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

 * 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

 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Amber Hagerman - kidnapping and murder victim and namesake for the "Amber Alert"
 * Terry Hornbuckle - criminal
 * David Williams - professional poker player