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The following is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived a significant portion of their lives in
Dallas, Texas.
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Vinnie Paul Abbott, musician
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Amy Acker, actress
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Jensen Ackles, actor
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Mike Agnew, soccer player
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Paul Alexander (polio survivor) (1946-2024), American lawyer and writer also a
polio survivor, were living in the
iron lung
[1]
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Jeff Agoos (born 1968), Swiss-born American soccer defender
[2]
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Troy Aikman, NFL player and sportscaster
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LaMarcus Aldridge, basketball player
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Bruce Alger, former U.S. Representative for
Texas's 5th congressional district
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Abby Anderson, country singer
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AnonymousCulture, rapper
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Heather Armbrust, IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Darrell Arthur, basketball player
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Aaron Aryanpur, stand-up comedian
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Karan Ashley, American actor known for her role as Aisha in
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
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Tex Avery, cartoonist
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Avion Roe (formed in 2011),
post-hardcore band from Dallas
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Ashley Parker Angel – recording artist and actor
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Harry Babasin, musician
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Erykah Badu, singer
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Jerry Bailey, Hall of Fame jockey
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Troy Baker, singer, musician, voice actor
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Ernie Banks, Hall of Fame baseball player
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Sebastian Barrie, football player
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Clyde Barrow, outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde)
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Steve Bartlett, Dallas mayor, U.S. Representative
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John Battaglia, Child killer executed by lethal injection
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Tony Battie, basketball player
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Lou Singletary Bedford (1837–?), author, poet, editor
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Bedhead, indie-rock band
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Yella Beezy, rapper
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Robby Benson, actor
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Drew Binsky, vlogger
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Charlie Blackmon, baseball player for the Colorado Rockies
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Elton Bomer, politician
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Tommy Bond, actor (Butch from Our Gang)
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Chris Bosh, basketball player
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Craig Wayne Boyd,
Nashville-based country music singer-songwriter, musician, and winner of
The Voice
season 7 (raised in the Dallas suburb of
Mesquite)
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Charlie Brackins, football player
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Doyle Bramhall II, guitarist, singer and composer
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Drew Brees, football player
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Edie Brickell, singer
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Rex Brown, musician
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Tim Brown, Hall of Fame football player
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Freddie Bruno, Christian rapper
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John Neely Bryan, founder of Dallas
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David Burns, basketball player
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George W. Bush, former
Texas Governor and
43rd President of the United States
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Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States
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K Callan, actress
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Henry Calvin, actor (Sergeant Garcia on Disney's Zorro)
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Tevin Campbell, singer
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Gina Carano, Muay Thai and MMA fighter, actress
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Jason Castro, singer
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Arden Cho, actress
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Annie Clark, musician
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Ramsey Clark, U.S. Attorney General
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Tom C. Clark, U.S. Supreme Court justice
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Kelly Clarkson, singer and songwriter
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Bill Clements, Texas Governor and businessman
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John Congleton, music producer
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Kerry Cooks, football coach
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John Ford Coley, famous singer-songwriter
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Pat Corley, actor (Murphy Brown)
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Rafael Cruz, Christian preacher and public speaker; father of
Texas Senator
Ted Cruz
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Mark Cuban, businessman, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mavericks
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George Dahl, architect
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Vernon Dalhart, singer
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Bebe Daniels, early film star
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Darrion Daniels, defensive tackle for the
Atlanta Falcons
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Bettye Danoff, golfer, LPGA co-founder
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Linda Darnell, actress
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Sahara Davenport, drag queen
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Storm Davis, née George Earl "Storm" Davis, MLB baseball player
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George Dealey, businessman
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Samuel David Dealey, World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
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Tim DeLaughter (from
The Polyphonic Spree)
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Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abbott), guitarist and songwriter
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DJ Hurricane, hip hop disc jockey and producer
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The D.O.C., rapper
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Asian Doll, rapper
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Dorrough, rapper
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Emira D'Spain, model and social media influencer
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Dave Duncan, MLB baseball player and coach
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Jeff Dunham, ventriloquist
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Pat Durham, basketball player
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Charlie Van Dyke, former radio
disc jockey, frequent guest host of
American Top 40 from 1983 to 1988
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Randy Galloway, sports journalist
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Kyle Gann, music critic
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Cesar Garcia, soccer player
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Red Garland, jazz pianist
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Lane Garrison, actor
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Melinda Gates, philanthropist, ex-wife of
Bill Gates
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Lester Gatewood, football player
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Don Gililland, guitarist
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Peri Gilpin, actress
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Xavier Gipson, NFL player
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Selena Gomez, singer
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Omar Gonzalez, soccer player
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YaYa Gosselin, actress
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W.V. Grant, televangelist
