List of people from Sherman, Texas

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Sherman, Texas.

Academics

 * Light Townsend Cummins, educator and historian
 * John C. Hitt, President of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida
 * Jerry B. Lincecum, Emeritus Professor of English at Austin College in Sherman, Texas

Media

 * Will Cain, Fox News personality
 * Michael Quinn Sullivan, journalist and conservative political activist, based in Austin, Texas

Acting

 * Stella Adams (1883–1961), actress of the silent and early sound film eras
 * Bess Flowers, actress
 * Candace Kita, actress and model
 * Tom Virtue, actor

Music

 * Zach Blair, musician (Hagfish; Rise Against)
 * Teddy Buckner, musician
 * Sam Coomes, musician
 * Arizona Dranes, pioneering gospel singer and pianist
 * Jimmy Hotz, record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, inventor, audio expert, author and musician
 * Kublai Khan, metalcore band
 * Buck Owens, country and western singer
 * Katherine Neal Simmons, singer
 * Buddy Tate, jazz saxophone and clarinet player (Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton)

Military

 * John A. Hilger, United States Air Force brigadier general and participant of the Doolittle Raid during World War II

Politics

 * Joseph W. Bailey, former U.S. senator and attorney in Dallas, died in a courtroom in Sherman in 1929
 * William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., father of former U.S. President Bill Clinton
 * Ronald H. Clark, former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 62 in Sherman; judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, based in Beaumont
 * Donnie Copeland, Pentecostal pastor, formerly at Greater Life Church in Sherman; Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from North Little Rock, Arkansas
 * Rick Hardcastle, rancher and businessman; Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wilbarger County; born in Sherman in 1956
 * Larry Phillips, Sherman judge and former Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives

Government

 * Edna Gladney, early campaigner for children's rights and better living conditions for disadvantaged children
 * Charles B. Winstead, FBI agent who killed John Dillinger

Attorney

 * William J. Durham, attorney and leader in the civil rights movement

Sports

 * A.J. Abrams, former professional and Texas Longhorns men's basketball player
 * Kyle Crick, professional baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Chris Gittens, MLB Player, New York Yankee’s
 * Lee Grissom, MLB All-Star pitcher
 * Vernon Holland, NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
 * Tex Rickard, boxing promoter, first owner of NHL's New York Rangers, builder of Madison Square Garden, grew up in Sherman
 * Chris Rockins, NFL player, Cleveland Browns
 * Hunter Smith, NFL player, Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl XLI champion Pro Bowler
 * Pete Spratt, MMA Fighter
 * Jimmy Turner, NFL player
 * Joe Watson, NFL player
 * Ray Wehba, NFL player

Historical

 * Frank James, outlaw, Confederate guerrilla and brother of Jesse James
 * Olive Oatman, Yavapai Indian captive and lecturer
 * Bass Reeves, The First African American Lawman in the West and US Marshal

Business

 * Kay Kimbell, entrepreneur, philanthropist, benefactor of the Kimbell Art Museum