The following is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived a significant portion of their lives in

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...

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Vinnie Paul Abbott Vincent Paul Abbott (March 11, 1964 – June 22, 2018) was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pantera. He also co-founded Damageplan in 2003 with his younger brother, 'Dimebag' Darrel ...

, musician *

Amy Acker Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Winifred Burkle and Illyria on the supernatural drama series ''Angel'' (2001–2004), as Kelly Peyton on the action drama series ''Alias'' (2005 ...

, actress * Jensen Ackles, actor * Mike Agnew, soccer player *

Jeff Agoos Jeffrey Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He is one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. Agoos served as the Sporting Director for the N ...

(born 1968), Swiss-born American soccer defender *

Troy Aikman Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. After transferring from Oklahoma, he played college football at UCLA, ...

, NFL player and sportscaster *

LaMarcus Aldridge LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for two seasons with the Texas Longhorns. ...

, basketball player *

Bruce Alger Bruce Reynolds Alger (June 12, 1918 – April 13, 2015) was an American politician, real estate agent and developer, and a Republican U.S. representative from Texas, the first to have represented a Dallas district since Reconstruction. He served ...

, former U.S. Representative for

Texas's 5th congressional district Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counti ...

Abby Anderson Abby Anderson (born March 10, 1997) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Southlake, Texas near Dallas. She is signed to the independent entertainment company, Black River Entertainment. Early life Abby Anderson is one of seve ...

, country singer *

AnonymousCulture Anttwon Jemon Thames IV is an American rapper and songwriter from Dallas, Texas, better known by his stage name AceCulture, formally known as AnonymousCulture. Music career AnonymousCulture originally went by the stage name Anonymous????. In 2 ...

, rapper *

Heather Armbrust Heather Marie Armbrust (née Policky) (born July 21, 1977) is an American professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Armbrust was born in 1977 and raised in Cozad, Nebraska. She became interested in bodybuilding at the age of 12 ...

, IFBB professional bodybuilder *

Darrell Arthur Darrell Antwonne Arthur (born March 25, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks for two seasons where he was part of the 2007–08 national championship team. He was draf ...

, basketball player *

Aaron Aryanpur Aaron Aryanpur is an American stand-up comedian, artist, and voice actor from Dallas, Texas. He has released two comedy albums on Stand Up! Records: 2016's ''In Spite Of'', which reached No. 10 on the Billboard comedy chart, and 2018's ''Employ ...

, stand-up comedian *

Karan Ashley Karan Ashley Jackson, better known as Karan Ashley, is an American actress, singer, and talk show host. She is best known as Aisha Campbell, the second Yellow Power Ranger in the Fox Kids series ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers''. In 1992, she was ...

, American actor known for her role as Aisha in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers *

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American a ...

, cartoonist * Avion Roe (formed in 2011),

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has been ...

band from Dallas

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* Harry Babasin, musician * Erykah Badu, singer *

Jerry Bailey Jerry D. Bailey (born August 29, 1957 in Dallas, Texas) is an Thoroughbred Racing on NBC, NBC Sports thoroughbred racing analyst and a retired American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame jockey. Early years Bailey was born ...

, Hall of Fame jockey *

Troy Baker Troy Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American voice actor and musician. Baker is known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in ''The Last of Us'' (2013) and its sequel (2020), Booker DeWitt in ''BioShock Infinite'' (2013), Samuel ...

, singer, musician, voice actor * Ernie Banks, Hall of Fame baseball player *

Sebastian Barrie Sebastian J. L. Barrie (born May 26, 1970) is a former defensive end and tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Barrie was born on May 26, 1970, in Dallas, Texas. Career Barrie was a member of the Green Bay Packers during the ...

, football player *

Clyde Barrow Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut (Champion) Barrow (March 24, 1909May 23, 1934) were an American criminal couple who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. The co ...

, outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde) *

Steve Bartlett Harry Stephen Bartlett (born September 19, 1947) is an American politician and former president and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, an advocacy group lobbying the U.S. federal government on financial services legislation, a position ...

, Dallas mayor, U.S. Representative *

John Battaglia John David Battaglia Jr.Pence, / ISBN 9780786032372 (2012 edition), Chapter 2, Google Booksbr>PT20(first page of chapter).See Google Books search query, "His Grandfather Battaglia, an Italian immigrant, lived in Brooklyn, New York .. (August 2, ...

