominent part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo. ... A frontier is a political and geographical term referring to areas near or beyond a boundary, or of a different nature. ... Combatants Republic of Mexico Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas Commanders Antonio LÃ³pez de Santa Anna PÃ©rez de LebrÃ³n William Travisâ€ Jim Bowieâ€ Davy Crockettâ€ Strength 6,000 in attack (1,800 in assault-see below) 183 to 250 Casualties 650 killed 974 injured 180 killed The... Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 â€“ March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician; usually referred to as Davy Crockett and by the popular title King of the Wild Frontier. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the... James Fannin James Walker Fannin, Jr. ... Combatants Texas Mexico Commanders Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston Antonio LÃ³pez de Santa Anna Martin Perfecto de Cos Strength c. ... Benjamin McCulloch (November 11, 1811â€“March 7, 1862) was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, U.S. marshal, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. ... Texas Rangers, a body of law enforcement in the state of Texas which is the oldest law enforcement body in North America with statewide jurisdiction and serves as a State Bureau of Investigation. ... â€œU.S. Marshalsâ€ redirects here. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861â€“April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Henry Eustace McCulloch was a soldier in the Texas Revolution, Texas Ranger, and brigadier general in the army of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861â€“April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Juan Nepomuceno Seguin (1806-1890) was a Tejano hero of the Texas Revolution. ... A Tejano (Spanish for Texan; archaic spelling texano) is a person of Hispanic descent born and living in the U.S. state of Texas. ... William Travis William Barret Travis (August 1 or 9, 1809 â€“ March 6, 1836) was a 19th Century lawyer and soldier. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... Logan Vandeveer 1815 - 1855 // Logan Vandeveer, early Texas Ranger, soldier, pioneer; ranger, cattleman, and civic leader, was born in Casey county, Kentucky about 1815. ...

The Civil War

John Henry Brown (1820–1895), Confederate officer, served on staffs of two generals
Dick Dowling (1838–1867), commander at Sabine Pass and famous Houstonian
John "Rip" Ford (1815–1897), Texas Rangers legend and commander at the Battle of Palmito Ranch
John Bell Hood (1831–1879), commander of Hood's Texas Brigade and Confederate General
Albert Sidney Johnston (1803–1862), Confederate General and commander of the Confederate western forces
John B. Magruder (1807–1871), Confederate General at the Battle of Galveston
Pleasant Tackitt (1803–1886), Confederate Officer and county official at Fort Belknap, Texas. One of the founders of Parker County, Texas.
Charles S. West (1829–1885), Confederate officer and judge advocate general for the Trans-Mississippi Department
Louis T. Wigfall (1816–1874), Confederate General and Senator from Texas, secured the surrender of Fort Sumter

John Henry Brown (October 29, 1820â€“May 31, 1895) was an American historian, journalist, author, military hero, and a politician who served as a state legislator and as mayor of both Dallas and Galveston, Texas. ... Richard William Dick Dowling (1838 â€“ 1867) was the victorious commander at the battle of Sabine Pass in the American Civil War and is considered Houston, Texass first prominent citizen and hero. ... Sabine Pass is the natural outlet of Sabine Lake into the Gulf of Mexico. ... John Salmon Ford (b. ... For other uses, see Texas Rangers. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Theodore H. Barrett John Rip Ford Strength Detachments from the: 62nd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment, 34th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Detachments from: Giddingâ€™s Regiment, Andersonâ€™s Battalion of Cavalry, and other Confederate units and Southern... John Bell Hood (June 1[1] or June 29[2], 1831 â€“ August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and an old friend of Lt. ... [1] HOODS TEXAS BRIGADE. Hoods Texas Brigade was organized on October 22, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia. ... Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 â€“ April 6, 1862) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... John B. Magruder John Bankhead Magruder (May 1, 1807 â€“ February 19, 1871) was a U.S. Army officer in the Mexican War, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. ... The Battle of Galveston occurred on January 1, 1863 when Confederate forces under Gen. ... James Pleasant Tackitt (April 22, 1803 â€“ February 7, 1886) 19th century politician, pioneer minister, stockman, teacher, farmer, Indian fighter and Confederate Officer. ... Parker County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Charles Shannon West (September 24, 1829 â€“ October 23, 1885) was an American jurist and politician in the state of Texas, serving as a state representative, the Texas Secretary of State, and an Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. ... The Trans-Mississippi Department, also known as the Trans-Mississippi Theater or Trans-Mississippi District, was the Confederate military designation for the geographic area of operations west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. ... Louis T. (Trezevant) Wigfall (April 21, 1816 - February 18, 1874) was an American politician from Texas he served as a member of the Texas Legislature, U.S. and Confederate Senates. ... Fort Sumter, a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, was named after General Thomas Sumter. ...

World War I

Benjamin Foulois, (1879–1967), was a U.S. Army Officer and a pioneering airman.

Benjamin Delahauf Foulois (December 9, 1879 - April 25, 1967), was a United States Army Officer and a pioneering airman. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

World War II

Claire Chennault (1893–1958), commander of the "Flying Tigers"
Ira C. Eaker (1896–1987), commander of the Eighth Air Force in World War II
Oveta Culp Hobby (1905–1995), Colonel Women's Army Corps, first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Neel E. Kearby, fighter ace and Medal of Honor winner
Audie Murphy (1924–1971), World War II hero, actor, Medal of Honor Recipient
Chester Nimitz (1885–1966), commander of Allied naval forces in the Pacific during World War II
James Earl Rudder Hero of D-Day, Commander of the United States Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion. Rudder's U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc
Harlon Block raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi at Iwo Jima

Maj. ... Flying Tigers was the nickname of the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), a group of United States Army (USAAF), Navy (USN), and Marine Corps (USMC) pilots and ground crew, recruited under a secret Presidential sanction by Claire Chennault. ... Lieutenant General Ira Clarence Eaker KCB KBE (April 13, 1896 â€“ August 6, 1987) was a general of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Eaker, as second-in-command of the prospective Eighth Air Force, was sent to England to form and organize its bomber command. ... The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Secretary Hobby Oveta Culp Hobby (January 19, 1905â€“August 16, 1995) was the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Womens Army Corps, and chairman of the board of the Houston Post. ... For other uses, see Colonel (disambiguation). ... WAC Air Controller by Dan V. Smith, 1943. ... The United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (also known as HEW) was a cabinet level department of the United States government from 1953 until 1979. ... Neel Ernest Kearby (1911-1944) was a U.S. Army Air Corps Colonel and P-47 Thunderbolt pilot in World War II who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in combat. ... Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). ... Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 â€“ February 20, 1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. He was the United States leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navys Bureau of Navigation in 1939. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... James Earl Rudder James Earl Rudder (May 6, 1910 â€“ March 23, 1970) was a United States Army Major General, Texas Land Commissioner and President of Texas A&M University. ... Pointe du Hocs location Preinvasion bombing of Pointe du Hoc by 9th Air Force bombers. ... Harlon Henry Block (November 6, 1924 â€“ March 1, 1945) was a US Marine during World War II. He was one of six men photographed in raising the US flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. ... For other uses, see Iwo Jima (disambiguation). ...

Vietnam War

Daniel Gilpin (born 1943), Lieutenant-Colonel USMC Retired, involved in the Iran Contra scandal

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Public office

Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), U.S. representative and United States senator
Henry Bonilla (born 1954), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
Jeb Bush (born 1953), Governor of Florida, raised in Midland and Houston
Edward Burleson (1798–1851), Texas soldier, general, and statesman
Lauro Cavazos (born 1927), U.S. Secretary of Education, first Hispanic U.S. Cabinet officer
Henry Cisneros (born 1947), Former Mayor of San Antonio and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), United States Attorney General and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Susan Combs (born 1946), Texas comptroller
John Connally (1917–1993), Secretary of the Navy, Governor of Texas, United States Secretary of the Treasury
John Cornyn (born 1952), United States Senator]]
David Dewhurst (born 1945), Texas lieutenant governor
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson (1875–1961), first female governor of Texas
Tony Garza (born 1958) current U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955), former United States Attorney General
Henry B. Gonzalez (1916-2000), former U.S. representative from San Antonio
Phil Gramm (born 1942), former United States Senator
Jim Hogg (1851–1906), first native Texan to become Governor of Texas
Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), first woman U.S. senator from Texas
Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), congresswoman, United States House of Representatives
Oscar M. Laurel (1920-2001), South Texas Mexican-American politician
Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930), First woman Justice of the Supreme Court
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), former governor of Texas and United States Senator
Bill Owens (born 1950), former Governor of Colorado.
Jerry Patterson (born 1947), current land commissioner
Rick Perry (born 1950), current Governor of Texas
Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ann Richards (1933–2006), former governor of Texas
Ezequiel D. Salinas (1908-2007), South Texas Mexican-American politician
Todd Staples (born 1963), Texas agriculture commissioner
John G. Tower (1925–1991), First Republican United States Senator from Texas since Reconstruction
Jim Wright (born 1922), United States Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives

Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Henry Bonilla (born January 2, 1954) is a Republican politician who has represented Texass 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 1992. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area - City 412. ... John Ellis Jeb Bush (born February 11, 1953), a Republican, is the forty-third and current Governor of Florida. ... List of Governors of Florida: Florida Governors Military Government Territorial Government Statehood Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Florida | Government of Florida ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Midland Government - Mayor Mike Canon Area - City 173. ... Houston redirects here. ... Edward Burleson (December 15, 1798â€“December 26, 1851) was a soldier, general, and statesman in the state of Missouri, the Republic of Texas, and later the U.S. state of Texas. ... Statesman is a respectful term used to refer to politicians, and other notable figures of state. ... Lauro Fred Cavazos (born January 4, 1927) is a U.S. educator. ... Henry Gabriel Cisneros (born June 11, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and community leader. ... 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A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Miriam Amanda Wallace â€œMaâ€ Ferguson (June 13, 1875â€“June 25, 1961) became the first female Governor of Texas in 1924, and the second female state governor in the United States. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Ambassador Tony Garza Antonio Oscar Garza, Jr. ... Alberto Gonzales (born August 4, 1955), is the 80th and current Attorney General of the United States. ... Seal of the United States Department of Justice The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. Â§ 503) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government. ... Henry Barbosa Gonzalez (May 3, 1916 - November 28, 2000) was a Democratic politician from the state of Texas. ... William Philip Phil Gramm (born July 8, 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia) served as a Democratic Congressman (1978â€“1983), a Republican Congressman (1983â€“1985) and a Republican Senator from Texas (1985â€“2002). ... James Stephen Jim Hogg (March 24, 1851-March 3, 1906) Born near Rusk, Texas, Hogg was a Texas lawyer and statesman, and the first native to become Governor of Texas. ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison, usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22, 1943, in Galveston, Texas), is the senior United States Senator from Texas. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 â€“ January 17, 1996) was an American politician from Texas. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Oscar Manuel Laurel, Sr. ... Mexican Americans are citizens of the United States of Mexican ancestry. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Sandra Day OConnor (born March 26, 1930) is an American jurist who served as the first female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. 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The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officerâ€”or speakerâ€”of the United States House of Representatives. ... This article is about the American politician/teacher, for the Australian-American actress, see Ann Richards (actress). ... Ezequiel David Salinas, Sr. ... Todd Staples was re-elected to serve his second term in the Texas Senate in 2002. ... John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was a conservative Republican United States Senator from Houston, Texas. ... GOP redirects here. ... For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ... James Claude Wright, Jr. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officerâ€”or speakerâ€”of the United States House of Representatives. ...

