Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

1,031 notable figures born in Oklahoma, showing page 5 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Wallace Fox
American film director (1895–1958)
1895 - 1958
directorfilm director
Frank Ellis
actor (1897-1969)
1897 - 1969
actor
Jay Thomas Evans
American wrestler (1931–2008)
1931 - 2008
amateur wrestler
James Mace
James Mace
American historian of Ukraine (1952–2004)
1952 - 2004
political scientisthistorian
Jack Brisco
Jack Brisco
American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler (1941-2010)
1941 - 2010
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Chet Allen
Chet Allen
American opera singer (1939-1984)
1939 - 1984
television actoropera singeractor
David Bawden
David Bawden
Conclavist claimant to papacy
1959 - 2022
priest
Jamie Oldaker
Jamie Oldaker
American drummer
1951 - 2020
songwritermusiciandrummer
Joseph J. Clark
Joseph J. Clark
United States admiral (1893–1971)
1893 - 1971
military officer
Jean Shepard
Jean Shepard
American singer (1933–2016)
1933 - 2016
autobiographerrecording artistmusician
Roy Milton
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
1907 - 1983
jazz musiciansongwritermusician
Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson
Western film actor (1920-1990)
1920 - 1990
film actoractor
Mike Monroney
Mike Monroney
American politician (1902-1980)
1902 - 1980
consultantjournalistmember of parliament
Alvin Dark
Alvin Dark
American baseball player and manager (1922-2014)
1922 - 2014
American football playerbaseball player
Jerry Hopper
American film director (1907–1988)
1907 - 1988
film directordirectorfilm editor
Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson
Olympic wrestler (1922–2012)
1922 - 2012
amateur wrestlermilitary officer
Lynn Cartwright
Lynn Cartwright
actress (1927-2004)
1927 - 2004
film actor
Dan Rowan
Dan Rowan
American actor and comedian (1922-1987)
1922 - 1987
television actorcomedianactor
Johnston Murray
Johnston Murray
American politician (1902-1974)
1902 - 1974
juristgovernorpolitician
Lucien Ballard
American cinematographer (1908-1988)
1908 - 1988
cinematographer
Bruce Cowling
Bruce Cowling
American actor (1919-1986)
1919 - 1986
television actorfilm actoractor
Robert Symonds
American actor (1926-2007)
1926 - 2007
television actoractor
Robert DoQui
actor (1934-2008)
1934 - 2008
voice actortelevision actorfilm actor
Tommy Hanson
Tommy Hanson
American baseball player (1986–2015)
1986 - 2015
baseball player
Don Beck
Don Beck
American psychologist (1937–2022)
1937 - 2022
academicnon-fiction writerconsultant
David Hall
David Hall
U.S. Democratic Party politician, Governor of Oklahoma (1930-2016)
1930 - 2016
prosecutormilitary officerjurist
Mollie Kyle
Mollie Kyle
Osage woman
1886 - 1937
Lorrie Collins
Lorrie Collins
American musician and actor (1942-2018)
1942 - 2018
television actorreal-estate agentsinger
Douglas Edwards
Douglas Edwards
American television news anchor (1917–1990)
1917 - 1990
journalistnews presenter
John McRay
American archaeologist and New Testament scholar (1931-2018)
1931 - 2018
New Testament scholarHebraistuniversity teacher
Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American guitarist (1944–1988)
1944 - 1988
guitaristmusiciancomposer
Tommy Bolt
professional golfer
1916 - 2008
golfer
Allan Houser
Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico (1914-1994)
1914 - 1994
sculptorpainter
Wann Langston
American paleontologist (1921-2013)
1921 - 2013
university teacherpaleontologist
Bob Bogle
American musician (1934–2009)
1934 - 2009
bass guitaristguitaristmusician
Kirby Minter
American basketball player (1929–2009)
1929 - 2009
basketball player
Viola Fletcher
oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre (1914–2025)
1914 - 2025
welderauthorrefugee
Ralph Terry
Ralph Terry
American baseball player (1936–2022)
1936 - 2022
golferbaseball player
Joe Lee Wilson
American singer (1935-2011)
1935 - 2011
jazz musiciansinger
Ada Leonard
Ada Leonard
American bandleader
1915 - 1997
jazz musicianfilm actorbandleader
William Benedict
William Benedict
American actor (1917-1999)
1917 - 1999
actor
Hadley Caliman
Hadley Caliman
American saxophonist (1932-2010)
1932 - 2010
jazz musicianflautistsaxophonist
Phil Seymour
Phil Seymour
American musician, drummer and singer (1952-1993)
1952 - 1993
guitaristsinger-songwriter
Matt Mattox
American dancer (1921-2013)
1921 - 2013
dancerchoreographeractor
J. Howard Edmondson
J. Howard Edmondson
American politician (1925-1971)
1925 - 1971
prosecutorjuristmilitary officer
Rufe Davis
Rufe Davis
actor (1908-1974)
1908 - 1974
actor
Ruth Muskrat
Ruth Muskrat
American poet
1897 - 1982
poetteacherwriter
Charles Collins
Charles Collins
American actor (1904-1999)
1904 - 1999
television actorsingeractor
Durbin Feeling
Durbin Feeling
Cherokee linguist
1946 - 2020
linguistuniversity teacher
Paul Blair
Paul Blair
American baseball player and coach (1944-2013)
1944 - 2013
baseball player
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