, Child killer executed by lethal injection *

Tony Battie Demetrius Antonio Battie (born February 11, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He works as an analyst for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). High school and college career Battie attended S ...

, basketball player *

Lou Singletary Bedford Lou Singletary Bedford (April 7, 1837 – April 10, 1920), pen name Lenora, was an American author and editor. Her poems were published when she was sixteen using a pen name until she married. Later she wrote songs. Bedford contributed periodicals ...

(1837–?), author, poet, editor * Bedhead, indie-rock band *

Yella Beezy Markies Deandre Conway (born October 21, 1991), known by the stage name Yella Beezy, is an American rapper from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for the singles " That's On Me", "Bacc At It Again", "Up One", and "Goin Through Some Thangs". Earl ...

, rapper * Robby Benson, actor *

Drew Binsky Drew Goldberg (born May 24, 1991), otherwise known by his online alias, Drew Binsky, is an United States, American travel blogger and vlogger who has visited every country in the world. Binsky documents his travels on his YouTube channel and oth ...

, vlogger *

Charlie Blackmon Charles Cobb Blackmon (born July 1, 1986), nicknamed "Chuck Nazty", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2011, as a member of the Rockies. Blackmon throw ...

, baseball player for the Colorado Rockies *

Elton Bomer Elton L. Bomer (born July 30, 1935) is an American politician in the state of Texas. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1981 to 1985 and 1991 to 1995 before serving as Secretary of State of Texas under Governor George W. Bush fr ...

, politician *

Tommy Bond Thomas Ross Bond (September 16, 1926 – September 24, 2005) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He was best known for his work as a child actor for two nonconsecutive periods on ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') comedies (fir ...

, actor (Butch from ''Our Gang'') * Chris Bosh, basketball player *

Craig Wayne Boyd Craig Wayne Boyd (born December 31, 1978) is an American country singer and songwriter. A native of Dallas, Texas, Boyd is based out of and resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He is best known for winning Season 7 of NBC's reality TV singing compet ...

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

-based country music singer-songwriter, musician, and winner of '' The Voice''

season 7 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and po ...

(raised in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite) * Charlie Brackins, football player * Doyle Bramhall II, guitarist, singer and composer * Drew Brees, football player * Edie Brickell, singer * Rex Brown, musician *

Tim Brown Timothy, Timmy, or Tim Brown may refer to: Music * Timothy Brown (bassist) (born 1969), bassist for the band The Boo Radleys * Timothy Brown (conductor) (born 1946), English choral conductor * Timothy Brown (hornist), English hornist Sports Gridir ...

, Hall of Fame football player *

Freddie Bruno David Frederick Washington (born August 20, 1978), who goes by the stage name Freddie Bruno, is an American Christian hip hop musician and member of the hip hop collective, Deepspace5. He has released two noteworthy studio albums, ''The Ballpoin ...

, Christian rapper *

John Neely Bryan John Neely Bryan (December 24, 1810 – September 8, 1877) was a Presbyterian farmer, lawyer, and tradesman in the United States and founder of the city of Dallas, Texas. Early life Bryan was born to James and Elizabeth (Neely) Bryan in Faye ...

, founder of Dallas * David Burns, basketball player *

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

, former

Texas Governor The governor of Texas heads the state government of Texas. The governor is the leader of the executive and legislative branch of the state government and is the commander in chief of the Texas Military. The current governor is Greg Abbott, who ...

and 43rd President of the United States *

Laura Bush Laura Lane Welch Bush (''née'' Welch; born November 4, 1946) is an American teacher, librarian, memoirist and author who was First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as First Lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. ...

, former First Lady of the United States

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* K Callan, actress *

Henry Calvin Henry Calvin (born Wimberly Calvin Goodman; May 25, 1918 – October 6, 1975) was an American actor known for his role as the Spanish soldier Sergeant Demetrio Lopez Garcia on Walt Disney's live-action television series ''Zorro'' (1957–1959) ...

, actor (Sergeant Garcia on Disney's ''Zorro'') *

Tevin Campbell Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Re ...

