Famous People from Fort Worth, Texas

• Chapman, Mark David

  The man who killed John Lennon

• Coleman, Ornette

  The plastic sax player who launched Free Jazz

• Cruse, Heloise Bowles

  The originator of the newspaper column 'Hints From Heloise'

• Hagman, Larry

  J.R. Ewing on the TV show Dallas

• Herrion, Thomas

  Would-be 49er who died after a 2005 preseason game

• Highsmith, Patricia

  The author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Carol

• Paxton, Bill

  The star of the HBO TV series 'Big Love'

See also: Born in Texas