Longview, Texas

The modern-day city of Longview was founded in 1869.Eugene W. McWhorter, "LONGVIEW, TX (GREGG COUNTY)", Handbook of Texas Online [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdl03], accessed April 12, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. In 1870, O.H. Methvin, Sr. sold {{convert|100|acre|ha}} to the Southern Pacific Railroad (later the Texas and Pacific Railway) for one dollar to persuade them to build their line in the direction of land he owned. Later that year, he sold another {{convert|100|acre|ha}} for $500 in gold. He hoped the coming of the railroad would increase the value of the rest of his land.

Two railroad surveyors coined the name of the town when they stated, "What a long view!" from the porch of Methvin's home. In June 1871, Longview was incorporated as the first town in Gregg County.Beth Holloway Dodson, "METHVIN, OSSAMUS HITCH, SR.", Handbook of Texas Online , accessed April 12, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

In 1884, the Mobberly Hotel opened for business servicing railroad travelers and as the center of social gatherings for Longview. The hotel featured cherrywood furniture with carved bed posts, marble-top washstands, linen tablecloths, electric crystal chandeliers, and a fireplace in every room. Mobberly was located in the junction part of town near the train depot. The hotel was destroyed by fire on June 13, 1965.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

On May 23, 1894, Bill Dalton and three members of his posse robbed the First National Bank of Longview. Several men died in the resulting gunfight, bandit Jim Wallace along with citizens J. W. McQueen, Charles Learn, and George Buckingham.{{cite web |last1=Hilton |first1=Mark |title=Dalton Gang's Last Raid |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=89022 |website=the Historical Marker Database |access-date=7 October 2024}} The robbers escaped with $2,000 in cash and some unsigned bank notes. {{cite web |title=1894 Longview Bank Robbery by the Bill Dalton Gang |url=https://texoso66.com/2020/08/20/1894-longview-bank-robbery-by-the-dalton-gang/ |website=Texas History Notebook |access-date=7 October 2024}} The Gregg County Historical Museum holds its exhibit on the event within the bank vault which was robbed, and holds a yearly event to mark the anniversary of the occasion.{{cite web |title=the History of Dalton Days |url=https://www.visitlongviewtexas.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12 |website=Visit Longview Texas |access-date=7 October 2024 |date=March 12, 2024}}

In the Longview race riot in July 1919, a reporter for The Chicago Defender was in Longview looking into the mysterious death of a black man named Lemuel Walters. An armed white mob attacked a home where the reporter, S.L. Jones, was staying, and attempted to batter their way in. A gunfight began between the attackers and the men in the house. Eventually, Jones made a getaway. The white men then began to burn buildings in the black section of the town.{{cite magazine| last1=Onion| first1=Rebecca| title=Red Summer| url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2015/03/civil_rights_movement_history_the_long_tradition_of_black_americans_taking.html| access-date=March 7, 2015| magazine=Slate}}

The Gregg Hotel opened in 1930, and served oil boom customers.{{Cite news |date=1931-04-17 |title=Main Dining Room Displaced by Bed Quarters at Gregg Hotel as Demand for Sleeping Space Here Increases |pages=4 |work=The Daily News |publication-place=Longview, TX}} It had various operators as a hotel until 1978, when it was converted to dormitories for use by male students of LeTourneau College.{{Cite news |date=1978-05-15 |title=Downtowner to be LeTourneau Dorm |pages=1 |work=The Daily News |publication-place=Longivew, TX}} Following the 1984 spring semester, the building sat empty except for a barbershop, which also closed in 1986.{{Cite news |date=1986-07-19 |title=Downtown Barbershop Closing" |pages=1 |work=The Longview News-Journal}} The building was ultimately demolished in 1995.

In 1942, construction began on the Big Inch pipeline in Longview. From 1943 to 1945, the pipeline transported over 261,000,000 barrels of crude oil to the East Coast. At the time of construction, Big Inch and its smaller twin, Little Inch, comprised the longest petroleum pipeline ever built in the world. Both were integral in supplying the United States' war effort in World War II.

