List of people from Amarillo, Texas

List of people from Amarillo, Texas

This is a List of Amarilloans, notable current and former citizens of Amarillo, Texas.

Arts and entertainment

*Art Bell, radio host and author
*Gail Caldwell, Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic
*Derek Cecil, actor ("Push, Nevada")
*Cyd Charisse, dancer and actress
*Ann Doran, actress ("Rebel Without a Cause")
*Joe Ely, country and folk singer
*Ron Ely, actor ("Tarzan")
*Todd English, celebrity chef
*Kevin Fowler, country music singer
*Blair Garner, country music radio host
*Jimmie Dale Gilmore, country music singer
*Kimberly Willis Holt, author
*Carolyn Jones, actress ("The Addams Family")
*Stanley Marsh 3, millionaire, philanthropist, and prankster
*Grady Nutt, comedian ("Hee Haw")
*John Rich, guitar player
*Eck Robertson, musician
*Ben Sargent, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist
*J.D. Souther, country rock singer
*Terry LaVerne Stafford, songwriter
*Francie Swift, actress
*Jodi Thomas, author
*Paula Trickey, actress ("Pacific Blue")
*Trent Willmon, country music singer
*Jack Wrather, television director
*M. K. Wren, mystery and science fiction writer

Business

*Don Harrington, oilman and philanthropist
*T. Boone Pickens, Jr., oilman and philanthropist
*Don Powell, former FDIC chairman

Law and government

*James R. Beverley, governor of Puerto Rico
*Teel Bivins, United States ambassador to Sweden
*Beau Boulter, United States Congressman
*James Nathan Browning, Texas Lieutenant Governor
*John Marvin Jones, United States Congressman and Chief Judge of the Court of Claims
*Kel Seliger, mayor and Texas State senator

ports

*Rex Baxter, professional golfer
*Brad Bryant, professional golfer
*Paul Buentello, mixed martial artist
*Steve Butler, racecar driver
*Dory Funk, professional wrestler
*Dory Funk, Jr., professional wrestler
*Terry Funk, professional wrestler
*Heath Herring, mixed martial artist
*Mike Hettinga a/k/a Mike Knox, professional wrestler
*Alex O'Brien, professional tennis player
*Barry Orton, professional wrestler
*Ryan Palmer, professional golfer
*Bum Phillips, professional football coach
*Ricky Romero, professional wrestler
*Chris Romero, professional wrestler
*Mark Romero, professional wrestler
*Steven Romero, professional wrestler
*Brandon Slay, gold-medal Olympic wrestler
*T.A. "Amarillo Slim" Preston, professional poker player
*Evan Tanner, professional mixed martial artists
*William Thomas, professional American football player
*Erik Watts, professional wrestler

Others

*Thomas E. Creek, U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
*Brian Deneke, murder victim
*Sybil B. Harrington, philanthropist
*Rick D. Husband, astronaut
*Leroy Matthiesen, local Catholic bishop
*Paul Lockhart, astronaut

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/BornWhere?Amarillo,%20Texas,%20USA IMDB Biography Search]


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