US President

George H.W. Bush (born 1924), 41st President of the United States (born in Milton, Massachusetts)
George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States, Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 (born in New Haven, CT)
Dwight 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

Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Milton is a suburban Boston town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... In politics, Governor of Texas is the title given to the chief executive of the state of Texas. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890–March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... Motto: A jewel at the crossing of a great river! Location of Denison, Texas Coordinates: Country United States of America State Texas County Grayson Founded 1872 - Mayor Robert Brady Area - City 22. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... LBJ redirects here. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...

Famous Texas women

Norma Rhodes Gabler (1923–2007), public school textbook monitor and cofounder of Educational Research Analysts in Longview
Edna Gladney (1886–1961), founder of "The Edna Gladney Home" for orphaned children
Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), inventor of Liquid Paper
Ima Hogg (1882–1975), philanthropist
Lady Bird Johnson (1912–2007), former first lady (married to President Lyndon B. Johnson)
Laura Bush (born 1946) First Lady of the United States
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long (1798–1880), considered to be "the Mother of Texas"
Cynthia Ann Parker (1826–1870), kidnapped in 1836 and raised by Comanche Indians. Mother to Quanah Parker, the last Comanche Chief
Emily West Morgan (c. 1815 – 19th century), an indentured servant know as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" who, legend has it, helped win the Texas war of independence from Mexico
Sandy Cheeks a fictional character from the children's TV show SpongeBob SquarePants
Cecile Richards, daughter of Ann Richards

Melvin Nolan Freeman Gabler (January 5, 1915 - December 19, 2004) and his wife, Norma Elizabeth Rhodes Gabler (June 16, 1923 - July 22, 2007) were campaigners against public school textbooks which they regarded as anti-family or anti-Christian. The couple began their work at their kitchen table in Hawkins, Texas... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Three textbooks. ... Educational Research Analysts is an organization based in Longview, Texas, founded by the late Mel and Norma Gabler to monitor public school textbooks. ... Longview is a city in Texas, United States, located between Dallas, TX and Shreveport, LA. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but a 2005 estimate placed the citys population at 75,609. ... Edna Gladney (1886â€“1961) was born Edna Browning Kahly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... For other uses, see Orphan (disambiguation). ... Bette Nesmith Graham (23 March 1924 - 12 May 1980) was a typist, commercial artist, and inventor who invented Liquid Paper. ... Liquid Paper, a brand name of whiteout, white-out, or opaque correction fluid, is used to cover up mistakes on paper without retyping the entire sheet. ... Ima Hogg (July 10, 1882-August 19, 1975 was one of the most respected Texas women of the 20th century. ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... Claudia Alta Lady Bird Taylor Johnson (December 22, 1912 â€“ July 11, 2007)[1] was a First Lady of the United States, having been the wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... LBJ redirects here. ... Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Jane Herbert Wilkinson Longwas born July 23, 1798 in Charles County, Maryland and died December 30, 1880 in Texas. ... The following alphabetical lists includes men and women commonly known as the father or mother of something. ... Cynthia Ann Parker and her daughter in 1861 Cynthia Ann Parker, or Naduah (also sometimes spelled Nadua and Nauta), was an Anglo-Texas woman of Scots-Irish descent who suffered being kidnapped twice in her lifetime - once from her natural family at the age of nine by a Native American... For other uses, see Comanche (disambiguation). ... Quanah Parker Quanah Parker (c. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... Emily West Morgan (also known as The Yellow Rose of Texas and Emily of Morgans Point) (1815?â€“18??) was an indentured servant remembered for stories of her heroism during Texass war of independence from Mexico. ... An indentured servant (also called a bonded laborer) is a labourer unde from the employer in exchange for an extension to the period of their indenture, which could thereby continue indefinitely. ... Sandra Sandy Cheeks is a fictional character in the animated Nickelodeon animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants. ... This article is about the series. ... Cecile Richards has been president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America since 2006. ...

Entertainment

Film/theater

Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor Smallville, Supernatural (TV series)
Debbie Allen (born 1950), actress, choreographer, director, producer
Wes Anderson (born 1969), director Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Michael Arden (born 1982), Actor
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin (born 1964), professional wrestler, actor
Tex Avery (1908–1980), animator, cartoonist, director
Joe Don Baker (born 1936), actor
Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), actress
Crystal Bernard (born 1961), actress and singer
Alexis Bledel (born 1981), actress, starred in Gilmore Girls
Dan Blocker (1928–1972), actor "Hoss Cartwright" on Bonanza
John Boles (1895–1969), actor
Powers Boothe (born 1949), actor
Betty Buckley (born 1947), actress
Brooke Burns (born 1978), actress, model
Gary Busey (born 1944), actor
Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress, married to Steven Spielberg
Cyd Charisse (born 1921), actress, dancer
Ricardo Chavira (born 1971), actor, "Carlos Solis" on Desperate Housewives
Thomas Haden Church (born 1961), Academy Award-nominated actor
Dabney Coleman (born 1932), actor
Barry Corbin (born 1940), actor
Joan Crawford (1908–1977), actress
Jenna Dewan (born 1980),actress,star of Step Up & Take the Lead
Michael Dorn (born 1952), star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Haylie Duff (born 1985), actress
Sandy Duncan (born 1946), actress, singer
Shelley Duvall (born 1949), actress, played Olive Oyl in the film Popeye
George Eads (born 1967), actor, plays Nick Stokes in the TV series CSI
Shannon Elizabeth (born 1973), actress
Ron Ely (born 1938), actor Tarzan
Dale Evans (1912–2001), actress, singer-songwriter, married to Roy Rogers
Morgan Fairchild (born 1950), actress
Farrah Fawcett (born 1947), actress
Horton Foote (born 1916), two-time Academy Award-winning actor
Jamie Foxx (born 1967) Academy Award-winning actor
Jennifer Garner (born 1972), actress, star of Alias
Greer Garson (1904–1996), actress
Peri Gilpin (born 1961), actress
Summer Glau (born 1981), dancer & actress Firefly
Selena Gomez (born 1992), actress
Sarah Hagan (born 1984), actress
Larry Hagman (born 1931), actor, son of actress Mary Martin
Irma P. Hall (born 1935), actress
Jerry Hall (born 1956), model, actress, former wife of Mick Jagger
Angie Harmon (born 1972), actress
Woody Harrelson (born 1961), actor
Ethan Hawke (born 1970), actor
Jerry Haynes (born 1927), actor, children's television host
Katherine Helmond (born 1928), actress
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born 1979), actress
John Hillerman, (born 1932), actor, played the English Major domo "Higgins" on Magnum, P.I.
Jordan Hinson (born 1991), actress
Tobe Hooper, (born 1943), director The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist, 'Salem's Lot
Larry Hovis (1936–2003), actor
Carolyn Jones (1929–1983), actress, best known as "Morticia" in The Addams Family
Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), actor
Mike Judge (born 1962), producer, animator and actor
Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), actor, singer, songwriter
Richard Linklater (born 1961), director Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise, School of Rock, A Scanner Darkly
Eva Longoria (born 1975), actress
Terrence Malick (born 1943), director Badlands, Days of Heaven
Mary Martin (1913–1990), actress, mother of actor Larry Hagman
Tim McCanlies (born 1963) screenwriter, director
Matthew McConaughey (born 1969), actor
George McFarland (1928–1993), actor played "Spanky" in the Our Gang comedies, AKA The Little Rascals
Ben McKenzie (born 1978), actor The O.C.
Ann Miller (1923–2004), actress, dancer
Belita Moreno (born 1949), actress
Glenn Morshower (born 1959), actor, Agent Aaron Pierce on 24
Audie Murphy (1924–1971), actor, World War II hero
Renee O'Connor (born 1971) actress
Annette O'Toole (born 1955), dancer, actress
Jared Padalecki (born 1982), actor Gilmore Girls, Supernatural (TV series)
Kay Panabaker (born 1990), television actress
Bill Paxton (born 1955), actor Titanic
Dennis Quaid (born 1954), actor
Randy Quaid (born 1950), actor
Phylicia Rashad (born 1948), actress
Debbie Reynolds (born 1932), actress, mother of Carrie Fisher
Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991), Star Trek creator, writer, director, producer
Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978), actress Lost
Robert Rodriguez (born 1968), director, producer, writer, composer
Henry Roquemore (1886–1943), actor
Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress "Granny" on The Beverly Hillbillies
Ann Sheridan (1915–1967), actress
Lori Singer (born 1957), actress, model, classical musician
Anna Nicole Smith (1967–2007), model, actress
Jaclyn Smith (born 1947), actress, starred in Charlie's Angels
Kimberly Kay Smith (born 1983), model, actress
Sissy Spacek (born 1949), actress, cousin of Rip Torn
Brent Spiner (born 1949), actor, star of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Nick Stahl (born 1979), actor
Patrick Swayze (born 1952), actor
Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress
Henry Thomas (born 1971), actor E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, musician
Rip Torn (born 1931), actor, cousin of Sissy Spacek
Tommy Tune (born 1939), Broadway director, choreographer
King Vidor (1894–1982), film director, producer
Isaiah Washington (born 1963), actor
Lisa Whelchel (born 1963), actress, author
Forest Whitaker (born 1961), actor
JoBeth Williams (born 1948), actress
Van Williams (born 1934), actor
Chill Wills (1903–1978), actor, singer
Dooley Wilson (1886–1953), actor, singer, played "Sam" in Casablanca
Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor
Owen Wilson (born 1968), actor
Robin Wright Penn (born 1966), actress, married to Sean Penn
Renée Zellweger (born 1969), actress

