• Mary Kay Ash (1915  -2001) Cosmetics entrepreneur and founder of Mary Kay cosmetics; born in Hot Wells.
• Steven Fuller Austin (1793 - 1836) Founding father of Texas and namesake of the state's capital.
• Clyde Barrow (1909 - 1934) Outlaw and partner in crime with Bonnie Parker; born in Teleco.
• Carol Burnett (1933 - ) Comedian and actress of “The Carol Burnett Show”; born in San Antonio.
• George W. Bush (1946 - ) 43rd U.S. President; grew up in Midland and Houston.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) The 34^th U.S. President (1953-1961); born in Denison.
• Buddy Holly (1936 - 1959) Musician, considered one of the fathers of rock 'n roll; born in Lubbock.
• Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 - 1973) The 36^th U.S. President (1963-1969); born in Stonewall.
• Willie Nelson (1933 - ) Country music singer and songwriter; born in Abbott.

• Roy Orbison (1936 - 1988) Singer; born in Vernon.

• Selena Perez (1971 - 1995) Famous Latin singer; born in Texarkana.

• H. Ross Perot (1930 - ) Dallas computer billionaire, philanthropist, and independent (Reform Party) candidate for U.S. president in 1992 and 1996; born in Texarkana.

•  Dan Rather (1931 - ) TV newscaster and host of CBS Evening News; born in Wharton.
• Nolan Ryan (1947 - ) Baseball pitcher who pitched seven no-hitters; born in Refugio.
• Sandra Day O'Connor (1930 - ) U.S. Supreme Court justice; born in El Paso.

More Famous People of Texas

• Red Adair fireman oil well fires, Houston
• Alvin Ailey choreographer, Rogers
• Gene Autry singer, actor, Tioga
• Kathy Baker actress, Midland
• Cyd Charisse actress, dancer, Amarillo
• Henry Cisneros politician, San Antonio
• Denton A. Cooley heart surgeon, Houston
• Joan Crawford actress, San Antonio
• Robert Dennard inventor, Terrell
• A. J. Foyt auto racer, Houston
• Larry Hagman actor, Fort Worth
• Ben Hogan golfer, Dublin
• Howard Hughes industrialist, film producer, Houston
• Jack Johnson boxer, Galveston
• Michael Johnson olympic sports, Dallas
• George Jones singer, Saratoga
• Janis Joplin blues singer, Port Arthur
• Tommy Lee Jones actor, San Saba
• Trini Lopez singer, Dallas
• Mary Martin singer, actress, Weatherford
• Roger Miller singer, songwriter, Fort Worth
• Spanky McFarland actor, Fort Worth
• Audie Murphy actor, war hero, Kingston
• Chester Nimitz admiral, Fredricksburg
• Sandra Day O'Connor jurist, El Paso
• Buck Owens singer, Sherman
• Bonnie Parker outlaw, Rowena
• Katherine Anne Porter author, Indian Creek
• Wiley Post aviator, Grand Saline
• Robert Rauschenberg painter, Port Arthur
• Tex Ritter singer, Murval
• Eugene Wesley Gene Roddenberry screenwriter, El Paso
• Tabitha Soren TV journalist, San Antonio
• Rip Torn actor, director, Temple
• Ernest Tubb country music, Crisp
• Tommy Tune dancer, choreographer, Wichita Falls
• Kathy Whitworth golfer, Monahans
• Dooley Wilson actor, musician, Tyler
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias athlete, golfer, Port Arthur