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This is a list of well-known persons who were either born in, or lived in,
Tulsa, Oklahoma .
Arts
Business
Frank Abagnale ,
[1] fraud expert, former
con man , subject of
Catch Me If You Can
Cyrus Avery (1870–1963), businessman and "father of Route 66"
Bill Bartmann ,
[2] businessman, named as "One of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years"
[3]
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 the first oil well 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
[4]
Thomas Gilcrease (1890–1962),
[5]
oilman , founder of
Gilcrease Museum
J. M. Hall (1851–1935), pioneer merchant in Tulsa, organized
First Presbyterian Church
George Kaiser ,
[6] chairman of
BOK Financial Corporation
Henry Kravis ,
[7] co-founder of
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
James H. McBirney (1870–1944), co-founder and president National Bank of Commerce in Tulsa
[8]
Sam P. McBirney (1877–1936), football coach and co-founder
National Bank of Commerce in Tulsa
[8]
Robert M. McFarlin (1866–1942), oilman and philanthropist
Waite Phillips (1883–1964), oilman and philanthropist
Harry Ford Sinclair (1876–1956), founder of Sinclair Oil, co-founder of Exchange National Bank (later part of National Bank of Tulsa and
Bank of Oklahoma ; convicted of jury tampering during Teapot Dome scandal trial
Carolyn Mary Skelly (1905–1996), eccentric daughter of
William Grove Skelly ; oil heiress; dubbed the most robbed woman in the U.S. by the Boston Globe; socialite; hosted fundraisers for President George H.W. Bush, and Texas Governor John Connally
[9]
[10]
William G. Skelly (1877–1957), founder of
Skelly Oil Company ,
Spartan Aircraft Company and
Spartan School of Aeronautics , philanthropist
William K. Warren Sr. (1897–1990), founder of Warren Petroleum Corporation; philanthropist
John Smith Zink (1928–2005), engineer, owner of
John Zink Industries , automobile racer
Music
Admiral Twin (Mark Carr, Jarrod Gollihare, John Russell, Brad Becker),
rock band
The Agony Scene ,
metalcore band
Elvin Bishop , blues and rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist and bandleader
Garth Brooks ,
[11]
country music singer
Broncho , punk rock band with Ryan Lindsey, Johnathon Ford of
Roadside Monument , and Nathan Price
Anita Bryant , singer
J. J. Cale ,
[12] songwriter and musician, an originator of
The Tulsa Sound
Capital Lights , pop rock band
Rodney Carrington
[13]
country music singer and comedian
Jeff Carson ,
country musician
Chuck Cissel ,
[14] singer and dancer
Annie Clark (
St. Vincent )
Roy Clark ,
country musician
David Cook , 2008
American Idol winner
Denny Cordell , record producer, signed
Tom Petty as part of Mudcrutch
Ester Dean , singer-songwriter
Joe Diffie ,
[15]
country musician
Phil Driscoll , trumpet player and singer, Christian and
jazz musician
Ronnie Dunn
[16] (
Brooks and Dunn )
Annie Ellicott , jazz, swing singer
[17]
[18]
Scott Ellison , electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
[19]
Ester Drang , indie band
Rocky Frisco , pianist 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
David Gates ,
[20] pop rock musician (
Bread )
Hanson , Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson, Pop
rock band
Gus Hardin ,
[21] female
country musician
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey ,
jazz band
William Johns , opera singer
[22]
Jim Keltner , drummer for
the Traveling Wilburys
Tosca Kramer (1903–1976), violinist,
violist , and music educator
Fredell Lack (1922–2017), violinist
Hardie Avenue , Christian alternative rock band
[23]
Lega-C , rapper
Leon McAuliffe , steel guitarist
Bob Wills And His
Texas Playboys
Little Joe McLerran , singer, guitarist, recording artist and winner of 2009
International Blues Challenge
John Moreland , singer-songwriter
Jamie Oldaker , drummer,
Eric Clapton ,
Bob Seger
Patti Page , singer
PDA , rapper
Pillar , band
Johnny Polygon , rapper
Carl Radle , musician, bassist for
Derek and the Dominos
Ben Rector , singer-songwriter
Steve Ripley , engineer, producer, singer-songwriter and guitarist for
The Tractors and
Bob Dylan
Leon Russell ,
[24] singer-songwriter, pianist, guitarist, an originator of
The Tulsa Sound and founder of
The Church Studio
SafetySuit , pop rock band
Jacob Sartorius , born in Tulsa but adopted and moved to upstate Virginia shortly after his birth
Natalie Sims , musician, songwriter and music executive
Andy Skib , guitarist, keyboardist in
David Cook's band
Clyde Stacy ,
rockabilly musician
Ryan Tedder , producer, songwriter, lead singer of
OneRepublic
David Teegarden , rock drummer with
Teegarden & Van Winkle and with
Bob Seger
Flash Terry , blues musician
[25]
Neal Tiemann , lead guitarist in
David Cook's band
Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), jazz musician and former professional basketball player
Dwight Twilley , poper pop, rock musician
Jared Tyler , singer-songwriter and producer
