List of people from Tulsa, Oklahoma
This is a list of well-known persons who were either born in, or lived in, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Arts
- Joe Andoe,[1] painter
- Marcello Angelini,[2] ballet dancer
- Charles Bell (1935–1995), artist
- Ted Berrigan,[3] poet
- Willie George, children's show actor and pastor
- Roman Jasinski, ballet dancer and teacher
- Ron Padgett,[4] poet
Business
- Frank Abagnale,[5] fraud expert, former con man, subject of Catch Me If You Can
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan[6] and economist, Kuwait Investment Authority
- Bill Bartmann,[7] businessman, named as "One of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years"[8]
- W. Tate Brady (1870-1925), businessman, owner of the Brady Hotel
- James A. Chapman (1881–1966), oilman and philanthropist
- Robert Galbreath, Jr. (1863-1955), oilman who moved to Tulsa after he drilled first oilwell in Glenn Pool Field.
- J. Paul Getty (1892-1976), oilman founder of Getty Oil Company, who made his first million in Tulsa between 1914 and 1916[9]
- Thomas Gilcrease (1890-1962),[10] oilman, founder of Gilcrease Museum
- J. M. Hall (1851-1935), pioneer merchant in Tulsa, organized First Presbyterian Church (Tulsa)
- George Kaiser,[11] chairman of BOK Financial Corporation
- Henry Kravis,[12] co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
- P. C. Lauinger,[13] Tulsa business leader, headed the PennWell Corporation.
- James McBirney (1870–1944), co-founder and president National Bank of Commerce in Tulsa[14]
- Sam P. McBirney (1877–1936), football coach and co-founder National Bank of Commerce in Tulsa[14]
- Robert M. McFarlin (1866–1942), oilman and philanthropist
- Waite Phillips (1883-1964), oilman and philanthropist
- William G. Skelly (1877–1957), founder of Skelly Oil Company, Spartan Aircraft Company and Spartan School of Aeronautics
- William K. Warren, Sr. (1897–1990), founder of Warren Petroleum Corporation, philanthropist
Music
- Admiral Twin (Mark Carr, Jarrod Gulihare, John Russell, Brad Becker), rock band
- The Agony Scene, metalcore band
- Broncho, punk rock band with Ryan Lindsey, Johnathon Ford of Roadside Monument, and Nathan Price
- Elvin Bishop
- Ester Dean, singer, songwriter
- Ester Drang, indie band
- Garth Brooks,[15] country music singer
- Anita Bryant, singer
- J. J. Cale,[16] songwriter and musician, an originator of The Tulsa Sound
- Capital Lights, pop rock band
- SafetySuit, pop rock band
- Rodney Carrington[17] country music singer and comedian
- Chuck Cissel,[18] singer and dancer
- Annie Clark (St. Vincent)
- Roy Clark, country musician
- David Cook, 2008 American Idol winner
- Joe Diffie,[19] country musician
- Phil Driscoll, trumpet player and singer, Christian and jazz musician
- Ronnie Dunn[20] (Brooks and Dunn)
- Annie Ellicott, jazz, swing singer[21][22]
- Rocky Frisco, piano for J.J. Cale, 2008 inductee into Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame
- The Gap Band, Charlie, Ronnie and Robert Wilson, R&B, funk, and soul band
- Hanson, Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson, Rock band
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, jazz band
- David Gates, musician (Bread)
- Jelly Roll, hip-hop producer
- Jim Keltner, drummer for the Traveling Wilburys
- Tosca Kramer (1903–1976), violinist, violist, and music educator
- Fredell Lack (b. 1922), violinist
- Rodney Lay, Jr., Dove Award-winning songwriter, performer and radio personality[23]
- Lega-C, rapper
- John D. LeVan, early pioneer in Tulsa music, singer, guitarist, inducted Nat'l Rockabillyall of Fame 2004[24]
- Eddie Livingston, rock drummer, Armored Saint, Social Distortion, Veruca Salt, Billy Preston, Evildead, Tactics
- Leon McAuliffe, steel guitarist
- Leo Okeke, engineer, producer, keyboards Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, New Kids on the Block, Lady Soul
- Jamie Oldaker, drummer, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger
- Patti Page, singer
- Pillar (band)
- Johnny Polygon, rapper
- Carl Radle, musician, bassist for Derek and the Dominos
- Steve Ripley, engineer, producer, singer, songwriter and guitarist for The Tractors and Bob Dylan
- Leon Russell, singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist
- Dick Sims, keyboardist, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Joan Armatrading
- Andy Skib, guitarist, keyboardist in David Cook's band
- Ryan Tedder, producer, songwriter, lead singer of OneRepublic
- David Teegarden, rock drummer with Teegarden & Van Winkle and with Bob Seger
- David Terry, leader of the band Aqueduct
- Hank Thompson, musician
- Neal Tiemann, lead guitarist in David Cook's band
- Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), jazz musician and former professional basketball player
- Dwight Twilley, musician
- Jared Tyler, singer-songwriter and producer
- Unwed Sailor, instrumental indie rock
- Bob Wills, western swing bandleader for the Texas Playboys
- Johnnie Lee Wills, western music band leader, brother of Bob Wills
- Charlie Wilson, R&B singer and lead singer of The Gap Band
- Bob Wootton, lead guitarist for the Tennessee Three
Politics
- Tom Adelson, member of the Oklahoma State Senate
- Bob Ballinger, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, reared in Tulsa
- Dewey F. Bartlett, former Governor of the state of Oklahoma and U.S. Senator
- Dewey F. Bartlett, Jr., Mayor of Tulsa (2009–Present)
- Jim R. Caldwell, retired Church of Christ minister and former member of the Arkansas State Senate
- David Duke, former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and white nationalist author
- James Inhofe, U.S. Senator
- James Robert Jones, former member of the United States House of Representatives, chairman of the American Stock Exchange
- Frank Keating, former Governor of the state of Oklahoma
- David Hall, former Governor of the state of Oklahoma
- Sheila Kuehl, former actress, now California State Senator
- Steve Largent, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former Democratic U.S. Senator representing New York
- George E. Nowotny, retired Tulsa businessman and former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Fort Smith
- John A. Sullivan, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Kathy Taylor, mayor of Tulsa (2006–2009)
- John Volz, attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, died in Tulsa in 2011.
- R. James Woolsey, Jr., former director, Central Intelligence Agency
- Terry Young, former Mayor of the City of Tulsa
- William Bernhardt, mystery/suspense fiction author
- Mildred Grosberg Bellin, Jewish cookbook author
- Daniel J. Boorstin, historian and writer; former Librarian of Congress
- P.C. Cast, author
- John Hope Franklin, African American historian
- Martin Gardner, author of works on philosophy, mathematics and literature
- Sterling Gates, comic book writer (Supergirl, Action Comics)
- S. E. Hinton, author
- John Albert Knebel, Secretary of Agriculture in the Carter Administration
- Mercedes Lackey, science fiction author
- R.A. Lafferty, science fiction author
- Billie Letts, author
- Tracy Letts, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and actor
- William P. Steven, 1908 – 1991, journalist and newspaper editor
- Dan Piraro, cartoonist of the Bizarro comic strip
- Russell Myers, cartoonist of the Broom-Hilda comic strip
- Will Thomas, mystery fiction author
- Mildred Ladner Thompson, former reporter for The Wall Street Journal and Tulsa World[25]
- Michael Wallis, author
- K. D. Wentworth, science fiction author
Radio
- Paul Harvey, radio personality
Screen
- Pamela Bach, actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff
- Marshall Bell, actor
- William Boyd aka (Hopalong Cassidy), western actor
- Gary Busey, actor
- Max Burnett, TV writer, screenwriter and director
- Cindy Chupack, screenwriter for Sex and the City
- Larry Clark, film director and photographer
- Iron Eyes Cody, actor
- Jay Dee, comedian
- Larry Drake, actor
- Blake Edwards, film director
- Bill Hader, actor and comedian
- Sterlin Harjo, filmmaker[26]
- Eva Jinek, news anchor
- Jennifer Jones, actress
- Heather Langenkamp, actress
- Tommy Morrison, boxer and actor
- Jerry Nelson, actor, puppeteer
- Tim Blake Nelson, actor and director
- Mary Kay Place, actress
- Tony Randall, actor
- Julian Rebolledo, actor and voice talent
- Jack Roberts, actor
- Gailard Sartain, actor
- Kylie Sparks, actress
- Mary Stuart, actress
- Wes Studi, actor
- Paula Trickey, actress
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, actress
- Amber Valletta, actress and supermodel
- Stacy Valentine, porn star
- Alfre Woodard, actress
- Judy Woodruff, television journalist
- Don Woods, meteorologist
Sports
- Brent Albright, professional wrestler
- Kelenna Azubuike, professional basketball player
- Randy Blake, kickboxer
- Bill Blankenship, football coach, head coach at University of Tulsa
- Michael Bowie, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle
- Mikey Burnett, mixed martial artist
- Dale Cook, kickboxer and actor
- Bobby Cox (b. 1941), baseball player and manager
- Ebi Ere, basketball player for Melbourne Tigers
- Reuben Gant, football player for Buffalo Bills
- Matt Gogel, professional golfer
- Bill Goldberg, professional football player and undefeated wrestler
- Todd Graham, head coach of Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team (2007–2010)