Jensen Ross Ackles (born March 1, 1978) is an American television actor. ... Smallville is an American television series created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. ... This article is about the US TV series. ... Debbie Allen (born Deborrah Kaye Allen on January 16, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor, choreographer, film director, television producer and a member of the Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities. ... Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American writer, producer, and director of films and commercials. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... For other uses, see Bottle Rocket (disambiguation). ... Rushmore is a 1998 movie directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) and his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their mutual love for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Andersons fourth feature length film and was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004. ... Michael Jerrod Moore (born October 6, 1982), also known as Michael Arden, is an American stage actor, singer, and composer. ... Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Frederick Bean Fred/Tex Avery (February 26, 1908 â€“ August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. ... An animator is an artist who creates multiple images called frames that form an illusion of movement called animation when rapidly displayed. ... Cartoonist Jack Elrod at work. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American film actor perhaps best known for his role as sheriff Buford Pusser in the American film classic Walking Tall. ... Madge Bellamy (June 30, 1899 â€“ January 24, 1990) was an American movie actress. ... Crystal Bernard Crystal Bernard (born September 30, 1961 in Garland, Texas) is an American actress. ... Kimberly Alexis Bledel (born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and former fashion model. ... Gilmore Girls is a long-running, Emmy Award winning, and Golden Globe nominated American television drama/comedy created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. ... Dan Blocker aka Dan Davis Blocker (real name - B. Dan D. Blocker) (December 10, 1928 â€“ May 13, 1972) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Eric Hoss Cartwright in the TV western blockbuster Bonanza. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... Publicity Photo of John Boles. ... Powers Allen Boothe (born June 1, 1948) is an American television and film actor. ... Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American theater, film, and television actress. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Brooke Elizabeth Burns (born March 16, 1978 in Dallas, Texas) is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role on Baywatch and Baywatch Hawaii. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... William Gary Busey (born 29 June 1944) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... Kate Capshaw in June 1984. ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse is an American dancer and actress. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Ricardo Chavira (born September 1, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American actor of Mexican, German, and Irish descent. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios - The Walt Disney Companys main television studio - and Cherry Productions. ... Thomas Haden Church (born June 17, 1960[1]) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and television actor. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is an American actor. ... Leonard Barrie Barry Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American character actor with over 100 credits in film and television and several in computer games. ... For other persons named Joan Crawford, see Joan Crawford (disambiguation). ... Jenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress. ... Step Up is a 2006 dance/romance film directed by Anne Fletcher starring real life couple Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long. ... Michael Dorn (born December 9, 1952) is an American actor known for his role as the Klingon Worf in multiple Star Trek shows and movies. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Haylie Katherine Duff (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer best known for her supporting role on 7th Heaven as well as starring in the films Material Girls and Napoleon Dynamite. ... Sandra Kay Sandy Duncan (born February 20, 1946) is an American singer and actress of stage and television. ... Shelley Alexis Duvall (born July 7, 1949) is an award winning American film and television actress. ... Olive Oyl in Little Swee Pea (1936). ... Popeye is a 1980 live-action film directed by Robert Altman, based on the comic strip and cartoon character Popeye the Sailor. ... George Eads George Coleman Eads III (born March 1, 1967) is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Nicholas Nick Stokes (born August 18, 1971) is a fictional character on the drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Shannon Elizabeth (born September 7, 1973) is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. ... Ron Ely or Ronald Ely (born 21 June 1938) is the stage name of the American actor born Ronald Pierce in Hereford, Texas. ... For other uses, see Tarzan (disambiguation). ... --162. ... Dale Evans and Roy Rogers at the 61st Academy Awards Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 â€“ July 6, 1998), who became famous as Roy Rogers, was a singer and cowboy actor. ... Morgan Fairchild (born February 3, 1950) is an American actress. ... Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2, 1947) is an American actress. ... Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916 in Wharton, Texas), is a two-time Academy Award and one-time Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated American author and playwright. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Jamie Foxx (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Jennifer Anne Garner[1] (born April 17, 1972) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning American actress. ... Alias is an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peri Gilpin (born Periwinkle Kay OBrien on May 27, 1961, in Waco, Texas) is an American actress best known for the role of Roz Doyle on the successful U.S. television series Frasier, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series. ... Summer Glau (born July 24, 1981 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American dancer and actress, best known for her role as River Tam in the short-lived science fiction series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity. ... Firefly is an American science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ... Selena Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American actress and singer. ... Sarah Margaret Hagan (born May 24, 1984 in Austin, Texas) is an American television and movie actress. ... Larry Hagman (born on September 21, 1931) is a popular American actor who is famous for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony Nelson on the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. ... Mary Virginia Martin (b. ... Irma P. Hall (born Irma Dolores Player Hall on June 3, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American character actor who has appeared in numerous films and television shows since the 1970s. ... Jerry Hall at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Angela Michelle Harmon Sehorn (born August 10, 1972) is an American fashion model and television/film actress. ... Woodrow Woody Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actor. ... Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, writer and film director. ... Jerry Haynes, known as Mr. ... Katherine Marie Helmond (July 5, 1928, Galveston, Texas) is an American film, theater and television actress. ... Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. ... John Hillerman (born December 20, 1932 in Denison, Texas) is an American actor. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A majordomo is the head (major) person of a domestic staff (domo), one who acts on behalf of a usually absent owner of a typically large residence. ... Magnum, P.I. is an American television show that followed the adventures of Thomas Magnum (played by Tom Selleck), a private investigator living in Hawaii. ... Jordan Danielle Hinson (born June 4, 1991 in El Paso, Texas) is an American actress. ... Tobe Hooper (born Tobias Paul Hooper on January 25, 1943) is an American television and film director best known for his work in the horror film genre, including Lifeforce, Poltergeist, Toolbox Murders and the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... This article is about the 1974 film. ... Poltergeist is the first and most successful Poltergeist film, released on June 4, 1982 and nominated for three Oscars. ... Salems Lot is a horror novel by Stephen King, written in 1975, and was Kings second published novel. ... Larry Hovis (February 20, 1936 - September 9, 2003) was an American actor best known for playing a prisoner of war on the television show Hogans Heroes. ... Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1930 â€” August 3, 1983) was an American actress, she is best remembered for playing the role of Morticia Addams in the classic TV Series The Addams Family. ... For the TV series, see The Addams Family (TV series). ... For the musician, see Tommy Lee. ... Michael Craig Judge (born 17 October 1962 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an American animator, actor, voice actor, writer, director, and producer, best-known as the creator and star of the hit animated television series Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Richard Rick Linklater (born July 30, 1961, in Houston, Texas) is an Academy Award nominated American film director and writer. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Slacker (1991) is an influential American independent film directed by Richard Linklater. ... Dazed and Confused is a 1993 American film written and directed by Richard Linklater. ... Before Sunrise is a 1995 drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. ... For other uses, see School of Rock (disambiguation). ... A Scanner Darkly is a 1977 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. ... For the baseball player with a similar name, see Evan Longoria. ... Terrence Terry Malick (born November 30, 1943, in Ottawa, Illinois) is an American film director. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Badlands is a 1973 film directed by Terrence Malick from his own script. ... Days of Heaven is a 1978 film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz. ... Mary Virginia Martin (b. ... Larry Hagman (born on September 21, 1931) is a popular American actor who is famous for playing J.R. Ewing in the 1980s television soap opera Dallas and Major Anthony Nelson on the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. ... Tim McCanlies is a movie director and writer. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Matthew David McConaughey (born November 4, 1969) is an American actor. ... George Robert Phillips McFarland (October 2, 1928 â€“ June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for his childhood role as Spanky in the depression era childrens comedy movie series Our Gang, also known as the Little Rascals. ... A poster for the 1931 Our Gang comedy Love Business featuring depictions of (from left to right): Pete the Pup, Jackie Cooper, and Norman Chubby Chaney. ... The name The Little Rascals refers primarily to the television package of producer Hal Roachs Our Gang theatrical short film comedies, specifically those made between 1929 and 1938. ... Ben McKenizie of The O.C. Ben McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan on September 12, 1978) is an American actor. ... The O.C. was an American teen drama television series that originally aired on FOX in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. ... Ann Miller was born on April 12, 1923 and died on January 22, 2004. ... Belita Moreno is an american actor. ... Glenn Morshower (born April 24, 1959 in Dallas, Texas) is a popular American character actor perhaps best known for his recurring role as Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the television drama 24. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... Also see: Audie Murphy legacy. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). ... Renee OConnor as Gabrielle in Xena. ... Annette OToole (born Annette Toole on April 1, 1952[1] in Houston, Texas) is an American dancer and actress. ... Jared Tristan Padalecki (born July 19, 1982) is an American actor. ... Gilmore Girls is a long-running, Emmy Award winning, and Golden Globe nominated American television drama/comedy created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. ... This article is about the US TV series. ... Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is an American film and television actress. ... William Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. ... Titanic is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed, written, produced and edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Randall Rudy Randy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. ... In a Mothers Day survey, Rashads character on The Cosby Show, Claire Huxtable, was named, TV mom closest to your own mom in spirit. ... Debbie Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an American actress, dancer and singer. ... Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. ... Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 â€“ October 24, 1991) was an American scriptwriter and producer. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... Michelle Rodriguez, (born Mayte Michelle Rodriguez[1] on July 12, 1978 in San Antonio, Texas), is an American actress, best-known for her roles in the television series Lost and movies The Fast and the Furious, S.W.A.T. and Resident Evil. ... LOST redirects here. ... Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American writer and film director who is known for making profitable, crowd-pleasing independent and studio films with fairly low budgets and fast schedules by Hollywood standards. ... Henry Roquemore - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Irene Ryan (born Irene Noblette) was one of the few entertainers who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. ... For the 1993 film, see The Beverly Hillbillies (film) The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television program about a hillbilly family transplanted in Southern California. ... Ann Sheridan (February 21, 1915 â€“ January 21, 1967) was an American film actress. ... Lori Jacqueline Singer (born on November 6, 1957) is an American actress. ... For other persons of the same name, see Anna Smith. ... Jaclyn Smith (born October 26, 1947) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... This article is about the television series. ... Kimberly Katherine Smith (born March 3, 1983 in Odessa, Texas) is an American actress/fashion model. ... Mary Elizabeth Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning television and film actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show. ... Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and movie series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Stahl at the Terminator 3 premier. ... Patrick Wayne Swayze (born August 18, 1952) is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ... Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 â€“ August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... Henry Jackson Thomas, Jr. ... For the Atari 2600 video game based on the movie, see E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600). ... Rip Torn (born February 6, 1931) is an American Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning television and film actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Artie on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show. ... Mary Elizabeth Sissy Spacek (born December 25, 1949) is an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Thomas James Tune (born February 28, 1939) is a famous actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... A theatre director is a principal in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a play by unifying various endeavors and aspects of production. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... King Vidor King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 â€“ November 1, 1982) was an American film director. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American film and television actor. ... Lisa Whelchel, as Blair Warner on The Facts of Life. ... Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... JoBeth Rivas (born Jobeth Williams Rivas on December 6, 1948) is an American film actress. ... Van (Van Zandt) Williams is an American actor (born February 22, 1934, in Fort Worth, Texas) best known for his brief yet world famous television role as Britt Reid aka Green Hornet with the late Bruce Lee as his sidekick Kato, in the 1966-1967 ABC The Green Hornet television... Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1903 in Seagoville, Texas â€“ December 15, 1978) was a movie actor and singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet. ... Arthur Dooley Wilson (April 3, 1886 - May 30, 1953) was an African American actor and singer. ... This article is about the 1942 film. ... Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor. ... Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and writer. ... Robin Gayle Wright Penn (born April 8, 1966) is an American film actress. ... Sean Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award-winning American film actor and director, known for playing intense, often humorless and unsympathetic characters. ... RenÃ©e Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ...

