List of people from Oklahoma

The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Oklahoma.

Native Americans

• Bill Anoatubby (born 1945), Governor of the Chickasaw Nation
• Black Kettle (1801/07–1868), Cheyenne Chief killed near Cheyenne, Oklahoma, in Roger Mills County
• Joseph J. Clark (1893-1971), Admiral in U.S. Navy and member of Cherokee Nation.
• Woody Crumbo (1912-1989), Pottawatomi artist
• Te Ata Fisher (1895-1995), Chickasaw story teller
• Geronimo (1829–1909), Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache
• Wilma Mankiller (1945–2010), first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
• Quanah Parker (c. late 1840s – 1911), last Comanche chief
• Pleasant Porter (1840 – 1907), Creek principal chief
• Harvey Pratt (born 1941), Native American forensic artist
• Will Rogers (1879–1935), humorist Actor
• John Ross (1790-1866), principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, buried at Park Hill, Oklahoma
• Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), member of the Osage tribe, U.S. Army Air Corps general, first American general to die in World War II
• Fred Waite (1853–1895), Native American of the Chickasaw tribe, cowboy, member of Billy the Kid's gang and politician
• Stand Watie (1806–1871), Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, Cherokee chief
• Maria Tallchief (1925–2013), first American Prima ballerina
• Marjorie Tallchief (born 1927), ballerina
• Sequoyah (1776-1842), lived in what is now Sequoyah County, where he created the symbols that he would soon form into the Cherokee Indian alphabet.
• T.C. Cannon (1946–1978), noted 20th Century Native American artist and member of the Kiowa Tribe

Lisa J. Billy (?-present) Oklahoma State Legislator. First Woman Native American elected to HD 42. One of the founders of the Native American Caucus. Chickasaw Indian.

Political/military figures

• Carl Albert (1908–2000), Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977, first in line for presidency after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned during President Nixon's tenure. Born in McAlester, Oklahoma, raised in Bugtussle, Oklahoma.
• Dewey F. Bartlett,Sr. (1919–1979) Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator
• Dan Boren (born 1973), represents Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House
• David Boren (born 1941), former Governor of Oklahoma, U.S. Senator and University of Oklahoma president
• Donna Campbell (born 1954), physician and member of the Texas Senate; reared in Oklahoma
• Joseph J. Clark (1893–1971), Admiral U.S. Navy and first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy
• William J. Crowe (1925–2007), Admiral U.S. Navy and former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Drew Edmondson (born 1946), state Attorney General
• General Tommy Franks (born 1945), Commander of US Central Command, US Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq
• Bo Gritz (born 1939), most decorated Green Beret officer during the Vietnam War
• Patrick J. Hurley (1883-1963), U.S. Secretary of War under President Herbert Hoover.
• Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926–2006), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Perle Mesta (1889–1975), political hostess, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
• A. S. Mike Monroney (1902–1980), U.S. Senator, sponsor of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003), U.S. Senator, ambassador to India, Ambassador to the United Nations, President of the United Nations Security Council
• Donald Lee "Don" Nickles (born 1948) American political leader, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma 1981-2005
• George Nigh (born 1927), two-time Governor of Oklahoma from McAlester, Oklahoma.
• Tony Perkins (born 1963), director of the Family Research Council and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• Dennis Reimer, (born 1939), Four-Star General, Chief of Staff of the US Army
• Alice Mary Robertson (January 2, 1854 – July 1, 1931) was an American educator, social worker, government official, and politician.
• Gene Stipe, (1926-2012), longest-serving member of the Oklahoma State Senate, from McAlester, Oklahoma
• Apollo Soucek,(1897-1955 ), Test pilot and Vice Admiral, U. S. Navy, born in Medford, Oklahoma
• Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), Air Force major general killed in action in World War II.
• Elizabeth Warren, (born 1949), US Senator for Massachusetts, Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Barack Obama
• J.C. Watts, (born 1957) former U.S. representative that was in the Republican majority leadership of the United States House of Representatives in the 1990s and OU Sooners quarterback in the 1970s.
• Jim Woolsey, (born 1941), former Director of Central Intelligence and head of the CIA (February 5, 1993 - January 10, 1995)

