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The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised or lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Notable people from the State of Oklahoma, but not Oklahoma City or its suburbs, should go in the page titled List of people from Oklahoma
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People by field [edit]
Athletes [edit]
Basketball players [edit]
Baseball players [edit]
- Johnny Bench,[1] Cincinnati Reds catcher, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Bobby Murcer,[2] New York Yankees outfielder, five-time All Star
- Joe Carter,[3] major-league outfielder, five-time All Star
- Mickey Mantle,[4] New York Yankees, Baseball Hall of Fame
- Matt Kemp,[5] Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
Hockey players [edit]
- Tyler Arnason,[6] hockey player, Colorado Avalanche
- Dan Woodley, retired hockey player, drafted 7th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks
Gymnasts [edit]
- Bart Conner,[7] 1984 Olympic Gold Medal winner
- Shannon Miller,[8] 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner
- Nadia Comăneci,[7] Five time Olympic Gold Medal winner and first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. Married to Bart Conner.
Football players [edit]
- Wes Welker,[9] New England Patriots wide receiver
- Steve Largent, NFL wide receiver
- Jason White,[10] 2003 Heisman Trophy winner
- Steve Owens,[11] 1969 Heisman Trophy winner
- Sam Bradford,[12] 2008 Heisman Trophy winner. St. Louis Rams Quarterback.
- Brian Bosworth,[13] linebacker for the University of Oklahoma (1984–1986) and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (1987–1989)
- Mark J. Clayton,[14] Baltimore Ravens wide receiver
- Lee Morris,[15] Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Golfers [edit]
Boxers [edit]
- Sean O'Grady,[17] World Boxing Association Lightweight Champion
Other fields [edit]
- Mat Hoffman,[18] BMX star
- Jim Ross,[19] professional wrestling commentator
- Jon-Paul Pittman,[20] Professional Association Football player for Wycombe Wanderers
- Shane Hamman,[21] Olympic Weightlifter 2000,2004 teams
Business people [edit]
- Clayton Bennett,[22] Oklahoma City Thunder owner
- Edward L. Gaylord,[23] Grand Ole Opry & The Oklahoman owner
- Aubrey McClendon chairman, and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy
- Tom L. Ward current chairman and CEO at SandRidge Energy and former co-founder of Chesapeake Energy
- H.E. "Gene" Rainbolt founder BancFirst
- Bill Cameron CE0 American Fidelity Assurance
- Sam Walton, founder of Walmart
Entertainers [edit]
Dance [edit]
- Yvonne Chouteau,[24] ballerina
Directors/Filmmakers [edit]
- Ron Howard, actor-director
- Gray Frederickson,[25] Academy Award winning producer
Actors [edit]
- Brad Pitt,[26] film actor
- Lon Chaney, Jr.,[27] film actor
- Megan Mullally, theatre and television actress
- Kay Francis,[28] film actress
- James Garner,[29] film & television actor
- James Marsden,[30] film actor
- Ryan Merriman,[31] film & television actor
- Stacey (Loach) Logan,[32] theater singer/actor
- Dale Robertson,[33] television actor
- Lauren Lane,[34] television actress, best known for her role as C.C. Babcock in The Nanny.
- Tisha Campbell Martin,[35] television actress
- Olivia Munn,[36] model & television personality
- Mark Holton, film actor
- Suzy Amis, film actress
- Rex Linn, television actor
Musicians [edit]
- Bonnie Owens
- Roger Miller
- Garth Brooks,[37] country superstar
- Don Cherry, innovative Jazz trumpeter
- Toby Keith,[38] country singer
- Vince Gill,[39] country singer
- Wayne Coyne,[40] Flaming Lips lead singer
- The Flaming Lips, alternative rock band
- Stardeath and White Dwarfs, alternative rock band
- Wanda Jackson, "Queen of Rockabilly"
- Graham Colton, rock singer-songwriter
- Hinder, alternative rock band
- Charlie Christian,[41] jazz musician
- Jeff Wood, country singer
- C.B. Hudson, rock guitarist
- Mason Williams,[42] Recording Artist
- Bryan Abrams,[43] Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
- Mark Calderon,[43] Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
- Kevin Thornton,[43] Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
- Sam Watters,[43] Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
- Henson Cargill, country singer
- Neal Schon,[44] guitarist of Journey
Writers [edit]
- Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man author
- Louis L'Amour, western author
Artists [edit]
- Edward Ruscha,[42] Artist
News/Commentary [edit]
- Gary England, meteorologist
- Charles E. Maple, journalist[45]
- Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for the New York Times
Political figures [edit]
- 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
- Bryce Harlow, Washington lobbyist and Eisenhower advisor
- Ernest Istook, former U.S. Congressman
- Mickey Edwards, former U.S. Congressman
Other [edit]
- Shawntel Smith,[46] Miss America 1996
- Lauren Nelson,[46] Miss America 2007
- Jennifer Berry,[46] Miss America 2006
- Susan Powell,[46] Miss America 1981, opera singer
- Jane Anne Jayroe,[46] Miss America 1967, TV personality
- Norma Smallwood,[46] Miss America 1926
- Gordon Cooper,[47] astronaut
- Shannon Lucid,[47] astronaut
- Wiley Post, aviator
- Clara Luper, civil rights activist
- Antwone Taulton, Homeless Advocate and Creator of "A Day in Our Shoes" Documentary
- Tom Stafford,[47] astronaut
- John Herrington,[48] astronaut
- Owen Garriott,[47] astronaut
- William A. Martin,[49] Computer Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Pioneer
- William Reid Pogue,[47] astronaut
- Shibani Joshi, national television reporter
- Jack Wyatt, host of ABC's Confession; later Episcopal priest in Oklahoma City[50]
- Ray William Johnson, YouTube entertainer
Non-native Oklahoma City residents [edit]
- Cattle Annie, or Anna Emmaline McDoulet Roach, female bandit, lived in Oklahoma City from 1912 until her death in 1978
- Paul & Thomas Braniff, Braniff Airlines co-founders
- Kristin Chenoweth, actress and singer
- Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News anchor
- Kayne Gillespie, clothing designer, "Project Runway" finalist
- Amy Grant, Contemporary Christian artist
- Chris Harrison, host of ABC's The Bachelor
- Mary Hart, TV personality
- Marian P. Opala, Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and member of the Polish Underground in World War II
- Billy Sims, 1978 Heisman Trophy winner
- Hobart Johnstone Whitley Banker, Treasurer-Chicago Rock Island & Texas Railroad 1892-1894
- Bud Wilkinson, OU football coach, College Football Hall of Fame
U.S. Service Members [edit]
- Petty Officer Austin R. Russell (USN), Joint Service Achievement Medal Recipient
- Admiral William J. Crowe (USN), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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- ^ "Mickey Mantle Stats". Retrieved 2009-01-10.
- ^ "The Official Site of The Los Angeles Dodgers: Team: Player Information: Biography and Career Highlits". MLB.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
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- ^ Tramel, Jimmy (2008-06-13). "Q&A with former Sooner quarterback Jason White". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
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- ^ "Mark Clayton Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "Lee Morris". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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- ^ "Sean O'Grady Professional Profile". NAI Sullivan Group. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
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- ^ "Biography of Wayne Coyne". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
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