Comedians

Carol Burnett (born 1933), comedian, actor
Rodney Carrington (born 1968), comedian
Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975), comedian, actor
Bill Engvall (born 1957), comedian, actor
Kinky Friedman (born 1944), comedian, novelist, politician
Mark Garrison (born 1979), humorist, satirist
Bill Hicks (1961–1994), comedian
Steve Martin (born 1945), comedian, actor
Ron White (born 1956), comedian, actor

Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is a five-time Golden Globe winning American actress and comedienne. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... Rodney Carrington (October 19, 1968 in Longview, Texas) is an American stand-up comic and comic country musician- not to be confused with hot country star Rodney Atkins. ... Jade Esteban Estrada (born September 17, 1975 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas) is a successful Latin pop singer, comedian, choreographer and actor. ... William Ray (Bill) Engvall, Jr. ... Kinky Friedman contemplates a question from the audience at a campaign rally in Bastrop, Texas Richard S. Kinky Friedman (born October 31, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly. ... This Section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Steve Martin (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Music

Dimebag Darrell Abbott (1966–2004), musician
Vinnie Paul Abbott (born 1964), musician
Samuel Adler (born 1928), composer, conductor, educator
Victor Alessandro (1915–1976), conductor
Terry Allen (born 1943), musician
Jerry Allison (born 1939), musician
Nancy Ames (born 1937), pop/folk singer
Gene Autry (1907–1998), country music singer
Erykah Badu (born 1971), R&B and hip hop singer
Marcia Ball (born 1949), blues singer
Frank Beard (born 1949), drummer in ZZ Top
Leila Bela, musician, writer, actress)
Shelly Berg (born 1955), jazz pianist and educator
Bill Smith Combo aka Tommy & The Tom Toms DFW Rock 'n Roll group
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974), dub, salsa and progressive rock musician
Clint Black (born 1962), country music singer, raised in Houston
Julien Paul Blitz (1885–1951), conductor, cellist
Maya Bond (born 2000), singer-songwriter, drummer
Brent Bourgeois (born 1958), rock singer, producer
Boxcar Willie (1931–1999), country singer
Edie Brickell (born 1966), singer – married to Paul Simon
The 5 Browns, classical pianist siblings raised in Utah and Texas
Rex Brown (born 1964), musician
Anshel Brusilow (born 1928), orchestra conductor and violinist
William Butler (born 1982), member of Arcade Fire
Win Butler (born 1980), lead singer of Canadian indie-rock band Arcade Fire
Ryan Cabrera (born 1982), singer/songwriter
Tevin Campbell (born 1976), musician
Vikki Carr (born 1941), jazz, pop, country and Latin music singer
Chamillionaire (born 1979), rapper
Lakrea Clark (born 1991), singer-songwriter
Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), singer, American Idol winner
Van Cliburn (born 1934), famous pianist (born in Louisiana, raised in Texas)
Ornette Coleman (born 1930), jazz musician
Albert Collins (1932–1993), blues musician
Cowboy Troy (born 1970), rap singer-songwriter
Christopher Cross (born 1951), singer
Wayne Crouse (1924–2000), violist
Mac Davis (born 1942), musician
Lindsay Deutsch (born 1984), concert violinist
The D.O.C. (born 1968), rapper
Deryl Dodd (born 1964), country music singer-songwriter
Helen Donath (born 1940), operatic soprano
Hilary Duff (born 1987), singer
Steve Earle (born 1955), singer-songwriter, musician
Danny Elfman (born 1953), musician, composer
Paul Ellison (born 1941), classical bassist and teacher
Ralna English (born 1942), singer from The Lawrence Welk Show
Freddy Fender (1937–2006), musician
Carl Finch (born 1951), Polka musician, founder of Brave Combo
Carlisle Floyd (born 1926), opera composer
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
Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), rock singer and guitarist
Justin Furstenfeld (born 1975), rock singer and guitarist
Kyle Gann (born 1955), composer and music critic
Red Garland (1923–1984), jazz pianist
Larry Gatlin (born 1948), singer-songwriter, member of The Gatlin Brothers
Billy Gibbons (born 1950), guitarist in ZZ Top
Don Gillis (1912–1978), composer, conductor, producer, educator
Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945), singer-songwriter
Jack Glatzer (born 1939), concert violinist
David Golub (1950–2000), classical pianist
Susan Graham (born 1960), opera singer
Jerry Gray (1915–1976), Swing-Era arranger and bandleader
Nanci Griffith (born 1953), singer / songwriter
Keith Grimwood (born 1951), bassist in Trout Fishing in America
Roy Hargrove (born 1969), jazz trumpet player
Lynn Harrell (born 1944), concert cellist raised in Texas
Ciara Harris (born 1985), musician
Gibby Haynes (born 1957), lead singer of the Butthole Surfers
Roy Head (born 1941), Roy Head and The Traits
Don Henley (born 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles
Dusty Hill (born 1945), bass guitarist in ZZ Top
Tish Hinojosa (born 1955), Mexican-American folk singer
Ernst Hoffmann (c. 1899 – 1956), orchestra conductor
Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter
Steve Holy (born 1972), country singer
Brad Houser (born 1960), rock instrumentalist
Frank Huang (born 1978), concert violinist
Ray Wylie Hubbard (born 1946), country singer-songwriter
Bobbi Humphrey (born 1950), jazz flutist
Jerry Hunt (1943–1993), avant-garde composer
Ezra Idlet (born 1953), guitarist, Trout Fishing in America
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897–1929), blues musician
Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer
Flaco Jiménez (born 1939), musician
Nicholas Jonas (born 1992), singer, guitarist of the Jonas Brothers
Mike Jones (born 1981), rapper
Norah Jones (born 1979), soul/folk singer-songwriter, born in New York City but raised in Texas
Tom Jones (born 1928), lyricist of musical theater
Janis Joplin (1943–1970), singer
Scott Joplin (c. 1867 – 1917), ragtime musician and composer
Milton Katims (1909–2006), concert violist and conductor
Robert Earl Keen (born 1957), singer-songwriter
Freddie King (1934–1976), blues guitarist, singer
Ralph Kirshbaum (born 1946), cellist
Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981), R&B singer, actress
Karl Korte (born 1928), composer, music educator
Hans Kreissig (1856–1929), conductor, pianist, educator; created Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), singer-songwriter, actor
Philip Krumm (born 1941), composer
Fredell Lack (born 1922), concert violinist
Miranda Lambert (born 1983), singer/songwriter
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888–1949), blues musician
Raymond Lewenthal (1923–1988), concert pianist
Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), Blues singer, guitarist
Robert Lipsett (born 1947), concert violinist and master teacher
Andrew Litton (born 1959), orchestra conductor
John Lomax (1867–1948), musicologist, folklorist
Trini Lopez (born 1937), Hispanic musician, singer
Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter
Ray Lynch (born 1943), classical guitarist and lutenist
Lloyd Maines (born 1951), musician, producer
Natalie Maines (born 1974), musician
Will Makar (born 1989), singer, born and raised in The Woodlands/Houston.
Barbara Mandrell (born 1948), country singer
Chris Marion (born 1962), rock musician member of Little River Band
David (Dave) Martin (1937–1987) [1] rock musician, original member of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs, Bill Smith Combo, Tommy & The Tom Toms
Eduardo Mata (1942–1995), orchestra conductor
Johnny Mathis (born 1935), singer
W. Francis McBeth (born 1933), composer, music educator
Meat Loaf (born 1951), singer, actor
Jason Miller, drummer
Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter
Steve Miller (born 1943), blues/rock guitarist
Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945), country singer-songwriter
Emilio Navaira (born 1962), Latin pop/country musician
Nelly (born 1978), rapper
Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter
Michael Nesmith (born 1942), singer with The Monkees
David "Fathead" Newman (born 1933), jazz saxophonist
Elena Nikolaidi (1909–2002), opera singer and teacher
Pauline Oliveros (born 1932), avant-garde composer, performance artist
Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter
Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer
Patrice Pike, rock/soul singer-songwriter-guitarist
Billy Preston (1946–2006), soul musician
Ray Price (born 1926), country singer
Charley Pride (born 1938), country singer
Selena Quintanilla (1971–1995), singer
Dewey Redman (1931-2006), jazz saxophonist
J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), singer
LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), country singer, born in Mississippi, but grew up in Garland, Texas
Tex Ritter (1905–1974), singer/ actor, father of actor John Ritter
Hal Robinson (born 1952), classical string bass player
Sharon Robinson (born 1949), concert cellist
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (born 1975), Dub and Progressive rock musician
Kenny Rogers (born 1938), country singer-songwriter
A. Clyde Roller (1914–2005), conductor and music educator
Carl St.Clair (born 1952), orchestra conductor
Olga Samaroff (1880–1948), classical pianist and teacher
Domingo “Sam” Samudio (born 1937), rock 'n' roll musician, bandleader, entertainer ("Sam the Sham")
Stephanie Sant’Ambrogio (born 1960), violinist
Simon Sargon (born 1938), classical composer, pianist, conductor
Boz Scaggs (born 1944), singer-songwriter
Haley Scarnato (born 1982), American Idol 6 finalist (8th place)
Harvey Schmidt (born 1929), musical theatre composer (The Fantasticks)
Scarface (born 1970), rapper
Michelle Shocked (born 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
Ashlee Simpson (born 1984), singer
Jessica Simpson (born 1980), singer
Lori Singer (born 1957), concert cellist (better known as actress)
Slim Thug (born 1980), rapper
Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash
George Strait (born 1952), country singer
Deanna Summers (born 1940), songwriter, born in Mississippi
Gene Summers (born 1939), rock 'n roll singer ("School Of Rock 'n Roll", "Big Blue Diamonds")
Helen Sung (born 1970), jazz pianist
Jeffrey Swann (born 1951), classical pianist
Jack Teagarden (1905–1964), jazz trombonist and bandleader
Alfred Teltschik (born 1918), classical pianist and teacher
Chris Theofanidis (born 1967), classical composer
B. J. Thomas (born 1942), country singer-songwriter
Frank Ticheli (born 1958), classical composer
Tommy & The Tom Toms aka Bill Smith Combo DFW Rock 'n Roll group
Ernest Tubb (1914–1984), country singer-songwriter
Tanya Tucker (born 1958), country singer
Fisher Tull (1934–1994), composer and educator
Uncle John Turner (1944–2007), blues drummer
"Blue" Gene Tyranny (born 1945), avant-garde composer
Alexander Uninsky (1910–1972), concert pianist and teacher
Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (born 1927), 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
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
Carl Venth (1860–1938), composer, conductor, violinist, music educator
T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), blues musician
Paul Wall (born 1980), rapper
Cedar Walton (born 1934), jazz pianist
Michael Weiss (born 1958), jazz composer and pianist
Dan Welcher (born 1948), composer, music educator, bassoonist
Barry White (1944–2003), soul singer and record producer
Sudie L. Williams (died 1940), music educator
Bob Wills (1905–1975), country singer with The Texas Playboys
Johnny Winter (born 1944), blues guitarist
Roger Wright (born 1974), classical pianist

