List of people from Dallas
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The following is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived a significant portion of their lives in Dallas, Texas.
A
[edit]- Vinnie Paul Abbott (1964–2018), musician
- Amy Acker (born 1976), actress
- Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor
- Mike Agnew (born 1965), soccer player
- Brad Agoos (born 1970 or 1971), soccer player
- Jeff Agoos (born 1968), Swiss-born American soccer defender[1]
- Troy Aikman (born 1966), NFL player and sportscaster
- LaMarcus Aldridge (born 1985), basketball player
- Paul Alexander (1946–2024), lawyer, writer, polio survivor[2]
- Bruce Alger (1918–2015), former U.S. Representative for Texas's 5th congressional district
- Jorge Almageur (born 2000), professional soccer player
- Abby Anderson (born 1997), country singer
- Ashley Parker Angel (born 1981), recording artist and actor
- AnonymousCulture (born 1985), rapper
- Heather Armbrust (born 1977), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Darrell Arthur (born 1988), basketball player
- Aaron Aryanpur, stand-up comedian
- Karan Ashley (born 1975), actor known for her role as Aisha in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Ariel Atkins (born 1996), WNBA shooting guard for the Washington Mystics
- Tex Avery (1908–1980), cartoonist
- Avion Roe (formed in 2011), post-hardcore band from Dallas
B
[edit]- Harry Babasin (1921–1988), musician
- Erykah Badu (born 1971), singer
- Jerry Bailey (born 1957), Hall of Fame jockey
- Troy Baker (born 1976), singer, musician, voice actor
- Ernie Banks (1931–2015), Hall of Fame baseball player
- Sebastian Barrie (born 1970), football player
- Clyde Barrow (1909–1934), outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde)
- Steve Bartlett (born 1947), Dallas mayor, U.S. Representative
- John Battaglia (1955–2018), Child killer executed by lethal injection
- Tony Battie (born 1976), basketball player
- Lou Singletary Bedford (1837–?), author, poet, editor
- Bedhead, indie-rock band
- Robby Benson (born 1956), actor
- Drew Binsky (born 1991), vlogger
- Charlie Blackmon (born 1986), baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
- Elton Bomer (born 1935), politician
- Tommy Bond (1926–2005), actor (Butch from Our Gang)
- Chris Bosh (born 1984), basketball player
- Craig Wayne Boyd (born 1978), Nashville-based country music singer-songwriter, musician, and winner of The Voice season 7 (raised in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite)
- Charlie Brackins (1932–1991), football player
- Doyle Bramhall II (born 1968), guitarist, singer and composer
- Drew Brees (born 1979), football player
- Edie Brickell (born 1966), singer
- Rex Brown (born 1964), musician
- Tim Brown (born 1966), Hall of Fame football player
- Freddie Bruno (born 1978), Christian rapper
- John Neely Bryan (1810–1877), founder of Dallas
- David Burns (born 1958), basketball player
- George W. Bush (born 1946), former Texas governor and 43rd President of the United States
- Laura Bush (born 1946), former First Lady of the United States
C
[edit]- K Callan (born 1936), actress
- Henry Calvin (1918–1975), actor (Sergeant Garcia on Disney's Zorro)
- Tevin Campbell (born 1976), singer
- Gina Carano (born 1982), Muay Thai and MMA fighter, actress
- Jason Castro (born 1987), singer
- Arden Cho (born 1985), actress
- Annie Clark (born 1982), musician
- Ramsey Clark (1927–2021), U.S. Attorney General
- Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), U.S. Supreme Court justice
- Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), singer and songwriter
- Bill Clements (1917–2011), Texas governor and businessman
- John Ford Coley (born 1948), famous singer-songwriter
- John Congleton (born 1977), music producer
- Kerry Cooks (born 1974), football coach
- Pat Corley (1930–2006), actor (Murphy Brown)
