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The following are people of note who were born in, live in, or have formerly resided in
Fort Worth, Texas.
Sports
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Lance Cole Barrett (born 1984),
Major League Baseball umpire
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Tom Buckman (born 1947), professional football player
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Beau Burrows (born 1996), MLB pitcher
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Chennedy Carter (born 1998), professional basketball player for
Atlanta Dream
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Raymond Clayborn (born 1955), NFL football player
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Kyle Crick, professional baseball player for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Donald Curry, former undisputed world welterweight boxing champion
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John Douglas (1945–2005), NFL player
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Brandon Finnegan, professional baseball pitcher for the
Kansas City Monarchs
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Jack Haden (1914–1996), football player
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Phil Handler (1908–1968), NFL football player and coach
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Brad Hawpe (born 1979), professional baseball player
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Irv Hill (1908–1978),
American football
running back in the
NFL for the
Chicago Cardinals and
Boston Redskins
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Brock Holt (born 1988), professional baseball player
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Rogers Hornsby (1896–1963), Hall of Fame baseball player
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Keith Langford, professional basketball player
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Yale Lary (1930–2017),
Football Hall of Famer
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Rod Manuel (born 1974), football player
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Rags Matthews (1905–1999), football player for
TCU
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Suzanne Mitchell, director of the
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
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Jeff Newman, MLB All-Star baseball player and manager
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William Paulus, swimmer and former world record holder in the 100m Butterfly
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Hunter Pence (born 1983), MLB baseball player
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Mike Renfro (born 1955), former NFL player
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Bryan Reynolds (born June 28, 2001), professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for
Serie A club
Roma and the
United States national team
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Chuck Reynolds (born 1946), football player
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Mike Richardson (born 1946), NFL player
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A'Shawn Robinson (born 1995), NFL player; attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth
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John Roderick (born 1944), professional football player
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Johnny Rutherford (born 1938),
race car driver, three-time winner of Indy 500
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Denise Rutkowski (born 1961), professional bodybuilder
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By Saam (1914–2000), sportscaster
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Annie Sanders (born 2007), professional rock climber
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Kelly Shoppach (born 1980), Major League Baseball catcher (2005–2013)
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Slick (1957–),
WWE wrestling manager
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AJ Smith-Shawver, professional baseball pitcher for the
Atlanta Braves
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Hurley Tarver (born 1975), football player
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Jeana Yeager (born 1952), broke distance records during her (and
Dick Rutan's) 1986 nonstop flight around the world in an experimental Voyager
Politics and law
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Lawrence A. Alexander (born 1943 in Fort Worth), law professor
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Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman in
Texas State Senate (1973–1983)
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H.S. Broiles (1845–1913), 6th
Mayor of
Fort Worth, Texas
[1]
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Joel Burns (born 1969), politician
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Reby Cary (1920–2018), educator, historian, and member of the
Texas House of Representatives
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L. Clifford Davis (born 1924), civil rights attorney and judge
[2]
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Charlie Geren (born 1949), member of Texas House of Representatives from District 99 in Tarrant County
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Pete Geren (born 1952), former member of
U.S. House of Representatives; former
U.S. Secretary of the Army; director of
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
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Craig Goldman (born 1968), member of
Texas House of Representatives from District 97 in Fort Worth
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Kay Granger (born 1943),
U.S. Representative and former mayor of Fort Worth
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John Hodgson (fl. 2022),
Kentucky state representative born in Fort Worth
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Debra Lehrmann,
Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 3
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Joe K. Longley, former President of the
Texas State Bar
[3]
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Lorraine Miller, first woman president of the
NAACP, Interim president and CEO, 2014
[4]
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John T. Montford (born 1943), businessman and former member of the
Texas Senate
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"Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969),
Governor of Texas,
U.S. Senator and radio personality
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Bill Owens (born 1950), former
Governor of Colorado (1999–2007)
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Hugh Parmer (1939–2020), mayor of Fort Worth 1977 to 1979; member of both houses of Texas State Legislature
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Bennett Ratliff (born 1961), state representative from District 115 in Dallas County; civil engineer
