List of people from El Paso, Texas

This is a list of famous people who were born in, or have lived in, El Paso, Texas.

In Politics & Government

*Ted Bender, El Paso Councilmember & TV personality
*Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Senator
*Captain John L. Chapin, World War II hero
*Gordon R. Davis, Member of the Texas House of Representatives through 47th, 48th & 50th Legislature
*Albert B. Fall, politician
*Patrick G. Forrester, NASA Astronaut
*Victoriano Huerta, Mexican military officer and President of Mexico (dictator)
*Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, politician, governor of New Mexico, and the first Latin American to be elected to the United States Senate
*Thomas Calloway Lea, Jr., attorney, judge, mayor of El Paso (1915-1917)
*Barbara Lee, Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives
*Sandra Day O'Connor, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
*John "Danny" Olivas, NASA Astronaut
*George S. Patton, U.S. Army general
*John J. Pershing, U.S. General of the Armies; with George Washington, one of only two people to have held the title
* Dennis Phillips, American politics lecturer at the University of Sydney
*Joseph C. Rodriguez, World War II Hero and Medal of Honor recipient
*Paul Ray Smith, Medal of Honor recipient

In Western History

*George Campbell, ex-El Paso Marshal and one of the four victims killed in the "Four Dead in Five Seconds" gunfight on April 14, 1881
*Albert Jennings Fountain, Wild West Indian fighter and Republican politician
*Pat Garrett, Western law man famous for killing Billy The Kid
*John Wesley Hardin, well-known outlaw and gunfighter in 19th century Texas
*Calamity Jane, Wild West gunfighter and frontierswoman
*Gus Krempkau, El Paso County Constable and one of the four victims killed in the "Four Dead in Five Seconds" gunfight on April 14, 1881
*Pascual Orozco, Mexican revolutionary leader
*George Scarborough, Wild West gunfighter and outlaw
*John Selman, Wild West outlaw
*Dallas Stoudenmire, legendary El Paso town marshal
*Pancho Villa, rebel general of the Mexican Revolution

In Film

*F. Murray Abraham, Academy Award winning actor
*Lombardo Boyar, Latino character actor
*Norma Crane, film actress famous for her role as "Golde" in the 1971 film adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof.
*Thomas Haden Church, Academy-Award nominated actor
*Laura Harring, actress and former Miss USA (1985)
*Guy Kibbee – actor
*John Cameron Mitchell, actor, director, songwriter Hedwig and the Angry Inch
*Lupe Ontiveros, actress
*Debbie Reynolds – actress and singer
*Alan Tudyk, actor
*Hal Warren, writer-director of , widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made.

In Television

*Ana Alicia, actress
*Lydia Cornell, television actress, model, comedienne, and novelist
*Sam Donaldson, former television news anchor for ABC News
*Howell Eurich, El Paso's version of Bozo the Clown
*Alana de la Garza, actress
*Jack Handey, comedian and comic writer, famous for "Deep Thoughts" segments on TV's "Saturday Night Live"
*Jordon Hinson, actress, Star of a Disney Channel Original Movie "Go Figure"
*Elisa Jimenez, designer from the fourth season of "Project Runway"
*Bill Macatee, sports anchor
*Karla Martinez, TV Hostess
*Chase Masterson, actress
*Gene Roddenberry, television writer, creator of "Star Trek"
*Aaron Sanchez, Chef, competitor on "The Next Iron Chef"
*Nora Zehetner, actress

In Literature & Visual Arts

*Jim Harris, naturalist and writer
*Luis Jiménez, fiberglass sculptor & painter
*Luke Karam, artist designer
*Tom Lea, muralist, illustrator, artist, war correspondent, novelist, and historian
*Linda Francis Lee, novelist
*Joseph Lorentzen, freelance journalist and educator
*Aileen Mehle, gossip columnist
*Cormac McCarthy, novelist
*Francisco "Pancho" Morales, creator of the Margarita cocktail
*John Rechy, author
*Dr. Ricardo Sanchez, author and educator
*Robert Skimin, Author
*Urbici Soler, artist and sculptor
*Erick Swenson, artistsculptor
*Sergio Troncoso, author

In Music, Performing Arts & Stage

*Roger Argenis, lead singer of the alternative rock band Aerial
*At the Drive-In, a post-punk/alternative band.
*Christopher Dickman & Derek Buckley, of Without Lost Time .
*Aerial, alternative rock band
*Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Vocalist for the bands The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In
*Jimmy Carl Black, drummer, musician
*Vikki Carr, Grammy Award winning singer
*Andrea Davis, Beauty Pageant Titleholder
*Adam Duritz, musician and record producer
*Bobby Fuller, rock singer and guitarist
*H.R., vocalist for the Bad Brains
*Al Jourgensen, lead singer of the industrial metal band Ministry
*Benjamin Loeb, composer, musician, and conductor
*Ronn Lucas, ventriloquist and comedian
*Terry Manning, Music Producer and Audio Engineer
*Stevie Nicks, rock singer with Fleetwood Mac
*MED-X, A hardcore punk band
*Phil Ochs, protest singer of the early 1960s
*Gary Perkins, notable radio DJ
*Pissing Razors, a groove metal band.
*Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Guitarist for the bands The Mars Volta and At the Drive-In
*Tom Russell, singer-songwriter
*Irene Ryan, vaudeville, radio, film, and Broadway entertainer
*Nikki Sixx, bassist for the band Mötley Crüe
*Freddy Soto, comedian
*Sparta, alternative rock/post hardcore band
*Ryan Stout, stand-up comedian
*Don Tosti, Mexican American composer, bandleader, and musician

ports

*Jerry D. Bailey, Racing Hall of Fame jockey
*Rich Beem, professional golfer
*Benny Binion, created World Series of Poker
*Fred Carr, former American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1968 until 1977
*Manny Fernandez, professional wrestler
*Tim Floyd, basketball coach
*Mark Grudzielanek, Major League Baseball player
*Chavo Guerrero Jr., Hispanic professional wrestler
*Eddie Guerrero, WWE champion member of the WWE hall of fame
*Tim Hardaway, former University of Texas-El Paso and NBA basketball star.
*Don Haskins, Basketball Hall of Fame coach
*J.P. Hayes, professional golfer
*Juan Lazcano, professional boxer
*Marshall Leonard, Major League Soccer player
*Don Maynard, Pro Football Hall of Fame player
*Taj McWilliams-Franklin, professional basketball player
*Ray Mickens, Pro football player
*Mike Price, college football coach
*Nolan Richardson, former collegiate basketball coach
*Willie Shoemaker, Racing Hall of Fame jockey
*Paul Smith, American football fullback with the Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers. Currently (2008 season) free agent.
*Paul Stankowski, professional golfer
*Reece "Goose" Tatum, basketball player with the Harlem Globetrotters
*Kenny Thomas, basketball player with the Sacramento Kings
*Tony Tolbert, former American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys from 1989 until 1997
*Lee Trevino, professional golfer

Other notable persons

*Kevin O'Brien (1955-2008), Independent Baptist pastor

*Richard Ramirez, convicted serial killer awaiting execution on California's death row

Fictional People

*The Jaime Reyes version of the DC Comics superhero Blue Beetle is a native of El Paso.