List of people from Oklahoma

The following are people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

Actors, directors, screenwriters, and producers

Suzy Amis, actress
Erika Anderson, actress
Lou Antonio, actor
Royce D. Applegate, actor
Gene Autry, actor, musician, Major League Baseball team owner
Nicki Aycox, actress
Marshall Bell, actor
William Boyd, actor
Zach Bryan, singer, songwriter
Gary Busey, actor
T. V. Carpio, actress, singer
Irene Champlin, actress
Greyson Chance, singer
Lon Chaney Jr, actor
Lonny Chapman, actor
Maree Cheatham, actress
Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Award-winning actress
Danny Cooksey, actor, voice actor
Candy Clark, actress
Larry Clark, filmmaker, photographer
Patrick Cranshaw, actor
Joan Crawford, Academy Award-winning actress
Burr DeBenning, actor
Michael Dolan, actor
Richard Erdman, actor
Blake Edwards, director, writer, producer, The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's
Glenda Farrell, actress
Kay Francis, actress
James Garner, actor
Bill Hader, actor, writer, comedian
Sterlin Harjo, Native American filmmaker
Chasen Hampton, actor on Disney's The All New Mickey Mouse Club, The X-Files
Van Heflin, Academy Award-winning actor
Mark Holton, actor
Darla Hood, actress, Leedey
Clint Howard, actor
Jean Speegle Howard, actress, mother of Ron Howard
Rance Howard, actor, father of Ron and Clint Howard
Ron Howard, director, producer, actor
Ben Johnson, Academy Award-winning actor
Jennifer Jones, actress
Olivia Jordan, actress, beauty pageant winner
Christian Kane, actor, singer
Wright King, actor, native of Okmulgee
Heather Langenkamp, actress
Tracy Letts

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award for Best Play
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Jason London, actor
Dick Lowry, director
Thad Luckinbill, actor
Terrence Malick, film director
April March, burlesque dancer
James Marsden, actor
Rue McClanahan, actress
Hayley McFarland, actress
Beverlee McKinsey, soap-opera actress
Ryan Merriman, actor
Vera Miles, actress
Sharron Miller, Emmy Award-winning director, writer, producer
Tom Mix, cowboy star of silent films
Megan Mullally, actress, dancer, singer
Olivia Munn, actress, television personality

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Clarence Nash, voice of Donald Duck
Tim Blake Nelson, actor, director
Chuck Norris, actor, martial artist
Kelli O'Hara, Broadway actress
Lee Pace, actor, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Kinga Philipps, actress, television personality
Cindy Pickett, actress
Brad Pitt, actor and producer
Mary Kay Place, actress
Wiley Post, pilot, the first to travel around the world solo
Megyn Price, actress
Tony Randall, actor
Robert Reed, actor, grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma
Erik Rhodes, actor, singer
Dale Robertson, film and television actor; later rancher near Yukon, Oklahoma
Will Rogers, actor, columnist, radio personality
Chelcie Ross, actor
Will Sampson, artist, actor
Gailard Sartain, actor, artist, comedian
Tobe Sexton, actor, filmmaker, singer, dancer
Ted Shackelford, actor
Paul Sparks, actor
G. D. Spradlin, actor
Lauren Stamile, actress
Wes Studi, actor
Maria Tallchief, ballerina
Paula Trickey, actress
Jeanne Tripplehorn, actress
Countess Vaughn, actress
Heather Wahlquist, actress
Susan Watson, actress
Randy Wayne, actor
Dennis Weaver, actor
Elmo Williams, Academy Award-winning film editor
Michael Wilson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter
Alfre Woodard, Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning actress
Gretchen Wyler, actress

