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
David Bawden
David Bawden
Conclavist claimant to papacy
1959 – 2022
priest
James Mace
James Mace
American historian of Ukraine (1952–2004)
1952 – 2004
political scientisthistorian
Jay Thomas Evans
American wrestler (1931–2008)
1931 – 2008
amateur wrestler
Chet Allen
Chet Allen
American opera singer (1939-1984)
1939 – 1984
television actoropera singeractor
Jamie Oldaker
Jamie Oldaker
American drummer
1951 – 2020
songwritermusiciandrummer
Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson
Western film actor (1920-1990)
1920 – 1990
film actoractor
Jean Shepard
Jean Shepard
American singer (1933–2016)
1933 – 2016
autobiographerrecording artistmusician
Joseph J. Clark
Joseph J. Clark
United States admiral (1893–1971)
1893 – 1971
military officer
Roy Milton
Roy Milton
American R&B and jump blues singer, drummer and bandleader
1907 – 1983
jazz musiciansongwritermusician
Mike Monroney
Mike Monroney
American politician (1902-1980)
1902 – 1980
consultantjournalistmember of parliament
Dan Rowan
Dan Rowan
American actor and comedian (1922-1987)
1922 – 1987
television actorcomedianactor
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
Lynn Cartwright
Lynn Cartwright
actress (1927-2004)
1927 – 2004
film actor
Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson
Olympic wrestler (1922–2012)
1922 – 2012
amateur wrestlermilitary officer
Lorrie Collins
Lorrie Collins
American musician and actor (1942-2018)
1942 – 2018
television actorreal-estate agentsinger
Johnston Murray
Johnston Murray
American politician (1902-1974)
1902 – 1974
juristgovernorpolitician
Lucien Ballard
American cinematographer (1908-1988)
1908 – 1988
cinematographer
Robert Symonds
American actor (1926-2007)
1926 – 2007
television actoractor
Bruce Cowling
Bruce Cowling
American actor (1919-1986)
1919 – 1986
television actorfilm actoractor
Jack Brisco
Jack Brisco
American professional wrestler and amateur wrestler (1941-2010)
1941 – 2010
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
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
Tommy Hanson
Tommy Hanson
American baseball player (1986–2015)
1986 – 2015
baseball player
Mollie Kyle
Mollie Kyle
Osage woman
1886 – 1937
Robert DoQui
actor (1934-2008)
1934 – 2008
voice actortelevision actorfilm actor
Frank Ellis
actor (1897-1969)
1897 – 1969
actor
John McRay
American archaeologist and New Testament scholar (1931-2018)
1931 – 2018
New Testament scholarHebraistuniversity teacher
Tommy Bolt
professional golfer
1916 – 2008
golfer
Wann Langston
American paleontologist (1921-2013)
1921 – 2013
university teacherpaleontologist
Allan Houser
Chiricahua Apache painter and sculptor from Oklahoma and New Mexico (1914-1994)
1914 – 1994
sculptorpainter
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
Ada Leonard
Ada Leonard
American bandleader
1915 – 1997
jazz musicianfilm actorbandleader
Joe Lee Wilson
American singer (1935-2011)
1935 – 2011
jazz musiciansinger
Hadley Caliman
Hadley Caliman
American saxophonist (1932-2010)
1932 – 2010
jazz musicianflautistsaxophonist
Matt Mattox
American dancer (1921-2013)
1921 – 2013
dancerchoreographeractor
William Benedict
William Benedict
American actor (1917-1999)
1917 – 1999
actor
Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American guitarist (1944–1988)
1944 – 1988
guitaristmusiciancomposer
J. Howard Edmondson
J. Howard Edmondson
American politician (1925-1971)
1925 – 1971
prosecutorjuristmilitary officer
Phil Seymour
Phil Seymour
American musician, drummer and singer (1952-1993)
1952 – 1993
guitaristsinger-songwriter
Rufe Davis
Rufe Davis
actor (1908-1974)
1908 – 1974
actor
Jesse Pearson
actor (1930-1979)
1930 – 1979
film directorsingerscreenwriter
Charles Collins
Charles Collins
American actor (1904-1999)
1904 – 1999
television actorsingeractor
Ruth Muskrat
Ruth Muskrat
American poet
1897 – 1982
poetteacherwriter
Bonnie Owens
American country music singer-songwriter (1924–2006)
1929 – 2006
bandleadermusiciansongwriter
Gene Havlick
American film editor (1894-1959)
1894 – 1959
film editor
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