Famous Natives and Residents:

Alvin Ailey choreographer;

Mary Kay Ash cosmetics entrepreneur;

Stephen Fuller Austin founding father of Texas;

Gene Autry singer and actor;

Carol Burnett comedienne;

George W. Bush president and governor;

Cyd Charisse actress and dancer;

Denton A. Cooley heart surgeon;

Joan Crawford actress;

Dwight David Eisenhower president and general;

A. J. Foyt auto racer;

Ben Hogan golfer;

Sam Houston general and statesman;

Howard Hughes industrialist and film producer;

Jack Johnson boxer;

Lyndon B. Johnson president;

George Jones singer;

Tommy Lee Jones actor;

Janis Joplin singer;

Scott Joplin composer;

Trini Lopez singer;

Mary Martin singer and actress;

Spanky McFarland actor;

Audie Murphy actor and war hero;

Chester Nimitz admiral;

Sandra Day O'Connor jurist;

Buck Owens singer;

Selena Pérez singer;

Lou Diamond Phillips actor;

Katherine Anne Porter novelist;

Wiley Post aviator;

Dan Rather TV newscaster;

Robert Rauschenberg painter;

Tex Ritter singer;

Rip Torn actor and director;

Tommy Tune dancer and choreographer;

Lupe Velez actress;

Dooley Wilson actor and musician;

Babe Didrikson Zaharias athlete and golfer