Cas Haley, singer/musician, NBC's season two of America's Got Talent runner-up Al Haynes, commercial airline pilot, captain during the United Airlines Flight 232 crash William Henry Huddle, Texas Capitol artist Charlie Jackson, NFL football player Frank Jackson, NFL football player General John P. Jumper, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 2001 to 2005 Robert Matteson Johnston, Harvard Professor, historian of Napoleon and France. Richard Gordon Kendall (1933–2008) self-taught outsider folk artist Beverly Leech, actress, portrayed Kate Monday on Mathnet Samuel Bell Maxey, United States Senator and Confederate Major General Gordon McLendon, pioneer radio broadcaster and founder of the Liberty Broadcasting System Jay Hunter Morris, operatic tenor John Morris, actor Robert Nelson (1920–1985), NFL professional football player John Osteen, pastor Dave Philley, professional baseball player and holder of five MLB records Bass Reeves, the first black deputy U.S. marshal to serve west of the Mississippi River, was based in Paris for four years in the late 19th century Admiral James O. Richardson, United States Navy Fleet Commander 1940–1941 Eddie Robinson, professional baseball player, four-time All-Star and Texas Rangers executive Augusta Rucker, medical doctor, zoologist, public health lecturer Jack Russell, professional baseball player and first relief pitcher selected to a Major League Baseball All-Star Game Leslie Satcher, country music recording artist William Scott Scudder, Major League Baseball pitcher Gene Stallings, Alabama head coach 1990–1996 Steven H. Tallant, president of Texas A&M University-Kingsville Starke Taylor, mayor of Dallas and businessman Shangela Laquifa Wadley, comedian, reality television personality, and drag performer Notes References External links City of Paris Cities in Texas Cities in Lamar County, Texas County seats in Texas Micropolitan areas of Texas 1844 establishments in the Republic of Texas Populated places established in 1844