Athletes

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Lane Adams, outfielder for the Atlanta Braves
Xavier Adibi, linebacker for Houston Texans
Troy Aikman, quarterback, OU, UCLA and Dallas Cowboys, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, sportscaster
Brent Albright, professional wrestler
Brett Anderson, pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
Mark Anderson, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
Kelenna Azubuike, shooting guard/small forward for the New York Knicks
David Baas, guard and center for New York Giants
Alvin Bailey, offensive lineman for the Seattle Seahawks
Dan Bailey, placekicker for Dallas Cowboys
Billy Bajema, tight end for Baltimore Ravens
Jeff Banister, MLB catcher, manager of Texas Rangers
Dallas Beeler, pitcher for Chicago Cubs
Christopher Bell, NASCAR Cup Series driver
Johnny Bench, MLB catcher for Cincinnati Reds, member Baseball Hall of Fame
Al Benton, MLB pitcher
Tanner Berryhill, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver
Nick Blackburn, starting pitcher for Minnesota Twins
Douglas Blubaugh, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Brian Bosworth, OU and NFL player
Sam Bradford, football quarterback, OU and Minnesota Vikings
Archie Bradley, pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Jack Brisco, professional wrestler
Jerry Brisco, professional wrestler
Louise Brough, Hall of Fame tennis player
Josh Brown, placekicker for New York Giants
Mike Brumley, third base coach for Seattle Mariners
Ryan Budde, catcher for Arizona Diamondbacks
Bruce Buffer, Octagon announcer for UFC main events
Mikey Burnett, UFC fighter
Sol Butler, athlete who competed in football and track and field
Patrick Callan, competitive swimmer
Joe Carter, Major League Baseball outfielder
Sherri Coale, women's basketball coach at OU
Charles Coe, U.S. Amateur golfer, won seven titles
Larry Coker, football coach at University of Miami
Nick Cole, guard for Philadelphia Eagles
Nadia Comăneci, five-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast
Bart Conner, Olympic gold medal gymnast
Riley Cooper, wide receiver for Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Cox, Baseball Hall of Fame manager for Atlanta Braves
Kendall Cross, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Harold DeMarsh, first ever NCAA Wrestling champion
Don Demeter, Major League Baseball outfielder
Phillip Dillard, linebacker for UFL's Omaha Nighthawks
Jay Thomas Evans, Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
Tim Flannery, MLB infielder and coach
Ross Flood, Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
Brian Flynn, pitcher for Kansas City Royals
Ryan Franklin, pitcher for Baltimore Orioles
Dominique Franks, cornerback for Atlanta Falcons
Edward C. Gallagher, champion OSU sprinter and football player, track and wrestling coach; winningest wrestling coach in NCAA history, 11 NCAA titles, Olympic wrestling coach, National Wrestling Hall of Fame charter member
Vickie Gates, IFBB professional bodybuilder
Koda Glover, pitcher for Washington Nationals
Bill Goldberg, professional NFL football player and undefeated professional wrestler
Kelly Gregg, OU and NFL player
Jermaine Gresham, tight end for Arizona Cardinals
Matt Grice, UFC fighter
Blake Griffin, power forward for Detroit Pistons
Taylor Griffin, pro basketball player

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Charlie Haas, WWE professional wrestler
Tommy Hanson, MLB starting pitcher, primarily with Atlanta Braves
Chris Harris Jr., cornerback for Denver Broncos
Mickey Hatcher, OU baseball, outfielder for Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins
Andrew Heaney, relief pitcher for Los Angeles Angels
Ryan Helsley, relief pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals
Johny Hendricks, former UFC Welterweight Champion, two-time NCAA Wrestling champion
Josiah Henson, Olympic bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling
Rusty Hilger, OSU and NFL quarterback
A. J. Hinch, MLB catcher, manager of the Houston Astros
Danny Hodge, three-time NCAA champion and Olympic silver medalist wrestler
Mat Hoffman, world champion BMX biker
Matt Holliday, designated hitter for the New York Yankees
Henry Iba, OSU NCAA champion and Olympic champion basketball coach, Basketball Hall of Fame member
Gabe Ikard, center for Buffalo Bills
Darnell Jackson, forward for Sacramento Kings
Betty Jameson, golfer in World Golf Hall of Fame
Charlie Johnson, guard for Minnesota Vikings
Felix Jones, running back for Dallas Cowboys
Bob Kalsu, Oklahoma Sooners football and Buffalo Bills player, only active professional football player killed in Vietnam War
Deji Karim, running back for Jacksonville Jaguars
Matt Kemp, MLB outfielder
Dallas Keuchel, pitcher for Atlanta Braves
Stacey King, three-time NBA champion with Chicago Bulls
Jon Kolb, football player, Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh Steelers center
Hal Lahar, pro football player, college coach
Steve Largent, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Famer and politician
Abe Lemons, Oklahoma City University, Pan American University, and Texas Longhorns basketball coach
Frank Lewis, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Ronnell Lewis, NFL player for Detroit Lions
Joe Lillard, running back for Chicago Cardinals
Ray Mallouf, NFL quarterback and punter for Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants
Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees outfielder, Baseball Hall of Famer
Pepper Martin, St. Louis Cardinals baseball player
Bryan McCann, cornerback for Oakland Raiders
Gerald McCoy, defensive tackle for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
"Jumping Jack" McCracken, Basketball Hall of Famer
Tyrus McGee, basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Leroy McGuirk, professional wrestler and promoter
Mike McGuirk, ring announcer for World Wrestling Federation
R. W. McQuarters, NFL cornerback
Robert Meachem, wide receiver for San Diego Chargers
Jordy Mercer, shortstop for Pittsburgh Pirates
Shannon Miller, Olympic gold medal gymnast
Garrett Mills, tight end for Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Minor, OU baseball and basketball player
Kenny Monday, Olympic gold and silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
Gil Morgan, professional golfer
Marty Mornhinweg, offensive coordinator for Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Morrison, heavyweight champion boxer
Bobby Murcer, professional baseball player and sportscaster

