Editing Gainesville, Texas (section)

== Notable people ==
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* [[Lew Allen]], [[U.S. Air Force]] [[Four-star rank#United States|four-star general]]; former [[Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force]]
* [[Gene Austin]], singer/songwriter, was born in Gainesville
* [[Norfleet Giddings Bone]], landscape architect and civil engineer, born in Gainesville
* [[Rod Brown (American football)|Rod Brown]], football player; Oklahoma State University
* [[Frank Buck (animal collector)|Frank Buck]], American hunter, animal collector, and author
* [[Alex Cord]], actor and horse rancher in Cooke County<ref name=horseran>{{cite web|url=http://www.gainesvilleregister.com/x1059021535/Celebrities-make-North-Texas-their-home|title=Delania Trigg, "Celebrities make North Texas their home"|date=September 15, 2012 |publisher=gainesvilleregister.com, September 15, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Robert Fuller (actor)|Robert Fuller]], actor and horse rancher in Cooke County<ref name=horseran/>
* [[Glen Monroe Henry]], circus performer
* [[Kevin Mathis]], former NFL cornerback for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MATHIKEV01 |title=Kevin Mathis |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102034406/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MATHIKEV01 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Darcel McBath]], NFL safety, formerly of the [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcbath_darcel00.html 
 |title=Darcel McBath 
 |publisher=Texas Tech University 
 |access-date=October 19, 2012 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806145419/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcbath_darcel00.html 
 |archive-date=August 6, 2012 
}}</ref>
* [[Charley Paddock]], Olympic sprinter; won gold in 1920
* [[Jim Rayburn]], founder of nondenominational Christian youth organization [[Young Life]]
* [[Jake Roberts|Aurelian Smith, Jr.]], known as Jake "The Snake" Roberts, professional wrestler
* [[Red Steagall|Russel "Red" Stegall]], singer/songwriter, was born in Gainesville