Famous "Martites"

• Quan Cosby - Former NFL Player and University of Texas Player
• Frankie Lee - The soul blues singer, was born in Mart.
  
• Jesse Plemons - Actor known for his roles in Friday Night Lights, Fargo, Bridge of Spies
• Cullen Rogers - NFL player
• E. Donnall Thomas - 1990 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. Known as the Father of Bone Marrow Transplant.
• Cindy Walker - The famed country music songwriter of "You don’t know me” and other hits, is a native of Mart.
• Lamar Fike- Member of the Memphis Mafia, one of Elvis Presley's Closest Friends
• Tommy McDonald- Pioneer in the Cardiovascular Field
• Alexander Vernon "Buck" Freeman-  Pro Baseball Player 1921-1922