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Rico Noel, outfielder for New York Yankees
Lance Norick, NASCAR driver
Daniel Orton, center for Orlando Magic
Bill Owen, NFL offensive tackle
Steve Owen, Hall of Fame NFL player and head coach
Steve Owens, OU football player, 1969 Heisman Trophy winner
Robert Pearce, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Brad Penny, MLB pitcher
Beth Phoenix, professional wrestler
Darrell Porter, MLB baseball player for St. Louis Cardinals
Maurkice Pouncey, center for Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Pouncey, center and guard for Miami Dolphins
Mark Price, basketball player; Enid H.S., Georgia Tech, and Cleveland Cavaliers
J. T. Realmuto, MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies
Bryant Reeves, basketball player, played for Oklahoma State and NBA's Vancouver Grizzlies
Allie Reynolds, pitcher, Baseball Hall of Famer
Crystal Robinson, New York Liberty, WNBA basketball player
Bullet Rogan, Baseball Hall of Famer
Matt Roney, MLB relief pitcher
Jim Ross, WWE announcer
Darrell Royal, football coach at Texas, College Football Hall of Fame
T. J. Rushing, cornerback and return specialist for Detroit Lions
John Russell, bench coach for Baltimore Orioles
Rex Ryan, head coach for Buffalo Bills, New York Jets
Rob Ryan, NFL defensive coordinator

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Barry Sanders, running back, OSU Heisman Trophy winner, Pro Football Hall of Famer
Spec Sanders, football player for New York Yankees (AAFC) and New York Yanks
Bill Self, basketball coach at University of Kansas
Lee Roy Selmon, OU and NFL player, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Sterling Shepard, wide receiver for the New York Giants
Jeremy Shockey, tight end for New Orleans Saints
Billy Sims, running back OU and Detroit Lions, Heisman Trophy winner
Antonio Smith, defensive end for Denver Broncos
John Smith, two-time NCAA champion at OSU, four-time World and two-time Olympic gold medalist, NCAA and Olympic wrestling coach, Distinguished Member of National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Pat Smith, younger brother of John Smith, first ever four-time NCAA Wrestling Division I Champion
Reggie Smith, safety for Carolina Panthers
Warren Spahn, pitcher, Baseball Hall of Famer
Willie Stargell, outfielder, Baseball Hall of Famer with Pittsburgh Pirates
John Starks, basketball player for New York Knicks
Cory Sullivan, outfielder for Houston Astros
Eddie Sutton, Arkansas and OSU basketball coach
Jack Swagger, OU and WWE professional wrestler
Barry Switzer, football coach, OU and Dallas Cowboys
Brian Tallet, relief pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals
Ralph Terry, pitcher, primarily with New York Yankees
Jim Thorpe, athlete, Olympic gold medalist, played professional football and Major League Baseball; born in Prague, Oklahoma
Spencer Tillman, All-American running back for OU, TV analyst
Wayman Tisdale, professional basketball player and jazz musician
Bob Tway, professional golfer, 1986 PGA Championship winner
Kevin Tway, professional golfer
Ekpe Udoh, player for Milwaukee Bucks
Jack van Bebber, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
J. D. Walton, center for New York Giants
Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner, Baseball Hall of Famer
Paul "Big Poison" Waner, Baseball Hall of Famer
"Cowboy" Bill Watts, professional wrestler and promoter
J.C. Watts, OU quarterback and U.S. congressman
Brandon Weeden, quarterback for Houston Texans
Wes Welker, wide receiver for Denver Broncos
Wayne Wells, Olympic gold medalist and World champion in freestyle wrestling, first ever Nike signature athlete
Jason White, OU quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner
Bud Wilkinson, OU coach, College Football Hall of Fame
Shelby Wilson, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
Shelden Williams, former NBA player
Eli Willits, shortstop, first overall 2025 draft pick of the Washington Nationals
Reggie Willits, left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels
Matt Wiman, UFC fighter
James Winchester, long snapper for Kansas City Chiefs
Jamey Wright, MLB relief pitcher
Kenyatta Wright, NFL linebacker from Vian, Oklahoma
Trae Young, NBA All-Star point guard for the Atlanta Hawks

