Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

1,031 notable figures born in Oklahoma, showing page 13 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Ken Corley
American basketball player (1921-1984)
1921 – 1984
baseball playerbasketball player
Lee Roy West
United States federal judge
1929 – 2020
military officerlawyerjudge
Leon Manley
American football player (1926-2010)
1926 – 2010
American football playercoach
Les Layton
Les Layton
American baseball player (1921-2014)
1921 – 2014
baseball player
Les Moss
Les Moss
American baseball player and coach
1925 – 2012
baseball player
Michael Gannon
American historian
1927 – 2017
war correspondenthistorian
Stan West
Stan West
American football player (1926-2005)
1926 – 2005
American football player
Ted Owens
American basketball player-coach
1929
basketball playerbasketball coachhead coach
La Vern E. Weber
La Vern E. Weber
United States general (1923-1999)
1923 – 1999
military personnel
Leon Breeden
American musician (1921-2010)
1921 – 2010
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic educator
Delbert Black
Delbert Black
American Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
1922 – 2000
military personnel
Doris McLemore
Doris McLemore
Last speaker of the Wichita language (1927-2016)
1927 – 2016
Dr. Jerry Graham
American professional wrestler (1921-1997)
1921 – 1997
professional wrestleractor
Frank Fujita
Frank Fujita
U.S. prisoner of war in WWII
1921 – 1996
writer
Gene Stipe
Gene Stipe
American politician
1926 – 2012
politicianlawyer
George Thomas
George Thomas
American football player, born 1928
1928 – 1989
American football player
H. Dale Cook
H. Dale Cook
American judge (1924-2008)
1924 – 2008
lawyerjudge
Clarence Carnes
American murderer (1927–1988)
1927 – 1988
criminal
Claude Overton
American professional basketball player (1927–1996)
1927 – 1996
baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Jack Hartman
Jack Hartman
American basketball player-coach (1925-1998)
1925 – 1998
American football playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Ben Aldridge
American football player (1926-1956)
1926 – 1956
American football player
Bennie L. Davis
Bennie L. Davis
United States Air Force general
1928 – 2012
military officer
Billy Grimes
Billy Grimes
American football player (1927-2005)
1927 – 2005
American football player
Bill Campbell
American football player (1920-1974)
1920 – 1974
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Bill Mercer
American sportscaster, educator and author
1926 – 2025
sports journalistsports commentatoruniversity teacher
John Green
John Green
American football player, born 1921
1921 – 1989
American football player
Shirley Abbott
Shirley Abbott
American businessman, rancher, politician and ambassador (1924-2013)
1924 – 2013
optometristpoliticiandiplomat
Richard E. Berendzen
Richard E. Berendzen
American astronomer (1938–2022)
1938 – 2022
academic administratoruniversity teacherphysicist
Sandra Mackey
academic
1937 – 2015
journalistpolitical scientistwriter
Thomas Rutherford Brett
Thomas Rutherford Brett
United States federal judge (1931–2021)
1931 – 2021
lawyerjudge
William A. Martin
American computer scientist (1938–1981)
1938 – 1981
computer scientistengineer
Yahweh ben Yahweh
Nation of Yahweh Founder
1935 – 2007
black supremacist
Laud Humphreys
American sociologist (1930–1988)
1930 – 1988
sociologistAnglican priest
Matt Braun
author
1932 – 2016
novelist
Bob Priddy
American professional basketball player (1930–2021)
1930 – 2021
basketball player
Arnold Short
Arnold Short
basketball player
1932 – 2014
baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Roberta Knie
singer (1938–2017)
1938 – 2017
opera singer
John Lee
American writer of thrillers (1931-2012)
1931 – 2012
novelistjournalistwriter
Max Boydston
Max Boydston
American and Canadian football player (1932-1998)
1932 – 1998
American football playerCanadian football player
Maxie Anderson
Maxie Anderson
American hot air balloonist and businessman (1934-1983)
1934 – 1983
balloonist
Nathan Hare
Nathan Hare
American anthropologist
1933 – 2024
anthropologistsociologist
Norman Lamb
American politician
1935 – 2018
soldierpoliticianlawyer
Glenn Barber
American musician (1935-2008)
1935 – 2008
songwritermusiciansinger
Louis W. Ballard
Quapaw-Cherokee composer and artist from Oklahoma (1931-2007)
1931 – 2007
educatorjournalistpainter
Kenneth S. Deffeyes
American geologist (1931–2017)
1931 – 2017
geologistuniversity teacher
Tommy Collins
Tommy Collins
American musician (1930–2000)
1930 – 2000
singer-songwritersinger
Ted Taylor
Ted Taylor
American soul musician (1934–1987)
1934 – 1987
musiciansinger
Albert Stubblebine
Albert Stubblebine
US Army general (1930–2017)
1930 – 2017
military personnel
Bill Krisher
Bill Krisher
American football player
1935 – 2025
American football player
Billy Vessels
Billy Vessels
Player of American and Canadian football (1931-2001)
1931 – 2001
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
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