Adair, Red (Houston)
Oil well firefighting legend
Famous People from Texas
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Anderson, Wes (Houston)
Director of Rushmore and Moonrise Kingdom -
Armstrong, Lance (Plano)
The bicyclist who was stripped of his seven Tour de France victories -
Autry, Gene (Tioga)
The singing cowboy star who did "Back in the Saddle" -
Avery, Tex (Taylor)
Co-creator of Bugs Bunny -
Badu, Erykah (Dallas)
The neo-soul singer of "Bag Lady" and "On & On" -
Barney the Dinosaur (Dallas)
The big purple star of TV's Barney and Friends -
Barrow, Clyde (Ellis County)
Half of the Depression-era crime duo Bonnie and Clyde -
Bentsen, Lloyd (Mission)
Debater who said, "You're no Jack Kennedy" -
Bo the Dog
The family dog of President Barack Obama -
Brown, Willie (Mineola)
Mayor of San Francisco, 1996-2004 -
Burnett, Carol (San Antonio)
The very funny host of The Carol Burnett Show -
Burns, Brooke (Dallas)
The 'fantasy girl' on Ally McBeal -
Busey, Gary (Goose Creek)
Star of The Buddy Holly Story -
Bush, Barbara (First Daughter) (Dallas)
The brunette twin daughter of George W. Bush -
Bush, George Prescott
The son of former Florida governor Jeb Bush -
Bush, Jeb (Midland)
The brother of President George W. Bush who was governor of Florida from 1999-2007 -
Bush, Jenna (Dallas)
The co-host of the morning show TODAY With Hoda and Jenna -
Bush, Laura (Midland)
The wife of former president George W. Bush -
Bush, Neil Mallon (Midland)
George W. Bush's brother, who ran the bankrupt Silverado Savings & Loan -
Bush, Noelle
The daughter of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -
Bush Twins, The (Dallas)
The twin daughters of George W. Bush -
Chamillionaire (Houston)
Rapper who did the hit song "Ridin'" -
Chapman, Mark David (Fort Worth)
The man who killed John Lennon -
Checkers
The dog who was the subject of Richard Nixon's famous "Checkers speech" -
Ciara (Austin)
R&B singer who did the crunky "Goodies" -
Clarkson, Kelly (Burleson)
The American Idol winner who sang "A Moment Like This" -
Coleman, Bessie (Atlanta)
The world's first licensed African-American pilot -
Coleman, Ornette (Fort Worth)
The plastic sax player who launched Free Jazz -
Corrigan, Douglas (Galveston)
The flier who 'accidentally' crossed the Atlantic -
Crawford, Joan (San Antonio)
Star of Mildred Pierce and subject of the book Mommie Dearest -
Cruse, Heloise Bowles (Fort Worth)
The originator of the newspaper column 'Hints From Heloise' -
DeLay, Tom (Laredo)
The convicted Texas ex-Congressman who appeared on Dancing With the Stars -
Destiny's Child (Houston)
R&B singers of the hit "Say My Name" -
Dobbs, Lou (Childress)
Former CNN business anchor and would-be populist politician -
Duff, Hilary (Houston)
TV's Lizzie McGuire -
Eisenhower, Dwight (Denison)
Supreme commander of Allied forces in WWII -
Elizabeth, Shannon (Houston)
The sexy exchange student in the movie American Pie -
Evans, Dale (Uvalde)
Partner of singing cowboy Roy Rogers -
Ewing, Megan (Abilene)
Hazel-eyed teen Guess model -
Fawcett, Farrah (Corpus Christi)
Jill Munroe on TV's Charlie's Angels -
Fiorina, Carly (Austin)
The Hewlett-Packard CEO who ran for president -
Foote, Horton (Wharton)
Oscar-winning screenwriter of To Kill A Mockingbird -
Ford, Tom (Austin)
The fashion designer who directed 'A Single Man' -
Foreman, George (Marshall)
Heavyweight boxing champ with a grill business -
Foxx, Jamie (Terrell)
Oscar-winning star of the movie Ray -
Foyt, A. J. (Houston)
Four-time Indy 500 Winner -
Garner, Jennifer (Houston)
Superspy Sydney Bristow in TV's Alias -
Glasper, Robert (Houston)
The jazz pianist who did 'Black Radio' -
Gomez, Selena (Dallas)