Unwed Sailor , instrumental indie rock
David T. Walker , session guitarist, famous for his work with
Jackson 5 , Bobby Womack, Levert and
Stevie Wonder among others
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
Tuck Andress , guitarist
Kristin Chenoweth , actress, singer and author
Dara Tucker , singer-songwriter and documentary filmmaker
AleXa , K-pop Idol
Politics
Tom Adelson , member of the
Oklahoma State Senate
Alicia Andrews , chair of the
Oklahoma Democratic Party
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. , former Mayor of
Tulsa (2009–2016)
G. T. Bynum , Mayor of
Tulsa (2016–present)
Jim R. Caldwell , retired
Church of Christ minister and former member of the
Arkansas State Senate
David Duke , former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and former member of the
Louisiana House of Representatives
David Hall , former Governor of the state of
Oklahoma
James Inhofe ,
U.S. Senator
James R. Jones , former member of the
U.S. House of Representatives , chairman of the
American Stock Exchange
Frank Keating , former Governor of the state of
Oklahoma
John Albert Knebel , Secretary of Agriculture in the Carter Administration
Sheila Kuehl , former actress, now California State Senator
Joseph A. LaFortune , oilman and mayor
Steve Largent , former member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
Willian F. Martin ,
United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
Jim McConn , former Mayor of
Houston , Texas, 1979–1981
Daniel Patrick Moynihan , former
Democratic
U.S. Senator representing New York was born in Tulsa.
[26]
George E. Nowotny , retired Tulsa businessman and former member of the
Arkansas House of Representatives from
Fort Smith
John Sullivan , member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
Kathy Taylor , Mayor of Tulsa (2006–2009)
John Volz , attorney for the
U.S. 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
Print
Mildred Grosberg Bellin , Jewish
cookbook author
William Bernhardt ,
mystery/suspense fiction author
Daniel J. Boorstin (1914-2004), historian and writer; former
Librarian of Congress
Cleora Butler (1901–1985), chef, caterer and cookbook writer
Dorothy Carnegie (1912–1998), author
P.C. Cast , author
John Hope Franklin , African American historian; namesake of John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park in Tulsa
Martin Gardner , author of works on philosophy, mathematics and literature
Sterling Gates , comic book writer (
Supergirl ,
Action Comics )
Joy Harjo , poet, musician, and author. First
Native American
Poet Laureate , and first Poet Laureate from Oklahoma.
S.E. Hinton , author (
The Outsiders ,
That Was Then, This Is Now ,
Tex )
Mercedes Lackey , science-fiction author
R.A. Lafferty , science-fiction author
Billie Letts , author, Where the Heart Is
Tracy Letts ,
Pulitzer Prize -winning playwright and actor (August: Osage County )
Joe McGuff , journalist and newspaper editor
Russell Myers , cartoonist,
Broom-Hilda comic strip
Denver Nicks , journalist
Dan Piraro ,
cartoonist of the
Bizarro comic strip
Nancy Speir , children's book illustrator
Grace Steele Woodward , writer and historian
William P. Steven , journalist and newspaper editor
Clifton Taulbert , author, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored
Will Thomas ,
mystery fiction author
Mildred Ladner Thompson , reporter for
The Wall Street Journal and
Tulsa World
[27]
Michael Wallis , author, Route 66 , Pretty Boy Floyd , Mankiller , Billy the Kid Voice Of Sheriff in The
Cars Series
K. D. Wentworth , science-fiction author
Cornel West , theologian, author
Radio
Screen and stage
Pamela Bach , actress; ex-wife of
David Hasselhoff
Marshall Bell , actor
William Boyd , aka
Hopalong Cassidy , western actor (born in Hendrysburg, Belmont County, Ohio)
Max Burnett , TV writer, screenwriter and director
Gary Busey , actor
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
Sue England , actress
Bill Hader , actor, writer and comedian
Sterlin Harjo , filmmaker
[28]
Josh Henderson , actor
John Ingle , actor
Eva Jinek , news anchor
Jennifer Jones (1919–2009), 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
Julián Rebolledo , actor and
voice talent
Jack Roberts , actor
Gailard Sartain , actor
Mary Stuart , actress
Wes Studi , actor
Paula Trickey , actress
Jeanne Tripplehorn , actress
Stacy Valentine , porn star
Amber Valletta , actress and supermodel
Susan Watson , Broadway actress
Alfre Woodard , actress
Judy Woodruff , television journalist
Don Woods , meteorologist
Sports
Bill Goldberg
John Starks
James Tillis
Brent Albright , professional wrestler
Kelenna Azubuike , professional basketball player
Randy Blake ,
kickboxer
Bill Blankenship , football coach, head coach at
University of Tulsa
Anthony Bowie , basketball player
Michael Bowie , former
Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle
Jordan Brailford , defensive end for the
Atlanta Falcons