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Ralph Henry Kirshbaum (born April 4, 1946) is an American cellist currently living in England. ... BeyoncÃ© Giselle Knowles (pronounced [1]) (born September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... Karl Korte (b. ... Hans Kreissig (1856â€“December 28, 1929) was a German-born American pianist, music teacher, and conductor. ... The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra which plays its concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. ... Kristoffer Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an influential American country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Philip Krumm (born on April 7, 1941 in Baltimore, MD) is an American composer who was a pioneer of modal, repetitive pattern music[1]. Krumm studied orchestration and composition with Raymond Moses in high school, with Frank Sturchio at Saint Marys University, with Ross Lee Finney at University of... Fredell Lack (1922â€“) is an American violinist. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... For the film, see Leadbelly (film). ... Raymond Lewenthal (1923–November 21, 1988) was a classical pianist of Russian–French parentage, born in San Antonio, Texas. ... Mance Lipscomb on Arhoolie F 1001 Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 â€“ January 30, 1976) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. ... Blues music redirects here. ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... Robert Lipsett is a renowned violin teacher in Los Angeles, California. ... Andrew Litton (born 1959) is an American orchestral conductor. ... 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Slim Thug (born Stayve Jerome Thomas on September 8, 1980 in Houston, Texas) is an American rapper. ... Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). ... Crosby, Stills & Nash, also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when including occasional fourth member Neil Young, are a folk rock/rock supergroup. ... George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952), is an American country music singer. ... Deanna (Dea) Summers: An American songwriter born in Mississippi. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Gene Summers was born in Dallas, Texas on January 3, 1939 and has been a rock/rockabilly artist since the 1950s. ... Rock and roll (also spelled rock n roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... School Of Rock n Roll [1] is a song composed by James McClung in 1958 and published by Song Productions, BMI [2] the same year. ... Helen Sung is an American pianist of Chinese heritage. ... Jeffrey Swann is a renowned classical pianist [1]. ... Weldon Leo Jack Teagarden Trombonist (1905-1964) Weldon Leo Jack Teagarden (August 20, 1905 in Vernon, Texas - January 15, 1964) was an influential jazz trombonist and vocalist. ... Alfred Teltschik (b. ... Christopher Theofanidis (b. ... B. J. Thomas (born Billy Joe Thomas, 7 August 1942, Hugo, Oklahoma) is a country and pop music/gospel/soft rock/easy listening singer. ... Frank Ticheli (born Jan 21, 1958 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. ... Tommy & The Tom Toms aka The Bill Smith Combo: The Tom Toms first started with two guitars and drums, Eddie Wayne Hill on lead guitar, Leonard Walters on rhythm guitar and Joel Colbert on drums. ... Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 â€“ September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. ... Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer, who had her first hit, Delta Dawn at the age of 13 in 1972. ... Fisher A. (Aubrey) Tull (b. ... Uncle John Turner was a drummer who most notably played drums in Johnny Winters band from 1968 to 1970. ... Blue Gene Tyranny (born Robert Nathan Sheff, January 1, 1945) is an avant-garde composer and pianist. ... Alexander Uninsky (Russian: ÐÐ»ÐµÐºÑÐ°Ð½Ð´Ñ€ Ð®Ð½Ð¸Ð½ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹, Aleksandr Yuninskij) (Born February 15th 1910 in Kiev, Russia; died December 19th 1972 in Dallas, USA) : classical pianist. ... Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (b. ... Frank Valentine Van der Stucken (October 15, 1858 â€“ August 16, 1929) was an American composer and conductor, and founder of the Cincinnati Symphony in 1895. ... As the fifth-oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours. ... Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1968), better known as Vanilla Ice, is a Grammy Award nominated, American Music Award winning American rapper and actor known mostly for the 1990 single Ice Ice Baby. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Paul van Katwijk (December 7, 1885â€“December 11, 1974) was a Dutch-American pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator. ... Stephen Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 â€“ August 27, 1990), born in Dallas, Texas, was an American blues guitarist. ... Carl Venth (February 16, 1860â€“January 29, 1938) was a German-American composer, violinist, conductor, music educator, and scholar. ... Aaron Thibeaux Walker or T-Bone Walker or Oak Cliff T-Bone (May 28, 1910 â€“ March 16, 1975) was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the most important pioneers of electric guitar. ... Paul William Slayton (born Paul Gideon Manry on March 11, 1980) better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is a rapper, DJ, promoter and jeweller. ... Cedar Anthony Walton, Junior (born in 1934) is an American hard bop pianist. ... Pianist, composer Michael Weiss, best known for his fifteen year association with saxophonist Johnny Griffin, has forged a solid reputation accompanying jazz luminaries such as Art Farmer, Charles McPherson, Slide Hampton, George Coleman, the Heath brothers, the Jazztet, Lou Donaldson, Pepper Adams, Bill Hardman, Junior Cook, Wynton Marsalis and the... Dan Welcher (born 1948) is an American composer, conductor, and music educator. ... Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, September 12, 1944) â€“ July 4, 2003) was a Grammy Award winning American record producer, songwriter and singer responsible for the creation of numerous hit soul and disco songs. ... 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Television/radio

Walter Cronkite (born 1916), former CBS Evening News anchor, born in Missouri raised in Texas
Sam Donaldson (born 1934), ABC News reporter
John Henry Faulk (1913–1990), storyteller and radio broadcaster
Phil McGraw (born 1950), television psychologist
Gary Perkins (1937–1991), radio broadcaster
Bob Phillips (born 1951), creator, producer, and host of Texas Country Reporter
Stone Phillips (born 1954), co-anchor of Dateline NBC
Cactus Pryor (born 1923), radio personality, actor
Dan Rather (born 1931), former CBS Evening News anchor
Bob Schieffer (born 1937), CBS Evening News anchor
Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), TV producer

Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... A news anchor (US,Can. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Samuel Andrew Donaldson (born March 11, 1934 in El Paso, Texas) was a news anchor for ABC News, known for his persistence in questioning senior government officials up to and including the President of the United States. ... ABC News logo ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... This article is about journalistic reporters. ... John Henry Faulk (August 21, 1913â€“April 9, 1990) from Austin, Texas was a storyteller and former radio broadcaster. ... For the Jim Henson production, see The Storyteller Storytelling is the art of portraying in words, images, and sounds what has happened in real or imagined events. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... This article is about the person. ... A psychologist is an expert in psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior, cognition, and affect. ... Born in 1937 in Abilene, Texas, Gary Perkins (July 14, 1937 - June 28, 1991) was a notable radio DJ, a man of major importance to the industry who began his radio career in 1957 at Midland Texas KCRS where Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly used to drop their records off. ... Robert Leon (Bob) Phillips (born June 23, 1951) is an American television journalist best known for his long-running program Texas Country Reporter. ... Texas Country Reporter is a long running weekly syndicated television program hosted by Bob Phillips. ... Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954) was the co-anchor of Dateline NBC, a newsmagazine TV show, from the shows start until June 2007, when NBC did not renew his contract. ... Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC similar to ABCs 20/20 or CBSs 60 Minutes. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Daniel Irvin Rather, Jr. ... Bob Schieffer Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937 in Austin, Texas) is an American journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News from 1973-1996; chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public... Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 â€“ June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ... The primary role of a television producer is to coordinate and control all aspects of production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking. ...