Entertainment

dead/comedians

• Will Rogers (1879–1935), humorist
• Daniel Hale Rowan (1922–1987), comedian on TV show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In"

Film/TV/Theatre

• Chuck Norris (born 1940), actor, martial artist
• Erika Anderson (born 1963), actress
• Royce D. Applegate (1939–2003), actor (seaQuest DSV)
• Gene Autry (1907–1998), actor, musician
• Nicki Aycox (born 1975), actress (Cold Case)
• Marshall Bell (born 1942), actor (G vs E)
• William Boyd (1895–1972), actor (Hopalong Cassidy)
• Gary Busey (born 1944), actor
• T. V. Carpio (born 1981), actress, singer
• Lon Chaney Jr (1906–1973), actor
• Maree Cheatham (born 1942), actress (Days of our Lives)
• Kristin Chenoweth (born 1968), actress (The West Wing)
• Danny Cooksey (born 1975), actor, voice actor (Diff'rent Strokes)
• Larry Clark (born 1943), filmmaker (Kids, Ken Park), photographer
• Patrick Cranshaw (1919–2005), actor (AfterMASH)
• Joan Crawford (1906–1977), Academy Award winning actress
• Michael Dolan (born 1965), actor
• Blake Edwards (1922–2010), director, writer, producer
• Kay Francis (1905–1968), actress
• James Garner (born 1928), actor (The Rockford Files)
• Bill Hader (born 1978), film and TV actor, writer, comedian (SNL)
• Van Heflin (1908–1971), Academy Award winning actor
• Mark Holton (born 1958), actor
• Clint Howard (born 1959), actor (and Ron's brother)
• Jean Speegle Howard (1927–2000), actress, mother of Ron Howard
• Rance Howard (born 1928), actor, father of Ron and Clint Howard
• Ron Howard (born 1954), director, producer, actor
• Ben Johnson (1918–1996), Academy Award winning actor
• Jennifer Jones (1919–2009), actress
• Heather Langenkamp (born 1964), actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
• Jason London (born 1972), actor (Wildfire)
• Dick Lowry (born 1944), director
• Thad Luckinbill (born 1975), actor (The Young and the Restless)
• April March (Born 1935) Burlesque Dancer
• James Marsden (born 1973), actor
• Rue McClanahan (1934-2010), actress (The Golden Girls)
• Hayley McFarland (born 1991), actress (Lie to Me)
• Ryan Merriman (born 1983), actor (The Pretender)
• Vera Miles (born 1929), actress
• Megan Mullally, actress, dancer, singer (Will & Grace)
• Olivia Munn, (born 1980), actress, TV personality (The Daily Show)
• Clarence Nash (1904–1985), voice of Donald Duck
• Tim Blake Nelson (born 1964), actor, director
• Cindy Pickett (born 1947), actress
• Brad Pitt (born 1963), actor
• Mary Kay Place (born 1947), actress
• Megyn Price (born 1971), actress (Rules of Engagement)
• Tony Randall (1920–2004), actor
• Erik Rhodes (1906–1990), actor, singer
• Dale Robertson (1923-2013), film and television actor; later rancher near Yukon, Oklahoma
• Chelcie Ross (born 1942), actor
• Will Sampson (born 1933), actor, artist
• Gailard Sartain (born 1946), actor, artist, comedian
• Tobe Sexton (born 1968), actor, filmmaker, producer, director, singer, dancer (Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Offerings)
• Ted Shackelford (born 1946), actor (Knot's Landing)
• Lauren Stamile (born 1976), actress (Grey's Anatomy)
• Wes Studi (born 1947), actor
• Maria Tallchief (born 1925), ballerina
• Paula Trickey (born 1966), actress (Pacific Blue)
• Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963), actress
• Countess Vaughn (born 1978), actress (The Parkers)
• Heather Wahlquist (born 1977), actress
• Michael Wilson (1914–1978), Academy Award-winning screenwriter
• Alfre Woodard (born 1952), actress
• Christian Kane (born 1974), Actor, Musician, Singer/Songwriter
• Randy Wayne (born 1981), Actor

