Fort Worth Independent School District
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Lila Banks
Paschal, 1938
First woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio)
William Banowsky
Riverside, 1954
President Emeritus, Pepperdine University; President, University of Oklahoma
Ken Barr
Polytechnic, 1960
Member, Fort Worth City Council; Fort Worth mayor; Business and civic leader
Cheryl Beal Anderson
O.D. Wyatt, 1975
Pharmaceutical executive; Faculty, Purdue University
Alan Bean
Morningside, McLean, Paschal, 1950
Lunar module pilot, Apollo 12; Fourth person to walk on the moon; Mission commander, Skylab 3; Artist
David Belew
Arlington Heights, 1938
Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Gordon "Tex" Beneke
Jennings Avenue, Paschal, 1932
Saxophonist, singer and bandleader, Glenn Miller Orchestra; Member, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
William Blackmon
Denver, J.P. Elder, North Side, 1939
Founder, Blackmon Mooring
Monte Blue
Technical, 1963
President, San Jacinto College Central
Don, Ward and William Boydstun
Diamond Hill, North Side, Paschal
Brothers killed in World War II
Melvin Bradford
Carter-Riverside, 1952
English faculty, University of Dallas; Political theorist
Cynthia Brants
South Hi Mount, North Hi Mount, Arlington Heights
Artist; Member, Fort Worth Circle; Teacher; Solo exhibits with the Fort Worth Art Association
Larry Braziel
Dunbar, 1973
Defensive back, Baltimore Colts and Cleveland Browns
Earl Brewer Jr.
Arlington Heights, 1945
Internationally renowned pioneer in pediatric rheumatology; founded the Rheumatology Division at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine
Marion Brooks
I.M. Terrell, 1936
Physician; Civil rights leader
Roy Brooks
James E. Guinn, East Van Zandt, Morningside, I.M. Terrell, 1967
Mayor pro tem, Forest Hill; Member, Forest Hill City Council; Tarrant County Commissioner; Civic leader
Stephen Bruton
Arlington Heights, 1966
Guitarist for Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan; Singer/songwriter; Record producer; Actor, film and TV
Betty Buckley
Arlington Heights, 1964
Tony Award-winning actress; Singer; Texas Film Hall of Fame
J. Henry “T Bone” Burnett
Paschal, 1965
Musician; Songwriter; Producer; 10-time Grammy Award winner; Academy Award winner