Dylan Bundy , baseball pitcher for the
Minnesota Twins
Mikey Burnett ,
mixed martial artist
Patrick Callan , competitive
swimmer
[29]
Dale Cook ,
kickboxer and actor
Bobby Cox (born 1941), player, manager and
Baseball Hall of Famer
Richard Dumas , professional basketball player for the
Phoenix Suns
Ebi Ere , basketball player for
Melbourne Tigers
Terrance Ferguson , basketball player for the
Philadelphia 76ers
Justin Fuente , head football coach,
Virginia Tech
Reuben Gant , football player for
Buffalo Bills
Matt Gogel ,
professional golfer
Bill Goldberg (born 1966), professional NFL
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
[30]
Chris Harris Jr. ,
NFL , Cornerback
Gerald Harris , mixed martial artist
Thomas Hatch , pitcher for the
Toronto Blue Jays
Marques Haynes ,
Harlem Globetrotters player,
Basketball Hall of Famer
[31]
David Heath , mixed martial artist
Randy Heckenkemper , golf course designer
Daxton Hill ,
NFL , Safety
Justice Hill ,
NFL , Running back
Koyie Hill ,
Major League Baseball catcher
Josh Jacobs ,
NFL , Running back
Zach Jackson (pitcher, born 1994) ,
Major League Baseball , pitcher for the
Oakland Athletics
Felix Jones ,
Dallas Cowboys Running back
Dallas Keuchel , pitcher for the
Chicago White Sox
Jim King , NBA player and
Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball coach
Jeff Krosnoff ,
Championship Auto Racing Teams driver
Steve Largent ,
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver, Pro Football Hall of Famer, politician
Kevin Lilly ,
NFL player
Kevin Lockett , NFL player
Tyler Lockett , NFL player
Zach Loyd , soccer player
Lee Mayberry , professional basketball player for the
Milwaukee Bucks
Sam P. McBirney , coach of
Tulsa Golden Hurricane football (1914–1916)
R. W. McQuarters , professional
football
cornerback
Robert Meachem ,
New Orleans Saints wide receiver
Kenny Monday ,
Olympic gold medalist and
World Champion in
freestyle wrestling
Joe-Max Moore , soccer forward, U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame 2013
Reece Morrison , NFL player
Tommy Morrison (1969-2013), boxer, heavyweight contender and actor,
Rocky V
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
University of Arkansas , coach and general manager WNBA's
Tulsa Shock
Henry Schichtle , football player
Tubby Smith (born 1951), basketball coach
John Starks , basketball player
Ricky Stromberg (born 2000), American football player
Iciss Tillis , professional basketball player for
WNBA 's
Washington Mystics
James "Quick" Tillis , boxer, heavyweight contender and actor
Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), professional basketball player and musician
Matt Wiman , mixed martial arts fighter
Darryl Wren , gridiron football player
John Smith Zink , automobile racing
Religion
Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr. , (1916–1986), United Methodist Church bishop, minister of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, died in Tulsa
[32]
Paul Vernon Galloway (1904–1990), Minister of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church, later Methodist bishop
Charles William Kerr (1875–1951), first permanent Protestant minister in Tulsa
Carlton Pearson (born 1953), evangelist
Oral Roberts (1918–2009), pioneer televangelist, founder of
Oral Roberts University , affiliated with United Methodist church
Mother Grace Tucker (1919-2012), Evangelical Christian pastor and philanthropist
John B. Wolf (1925–2017), minister of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
Other
William French Anderson , geneticist, born in Tulsa in 1936
Bobby Baldwin , professional poker player (
1978 world champion) and casino executive; born in Tulsa
Deborah Barnes , judge of the Oklahoma Appellate Court (1987-present); daughter in law of the late Justice
Don Barnes
Don Barnes (judge) , born in Tulsa, Justice of the Oklahoma State Supreme Court (1972-1985)
Jennifer Berry ,
[33]
Miss America 2006
Butler, Phillip N. , the eighth longest-held US prisoner of war in North Vietnam, president of Veterans for Peace
Roscoe Cartwright , first black Field Artilleryman promoted to Brigadier General.
Mike Doonesbury , main character in
Garry Trudeau 's comic strip
Doonesbury
Viola Fletcher , survivor of the
Tulsa race massacre
John Duncan Forsyth (1887–1963), architect
[34]
W. R. Holway (1893–1981), engineer, designer of Spavinaw water project
Robert Lawton Jones (1925–2018), architect noted for his contributions to modern architecture
Olivia Jordan ,
Miss World America 2013 ,
Miss Oklahoma USA 2015 ,
Miss USA 2015
Joseph R. Koberling, Jr. (1900–1990), architect
Charles Page (1860–1926), philanthropist and founder of
Sand Springs
Leon B. Senter (1889-1965), architect
William Angie Smith (1894–1974), Methodist Bishop of Oklahoma
Mother Grace Tucker , pastor and philanthropist
Gordon Todd Skinner , drug dealer and convicted kidnapper
[35]
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