Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

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

William O'Neil
American entrepreneur
1933 - 2023
stockbrokerpublisher
Charles Coe
Amateur golfer
1923 - 2001
golferaircraft pilot
Charles V. Hamilton
American political scientist
1929 - 2023
political scientist
Dean Burch
Dean Burch
American lawyer and politician (1927-1991)
1927 - 1991
lawyer
Zach Hughes
American writer (1928–2016)
1928 - 2016
science fiction writernovelist
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
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
Otto Anderson
Otto Anderson
American athlete and Olympian
1900 - 1963
athletics competitor
Don Chastain
American actor and screenwriter (1935-2002)
1935 - 2002
television actorstage actormusician
Bo Gritz
American army officer and political candidate
1939 - 2026
peace activistmilitary personnelpolitician
Don Demeter
Don Demeter
Major League Baseball player
1935 - 2021
baseball player
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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