| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Red Adair |
Business |
18-Jun-1915 |
7-Aug-2004 |
In the business of "capping" oil wells |
| Yolanda Adams |
Singer |
27-Aug-1962 |
|
Gospel singer, Open My Heart |
| Pete Aldridge |
Business |
18-Aug-1938 |
|
Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03 |
| Debbie Allen |
Dancer |
16-Jan-1950 |
|
All About You |
| Lance Alworth |
Football |
3-Aug-1940 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer, "Bambi" |
| Wes Anderson |
Film Director |
1-May-1969 |
|
Rushmore |
| Michael A. Andrews |
Politician |
7-Feb-1944 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1983-95 |
| Bill Archer |
Politician |
22-Mar-1928 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1971-2001 |
| James Baker |
Government |
28-Apr-1930 |
|
US Secretary of State, 1989-92 |
| Frederick Barthelme |
Novelist |
10-Oct-1943 |
|
Moon Deluxe |
| Skye McCole Bartusiak |
Actor |
28-Sep-1992 |
|
Firestarter 2: Rekindled |
| Ken Bentsen |
Politician |
3-Jun-1959 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1995-2003 |
| Big Moe |
Rapper |
27-Jun-1974 |
14-Oct-2007 |
Sippin' Codeine |
| Alexis Bledel |
Actor |
16-Sep-1981 |
|
Rory on Gilmore Girls |
| Cliff Branch |
Football |
1-Aug-1948 |
|
Former Oakland Raiders WR |
| Robert L. Brown |
Judge |
30-Jun-1941 |
|
Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court |
| James Lee Burke |
Novelist |
5-Dec-1936 |
|
Dave Robicheaux series |
| Noelle Bush |
Relative |
26-Jul-1977 |
|
Niece of George W. Bush |
| Tom Byron |
Pornstar |
4-Apr-1961 |
|
Kinky Business, Cumback Pussy |
| Kirbyjon H. Caldwell |
Religion |
c. 1954 |
|
Windsor Village United Methodist Church |
| John Carter |
Politician |
6-Nov-1941 |
|
Congressman, Texas 31st |
| Chamillionaire |
Rapper |
28-Nov-1979 |
|
Mixtape Messiah |
| Lois Chiles |
Actor |
15-Apr-1947 |
|
Moonraker |
| Denton Cooley |
Doctor |
22-Aug-1920 |
|
Pioneering heart surgeon |
| John Cornyn |
Politician |
2-Feb-1952 |
|
US Senator from Texas |
| Chris Crawford |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1950 |
|
Balance of Power |
| Kathryn Crosby |
Actor |
25-Nov-1933 |
|
Widow of Bing Crosby |
| John Culberson |
Politician |
24-Aug-1956 |
|
Congressman, Texas 7th |
| Brett Cullen |
Actor |
26-Aug-1956 |
|
Dan Fixx on Falcon Crest |
| Michael Dell |
Business |
23-Feb-1965 |
|
Founder of Dell Computer |
| Loretta Devine |
Actor |
21-Aug-1949 |
|
Marla Hendricks on Boston Public |
| David Dewhurst |
Politician |
18-Aug-1945 |
|
Lt. Governor of Texas |
| DJ Premier |
Disc Jockey |
21-Mar-1966 |
|
Pri-Pri-Pri-Premier, Premier |
| E. Linn Draper, Jr. |
Business |
6-Feb-1942 |
|
CEO, American Electric Power, 1993-2003 |
| Steven Drozd |
Drummer |
11-Jun-1969 |
|
Drummer for The Flaming Lips |
| Allen Drury |
Novelist |
2-Sep-1918 |
2-Sep-1998 |
Advise and Consent |
| Haylie Duff |
Actor |
19-Feb-1985 |
|
Hilary Duff's sister |
| Hilary Duff |
Actor |
28-Sep-1987 |
|
Manufactured pop star |
| Charles W. Duncan, Jr. |
Government |
9-Sep-1926 |
|
US Secretary of Energy, 1979-81 |
| Shelley Duvall |
Actor |
7-Jul-1949 |
|
The Shining |