, singer * Gina Carano, Muay Thai and MMA fighter, actress * Jason Castro, singer * Annie Clark, musician * Ramsey Clark, U.S. Attorney General *

Tom C. Clark Thomas Campbell Clark (September 23, 1899June 13, 1977) was an American lawyer who served as the 59th United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967. Clark ...

, U.S. Supreme Court justice *

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of ''American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her debu ...

, singer and songwriter * Bill Clements, Texas Governor and businessman * John Congleton, music producer * Kerry Cooks, football coach *

Pat Corley Pat Corley (June 1, 1930 – September 11, 2006) was an American actor. He was known for his role as bar owner Phil on the CBS sitcom '' Murphy Brown'' from 1988 to 1996. He also had a recurring role as Chief Coroner Wally Nydorf on the tel ...

, actor (''Murphy Brown'') * Rafael Cruz, Christian preacher and public speaker; father of

Texas Senator The Texas Senate ( es, Senado de Texas) is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent polit ...

Ted Cruz Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (; born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Texas since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Cruz served as Solicitor General of Texas from ...

* Mark Cuban, businessman, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks

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* George Dahl, architect * Vernon Dalhart, singer * Bebe Daniels, early film star * Darrion Daniels, defensive tackle for the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

* Bettye Danoff, golfer, LPGA co-founder * Linda Darnell, actress * Sahara Davenport, drag queen *

Storm Davis George Earl "Storm" Davis (born December 26, 1961) is an American former professional baseball player who pitcher, pitched in the Major League Baseball, major leagues from 1982 to 1994. He is a two-time World Series champion. World Series experie ...

, née George Earl "Storm" Davis, MLB baseball player *

George Dealey George Bannerman Dealey (September 18, 1859 – February 26, 1946) was a Dallas, Texas, businessman. Dealey was the long-time publisher of ''The Dallas Morning News'' and owner of the A. H. Belo Corporation. A plaza in Dallas is named in hi ...

, businessman *

Samuel David Dealey Samuel David Dealey (September 13, 1906 – August 24, 1944) was the commanding officer of a United States Navy submarine killed in action with his crew during World War II. Among American service members, he is among the most decorated for valo ...

, World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient *

Tim DeLaughter Tim DeLaughter (born November 18, 1965) is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of the bands Tripping Daisy, The Polyphonic Spree, and Preteen Zenith. At the 61st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, DeLaughter was nominated for Ou ...

(from

The Polyphonic Spree The Polyphonic Spree is an American choral rock band from Dallas, Texas that was formed in 2000 by singer/songwriter Tim DeLaughter. The band's pop and rock songs are augmented by a large vocal choir, and instruments such as flute, trumpet, fre ...

) * Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abbott), guitarist and songwriter * DJ Hurricane, hip hop disc jockey and producer *

The D.O.C. Tracy Lynn Curry (born June 10, 1968), better known as The D.O.C., is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. In addition to a solo career, he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew and later collaborated with gan ...

, rapper * Asian Doll, rapper * Dorrough, rapper * Dave Duncan, MLB baseball player and coach *

Jeff Dunham Jeffrey Douglas Dunham (born April 18, 1962) is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''Comedy Central Presents'', ''The Tonigh ...

, ventriloquist *

Pat Durham Patrick Wayne Durham (born March 10, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and several other top professional leagues. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the se ...

, basketball player * Charlie Van Dyke, former radio

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music f ...

, frequent guest host of

American Top 40 ''American Top 40'' (previously abbreviated to ''AT40'') is an internationally syndicated, independent song countdown radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds, and Ron Jacobs. The program is currently hosted by Ryan Seacr ...

from 1983 to 1988

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Seth Elledge Seth Wayne Elledge (born May 20, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth rou ...

, baseball player *

Andre Emmett Andre Emmett (August 27, 1982 – September 23, 2019) was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and was named a consensus All-American as a senior in 2004. He had brief stints in ...

, basketball player * Jane Johnson Endsley (1848–1933), ran one of the city's largest rail-yard coal and log businesses *

Emily Erwin Emily Burns Strayer ( Erwin, previously Robison; born August 16, 1972) is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the country band The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks. Strayer plays banjo, dob ...