- Matt Grice, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Tommy Hanson, baseball pitcher[27]
- Gerald Harris, mixed martial artist
- Marques Haynes, Harlem Globetrotters player, Basketball Hall of Famer[28]
- David Heath, mixed martial artist
- Randy Heckenkemper, golf course designer
- Koyie Hill, Major League Baseball catcher
- Felix Jones, Dallas Cowboys running back
- Steve Largent, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Famer, politician
- Zach Loyd, soccer player
- Sam P. McBirney, coach of Tulsa Golden Hurricane football (1914–1916)
- R. W. McQuarters, professional football cornerback
- Lee Mayberry, professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
- Robert Meachem, New Orleans Saints wide receiver
- Kenny Monday, Olympic gold medalist in Wrestling
- Ray Murphy, Jr., collegiate wrestler and 1989 Handicapped Person of the Year
- Charlie O'Brien, professional baseball catcher
- Janice O'Hara, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Peter Ramondetta, professional skateboarder
- Nolan Richardson (born 1941), basketball coach for University of Tulsa and [Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|University of Arkansas]], coach and general manager WNBA's Tulsa Shock
- Tubby Smith (born 1951), basketball coach at Texas Tech University; former coach of University of Tulsa, University of Georgia and University of Kentucky
- John Starks, professional basketball player for the New York Knicks
- Iciss Tillis, professional basketball player for WNBA's Washington Mystics
- Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), professional basketball player and musician
- Matt Wiman, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
Other
- Jennifer Berry,[29] Miss America 2006.
- Corbin Billings, novelist, motivational speaker
- Mike Doonesbury, main character in Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury
- W. R. Holway (1893-1981), engineer, designer of Spavinaw water project
- Charles William Kerr (1875-1951), first permanent Protestant minister in Tulsa
- Joseph A. LaFortune, Sr., philanthropist[30]
- Charles Page (1860-1926), philanthropist and founder of Sand Springs
- Josh Robinson, Crib midget creator
- Mark Kelly, cry baby, shitty mechanic
References
- ^ "Artnet".
- ^ "Tulsa Ballet 2007–2008 Profile for Marcello Angelini". Archived from the original on September 14, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
- ^ "Ted Berrigan Biography on Poetry Foundation". Retrieved September 18, 2007.
- ^ "Ron Padgett Biography on Poets.org".
- ^ "Abagnale & Associates (based in Tulsa)". Abagnale & Associates. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
- ^ Swidan Website
- ^ "The Richest Man You've Never Heard Of". Retrieved September 16, 2007.
- ^ "About Bill Bartmann". Archived from the original on September 10, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2007.
- ^ Whitman, Alden (June 6, 1976). "J. Paul Getty dead at 83; amassed billions from oil". New York Times. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
- ^ "Gilcrease Museum History". Retrieved September 16, 2007.
- ^ "Forbes's The World's Richest People". Retrieved September 16, 2007.
- ^ "Academy of Achievement Biography". Retrieved September 16, 2007.
- ^ "Tulsa Historical Society". Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Tulsa Gal Website. "Tulsa Founders: James H. McBirney."June 20, 2010
- ^ "Life and Times of Garth Brooks". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ "JJ Cale Biography on Yahoo! Music". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ [1] Rodney Carrington website bio
- ^ "Chuck Cissel Biography on Soul Tracks". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ "Joe Diffie Biography on Star Pulse". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ "Brooks & Dunn Bio on TV.com". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ Karen Shade, "Finding Annie", Tulsa World, August 13, 2009 (pay site).
- ^ Gary Hizer, "Big New Voice", Urban Tulsa Weekly'', May 9, 2007.
- ^ "A song in tune with the times", Associated Press in Milwaukee Journal, October 8, 1982.
- ^ http://www.rockabillyhall.com
- ^ Stanley, Tim. "Mildred Ladner Thompson 1918–2013: Former Tulsa World columnist witnessed history". Tulsa World. 2013-07-07. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ http://www.granfalloon.com/directors/sterlin-harjo/
- ^ "Tommy Hanson Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Globetrotting tales," Tulsa World, June 25, 2008. (Haynes grew up in Sand Springs.)
- ^ "KRMG Event Guide for 2006 Miss America". Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ "Joseph Aloysius "Joe" LaFortune" (PDF). Oklahoma Heritage Association.