List of people from Midland, Texas

This is a list of notable people who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the American city of Midland, Texas.

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Kirk Covington, drummer with Tribal Tech
Explosions in the Sky, three of the four members of indie rock group hail from Midland (Mark Smith - guitar, synthesizer; Michael James -guitar, bass, keyboards; and Munaf Rayani – guitar, keyboards, percussion)
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Happy-Tom (Thomas Seltzer), bassist (originally drummer) and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro

Frederic C. Hamilton, businessman, philanthropist
J. Hugh Liedtke, founder of Pennzoil^[3]
Clarence Scharbauer (1879–1942), rancher, president of the First National Bank of Midland and the Midland Fair

Ernest Angelo, Mayor of Midland, 1972–1980; Republican national committeeman, 1976–1996
Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States
Barbara Pierce Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States
Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida
Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush
Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States
Frank Kell Cahoon, Midland oilman; the only Republican in the Texas legislature, 1965–1966; former Midland City Council member
Mike Conaway, United States Congressman
Tom Craddick, District 82 State Representative and former Speaker of the Texas House
Donald Evans, former US Secretary of Commerce
Deborah Fikes, executive advisor and representative to United Nations for World Evangelical Alliance
Kenn George, former state representative from Dallas County and unsuccessful candidate for Texas land commissioner
David J. Porter, Republican, Texas Railroad Commission member, 2010–2016
Carol Schwartz, former member of the D.C. city council, raised in Midland
W. E. "Pete" Snelson, member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from Midland; later an educational consultant in Austin
Clayton Williams, businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
Michael L. Williams, Texas Railroad Commission member

Leeon D. Davis, plane designer and builder
Jim Hall, race car designer and builder using aerodynamics ground effect to produce winning race cars ^[4]

^ "Celebrated for the Least of Reasons: Larry L. King's Letters". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
^ Brandenburg, Jakob (June 24, 2021). "West Texas Olympian Natalie Hinds reacts to making Team USA". CBS7. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "W.C. Liedtke; Co-Founder of Pennzoil". Articles.latimes.com. Associated Press. 2003-04-05. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
^ "Chaparral Gallery". Petroleum Museum. Retrieved 2016-04-09.