Dallas - Notable People

Notable People

• Jensen Ackles, actor and director
• Josh Henderson, actor and singer
• Joe Hahn, turntablist and director of rock band Linkin Park
• LaMarcus Aldridge, professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers
• Lance Armstrong, professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France seven consecutive times
• Erykah Badu, singer-songwriter, record producer, activist and actress
• Ernie Banks, Hall of Fame baseball player for the Chicago Cubs
• Dan Beebe, Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference
• Chris Bosh, professional basketball player with the Miami Heat
• Tim Brown (American football), Heisman Award winning football player from the University of Notre Dame and wide receiver for AFC Oakland Raiders.
• Waymond Bryant, former American football linebacker, played for the Chicago Bears
• George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America
• Josh Carter, basketball player with Maccabi Ashdod B.C.
• Jason Castro, Christian pop artist who appeared on the seventh season of American Idol
• John Ford Coley — partner in musical duo with Dan Seals; hits include "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"
• Dave Duncan, former baseball player
• Andre Emmett, professional basketball player
• Morgan Fairchild, film and television actress
• Selena Gomez, famous actress and singer
• Chris Harrison, host of the TV show The Bachelor
• Jerry Haynes, host of Mr. Peppermint and Peppermint Place.
• Gibby Haynes, lead singer of Butthole Surfers and son of local Dallas celebrity Jerry Haynes.
• Logan Henderson, 'Big Time Rush' Actor and singer
• Grant Hill, professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns
• Jerry E. Hinshaw, former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, resided in Dallas in the first half of the 1950s.
• Nick Jonas, pop singer best known for his appearances on various Disney Channel television shows and the Jonas Brothers Band
• Ron Jones — 1969 NFL tight end for the Green Bay Packers
• Clayton Kershaw, professional baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Jack Kilby, one of two men who separately invented of the integrated circuit in 1958. Was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Demi Lovato, singer-songwriter, actress, musician
• Stanley Marcus, founder of high-end fashion department store Neiman-Marcus
• Russ Martin — Host of The Russ Martin Show, a radio program in Dallas.
• Meat Loaf. rock and roll singer.
• Leighton Meester, actress and singer known for her appearance on Gossip Girl
• Steve Miller, rock musician and leader of Steve Miller Band
• Allen R. Morris, Emmy Award-winning producer-director-writer
• Mitchel Musso, singer and actor, known best for his role on Hannah Montana
• Davey O'Brien, Heisman award winning quarterback for Texas Christian University (TCU) and played for NFL Philadelphia Eagles
• Philip Peeples, drummer for the alt-country band Old 97's
• Ross Perot, billionaire businessman
• Steve Ramsey — Punter/Quarterback New Orleans Saints 1970, Denver Broncos (1971-76)
• Lulu Roman — Former Hee Haw TV show personality.
• Mark Sanford, former professional basketball player Miami Heat, Head Women's Basketball Coach for Northwood University (Florida Campus)
• Dan Seals — country and pop musician also known as England Dan.
• Ashlee Simpson, singer
• Jessica Simpson, singer and actress
• Lane Garrison, actor
• Boz Skaggs, rock musician and classmate of Steve Miller
• Aaron Spelling, television and film producer
• Stephen Stills, musician and singer with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
• Usher, singer
• Vanilla Ice,rapper, known for his song "Ice, Ice, Baby"
• Lacey Von Erich Professional Wrestler
• Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues guitarist
• Doak Walker, Heisman award winning football player for Southern Methodist University (SMU). Played professionally for the Detroit Lions. Enshrined in both the College and NFL Halls of Fame.
• Luke Wilson, actor
• Owen Wilson, actor
• Chris Young, baseball player associated with the Texas Rangers