List of people from Waxahachie, Texas

Notable people
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 golf legend [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 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
  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 (2008). The History of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press, 2008. p. 98. ISBN 9781603443944. 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. Winegarten, Ruthe (2010-07-22). Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292786653.
  10. "Bill Ham". 2014 AllMusic, a division of All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  11. "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  12. "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  13. "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  14. "Byron Nelson". 2006 The New York Times Company. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  15. "Jim Pitts Campaign Website". jimpitts.net. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  16. "Paul Richards". 2000-2014 Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  17. "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  18. "About John Wray". wrayfortexas.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  19. . wfaa.com http://www.wfaa.com/features/why-dale-hansen-loves-waxahachie/47506529. Retrieved February 18, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)|
  20. "Waxahachie, Texas". City-Data.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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