Back to FORTWORTH.COMFAMOUS PEOPLE FROM FORT WORTH
From its earliest days – when Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid prowled the streets – Fort Worth has attracted the notable and notorious. Many Fort Worth natives have achieved fame far and wide, and the city continues to attract its share of entertainers, musicians, writers, chefs – even an astronaut.
Chef Tim Love owns several restaurants in Fort Worth and appears on the CNBC show “Restaurant Startup.” He’s also been featured on the pages of numerous culinary magazines and appeared on many other food-oriented TV shows.
| T-Bone Burnett | Singer/songwriter and producer |
| Kate Capshaw | Actress, wife of Steven Spielberg |
| Kelly Clarkson | Singer/songwriter |
| Van Cliburn | Acclaimed pianist |
| Ornette Coleman | Jazz legend |
| John Denver | Singer/songwriter |
| Kirk Franklin | Gospel singer and producer |
| Pat Green | Singer/songwriter |
| Bill Paxton | Actor |
| Ginger Rogers | Actress |
