Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

1,031 notable figures born in Oklahoma, showing page 11 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

John N. Brandenburg
John N. Brandenburg
American lieutenant general (1929-2020)
1929 - 2020
military personnel
Marilyn Mason
American organist and music educator (1925-2019)
1925 - 2019
musicianorganist
Joe Stanka
Joe Stanka
American baseball player
1931 - 2018
baseball player
Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson
American baseball player; Negro League Baseball Player; 1925-1969
1925 - 1969
baseball player
Dupree Bolton
American musician (1929-1993)
1929 - 1993
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Jesse Thomas
American football player (1928-2012)
1928 - 2012
athletics competitorAmerican football player
Edward Gaylord
American businessman
1919 - 2003
military personnel
Jimmy Nolen
American guitarist (1934-1983)
1934 - 1983
guitaristmusician
Muriel Hazel Wright
Teacher, historian and writer on the Choctaw Nation (1889-1975)
1889 - 1975
cartographerhistorianteacher
David Froman
American actor (1938–2010)
1938 - 2010
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Jack Cloud
Jack Cloud
American football player and coach (1925-2010)
1925 - 2010
American football player
Jack Garner
American actor (1926-2011)
1926 - 2011
baseball playertelevision actoractor
James E. Hill
James E. Hill
commander of the North American Air Defense Command (1921–1999)
1921 - 1999
military officer
James Blue
American film director and screenwriter (1930-1980)
1930 - 1980
film directorscreenwriter
Jeremy Blake
American painter (1971–2007)
1971 - 2007
video artistnew media artistpainter
Jack Hartman
Jack Hartman
American basketball player-coach (1925-1998)
1925 - 1998
American football playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Don Penwell
American basketball player
1930 - 2012
basketball player
Clement V. Rogers
Clement V. Rogers
Senator and judge
1839 - 1911
politicianjudge
George Wythe Baylor
American military officer (1832-1916)
1832 - 1916
politicianmilitary officer
Henry Starr
Henry Starr
American criminal (1873–1921)
1873 - 1921
film actor
Finis Fox
Finis Fox
American film director and screenwriter (1884–1949)
1884 - 1949
film directorscreenwriter
W. Lon Johnson
W. Lon Johnson
American politician (1882–1967)
1882 - 1967
politicianlawyerjudge
Frank Phillips
American businessman
1873 - 1950
entrepreneur
Fred S. Clinton
Fred S. Clinton
American physician (1874-1955)
1874 - 1955
surgeonphysician
Carl Sweezy
Arapaho painter from Oklahoma (1881-1953)
1881 - 1953
painter
Barney Beasley
Barney Beasley
American actor (1895-1951)
1895 - 1951
film actoractor
Parker McKenzie
Kiowa traditionalist and educator (1897-1999)
1897 - 1999
linguistphotographer
Lynn Riggs
American playwright, poet, and author (1899-1954)
1899 - 1954
playwrightpoetwriter
Rudi Blesh
Rudi Blesh
American jazz critic (1899-1985)
1899 - 1985
journalistmusic criticauthor
Terrence Holder
American musician
1898 - 2000
jazz musiciantrumpeterbandleader
Budge Garrett
American football player and coach (1893-1950)
1893 - 1950
American football coachAmerican football player
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer
Blake Ragsdale Van Leer
President of Georgia Tech (1893-1956)
1893 - 1956
engineer
George Clark
American racecar driver
1890 - 1978
racing driverengineer
Jesse Barnes
Jesse Barnes
American baseball player (1892–1961)
1892 - 1961
baseball player
John Marriott
American film and television actor (1893-1977)
1893 - 1977
television actoractor
John Joseph Mathews
John Joseph Mathews
American writer
1895 - 1979
novelist
Ernest Childers
Ernest Childers
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1918-2005)
1918 - 2005
military personnel
Jerry Iger
Jerry Iger
cartoonist (1903-1990)
1903 - 1990
cartoonistcomics artist
Noel Loomis
American writer
1905 - 1969
science fiction writernovelistjournalist
Everett F. Drumright
Everett F. Drumright
former United States Ambassador to Taiwan
1906 - 1993
diplomat
Rudy Comstock
Rudy Comstock
American football player (1900-1975)
1900 - 1975
American football player
Spencer Asah
Spencer Asah
Kiowa painter and dancer from Oklahoma, one of the Kiowa Five (1905-1954)
1905 - 1954
painter
Tusten Ackerman
Tusten Ackerman
American college and AAU basketball standout in the 1920s
1901 - 1997
basketball player
Victor Holt
Victor Holt
American basketball player and president of Goodyear Tire Company (1908–1988)
1908 - 1988
basketball player
William Evens Hall
William Evens Hall
USAF general (1907–1984)
1907 - 1984
military personnel
William Trulock Beeks
William Trulock Beeks
United States federal judge (1906-1988)
1906 - 1988
lawyerjudge
Robert Neville
American newspaper and magazine reporter
1905 - 1970
journalist
Mayes McLain
Mayes McLain
American football player and professional wrestler (1905-1983)
1905 - 1983
American football playerprofessional wrestleractor
Walter Thomas
American saxophonist (1907-1981)
1907 - 1981
saxophonistjazz musician
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