Authors

William Bernhardt, novelist
John Berryman, poet
Cleora Butler, chef, caterer and cookbook writer
Ralph Ellison, writer and scholar
Martin Gardner, author specializing in recreational mathematics
Tony Hillerman, journalist, historian, professor, and novelist
S.E. Hinton, author and novelist
Nicole Jordan, author
Oliver LaGrone, sculptor, poet, educator and humanitarian
Louis L'Amour, western novelist
Billie Letts, novelist
Tracy Letts, playwright, screenwriter, actor
N. Scott Momaday, author, printmaker
Bill Moyers, journalist and public commentator
Jason Nelson, internet artist and digital poet
Wilson Rawls, author
Jeff Rowland, cartoonist, author of WIGU
Josh Shipp, author and motivational speaker
Jim Thompson, novelist

Aviators and astronauts

Thomas and Paul Braniff, airline entrepreneurs, founders of Braniff International Airways
Gordon Cooper, astronaut
Owen K. Garriott, astronaut
John Herrington, astronaut
James Jabara, world's first jet ace, and Korean War triple ace with 15 kills
Shannon Lucid, astronaut
William R. Pogue, astronaut
Wiley Post, first pilot to fly solo around the world
Will Rogers, aviator
Thomas Stafford, astronaut
Clarence L. Tinker, U.S. Army Air Corps general and supreme commander of the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific during World War II

Businesspeople

Rick Bayless, restaurateur, chef, PBS television personality
Clay Bennett, chairman, Dorchester Capital; owner, Oklahoma City Thunder
Sherman Billingsley, owner of Stork Club
James A. Chapman, oil industry businessman
Edward K. Gaylord, founder, Daily Oklahoman
Edward L. Gaylord, editor, Daily Oklahoman; founder, TNN & CMT; owner, Grand Ole Opry
Sylvan Goldman, businessman and inventor of the shopping cart
David Green, businessman, philanthropist, founder of Hobby Lobby
J. M. Hall, merchant and pioneer of Tulsa, Oklahoma
George Kaiser, chairman of BOK Financial Corporation
W. W. Keeler, principal Chief of Cherokee Nation, president and CEO of Phillips Petroleum Company
Henry Kravis, co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Eugene Lorton, owner, publisher and editor of Tulsa World
James H. McBirney, founder and president, National Bank of Commerce
Sam P. McBirney, founder and vice president, National Bank of Commerce, Tulsa
Robert M. McFarlin, oil industry businessman
Neal Patterson, chief executive officer, Cerner Corporation; owner, Sporting Kansas City soccer team
Waite Phillips, oil industry businessman
T. Boone Pickens Jr., oil industry businessman
Chad Richison, founder and CEO of Paycom
William Skelly, founder of Skelly Oil Company and Spartan School of Aeronautics
B. Kevin Turner, former COO of Microsoft, CEO of Sam's Club and CIO of Walmart
Helen Walton, wife of Sam Walton, once richest woman in the world
Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart
Tom L. Ward, oil industry businessman
William K. Warren, Sr., oil industry businessman, founder of Warren Petroleum and St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa

Comedians

Bill Hader, actor, producer, director, writer comedian
Megan Mullally, actress, comedian, dancer, singer
Alexander Posey, poet, humorist, politician
Tony Randall, actor, comedian
Will Rogers, humorist
Harris Wittels, television writer, comedian

