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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in
Sherman, Texas .
Academics
Media
Acting
Music
Zach Blair , musician (
Hagfish ;
Rise Against )
Teddy Buckner , musician
Sam Coomes , musician
Arizona Dranes , pioneering gospel singer and pianist
Jimmy Hotz ,
record producer ,
recording engineer ,
electronic music pioneer, inventor, audio expert, author and musician
Kublai Khan , metalcore band
Buck Owens , country and western singer
Katherine Neal Simmons , singer
Buddy Tate , jazz saxophone and clarinet player (Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton)
Military
Politics
Joseph W. Bailey , former U.S. senator and attorney in
Dallas , died in a courtroom in Sherman in 1929
William Jefferson Blythe, Jr. , father of former
U.S. President
Bill Clinton
Ronald H. Clark , former Republican member of the
Texas House of Representatives from District 62 in Sherman; judge of the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas , based in
Beaumont
Donnie Copeland ,
Pentecostal pastor, formerly at Greater Life Church in Sherman; Republican member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from
North Little Rock ,
Arkansas
[3]
Rick Hardcastle , rancher and businessman; Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wilbarger County; born in Sherman in 1956
Larry Phillips , Sherman judge and former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives
Government
Edna Gladney , early campaigner for children's rights and better living conditions for disadvantaged children
Charles B. Winstead , FBI agent who killed John Dillinger
Attorney
Sports
A.J. Abrams , former professional and Texas Longhorns men's basketball player
Kyle Crick , professional baseball player,
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chris Gittens , MLB Player, New York Yankee’s
Lee Grissom , MLB All-Star pitcher
Vernon Holland , NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
Tex Rickard , boxing promoter, first owner of NHL's
New York Rangers , builder of
Madison Square Garden , grew up in Sherman
Chris Rockins , NFL player, Cleveland Browns
Hunter Smith , NFL player, Indianapolis Colts
Super Bowl XLI champion
Pro Bowler
Pete Spratt , MMA Fighter
Jimmy Turner , NFL player
Joe Watson , NFL player
Ray Wehba , NFL player
Historical
Frank James , outlaw, Confederate guerrilla and brother of Jesse James
Olive Oatman , Yavapai Indian captive and lecturer
Bass Reeves , The First African American Lawman in the West and US Marshal
Business
References