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Tom Schieffer (born 1947),
U.S. Ambassador to Japan, candidate for governor
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Mark M. Shelton (born 1956), pediatrician and politician
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Jonathan Stickland (born 1983), state representative from Tarrant County
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Bascom N. Timmons (1890–1987), journalist and political advisor
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Daniel E. Walker (1927–2009), civil servant, rescued remains of flag burned in protest at
1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas
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Jim Wright (1922–2015), U.S. Congressman from Texas and
Speaker of the House
Film and television
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Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), actress
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Texas Rose Bascom (1922–1993), film and television actress, National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee 1981
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Patricia Blair (1933–2013), actress
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Wes Brown (born 1982), actor
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Betty Buckley (born 1947),
Tony Award-winning actress
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Kate Capshaw (born 1953), actress, married to
Steven Spielberg
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Julio Cedillo (born 1970), actor, raised in Fort Worth
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Candy Clark (born 1947), Oscar-nominated actress
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Kenneth Copeland (born 1936), televangelist
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Shelly Duvall (born 1949), actress
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George Eads (born 1967), actor
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Richard Gilliland (1950–2021), actor best known as JD Shackleford in
Designing Women
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Judy Graubart (born 1943), actress,
The Electric Company
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Larry Hagman (1931–2012), actor, son of actress
Mary Martin, played
J.R. Ewing in
Dallas
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Bug Hall (born 1985), actor
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Harriet Sansom Harris (born 1955), actress,
Frasier,
Desperate Housewives
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Martha Hyer (1924–2014), Oscar-nominated actress
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Jesse Jane (1980-2024), pornographic actor
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Benton Jennings, actor
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Candace Kita, actress and model
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Wallace Langham (born 1965), actor,
The Larry Sanders Show,
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and
CSI: Vegas
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David Mann (born 1966), actor, comedian and gospel singer
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Tamela Mann (born 1966), actor, singer and songwriter
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Lisa McRee (born 1961), television journalist
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Leighton Meester (born 1986), actress
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Lynn Merrick (1919–2007), actress
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Dan Hewitt Owens (born 1947), actor
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Fess Parker (1924–2010), actor
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Bill Paxton (1955–2017), actor, starred in Titanic, Frailty, TV series Big Love; attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth
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Richard Rawlings (born 1969), entrepreneur and reality television star
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Rex Reed (born 1938), film critic, actor, television host
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Rod Roddy (1937–2003), television announcer on game shows, like
Press Your Luck &
The Price is Right
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Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress and dancer who moved to Fort Worth at age 9; attended Central (
Paschal) High School
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Bob Schieffer (born 1937), journalist,
CBS Evening News anchor and
Face the Nation host
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Michael "Bear" Taliferro (1961–2006), actor
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Hunter Tylo (born 1962), actress
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Lisa Whelchel (born 1963), actress,
The Facts of Life
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Van Williams (1934–2016), actor,
The Green Hornet
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Morgan Woodward (1925–2019), actor,
Dallas and
Cool Hand Luke
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Carlson Young (born 1990), actress,
Scream
Military
Music
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Trey Anastasio (born 1964), guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band
Phish
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Gerry Beckley (born 1952), singer-songwriter, founding member of the band
America
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Leon Bridges (born 1989), soul singer and
Grammy nominee
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T-Bone Burnett (born 1948), Oscar-winning songwriter, record producer, musician
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Kelly Clarkson (born 1982), Grammy winning singer, original
American Idol winner, Emmy winner
talk show host
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Van Cliburn (1934–2013), pianist
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Ornette Coleman (1930–2015),
jazz musician
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Jeff Current, lead singer of
Against All Will
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Bobby Day (1928–1990), musician
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John Denver (born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., 1943–1997), singer-songwriter
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Johnny Dowd (born 1948), musician
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Manet Harrison Fowler (1895–1976), singer, music educator, painter
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Kirk Franklin (born 1970), gospel singer and producer
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Pat Green (born 1972), country musician
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Marcus Haddock (born 1957 in Fort Worth), opera singer
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Derek Hames (born 1979 in Fort Worth), record producer, singer, songwriter, and musician
