List of personalities of the city of Dallas

The list of personalities in the city of Dallas includes people who were born in Dallas , Texas , as well as those who worked in Dallas without being born here. Both sections are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Dallas Born Personalities

To 1900

Frank Brownlee (1874–1948), actor
Robert Lee Moore (1882–1974), mathematician
Tom C. Clark (1899–1977), lawyer and politician
Roy Newman (1899-1981), country musician
James Hall (1900-1940), actor

20th century

1901 to 1920

Bebe Daniels (1901–1971), actress
Woody Walder (1903–1978), jazz musician
Bob McCracken (1904–1972), jazz clarinetist
Herman Walder (1905-1991), musician
Henry Nash Smith (1906–1986), cultural and literary scholar
Keg Johnson (1908-1967), jazz trombonist
Buddy Banks (1909–1991), jazz and rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist and singer
Dan Minor (1909–1982), jazz musician
Dorothy Janis (1910-2010), actress
Budd Johnson (1910–1984), jazz saxophonist and clarinetist and arranger
Jack Ruby (1911-1967), murderer
Waldeen Falkenstein (1913–1993), dancer and choreographer
Henry Coker (1914–1979), jazz trombonist of swing and modern jazz
Martha Elisabeth Rogers (1914–1994), nursing theorist, nursing researcher and professor of nursing
Jack Buetel (1915–1989), actor
Charlie Christian (1916–1942), guitarist
Bill Clements (1917–2011), politician
Walter Brown (1917–1956), blues singer
Bruce Alger (1918-2015), politician
Henry M. Morris (1918–2006), young earth creationist, apologist and hydraulic engineer
Cecil Green (1919–1951), racing car driver
John Howard Griffin (1920-1980), author
Warren Luckey (1920-2005), jazz and R&B saxophonist
Virginia Vale (1920–2006), actress

1921 to 1940

Harry Babasin (1921–1988), jazz bassist and cellist
Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008), jazz composer and arranger
Gene Roland (1921–1982), jazz composer, arranger and musician
LaNoue Davenport (1922-1999), musician
James Noble (1922-2016), actor
Linda Darnell (1923–1965), actress
Red Garland (1923-1984), jazz pianist
Andy Granatelli (1923–2013), racing car driver and racing team owner
Mark Shepherd (1923–2009), engineer, manager and chairman of the board
Aaron Spelling (1923-2006), film and television producer and actor
Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), entrepreneur
Joe Reisman (1924–1987), musician, band leader, record producer and arranger
Harold L. Runnels (1924–1980), politician
William Wakefield Baum (1926–2015), Archbishop of Washington
Tommy Bond (1926-2005), actor
Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr. (1926–1969), businessman and manager
Ramsey Clark (* 1927), lawyer and politician
Barron Hilton (1927–2019), entrepreneur, philanthropist and billionaire
Elliot See (1927–1966), astronaut
Doak Walker (1927-1998), American football player
Nancy Jeffett (1928–2017), tennis player and official
George McFarland (1928–1993), actor
Eddie Preston (1928–2009), jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
Pat Corley (1930-2006), actor
Bill Hughes (1930-2018), jazz trombonist
Tommy Blake (1931–1985), rockabilly and country musician
Zora Folley (1932–1972), heavyweight boxer
Gene O'Quin (1932–1978), country musician and songwriter
Robert W. Taylor (1932-2017), computer scientist
John Handy (* 1933), jazz musician
William Harrison (1933–2013), writer and professor of English
John A. Alonzo (1934-2001), cinematographer
Cedar Walton (1934-2013), jazz pianist
Carl H. Brans (* 1935), physicist
James Clay (1935–1994), jazz saxophonist and flutist
Sidney Henry (born 1935), weightlifter
Bobby Seale (* 1936), civil rights activist and co-founder of the Black Panther Party
Trini Lopez (1937-2020), pop singer
Eddie Meador (born 1937), American football player
Jimmy Johnson (born 1938), American football player
Ronnie Dawson (1939-2003), rockabilly singer
John Thomas Lutz (* 1939), writer
Lee Trevino (born 1939), professional golfer
Stanley Hauerwas (* 1940), Methodist theologian and pacifist