After World War II, Longview's population grew from 24,502 to 40,050 in 1960, its growth fueled by migration from rural Gregg County and the annexation of Greggton and Spring Hill.{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdl03|title=LONGVIEW, TX|last=W.|first=MCWHORTER, EUGENE|date=June 15, 2010|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=July 7, 2018}}

In the early 1980s, the City of Longview engaged in a controversial series of annexations aimed at expanding its jurisdiction northward toward the area near East Mountain. On May 8, 1980, Longview passed four annexation ordinances (1309–1312), which included narrow, contiguous extensions of city limits—commonly referred to as “stem” or “strip” annexations. These extensions reached outward in long, thin paths along roadways to connect more distant land tracts, with the apparent goal of enveloping portions of the surrounding utility district and potentially encircling the smaller city of East Mountain.{{cite case |title=City of Longview v. Spring Hill Utility District |volume=653 |reporter=S.W.2d |pages=787 |court=Tex. App.—Tyler |year=1983 |url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914c3ceadd7b049347c9374/amp |access-date=June 10, 2025}}{{cite web |title=City of Longview Annexation Map Viewer |url=https://cloud.longviewtexas.gov/maps/Annexations/ |website=City of Longview |access-date=June 10, 2025}}

The annexation sparked legal action by the Spring Hill Utility District, which challenged the validity of the city's strategy. The case reached the Texas Supreme Court, which upheld Longview’s method as lawful so long as all annexations were completed within a 90-day window.{{cite case |title=City of Longview v. Spring Hill Utility District |volume=681 |reporter=S.W.2d |pages=260 |court=Tex. |year=1984 |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/supreme-court/1983/c-1795-0.html |access-date=June 10, 2025}} Despite this legal victory, the city reversed course three years later—issuing de-annexation ordinance 1671 on November 8, 1983—effectively nullifying the controversial annexations. The reasons behind the reversal are not fully documented, but may have included political pressure, local opposition, and concerns over creating a legal or geographic enclave around East Mountain.

Longview is located within Northeast Texas, a subregion of East Texas. North of Kilgore, and is bordered to the west by the city of White Oak. Longview was founded in Gregg County, and has annexed surrounding land as it has grown in population and area, including a comparatively small area on its east that is within Harrison County.

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At the 2010 census, Longview had a population of 80,455. The median age was 34. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 56.2% non-Hispanic White, 22.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 9.5% from some other race, and 2.3% from two or more races. About were 18.0% Hispanics or Latinos of any race.2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics of Longview from the U.S. census In the census of 2000, 73,344 people, 28,363 households, and 19,116 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,341.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 70.10% White, 22.11% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.92% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races; Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.31% of the population.

By the 2020 United States census, Longview's population grew to 81,683. Its racial and ethnic makeup per the 2020 census was 49.73% non-Hispanic white, 23.49% Black or African American, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.6% Asian alone, 0.27% some other race, 3.82% multiracial, and 20.75% Hispanic or Latino of any race.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4843888&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}} Among its population at the 2020 American Community Survey, 52.7% of its population was non-Hispanic white, 22.4% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian alone, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.1% some other race, 2.7% two or more races, and 20.3% Hispanic of Latino American of any race.{{Cite web |title=2020 Demographic and Housing Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20population&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP05 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}} The 2020 census and 2020 survey reflected nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification among traditional minority populations.{{Cite news |title=Census data shows widening diversity; number of White people falls for the first time |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/12/census-data-race-ethnicity-neighborhoods/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite web |last1=Passel |first1=Jeffrey S. |last2=Lopez |first2=Mark Hugo |last3=Cohn |first3=D’Vera |title=U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/u-s-hispanic-population-continued-its-geographic-spread-in-the-2010s/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}

