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* [[Andrew J Brown]]
==People by field==
* [[Barry Switzer]]

* [[Bart Conner]]
===Athletes===
* [[Bobby Murcer]]
==== Baseball players ====
* [[Bob Tway]]
* [[Johnny Bench]], Cincinnati Reds catcher, Baseball Hall of Fame
* [[Bud Wilkinson]]
* [[Bobby Murcer]], New York Yankees outfielder, five-time All Star
* [[C.B. Hudson]]
* [[Joe Carter]], major-league outfielder, five-time All Star
* [[Charlie Christian]]

* [[Clayton Bennett]]
==== Hockey Players ====
* [[Dale Robertson]]
* [[Tyler Arnason]], hockey player, Colorado Avalanche
* [[Dennis Weaver]]

* [[Dizzy Dean]]
==== Gymnasts ====
* [[Edward L. Gaylord]]
* [[Bart Conner]], 1984 Olympic Gold Medal winner
* [[The Flaming Lips]]
* [[Shannon Miller]], 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner
* [[Gordon Cooper]]

* [[Garth Brooks]]
==== Football players ====
* [[James Garner]]
* [[Wes Welker]], New England Patriots wide receiver
* [[James Marsden]]
* [[Jason White]], 2003 Heisman Trophy winner
* [[Jeff Wood (singer)|Jeff Wood]]
* [[Steve Owens]], 1969 Heisman Trophy winner
* [[Jim Ross]]

* [[Johnny Bench]]
====Golfers====
* [[Lon Chaney, Jr.]]
* [[Bob Tway]], 1986 PGA champion
* [[Megan Mullally]]

* [[Ralph Ellison]]
====Other fields====
* [[Shannon Lucid]]
* [[Mat Hoffman]], [[BMX]] star
* [[Shannon Miller]]
* [[Barry Switzer]], OU football coach, Dallas Cowboys coach
* [[Shawntel Smith]]
* [[Jim Ross]], professional wrestling commentator
* [[Stanley R. Tiner]]

* [[Thomas Patten Stafford|Tom Stafford]]
=== Business People ===
* [[Tisha Campbell]]
* [[Clayton Bennett]], OKC NBA team owner
* [[Toby Keith]]
* [[Edward L. Gaylord]], Grand Ol' Opry & Daily Oklahoman owner
* [[Tyler Arnason]]

* [[Vince Gill]]
===Entertainers===
* [[Wayne Coyne]]
====Dance====
* [[Yvonne Chouteau]], ballerina

====Directors/Filmmakers====
* [[Ron Howard]], actor-director
* Gray Frederickson, Academy Award winning producer

====Actors====
* [[Brad Pitt]], film actor
* [[Lon Chaney, Jr.]], film actor
* [[Megan Mullally]], theatre & television actress
* [[James Garner]], film & television actor
* [[James Marsden]], film actor
* [[Ryan Merriman]], film & television actor
* [[Dale Robertson]], television actor
* [[Tisha Campbell Martin]], television actress

====Musicians====
* [[Garth Brooks]], country superstar
* [[Toby Keith]], country singer
* [[Vince Gill]], country singer
* [[Wayne Coyne]], Flaming Lips lead singer
* [[The Flaming Lips]], alternative rock band
* [[Wanda Jackson]], "Queen of Rockabilly"
* [[Graham Colton]], rock singer-songwriter
* [[Charlie Christian]], jazz musician
* [[Jeff Wood (singer)|Jeff Wood]], country singer
* [[C.B. Hudson]], rock guitarist

====Writers====
* [[Ralph Ellison]], [[Invisible Man]] author
* [[Louis L'Amour]], western author

===News/Commentary===
* [[Gary England]], meteorologist
===Political figures===
* [[David Boren]], former governor and U.S. Senator
* [[Robert S. Kerr]], former governor and U.S. Senator
* [[J.C. Watts]], former congressman & OU football player
* [[Frank Keating]], former governor
* [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]], ambassador to the United Nations
* [[Michael D. Brown]], FEMA head during Hurricane Katrina

===Other===
* [[Shawntel Smith]], Miss America 1996
* [[Lauren Nelson]], Miss America 2007
* [[Susan Powell]], Miss America 1981, opera singer
* [[Jane Anne Jayroe]], Miss America 1967, TV personality
* [[Gordon Cooper]], astronaut
* [[Shannon Lucid]], astronaut
* [[Thomas Patten Stafford|Tom Stafford]], astronaut
* [[John Herrington]], astronaut

===Non-native Oklahoma City residents===
* [[Amy Grant]], Contemporary Christian artist
* [[Nadia Comaneci]], Olympic Gold Medal winning gymnast
* [[Walter Cronkite]], CBS Evening News anchor
* Kayne Gillespie, clothing designer, "Project Runway" finalist
* [[Bud Wilkinson]], OU football coach, College Football Hall of Fame
* [[Billy Sims]], 1978 Heisman Trophy winner
* [[Chris Harrison]], host of ABC's The Bachelor
* Paul & Thomas [[Braniff]], Braniff Airlines co-founders
* [[Mary Hart]], TV personality





Revision as of 04:22, 24 July 2008

The following is a list of notable people who were born and/or raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

People by field

Athletes

Baseball players

  • Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds catcher, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Bobby Murcer, New York Yankees outfielder, five-time All Star
  • Joe Carter, major-league outfielder, five-time All Star

Hockey Players

Gymnasts

Football players

Golfers

Other fields

Business People

Entertainers

Dance

Directors/Filmmakers

  • Ron Howard, actor-director
  • Gray Frederickson, Academy Award winning producer

Actors

Musicians

Writers

News/Commentary

Political figures

Other

Non-native Oklahoma City residents



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