| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Rodney Alcala |
Criminal |
23-Aug-1943 |
|
The Dating Game killer |
| Kevin Alejandro |
Actor |
7-Apr-1976 |
|
Jesus Velasquez on True Blood |
| Cresencio S. Arcos |
Diplomat |
10-Nov-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Honduras, 1990-93 |
| Taylor Ball |
Actor |
28-Dec-1987 |
|
Brian Miller on Still Standing |
| Florence Bates |
Actor |
15-Apr-1888 |
31-Jan-1954 |
The Moon and Sixpence |
| Frank A. Bennack, Jr. |
Business |
12-Feb-1933 |
|
CEO of Hearst, 1979-2002 |
| Henry Bonilla |
Politician |
2-Jan-1954 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1993-2007 |
| Jesse Borrego |
Actor |
1-Aug-1962 |
|
Gael Ortega on 24 |
| Carol Burnett |
Actor |
26-Apr-1933 |
|
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Julian Castro |
Politician |
16-Sep-1974 |
|
US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
| Ricardo Chavira |
Actor |
1-Sep-1971 |
|
Desperate Housewives |
| Henry Cisneros |
Politician |
11-Jun-1947 |
|
Secretary of HUD, 1993-97 |
| Ramon C. Cortines |
Educator |
22-Jul-1932 |
|
Prominent schools superintendent |
| Joan Crawford |
Actor |
23-Mar-1905 |
10-May-1977 |
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
| Christopher Cross |
Singer |
3-May-1951 |
|
Sailing |
| Al Freeman, Jr. |
Actor |
21-Mar-1934 |
10-Aug-2012 |
Malcolm X |
| Edward D. Garza |
Politician |
c. 1969 |
|
Mayor of San Antonio, 2001-05 |
| Emilio M. Garza |
Judge |
1-Aug-1947 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Cito Gaston |
Baseball |
17-Mar-1944 |
|
Manager, Toronto Blue Jays, 1989-97 and 2008-10 |
| Paul Gigot |
Columnist |
1955 |
|
Wall Street Journal columnist |
| Summer Glau |
Actor |
24-Jul-1981 |
|
River Tam on Firefly |
| Alberto Gonzales |
Government |
4-Aug-1955 |
|
US Attorney General, 2005-07 |
| Charlie Gonzalez |
Politician |
5-May-1945 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1999-2013 |
| Henry B. Gonzalez |
Politician |
3-May-1916 |
28-Nov-2000 |
Congressman from Texas, 1961-99 |
| Nicholas Gonzalez |
Actor |
3-Jan-1976 |
|
Alex Santiago on Resurrection Blvd. |
| Paul W. Green |
Judge |
6-Mar-1952 |
|
Justice, Texas Supreme Court |
| Jack Handey |
Author |
25-Feb-1949 |
|
Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey |
| John D. Harkey, Jr. |
Business |
12-Sep-1960 |
|
Consolidated Restaurant Operations |
| Stephen Herek |
Film Director |
10-Nov-1958 |
|
Mr. Holland's Opus |
| Steve Howey |
Actor |
12-Jul-1977 |
|
Van Montgomery on Reba |
| Rita Jenrette |
Relative |
25-Nov-1949 |
|
My Capitol Secrets |
| Sam Johnson |
Politician |
11-Oct-1930 |
|
Congressman, Texas 3rd |
| Glenn Jordan |
Film Director |
5-Apr-1936 |
|
Barbarians at the Gate |
| Cresson H. Kearny |
Inventor |
7-Jan-1914 |
18-Dec-2003 |
Patriot, inventor, survivalist idol |
| William Cardinal Keeler |
Religion |
4-Mar-1931 |
|
Archbishop of Baltimore, 1989-2007 |
| Gary C. Kelly |
Business |
1955 |
|
CEO of Southwest Airlines |
| Warren Kole |
Actor |
23-Sep-1977 |
|
Wes Mitchell on Common Law |
| Nick Kotz |
Journalist |
16-Sep-1932 |
|
Judgment Days |
| Lucien Littlefield |
Actor |
16-Aug-1895 |
4-Jun-1960 |
American character actor |
| David Lowery |
Musician |
10-Sep-1960 |
|
Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker |
| Vilma S. Martinez |
Attorney |
17-Oct-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to Argentina |
| Bruce McGill |
Actor |
11-Jul-1950 |
|
Character actor, Animal House |
| Larry C. Napper |
Diplomat |
27-Nov-1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Kazakhstan, 2001-04 |
| John Allen Nelson |
Actor |
28-Aug-1959 |
|
Warren Lockridge on Santa Barbara |
| Oliver North |
Military |
7-Oct-1943 |