Of the 28,363 households at the 2000 census, 33.2% had children under 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were not families. About 27.9% of all households were individuals who lived alone, and 10.7% of all households were 65 or older and living alone. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 3.06. Among the estimated 31,450 households at the 2020 American Community Survey, the average household size was 2.49; the 19,965 families had an average size of 3.13.{{Cite web |title=2020 Households and Families Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20housing&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}} Of the households and families estimated, 53.6% were in owner-occupied housing units and 46.4% were renter-occupied.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,858, and for a family was $42,378. Males had a median income of $33,078 versus $21,400 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,676. About 13.0% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. By 2020, the median household income for Longview residents grew to $50,019, and monthly housing costs were $854.{{Cite web |title=2020 Financial Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20housing&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2503 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}

As of 2020's religion census by the Association of Religion Data Archives, Baptists were the largest set of Christians, with Christianity being the predominant religion for Longview's metropolitan area. Altogether, Baptists from the American Baptist Association, Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship, Free Will Baptists, National Baptists, National Missionary Baptists, and Southern Baptists numbered 88,811. Non/inter-denominational Protestants numbered 26,874. Other large Christian communities for the MSA were Methodists, Pentecostals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Mormons. Its Catholic Christian community numbered 22,952.{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 {{!}} U.S. Religion Census {{!}} Religious Statistics & Demographics |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.usreligioncensus.org}}

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Longview is one of several cities in East Texas that serve as a center for the "patent troll" industry, due to a perception that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas is a favorable venue for patent infringement plaintiffs.{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Jeff|title=How A Texas Dog Park Became A New Front In America's Patent Wars|url=https://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/419-how-a-texas-dog-park-became-a-new-front-in-americas-patent-wars/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309070113/http://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/419-how-a-texas-dog-park-became-a-new-front-in-americas-patent-wars/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2014|access-date=June 6, 2016|work=Gigaom|date=October 14, 2011}} As such, it is also one of the major economic hubs for Northeast Texas alongside Tyler.{{Cite web |title=At the Heart of Texas: Tyler–Longview |url=https://www.dallasfed.org:443/research/heart/tyler |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.dallasfed.org |language=en}}

According to the municipal Fiscal Year 2021–2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,

[https://www.longviewtexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11350/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-ACFR-FY-21-22 ACFR FY 21-22], retrieved September 6, 2023 the top employers in the city were:

Longview Public Library operates a main branch, and the Broughton Branch.{{Cite web |title=Longview Public Library |url=http://www.longviewlibrary.org/history.php |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.longviewlibrary.org}}{{Cite web |title=Broughton Branch Library {{!}} Longview, TX |url=https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2892/Broughton-Branch-Library |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.longviewtexas.gov}}

Longview's cultural district—a {{convert|320|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} area in downtown Longview which includes museums, restaurants, parks, live music, theater, and historic buildings—was designated by the Texas Commission on the Arts in 2019.{{Cite web|title=About Arts!Longview {{!}} Visit Longview TX|url=https://www.visitlongviewtexas.com/213/About-ArtsLongview|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.visitlongviewtexas.com}}

The {{convert|29|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} Longview Arboretum and Nature Center opened in 2019.{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Longview Arboretum |url=http://www.longviewarboretum.org/about |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=www.longviewarboretum.org}}{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |title=Phase 1 of Longview Arboretum and Nature Center to open Nov. 2 |url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/phase-1-of-longview-arboretum-and-nature-center-to-open-nov-2/article_7f377cfa-f771-11e9-8262-47d9004b17a2.html |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Longview News-Journal |date=October 25, 2019 |language=en}} Among other centers, the city has a vast trail system that is being connected to create 10 consecutive miles of connected walking/biking trails.{{Cite web|title=Facilities {{!}} Longview, TX|url=https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2316/Facilities|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.longviewtexas.gov}}

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According to the 2007 comprehensive annual financial report, the city's various funds had $75.9 million in revenues, $87.7 million in expenditures, $47.6 million in total assets, $9.0 million in total liabilities, and $12.2 million in cash in investments.[http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/files/comprehensive_annual_financial_report_cafr_2717.pdf City of Longview 2007–08 CAFR] Retrieved June 7, 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029111133/http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/files/comprehensive_annual_financial_report_cafr_2717.pdf |date=October 29, 2007 }}