- Rafael Cruz (born 1939), Christian preacher and public speaker; father of Texas Senator Ted Cruz
- Mark Cuban (born 1958), businessman, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks
D
[edit]- George Dahl (1894–1987), architect
- Vernon Dalhart (1883–1948), singer
- Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), early film star
- Darrion Daniels (born 1997), defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons
- Bettye Danoff (1923–2011), golfer, LPGA co-founder
- Linda Darnell (1923–1965), actress
- Sahara Davenport (1984–2012), drag queen
- Storm Davis (born 1961), née George Earl "Storm" Davis, MLB baseball player
- George Dealey (1859–1946), businessman
- Samuel David Dealey (1906–1944), World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Tim DeLaughter (born 1965), from The Polyphonic Spree
- Dimebag Darrell (1966–2004, Darrell Abbott), guitarist and songwriter
- DJ Hurricane (born 1965), hip hop disc jockey and producer
- The D.O.C., rapper
- Asian Doll (born 1996), rapper
- Dorrough (born 1986), rapper
- Emira D'Spain (born 1996), model and social media influencer
- Dave Duncan (born 1945), MLB baseball player and coach
- Jeff Dunham (born 1962), ventriloquist
- Pat Durham (born 1967), basketball player
E
[edit]- Seth Elledge (born 1996), baseball player
- Andre Emmett (1982–2019), basketball player
- Jane Johnson Endsley (1848–1933), ran one of the city's largest rail-yard coal and log businesses
- Emily Erwin (born 1972), musician (Dixie Chicks)
- Martie Erwin (born 1969), musician (Dixie Chicks)
- Forest Etheredge (1929–2004), Illinois state senator and educator[3]
- Anthony Evans (born 1978), Christian singer and songwriter; son of Tony Evans
F
[edit]- Morgan Fairchild (born 1950), actress
- Terry Fator (born 1965), ventriloquist
- Dean Fearing, chef
- Fila Fresh Crew, rap group
- Miles Fisher (born 1983), actor
G
[edit]- Randy Galloway (born 1943), sports journalist
- Kyle Gann (born 1955), music critic
- Cesar Garcia (born 2002), soccer player
- Red Garland (1923–1984), jazz pianist
- Lane Garrison (born 1980), actor
- Melinda Gates (born 1964), philanthropist, ex-wife of Bill Gates
- Lester Gatewood (1921–1965), football player
- Don Gililland (born 1939), guitarist
- Peri Gilpin (born 1961), actress
- Xavier Gipson, NFL player
- Selena Gomez (born 1992), singer
- Omar Gonzalez (born 1988), soccer player
- YaYa Gosselin (born 2009), actress
- W.V. Grant (born 1945), televangelist
- A. J. Green (born 1998), NFL Player
- Cecil Green (1919–1951), race car driver
- AJ Griffin (born 2003), NBA player
- Frank Shelby Groner (1873–1943), executive secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1918–1928
H
[edit]- Jenna Bush Hager (born 1981), journalist
- Joe Hahn (born 1977), musician, DJ, director and visual artist for nu-metal band Linkin Park
- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey (born 1938), writer
- Jack Halliday (1928–2000), football player
- William Jackson Harper (born 1980), comedian actor
- Chris Harrison (born 1971), host (The Bachelor, Designers' Challenge)
- Will Ford Hartnett (born 1956), Dallas attorney and state representative, 1991 to 2013
- Brad Hawkins (born 1976), actor (Ryan Steele on VR Troopers)
- Gibby Haynes (born 1957), singer/musician with Butthole Surfers
- Jerry Haynes (1927–2011), children's TV show host (Mr. Peppermint, Peppermint Place)
- Josh Henderson (born 1981), actor (John Ross from Dallas)
- Nekeshia Henderson (born 1973), basketball player
- Don Henley (born 1947), musician
- Grant Hill (born 1972), Hall of Fame basketball player and Vice Chair of the Board for the Atlanta Hawks
- Barron Hilton (1927–2019), retired CEO of Hilton Hotels; co-founder of American Football League; grandfather of Paris Hilton
- Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), hotel heir; airline director; first husband of Elizabeth Taylor