, musician (

Dixie Chicks The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and E ...

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Martie Erwin Martha Elenor Maguire (née Erwin, previously Seidel; October 12, 1969) is an American musician who is a founding member of both the all-female alternative country band The Chicks and country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in n ...

, musician (Dixie Chicks) * Forest Etheredge (1929–2004), Illinois state senator and educator * Anthony Evans (born 1978), Christian singer and songwriter; son of Tony Evans

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Morgan Fairchild Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950) is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since. Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera ''Search for T ...

, actress *

Terry Fator Terry Wayne Fator () is an American ventriloquist, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer. Born in Dallas, Texas, he developed an interest in ventriloquism from a young age, developing both this and a talent for singing. After initially per ...

, ventriloquist *

Dean Fearing William Dean Fearing (born 1955) is an American chef known as one of the earliest stars of Southwestern Cuisine."J.L. Becker. "Puttin' on the Ritz: Dean Fearing put Southwestern cuisine on the map at The Mansion on Turtle Creek. He's now moving ...

, chef *

Fila Fresh Crew The Fila Fresh Crew was a hip-hop group from Dallas, Texas consisting of Fresh K, Dr. Rock and The D.O.C. (known then as Doc-T). History Dr. Rock's association with Dr. Dre during his stint as a DJ for the World Class Wreckin' Cru helped land ...

, rap group *

Miles Fisher James Leslie Miles Fisher (born June 23, 1983) is an American actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician. He made his debut in the CBS adaptation of the book ''True Women'' and had a starring role in the 2000 film ''Lone Star Struck''. In 2001, ...

, actor

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Randy Galloway George Randolph "Randy" Galloway (born January 19, 1943) is a sports columnist for the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' and a graduate of Sam Houston State University. Until September 2013, he was the host of ''Galloway and Company'', the drive-tim ...

, sports journalist *

Kyle Gann Kyle Eugene Gann (born November 21, 1955, in Dallas, Texas) is an American professor of music, critic, analyst, and composer who has worked primarily in the New York City area. As a music critic for ''The Village Voice'' (from 1986 to 2005) and ...

, music critic *

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz ...

, jazz pianist * Lane Garrison, actor * Melinda Gates, philanthropist, ex-wife of Bill Gates *Lester Gatewood, football player *Peri Gilpin, actress (''Frasier'') *Selena Gomez, singer *Omar Gonzalez, soccer player *YaYa Gosselin, actress *W.V. Grant, televangelist *A. J. Green (defensive back), A. J. Green, NFL Player *Cecil Green (1919–1951), race car driver *AJ Griffin, NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks *Frank Shelby Groner (1873–1943), executive secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1918–1928

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*Jenna Bush Hager, journalist *Joe Hahn, American musician, DJ, director and visual artist for nu-metal band Linkin Park *Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, writer *Jack Halliday (American football), Jack Halliday, football player*William Jackson Harper, comedian actor *Chris Harrison, host (''The Bachelor'', ''Designers' Challenge'') *Will Ford Hartnett, Dallas attorney and state representative, 1991 to 2013 *Brad Hawkins (actor), Brad Hawkins, actor (Ryan Steele on ''VR Troopers'') *Gibby Haynes, singer/musician with Butthole Surfers *Jerry Haynes, children's TV show host (''Mr. Peppermint'', ''Peppermint Place'') *Josh Henderson, actor (John Ross from ''Dallas (2012 TV series), Dallas'') *Nekeshia Henderson, basketball player *Don Henley, musician *Grant Hill, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame basketball player and Vice Chair of the Board for the Atlanta Hawks *Barron Hilton, retired CEO of Hilton Hotels; co-founder of American Football League; grandfather of Paris Hilton *Conrad Hilton, Jr., hotel heir; airline director; first husband of Elizabeth Taylor *Dustin Hodge, producer and writer *Terri Hoffman, religious cult leader *"Doc" Holliday, western gunfighter, gambler, and dentist; lived in Dallas in the 1870s *Steve Holy, country singer *Jxdn, Jaden Hossler, TikTok personality and singer *Tina Huang, actress (''Rizzoli & Isles'') *Ray Wylie Hubbard, musician *Michael Huffington, politician, activist, ex-husband of Arianna Huffington *Sarah T. Hughes, judge *Prince Albert Hunt, musician *Ryan Hunter-Reay, Indy car driver *Paige Hurd, actress, Tasha from ''Everybody Hates Chris'' *Willie Hutch, singer *Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Permanent Representative to NATO, former U.S. Senator from Texas *Emerson Hyndman, soccer player for Atlanta United