Criminals

Robert and Michael Bever, brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents and three siblings
Cattle Annie, female bandit of the American Old West
Little Britches, female bandit, companion in crime with Cattle Annie

Miss America winners

Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2006
Jane Anne Jayroe, Miss America 1967
Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007
Susan Powell, Miss America 1981
Norma Smallwood, Miss America 1926, first Miss America of Native American heritage
Shawntel Smith, Miss America 1996

Military and political figures

Carl Albert, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977; born in McAlester, reared in Bugtussle, Oklahoma
Bob Ballinger, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives; reared in Tulsa
Dewey F. Bartlett, Sr., Oklahoma governor and U.S. senator
Dan Boren, represents Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House
David Boren, former governor of Oklahoma, U.S. senator and University of Oklahoma president
Donna Campbell, physician and member of the Texas Senate; reared in Oklahoma
Joseph J. Clark, admiral in U.S. Navy and first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy
Tom Coburn, physician who served as a United States representative and United States senator from Oklahoma, reared in Muskogee, Oklahoma
William J. Crowe, admiral in U.S. Navy and former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Drew Edmondson, state attorney general
General Tommy Franks, commander of US Central Command, US Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq
Bo Gritz, most decorated Green Beret officer during the Vietnam War
Enoch Kelly Haney, senator for state of Oklahoma, campaign manager for George Nigh during his first successful bid for governor, principal chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, artist, sculptor, historian, businessman
Patrick J. Hurley, U.S. Secretary of War under President Herbert Hoover
Jeane Kirkpatrick, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
William Flynn Martin, Deputy Secretary of Energy and executive secretary of the United States National Security Council
Perle Mesta, political hostess, U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg
A. S. Mike Monroney, U.S. senator, sponsor of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, U.S. senator, ambassador to India, Ambassador to the United Nations
Donald Lee "Don" Nickles, U.S. senator from Oklahoma 1981–2005
George Nigh, two-time governor of Oklahoma
Tony Perkins, director of the Family Research Council and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Riley L. Pitts, U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Dennis Reimer, four-star General, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
Alice Mary Robertson, educator, social worker, government official, and politician
Apollo Soucek, test pilot and vice admiral, U.S. Navy, born in Medford, Oklahoma
Gene Stipe, longest-serving member of the Oklahoma State Senate, from McAlester, Oklahoma
Clarence L. Tinker, Air Force major general killed in action in World War II
Elizabeth Warren, US senator for Massachusetts, Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
J.C. Watts, former U.S. representative in the majority leadership; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback
Neil Woodward, naval officer, former NASA astronaut
Jim Woolsey, former Director of Central Intelligence and head of the CIA
Jake McNiece, former member of the Filthy Thirteen and inspiration behind E. M. Nathanson novel and the 1967 film The Dirty Dozen