Alex Russo on on the Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place -
Gonzales, Alberto (San Antonio)
U.S. Attorney General, 2005-2007 -
Goodacre, Jill (Lubbock)
The Victoria's Secret model who is married to Harry Connick, Jr. -
Hagman, Larry (Fort Worth)
J.R. Ewing on the TV show Dallas -
Harrelson, Woody (Midland)
The guy from Cheers who played Larry Flynt in the movies -
Hawke, Ethan (Austin)
Star of Reality Bites -
Heard, Amber (Austin)
Johnny Depp's 2015 wife and co-star in 'The Danish Girl' -
Herrion, Thomas (Fort Worth)
Would-be 49er who died after a 2005 preseason game -
Hewitt, Jennifer Love (Waco)
Sarah on TV's Party of Five -
Highsmith, Patricia (Fort Worth)
The author of The Talented Mr. Ripley and Carol -
Holly, Buddy (Lubbock)
The rock music pioneer who sang "Peggy Sue" -
House, Edward M. "Colonel" (Houston)
Woodrow Wilson's advisor at the Paris Peace Conference -
Hughes, Howard (Houston)
The 20th century's famous billionaire aviator, businessman and recluse -
Jennings, Waylon (Littlefield)
Country singer who did "Good Hearted Woman" -
Johnson, Dakota (Austin)
The star of the steamy 2015 drama Fifty Shades of Grey -
Johnson, Lady Bird (Karnack)
Wife of President Lyndon Johnson -
Johnson, Lyndon (Near Johnson City)
President of the United States, 1963-1969 -
Jonas, Nick (Dallas)
The lead singer for the Jonas Brothers band -
Jones, Alex (Dallas)
The host of 'InfoWars' -
Jones, George (Saratoga)
The country music legend who sang "He Stopped Loving Her Today" -
Jones, Mike (Houston)
Houston-grown rapper of the single "Still Tippin'" -
Jones, Tommy Lee (San Saba)
The craggy-faced star of Men in Black -
Joplin, Janis (Port Arthur)
1960s blues/rock singer of "Me and Bobby McGee" -
Knowles, Beyoncé (Houston)
Singer of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" -
Koresh, David (Houston)
Founder of the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas -
Kyle, Chris (Odessa)
The author of American Sniper -
Lambert, Miranda (Lindale)
The country singer who did "The House That Built Me" -
Linklater, Richard (Houston)
Director of Slackers and School of Rock -
Longoria, Eva (Corpus Christi)
Gabrielle on TV's Desperate Housewives -
Lovato, Demi (Dallas)
Teen star of the Disney movie Camp Rock -
Lovett, Lyle (Klein)
Singer of The Road to Ensenada -
Luttig, J. Michael (Tyler)
U.S. Court of Appeals judge, 1991-2006 -
Mahomes, Patrick (Tyler)
Quarterback for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs -
Mandrell, Barbara (Houston)
Multi-talented leader of the Mandrell Sisters -
Martin, Mary (Weatherford)
The star who played Peter Pan on Broadway and TV -
Martin, Steve (Waco)
Comic star of The Jerk and Saturday Night Live -
McConaughey, Matthew (Uvalde)
The hunky Texan from The Wedding Planner -
McMurtry, Larry (Wichita Falls)
The author of Lonesome Dove -
Megan Thee Stallion (San Antonio)
The featured vocalist on the 2020 hit "WAP" -
Miers, Harriet (Dallas)
Failed Supreme Court nominee of George W. Bush -
Morris, Jim (Brownwood)
The pitcher who made the majors as a 35-year-old rookie -
Murphy, Audie (Kingston)
The most-decorated American soldier of World War II -
Musgraves, Kacey (Golden)
The country star who did 'Same Trailer Different Park' -
Nelly (Austin)
The guy who did the song "Hot in Herre" -
Nelson, Willie (Abbott)
Singer of "On the Road Again" -
Nimitz, Chester W. (Fredericksburg)
Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in World War II -
North, Oliver (San Antonio)
The unrepentant fall guy in the Iran-Contra scandal -
O'Connor, Sandra Day (El Paso)
The first woman on the U.S Supreme Court -
Orbison, Roy (Vernon)