| Shannon Elizabeth |
Actor |
7-Sep-1973 |
|
Nadia in American Pie 1 and 2 |
| Donald Evans |
Government |
26-Jul-1946 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 2001-05 |
| Sean Faris |
Actor |
25-Mar-1982 |
|
Life As We Know It |
| William S. Farish |
Business |
17-Mar-1939 |
|
W.S. Farish & Co. |
| Lil' Flip |
Rapper |
3-Mar-1981 |
|
Texan freestyle rapper |
| Curt Flood |
Baseball |
18-Jan-1938 |
20-Jan-1997 |
Tried to topple MLB's antitrust |
| Robert Foxworth |
Actor |
1-Nov-1941 |
|
Chase Gioberti on Falcon Crest |
| A. J. Foyt |
Auto Racing |
16-Jan-1935 |
|
Four-time winner of Indy 500 |
| Jennifer Garner |
Actor |
17-Apr-1972 |
|
Alias |
| Alice P. Gast |
Educator |
25-May-1958 |
|
President, Lehigh University |
| Greg Germann |
Actor |
26-Feb-1958 |
|
Richard Fish on Ally McBeal |
| Billy Gibbons |
Guitarist |
16-Dec-1949 |
|
ZZ Top |
| Teresa Graves |
Actor |
10-Jan-1948 |
10-Oct-2002 |
Laugh-In |
| Darrell Green |
Football |
15-Feb-1960 |
|
Washington Redskins, Hall of Famer |
| Gene Green |
Politician |
17-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman, Texas 29th |
| Anthony W. Hall, Jr. |
Politician |
c. 1944 |
|
CAO, Houston, TX |
| Melora Hardin |
Actor |
29-Jun-1967 |
|
Jan Levinson on The Office |
| Lisa Hartman |
Actor |
1-Jun-1956 |
|
Knots Landing |
| Elmer Wayne Henley |
Criminal |
9-May-1956 |
|
Kidnapped, tortured, murdered 27 boys |
| Edward M. House |
Diplomat |
26-Jul-1858 |
28-Mar-1938 |
Advisor to Woodrow Wilson |
| David Hunke |
Publisher |
c. 1952 |
|
Newspaper publisher |
| Rick Hurst |
Actor |
1-Jan-1946 |
|
Cletus Hogg on Dukes |
| Jandek |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-Oct-1945 |
|
Reclusive Texan songwriter |
| Chloe Jones |
Pornstar |
17-Jun-1975 |
2-Jun-2005 |
Where the Boys Aren't 17 |
| Mike Jones |
Rapper |
6-Jan-1981 |
|
Who is Mike Jones? |
| Barbara Jordan |
Politician |
21-Feb-1936 |
17-Jan-1996 |
Gave 1976 Democratic keynote speech |
| Beyonce Knowles |
Singer |
4-Sep-1981 |
|
Former Destiny's Child frontwoman |
| Solange Knowles |
Musician |
24-Jun-1986 |
|
Teen dancer and pop star |
| David Koresh |
Religion |
17-Aug-1959 |
19-Apr-1993 |
Branch Davidian cult leader |
| Gary Kubiak |
Football |
15-Aug-1961 |
|
Head Coach, Houston Texans |
| Richard Land |
Religion |
1947 |
|
Southern Baptist Convention |
| Joshua Leonard |
Actor |
17-Jun-1975 |
|
The Blair Witch Project |
| Aylwin Lewis |
Business |
28-May-1954 |
|
CEO of Sears |
| Samuel W. Lewis |
Diplomat |
1-Oct-1930 |
|
US Ambassador to Israel, 1977-85 |
| Hal Lindsey |
Religion |
1929 |
|
The Late, Great Planet Earth |
| Richard Linklater |
Film Director |
30-Jul-1960 |
|
Slacker |
| LeToya Luckett |
Singer |
11-Mar-1981 |
|
Destiny's Child |
| Meredith MacRae |
Actor |
30-May-1944 |
14-Jul-2000 |
Host of Mid-Morning L.A. |
| Barbara Mandrell |
Country Musician |
25-Dec-1948 |
|
Midnight Oil |
| Meredith Monroe |
Actor |
30-Dec-1969 |
|
Andie McPhee on Dawson's Creek |
| Mike Nesmith |
Musician |
30-Dec-1942 |
|
Monkee |
| Lisa Niemi |
Actor |
26-May-1956 |
|
Actress/Wife of Patrick Swayze |
| Annette O'Toole |
Actor |
1-Apr-1952 |
|