Musicians

AleXa, K-pop idol based in Seoul
Hoyt Axton, country music singer-songwriter, wrote "Never Been to Spain"
Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter who helped popularize 1950s cool jazz style
Molly Bee, country singer
Florence Birdwell, voice teacher to Broadway stars
Elvin Bishop, singer-songwriter; from Tulsa; hit record "Fooled Around and Fell in Love"
Bob Bogle, bassist and founding member of The Ventures, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Earl Bostic, R&B and jazz musician
Garth Brooks, country music singer-songwriter
Zach Bryan, singer-songwriter
Anita Jane Bryant, singer, former Miss Oklahoma
Don Byas, jazz tenor saxophonist; a leading musician of swing and bebop eras
JJ Cale, country rock
Jerry Cantrell, musician, lead guitarist and vocalist, Alice in Chains
Henson Cargill, country music singer
Gary Chapman, Contemporary Christian musician
Don Cherry (trumpeter) pioneering free jazz trumpeter
Charlie Christian, jazz guitarist, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, considered father of jazz guitar
Roy Clark, country musician
Spade Cooley, western swing musician
Wayne Coyne, member, indie rock band The Flaming Lips
Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal band, session musician post-Beatles, born in Norman
Bob Dunn, musician, early pioneer of electric guitar; from Beggs, Oklahoma
Ronnie Dunn, half of country music duo Brooks & Dunn
Nokie Edwards, lead guitarist of The Ventures, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Gail Farrell, singer-songwriter, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show
John Fullbright, singer-songwriter; from Bearden
David Gates, singer-songwriter associated with the band Bread
Vince Gill, country musician
Earl Grant, easy listening pianist
Woody Guthrie, folk singer
Chasen Hampton, singer-songwriter from band The Party
Isaac Hanson, guitarist and singer-songwriter from band Hanson
Taylor Hanson, pianist and lead singer-songwriter from band Hanson
Zac Hanson, drummer and singer-songwriter from band Hanson
Glen Hardin, musician, piano player
Roy Harris, classical composer
Richard Hart, jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, published artist
Wade Hayes, country music artist
Lee Hazlewood, singer-songwriter, record producer
Michael Hedges, acoustic guitarist, born in Enid, Oklahoma
Wanda Jackson, rockabilly singer, born in Maud, Oklahoma
Brett James, country singer-songwriter
Toby Keith, country musician
Barney Kessel, jazz guitarist
Merle Kilgore, singer-songwriter, manager
Edward Knight, composer, music educator
Tosca Kramer, violinist, violist, music educator
Fredell Lack, violinist
Mel McDaniel, country music singer-songwriter
Reba McEntire, country singer
Susie McEntire, inspirational country singer and storyteller
Jay McShann, jazz pianist and bandleader
Roger Miller, singer-songwriter
Leona Mitchell, African-American soprano; Grammy Award winner, member, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Norma Jean, country music singer
Jamie Oldaker, rock n roll drummer
Patti Page, traditional pop and country music singer
Sandi Patty
Tom Paxton, singer-songwriter
Robt Ptak, singer-songwriter
Ben Rector, pop singer-songwriter
Steve Ripley, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor, leader of rock band The Tractors
Tyson Ritter, vocalist of rock band The All-American Rejects and actor
Sam Rivers, jazz tenor saxophonist with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, and Quincy Jones
Joe Don Rooney, country music singer, one-third of group Rascal Flatts
Leon Russell, singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist
Jacob Sartorius, popular singer on YouTube and Music.ly
Neal Schon, lead rock guitarist of Journey
Mark Selby, blues rock musician
Blake Shelton, country musician
John Simmons, jazz bassist
Kay Starr, pop and jazz singer
Ryan Tedder, frontman, pop rock band OneRepublic
B. J. Thomas, singer-songwriter
Carrie Underwood, country music singer-songwriter, American Idol 2005 winner
Lushanya Vinay, born Tessie Mobley, operatic soprano of Chickasaw descent, raised in Ardmore, Oklahoma
Kitt Wakeley, Grammy-nominated musician, born in Holdenville, OK
Jimmy Webb, popular music composer
Bryan White, country music singer
Claude Williams, jazz musician, Count Basie band
Mason Williams, composer, recording artist, comedy writer
Bob Wills, country music singer-songwriter, leader of band Texas Playboys
Austin Winkler, former lead singer for rock band Hinder
Sheb Wooley, actor and singer

Native Americans

Bill Anoatubby, governor of the Chickasaw Nation
Lisa Johnson Billy, Oklahoma state legislator; first female Native American elected to HD 42; one of the founders of the Native American Caucus; Chickasaw Indian
Black Kettle, Cheyenne chief killed near Cheyenne, Oklahoma, in Roger Mills County
T.C. Cannon, 20th-century Native American artist and poet
Yvonne Chouteau, prima ballerina, youngest dancer ever accepted to Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Joseph J. Clark, admiral in U.S. Navy
George W. Harkins, attorney, judge, Chief of the Apukshunnubbee District
Wilma Mankiller, first woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation
Doris McLemore, last speaker of the Wichita language
Quanah Parker, chief and cofounder of the Native American Church
Peter Pitchlynn, provisional Choctaw chief, Choctaw delegate to Washington, D.C.; buried in the Congressional Cemetery
Pleasant Porter, Muscogee (Creek) Nation principal chief
Harvey Pratt, Native American forensic artist, Cheyenne peace chief
Will Rogers, humorist, actor, author, aviator, movie producer
John Ross, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, buried at Park Hill, Oklahoma
Steve Russell, Cherokee, poet, academic, journalist and trial judge
Sequoyah, lived in what is now Sequoyah County; blacksmith, teacher, inventor of the Cherokee syllabary
Maria Tallchief, first American prima ballerina
Marjorie Tallchief, ballerina
Clarence L. Tinker, U.S. Army Air Corps general, first American general to die in World War II
Fred Waite, cowboy, member of Billy the Kid's gang and politician
Della Warrior, first female chairperson of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, president of the Institute of American Indian Arts, executive director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Stand Watie, brigadier general in the Confederate Army, chief

