Biographical Records

Notable People from Oklahoma

1,031 notable figures born in Oklahoma, showing page 6 of 21, ranked by historical prominence.

Meg Randall
Meg Randall
American actress (1926-2018)
1926 - 2018
film actoractor
Judy Farrell
Judy Farrell
American actress and screenwriter (1938–2023)
1938 - 2023
television actorscreenwriter
Tommy Bolt
professional golfer
1916 - 2008
golfer
Viola Fletcher
oldest known living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre (1914–2025)
1914 - 2025
welderauthorrefugee
Jesse Ed Davis
Jesse Ed Davis
American guitarist (1944–1988)
1944 - 1988
guitaristmusiciancomposer
Ada Leonard
Ada Leonard
American bandleader
1915 - 1997
jazz musicianfilm actorbandleader
John McRay
American archaeologist and New Testament scholar (1931-2018)
1931 - 2018
New Testament scholarHebraistuniversity teacher
Kirby Minter
American basketball player (1929–2009)
1929 - 2009
basketball player
Wann Langston
American paleontologist (1921-2013)
1921 - 2013
university teacherpaleontologist
Ralph Faudree
American mathematician, the provost of the University of Memphis (1939-2015)
1939 - 2015
university teachermathematician
Gail Kubik
Gail Kubik
American composer (1914–1984)
1914 - 1984
music educatormusicologistuniversity teacher
Claudia Bryar
Claudia Bryar
actress (1918-2011)
1918 - 2011
television actorfilm actorvoice actor
William Benedict
William Benedict
American actor (1917-1999)
1917 - 1999
actor
Shug Fisher
Shug Fisher
American entertainer (1907–1984)
1907 - 1984
television actorradio personalityfiddler
Evelyn Varden
American actress (1893-1958)
1893 - 1958
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Helen Niña Tappan Loeblich
American micropaleontologist (1917-2004)
1917 - 2004
botanistuniversity teacherpaleontologist
Hal Singer
Hal Singer
American musician (1919–2020)
1919 - 2020
saxophonistjazz musicianbandleader
Gretchen Wyler
Gretchen Wyler
Actress, dancer, animal rights activist (1932–2007)
1932 - 2007
dancertelevision actorstage actor
Dudley Dickerson
Dudley Dickerson
American actor (1906-1968)
1906 - 1968
actor
Mark Dinning
American male singer (1933–1986)
1933 - 1986
musiciansinger
Beverlee McKinsey
Beverlee McKinsey
American actress (1935–2008)
1935 - 2008
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Claude Williams
Claude Williams
American musician (1908–2004)
1908 - 2004
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Grady Webster
American botanist (1927-2005)
1927 - 2005
university teacherbotanistbiologist
Cameron Todd Willingham
American murderer (1968–2004)
1968 - 2004
Dohasan
Dohasan
19th century Kiowa chief and calendar-keeper (c.1790-1866)
1790 - 1866
traditional leader or chiefpainter
Sylvan Goldman
American inventor (1898–1984)
1898 - 1984
inventorentrepreneur
Ted Osborne
American writer of comics, radio shows and animated films (1900–1968)
1900 - 1968
animatorcomics artist
Amzie Strickland
Amzie Strickland
actress (1919-2006)
1919 - 2006
film actortelevision actoractor
Te Ata Fisher
American actress (1895-1995)
1895 - 1995
stage actoractor
Gary Austin
Gary Austin
American theatre director (1941-2017)
1941 - 2017
theatre directordrama teachertheatre manager
John Gamble Kirkwood
American scientist (1907–1959)
1907 - 1959
physical chemistchemistuniversity teacher
Alan Vint
American actor (1944-2006)
1944 - 2006
television actorfilm producerfilm director
Steven T. Kuykendall
Steven T. Kuykendall
United States Marine (1947-2021)
1947 - 2021
politician
Lindy McDaniel
Lindy McDaniel
American baseball player (1935-2020)
1935 - 2020
baseball player
Olivia Hooker
Olivia Hooker
psychologist and professor (1915-2018)
1915 - 2018
psychologistteacher
Richard B. Hays
American theologian
1948 - 2025
university teachertheologian
Cal Smith
Cal Smith
American country musician (1932–2013)
1932 - 2013
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Don Haskins
Don Haskins
American basketball player and coach (1930–2008)
1930 - 2008
basketball playerbasketball coach
Alexander Posey
Alexander Posey
Muscogee Creek poet, journalist, humorist, and politician from Indian Territory (1873-1908)
1873 - 1908
journalistpoliticianpoet
Sue England
Sue England
American actress
1930 - 2018
film actortelevision actoractor
Burr DeBenning
American actor (1936-2003)
1936 - 2003
television actoractor
Paul H. Allen
American botanist (1911-1963)
1911 - 1963
scientific collectorexplorerbotanical collector
Lloyd Waner
Lloyd Waner
American baseball player
1906 - 1982
baseball player
Carol Downer
Carol Downer
American activist
1933 - 2025
women's rights activistlawyerwriter
Jack Dwan
Jack Dwan
American basketball player (1921–1993)
1921 - 1993
basketball player
Judith Lowry
Judith Lowry
American actress (1890-1976)
1890 - 1976
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Orville Moody
professional golfer (1933-2008)
1933 - 2008
golfer
Mike Farmer
American basketball player and coach
1936 - 2025
basketball coachbasketball player
Larry Dixon
American politician
1942 - 2020
politician
Grant Woods
Grant Woods
Arizona attorney general (1954–2021)
1954 - 2021
lawyer
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