Music

• Jesse Ed Davis(1944-1988)[born in Norman][Taj Mahal Band/session musician for post Beatles]
• The All-American Rejects
• The Arnolds, Southern Gospel trio based in Tulsa
• Aqueduct (born 1992), indie pop band
• Hoyt Axton (1938–1999), country music singer/songwriter, wrote "I've Never Been to Spain" (but I've been to Oklahoma).
• Chet Baker (1929–1988) - jazz trumpeter who helped popularize the 1950s cool jazz style
• Anita Jane Bryant (1940) is an American singer, former Miss Oklahoma
• Norma Jean (b. Norma Jean Beasler January 30, 1938) is an American country music singer
• Bob Bogle, bassist and founding member of The Ventures, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Earl Bostic (1913–1965), R&B and jazz musician
• Garth Brooks (born 1962), country music singer/songwriter
• Don Byas (1912–1972) jazz tenor saxophonist and one of the leading saxophonists of the swing and bebop eras
• JJ Cale (born 1938), country rock (see Tulsa sound)
• Jerry Cantrell, musician, lead guitarist/vocalist, Alice in Chains
• The Chainsaw Kittens, alternative rock band
• Charlie Christian (1916–1942), jazz guitarist, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, considered the father of jazz guitar
• Roy Clark (born 1933), country musician
• Eddie Cochran, rockabilly musician
• Color Me Badd, R&B vocal group
• Bob Dunn Musician from Beggs, Oklahoma, invented the electric guitar.
• Ronnie Dunn (born 1953), half of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn
• Nokie Edwards (born 1935), lead guitarist of The Ventures, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Gail Farrell (born 1947), singer/songwriter, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show
• The Flaming Lips, indie rock band featuring Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd and Michael Ivins
• The Gap Band (born 1967), R&B, funk and soul group
• David Gates (born 1940), singer/songwriter associated with the band Bread
• Vince Gill (born 1957), country musician
• Earl Grant (1933–1970), easy listening pianist
• Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk singer
• Hanson (born 1992), pop band
• Glen Hardin (born 1939), musician, piano player
• Roy Harris (1898–1979), classical composer
• Richard Hart (born 1955), Jazz guitarist, composer/arranger, published artist
• Lee Hazlewood (1929–2007), singer/songwriter, record producer
• Michael Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) Acoustic guitarist born in Enid, Oklahoma
• Hinder, rock band
• Wanda Jackson (born 1938), rockabilly singer
• Brett James (born 1968), country singer/songwriter
• Toby Keith (born 1961), country musician
• Merle Kilgore (1934–2005), singer/songwriter, manager
• Tosca Kramer (1903–1976), violinist, violist, and music educator
• Fredell Lack (born 1922), violinist
• Mel McDaniel (born 1942), country music singer/songwriter
• Reba McEntire (born 1955), country singer
• Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer/songwriter
• Leona Mitchell (born 1948), famed African American soprano, member Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
• The Nixons, 1990s hard rock band
• Patti Page (1927–2013), traditional pop music and country music singer
• Sandi Patty (born 1957), Contemporary Christian music singer
• Tom Paxton (1937-), singer, singer-songwriter
• Pillar (born 2001), Christian rock band
• Restless Heart band members Paul Gregg and Greg Jennings
• Ben Rector (born 1986) pop/singer-songwriter
• Sam Rivers (born 1923) jazz tenor saxophonist with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones
• Joe Don Rooney (born 1975), country music singer, one-third of the group Rascal Flatts
• Leon Russell (born 1942), singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist
• Neal Schon (born 1954), lead rock guitarist of Journey
• Blake Shelton (born 1976), country musician
• John Simmons (1918–1979), jazz bassist
• Starlight Mints, indie pop band
• Kay Starr (born 1922), pop and jazz singer
• Ryan Tedder, frontman for pop rock band, OneRepublic
• B. J. Thomas (born 1942) singer/songwriter
• Carrie Underwood (born 1983), country music singer/songwriter, American Idol 2005 winner
• Maci Wainwright (born 1990), country music singer-songwriter
• Jimmy Webb (born 1946), popular music composer
• Reese Wilson (born 1962), country music songwriter
• Claude Williams (musician) (1908–2004), jazz musician with the Count Basie band
• Mason Williams (born 1938), composer (Classical Gas), recording artist, comedy writer (Smothers Brothers)
• Bob Wills (1905–1975), country music singer/songwriter, leader of the band The Texas Playboys
• Sheb Wooley (1921–2003), actor and singer (Purple People Eater)