1941 to 1960

Stan Rice (1942–2002), poet and painter
Tom Jones (1943–2015), racing driver
Sly Stone (born 1943), funk singer
Sharon Tate (1943–1969), film actress
Jan Kregel (* 1944), economist
Harriet Miers (* 1945), lawyer and legal advisor to US President George W. Bush
Michael Martin Murphey (* 1945), country singer and songwriter
Steve Railsback (born 1945), actor
Stephen Stills (born 1945), rock musician
Charles Watson (born 1945), murderer
Elliott West (* 1945), historian
William Frederick Fisher (born 1946), astronaut
Don Sidle (1946-1987), basketball player
Sarah Blaffer-Hrdy (* 1946), anthropologist, behaviorist and primatologist
Roky Erickson (1947–2019), singer and guitarist
Meat Loaf (born 1947), rock singer and actor
Duane Thomas (born 1947), American football player
William Hootkins (1948-2005), actor
Doyle Bramhall (1949–2011), blues rock guitarist, singer and drummer
Dusty Hill (born 1949), blues musician
James Marshall (born 1949), composer
T. Michael Moseley (* 1949), General in the US Air Force
JB Cheaney (* 1950), author of children's books

Morgan Fairchild (born 1950), actress

Harvey Martin (1950-2001), American football player

Charlie Nearburg (* 1950), entrepreneur and racing car driver

George C. Baker (* 1951), organist, composer, music educator and dermatologist

Stephen Tobolowsky (* 1951), actor, director and screenwriter

Jimmie Vaughan (* 1951), blues rock guitarist and singer

Michael Gerard Duca (* 1952), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Baton Rouge

Darrell Nulisch (* 1952), blues singer and harmonica player

Alex Coke (* 1953), jazz musician

Doug English (born 1953), American football player

Dean Ornish (* 1953), medical doctor

Christopher Rich (born 1953), actor

Jeffrey Shears Ashby (born 1954), astronaut

Tim Choate (1954-2004), actor

Price Cobb (* 1954), racing car driver

Robert Milner Coerver (* 1954), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Lubbock

Allen Emerson (* 1954), computer scientist and Turing Prize winner

Peter MacNicol (* 1954), actor and director

Wayne Peet (* 1954), musician, arranger, composer and music producer

Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), blues and blues rock musician

Chris Ellis (born 1956), film actor

Bill Scanlon (* 1956), former professional tennis player

Peter Ostrum (* 1957), actor

Greg Ryan (* 1957), head coach of the US women's national soccer team

Donald Fullilove (* 1958), actor and voice actor

Rebecca Holden (* 1958), film actress, television producer, singer and photo model

Louise Ritter (* 1958), high jumper

Michael Weiss (* 1958), jazz pianist, arranger, composer and music teacher

Mike Morgan (born 1959), musician

Glenn Morshower (born 1959), actor

Larry Poindexter (* 1959), actor and singer

Anne Smith (born 1959), tennis player

Todd Black (* 1960), film producer

Michael Carter (* 1960), athlete and football player

Tammy Lynne Hall (* ≈1960), jazz musician

Regina Taylor (* 1960), actress

1961 to 1980

Angela Braly (* 1961), President and CEO of WellPoint
Jim Nolet (* 1961), violinist and violist of creative jazz
Jeff Dunham (born 1962), ventriloquist
Michelle Shocked (born 1962), folk singer and songwriter
Doug Wright (born 1962), playwright, screenwriter and librettist
Jeff Abbott (born 1963), writer
Spud Webb (born 1963), basketball player
Melinda Gates (* 1964), wife of Bill Gates
Vinnie Paul (1964-2018), drummer
Evan Stone (born 1964), porn actor
Scott Verplank (born 1964), professional golfer
Andrew Wilson (born 1964), actor, producer and director
Paul Wylie (born 1964), figure skater
Dana Eskelson (born 1965), actress
William McNamara (born 1965), actor
Edie Brickell (* 1966), singer and songwriter
Dimebag Darrell (1966-2004), guitarist
Robin Wright (born 1966), actress
Gene Hoglan (* 1967), drummer
Michael Johnson (born 1967), track and field athlete
Peter Ozsváth (* 1967), mathematician
Christopher Theofanidis (* 1967), composer
Sydnee Steele (* 1968), porn actress
Matt Stover (born 1968), football player
Owen Wilson (* 1968), actor and screenwriter
David Hanson (* 1969), robotics scientist and designer
Larry Johnson (born 1969), basketball player
Erykah Badu (born 1971), singer
Keith Loftis (* 1971), jazz musician
Luke Wilson (born 1971), actor
Christian Kane (* 1972), country singer, songwriter and actor
Angie Harmon (born 1972), actress
Grant Hill (born 1972), basketball player
Justin Leonard (born 1972), professional golfer
American McGee (* 1972), designer of games and films
Kurt Thomas (* 1972), basketball player
Dave Williams (1972-2002), rock singer
John Baldwin (born 1973), figure skater
Arlo Eisenberg (* 1973), inline skater and entrepreneur
Kevin Ellis (* 1973), skeleton pilot
Trevor Lissauer (* 1973), actor and musician
Greg Ostertag (* 1973), basketball player
Greg Vaughan (* 1973), actor and model
Jessica Drake (* 1974), porn actress
Jay R. Ferguson (born 1974), actor
Alex Jones (* 1974), radio presenter, entrepreneur and conspiracy theorist
Stephanie March (* 1974), actress
Jill Marie Jones (born 1975), actress
Allen Rossum (born 1975), football player
Amy Acker (born 1976), actress
Tevin Campbell (* 1976), R'n'B singer and songwriter
Dan Hunt (* 1976), football official and entrepreneur
Piper Perabo (born 1976), actress
Christopher Pettiet (1976–2000), film actor and sportsman
Marcus Goree (born 1977), basketball player
Salim Grant (* 1977), actor and musician
Joe Hahn (* 1977), musician
Faris McReynolds (* 1977), painter and musician
Darvis Patton (born 1977), track and field athlete
Jensen Ackles (born 1978), actor
Brooke Burns (born 1978), actress
Katie Gold (* 1978), porn actress
Stark Sands (* 1978), film and theater actor
Usher (* 1978), R&B singer and actor
Christine Lakin (* 1979), actress
Tiffany Limos (* 1980), film actress and photo model
Lane Garrison (born 1980), actor
William Jackson Harper (born 1980), actor
Ryan Hunter-Reay (* 1980), racing car driver
Michael Urie (* 1980), actor