Miss America/ Miss USA pageant winners

Shirley Cothran (born 1955), Miss America 1975
Jo-Carroll Dennison (born 1923), Miss America 1942
Christy Fichtner (born c. 1963), Miss USA 1986
Phyllis George (born 1949), Miss America 1971
Courtney Gibbs (born 1966), Miss USA 1988
Kandace Krueger (born c. 1977), Miss USA 2001
Laura Martinez-Harring (born 1964), Miss USA 1985
Gretchen Polhemus (born c. 1966), Miss USA 1989
Michelle Royer (born c. 1966), Miss USA 1987
Chelsi Smith (born c. 1974), Miss USA 1995 and Miss Universe 1995
Kimberly Tomes (born c. 1956), Miss USA 1977

Shirley Cothran was the 1975 winner of the Miss America pageant. ... For the patriotically-themed comic book superheroines, see Miss America (comics). ... Jo-Carroll Dennison (born December 16, 1923), was a beauty queen and actress originally from Tyler, Texas. ... Christy Fichtner competing as Miss USA in the 1986 Miss Universe pageant Christinane Crane Christy Fichtner (born on October 28, 1962), Miss Texas USA 1986, was crowned Miss USA in the national pageant that same year. ... Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith, who competed as Miss Tennessee USA Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner, who competed as Miss Kentucky USA Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley, who competed as Miss North Carolina USA Not to be confused with Miss America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Courtney Gibbs was born in Dallas, Texas on August 20, 1966. ... Kandace Krueger is an American television personality and former beauty queen. ... Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican American actress and former Miss USA (1985). ... Gretchen Polhemus was crowned the 38th Miss USA in 1989 and against all odds, was the 5th out of five consecutive Miss Texas to win the title that decade. ... Michelle Royer was crowned Miss USA in 1987 and represented Texas in the pageant. ... Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith (born August 23, 1973 in Redwood City, California) is a beauty queen from Deer Park who has held both the Miss USA and Miss Universe titles. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Kimberly Tomes (b. ...

Athletics

LaMarcus Aldridge (born 1985) NBA player, Chicago Bulls, power forward
Lance Armstrong (born 1971), cyclist, seven-time Tour de France winner
Ernie Banks (born 1931), Baseball Hall of Famer
Josh Beckett (born 1980), baseball pitcher, MVP of the 2003 World Series
David Boston, NFL
Chris Bosh (born 1984) NBA player, Toronto Raptors, power forward
Brian Bosworth, NFL
Drew Brees, NFL
Mark Calaway AKA "The Undertaker" (born 1965), professional wrestler
Earl Campbell (born 1955), Pro Football Hall of Famer, Heisman Trophy winner
Joie Chitwood (1912–1988), professional racecar driver
Roger Clemens (born 1962), baseball pitcher, seven-time Cy Young Award winner
Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), champion boxer
Josh Davis (born 1972), Olympic gold & silver medallist in freestyle swimming
Ty Detmer, NFL
Eric Dickerson, NFL
Santana Dotson, NFL
George Foreman (born 1949), World Heavyweight champion boxer, TV pitchman, ordained minister
Barry Foster, NFL
Bill Foster (1904–1978), Baseball Hall of Famer
A. J. Foyt (born 1935), race car driver
Zina Garrison, tennis player
Ben Hogan (1912–1997), golf great
Priest Holmes, NFL
Jack Johnson (1878–1946), first black Heavyweight Champion of the World
Michael Johnson (born 1967), Olympic gold medalist, World Record holder
Tom Kite (born 1949), golfer
Courtney Kupets (born 1986), World and U.S. champion gymnast, silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Ernie Ladd (born 1938), American college and professional football player, professional wrestler.
John Layfield professional wrestler
Tara Lipinski (born 1982), figure skater, Olympic gold medalist
Taj McWilliams-Franklin (born 1970), basketball player, gold medalist
"Dandy" Don Meredith (born 1938), Quarterback Dallas Cowboys and TV Football Commentator
Shawn Michaels professional wrestler
Jim Morris (born 1964), Major League Baseball player and oldest rookie
Grady Little (born 1950), current baseball manager for the (Los Angeles Dodgers), and former Boston Red Sox manager
Emeka Okafor basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats
Carly Patterson Olympic Gymnast
Mac Percival (born 1940), former National Football League placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears
Adrian Peterson (born 1985), National Football League running back for the Minnesota Vikings
Bum Phillips (born 1923), head coach in the National Football League
Bill Pickett (1870–1932), cowboy and rodeo performer
Dennis Rodman, NBA
Kyle Rote (1928–2002), All-American running back at Southern Methodist University and 1951–1961 NFL New York Giants wide receiver
Nolan Ryan (born 1947), Baseball Hall of Famer
Willie Shoemaker (1931–2003), most successful jockey in history
Sheryl Swoopes (born 1971), WNBA, Olympic gold medalist
Jordan Tata (born 1981) Detroit Tigers relief pitcher
Ladainian Tomlinson, NFL
Lee Trevino (born 1939), golfer
Dana Vollmer (born 1987), swimmer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Jeremy Wariner, Track & Field Olypic Gold Medalist
Kathy Whitworth (born 1939), golfer
Darold Williamson Olympic Gold Medalist in Track & Field
Smokey Joe Williams (1886–1951), Baseball great
Vince Young (born 1983) football quarterback, MVP of the 2005 and 2006 Rose Bowl
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914–1956), gold medalist 1932 Olympics, golf great

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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980), nicknamed Big-Game Beckett [1], is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox. ... This article is about the sport. ... This article is about the player in baseball. ... The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his teams success in the World Series. ... Dates October 18, 2003â€“October 25, 2003 MVP Josh Beckett (Florida) Television network FOX Announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver Umpires Randy Marsh, Tim Welke, Larry Young, Ed Rapuano, Jeff Kellogg, Gary Darling The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event. ... 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Randall Tex Cobb (born May 7, 1950 in Abilene, Texas) was an American prizefighter from Texas who fought champion boxer Larry Holmes for the WBC World Heavyweight title at Houstons Astrodome on November 26 of 1982. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Josh Clark Davis (born September 1, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three medals as a member of the US Mens Relay Teams: two golds at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and one silver four years later... Freestyle is one of the official swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. However, it is technically not a style, as there are very few regulations about the way freestyle has to be swum. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... Ty Hubert Detmer (born October 30, 1967 in San Marcos, Texas) is a former American football quarterback who starred at Brigham Young University. ... Eric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960 in Sealy, Texas) was a professional running back in the National Football League (NFL) who in his career played for the Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons. ... Santana N. Dotson was a defensive tackle in the NFL. Category: ... George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. ... This is a chronological list of world heavyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the following organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in 1983, and The World Boxing... 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The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. ... // Tom Kite (born December 9, 1949 in Austin, Texas) is an American golfer. ... In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. ... Courtney Anne Kupets (born July 27, 1986 in Bedford, Texas) is an American gymnast. ... Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. ... An Olympic medalist is the winner of a medal in one of the Olympic games. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Ernest Ladd (November 28, 1938 - March 10, 2007), nicknamed The Big Cat, was an American collegiate and professional football player and a professional wrestler. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... ... â€œJohn Hawkâ€ redirects here. ... Tara Kristen Lipinski (b. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Taj McWilliams-Franklin on the Connecticut Sun Taj McWilliams-Franklin (born on October 20, 1970 in El Paso, Texas) is a professional basketball player. ... Joseph Don Dandy Don Meredith (born April 10, 1938 in Mount Vernon, Texas) is a retired American football quarterback in the NFL who played for the Dallas Cowboys, a former football commentator, and entertainer. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960â€“present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels. ... natalie is hott i cut her hair! hahahahaha =) she mad @ me for it! tht her problem tho!! lol she my gf yes bitches thts rite! ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... The Rookie: Norman Rockwells cover for The Saturday Evening Post Rookie is a term for a person who is in their first year of play of their sport and has little or no professional experience. ... William Grady Little (born March 30, 1950 in Abilene, Texas) is a manager in Major League Baseball. ... This article is about the sport. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890â€“present) West Division (1969â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958â€“present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1913) Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899... Major league affiliations American League (1901â€“present) East Division (1969â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908â€“present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912â€“present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28, 1982, in Houston, Texas), is an American professional basketball player playing at power forward and center for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association. ... This article is about the sport. ... The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ... Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was an American gymnast (the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion) and is currently an aspiring professional singer. ... Mac Percival (born February 26, 1940 in Garland, Texas) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League from (1967-1974). ... A former is a structural member of an aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the roll axis of the aircraft. ... NFL redirects here. ... An amateur place kicker attempts to kick a field goal Placekicker, or simply Kicker, is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points, and, in many cases, kickoffs. ... City Irving, Texas Other nicknames Americas Team, The Boys, The Pokes Team colors White, Silver, Silver-Green, Royal Blue, Navy Blue Head Coach Wade Phillips Owner Jerry Jones General manager Jerry Jones League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1960â€“present) Western Conference (1960) Eastern Conference (1961-1969) Capitol Division... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue and Orange Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football... Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985),[1] nicknamed A.D. (all day),[2] is a professional American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). ... NFL redirects here. ... P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Viktor the Viking League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961â€“present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division... Oail Andrew Bum Phillips (born on September 29, 1923 in Nederland, Texas or Orange, Texas) is a former National Football League (NFL) head coach. ... The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... NFL redirects here. ... Willie M. Bill Pickett (December 5, 1862 - April 2, 1932) was a cowboy and rodeo performer. ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that History of rodeo be merged into this article or section. ... Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961, in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven... Kyle Rote Born October 27, 1928 Died August 15, 2002 Kyle Rote, an All-American running back at Southern Methodist University, Class of 1951, played for 11 years for the New York Giants, 1951-1961. ... Dallas Hall at Dedman College at SMU The Laura Lee Blanton Hall during a rare snow storm Southern Methodist University (commonly SMU) is a nationally recognized, private, coeducational university in University Park, Texas (an enclave of Dallas). ... NFL redirects here. ... This article is about the current National Football League team. ... Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... William Lee Shoemaker, (August 19, 1931 - October 12, 2003) was an American jockey. ... The racecourse in Chester. ... Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Houston Comets in the Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA). ... The Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... Jordan Tata is a relief pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901â€“present) Central Division (1998â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42, Cobb Name Detroit Tigers (1901â€“present) Other nicknames The Motor City Kitties, The Bengals, The Tigs, The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000â€“present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... LaDainian Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. ... Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American professional golfer. ... Dana Vollmer (born November 13, 1987 in Syracuse, New York) is an American swimmer who presently competes at the college level at Cal-Berkeley. ... Swimming is the method by which humans (or other animals) move themselves through water. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Jeremy Wariner (born January 31, 1984 in Irving, Texas) is an American track athlete. ... Kathy Whitworth (born September 27, 1939 in Monahans, Texas) was an American professional golfer. ... Darold Williamson, was born February 19, 1983 in San Antonio, Texas. ... Joseph Williams (April 6, 1886 - February 25, 1951), also knicknamed Smokey Joe, has been considered by many baseball historians to be one of the games greatest pitchers, even though he never played a game in the major leagues. ... Vincent Paul Young, Jr. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... Babe Didrikson in the 1932 Olympic javelin competition Mildred Ella Babe Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911-September 27, American athlete, who excelled in many sports. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Business