Television/radio

• Chet Allen (born 1928), actor, The Troubleshooters
• Skip Bayless (born 1951), sports journalist (ESPN First Take)
• Kristin Chenoweth (born 1968), actress and singer
• Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), television journalist
• Douglas Edwards (1917–1990), radio and television journalist
• Gary England (born 1939), chief meteorologist for KWTV Channel 9
• Kathy Lee Gifford TV personality and ORU graduate
• Kayne Gillaspie, TV personality and fashion designer
• Paul Harvey (1918-2009), Tulsa, Oklahoma radio Television broadcaster and commentator
• Mary Hart, (born 1950), TV personality, co-host "Entertainment Tonight"
• Glenn Hauser (born 1945), radio broadcaster
• Rex Linn (born 1956), actor (CSI: Miami)
• Phil McGraw (born 1950), television psychologist
• Bill Moyers, journalist/national anchor
• Bob Murphy (1924–2004), sports play-by-play announcer (best known as announcer for New York Mets)
• Dan Rowan, co-host, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
• Ted Shackelford (born 1946), actor (Knot's Landing)
• Lee Pace (born 1979), actor (Pushing Daisies)
• Judy Woodruff (born 1946), news anchor and journalist

Miss America

• Jennifer Berry (born 1983), Miss America 2006
• Jane Anne Jayroe (born 1946), Miss America 1967
• Lauren Nelson (born 1987), Miss America 2007
• Susan Powell (born 1959), Miss America 1981
• Norma Smallwood (1909–1966), Miss America 1926, first Miss America of Native American Heritage (Cherokee)
• Shawntel Smith (born 1971), Miss America 1996

Business

• Clay Bennett, Chairman of Dorchester Capital, Professional Basketball LLC, owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder
• James A. Chapman (1881-1966), oil industry businessman
• Edward K. Gaylord (1873–1974), Founder of the Daily Oklahoman
• Edward L. Gaylord (1919–2003), late Editor of the Daily Oklahoman, founder of TNN & CMT, owner of Grand Ole Opry
• Sylvan Goldman (1898–1984), Businessman and inventor of the shopping cart
• J. M. Hall (1851–1935), Merchant and pioneer of Tulsa, Oklahoma
• George Kaiser, chairman of BOK Financial Corporation
• W. W. Keeler (1908 - 1987), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, President and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Company (1968 - 1973)
• Henry Kravis, co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
• Eugene Lorton (1868 –1949, owner, publisher and editor of the Tulsa Tribune
• Sam P. McBirney (1877–1936), founder and vice president National Bank of Commerce in Tulsa
• Robert M. McFarlin (1866-1942), oil industry businessman
• Neal Patterson (born 1950), CEO of the Cerner Corporation and owner of the Sporting Kansas City soccer team
• Waite Phillips (1883–1964), oil industry businessman
• T. Boone Pickens, Jr. (born 1928), oil industry businessman
• William Skelly (1878–1957), Founder of Skelly Oil Company and Spartan School of Aeronautics
• Helen Walton (1919–2007), wife of Sam Walton, and one-time richest woman of the world
• Sam Walton (1918–1992), founder of Wal-Mart
• Tom L. Ward, oil industry businessman
• William K. Warren, Sr. (1897-1990), oil industry businessman, founder of Warren Petroleum Corporation and of St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa

