- Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson (born William Hugh Nelson, April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. He reached his greatest fame during the so-called "outlaw country" movement of the 1970s. - Randy Galloway
Randy Galloway is the host of "Galloway and Company", the drive-time program on KESN 103.3 FM, ESPN Radio's Dallas affiliate. He is also a columnist for the "Ft. Worth Star-Telegram". Previously, Galloway has been a columnist for "The Dallas Morning News" and a radio host for News/Talk 820 WBAP. Listeners have become accustomed to Galloway's trademark wit and sarcasm as well as his deep Texas drawl. - Kenneth Copeland
Kenneth Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is the founder of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, a Christian religious organization, and a television evangelist. He was born in Lubbock, Texas. - Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn was transformed from a highly regarded yet relatively unknown artist to musical superstar faster than any other classical musician in history. Through grand playing in the style of great pianists of the past and the luck of timing, he became a worldwide celebrity in the late 1950s. - Amon G. Carter
Amon G. Carter, Sr. (December 11, 1879-June 23, 1955) was the creator and publisher of the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram", and a nationally known civic booster for Fort Worth, Texas. A legacy in his will was used to create Fort Worth's Amon Carter Museum. Carter was born in Crafton, Texas. After his mother died in 1892, he moved away from his remaining family, to Bowie, Texas, where he supported himself with a variety of odd jobs. - Darrent Williams
Darrent Williams (September 27 1982 - January 1 2007), was an American football player for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. Williams was also the owner and CEO of independent record label RYNO Entertainment in Fort Worth, Texas. - Jim Wright
James Claude Wright, Jr. (born December 22, 1922), usually known as Jim Wright, is a former U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. - Bob Wills
James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 - May 13, 1975) was an American country musician, songwriter, and big band leader. - Kim Brimer
Kenneth Kimberlin “Kim” Brimer, Jr. is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing District 10. Brimer was born in Houston to Kenneth Kimberlin Brimer, Sr., and the former Louie Francis Hughes and earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Stephen F. Austin State University. - Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982) is an American pop singer from Texas. Clarkson made her debut under RCA Records after she won the highly publicized first season of the television series "American Idol" in 2002. She was originally marketed as a pop musician with her debut album "Thankful" (2003). With the release of her multi-platinum second album "Breakaway" (2004), Clarkson moved to a more pop rock-oriented style of music, … - Jesse Jane
Jesse Jane (born July 16, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American pornographic actress and model. - Pete Geren
Preston M. Geren (born January 29, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) was named Acting Secretary of the United States Army by Defense Secretary Robert Gates, after Army Secretary Francis Harvey resigned amidst the scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Geren had been the 28th Undersecretary of the Army, a post he assumed on February 21, 2006, following his nomination by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the United States Senate. As the Undersecretary, Mr. - Kay Granger
Kay Granger (born January 18 1943), a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Texas, currently represents the 12th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Granger was born in Greenville, Texas, and graduated from Texas Wesleyan University. She was elected to the Fort Worth city council in 1989 and was elected Mayor in 1991. Her tenure as mayor saw a drop in violent crime, … - Ornette Coleman
Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Coleman was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he began performing R&B and bebop initially on tenor saxophone. He later switched to alto, which has remained his primary instrument. Coleman's timbre is easily recognized: his keening, crying sound draws heavily on blues music. - Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970 in Riverside, Texas) is a Grammy Award winning, platinum-selling African American musician who blends gospel, hip hop, and R&B. He released his first gospel album, "Kirk Franklin & Family", in 1993, and is known as the leader of contemporary gospel choirs such as Kirk Franklin & the Family, Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, God's Property and Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC. - Bob Schieffer
Ambassador Schieffer grew up in Fort Worth attending the public schools. He graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1966. He attended the University of Texas in Austin where he majored in government and minored in history. He received a B.A. degree in 1970. Ambassador Schieffer immediately entered graduate school where he studied international relations. He received an M.A. Degree in 1972. Ambassador Schieffer has had a life long fascination with politics. - Rags Matthews
Raymond "Rags" Matthews (born August 17, 1905-January 1, 1999) was an All-American football player at Texas Christian University in the 1920s, playing end on both offense and defense. A Fort Worth native, Matthews attended Poly High School before TCU. He lettered three times under coach Matty Bell, during which the Horned Frogs posted a cumulative record of 17-5-5. He was named the team's Most Valuable Player after the 1926 and 1927 seasons, … - Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known for his 1965 hit song King of the Road. - Thomas Herrion
Thomas Herrion was an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Herrion, a 6-foot-3 (190 cm), 310-pound (140 kg) guard, played college football first at Kilgore College at the junior college level before transferring to the University of Utah where he blocked for current San Francisco 49ers quarterback and Number One Draft pick Alex Smith. - Martin Frost
Jonas Martin Frost III (born January 1, 1942) is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Texas 24th Congressional District from 1979 to 2005. He was married to U.S. Army Major General (Retired) Kathryn Frost until her death in 2006. Born in Glendale, California, Frost grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1964 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and history, … - Townes van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt (March 7 1944 - January 1 1997) was a country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Although Van Zandt was not widely known before his death, he has since slowly gained a cult status. His songs have been covered by such notable musicians as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Steve Earle, Norah Jones, John Prine, Gillian Welch, Devendra Banhart, The Meat Puppets, GG Allin, Johnny Dowd, … - John Carter