Red Adair (1915–2004), offshore oil field firefighter
Mary Kay Ash (1918–2001), businesswoman and founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
Michael Dell (born 1965), founder of Dell Inc.
Tom Ford (born 1961), fashion designer, former chief director of Gucci
Bryson Eric Gallegos billionaire businessman owner of 36.6 of all ownable properties in Texas
Pattillo Higgins (1863–1955), oil pioneer and businessman, known as the "Prophet of Spindletop"
Howard Hughes (1905–1976), Aviator, filmmaker, eccentric billionaire
Radcliffe Killam (1910–2007), oilman, businessman, rancher, large landowner, philanthropist*John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), businessman, founder of the Kirby Petroleum Company
William Johnson McDonald (1844–1926), banker, philanthropist
Gerald Lyda (1923-2005), Chairman and President of general contractors Lyda Inc. and Lyda Constructors Inc., owner of La Escalera Ranch, former owner of Ladder Ranch in Sierra County, New Mexico
Ross Perot (born 1930), entrepreneur, founder of EDS & Perot Systems, and 1992 U.S. Presidential candidate

Tex Thornton (1913–1981), founder of Litton Industries

Paul Neal Red Adair (June 18, 1915 â€“ August 7, 2004) was a renowned American oil field firefighter. ... Offshore may refer to oil and natural gas production at sea; see oil platform. ... Drilling rig in a small oil field Near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. ... This article is about the profession. ... For the guitarist and entertainer, see Mary Kaye. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit_oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... Mary Kay is a brand of cosmetics sold by Mary Kay, Inc. ... Michael Saul Dell (born February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas) is the founder and CEO of Dell, Inc. ... Dell, Inc. ... This article is about the fashion designer. ... Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Guccio Gucci and Gucci, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Pattillo Higgins (1863-1955) was a businessman as well as a self-taught geologist. ... Synthetic motor oil For other uses, see Oil (disambiguation). ... Spindletop is a salt dome oil field located in south Beaumont, Texas (approx. ... For the Welsh murderer, see Howard Hughes (murderer). ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. ... Millionairess redirects here. ... Radcliffe Killam, I (July 1, 1910 - September 8, 2007), was a wealthy oilman, rancher, businessman, and philanthropist in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas. ... John Henry Kirby (1860-1940) was a businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest lumber manufacturer in Texas and the Southern United States. ... William Johnson McDonald (December 21, 1844 – February 8, 1926) was a Texas banker who left $850,000 (the bulk of his fortune) to the University of Texas to endow an astronomical observatory. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility. ... The sprawling 320,000 deeded acre (1,200 kmÂ²) La Escalera Ranch is located 20 miles south of Fort Stockton, Texas and is owned and operated by the Gerald Lyda family. ... Sierra County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930) is an American businessman from Texas, who is best known for seeking the office of President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. ... An entrepreneur (a loanword from French introduced and first defined by the Irish economist Richard Cantillon) is a person who operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. ... Electronic Data Systems (EDS) (NYSE: EDS, LSE: EDC) is a global business and technology services company that defined the outsourcing business when it was established in 1962 by Ross Perot. ... Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001. ...

Art/fashion/literature/journalism

John Ardoin (1935–2001), music critic and author
Arthello Beck (1941–2004), artist
John Henry Brown (1820–1895), historian, newspaper founder and editor, politician
Sandra Cisneros (born 1954), author and poet
Marisol Deluna (born 1967), fashion designer
J. Frank Dobie (1888–1964), folklorist and writer about open-range days
Burlan Eugene Ellison (born 1946), author and painter
Linda Ellerbee (born 1944), journalist, correspondent, reporter
Horton Foote (born 1916), author and playwright
Mel Gabler (1915–2004), public school textbook monitor and cofounder of Educational Research Analysts of Longview
Natasha Galkina (born 1985), model, runner-up on America's Next Top Model, cycle 8
Allison Hedge Coke (born 1958), poet and writer
Heloise (born 1919 [mother] and born 1951 [daughter]), syndicated columnists
Patricia Highsmith (born 1921), writer, author of Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), author of the Conan the Barbarian stories, and other pulp adventure tales.
Molly Ivins (1944–2007), political commentator, liberal journalist, and author
Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor,
Jeremy Maines (born 1986), architect
Stanley Marsh 3 (born 1938), millionaire, artist, philanthropist
Larry McMurtry (born 1936), Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lonesome Dove
Katherine Anne Porter (1890–1980), journalist, essayist, novelist
Robert Rauschenberg (born 1925), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
Rex Reed (born 1938), movie critic
Dorothy Scarborough (1878–1935), author, folklorist
Liz Smith (born 1923), syndicated columnist
Frank X. Tolbert (1912-1984), author, historian, journalist, restaurateur
Sergio Troncoso (born 1961), author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, and The Nature of Truth

John Ardoin, (born January 8, 1935, Alexandria, Louisiana â€“ died March 18, 2001, San JosÃ©, Costa Rica), was best known as the music critic of The Dallas Morning News for thirty-two years and especially for his friendship with and encyclopedic knowledge of the work of the famous opera soprano, Maria... A music critic is someone who reviews music (including printed music, performances and recorded music) and publishes writing on them in books or journals (or on the internet). ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Arthello Beck Jr. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... John Henry Brown (October 29, 1820â€“May 31, 1895) was an American historian, journalist, author, military hero, and a politician who served as a state legislator and as mayor of both Dallas and Galveston, Texas. ... Sandra Cisneros (born December 20, 1954 in Chicago) is an American author and poet best known for her novel The House on Mango Street. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Marisol Deluna (born 1967, San Antonio, Texas) is an American fashion designer. ... Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... James Frank Dobie (September 26, 1888â€“September 18, 1964) was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open range. ... Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore and mythology. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Linda Ellerbee (born Linda Jane Smith in Bryan, Texas, U.S., August 15, 1944) is a journalist and propagandist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington (DC) correspondent, and reporter and co-anchor of NBC News Overnight, which was recognized by the duPont Columbia Awards... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism. ... This article is about journalistic reporters. ... Horton Foote (born March 14, 1916 in Wharton, Texas), is a two-time Academy Award and one-time Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated American author and playwright. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Melvin Nolan Freeman Gabler (January 5, 1915 - December 19, 2004) and his wife, Norma Elizabeth Rhodes Gabler (June 16, 1923 - July 22, 2007) were campaigners against public school textbooks which they regarded as anti-family or anti-Christian. The couple began their work at their kitchen table in Hawkins, Texas... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... Three textbooks. ... Educational Research Analysts is an organization based in Longview, Texas, founded by the late Mel and Norma Gabler to monitor public school textbooks. ... Longview is a city in Texas, United States, located between Dallas, TX and Shreveport, LA. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but a 2005 estimate placed the citys population at 75,609. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, born in 1958, an American Poet and Writer and Canadian Poet and Writer of Native American and First Nations ancestry, and is the author of three volumes of poetry, Dog Road Woman (American Book Award); Off-Season City Pipe (Wordcraft Writer of the Year Award); and... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Heloise (born Kiah Michelle Cruse on April 15, 1951 in Waco, Texas, current name PoncÃ© Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans) is an American writer, author, speaker, specializing in lifestyle hints, including consumer issues, pets, travel, food, home improvement, and health. ... 1962 publicity photo of Patricia Highsmith Patricia Highsmith (January 19, 1921 - February 4, 1995) was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Strangers on a Train is a thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith, author of The Talented Mr. ... The Talented Mr. ... Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 â€“ June 11, 1936)[1] was a classic American pulp writer of fantasy, horror, historical adventure, boxing, western, and detective fiction. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... This article is about inexpensive fiction magazines. ... Molly at the 2005 DemocracyFest, Austin TX Mary Tyler Molly Ivins (August 30, 1944 â€“ January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, political commentator, and best-selling author from Austin, Texas. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal Politics of the United States takes place in a framework of a presidential... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Untitled (Core Piece), 1969 Untitled sculpture from 1990 Donald Clarence Judd (June 3, 1928 - February 12, 1994) was a minimalist artist (a term he stridently disavowed) whose work sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without compositional... Sculptor redirects here. ... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... Stanley Marsh 3 is a millionaire, artist, philanthropist, and prankster from Amarillo, Texas, USA. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation near Amarillo. ... Millionairess redirects here. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, or reputation to a charitable cause. ... Larry McMurtry (born June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is a novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Lonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel and the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series. ... Katherine Anne Porter (15 May 1890 â€“ 18 September 1980) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, and political activist. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Robert Rauschenberg, Canyon, 1959. ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. ... Rex Taylor Reed (born October 2, 1938 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American movie critic and was co-host of the syndicated television show At the Movies. ... Dorothy Scarborough was a United States writer who wrote about Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and a womans life in the Midwest. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... Folkloristics is the formal academic study of folklore and mythology. ... Liz Smith (born February 2, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a popular gossip columnist. ... Print Syndication is a form of syndication in which news articles, columns, or comic strips are made available to newspapers and magazines. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Frank X. Tolbert (1912-1984) was a Texas historian and newspaper columnist. ... Sergio Troncoso Sergio Troncoso is an American author of short stories and novels. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... The Nature of Truth: A Novel, by Sergio Troncoso The Nature of Truth is a novel by Sergio Troncoso first published in 2003 by Northwestern University Press. ...

