List of people from Arlington, Texas explained

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

• • Ed Appleton - Major League Baseball pitcher, 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
• Scott Cross - college basketball coach
• Cade Cunningham - professional basketball player
• 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

• Blake Mycoskie - entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist
• David A. Sampson - CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

Literature

• Elizabeth Bruenig - journalist and author
• Ben Rappaport - author and game designer

Movies, television, and media

• 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

• 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
• Natasha Owens - Christian musician known for viral song "Trump Won"
• 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

• 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

• Joe Exotic - zoo operator and convicted felon^[2]
• Amber Hagerman - kidnapping and murder victim and namesake of the "Amber Alert"
• Terry Hornbuckle - criminal
• David Williams - professional poker player

Notes and References

1. Web site: Leslie Dale Eaves. intelius.com. April 3, 2015.
2. Web site: Before he was Joe Exotic, 'Tiger King' star owned Arlington pet stores. 3 April 2020 . The Dallas Morning News. April 5, 2020.