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A. J. Green, NFL Player
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Cecil Green (1919–1951), race car driver
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AJ Griffin, NBA player
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Frank Shelby Groner (1873–1943), executive secretary of the
Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1918–1928
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Jenna Bush Hager, journalist
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Joe Hahn, American musician, DJ, director and visual artist for nu-metal band
Linkin Park
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Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, writer
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Jack Halliday, football player*
William Jackson Harper, comedian actor
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Chris Harrison, host (The Bachelor, Designers' Challenge)
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Will Ford Hartnett, Dallas attorney and state representative, 1991 to 2013
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Brad Hawkins, actor (Ryan Steele on
VR Troopers)
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Gibby Haynes, singer/musician with
Butthole Surfers
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Jerry Haynes, children's TV show host (Mr. Peppermint, Peppermint Place)
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Josh Henderson, actor (John Ross from
Dallas)
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Nekeshia Henderson, basketball player
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Don Henley, musician
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Grant Hill,
Hall of Fame basketball player and Vice Chair of the Board for the
Atlanta Hawks
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Barron Hilton, retired CEO of Hilton Hotels; co-founder of American Football League; grandfather of
Paris Hilton
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Conrad Hilton, Jr., hotel heir; airline director; first husband of
Elizabeth Taylor
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Dustin Hodge, producer and writer
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Terri Hoffman, religious cult leader
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"Doc" Holliday, western gunfighter, gambler, and dentist; lived in Dallas in the 1870s
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Steve Holy, country singer
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Jaden Hossler, TikTok personality and singer
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Tina Huang, actress (Rizzoli & Isles)
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Ray Wylie Hubbard, musician
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Michael Huffington, politician, activist, ex-husband of
Arianna Huffington
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Sarah T. Hughes, judge
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Prince Albert Hunt, musician
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Ryan Hunter-Reay,
Indy car driver
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Paige Hurd, actress, Tasha from
Everybody Hates Chris
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Willie Hutch, singer
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Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Permanent Representative to NATO, former U.S. Senator from Texas
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Emerson Hyndman, soccer player for
Atlanta United
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Bishop T.D. Jakes, pastor, Senior Pastor of The Potters House
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Blind Lemon Jefferson, musician
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Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas
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Michael Johnson, athlete, Olympic gold medalist
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Nick Jonas, singer
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Alex Jones, conservative radio host
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Caleb Landry Jones, actor
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Jalen Jones (born 1993), basketball player for
Hapoel Haifa in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Lindsay Jones, gamer, actor
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Margo Jones, stage director and producer
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Norah Jones, singer
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Ron Jones, football player
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J. Erik Jonsson, co-founder of Texas Instruments; politician
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Christian Kane, actor
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Bavand Karim, film and TV producer
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Ty Kelly (born 1988), American-Israeli MLB player (New York Mets)
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Clayton Kershaw, MLB pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers)
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Jack Kilby, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
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Kim Chung-ha, previous member of South Korean girl group
I.O.I; lived in Dallas for eight years before returning to South Korea
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Don King, football player
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Freddie King, musician
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Ron Kirk, politician
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Madison Kocian, gymnast at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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Linda Koop, Republican member of
Texas House of Representatives
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Kelvin Korver, football player
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Kankan, rapper
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Brandon Lake (musician), musician
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Tom Landry, Dallas Cowboys coach
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James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
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Alonzo Lawrence, football player
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Bobby Layne, football player
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Logan Leistikow, filmmaker
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Turney W. Leonard, World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
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Gus Levene, composer, arranger, orchestrator, guitarist
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Jaren Lewison, actor
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Lil Twist, rapper
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Lil' Wil, rapper
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Bob Lilly, football player
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Maggie Lindemann, musician
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Albert Louis "Al" Lipscomb, politician, civil rights icon
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Nastia Liukin, gymnast
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Myra Cohn Livingston, poet
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Lil Loaded, rapper
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Lisa Loeb, singer
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Trini Lopez, singer
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Demi Lovato, singer, songwriter and actress (born in Albuquerque)
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Big Lurch, rapper
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Daniel Mac, internet personality
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Peter MacNicol, actor
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Jayne Mansfield, actress, graduate of Dallas' Highland Park High School
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Stephanie March, actress (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Conviction)
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Minnie Lichtenstein Marcus, co-founder of
Neiman Marcus
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Stanley Marcus, chairman of Neiman Marcus
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Mark Matlock, minister
[4]
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MC 900 Ft. Jesus, a.k.a., Mark Griffin, musician
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Randy McAllister, blues musician
[5]
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George McFarland, actor (Spanky on Our Gang)
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Phil McGraw, doctor and television personality (Dr. Phil)
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Kevin McHale, actor
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Billy McKinney, baseball player
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Judith McNaught, novelist
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Meat Loaf, musician
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Morgan Meyer, state representative
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Bunny Michael, visual artist, musician, and rapper