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*Vanilla Ice, rapper

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*Bishop T.D. Jakes, pastor, Senior Pastor of The Potters House *Blind Lemon Jefferson, musician *Eric Johnson (Texas politician), Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas *Michael Johnson (athlete), Michael Johnson, athlete, Olympic gold medalist *Nick Jonas, singer *Alex Jones, conservative radio host *Caleb Landry Jones, actor *Jalen Jones (born 1993), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa B.C., Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Lindsay Jones (actor), Lindsay Jones, gamer, actor *Margo Jones, stage director and producer *Norah Jones, singer *Ron Jones (American football), Ron Jones, football player *J. Erik Jonsson, co-founder of Texas Instruments; politician

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*Christian Kane, actor *Bavand Karim, film and TV producer *Ty Kelly (born 1988), American-Israeli MLB player (New York Mets) *Clayton Kershaw, MLB pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) *Jack Kilby, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate *Kim Chung-ha, previous member of South Korean girl group I.O.I; lived in Dallas for eight years before returning to South Korea *Don King (American football defensive back), Don King, football player *Freddie King, musician *Ron Kirk, politician *Madison Kocian, gymnast at the 2016 Summer Olympics *Linda Koop, Republican member of Texas House of Representatives *Kelvin Korver, football player *Kankan, rapper

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*Tom Landry, legendary Dallas Cowboys coach *James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma *Alonzo Lawrence, football player *Bobby Layne, football player *Logan Leistikow, filmmaker *Turney W. Leonard, World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient *Gus Levene, composer, arranger, orchestrator, guitarist *Jaren Lewison, actor *Lil Twist, rapper *Lil' Wil, rapper *Bob Lilly, football player *Maggie Lindemann, musician *Lil Loaded, rapper *Albert Louis "Al" Lipscomb, politician, civil rights icon *Lisa Loeb, singer *Trini Lopez, singer *Demi Lovato, singer, songwriter and actress (born in Albuquerque) *Big Lurch, rapper

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*Peter MacNicol, actor *Jayne Mansfield, actress, graduate of Dallas' Highland Park High School *Stephanie March, actress (''Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Conviction'') *Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus, co-founder of Neiman Marcus *Stanley Marcus, chairman of Neiman Marcus *Mark Matlock, minister *MC 900 Ft. Jesus, a.k.a., Mark Griffin, musician *Randy McAllister, blues musician *George McFarland, actor (Spanky on ''Our Gang'') *Phil McGraw, doctor and television personality (Dr. Phil) *Kevin McHale (actor), Kevin McHale, actor *Judith McNaught, novelist *Meat Loaf, née Marvin Lee Aday, musician *Leighton Meester, actress (Fort Worth) *Fred Meyer (Texas politician), Fred Meyer, chairman of Texas Republican Party, 1988–1984; president of Tyler Corporation, 1983–1986 *Morgan Meyer, state representative (University Park, Texas, University Park) *Bunny Michael, visual artist, musician, and rapper *C.J. Miles, NBA player *Julie Miller, singer *Rhett Miller, musician *Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller, musician *Elizabeth Mitchell, actress (''Lost (TV series), Lost'') *Kiko Mizuhara, singer and actress *Mike Modano, hockey player *Whistlin' Alex Moore, musician *Belita Moreno, actress *Keith Moreland, baseball player *Glenn Morshower, actor *Kyle Muller, starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves *Chaz Mulkey, kickboxer *Michael Martin Murphey, singer ("Wildfire") *Mason Musso, singer *Mitchel Musso, actor

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*Terence Nance, actor, filmmaker, and director *Le'Bryan Nash (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Tracey Needham, actress *Michael Nesmith, musician, songwriter (The Monkees)

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*Igor Olshansky (born 1982), National Football League player *Hayley Orrantia, actress, country music singer/songwriter *Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy

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* Hot Lips Page, musician *Kevin Page (actor), Kevin Page, artist and actor *Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde) *Corey Pavin (born 1959), professional golfer *Piper Perabo, actress *Rudy Pena, American professional soccer player *H. Ross Perot, businessman, presidential candidate *Ben J. Pierce, YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and actor *Art Powell (wide receiver), Art Powell, football player * Ryan Pressly, Major League Baseball pitcher and Major League Baseball All-Star Game, All-Star

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*Steve Railsback, actor *Willis Alan Ramsey, musician *Jon Randall, country singer *Julius Randle, NBA player *John T. Richardson, priest and President of DePaul University *LeAnn Rimes, singer (raised in Garland, Texas, Garland, a suburb of Dallas) *Emily Robison, country singer from

*Holland Roden, actress *Dennis Rodman, NBA player *Kyle Rote, Jr., soccer player and coach *Ritt Momney, Jack Rutter, singer better known as Ritt Momney *Debby Ryan, actress, singer

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*Mark Salling, actor *Stark Sands, actor *Sam the Sham, musician *Deion Sanders, former football player *Boz Scaggs, musician *Jim Sharp (justice), Jim Sharp, former justice of the Texas Courts of Appeals, First Texas Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas, Houston; Dallas native *She-Dick, electropop band formed in Dallas *Megan Shipman, voice actress *Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder * Jason Siggers (born 1985), basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Matthew Silverman (born 1976), General Manager and President for Baseball Operations for the Tampa Bay Rays *Ashlee Simpson, singer (raised in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas) *Jessica Simpson, singer (raised in Richardson with her sister Ashlee) *A. Maceo Smith, civil rights activist *Buster Smith, musician *Elliott Smith, singer *Dan Smoot, journalist, author, radio-TV commentator, long-term Dallas resident *Gary Spann, football player *Aaron Spelling, television producer (''Charlie's Angels'', ''The Love Boat'') *Errol Spence Jr., unified boxing welterweight world champion *Jordan Spieth, golfer *Matthew Stafford, NFL player *Roger Staubach, NFL player *Sydnee Steele, pornographic actress *B.W. Stevenson, musician *Stephen Stills, musician *Sly Stone, singer *Troy Stoudermire, football player *Terry Southern, writer *Nikki Stringfield, guitarist (The Iron Maidens and Before the Mourning) *Max Swarner, singer, actor *Erwin Swiney, football player *Noah Syndergaard, MLB pitcher (New York Mets)

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*Sharon Tate, actress *Travis Tedford, Spanky, ''The Little Rascals'' * Elijah Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Robert L. Thornton, businessman and politician *Jim Thurman, comedy writer *Nick Thurman, NFL football player for the

*Neal Tiemann, musician *Stephen Tobolowsky, actor *John Tower, politician *Lee Trevino, golfer *Cowboy Troy, country rapper *Jerrold B. Tunnell, mathematician *Wylie Turner, football player *Lil Twist, rapper

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*Usher (entertainer), Usher, singer, entertainer *Kamaru Usman, MMA fighter in the UFC

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*Vanilla Ice, rapper *Jimmie Vaughan, musician *Stevie Ray Vaughan, musician *Lacey Von Erich, wrestler

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*Caroline Wagner, Residents' Interhall Congress Graduate Assistant for Student Leadership at the University of Arkansas, cousin of Arkansas Razorbacks football, University of Arkansas Razorbacks football offensive tackle The Undertaker, Dalton Wagner *Doak Walker, football player *Malcolm Walker (American football), Malcolm Walker, football player *T-Bone Walker, musician *Ken Weaver (racer), Ken Weaver, auto racer *J. White Did It, record producer *Donnie Williams (American football), Donnie Williams, football player *Victor Willis, Lead Singer of Village People *Travis Willingham, voice actor *Luke Wilson, actor *Mark Wilson (magician), Mark Wilson, magician *Owen Wilson, actor *Ron Woodroof, "Dallas Buyers Club" founder * Bracey Wright, basketball player, guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Israeli Basketball Premier League *Robin Wright (actress), Robin Wright Penn, actress *Angus G. Wynne, real estate developer and founder of Six Flags theme parks

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*Chris Young (pitcher), Chris Young, MLB pitcher

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