Singer of "Only the Lonely" -
Osteen, Joel (Houston)
The megachurch pastor who wrote Your Best Life Now -
Parker, Bonnie (Rowena)
Half of the Depression-era crime duo Bonnie and Clyde -
Parsons, Jim (Houston)
The fussy physicist Sheldon on TV's The Big Bang Theory -
Paxton, Bill (Fort Worth)
The star of the HBO TV series 'Big Love' -
Perot, Ross (Texarkana)
The wealthy Texan who founded EDS and ran for president in 1992 and 1996 -
Perry, Rick (Paint Creek)
The governor of Texas, 2000-2015 -
Plemons, Jesse (Dallas)
Flatly amoral Todd in ‘Breaking Bad’ -
Pollard, Jonathan (Galveston)
The American sentenced to life for passing secrets to Israel -
Porter, Katherine Anne (Indian Creek)
Short story writer and the author of Ship of Fools -
Quaid, Dennis (Houston)
Star of the baseball hero movie The Rookie -
Quaid, Randy (Houston)
The National Lampoon's Vacation star who was later arrested again and again -
Rather, Dan (Wharton)
Anchor for TV's The CBS Evening News, 1981-2005 -
Roddenberry, Gene (El Paso)
Creator of TV's Star Trek -
Rodriguez, Michelle (Bexar County)
Star of Girlfight and The Fast and the Furious -
Rodriguez, Robert (San Antonio)
Filmmaker who did Desperado and Spy Kids -
Rogers, Kenny (Houston)
The country star who sang "The Gambler" -
Ryan, Irene (El Paso)
Granny on the TV show The Beverly Hillbillies -
Sam, Michael (Galveston)
The college football star who announced in 2014 that he was gay -
Seale, Bobby (Liberty)
Co-founder, with Huey Newton, of the Black Panther Party -
Selena (Lake Jackson)
The 'Queen of Tejano' -
Shoemaker, Willie (Fabens)
Four-time Kentucky Derby winner who later was paralyzed -
Simpson, Ashlee (Dallas)
Jessica Simpson's sister and singer of "Pieces of Me" -
Simpson, Jessica (Dallas)
Pop singer and star of the MTV show Newlyweds -
Smith, Anna Nicole (Mexia)
The blonde bombshell celebrity who died suddenly in 2007 -
Spacek, Sissy (Quitman)
Star of In The Bedroom -
Spieth, Jordan (Dallas)
The pro golfer who won the 2015 Masters and U.S. Open at age 21 -
Strait, George (Poteet)
Top-selling country star who did "Fool Hearted Memory" -
Strieber, Whitley (San Antonio)
The alien-abductee novelist who wrote Communion -
Sullenberger, Chesley B. (Denison)
The pilot who landed flight 1549 in the Hudson River in 2009 -
Swayze, Patrick (Houston)
Hunky star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost -
Swoopes, Sheryl (Brownfield)
Star WNBA forward for the Houston Comets -
Tate, Sharon (Dallas)
Famous victim of Charles Manson -
The Dixie Chicks (Dallas)
Singers of "Goodbye Earl" and "Not Ready to Make Nice" -
Tippit, J.D.
The Dallas policeman shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 -
Torn, Rip (Temple)
Artie from 'Larry Sanders' and Zed from 'Men in Black' -
Usher (Dallas)
The R&B star who did "You Make Me Wanna..." and "Yeah" -
Vaughan, Stevie Ray (Dallas)
Lead singer and guitarist for the band Double Trouble -
Washington, Isaiah (Houston)
The guy who got fired from Grey's Anatomy -
Whitaker, Forest (Longview)
Oscar-winning star of The Last King of Scotland -
White, Barry (Galveston)
The singer of "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" -
Wills, Bob (Near Kosse)
The King of Western Swing -
Wilson, Charlie (Trinity)
The Texas Congressman who funded Afghan rebels in the 1980s -
Wilson, Dooley (Tyler)
Sam in the movie Casablanca -
Wilson, Owen (Dallas)
Vince Vaughn's co-star in Wedding Crashers -
Wright, Robin (Dallas)
Claire Underwood in TV's 'House of Cards' -
Zaharias, Babe Didrikson (Port Arthur)
The Hall of Fame golfer who also ran track and played baseball, tennis and billiards -
Zellweger, Renee (Katy)
Star of Chicago and Jerry Maguire