The city manager as of 2023 is Rolin McPhee.[https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2585/Organizational-Chart City of Longview], retrieved December 2, 2021 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128223748/https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2585/Organizational-Chart |date=November 28, 2020 }} Bonds retired January 31, 2022 and Rolin McPhee became the city manager on February 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/longview-council-appoints-new-city-manager-splits-on-reorganization/article_19cd8420-74da-11ec-a3ed-1375885b3755.html|title = Longview council appoints new city manager, splits on reorganization| date=January 13, 2022 }} With the addition of McPhee as city manager, the city of Longview underwent some restructuring namely adding an assistant city manager, MaryAnn Hagenbucher.

Longview is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Bryan Hughes, District 1, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Jay Dean, District 7. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Longview District Parole Office in Longview."[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I]." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 15, 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}

Longview is part of {{ushr|TX|1}}, which is currently represented by Republican Nathaniel Moran. Moran was elected after former Republican Louie Gohmert announced he was not seeking reelection in 2022.

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The city of Longview is home to three institutions of higher learning and two trade (cosmetology) schools:

• LeTourneau University
• Kilgore College, Longview Campus
• University of Texas at Tyler, Longview University Center

The service area of Kilgore College includes the independent school districts of Longview, Hallsville, Pine Tree, and Spring Hill (the ones covering sections of Longview).[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.194. Sec. 130.184. KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]

Longview is served by four school districts.

The following include portions in Gregg County:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48183_gregg/DC20SD_C48183.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gregg County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-11-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48183_gregg/DC20SD_C48183_SD2MS.txt Text list]

• Longview Independent School District – enrollment 8,150, 16 schools, home of the Lobos (Spanish for "Wolves"), serves south and northeast Longview
• Pine Tree Independent School District – enrollment 4,424, seven schools, home of the Pirates, serves west Longview including Pine Tree and Greggton
• Spring Hill Independent School District – enrollment 1,862, five schools, home of the Panthers, serves north Longview in the Spring Hill area

The Harrison County portion is in this school district:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48203_harrison/DC20SD_C48203.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harrison County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-11-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48203_harrison/DC20SD_C48203_SD2MS.txt Text list].

• Hallsville Independent School District – enrollment 4,037, six schools, home of the Bobcats, serves far east Longview in Harrison County

The Gregg County portion of Longview is part of the Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches designated market area, and the Harrison County portion of Longview is within the Shreveport-Texarkana market.{{cite web|date=January 20, 2017|title=Shreveport/Texarkana Market|url=http://files.ktbs.com/ktbsadvertising/KTBS-CoverageMAP.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609210038/http://files.ktbs.com/ktbsadvertising/KTBS-CoverageMAP.pdf|archive-date=June 9, 2012|website=www.ktbs.com}}

KLGV-LD broadcasts from Longview.

• Longview News-Journal
• East Texas Review
• El Diario de Harrison County

{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}

East Texas Regional Airport is located south of Longview.

The city's public transit system, Longview Transit, runs daily routes, excluding Sundays and holidays. Its fixed routes provide transportation to key districts throughout the city.City of Longview [http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/longview_transit.html website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041115013419/http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/longview_transit.html |date=November 15, 2004 }}

City of Longview Transit (COLT) provides demand-response transportation services for those who are unable to use the regular Longview Transit fixed-route service.Source: City of Longview [http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/city_of_longview_transportation_colt.html website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024104000/http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/city_of_longview_transportation_colt.html |date=October 24, 2007 }}

