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  • Amarillo Slim (1928 - 2012)
    Thomas Austin Preston Jr. (December 31, 1928 – April 29, 2012), known as Amarillo Slim , was an American professional gambler known for his poker skills and proposition bets. Preston won the 1972 World...
  • John Neely Bryan (1810 - 1877)
    John Neely Bryan, was born on December 24, 1810 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He attended Fayetteville Military Academy and after reading law was admitted to the Tennessee bar. Around 1833 he moved to A...
  • Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (1910 - 1934)
    Bonnie and Clyde, lovers and criminals who traveled the Central United States during the Great Depression were not considered as romantic back then as they are today. Their gang was responsible for at ...
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States (1890 - 1969)
    Dwight David Eisenhower, Was A Career Soldier, And Was Elected To The Presidency Of The United States In The 1952 Election, He Took Office In January Of 1953. He Served 2 Terms And Was Succeeded By Joh...
  • Willie Nelson
    He is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor and activist. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, and remains iconic, especially in American p...

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Texas is the second most populous and the second most extensive of the 50 United States, and the most extensive state of the 48 contiguous United States. The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas.

Notable peoples from Texas

See: Texas Project Profiles.

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