|
Perjuring Iran-Contra figure |
| Norah O'Donnell |
Journalist |
23-Jan-1974 |
|
CBS Chief White House Correspondent |
| Jared Padalecki |
Actor |
19-Jul-1982 |
|
Supernatural |
| Scott Pelley |
Journalist |
28-Jul-1957 |
|
CBS Evening News |
| Edward C. Prado |
Judge |
7-Jun-1947 |
|
5th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Ann Prentiss |
Actor |
27-Nov-1939 |
12-Jan-2010 |
Sgt. Candy Kane on Captain Nice |
| Paula Prentiss |
Actor |
4-Mar-1938 |
|
What's New, Pussycat? |
| John Quiñones |
Journalist |
23-May-1952 |
|
Primetime: What Would You Do? |
| Kevin Reynolds |
Film Director |
17-Jan-1952 |
|
Waterworld |
| James Roday |
Actor |
4-Apr-1976 |
|
Shawn Spencer on Psych |
| Robert Rodriguez |
Film Director |
20-Jun-1968 |
|
El Mariachi |
| Samuel I. Rosenman |
Government |
13-Feb-1896 |
24-Jun-1973 |
White House Counsel, 1943-46 |
| Michael E. Ryan |
Military |
24-Dec-1941 |
|
USAF Chief of Staff, 1997-2001 |
| Doug Sahm |
Musician |
6-Nov-1941 |
18-Nov-1999 |
Sir Douglas Quintet |
| David Scott |
Astronaut |
6-Jun-1932 |
|
Commander, Apollo 15 |
| Karen Sharpe |
Actor |
20-Sep-1934 |
|
Laura Thomas on Johnny Ringo |
| Bud Shivers |
Business |
1946 |
|
Texans for Quality Health Care |
| John Silber |
Educator |
15-Aug-1926 |
27-Sep-2012 |
President of Boston University, 1971-96 |
| Spencer Silver |
Chemist |
6-Feb-1941 |
|
Post-It notes |
| Lamar Smith |
Politician |
19-Nov-1947 |
|
Congressman, Texas 21st |
| Tabitha Soren |
Journalist |
19-Aug-1967 |
|
MTV News |
| Whitley Strieber |
Novelist |
13-Jun-1945 |
|
Alien-abductee wrote Communion |
| Henry Thomas |
Actor |
8-Sep-1971 |
|
E.T.: The Extraterrestrial |
| Karen Tumulty |
Journalist |
1-Dec-1955 |
|
Time political correspondent |
| Alan Wheat |
Politician |
16-Oct-1951 |
|
Congressman from Missouri, 1983-95 |
| Bill White |
Politician |
16-Jun-1954 |
|
Mayor of Houston, 2004-10 |
| Ed White |
Astronaut |
14-Nov-1930 |
27-Jan-1967 |
First American to walk in space |
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Richard Avedon |
Photographer |
13-May-1923 |
1-Oct-2004 |
Photographer of the human predicament |
| Jacques Barzun |
Historian |
30-Nov-1907 |
25-Oct-2012 |
From Dawn to Decadence |
| Jim Bowie |
Military |
10-Apr-1796 |
6-Mar-1836 |
Knife fighter, Alamo combatant |
| Henry Catto |
Diplomat |
6-Dec-1930 |
18-Dec-2011 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1989-91 |
| Glenn Corbett |
Actor |
17-Aug-1930 |
16-Jan-1993 |
Lincoln Case on Route 66 |
| Davy Crockett |
Military |
17-Aug-1786 |
6-Mar-1836 |
King of the Wild Frontier |
| Ann B. Davis |
Actor |
5-May-1926 |
1-Jun-2014 |
Alice from The Brady Bunch |
| H. L. Davis |
Novelist |
18-Oct-1894 |
31-Oct-1960 |
Honey in the Horn |
| Patrick Fernández Flores |
Religion |
26-Jul-1929 |
9-Jan-2017 |
Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio, 1979-2004 |
| Samuel Gompers |
Labor Leader |
27-Jan-1850 |
13-Dec-1924 |
First President of the AFL |
| Henry B. Gonzalez |
Politician |
3-May-1916 |
28-Nov-2000 |
Congressman from Texas, 1961-99 |
| William M. Jardine |
Educator |
16-Jan-1879 |
17-Jan-1955 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29 |
| Salem bin Laden |
Relative |
1946 |
29-May-1988 |
Osama's brother |
| Pola Negri |
Actor |
31-Dec-1894 |
1-Aug-1987 |
Sultry silent film diva |
| John D. Ryan |
Military |
10-Dec-1915 |
27-Oct-1983 |
USAF Chief of Staff, 1969-73 |
| Nathan F. Twining |
Military |
11-Oct-1897 |
29-Mar-1982 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1957-60 |
| Jonathan M. Wainwright |
Military |
23-Aug-1883 |
2-Sep-1953 |
Commander of the Philippines |
| William Jenkins Worth |
Military |
1-Mar-1794 |
7-May-1849 |
Namesake of Fort Worth, TX |
