List of people from Arlington, Texas
This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Arlington, Texas, and its surrounding metropolitan area. For a list of people whose only connection to Arlington is from the University of Texas, see: List of University of Texas at Arlington people.
Athletics
[edit]- Ed Appleton - was a Major League Baseball Pitcher who played for the Brooklyn Robins
- Aldrich Bailey - sprinter
- Reggie Barnes - professional football player
- Ronnie Coleman - 8-time Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion
- Ryan Considine - professional football player
- Cade Cunningham - professional basketball player
- Scott Cross - college basketball coach
- Chris Davis - professional baseball player
- Moses Ehambe - professional basketball player
- Aaron Fairooz - professional football player
- Myles Garrett - professional football player
- Vickie Gates - bodybuilder
- Jaime Gomez - professional golfer
- Johan Gomez - professional soccer player
- Reggie Harrell - professional football player
- Jeff Horton - football coach
- Kenny Iwebema - professional football player
- Bobby Iwuchukwu - professional football player
- Fred Jackson - professional football player
- Luke Joeckel - professional football player
- Kyron Johnson - professional football player
- Seth Jones - professional hockey player
- Jaynie Krick - professional baseball player (AAGPBL)
- Sean Lowe - professional baseball pitcher
- Chris Martin - professional baseball pitcher
- Angela Maxwell - figure skater
- Mike McClendon - professional baseball pitcher
- Jim McElreath - professional racecar driver
- Scott McGarrahan - professional football player
- Craig Monroe - professional baseball player
- Emmanuel Mudiay - professional basketball player
- Ty Nsekhe - professional football player
- Chris Odom - professional football player
- Betty Pariso - IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Hunter Pence - professional baseball player
- Lenzy Pipkins - professional football player
- Quinn Sharp - professional football player
- Lee Shepherd - professional racecar driver
- Tommy Spinks - professional football player
- Lane Taylor - professional football player
- Stepfan Taylor - professional football player
- Rich Thompson - professional baseball pitcher
- Todd Van Poppel - professional baseball pitcher
- Val Joe Walker - professional football player
- Jeremy Wariner - track athlete
- Mitch Willis - professional football player
- Brandon Workman - professional baseball pitcher
Business
[edit]- Blake Mycoskie - entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist
- David A. Sampson - CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Literature
[edit]- Elizabeth Bruenig - journalist and author
- Ben Rappaport - author and game designer
Movies, television, and media
[edit]- Judith Barrett - actress
- Corinne Bohrer - actress
- Mark Britten - comedian
- Taylor Cole - actress
- Corby Davidson - radio personality
- James Duff - screenwriter
- Todd Haberkorn - actor
- Todrick Hall - performer, singer
- Kristi Kang - voice actress
- Lauren Lane - actress
- Billy Miller - actor
- Jonathan Murphy - actor
- Stacey Oristano - actress
- Hayley Orrantia - actress, singer and songwriter
- Madison Pettis - actress
- Ben Rappaport - actor
- Chris Sheffield - actor
- Jennifer Stone - actress
- Emily Warfield - actress
Music
[edit]- Dimebag Darrell - musician, founding member of Pantera and Damageplan
- Mitch Grassi - singer, founding member of Pentatonix and Superfruit
- Mickey Guyton - country singer
- Cas Haley - musician/singer
- Scott Hoying - singer, founding member of Pentatonix and Superfruit
- Melissa Lawson - country singer
- Kirstin Maldonado - singer, founding member of Pentatonix
- Maren Morris - country singer
- Vinnie Paul - musician, founding member of Pantera, Damageplan and Hellyeah
- Lacey Sturm - singer-songwriter
- Tay-K singer/songwriter, rapper, convicted murderer
- B.J. Thomas - musician/singer
- Mr.Kitty - singer/songwriter, producer, DJ
Politics
[edit]- Leo Berman - former member, Texas House of Representatives, from Smith County; former Arlington resident
- Robert Cluck - former mayor of Arlington
- Les Eaves - Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; former Arlington resident[1]
- Chris Harris - member, both houses of the Texas legislature
- Shannon McGauley - co-founder, Texas Minutemen
- Diane Patrick - member, Texas House of Representatives, 2007-2015
- Mark M. Shelton - former member, Texas House of Representatives
- SJ Stovall - mayor of Arlington
- Tony Tinderholt - District 94 state representative
- Tom Vandergriff - member, U.S. House of Representatives, former mayor of Arlington
- Bill Zedler - member, Texas House of Representatives
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Joe Exotic - zoo operator and convicted felon[2]
- Amber Hagerman - kidnapping and murder victim and namesake for the "Amber Alert"
- Terry Hornbuckle - criminal
- David Williams - professional poker player
References
[edit]- ^ "Leslie Dale Eaves". intelius.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Before he was Joe Exotic, 'Tiger King' star owned Arlington pet stores". The Dallas Morning News. 3 April 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.