Art and literature

• Joe Andoe, painter
• Fred Beaver, painter, printmaker
• Charles Bell (painter), (1935–1995), photorealist painter
• William Bernhardt (born 1960), novelist
• John Berryman (1914–1972), poet
• Acee Blue Eagle, artist
• Carolyn Brady, artist
• Joe Brainard, artist
• T.C. Cannon artist
• Larry Clark, photographer, filmmaker
• Woody Crumbo, artist
• Angie Debo (1890–1988), author and Oklahoma historian
• Ralph Ellison (1914–1994), writer and scholar
• Martin Gardner (1914–2010), author specializing in recreational mathematics
• Joe Goode, artist
• Chester Gould (1900–1985), creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
• Tony Hillerman (born 1925), journalist, historian, professor, and novelist
• S.E. Hinton (born 1948), author and novelist
• Allan Houser, sculptor
• Tracy Letts, playwright, screenwriter
• N. Scott Momaday, author, printmaker
• Bill Moyers (born 1934), journalist and public commentator
• Jason Nelson (born 1970), Pioneering Net Artist and Digital Poet
• Gary Panter (born 1950), illustrator, painter and designer
• Jeff Rowland, cartoonist, author of WIGU
• Wilson Rawls author
• Ed Ruscha (born 1937), artist
• David Salle (born 1952), artist
• Josh Shipp (born 1981), author and motivational speaker
• Leon Polk Smith (born 1906), artist
• Jim Thompson (1906–1977), novelist
• Louis L'Amour (1908–1988), author
• Nicole Jordan (b. 1954 in Oklahoma ) is a best-selling American author

