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Famous people who grew up or lived in and around Dallas
4 notable people grew up or lived in and around Dallas. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
Lee Trevino1939–1956
📍 Dallas, TX 75231, USA
Lee Trevino was born near Dallas, Texas, in December 1939, and never knew his father. He was raised by his mother, Juanita, and his grandfather, Joe Trevino, a Mexican immigrant…
Selena Gomez1992–2007
📍 Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Selena Gomez was born in July 1992 in Grand Prairie, a working-class city between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Her mother, Mandy, was just sixteen when she had her, and her father…
Stevie Ray Vaughan1954–1972
📍 Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX, USA
I was born in Dallas in October 1954 and grew up in Oak Cliff, a working-class neighbourhood across the Trinity River from downtown, in a modest three-bedroom house on Glenfield Avenue that…
T-Bone Walker1920–1934
📍 Deep Ellum, Dallas, TX, USA
I was born Aaron Thibeaux Walker in Linden, Texas, in May 1910, and when I was a small boy my mother brought me to Dallas, where I grew up. My mother, Movelia, and my stepfather, Marco…