Radio and television personalities

Rick Bayless, chef and television personality
Skip Bayless, sports journalist
Douglas Edwards, radio and television journalist
Gary England, chief meteorologist for KWTV Channel 9
Kathy Lee Gifford, television personality, Oral Roberts graduate
Kayne Gillaspie, television personality and fashion designer
Mary Hart, television personality, co-host of Entertainment Tonight
Paul Harvey, radio broadcaster and commentator
Glenn Hauser, radio broadcaster
Phil McGraw, television psychologist
Bill Moyers, television journalist
Bob Murphy, sportscaster, play-by-play for New York Mets
Ross Porter, longtime broadcaster for Los Angeles Dodgers
Dan Rowan, comedian, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Judy Woodruff, television journalist

Scientists, including medicine

Richard E. Berendzen, astronomer, author, and professor
Kenneth H. Cooper, physician, United States Air Force officer, pioneer of aerobics
David Deming, PhD, author, professor of geology, and political commentator
Edwin R. Gilliland, chemical engineer and professor
Lyle Goodhue, research chemist and inventor
Karl Guthe Jansky, physicist and radio engineer
Dr. Donna J. Nelson, OU chemistry professor, 2016 ACS president, and science advisor to Breaking Bad
Dr. Reed Timmer, extreme meteorologist, storm chaser
John York, cancer research pathologist

Religious figures

Wade Burleson, lead pastor of Emmanuel Enid and president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Methodist minister and Bishop of Oklahoma
Paul Vernon Galloway, Methodist minister and Bishop of Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana
Jerry Johnston, Southern Baptist clergyman and university administrator, born in Oklahoma City
Charles William Kerr, first permanent Protestant minister in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Robert McGill Loughridge, Presbyterian missionary
Quanah Parker, Native American Church leader and advocate
Oral Roberts, evangelist
Stanley Rother, first U.S.-born priest and martyr to be beatified by Roman Catholic church
John Wilson (Caddo), Native American Church roadman
Yahweh ben Yahweh, leader of religious group Nation of Yahweh

Visual artists

Joe Andoe, painter
Fred Beaver, painter, printmaker
Charles Bell, photorealist painter
Acee Blue Eagle, artist
Carolyn Brady, artist
Joe Brainard, artist
T.C. Cannon, artist
Larry Clark, photographer, filmmaker
Woody Crumbo, artist
Joseph Glasco, abstract expressionist artist
Joe Goode, artist
Chester Gould, creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip
Stephen Hillenburg, cartoonist, creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
Allan Houser, sculptor
Robert McMurtry, painter, author
Jason Nelson, internet artist and digital poet
Gary Panter, illustrator, painter and designer
Joe A. Rector, artist
Ed Ruscha, artist
David Salle, artist
Leon Polk Smith, artist
Willard Stone, sculptor and woocdarver

Other

Bobby Baldwin, professional poker player
Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, professor, attorney, and writer
Tom Colbert, first African-American Oklahoma Supreme Court justice
Kim Davenport, professional pool player
David Duke, white nationalist, politician, antisemitic conspiracy theorist
Ben Graf Henneke, educator; president, University of Tulsa
Anita Hill, professor of social policy, law, and women's studies who testified at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas
Sherri Hill, fashion designer; grew up in Minco
Ray William Johnson, Internet comedian and musician
Stephen Jones, attorney; Timothy McVeigh's lead defense lawyer during McVeigh's trial for the Oklahoma City bombing
Robert L. Lynn, college administrator and president, journalist and poet; reared in Carter County
Charles ("Chuck") W. Mooney Jr., the Charles A. Heimbold Jr. Professor of Law, and former interim dean, at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Charles Page, philanthropist and founder of Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Joe Redington, "Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race"
Bass Reeves, first African-American U.S. marshal and one of the chief law enforcement agents in early Oklahoma
Kevin Samuels, YouTuber
Steven W. Taylor, Oklahoma Supreme Court justice, presided over Oklahoma City bombing suspect Terry Nichols's state murder trial
Cornel West, scholar
Kathleen Zellner, attorney