List of Oklahoma City area citizens

List of Oklahoma City area citizens

The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised or lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and its suburbs.

People by field

Athletes

Baseball players

* Johnny Bench [cite web|url=http://www.johnnybench.com/biography.php|title=Johnny Bench Biography |accessdate=2008-09-19] , Cincinnati Reds catcher, Baseball Hall of Fame
* Bobby Murcer cite web|url=http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&pid=10146&bid=831|title=The Baseball Biography Project|author=Clifford Blau|work=SABR|accessdate=2008-09-19] , New York Yankees outfielder, five-time All Star
* Joe Carter [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cartejo01|title=Joe Carter Baseball Stats|accessdate=2008-09-19] , major-league outfielder, five-time All Star

Hockey Players

* Tyler Arnason [cite web|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=42531|title=Tyler Arnason's hockey statistics|accessdate=2008-09-20] , hockey player, Colorado Avalanche

Gymnasts

* Bart Conner cite web|url=http://www.bartconnergymnastics.com/about/bart.html|title=About Bart Conner|accessdate=2008-09-20] , 1984 Olympic Gold Medal winner
* Shannon Miller [cite news | last=Longman | first=Jere | title=GYMNASTICS: A Gymnast's Toughest Balancing Act; Shannon Miller Juggles School, Social Life and Sports With a New, Mature Assurance | publisher=The New York Times | date=1994-12-16 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DEED81438F935A25751C1A962958260 | accessdate=2008-09-20 ] , 1996 Olympic Gold Medal winner

Football players

* Wes Welker [cite web | url=http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=31608 |title=Wes Welker - Official New England Patriots Biography| accessdate=2008-09-20] , New England Patriots wide receiver
* Jason White [cite news | last=Tramel | first=Jimmy | title=Q&A with former Sooner quarterback Jason White | publisher=Tulsa World | date=2008-06-13 | url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?articleID=20080613_92_B5_hQampA318441 | accessdate=2008-09-20 ] , 2003 Heisman Trophy winner
* Steve Owens [cite web | url=http://www.switzertalentagency.com/talent.php?id=steowens| title=Steve Owens | publisher=Switzer Talent Agency|accessdate=2008-09-20] , 1969 Heisman Trophy winner

Golfers

* Bob Tway cite web | title=Biography on the PGA Tour's official site | url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/22/23] , 1986 PGA champion

Boxers

* Sean O'Grady [cite web |url=http://www.naisullivangroup.com/agentdetail.asp?AgentID=11 |title=Sean O'Grady Professional Profile |accessdate=2008-09-14 |publisher=NAI Sullivan Group] , World Boxing Association Lightweight Champion

Other fields

* Mat Hoffman [cite web|url=http://www.23mag.com/gens/hoffman.htm|title=MAT HOFFMAN @ 23MAG BMG|accessdate=2008-10-01] , BMX star
* Barry Switzer [cite web| url=http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/barry-switzer/|title=Barry Switzer Biography|accessdate=2008-10-01] , OU football coach, Dallas Cowboys coach
* Jim Ross [cite book|title=The Stone Cold Truth|last=Austin|first=Steve|coauthors=Jim Ross,Dennls Bryant,Dennis Brent|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2003|isbn=0743477200|pages=129] , professional wrestling commentator

Business People

* Clayton Bennett, OKC NBA team owner
* Edward L. Gaylord, Grand Ol' Opry & Daily Oklahoman owner

Entertainers

Dance

* Yvonne Chouteau, ballerina

Directors/Filmmakers

* Ron Howard [cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Ron-Howard.html|title=Ron Howard Biography|accessdate=2008-10-01] , actor-director
* Gray Frederickson, Academy Award winning producer

Actors

* Brad Pitt, film actor
* Lon Chaney, Jr., film actor
* Megan Mullally, theatre & television actress
* Kay Francis, film actress
* James Garner, film & television actor
* James Marsden, film actor
* Ryan Merriman, film & television actor
* Stacey Logan, theater singer/actor
* Dale Robertson, television actor
* Tisha Campbell Martin, television actress

Musicians

* Garth Brooks [citation | last = McGraw | first = Marjie | title = Hitting 'Em in the Heart |newspaper= The Saturday Evening Post | date = December 2, 1992 | url =http://www.planetgarth.com/news/article.php?cid=1062 | accessdate = 2007-04-03] , country superstar
* Toby Keith cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/keith_toby/bio.jhtml|title=Toby Keith : Biography|work=Biography|publisher=cmt.com|accessdate=2008-09-12] , country singer
* Vince Gill [cite web |url=http://www.vincegill.com/bio/index.php |title=Biography of Vince Gill|accessdate=2008-09-18] , country singer
* Wayne Coyne [cite web |url=http://www.flaminglips.com/content/band/people/wayne01.php|title=Biography of Wayne Coyne|accessdate=2008-09-18] , 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, jazz musician
* Jeff Wood, country singer
* C.B. Hudson, rock guitarist
* Carrie Underwood, country singer and winner of American Idol, season 4
* Mason Williams cite web |url=http://www.masonwilliams-online.com/news.html |title=What's New with Mason Williams|accessdate=2008-01-23 |publisher=Mason Williams] , Recording Artist
* Bryan Abrams cite web |url=http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=177403799 |title=Color Me Badd Official MySpace Profile |accessdate=2008-09-14 |publisher=MySpace] , Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
* Mark Calderon , Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
* Kevin Thornton , Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)
* Sam Watters , Recording Artist (member of Color Me Badd)

Writers

* Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man author
* Louis L'Amour, western author

Artists

* Edward Ruscha , Artist

News/Commentary

* Gary England, meteorologist

Political figures

* 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

Other

* Shawntel Smithcite web|url=http://www.missoklahoma.org/new/formers.htm|title=Former Miss Oklahomas|accessdate=2008-10-01] , Miss America 1996
* Lauren Nelson, Miss America 2007
* Susan Powell, Miss America 1981, opera singer
* Jane Anne Jayroe, Miss America 1967, TV personality
* Norma Smallwood, Miss America 1926
* Gordon Coopercite web|url=http://www.ok.gov/1350/3554/1641/|title=Oklahoma Interesting Facts|accessdate=2008-10-01] , astronaut
* Shannon Lucid, astronaut
* Tom Stafford, astronaut
* John Herrington [cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/herringt.html|title=John Herrington Biography|accessdate=2008-10-01] , astronaut
* Owen Garriott, astronaut
* William Reid Pogue, astronaut
* William A. Martin [cite web |url=http://groups.csail.mit.edu/medg/people/wam.html |title=Obituary|accessdate=2008-09-13|publisher=MIT] , Computer Scientist, Artificial Intelligence Pioneer

Non-native Oklahoma City residents

* Amy Grant, Contemporary Christian artist
* Nadia Comaneci , Olympic Gold Medal winning gymnast
* Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News anchor
* Kayne Gillespie, clothing designer, "Project Runway" finalist
* Bud Wilkinson, OU football coach, College Football Hall of Fame
* Billy Sims, 1978 Heisman Trophy winner
* Chris Harrison, host of ABC's The Bachelor
* Paul & Thomas Braniff, Braniff Airlines co-founders
* Mary Hart, TV personality
* Hobart Johnstone Whitley Banker, Treasurer-Chicago Rock Island & Texas Railroad 1892-1894

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