Famous People from
Taylor County, Texas.
Taylor County's most famous people have achieved worldwide
recognition. They were born here, raised here, or lived here
and have caught the attention of the national media,
historians and collectors.
Sammy
Baugh
Sammy Baugh was born March 17, 1914.
A famous football player, rancher and actor,
he played football for Sweetwater High School, TCU,
the Washington Redskins and coached for
Hardin-Simmons in Abilene . . .
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Dan
Blocker
Born in De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas
December 10, 1928. Soon after his birth, the family moved to
O'Donnell, Texas in Lynn County, where they operated a
store. He played football at Hardin-Simmons University in
Abilene, Texas in 1946 . . . more
about Blocker |
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Doyle Brunson
Doyle F. Brunson born August 10, 1933
in Longworth Texas in Fisher County where he was an
All Star Athlete in high school basketball and track.
Brunson attended Hardin–Simmons University in
Abilene, Texas. It was his skills at the poker table that made
him famous . . . read
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Sonny
Cumbie
Born August 8, 1981 in Abilene Texas, Cumbie was the
starting quarterback for Texas Tech in Lubbock Texas during the 2004
season, where he led the nation in passing . . .
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Larry
Gatlin
Larry Gatlin was born in Seminole Texas and
grew up in Abilene and Odessa. The oldest of the three
Gatlin brothers, he was by age seven, already accompanying
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Jane Gilmore Rushing
The famed novelist was a staff writer for the Abilene
Reporter-News in Abilene.
She
grew up in Pyron a West Texas
community that is now a ghost town in southeastern Scurry County,
Texas . . .
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Ryan
Guzman
Ryan Guzman was born September 21, 1987 in
Abilene Texas. He is an actor, model, and mixed martial arts
fighter . . . more about Ryan
Guzman |
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Jim
Hall
Jim Hall was born July 23, 1935 in
Abilene, Texas. He started a
small racing team in Midland, Texas. in 1962.
Throughout the 1960s and into the 1970s and the
1980s Hall and his team at Chaparral Cars designed,
built and raced legendary race cars that were
considered the most innovative cars of their time .
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Charlene Holt
Charlene Holt was born Verna Charlene Stavely
in Snyder, Texas April 28, 1928 and she attended McMurry
University in Abilene, Texas. She became a famous beauty
pageant winner, actress and model . . .
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Jeff Kimble
Jeff Kimble was born April 23, 1949 in
Floydada Texas. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Abilene
Christian University in 1971 with a Degree in Physics. While
he was at ACU he was captain of the basketball team . He is a noted for
groundbreaking experiments in physics including the first
demonstration of teleportation of a quantum state. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1998 . . . more about
Jeff Kimble |
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Max
Lucado
Lucado attended Abilene Christian University
where he received an undergraduate degree in Mass
Communication and master's degree in Bible Studies. While a
student at Abilene Christian, Lucado sold books door-to-door
with the Southwestern Advantage entrepreneurial program . .
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Fess
Parker
Born August 16, 1924, Fess Parker grew up on
a farm outside San Angelo Texas. He went to Hardin–Simmons
University in Abilene, Texas where he was involved in an
argument over a car accident and was stabbed in the neck. see more |
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Jane Gilmore Rushing
Rushing got her start as a writer writing for the
Abilene Reporter-News in Abilene, Texas.
She
grew up in Pyron a West Texas
community that is now a ghost town in southeastern Scurry County,
Texas . . .
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Jessica
Simpson
Jessica Simpson was born July 10, 1980 in
Abilene Texas. She is an international star and media
darling who has taken the music, fashion and entertainment
industries by storm. She has released 8 hit-producing albums
and starred on the big and small screens with notable roles
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Louie
Welch
Louie Welch graduated from Abilene
Christian College in 1940 where he was a varsity
cheerleader and Phi Delta Psi member. He was Mayor of
Houston, Texas from 1964 to 1973 . . .
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Duane
Whitaker
Born in Abilene Texas June 23, 1959, Whitaker is a
graduate of Monterey High School in Lubbock. He has spent the last
30 years as one of Hollywood's most entertaining . . .
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L. G. Wilson
Born November 5, 1924 in Anson, Texas, legendary head coach and athletic director L.G. Wilson
graduated from Abilene Christian College in 1950, where
he played football, baseball, and basketball. . . .
more on Coach Wilson |
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