- Dustin Hodge, producer and writer
- Terri Hoffman (1938–2015), religious cult leader
- "Doc" Holliday (1851–1887), western gunfighter, gambler, and dentist; lived in Dallas in the 1870s
- Joyner Holmes (born 1998), WNBA power forward for the Seattle Storm
- Steve Holy (born 1972), country singer
- Jordan Horston (born 2001), WNBA guard for the Seattle Storm
- Jaden Hossler (born 2001), TikTok personality and singer
- Tina Huang (born 1981), actress (Rizzoli & Isles)
- Ray Wylie Hubbard (born 1946), musician
- Michael Huffington (born 1947), politician, activist, ex-husband of Arianna Huffington
- Sarah T. Hughes (1896–1985), judge
- Prince Albert Hunt (1896–1931), musician
- Ryan Hunter-Reay (born 1980), Indy car driver
- Paige Hurd (born 1992), actress, Tasha from Everybody Hates Chris
- Willie Hutch (1944–2005), singer
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), United States Permanent Representative to NATO, former U.S. Senator from Texas
- Emerson Hyndman (born 1996), soccer player for Atlanta United
I
[edit]J
[edit]- Bishop T.D. Jakes (born 1957), pastor, Senior Pastor of The Potters House
- Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893–1929), musician
- Eric Johnson (born 1975), mayor of Dallas
- Michael Johnson (born 1967), athlete, Olympic gold medalist
- Nick Jonas (born 1992), singer
- Alex Jones (born 1974), conservative radio host
- Caleb Landry Jones (born 1989), actor
- Jalen Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Lindsay Jones (born 1989), gamer, actor
- Margo Jones (1911–1955), stage director and producer
- Norah Jones (born 1979), singer
- Ron Jones (born 1947), football player
- J. Erik Jonsson (1901–1995), co-founder of Texas Instruments; politician
K
[edit]- Christian Kane (born 1972), actor
- Kankan (born 2000), rapper
- Bavand Karim (born 1979), film and TV producer
- Ty Kelly (born 1988), American-Israeli MLB player (New York Mets)
- Clayton Kershaw (born 1988), MLB pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers)
- Jack Kilby (1923–2005), co-inventor of the integrated circuit, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
- Kim Chung-ha (born 1996), previous member of South Korean girl group I.O.I; lived in Dallas for eight years before returning to South Korea
- Don King (born 1964), football player
- Freddie King (1934–1976), musician
- Ron Kirk (born 1954), politician
- Madison Kocian (born 1997), gymnast at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Linda Koop (born 1950), Republican member of Texas House of Representatives
- Kelvin Korver (born 1949), football player
L
[edit]- Brandon Lake (born 1990), musician
- Tom Landry (1924–2000), Dallas Cowboys coach
- James Lankford (born 1968), U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
- Alonzo Lawrence (born 1989), football player
- Bobby Layne (1926–1986), football player
- Logan Leistikow (born 1984), filmmaker
- Turney W. Leonard (1921–1944), World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
- Gus Levene (1911–1979), composer, arranger, orchestrator, guitarist
- Jaren Lewison (born 2000), actor
- Lil Loaded (2000–2021), rapper
- Lil Twist (born 1993), rapper
- Lil' Wil (born 1987), rapper
- Bob Lilly (born 1939), football player
- Maggie Lindemann (born 1998), musician
- Albert Louis "Al" Lipscomb (1925–2011), politician, civil rights icon
- Nastia Liukin (born 1989), gymnast
- Myra Cohn Livingston (1926–1996), poet
- Lisa Loeb (born 1968), singer
- Trini Lopez (1937–2020), singer
- Demi Lovato (born 1992), singer, songwriter and actress (born in Albuquerque)
- Big Lurch (born 1976), rapper
M
[edit]- Daniel Mac (born 1997), internet personality
- Peter MacNicol (born 1954), actor
- Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967), actress, graduate of Dallas' Highland Park High School