Amtrak passenger rail service is available on the Texas Eagle through a downtown terminal. Longview's Amtrak station is the fifth-busiest in Texas and the fourth-busiest station along the Texas Eagle route.Amtrak, State of Texas factsheet, Fiscal Year 2019, page 1 https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/TEXAS19.pdf Daily trains between Chicago and San Antonio stop each morning (Chicago–San Antonio) and each evening (San Antonio–Chicago). Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the Longview station serves the Chicago to Los Angeles trains. The return train, Los Angeles to Chicago, stops in Longview on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. It serves about 20–50 passengers per day. From the station, passengers can connect to Nacogdoches, Lufkin, Houston, and Galveston, as well as Shreveport, Louisiana, by motorcoach. A proposal is in the works for a high-speed rail system from Dallas/Fort Worth to Shreveport along the I-20 corridor, bringing passenger rail service to that corridor for the first time since the Texas and Pacific's unnamed successor to the Louisiana Eagle in the late 1960s.Streamliner Schedules, Louisiana Eagle, 1952 http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track9/louisianaeagle195208.htmlTexas & Pacific September 1960 timetable http://streamlinermemories.info/South/T&P60TT.pdf{{cite journal |title=Missouri Pacific Lines, Table 2 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways|publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=101 |issue=1 |date=June 1968}}

Longview is served by Amtrak, the BNSF Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad.{{cite web|url=https://longviewusa.com/transportation|title=Transportation |publisher=LEDCO |website=longviewusa.com |accessdate=2022-04-06}}

• {{jct|state=TX|I|20}}, Interstate 20, an east–west freeway, connects Longview to Dallas, about {{convert|125|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the west and to Shreveport, Louisiana, around {{convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the east.
• {{jct|state=TX|US|80}}, U.S. Highway 80 runs through the central district of Longview. U.S. Hwy 80 was once a coast-to-coast highway from Tybee Beach near Savannah, Georgia, and ran continuously across the southern part of the United States to San Diego, California. Today, its western terminus is in Dallas, making the length only {{convert|1032|mi|km|abbr=on}}. The western part of the route was replaced by I-20 and I-10.
• {{jct|state=TX|US|259}}, U.S. Highway 259 is a {{convert|250|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} north/south highway providing an alternate route to U.S. 59 between Nacogdoches, Texas, and the Oklahoma/Arkansas border just south of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Before Interstate 20, US 259 went through the center of Longview on a route now designated Texas State Highway 31 and Spur 502.
• {{jct|state=TX|SH|31}}, Texas Highway 31 runs {{convert|143.3|mi|km}} east/west between Longview and Waco, Texas.
• {{jct|state=TX|SH|149}}, Texas Highway 149, {{convert|33.9|mi|km|abbr=on}} long, connects Longview with Carthage.
• {{jct|state=TX|SH|300}}, Texas Highway 300 is a short ({{convert|18.62|mi|km|adj=on}}) highway connecting Longview to U.S. 271 in Gilmer.
• {{jct|state=TX|SH|281}}, Texas Highway 281 is a {{convert|19.3|mi|km|adj=on}} loop highway that circumnavigates much of Longview from its east connection at I-20 east of the Gregg/Harrison county line to I-20 in Longview. It runs northward, westward, southward, and eastward around the city.
• {{jct|state=TX|Spur|502}}, Spur 502 connects north/south traffic between U.S. Hwy 80 in central Longview and U.S. Hwy 259 north of Longview.
• {{jct|state=TX|Spur|63}}, Spur 63 runs north/south through Longview connecting TX Hwy 31 at its Longview terminus with Spur 502 north of TX Loop 281.

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• Greg Abbott, three-term Governor of Texas, spent early childhood in Longview
• Jeb Blount, football player with Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won Super Bowl XI
• Ethan Bryant, soccer player{{cite web |last1=Fontela |first1=Jonah |title=One-time Child Star Ethan Bryant at Home Again in the Open Cup |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/04/one-time-child-star-ethan-bryant-at-home-again-in-the-open-cup |website=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=February 14, 2025}}
• Shawn Byrdsong, football player
• Frank Steen, American Football End
• Rodney Carrington, comedian, actor, and writer
• Robert Alan Cashell, businessman, former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, three-term Mayor of Reno, Nevada
• Mary Lou Clements-Mann, HIV/AIDS researcher killed on Swissair Flight 111
• Chris Davis, professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=davisch02|title = Chris Davis Stats

| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 10, 2012}}

• Jay Dean, mayor of Longview, 2005-2015; Republican state representative for Texas District 7
• Clint Ford, actor and writer
• John Lee Hancock, director and screenwriter
• JaMycal Hasty, professional football player for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Kristy Hawkins, IFBB professional bodybuilder{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090416113831/http://www.kristyhawkins.com/bio.htm The official website of Kristy Hawkins]}}
• Robert Henson, professional football player for the Washington Redskins
• Christopher Hinn, miller and Wisconsin State Assemblyman
• Evonne Hsu, professional singer in Taiwan
• Madison Hu, actor, born in Longview
• Michael Huey, professional football player
• Chris Ivory, former running back for the New York Jets
• Buford A. Johnson, chief mechanic for the Tuskegee Airmen{{cite news|last=Olano|first=Joseph A.|title=Retiree speaks of experiences as a Tuskegee Airman|url=http://www.march.afrc.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123199465|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203190428/http://www.march.afrc.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123199465|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2013|access-date=1 December 2013|newspaper=Air Force Print News Today|date=14 April 2010}}
• Chris Johnson, NFL cornerback
• Montana Jordan, actor{{Citation|title=Montana Jordan - Young Sheldon Cast Member|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/young-sheldon/cast/215675/|language=en|access-date=2021-07-09}}
• Malcolm Kelly, football player for the Washington Redskins{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KellyMal01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104150241/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KellyMal01|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 4, 2010|title = Malcolm Kelly

| publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date= December 10, 2012}}

• Lee Lacy, professional baseball player, 1972–1987{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lacyle01|title = Lee Lacy Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 10, 2012}}
• Miranda Lambert, country music artist, born in Longview
• Brandon Maxwell, fashion designer
• Matthew McConaughey, Oscar-winning actor
• Neal McCoy, country music singer
• Charlie Neal, professional baseball player, 1956–1963{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=nealch01|title = Charlie Neal Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 10, 2012}}
• Robert Newhouse, professional football player, 1972–1983{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEWHOROB01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060831151120/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEWHOROB01|url-status= usurped|archive-date= August 31, 2006|title = Robert Newhouse

|publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= December 10, 2012}}

• Diane Patrick, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington; reared in Longview as Diane Porter{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Diane&qmi=&qn=Patrick&qcs=Arlington%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Diane Porter Patrick|publisher=intelius.com|access-date=March 9, 2014}}
• Monte Pittman, singer, songwriter, guitarist for Madonna{{cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/features/atplay/longview-legend-monte-pittman-returns-to-texas/article_3f0da0d1-3f62-5973-b628-782e78bed491.html |title = Longview legend Monte Pittman returns to Texas|publisher = Longview News-Journal|date=December 2, 2021}}
• Josh Scobee, kicker for Jacksonville Jaguars
• James Scott, professional football player{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCOTTJAM01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513072229/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCOTTJAM01|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 13, 2006|title = James Scott| publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date= December 10, 2012}}
• Justin Slaten, professional baseball player
• Warren Smith, rockabilly musician
• Ben Spies, American professional motorcycle racer
• James Street, college football and baseball player for the Texas Longhorns
• Jack Boynton Strong, Texas lawyer, businessman, and legislator
• Bobby Taylor, All-Pro cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles, 1995–2003; member of the Seattle Seahawks in 2004
• Sam West, professional baseball player, 1927–1942{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/westsa01.shtml?redir|title= Sam West Statistics and History|publisher= Baseball-Reference|access-date= December 16, 2014}}
• Forest Whitaker, Oscar-winning actor
• Trent Williams, All-Pro offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers

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• [http://www.VisitLongviewTexas.com/ Longview Convention and Visitors Bureau]
• [http://www.longviewchamber.com/ Longview Chamber of Commerce]

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