Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

1,031 notable figures born in Oklahoma, showing page 15 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Zack Mosley
cartoonist (1906-1993)
1906 – 1993
comics artist
Johnny Callison
Johnny Callison
American baseball player
1939 – 2006
baseball player
Jon Gilliam
American football player (1938-2020)
1938 – 2020
American football player
Robert Glasgow
American organist and music pedagogue (1925–2008)
1925 – 2008
music educator
Robert Ellis Dunn
American musician and choreographer (1928-1996)
1928 – 1996
accompanistchoreographer
Lou Clinton
American baseball player
1937 – 1997
baseball player
Marilyn Harris
American writer (1931-2002)
1931 – 2002
novelist
Marvella Bayh
Marvella Bayh
American politician and cancer advocate
1933 – 1979
activistpoliticianwriter
Green McCurtain
Green McCurtain
Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory
1848 – 1910
Estelle Chisholm Ward
American journalist
1875 – 1946
journalist
Maxine Horner
Maxine Horner
American politician
1933 – 2021
politician
Mike Brumley
American baseball player (1938-2016)
1938 – 2016
baseball player
Czarina Conlan
Czarina Conlan
(1871-1958)
1871 – 1958
curatorsuffragette
Christina Marie Riggs
American murderer who killed her own children
1971 – 2000
Frosty Cox
American basketball coach and basketball player
1909 – 1962
basketball playerbasketball coach
Ralph Mooney
Ralph Mooney
American musician (1928–2011)
1928 – 2011
guitarist
Perry Moss
Perry Moss
American football player, coach, executive (1926-2014)
1926 – 2014
American football playerhead coach
Richard C. Brown
American diplomat
1939 – 2004
diplomat
Overton James
Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (1925–2015)
1925 – 2015
teacher
Moscelyne Larkin
American ballet dancer (1925-2012)
1925 – 2012
ballet dancer
Milt Davis
Milt Davis
Player of American football (1929-2008)
1929 – 2008
American football player
Elmer E. Kirkpatrick
Elmer E. Kirkpatrick
American engineer (1905–1990)
1905 – 1990
civil engineer
Leon Heath
Leon Heath
American football player (1928-2007)
1928 – 2007
American football player
Ed Lewis
American musician (1909–1985)
1909 – 1985
jazz musicianmusician
John N. Reese, Jr.
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1923-1945)
1923 – 1945
military personnel
Rex Thomas
Rex Thomas
American football player
1901
American football player
John Hall
American baseball player, born 1924
1924 – 1995
baseball player
Joe Golding
Joe Golding
American football player (1921-1971)
1921 – 1971
American football player
Joe Blanchard
American football player, professional wrestler
1928 – 2012
professional wrestler
Joe Bauman
American baseball player
1922 – 2005
baseball player
Jimmy Roberts
tenor singer
1924 – 1999
jazz musicianwriter
Jim McConn
American mayor (1928-1997)
1928 – 1997
politician
Jerry Snyder
Jerry Snyder
American baseball player
1929 – 2022
baseball player
Jean Dinning
American musician (1924-2011)
1924 – 2011
songwritersinger
Bud S. Smith
Film Editor (1935–2024)
1935 – 2024
film editorfilm producerfilm director
Hugh W. Hardy
Hugh W. Hardy
United States Marine Corps Reserve general; 3D seismc pioneer (1924-2003)
1924 – 2003
seismologistgeophysicistmilitary officer
Hub Andrews
Professional baseball player and World War II veteran (1922–2012)
1922 – 2012
baseball player
Herman C. Wallace
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1924-1945)
1924 – 1945
military personnel
Hampton E. Boggs
American flying ace (1921-1953)
1921 – 1953
military officer
Weldon Rogers
Produced Roy Orbison's first record
1927 – 2004
songwriterrecord producersinger
Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader (1922–1983)
1922 – 1983
boxerbandleaderrecord producer
George Reed
American jazz drummer and singer (1922–2011)
1922 – 2011
musiciansinger
Foster Stockwell
American writer, historian
1929 – 2023
historianwriter
Darrell Royal
Darrell Royal
American college football player, college football coach, College Football Hall of Fame member (1924-2012)
1924 – 2012
American football player
Dale Mitchell
Dale Mitchell
American baseball player
1921 – 1987
baseball player
Clara Luper
African American activist
1923 – 2011
human rights defender
Chuck Britz
American recording engineer
1927 – 2000
audio engineerengineer
Charlie Mitchell
American football player (1920-1999)
1920 – 1999
American football player
Cal McLish
American baseball player and coach
1925 – 2010
baseball player
Buddy Burris
American football player (1923-2007)
1923 – 2007
American football player
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