- Stephanie March (born 1974), actress (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Conviction)
- Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus (1882–1979), co-founder of Neiman Marcus
- Stanley Marcus (1905–2002), chairman of Neiman Marcus
- Mark Matlock, minister[4]
- MC 900 Ft. Jesus, a.k.a., Mark Griffin, musician
- Randy McAllister, blues musician[5]
- George McFarland (1928–1993), actor (Spanky on Our Gang)
- Phil McGraw (born 1950), doctor and television personality (Dr. Phil)
- Kevin McHale (born 1988), actor
- Billy McKinney (born 1994), baseball player
- Judith McNaught (born 1944), novelist
- Meat Loaf (1947–2022), musician
- Morgan Meyer (born 1974), state representative
- Bunny Michael, visual artist, musician, and rapper
- C.J. Miles (born 1987), NBA player
- Julie Miller (born 1956), singer
- Rhett Miller (born 1970), musician
- Steve Miller (born 1943), musician
- Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1970), actress
- Kiko Mizuhara (born 1990), singer and actress
- MO3 (1992–2020), rapper, singer
- Mike Modano (born 1970), hockey player
- Ritt Momney (born 1999), singer
- Whistlin' Alex Moore (1899–1989), musician
- Keith Moreland (born 1954), baseball player
- Belita Moreno (born 1949), actress
- Glenn Morshower (born 1959), actor
- Chaz Mulkey (born 1981), kickboxer
- Kyle Muller (born 1997), starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves
- Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945), singer ("Wildfire")
- Mason Musso (born 1989), singer
- Mitchel Musso (born 1991), actor
N
[edit]- Terence Nance (born 1982), actor, filmmaker, and director
- Le'Bryan Nash (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Tracey Needham (born 1967), actress
- Michael Nesmith (1942–2021), musician, songwriter (The Monkees)
O
[edit]- Igor Olshansky (born 1982), National Football League player
- Hayley Orrantia (born 1994), actress, country music singer/songwriter
- Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), assassin of President John F. Kennedy
P
[edit]- Hot Lips Page (1908–1954), musician
- Kevin Page (born 1958), artist and actor
- Bonnie Parker (1911–1934), outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde)
- Corey Pavin (born 1959), professional golfer
- Rudy Pena (born 1958), professional soccer player
- Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress
- H. Ross Perot (1930–2019), businessman, presidential candidate
- Brandon Pertzborn (born 1994), drummer
- Ben J. Pierce (born 1999), YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and actor
- Jesse Plemons (born 1988), actor (born in Dallas)
- Art Powell (1937–2015), football player
- Ryan Pressly (born 1988), Major League Baseball pitcher and All-Star[6]
R
[edit]- Steve Railsback (born 1945), actor
- Willis Alan Ramsey (born 1951), musician
- Jon Randall (born 1969), country singer
- Julius Randle (born 1994), NBA player
- John T. Richardson (1923–2022), priest and president of DePaul University
- Sha'Carri Richardson (born 2000), track and field athlete
- LeAnn Rimes (born 1982), singer (raised in Garland, a suburb of Dallas)
- Emily Robison (born 1972), country singer from Dixie Chicks
- Holland Roden (born 1986), actress
- Dennis Rodman (born 1961), NBA player
- Kyle Rote, Jr. (born 1950), soccer player and coach
- Scott Rothkopf, art curator
- Debby Ryan (born 1993), actress, singer
S
[edit]- Mark Salling (1982–2018), actor
- Sam the Sham (born 1937), musician
- Deion Sanders (born 1967), former football player
- Stark Sands (born 1978), actor
- Boz Scaggs (born 1944), musician
- Jim Sharp, former justice of the First Texas Court of Appeals in Houston; Dallas native
- She-Dick, electropop band formed in Dallas
- Megan Shipman (born 1972), voice actress
- Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Michelle Shocked (born 1962), singer