1981 to 2000

Jenna Bush (* 1981), daughter of US President George W. Bush
Josh Henderson (born 1981), actor and singer
Jerrika Hinton (* 1981), actress
Lauren Kate (born 1981), author
Brian J. Smith (born 1981), actor
Paul Wasicka (* 1981), poker player
Jared Allen (born 1982), football player
Gina Carano (* 1982), actress and mixed martial arts fighter
Ryan Moats (born 1982), football player
Ashley Robinson (* 1982), basketball player
Mark Salling (1982-2018), actor and singer
Taylor Vixen (* 1983), porn actress and model
Matt Barr (born 1984), actor
Chris Bosh (* 1984), basketball player
LaMarcus Aldridge (born 1985), basketball player
Joshua Carter (* 1986), basketball player
Lacey Von Erich (* 1986), wrestler
Sam Harris (* 1986), jazz pianist
Jake McDorman (born 1986), actor
Brice McCain (born 1986), American football player
Blake Riley (* 1986), porn actor
Josh Wise (born 1986), actor
Brandon Brooks (born 1987), basketball player
Caitlin Rose (* 1987), country musician
Rheagan Wallace (born 1987), actress
Darrell Arthur (born 1988), basketball player
Omar González (* 1988), football player
Nicholas Boulle (* 1989), entrepreneur and racing car driver
Maurice Hooker (born 1989), boxer
Jazzmeia Horn (* 1991), jazz singer
Alex Okafor (born 1991), American football player
Nick Jonas (* 1992), actor and singer
Ty Montgomery (born 1993), American football player
Nick Price (* 1993), actor
Jordan Spieth (* 1993), professional golfer
Alexandra Malloy (* 1994), volleyball player
Ashley Mariani (* 1994), volleyball player
Courtney Okolo (born 1994), track and field athlete
Jill Kassidy (* 1996), porn actress
McKaley Miller (born 1996), actress
Noah Ringer (* 1996), actor
Madelyn Cole (born 1997), volleyball player
Froy Gutierrez (born 1998), actor

From 2001 onwards

Madison De La Garza (* 2001), actress
Emma Fuhrmann (* 2001), actress and model
Lizzy Greene (* 2003), actress
Kylie Rogers (* 2004), actress
Mckenna Grace (* 2006), actress and voice actress

Famous Dallas residents

Jimmy Joy (1902–1962), saxophonist, clarinetist, singer and big band leader
Boyd Bennett (1924–2002), songwriter, drummer and rock and roll singer
Dennis Herrold (1927–2002), rockabilly musician
Lieux Dressler (* 1930), actress
Mel Renfro (born 1941), American football player
George W. Bush (born 1946), 43rd President of the United States
Dan Piraro (born 1958), cartoonist
Thomas Osang (* 1962), economist
Andy Timmons (born 1963), guitarist
Lacey Conner (* 1976), singer and songwriter
Dirk Nowitzki (* 1978), basketball player
Demi Lovato (* 1992), actress and singer

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