John Wallace Carter (24 September 1928-31 March 1991) was an American jazz clarinet, saxophone, and flute player. - Roger Williams
Roger Williams (born ca. 1950) is the former secretary of state for the U.S. state of Texas, having served from November 2004 until his resignation effective July 1, 2007. Williams announced on June 11 that he would leave the appointed position to "pursue other opportunities". He did not say if he intends to seek elected office. In Texas, the secretary of state must resign if he enters a political race. - Bill Paxton
William Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor and film director. - Betty Buckley
Betty Lynn Buckley (born July 3, 1947) is an American theater, film, and television actress. - Ronnie Earle
Ronald Dale "Ronnie" Earle (born February 23, 1942) is the District Attorney for Travis County, Texas and member of the Democratic Party. He became nationally known for filing charges against House majority leader Tom DeLay in September 2005 for conspiring to violate Texas' election law and/or to launder money. Earle has also prosecuted other Texas politicians, including Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, State Representative, Mike Martin, … - Luke Short
Western frontiersman Luke L. Short (1854-September 8, 1893) was a noted gunfighter, who had worked as a farmer, cowboy, whiskey peddler, army scout, dispatch rider, gambler and saloon keeper at various times during his four decades of life. - Jim Courtright
Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" or "Big Jim" Courtright (1848 - February 8, 1887) was an American lawman, outlaw and gunfighter. - T-Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett, born Joseph Henry Burnett in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, is a songwriter and performer inspired by multiple traditions of America's musical heritage. He emerged from a self-imposed 14 year hiatus as a recording artist in 2006 to release two collections of music: "The True False Identity", his first album of new original songs since 1992, and "Twenty Twenty - The Essential T Bone Burnett", … - T. Cullen Davis
Thomas Cullen Davis (born September 22, 1933) was the head of the Kendavis oil company. He divorced his wife, Priscilla Davis, in 1974. Priscilla was shot and injured, while her boyfriend, Stan Farr, and her daughter, Andrea Wilborn, were shot dead on August 2, 1976 at Priscilla's mansion. Despite the statements of Priscilla and two other eyewitnesses, Cullen Davis was found not guilty of the murder of Andrea Wilborn. - King Curtis
Curtis Ousley, who performed under the name King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz. Curtis was born in Fort Worth, Texas. During the 1950s and early to mid 1960s he both worked as a session player on such records as Yakety Yak and recorded his own singles. His best known singles from this period are "Soul Twist" (Enjoy) and "Soul Serenade" (Capitol). - Sid W. Richardson
Sid Williams Richardson (May 25, 1891-September 30, 1959) was a Texas oilman, cattleman and philanthropist known for his association with the city of Fort Worth. A native of Athens, Texas, Richardson attended Baylor University and Simmons College from 1910 to 1912. With borrowed money, he and a business partner, Clint Murchison, amassed $1 million in the oil business in 1919-1920, but then watched their fortunes wane with the oil market, until business again boomed in 1933. - Liz Smith
Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith (born February 2 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American gossip columnist. Liz Smith is known as The Grand Dame of Dish. - Richard Rainwater
Richard E. Rainwater (born 1943) is an investor and self made billionaire fund manager. With an estimated current net worth of around $2.5 billion, he is ranked by "Forbes" as the 335-richest person in the world. Rainwater is a financial dealmaker from Fort Worth, Texas. The son of a wholesale grocer, he graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in mathematics and earned his MBA from Stanford Business School. He landed a job as an investment banker, … - Ronald Shannon Jackson
Ronald Shannon Jackson (born January 12, 1940) is an American jazz drummer. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Jackson is notable for his unusual approach to his instrument, which draws as much inspiration from military and parade bands as from traditional jazz drumming. He is the only person to have recorded and performed with the three prime shapers of free jazz: pianist Cecil Taylor, and saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler. - Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman (born Walter Redman in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, May 17, 1931; d. Brooklyn, New York, September 2, 2006) was an American free jazz saxophonist. Redman played mainly tenor saxophone, though he occasionally doubled on alto saxophone, played the Chinese "suona" (which he called a musette),<SUP>photo</SUP> and on rare occasions played the clarinet. Redman attended Prairie View A&M University in Texas. - Jim Thompson
James Myers Thompson (Born September 27, 1906, Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory - Died April 7, 1977, Los Angeles, California) was an American writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction. Thompson was best-known for more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by pulp fiction houses, in the late-1940s and mid-1950s. - Kelly Shoppach
Kelly Brian Shoppach (born April 29, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a right-handed hitting and throwing catcher who plays in the Cleveland Indians organization of Major League Baseball. Shoppach was traded to the Indians from the Boston Red Sox organization on January 28, 2006, as part of the same deal that saw outfielder Coco Crisp sent to Boston and highly regarded prospect Andy Marté sent to Cleveland. - Larry Hagman
Larry Martin Hagman (born on September 21, 1931) is a popular American film and television actor, producer and director, primarily in soap operas and television, who is best known for playing John Ross "J.R." Ewing, Jr. in the 1980s television soap opera "Dallas" and as Barbara Eden's master (later husband) Major Anthony Nelson in the 1960s sitcom, "I Dream of Jeannie". - Mark Brooks
Mark Brooks (born March 25, 1961) is an American golfer. Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and turned professional in 1984. He has seven wins on the PGA Tour, including one major, the 1996 PGA Championship. He was a member of the U.S. Presidents Cup team in 1996.
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