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Taylor Hawkins (1972–2022), drummer for
Foo Fighters
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Julius Hemphill (1938–1995), jazz composer and saxophone player
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iayze, rapper and songwriter
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Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940–2013), jazz drummer
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Cody Jinks, country music singer-songwriter
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Prince Lasha (William Lawsha) (1929–2008), jazz saxophonist and flutist
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Vaden Todd Lewis (born 1965), lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band
Toadies
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Samuel S. Losh (1884–1943), vocalist, composer, and music educator
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Kirstin Maldonado (born 1992), singer-songwriter
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Delbert McClinton (born 1940), singer-songwriter
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Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter
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Gary Morris (born 1948), singer
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Oh, Sleeper, heavy metal band
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Clay Perry (born 1990), songwriter and recording artist
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Dewey Redman (1931–2006), free jazz saxophonist
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Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997),
country music singer-songwriter
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William Walker (1931–2010), opera singer and director
Academics and writing
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Mel Bradford (1934–1993),
literary critic
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Heloise Bowles Cruse (1919–1977), syndicated columnist,
Hints from Heloise
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James T. Draper, Jr. (born 1935), author, Baptist leader
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Clare B. Dunkle (born 1964), author, librarian
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Beth Haller, journalism professor
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Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), author of
Strangers on a Train and
The Talented Mr Ripley
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Lillian B. Horace (1880–1965), author, educator, librarian
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Dan Jenkins (1929–2019), sports journalist and author
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Sally Jenkins (born 1960), sports journalist and author
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Mary Daggett Lake (1880–1955), historian, botanist, and educator
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Robert L. Lynn (1931–2020), journalist, poet, and retired college president
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Blanche McVeigh (1895–1970), printmaker and art educator
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Hazel Harvey Peace (1907–2008), educator, activist, and humanitarian
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Theresa A. Powell (1952–2023), academic administrator
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Ben H. Procter (1927–2012), historian
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Rex Reed (born 1938), film critic
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Lenora Rolla (1904–2001), activist, educator, and historian
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Jennie Scott Scheuber (1860–1944), public library pioneer and Fort Worth's first librarian
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Liz Smith (1923–2017), journalist, syndicated columnist
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Blake R. Van Leer (1897–1956), colonel, civil rights icon, and president of Georgia Institute of Technology
Science
Business and philanthropy
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Sid Bass (born 1943), billionaire,
Sundance Square developer, major stockholder in
The Walt Disney Company
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Electra Carlin (1912–2000), art dealer
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Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), civic booster, philanthropist, creator and publisher of
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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T. Cullen Davis (born 1933), millionaire tried and acquitted for 1976 murders of
Stan Farr and
Andrea Wilborn
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Edna Gladney (1886–1961), founder of Edna Gladney Home
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Brad Hunstable (born 1978), founder of
Ustream
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Hazel Vaughn Leigh (1897–1995), founder of the Fort Worth Boys Club
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Bill Noël (1914–1987), oil industrialist and philanthropist from
Odessa, born in Fort Worth
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Sid W. Richardson (1891–1959), oilman, cattleman and philanthropist
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Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith (1892–1985), entrepreneur, chef, and inventor
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A. Latham Staples (born 1977), CEO of EXUSMED, civil rights activist and founder of
Empowering Spirits Foundation
Other
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Ma Beland (1870–1952), leader of a crime family involved in narcotics
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Cattle Annie (1882–1978), female bandit, lived in Fort Worth 1910–1912
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Mark David Chapman (born 1955), killer of
John Lennon
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Brown Harwood (1891–1963), realtor and leader in the
Ku Klux Klan
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Opal Lee, activist promoting the
Juneteenth federal holiday
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G. Craige Lewis (born 1969), Christian minister
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Lee Harvey Oswald (1939–1963), accused assassin of President
John F. Kennedy
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Gretchen Polhemus,
Miss Texas USA 1989 and
Miss USA 1989
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Skratch (born 1972), pinstripe artist and fabricator
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Soapy Smith (1860–1898), infamous con man who started his career in Fort Worth
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Randy Souders (born 1954), visual artist and
disability rights advocate
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