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C.J. Miles, NBA player
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Julie Miller, singer
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Rhett Miller, musician
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Steve Miller, musician
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Elizabeth Mitchell, actress
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Kiko Mizuhara, singer and actress
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Mike Modano, hockey player
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Whistlin' Alex Moore, musician
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Belita Moreno, actress
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Keith Moreland, baseball player
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Glenn Morshower, actor
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Kyle Muller, starting pitcher for the
Atlanta Braves
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Chaz Mulkey, kickboxer
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Michael Martin Murphey, singer ("Wildfire")
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Mason Musso, singer
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Mitchel Musso, actor
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Michelle Shocked, singer
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Hot Lips Page, musician
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Kevin Page, artist and actor
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Bonnie Parker, outlaw (Bonnie and Clyde)
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Corey Pavin (born 1959), professional golfer
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Piper Perabo, actress
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Brandon Pertzborn, drummer
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Rudy Pena, American professional soccer player
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H. Ross Perot, businessman, presidential candidate
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Ben J. Pierce, YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and actor
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Art Powell, football player
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Ryan Pressly,
Major League Baseball pitcher and
All-Star
[6]
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Steve Railsback, actor
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Willis Alan Ramsey, musician
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Jon Randall, country singer
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Julius Randle, NBA player
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John T. Richardson, priest and President of
DePaul University
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LeAnn Rimes, singer (raised in
Garland, a suburb of Dallas)
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Emily Robison, country singer from
Dixie Chicks
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Holland Roden, actress
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Dennis Rodman, NBA player
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Kyle Rote, Jr., soccer player and coach
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Scott Rothkopf, art curator
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Jack Rutter, singer better known as Ritt Momney
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Debby Ryan, actress, singer
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Mark Salling, actor
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Stark Sands, actor
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Sam the Sham, musician
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Deion Sanders, former football player
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Boz Scaggs, musician
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Jim Sharp, former justice of the
First Texas Court of Appeals in
Houston; Dallas native
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She-Dick, electropop band formed in Dallas
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Megan Shipman, voice actress
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Alana Shipp, American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
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Jason Siggers (born 1985), basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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Matthew Silverman (born 1976), General Manager and President for Baseball Operations for the
Tampa Bay Rays
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Ashlee Simpson, singer (raised in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas)
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Jessica Simpson, singer (raised in Richardson with her sister Ashlee)
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A. Maceo Smith, civil rights activist
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Buster Smith, musician
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Elliott Smith, singer
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Dan Smoot, journalist, author, radio-TV commentator, long-term Dallas resident
[7]
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Gary Spann, football player
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Aaron Spelling, television producer (Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat)
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Errol Spence Jr., unified boxing welterweight world champion
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Jordan Spieth, golfer
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Matthew Stafford, NFL player
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Roger Staubach, NFL player
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Sydnee Steele, pornographic actress
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B.W. Stevenson, musician
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Stephen Stills, musician
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Sly Stone, singer
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Troy Stoudermire, football player
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Terry Southern, writer
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Nikki Stringfield, guitarist (The Iron Maidens and Before the Mourning)
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Erwin Swiney, football player
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Noah Syndergaard, MLB pitcher (New York Mets)
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Sharon Tate, actress
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Travis Tedford, Spanky, The Little Rascals
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Elijah Thomas (born 1996), basketball player for
Bnei Herzliya in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Robert L. Thornton, businessman and politician
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Jim Thurman, comedy writer
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Nick Thurman, NFL football player for the
Atlanta Falcons
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Neal Tiemann, musician
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Stephen Tobolowsky, actor
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John Tower, politician
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Lee Trevino, golfer
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Cowboy Troy, country rapper
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Jerrold B. Tunnell, mathematician
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Wylie Turner, football player
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Lil Twist, rapper
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- Caroline Wagner, Residents' Interhall Congress Graduate Assistant for Student Leadership at the
University of Arkansas,
[8] cousin of
University of Arkansas Razorbacks football offensive tackle
Dalton Wagner
[9]
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Doak Walker, football player
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Malcolm Walker, football player
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T-Bone Walker, musician
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Ken Weaver, auto racer
- Kennedy Ashlyn Wenning, musician known as
SRSQ
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J. White Did It, record producer
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Donnie Williams, football player
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Victor Willis, lead singer of
Village People
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Travis Willingham, voice actor
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Luke Wilson, actor
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Mark Wilson, magician
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Owen Wilson, actor
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Ron Woodroof, "Dallas Buyers Club" founder
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Bracey Wright, basketball player, guard for the
Minnesota Timberwolves,
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Robin Wright Penn, actress
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Angus G. Wynne, real estate developer and founder of Six Flags theme parks
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