Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

1,031 notable figures born in Oklahoma, showing page 20 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Mike Brumley
Mike Brumley
American baseball player and coach (1963–2024)
1963 – 2024
baseball player
Otis Clark
Otis Clark
American butler (1903–2012)
1903 – 2012
butler
Rube Foster
Rube Foster
AL pitcher
1888 – 1976
baseball player
Lois Smoky
Kiowa painter and bead artist from Oklahoma (1907-1981)
1907 – 1981
painter
Les Caywood
American football player
1903 – 1986
American football player
Lee Erwin
Television writer
1906 – 1972
screenwriter
Rusty Hilger
American football player (1962-2019)
1962 – 2019
American football player
Kermit Schmidt
American football player (1908-1963)
1908 – 1963
American football player
Kenneth Peach
American cinematographer
1903 – 1988
cinematographer
John Goodell
Major League Baseball pitcher
1907 – 1993
baseball player
Joe McDonald Ingraham
Joe McDonald Ingraham
United States federal judge
1903 – 1990
lawyerjudge
Joe Albertson
Founder of Albertsons, philanthropist
1906 – 1993
businessperson
Pat Seerey
Pat Seerey
American baseball player (1923-1986)
1923 – 1986
baseball player
Robert Jack Downs
American botanist
1923 – 2015
botanist
Patricia Barchas
Anthropologist and behavioral neurobiologist
1934 – 1993
neurobiologistanthropologist
Preston Bynum
American former politician (1939-2018)
1939 – 2018
lobbyistpolitician
Tony K. Burris
Tony K. Burris
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1929-1951)
1929 – 1951
military personnel
Ralph B. Hodges
American judge (1930–2013)
1930 – 2013
lawyerjudge
Talmadge Davis
Cherokee realist painter from Oklahoma (1962-2005)
1962 – 2005
painter
Riley L. Pitts
Riley L. Pitts
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1937-1967)
1937 – 1967
military officer
Ronald G. Sheppard
Ronald G. Sheppard
American politician
1939 – 2025
politician
Ruth Jean Dale
American writer
1939 – 2022
novelist
Dennis Byrd
Player of American football (1966-2016)
1966 – 2016
American football player
Semie Moseley
American musician
1935 – 1992
musical instrument maker
Ben Hunt
Ben Hunt
American baseball player (1888-1927)
1888 – 1927
baseball player
Richard James
American politician
1926 – 2013
politicianlawyerjudge
Steve Erwin
American comics artist (1960-2023)
1960 – 2023
comics artist
Tim Chambers
American college baseball coach (1965-2019)
1965 – 2019
baseball player
Jake Colhouer
American football player (1922-1998)
1922 – 1998
American football playerbusinessperson
Mo Bassett
Mo Bassett
American football player (1931-1991)
1931 – 1991
American football player
Barry Young
American singer (1933-1966)
1933 – 1966
singer
William O. Wooldridge
William O. Wooldridge
first Sergeant Major of the Army (1922-2012)
1922 – 2012
soldiermilitary personnel
Christopher Maclaine
American poet and filmmaker
1923 – 1975
film producerfilm directorcinematographer
Hal Moore
American wrestler (1923-2003)
1923 – 2003
amateur wrestler
Jeanne Block
American psychologist (1923–1981)
1923 – 1981
psychologist
Marie C. Cox
Native American activist (1920–2005)
1920 – 2005
indigenous rights activist
Frank Abercrombie
American baseball player
1851 – 1939
baseball player
Jim Kamp
American football player (1907-1953)
1907 – 1953
American football player
Harry Wesley Bass Jr.
American military person, businessman, coin collector, numismatist, and philanthropist (1927–1998)
1927 – 1998
numismatistmilitary personnel
Alice Brown Davis
Alice Brown Davis
Seminole chief, interpreter, rancher, and trader (1852-1935)
1852 – 1935
traditional leader or chiefpolitician
Don Bingham
Don Bingham
American gridiron football player (1929-1997)
1929 – 1997
American football player
Royal Cathcart
American gridiron football player (1926-2012)
1926 – 2012
American football player
Cecil J. Kempf
Cecil J. Kempf
United States Navy admiral (1927-2017)
1927 – 2017
military personnel
Claude Arnold
American football player (1924-2016)
1924 – 2016
American football playerCanadian football player
Major Bill Smith
American record producer
1922 – 1994
songwriterrecord producercomposer
Roger Nelson
Player of American and Canadian football
1932 – 1996
Canadian football player
Bill Blackburn
Bill Blackburn
American football player (1923-2007)
1923 – 2007
American football player
Alan C. Greenberg
businessman (1927-2014)
1927 – 2014
bridge playerchairman of the executive boardbusinessperson
Jim Shoulders
American rodeo performer (1928–2007)
1928 – 2007
ranchercowboy
Jim Brady
American football player (1907-1984)
1907 – 1984
American football player
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