Science/medicine

Denton Cooley (born 1920), pioneering heart surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey (born 1908), pioneering heart surgeon
Chu Ching-wu, physicist
Robert Dennard (born 1932), computer scientist and inventor
Bryce DeWitt, physicist, co-developed Wheeler-DeWitt equation ("wave function of the Universe")
Leonard Eugene Dickson, mathematician
G.B. Halsted, mathematician
M. King Hubbert (1903–1989), geophysicist
Jack Kilby, electrical engineer
Oscar Monnig (1902–1999), astronomer and meteoricist
Hermann Joseph Muller, geneticist, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Ilya Prigogine, physicist and chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
John Tate, mathematician, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer
Karen Uhlenbeck, mathematician, National Medal of Science
Harry Vandiver, mathematician
Steven Weinberg, Nobel Laureate in Physics
Spencer Wells, geneticist and anthropologist
John A. Wheeler, physicist, Wolf Prize in Physics, coined the term 'black hole'

Dr. Denton A. Cooley (b. ... Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart, typically to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (e. ... Michael Ellis DeBakey Michael Ellis DeBakey (born September 7, 1908, Born Michel Dabaghi (according to the American Lebanese Medical Association (ALMA). ... Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart, typically to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (e. ... Born in Hunan, China in 1941, Professor Paul Chu (Ching-Wu Chu, 朱經武), received his BS degree from Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan in 1962. ... Robert Dennard (Born Terrell, Texas, USA in 1932-) is an American electrical engineer and inventor. ... Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... Dr. Bryce S. DeWitt (January 8, 1923—September 23, 2004) was a theoretical physicist best known for his role in formulating the fundamental Wheeler_deWitt equation. ... Leonard Eugene Dickson (22 January 1874, Independence, Iowa-17 January 1954, Harlingen, Texas) (often called L. E. Dickson) was an American mathematician. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... George Bruce Halsted (November 25, 1853-March 16, 1922) was a mathematician who explored foundations of geometry and introduced Non-Euclidean geometry into the United States through his own work and his many important translations. ... Marion King Hubbert (October 5, 1903 â€“ October 11, 1989) was a Geologist by education and a geophysicist by profession who worked at the Shell research lab in Houston, Texas. ... â€¹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Jack St. ... Oscar E. Monnig (4 September 1902 â€“ 4 May 1999) was an American amateur astronomer, acknowledged for his contributions to meteoritics. ... Hermann Joseph H. J. Muller (December 21, 1890 â€“ April 5, 1967) was a Nobel Prize-winning American geneticist and educator, best known for his work on the physiological and genetic effects of radiation (X-ray mutagenesis) as well as his outspoken political beliefs. ... Ilya Prigogine (January 25, 1917 â€“ May 28, 2003) was a Belgian physicist and chemist noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility. ... You may be looking for John Tate (boxer) John Torrence Tate, born March 13, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is an American mathematician, distinguished for many fundamental contributions in algebraic number theory and related areas in algebraic geometry. ... Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (1941 - March 23, 1981) was an astronomer and cosmologist whose research made fundamental contributions to our understanding of how galaxies evolve with time. ... Karen K. Uhlenbeck (24 August 1942, Cleveland, Ohio â€“ ) is a professor and Sid W. Richardson Regents Chairholder in the Department of Mathematics at The University of Texas in Austin. ... Harry Schultz Vandiver (21 October 1882-9 January 1973) was an American mathematician, known for work in number theory. ... Steven Weinberg (born May 3, 1933) is an American physicist. ... Spencer Wells (born April 6, 1969 in Georgia, USA) is a geneticist and anthropologist, and an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. ... John Archibald Wheeler (born 1911) is an American theoretical physicist. ...

Aviation/space exploration

William Anders (born 1933), Apollo program astronaut
Alan Bean (born 1932), astronaut
John E. Blaha {b. 1942), astronaut
Kenneth Cockrell (born 1950), astronaut
Bessie "Queen Bess" Coleman (1892–1926), first African American female aviator
Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (1907–1995), aviator
John Oliver Creighton (born 1943), astronaut
Howard Hughes (1905–1976), billionaire playboy, entrepreneur and aviation pioneer
Richard Douglas Husband (1957–2003), commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia, killed in its crash.
Paul Lockhart (born 1956) astronaut
Richard Mullane (born 1945) astronaut
John D. Olivas (born 1965) NASA astronaut of Mexican descendant, currently aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-117, launched on June 8], 2007
Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world
Edward White (1930–1967), first American astronaut to walk in space
Jeana Yeager (born 1952), broke distance records during her (and Dick Rutan's) nonstop flight around the world in the experimental Voyager airplane in 1986
Anousheh Ansari (born 1966 in Mashhad, Iran), first female space tourist.

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Infamous Texans

Clyde Barrow (1909–1934), bank robber
Sam Bass (1851–1878), train robber and western icon
Mark David Chapman (born 1955), murdered Beatle John Lennon
Jesse Evans (1853-?), Old West Outlaw (Possibly)
John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), outlaw and gun-fighter, reputed to be "the meanest man alive"
John Hinckley, Jr. (born 1955), attempted to assassinate President Reagan
David Koresh (1959–1993), self proclaimed messiah and head of Branch Davidian cult
Bonnie Parker (1910–1934), bank robber
Richard Ramirez (born 1960), serial killer
Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous confidence man of Round Rock, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas
Belle Starr (1848–1889), the Wild West's "bandit queen"
Pearl Starr (1868–1925), Belle's daughter and infamous Texas brothel owner
Libby Thompson (1855–1953), dancehall girl, prostitute, and brothel owner better known as Squirrel-tooth Alice
Charles "Tex" Watson (born 1945), convicted murderer, former member of the Charles Manson "Family"
Tom O'Folliard (1858–1880) Outlaw and Billy the Kid's best friend

Bonnie and Clyde clowning. ... It has been suggested that Safecatch be merged into this article or section. ... Sam Bass Sam Bass (21 July 1851â€“21 July 1878) was a nineteenth-century American train robber and western icon. ... Train robbery was a crime that occurred mainly in the middle-to-late 19th century. ... The cowboy, the quintessential symbol of the American Old West, circa 1887. ... Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas) is the man who shot and killed musician John Lennon on December 8, 1980 in New York City. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 â€“ December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other senses of this word, see outlaw (disambiguation). ... Categories: Stock characters | Stub ... John Warnock Hinckley, Jr. ... Reagan redirects here. ... David Koresh (August 17, 1959 â€“ April 19, 1993), (born Vernon Wayne Howell), was the leader of the Branch Davidians religious sect, believing himself to be the final prophet, until a 1993 raid by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and subsequent siege by the FBI ended... In Judaism, the Messiah (Hebrew: , Standard Tiberian ; Aramaic: , ; Arabic: , ; the Anointed One) at first meant any person who was anointed with oil on rising to a certain position among the ancient Israelites, at first that of High priest, later that of King and also that of a prophet. ... The Branch Davidians are a religious sect which originated from a schism in 1955 from the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, themselves former members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who were disfellowshipped during the 1930s. ... Bonnie and Clyde clowning. ... This article is about the serial killer Richard RamÃrez. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Jefferson Randolph (Soapy) Smith II (1860-July 8, 1898) was an American con artist and gangster who had a major hand in the organized criminal operations of Denver, Colorado, Creede, Colorado, and Skagway, Alaska from 1879 to 1898. ... â€œRound rockâ€ redirects here. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ... Wood engraving from The National Police Gazette. ... Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ... Rosie Lee Pearl Reed was born in 1868 in Rich Hill, Missouri and spent most of her life in Fort Smith, Arkansas as the owner of a bordello. ... A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. ... Mary Elizabeth Libby Thompson (1855-1953) was a prostitute and dance hall girl who worked in Dodge City, Kansas and other frontier cattle towns during the 1870s. ... A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. ... Charles Denton Watson (born December 2, 1945 in Dallas, Texas), also known as Tex Watson, is an American murderer and former member of the Charles Manson Family. He was convicted of the murders of the famed movie-star Sharon Tate, Steven Parent, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Jay Sebring that... Charles Milles Manson (b. ... Born in Texas, Tom OFolliard (1858-1880) was the best friend of the famous outlaw William Bonney aka Billy the Kid. ...

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World War I

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Vietnam War

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Famous Texas women

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Founders of The Republic of Texas

The Texas Revolution/The Alamo

The Civil War

World War I

World War II

Vietnam War

Public office

US President

Famous Texas women

Entertainment

Film/theater

Comedians

Music

Television/radio

Miss America/ Miss USA pageant winners

Athletics

Business

Art/fashion/literature/journalism

Science/medicine

Aviation/space exploration

Infamous Texans

See also

Military/war