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Lila Banks

 

 

Paschal, 1938

First woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio)

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William Banowsky

 

 

Riverside, 1954

President Emeritus, Pepperdine University; President, University of Oklahoma

 

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Ken Barr

 

 

Polytechnic, 1960

Member, Fort Worth City Council; Fort Worth mayor; Business and civic leader

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Cheryl Beal Anderson

 

 

O.D. Wyatt, 1975

Pharmaceutical executive; Faculty, Purdue University

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Alan Bean

 

 

Morningside, McLean, Paschal, 1950

Lunar module pilot, Apollo 12; Fourth person to walk on the moon; Mission commander, Skylab 3; Artist

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David Belew

 

 

Arlington Heights, 1938

Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

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Gordon "Tex" Beneke

 

 

Jennings Avenue, Paschal, 1932

Saxophonist, singer and bandleader, Glenn Miller Orchestra; Member, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame

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William Blackmon

 

 

Denver, J.P. Elder, North Side, 1939

Founder, Blackmon Mooring

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Monte Blue

 

 

Technical, 1963

President, San Jacinto College Central

 

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Don, Ward and William Boydstun

 

 

Diamond Hill, North Side, Paschal

Brothers killed in World War II

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Melvin Bradford

 

 

Carter-Riverside, 1952

English faculty, University of Dallas; Political theorist

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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

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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

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Marion Brooks

 

 

I.M. Terrell, 1936

Physician; Civil rights leader

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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

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Stephen Bruton

 

 

Arlington Heights, 1966

Guitarist for Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan; Singer/songwriter; Record producer; Actor, film and TV

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Betty Buckley

 

 

Arlington Heights, 1964

Tony Award-winning actress; Singer; Texas Film Hall of Fame

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J. Henry “T Bone” Burnett

 

 

Paschal, 1965

Musician; Songwriter; Producer; 10-time Grammy Award winner; Academy Award winner