List of people from Waxahachie, Texas
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Notable people[edit]
| Citizen | Tie with Waxahachie | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Benton | Birthplace | won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart, which was filmed in Waxahachie. | [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] |
| Josie Briggs Hall | Birthplace | author of A Scroll of Facts and Advice (Houx’s Printery, 1905), the first book published by a black woman Texan | [9] |
| Bill Ham | Birthplace | manager for ZZ Top | [10] |
| Desmond Mason | Birthplace | professional basketball player | [11] |
| Julie Miller | Birthplace | songwriter, singer, and recording artist | [12] |
| Dick Murdoch | Birthplace | professional wrestler | [13] |
| Byron Nelson | Birthplace | professional golfer | [14] |
| Jim Pitts | Residence | former member of the Texas House of Representatives | [15] |
| Paul Richards | Birthplace | Major League Baseball player, manager and executive | [16] |
| Brian Waters | Birthplace | professional football player | [17] |
| John Wray | Birthplace | Former member of the Texas House of Representatives and former mayor of Waxahachie | [18] |
| Dale Hansen | Residence | sports anchor WFAA-TV Channel 8 Dallas, Texas | [19] |
| Broderick Sargent | Birthplace | professional football player | [20] |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Robert Benton". 2014 Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tom Blasingame". 2013 Cruz Bay Publishing, Inc. an Active Interest Media company. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Hartman, Gary (2008). The History of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press, 2008. p. 98. ISBN 9781603443944. Retrieved 4 June 2014. Search this book on
- ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ http://www.bessiecoleman.com/Other%20Pages/release_1.html
- ↑ 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. Search this book on
- ↑ "Frederic Forrest". 2014 Microsoft. Retrieved 4 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Winegarten, Ruthe (2010-07-22). Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292786653. Search this book on
- ↑ "Bill Ham". 2014 AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Byron Nelson". 2006 The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Jim Pitts Campaign Website". jimpitts.net. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Paul Richards". 2000-2014 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "About John Wray". wrayfortexas.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ . wfaa.com http://www.wfaa.com/features/why-dale-hansen-loves-waxahachie/47506529. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help)| - ↑ "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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