Notable Births & Deaths for Gainesville ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Gainesville. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Gene Autry
  • Full name: Orvon Grover Autry
  • Actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, baseball owner. He was born in Tioga (TX) on September 29, 1907 (a Sunday) and died in Studio City (CA) on October 2, 1998 (a Friday) at the age of 91. He is buried at Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Tioga is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast of Gainesville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gene Autry<1>
• Al Dexter
  • Singer, songwriter. He was born in Jacksonville (TX) on May 4, 1905 (a Thursday) and died in Denton (TX) on January 28, 1984 (a Saturday) at the age of 78. He is buried at Roselawn Memorial Park (Denton County, Texas).
  • Denton is located 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south of Gainesville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Al Dexter<1>
• Ray Renfro
  • Professional football. He was born in Whitesboro (TX) on November 7, 1929 (a Thursday) and died in Fort Worth (TX) on August 4, 1997 (a Monday) at the age of 67. He is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park (Tarrant County, Texas).
  • Whitesboro is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east of Gainesville.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Ray Renfro<1>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gainesville: www.gainesville.tx.us/

The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/