- Jason Siggers (born 1985), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
- Matthew Silverman (born 1976), General Manager and President for Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Ashlee Simpson (born 1984), singer (raised in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas)
- Jessica Simpson (born 1980), singer (raised in Richardson with her sister Ashlee)
- A. Maceo Smith (1903–1977), civil rights activist
- Buster Smith (1904–1991), musician
- Elliott Smith (1969–2003), singer
- Dan Smoot (1913–2003), journalist, author, radio-TV commentator, long-term Dallas resident[7]
- Terry Southern (1924–1995), writer
- Gary Spann (born 1963), football player
- Aaron Spelling (1923–2006), television producer (Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat)
- Errol Spence Jr. (born 1990), unified boxing welterweight world champion
- Jordan Spieth (born 1993), golfer
- SRSQ, musician
- Matthew Stafford (born 1988), NFL player
- Roger Staubach (born 1942), NFL player
- Sydnee Steele (born 1968), pornographic actress
- B.W. Stevenson (1949–1988), musician
- Stephen Stills (born 1945), musician
- Sly Stone (born 1943), singer
- Troy Stoudermire (born 1990), football player
- Nikki Stringfield, guitarist (The Iron Maidens and Before the Mourning)
- Erwin Swiney (born 1978), football player
- Noah Syndergaard (born 1992), MLB pitcher (New York Mets)
T
[edit]- Sharon Tate (1943–1969), actress
- Travis Tedford (born 1988), Spanky, The Little Rascals
- Mason Thames (born 2007), actor
- Elijah Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Robert L. Thornton (1880–1964), businessman and politician
- Jim Thurman (1935–2007), comedy writer
- Nick Thurman (born 1995), NFL football player for the Atlanta Falcons
- Neal Tiemann (born 1982), musician
- Stephen Tobolowsky (born 1951), actor
- John Tower (1925–1991), politician
- Lee Trevino (born 1939), golfer
- Cowboy Troy (born 1970), country rapper
- Jerrold B. Tunnell (1950–2022), mathematician
- Wylie Turner (born 1957), football player
U
[edit]- Usher (born 1978), singer, entertainer
- Kamaru Usman (born 1987), MMA fighter in the UFC
V
[edit]- Charlie Van Dyke, former radio disc jockey, frequent guest host of American Top 40, 1983–1988
- Vanilla Ice (born 1967), rapper
- Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), musician
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician
- Lacey Von Erich (born 1986), wrestler
W
[edit]- Doak Walker (1927–1998), football player
- Malcolm Walker (1943–2022), football player
- T-Bone Walker (1910–1975), musician
- Pegot Waring (1908–1983), sculptor
- Ken Weaver (born 1956), auto racer
- J. White Did It (born 1984), record producer
- Donnie Williams (born 1948), football player
- Travis Willingham (born 1981), voice actor
- Victor Willis (born 1951), lead singer of Village People
- Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor
- Mark Wilson (1929–2021), magician
- Owen Wilson (born 1968), actor
- Ron Woodroof (1950–1992), "Dallas Buyers Club" founder
- Bracey Wright (born 1984), basketball player, guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Robin Wright Penn (born 1966), actress
- Angus G. Wynne (1914–1979), real estate developer and founder of Six Flags theme parks
Y
[edit]- Yella Beezy (born 1991), rapper
- Chris Young (born 1985), MLB pitcher
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Illinois Blue Book 1991-1992, Biographical Sketch of Forest D. Etheredge, pg. 88
- ^ Cary McMullen (December 28, 2001). "Youth group kid hits it big with Christian pop group". The Gadsden Times: C7.
- ^ "Randy McAllister Liner Notes". Bluesdfw.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Pressly stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Book review in The New American, March 7, 1994, People Along the Way: The Autobiography of Dan Smoot (Big Sandy, Texas: Tyler Press, 1993), 306 pp.