Martha Kent on Smallville |
| Emeka Okafor |
Basketball |
28-Sep-1982 |
|
Charlotte Hornets forward/center |
| Pauline Oliveros |
Musician |
2-Jun-1932 |
|
Composer, Deep Listener |
| Barbara Olson |
TV Personality |
27-Dec-1955 |
11-Sep-2001 |
Conservative TV pundit |
| Renee Olstead |
Actor |
18-Jun-1989 |
|
Lauren Miller on Still Standing |
| Joel Osteen |
Religion |
5-Mar-1963 |
|
Pastor of Lakewood Church, Houston |
| Nell Irvin Painter |
Historian |
2-Aug-1942 |
|
Creating Black Americans |
| Billy Preston |
Musician |
9-Sep-1946 |
6-Jun-2006 |
Wrote You Are So Beautiful |
| Missi Pyle |
Actor |
16-Nov-1972 |
|
Bringing Down the House |
| Dennis Quaid |
Actor |
9-Apr-1954 |
|
Any Given Sunday, Innerspace |
| Randy Quaid |
Actor |
1-Oct-1950 |
|
Parents |
| Roger A. Ramsey |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of Allied Waste Industries, 1989-97 |
| Phylicia Rashad |
Actor |
19-Jun-1948 |
|
Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show |
| Diane Ravitch |
Government |
1-Jul-1938 |
|
Education reformer |
| Barret Robbins |
Football |
26-Aug-1973 |
|
Superbowl XXXVII no-show |
| George R. Roberts |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts |
| Kenny Rogers |
Country Musician |
21-Aug-1938 |
|
The Gambler |
| Gloria R. Scott |
Educator |
14-Apr-1938 |
|
President of Bennett College, 1987-2001 |
| Marc J. Shapiro |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Chase, 1997-2003 |
| Herbert D. Simons |
Attorney |
1935 |
|
Former Partner, Butler & Binion |
| Mike Singletary |
Football |
9-Oct-1958 |
|
Linebacker, Chicago Bears |
| Anna Nicole Smith |
Model |
28-Nov-1967 |
8-Feb-2007 |
Addled golddigger |
| Jaclyn Smith |
Actor |
26-Oct-1945 |
|
Former Charlie's Angel |
| South Park Mexican |
Rapper |
1971 |
|
Hispanic rapper / Dope House Records |
| Georgina Spelvin |
Pornstar |
3-Jan-1936 |
|
Devil in Miss Jones |
| Brent Spiner |
Actor |
2-Feb-1949 |
|
Data on Star Trek: TNG |
| Matt Stone |
Cartoonist |
26-May-1971 |
|
Co-creator of South Park |
| Michael Strahan |
Football |
21-Nov-1971 |
|
NY Giants Defensive End |
| Annette Strauss |
Politician |
26-Jan-1924 |
14-Dec-1998 |
Mayor of Dallas 1987-91 |
| Don Swayze |
Actor |
10-Aug-1958 |
|
Beach Babes from Beyond |
| Patrick Swayze |
Actor |
18-Aug-1952 |
|
Dirty Dancing |
| Thurman Thomas |
Football |
16-May-1966 |
|
Buffalo Bills, Hall of Famer |
| Slim Thug |
Rapper |
8-Sep-1980 |
|
Already Platinum |
| John Tower |
Politician |
25-Sep-1925 |
5-Apr-1991 |
US Senator from Texas, 1961-85 |
| Karla Faye Tucker |
Criminal |
18-Nov-1959 |
3-Feb-1998 |
First woman executed in Texas since 1863 |
| The Undertaker |
Wrestling |
24-Mar-1962 |
|
Undefeated at WrestleMania |
| Jack Valenti |
Business |
5-Sep-1921 |
26-Apr-2007 |
Presidential advisor, headed the MPAA |
| Brooke Valentine |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Oct-1984 |
|
R&B singer, Chain Letter |
| Carl W. Vogt |
Attorney |
20-Apr-1936 |
|
Former Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski |
| Paul Wall |
Rapper |
30-Mar-1980 |
|
Sittin' Sidewayz |
| Isaiah Washington |
Actor |
3-Aug-1963 |
|
Dr. Burke on Grey's Anatomy |
| Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
Guitarist |
3-Feb-1935 |
17-May-1996 |
Gangster of Love |
| Kathryn J. Whitmire |
Politician |
15-Aug-1946 |
|
Mayor of Houston, 1982-91 |
| JoBeth Williams |
Actor |
6-Dec-1948 |
|
Poltergeist |
| Chandra Wilson |
Actor |
27-Aug-1969 |
|
Dr. Bailey on Grey's Anatomy |
| Robert Woodrow Wilson |
Astronomer |
10-Jan-1936 |
|
Detected primordial radiation |
| Andrea Yates |
Criminal |
2-Jul-1964 |
|
Drowned her five children |
| Vince Young |
Football |
18-May-1983 |
|
Tennessee Titans QB |
| Marvin Zindler |
Journalist |
10-Aug-1921 |
29-Jul-2007 |
Houston reporter, KTRK-TV |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Johnny Ace |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Jun-1929 |
25-Dec-1954 |
R&B star, shot himself |
| Red Adair |
Business |
18-Jun-1915 |
7-Aug-2004 |
In the business of "capping" oil wells |
| Alan Ameche |
Football |
1-Mar-1933 |
8-Aug-1988 |
Winner, 1954 Heisman Trophy |
| Dillon Anderson |
Government |
14-Jul-1906 |
1974 |
National Security Advisor, 1955-56 |
| James A. Baker |
Attorney |
10-Jan-1857 |
2-Aug-1941 |
Baker Botts |
| Donald Barthelme |
Author |
7-Apr-1931 |
23-Jul-1989 |
Come Back, Dr. Caligari |
| Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Feb-1921 |
23-May-2006 |
US Senator, Treasury Secretary |
| Big Moe |
Rapper |
27-Jun-1974 |
14-Oct-2007 |
Sippin' Codeine |
| W. B. Botts |
Attorney |
7-Sep-1835 |
7-Mar-1893 |
Baker Botts |
| David Brinkley |
Journalist |
10-Jul-1920 |
11-Jun-2003 |
The Huntley-Brinkley Report |
| John Connally |
Politician |
27-Feb-1917 |
15-Jun-1993 |
Governor of Texas, 1963-69 |
| James A. Elkins |
Attorney |
25-Sep-1879 |
7-May-1972 |
Vinson & Elkins |
| Max Faget |
Scientist |
26-Aug-1921 |
9-Oct-2004 |
Designer of NASA spacecraft |
| Oveta Culp Hobby |
Publisher |
19-Jan-1905 |
16-Aug-1995 |
Houston Post President, 1955-83 |
| Anson Jones |
Politician |
20-Jan-1798 |
9-Jan-1858 |
President of Texas, committed suicide |
| Chloe Jones |
Pornstar |
17-Jun-1975 |
2-Jun-2005 |
Where the Boys Aren't 17 |
| Jesse H. Jones |
Government |
5-Apr-1874 |
1-Jun-1956 |
US Secretary of Commerce 1940-45 |
| Guy Lombardo |
Musician |
19-Jun-1902 |
5-Nov-1977 |
The Royal Canadians |
| Ben F. Love |
Business |
1924 |
13-Jan-2006 |
CEO of Texas Commerce Bank |
| Jeanette MacDonald |
Actor |
18-Jun-1903 |
14-Jan-1965 |
The Merry Widow |
| Roger Maris |
Baseball |
10-Sep-1934 |
14-Dec-1985 |
Broke Babe Ruth's home run record |
| J. Howard Marshall II |
Business |
24-Jan-1905 |
4-Aug-1995 |
Oilman, married Anna Nicole Smith |
| Will Sampson |
Actor |
27-Sep-1933 |
3-Jun-1987 |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| DJ Screw |
Disc Jockey |
20-Jul-1971 |
16-Nov-2000 |
Screw Music inventor |
| Richard E. Smalley |
Chemist |
6-Jun-1943 |
28-Oct-2005 |
Co-Discovered first fullerine |
| Gene Tierney |
Actor |
19-Nov-1920 |
6-Nov-1991 |
Laura |
| Lurleen Burns Wallace |
First Lady |
19-Sep-1926 |
7-May-1968 |
Wife and surrogate governor of George Wallace |
| Marvin Zindler |
Journalist |
10-Aug-1921 |
29-Jul-2007 |
Houston reporter, KTRK-TV |
