Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

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

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
Doyle Parrack
American basketball player-coach (1921-2008)
1921 – 2008
basketball coachbasketball player
James E. Hill
James E. Hill
commander of the North American Air Defense Command (1921–1999)
1921 – 1999
military officer
B. Wayne Hughes
American businessman
1933 – 2021
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Hobart Brown
Hobart Brown
American Sculptor (1934-2007)
1934 – 2007
sculptor
Billie Letts
American novelist and educator
1938 – 2014
novelistwriter
Clancy Carlile
American writer
1930 – 1998
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Betty Noyes
American actress (1912-1987)
1912 – 1987
film actorsingeractor
William O'Neil
American entrepreneur
1933 – 2023
stockbrokerpublisher
Dave Cox
Dave Cox
American politician
1938 – 2010
politician
Edwin G. Corr
Edwin G. Corr
American politician
1934 – 2026
diplomatpolitician
Allen Edward Barrow
Allen Edward Barrow
United States federal judge
1914 – 1979
lawyerjudge
J. Phillip "Jack" London
J. Phillip "Jack" London
American businessman
1937 – 2021
businessperson
Skinny Johnson
American basketball player-coach
1911 – 1980
basketball coachbasketball player
Aubrey Davis
professional basketball and minor league baseball player (1921-1996)
1921 – 1996
baseball playerbasketball player
Ralph W. Cousins
Ralph W. Cousins
United States admiral (1915-2009)
1915 – 2009
art collectorsoldiermilitary officer
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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