Athletics

• Xavier Adibi (born 1984), linebacker for the Houston Texans
• Troy Aikman, quarterback, OU, UCLA and Dallas Cowboys, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Brent Albright, professional wrestler
• Brett Anderson (born 1988), pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
• Mark Anderson (born 1983), defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
• Kelenna Azubuike (born 1983), shooting guard/small forward for the New York Knicks
• David Baas (born 1981), guard and center for the New York Giants
• Dan Bailey (born 1988), placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys
• Billy Bajema (born 1982), tight end for the Baltimore Ravens
• Johnny Bench (born 1947), MLB catcher Cincinnati Reds, member Baseball Hall of Fame
• Sam Bradford (born 1987), football quarterback, OU and St. Louis Rams
• Nick Blackburn (born 1982), starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Brian Bosworth (born 1965), Oklahoma Sooners football and NFL player
• Jack Brisco, former professional wrestler
• Jerry Brisco, former professional wrestler
• Josh Brown (born 1979), kicker St. Louis Rams
• Mike Brumley (born 1963), third base coach for the Seattle Mariners
• Ryan Budde (born 1979), catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Bruce Buffer (born 1957), Octagon announcer for UFC main events
• Mikey Burnett UFC fighter
• Sol Butler (1895–1954), multi-talented athlete who competed in football and track and field
• Joe Carter, Major League Baseball player, right fielder
• Larry Coker (born 1948), former football coach at University of Miami
• Nick Cole (born 1984), guard for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Bart Conner, Olympic gold medal gymnast
• Riley Cooper (born 1987), wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Bobby Cox (born 1941), former manager for the Atlanta Braves
• Phillip Dillard (born 1986), linebacker for the UFL's Omaha Nighthawks
• Tim Flannery (born 1957), third base coach for the San Francisco Giants
• Dominique Franks (born 1987), cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons
• Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler
• Kelly Gregg, Oklahoma Sooners football and National Football League player
• Matt Grice (Born 1981), Former UFC fighter
• Blake Griffin, power forward for the Los Angeles Clippers
• Taylor Griffin, former forward for the Phoenix Suns
• Charlie Haas, WWE professional wrestler
• Mickey Hatcher, OU baseball, former player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins
• Danny Hodge (Born 1932), Olympic Champion Wrestler
• Mat Hoffman, World Champion BMX biker
• Matt Holliday, left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Henry Iba, basketball coach, Basketball Hall of Famer
• Darnell Jackson, forward for the Sacramento Kings
• Charlie Johnson, guard for the Minnesota Vikings
• Felix Jones, running back for the Dallas Cowboys
• Bob Kalsu (1945–1970), Oklahoma Sooners football and Buffalo Bills player, only active professional football player killed in the Vietnam War
• Deji Karim (born 1986), running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Matt Kemp, Outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Stacey King, 3x NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls (1991–1993)
• Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh Steelers center
• Hal Lahar (1919—2003), professional football player and college football coach
• Steve Largent, Seattle Seahawks Pro Football Hall of Famer and politician
• Abe Lemons, Oklahoma City University, Pan American University, and Texas Longhorns basketball coach
• Joe Lillard (1905–1978), running back for the Chicago Cardinals
• Ray Mallouf (1918–2008), NFL quarterback and punter for the Chicago Cardinals and the New York Giants
• Mickey Mantle (1931–1995), New York Yankees Baseball Hall of Famer
• Pepper Martin (1904–1965), St. Louis Cardinals baseball player
• Bryan McCann (born 1987), cornerback for the Oakland Raiders
• Gerald McCoy (born 1988), defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• "Jumping Jack" McCracken (1911–1958), Basketball Hall of Famer
• Joe Mcdaniel (1917-2011), National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Wrestled for OSU
• Leroy McGuirk, former professional wrestler and promoter
• Mike McGuirk, former ring announcer for World Wrestling Federation
• Robert Meachem (born 1984), wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers
• Shannon Miller, Olympic gold medal gymnast
• Garrett Mills (born 1983), tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Ryan Minor, Oklahoma Sooners baseball & basketball player
• Dr. Gil Morgan (born 1959), professional golfer
• Marty Mornhinweg (born 1962), offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Tommy Morrison, Former World Heavyweight Champion boxer
• Bobby Murcer (1946–2008) Professional baseball player and sportscaster
• Lance Norick (born 1968), NASCAR driver
• Daniel Orton (born 1990), center for the Orlando Magic
• Bill Owen (1903–1975), NFL offensive tackle
• Steve Owen (1898–1964), Hall of Fame NFL player and head coach
• Steve Owens, Oklahoma Sooners football player and 1969 Heisman Trophy winner
• Brad Penny (born 1978), pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Beth Phoenix, professional wrestler
• Darrell Porter (1952–2002), MLB baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Maurkice Pouncey (born 1989), center for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Mark Price (born 1964) basketball player; Enid H.S., Georgia Tech, and Cleveland Cavaliers
• Bryant Reeves attended Gans high school in eastern Oklahoma, attended OSU, and retired from the Vancouver Grizzlies in the NBA.
• Allie Reynolds (1917–1994), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Crystal Robinson, New York Liberty WNBA basketball player
• Bullet Rogan (1893–1967), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Matt Roney (born 1980), MLB baseball player, relief pitcher
• Jim Ross, WWE announcer
• Darrell Royal (1924–2012), football coach at University of Texas
• T. J. Rushing (born 1983), cornerback and return specialist for the Detroit Lions
• John Russell (born 1961), bench coach for the Baltimore Orioles
• Rex Ryan (born 1962), head coach for the New York Jets
• Rob Ryan (born 1962), defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys
• Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State Cowboys Heisman Trophy winner, Football Hall of Famer
• Spec Sanders (born 1919), football player for the New York Yankees (AAFC) and New York Yanks
• Bill Self (born 1962), college men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas
• Lee Roy Selmon (1954–2011), Oklahoma Sooners football player and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Jeremy Shockey (born 1980), tight end for the New Orleans Saints
• Billy Sims (born 1955), running back Oklahoma Sooners football and Detroit Lions, Heisman Trophy winner
• Antonio Smith (born 1981), defensive end for the Houston Texans
• John Smith (born 1965), Olympic gold medalist and wrestling coach
• Reggie Smith (born 1986), safety for the Carolina Panthers
• Warren Spahn (1921–2003), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Willie Stargell (1940–2001), Baseball Hall of Famer with the Pittsburgh Pirates, known for his ability to hit home runs completely out of stadiums.
• John Starks (born 1965), Former New York Knicks player
• Cory Sullivan (born 1979), outfielder for the Houston Astros
• Eddie Sutton, Arkansas Razorbacks and Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball coach
• Jack Swagger, OU and WWE wrestler
• Barry Switzer (born 1937), football coach, Oklahoma Sooners and Dallas Cowboys
• Brian Tallet (born 1977), relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Ralph Terry (born 1936), former pitcher, primarily with the New York Yankees
• Jim Thorpe (1887–1953), Olympic gold medalist, played professional football and Major League Baseball Considered to be one of the most versatile athletes. Born in Prague, OK
• Spencer Tillman, All-American running back for the Oklahoma Sooners and CBS TV football analyst
• Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), professional basketball player and jazz bass guitarist
• Bob Tway (born 1959), professional golfer and PGA Championship winner in 1986
• Ekpe Udoh (born 1987), player for the Milwaukee Bucks
• Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner (1906–1982), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Paul "Big Poison" Waner (1903–1965), Baseball Hall of Famer
• "Cowboy" Bill Watts, former professional wrestler and promoter
• J.C. Watts, Oklahoma Sooners football quarterback and later U.S. Congressman
• Brandon Weeden (born 1983), quarterback for the Cleveland Browns
• Wes Welker (born 1981), wide receiver for the New England Patriots
• Jason White, Oklahoma Sooners football quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner
• Bud Wilkinson (1916–1994), famed Oklahoma Sooners football coach, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Shelden Williams (born 1983), power forward for the New Jersey Nets
• Reggie Willits (born 1981), left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels
• Matt Wiman (Born 1983), UFC fighter
• Jamey Wright (born 1974), relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Ronnell Lewis (born 1990), Detroit Lions
• Sherri Coale (born 1965), Head Women's Basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma

Science/medicine

• Richard E. Berendzen (born 1938), astronomer, author, and professor
• Edwin R. Gilliland (1909–1973), chemical engineer and professor
• James Herndon (media psychologist) (born 1952), media psychologist
• Karl Guthe Jansky (1905–1950), physicist and radio engineer
• John York (born 1949), cancer research pathologist

Aviation/aeronautics

• Thomas and Paul Braniff, airline entrepreneurs, founders of Braniff International Airways
• Gordon Cooper (1927–2006)
• Owen K. Garriott (born 1930), astronaut
• John Herrington (born 1958), astronaut
• James Jabara (1923–1966) world's first jet ace, and Korean War triple ace with 15 kills
• Shannon Lucid (born 1943), astronaut
• William R. Pogue (born 1930), astronaut
• Wiley Post (1898–1935), first pilot to fly solo around the world, (born in Texas but grew up in Oklahoma)
• Thomas Stafford (born 1930), astronaut
• Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), U.S. Army Air Corps general and supreme commander of the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific during World War II

Religious figures

• Charles William Kerr (1875–1951), first permanent Protestant minister in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Robert McGill Loughridge (1809–1900) Presbyterian missionary
• Oral Roberts (1918–2009), evangelist
• Yahweh ben Yahweh born Hulon Mitchell Jr., was the leader of the religious group Nation of Yahweh

Infamous Oklahomans

• Cattle Annie (1882-1978), female bandit of the American Old West
• Pretty Boy Floyd (1904–1934), Depression era gangster
• Little Britches (born 1879; year of death unknown), female bandit, companion in crime with Cattle Annie
• Richard Lee McNair (born 1958), convicted murderer
• Jon Schillaci (born 1971), a former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
• Belle Starr (1848–1889), Queen of the outlaws, a female Jesse James
• Donald Eugene Webb (born 1928 or 1931), a former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive
• Cameron Willingham (1968–2004), convicted arsonist, whose case spawned a controversy over use of forensic evidence in capital trials

Other

• Gary Clayton Anderson (born 1948), American historian, specialist in American Indian studies
• Daniel J. Boorstin (1914–2004), historian, professor, attorney, and writer
• Bill G. Chapman (1928–2007), advocate for the blind, author
• Tom Colbert (born 1949), first African-American Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
• Ben Graf Henneke (1914–1999), Educator and President of University of Tulsa
• Anita Hill (born 1956), professor of social policy, law, and women's studies who testified at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas
• Stephen Jones (July 1, 1940 -), attorney best known as Timothy McVeigh's lead defense lawyer during his trial for the Oklahoma City bombing
• PFC Bradley Manning (born 1987), U.S. Army soldier accused of disclosing U.S. classified information to Wikileaks
• Charles Page (1860-1920), philanthropist and founder of Sand Springs, Oklahoma
• Amanda Rochelle Penix, winner of Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997 and Miss Oklahoma USA 2000
• Joe Redington (1917–1999), "Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race"
• Bass Reeves (1838–1910), first African-American U.S. Marshal and one of the chief law enforcement agents in early Oklahoma.
• Steven W. Taylor (born 1949), Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice, presided over Oklahoma City bombing suspect Terry Nichols's state murder trial
• Cornel West (born 1953), scholar

See also

• List of people by U.S. state
• List of Oklahoma State University people
• List of University of Oklahoma alumni
• List of Oklahoma City area citizens