List of people from Midland, Texas

This is a list of notable people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Midland, Texas.

Armed forces

 * Tommy Franks, retired General, United States Army
 * George H. O'Brien Jr., Medal of Honor recipient

Film, television, and theater

 * Michael Arden, actor
 * Kathy Baker, actress
 * Jeannette Charles, actress
 * Ed Graczyk, playwright
 * Woody Harrelson, actor
 * Tommy Lee Jones, actor
 * Paul Brad Logan, screenwriter and author
 * Bessie Love, actress
 * Carolyn McCormick, actress
 * Douglas McGrath, film writer and director
 * Jackson Rathbone, actor and musician

Journalism and literature

 * Raymond Benson, author of post-Ian Fleming James Bond novels
 * Marilyn Buck, poet, translator, revolutionary, and political prisoner
 * Tracy Daugherty, author and biographer
 * John R. Erickson, author of the Hank the Cowdog book series
 * Doyle Glass, historian and sculptor
 * Stephen Graham Jones, writer
 * Larry L. King, author
 * Cathy Luchetti, writer
 * Larry D. Thomas, 2008 Texas State Poet Laureate
 * Eileen Wilks, romance and urban fantasy author

Music

 * Kirk Covington, drummer with Tribal Tech
 * Explosions in the Sky, three of the four members of indie rock group hail from Midland (Mark Smith - guitar, synthesizer; Michael James -guitar, bass, keyboards; and Munaf Rayani – guitar, keyboards, percussion)
 * Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
 * Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer), bassist (originally drummer) and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro

Athletes

 * Cedric Benson, NFL player
 * Mookie Blaylock, NBA player
 * Hal Dean, NFL player
 * Antwan Goodley Jr., NFL player
 * Jim Hall, race car designer, owner, driver
 * Bobby Hillin, NASCAR driver
 * Natalie Hinds, Olympic swimmer
 * E. J. Holub, NFL player
 * KC Jones, NBA player
 * Wahoo McDaniel, AFL player and wrestler
 * Jayson Nix, MLB player
 * Laynce Nix, MLB player
 * Max Muncy, MLB player
 * Judy Rankin, LPGA all-time money winner
 * Doug Russell, 1968 Olympic gold medalist
 * Carson Smith, MLB player
 * Mike Stanton, MLB player
 * Mike Timlin, MLB player
 * Rex Tucker, NFL player
 * Ryan Tucker, NFL player
 * Randy Velarde, MLB player
 * Spud Webb, NBA player
 * Eric Winston, NFL player
 * Tyler Young Nascar driver
 * James Zachery, CFL player

Business

 * Frederic C. Hamilton, businessman, philanthropist
 * J. Hugh Liedtke, founder of Pennzoil
 * Clarence Scharbauer (1879–1942), rancher, president of the First National Bank of Midland and the Midland Fair

Government and politics

 * Ernest Angelo, Mayor of Midland, 1972–1980; Republican national committeeman, 1976–1996
 * Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States
 * Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush
 * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
 * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
 * Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida
 * Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush
 * Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States
 * Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland oilman; the only Republican in the Texas legislature, 1965–1966; former Midland City Council member
 * Mike Conaway, United States Congressman
 * Tom Craddick, District 82 State Representative and former Speaker of the Texas House
 * Donald Evans, former US Secretary of Commerce
 * Deborah Fikes, executive advisor and representative to United Nations for World Evangelical Alliance
 * Kenn George, former state representative from Dallas County and unsuccessful candidate for Texas land commissioner
 * David J. Porter, Republican, Texas Railroad Commission member, 2010–2016
 * Carol Schwartz, former member of the D.C. city council, raised in Midland
 * W. E. "Pete" Snelson, member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland; later an educational consultant in Austin
 * Clayton Williams, businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
 * Michael L. Williams, Texas Railroad Commission member

Science and technology

 * Leeon D. Davis, plane designer and builder
 * Jim Hall, race car designer and builder using aerodynamics ground effect to produce winning race cars

Other

 * Bob Fu, pastor
 * Jessica McClure, "Baby Jessica"
 * Jack Monk Sr., Adrian Monk's father (fictional)
 * Kathleen Zellner, attorney