List of people from Waxahachie, Texas

Notable people

Citizen Tie with Waxahachie Notability References
Robert Benton Birthplace Academy Award-winning director who made his 1984 film Places in the Heart in his hometown [1]
Tom Blasingame Birthplace considered the oldest cowboy in the history of the American West [2]
Jammal Brown Birthplace professional football player [3]
Tevin Campbell Birthplace Grammy-nominated R&B singer [4]
Emanuel Cleaver Birthplace U.S. Representative [5]
Bessie Coleman Hometown first female African-American pilot (born in Atlanta, Texas; moved to Waxahachie at age 2) [6]
Elizabeth Otis Dannelly Resident poet [7]
Frederic Forrest Birthplace Oscar-nominated actor [8]
Bill Ham Birthplace manager for ZZ Top [9]
Desmond Mason Birthplace professional basketball player [10]
Julie Miller Birthplace songwriter, singer, and recording artist [11]
Dick Murdoch Birthplace professional wrestler [12]
Byron Nelson Birthplace professional golf legend [13]
Jim Pitts Residence Former member of the Texas House of Representatives [14]
Paul Richards Birthplace Major League Baseball player, manager and executive [15]
Brian Waters Birthplace professional football player [16]
John Wray Birthplace Member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Waxahachie [17]
Dale Hansen Residence Sports Anchor WFAA-TV Channel 8 Dallas, Texas [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Benton". 2014 Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tom Blasingame". 2013 Cruz Bay Publishing, Inc. an Active Interest Media company. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Hartman, Gary. The History of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press, 2008. p. 98. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.bessiecoleman.com/Other%20Pages/release_1.html
  7. ↑ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Moulton. pp. 227–28.
  8. ↑ "Frederic Forrest". 2014 Microsoft. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bill Ham". 2014 AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Byron Nelson". 2006 The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Jim Pitts Campaign Website". jimpitts.net. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Paul Richards". 2000-2014 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  17. ↑ "About John Wray". wrayfortexas.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  18. ↑ . wfaa.com http://www.wfaa.com/features/why-dale-hansen-loves-waxahachie/47506529. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help) |
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