List of people from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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This is a list of well-known persons who were either born in, or lived in, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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[edit] Arts
- Marcello Angelini[1], ballet dancer
- Ted Berrigan[2], poet
- Michelle Firment Reid[3], artist
- P. S. Gordon[4], painter
- Ron Padgett[5], poet
- Josh Mars[6], painter, composer, sculptor, performance artist, filmmaker.
- Kelie Myers[7], painter
[edit] Business
- Frank Abagnale[8], fraud expert, former con man, subject of Catch Me If You Can
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan[9], economist and multi-billionaire, Kuwait Investment Authority
- Thomas Gilcrease[10], oilman, founder of Gilcrease Museum
- George Kaiser[11], billionaire chairman of BOK Financial Corporation
- Henry Kravis[12], billionaire co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
- Bill Bartmann[13], businessman, named as "One of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years"[14]
[edit] Music
- Elvin Bishop
- Garth Brooks[15], country music singer
- J. J. Cale[16], songwriter and musician, an originator of The Tulsa Sound
- Rodney Carrington[17] country music singer and comedian
- Chuck Cissel[18], singer and dancer
- Roy Clark, [country music|country]] musician
- David Cook
- Joe Diffie[19], country musician
- Phil Driscoll, trumpet player and singer, Christian and jazz musician
- Ronnie Dunn[20] (Brooks and Dunn)
- The Gap Band, Charlie, Ronnie & Robert Wilson, R&B, funk, and soul band
- Hanson, Isaac, Taylor & Zac Hanson, Pop band
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, jazz band
- David Gates (Bread)
- Tosca Kramer, violinist, violist, and music educator
- Fredell Lack, violinist
- Patti Page
- Pillar (band)
- Carl Radle, musician, bassist for Derek and the Dominos
- Leon Russell, singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist
- Ryan Tedder, producer, songwriter, lead singer of One Republic
- David Terry, The do everything man from the band Aqueduct (band)
- Hank Thompson
- Wayman Tisdale, jazz musician and former professional basketball player
- Dwight Twilley, musician
- Jared Tyler, singer-songwriter and producer
- Bob Wills, country music singer
- Charlie Wilson, R&B singer and lead singer of The Gap Band
- Bob Wootton, Lead guitarist for the Tennessee Three from 1969 to 1996 (part time from then on)
- Jelly Roll, hip-hop producer
- John D. LeVan, Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee,[ one of original Tulsa Sound guitarists,]
[edit] Politics
- Carl Albert, former member of the United States House of Representatives and 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Dewey F. Bartlett, former Governor of the state of Oklahoma and U.S. Senator
- James Inhofe, U.S. Senator
- 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
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former Democratic U.S. Senator representing the state of New York
- John Sullivan, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Tom Adelson, member of the Oklahoma State Senate
- Brian Crain, member of the Oklahoma State Senate
- Terry Young, former Mayor of the City of Tulsa
[edit] Print
- 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
- S. E. Hinton, author
- Billie Letts, author
- Russell Myers, cartoonist of the Broom-Hilda comic strip
- Dan Piraro, cartoonist of the Bizarro comic strip
- Michael Wallis, author
[edit] Radio
[edit] Screen
- Gene Autry
- Pamela Bach, actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff
- William Boyd (actor) (Hopalong Cassidy)
- Gary Busey, actor
- Kristin Chenoweth, Broadway actress
- Cindy Chupack, scriptwriter for Sex and the City
- Larry Clark, film director and photographer
- Iron Eyes Cody, actor
- Larry Drake
- Blake Edwards
- Alice Ghostley
- Clu Gulager
- Bill Hader, actor
- Jennifer Jones, actress
- Heather Langenkamp, actress
- Rue McClanahan
- Tommy Morrison
- Tim Blake Nelson, actor and director
- Mary Kay Place, actress
- Tony Randall, actor
- Julian Rebolledo, actor and voice talent
- Gailard Sartain, actor
- Ted Shackelford, actor
- Peter Simon
- Kylie Sparks, actress
- Mary Stuart
- Wes Studi
- Wayman Tisdale
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, actress
- Amber Valletta, actress and supermodel
- Mason Williams
- Alfre Woodard, actress
- Judy Woodruff, news anchor and journalist
- Don Woods, meteorologist
- Jerry Nelson, one of the puppeteers for the Muppets
[edit] Sports
- Quentin Chaney, Oklahoma Sooners Wide Receiver
- Matt Gogel, professional golfer
- Bill Goldberg, former professional football and wrestler
- Randy Heckenkemper, golf course designer
- Koyie Hill, Major League Baseball catcher
- Steve Largent, Seattle Seahawks hall of fame wide receiver
- Robert Meachem, New Orleans Saints Wide Receiver
- Kenny Monday, Olympic Gold Medalist in Wrestling
- Charlie O'Brien, former professional baseball catcher
- Nolan Richardson, former college basketball coach for the University of Tulsa and the University of Arkansas
- Tubby Smith, college basketball coach at the University of Minnesota; former coach of the University of Tulsa, University of Georgia and University of Kentucky
- Sammy Sosa, professional baseball player for the Texas Rangers and former player for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles (formerly of Minor league baseball's Tulsa Drillers)
- John Starks, former professional basketball player for the New York Knicks
- Iciss Tillis, professional basketball player of the WNBA's Washington Mystics
- Wayman Tisdale, former professional basketball player
- Ernie Torres, Professional Skateboarder
- Peter Ramondetta, Professional [Skateboarder]]
[edit] Other
[edit] References
- ^ Tulsa Ballet 2007-2008 Profile for Marcello Angelini. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Ted Berrigan Biography on Poetry Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ Michelle Firment Reid MySpace Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ P.S. Gordon Homepage. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Ron Padgett Biography on Poets.org.
- ^ MySpace.com - JOSH MARS - Berkeley/Tulsa - Ambient / Experimental / IDM.
- ^ Kelie Myers Homepage. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ Abagnale & Associates (based in Tulsa) (English). Abagnale & Associates. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
- ^ Swidan Website
- ^ Gilcrease Museum History. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ Forbes's The World's Richest People. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ Academy of Achievement Biography. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ The Richest Man You've Never Heard Of. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ About Bill Bartmann. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
- ^ Life and Times of Garth Brooks. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ JJ Cale Biography on Yahoo! Music. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ [1] Rodney Carrington website bio
- ^ Chuck Cissel Biography on Soul Tracks. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ Joe Diffie Biography on Star Pulse. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ Brooks & Dunn Bio on TV.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ KRMG Event Guide for 2006 Miss America. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ Hayden Porter Biography on Answers.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
