Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Eduardo Aguirre |
Diplomat |
1946 |
|
US Ambassador to Spain |
Troy Aikman |
Football |
21-Nov-1966 |
|
Cowboys all-time passing yards leader |
Carl B. Albert |
Politician |
10-May-1908 |
4-Feb-2000 |
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1946-76 |
Cris Alexander |
Photographer |
14-Jan-1920 |
7-Mar-2012 |
Portrait photographer, Broadway actor |
Donna M. Alvarado |
Business |
8-Nov-1948 |
|
Aguila International |
Dillon Anderson |
Government |
14-Jul-1906 |
1974 |
National Security Advisor, 1955-56 |
Dick Armey |
Politician |
7-Jul-1940 |
|
US House Majority Leader, 1995-2003 |
Alan S. Armstrong |
Business |
c. 1964 |
|
CEO of Williams Companies |
Jari Askins |
Politician |
27-Apr-1953 |
|
Lt. Governor of Oklahoma |
Gregory Benford |
Novelist |
30-Jan-1941 |
|
Physicist and author of Timescape |
Nick Berg |
Victim |
2-Apr-1978 |
7-May-2004 |
US contractor, beheaded on Iraq videotape |
Joan Biskupic |
Journalist |
c. 1956 |
|
USA Today Supreme Court reporter |
Johnny Bond |
Country Musician |
1-Jun-1915 |
12-Jun-1978 |
Hot Rod Lincoln |
Dan Boren |
Politician |
2-Aug-1973 |
|
Congressman, Oklahoma 2nd |
David L. Boren |
Politician |
21-Apr-1941 |
|
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
Brian Bosworth |
Football |
9-Mar-1965 |
|
The Boz |
Sam Bradford |
Football |
8-Nov-1987 |
|
Winner, 2008 Heisman Trophy |
Brad Carson |
Politician |
11-Mar-1967 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 2001-05 |
Lonny Chapman |
Actor |
1-Oct-1920 |
12-Oct-2007 |
American character actor |
C. J. Cherryh |
Author |
1-Sep-1942 |
|
Cyteen and Downbelow Station |
Pat Choate |
Economist |
27-Apr-1941 |
|
Ross Perot's running mate in 1996 |
Tom Coburn |
Politician |
14-Mar-1948 |
|
US Senator from Oklahoma |
Derrill Cody |
Attorney |
5-Jul-1938 |
|
Of Counsel, Tomlinson & O'Connell |
Tom Colbert |
Judge |
30-Dec-1949 |
|
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
Tom Cole |
Politician |
28-Apr-1949 |
|
Congressman, Oklahoma 4th |
Ted Collins, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President of Enron, 1982-87 |
Bart Conner |
Gymnastics |
28-Mar-1958 |
|
Olympic gymnast |
Mick Cornett |
Politician |
c. 1959 |
|
Mayor of Oklahoma City |
Edwin Corr |
Diplomat |
6-Aug-1934 |
|
US Ambassador to El Salvador, 1985-88 |
Eddie Crowder |
Football |
26-Aug-1931 |
9-Sep-2008 |
Colorado Head Coach, 1963-73 |
Walter F. Doran |
Military |
15-Oct-1945 |
|
C-in-C, US Pacific Fleet, 2002-05 |
Larry Drake |
Actor |
21-Feb-1950 |
17-Mar-2016 |
Benny Stulwicz on LA Law |
Everett F. Drumright |
Diplomat |
15-Sep-1906 |
24-Apr-1993 |
US Ambassador to Taiwan, 1958-62 |
Archie W. Dunham |
Business |
1938 |
|
CEO of Conoco, 1996-2002 |
James L. Dunlap |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
President and COO of Ocean Energy, 1996-99 |
J. Howard Edmondson |
Politician |
27-Sep-1925 |
17-Nov-1971 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1959-63 |
Mickey Edwards |
Politician |
12-Jul-1937 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1977-93 |
William L. Ford |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Shawnee Milling Company |
Charles P. Garcia |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
Sterling Financial Investment Group |
James Garner |
Actor |
7-Apr-1928 |
19-Jul-2014 |
Jim Rockford on Rockford Files |
Owen K. Garriott |
Astronaut |
22-Nov-1930 |
|
Skylab, Spacelab astronaut |
Alice Ghostley |
Actor |
14-Aug-1926 |
21-Sep-2007 |
Bernice Clifton on Designing Women |
Norman A. Graebner |
Historian |
19-Oct-1915 |
10-May-2010 |
Empire on the Pacific |
Alan C. Greenberg |
Business |
3-Sep-1927 |
25-Jul-2014 |
CEO of Bear Stearns, 1978-93 |
Blake Griffin |
Basketball |
16-Mar-1989 |
|
Los Angeles Clippers power forward |
Fred Haise |
Astronaut |
14-Nov-1933 |
|
Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 13 |
David Hall |
Politician |
20-Oct-1930 |
6-May-2016 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1971-75 |
Todd Hamilton |
Golf |
18-Oct-1965 |
|
Winner, 2004 British Open |
Rudolph Hargrave |
Judge |
15-Feb-1925 |
1-Apr-2014 |
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1978-2010 |
Ed Harris |
Actor |
28-Nov-1950 |
|
The Rock |
Fred R. Harris |
Politician |
13-Nov-1930 |
|
US Senator from Oklahoma, 1964-73 |
W. H. Helmerich III |
Business |
12-Jan-1923 |
10-Jan-2012 |
Chairman of Helmerich & Payne |
Brad Henry |
Politician |
10-Jun-1963 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 2003-11 |
Robert H. Henry |
Judge |
3-Apr-1953 |
|
President of Oklahoma City University |
Tony Hillerman |
Novelist |
27-May-1925 |
26-Oct-2008 |
Mystery novels set at Navajo reservation |
William J. Holloway, Jr. |
Judge |
23-Jun-1923 |
25-Apr-2014 |
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1968-92 |
Donald R. Horton |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Founder of D. R. Horton |
William R. Howell |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
CEO of JC Penney, 1983-97 |
Charles Hurwitz |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
Corporate raider, MAXXAM |
Michael Ivins |
Bassist |
17-Mar-1963 |
|
Bassist for The Flaming Lips |
Kevin James |
Radio Personality |
1963 |
|
Conservative talk radio host |
Donald C. Johnson |
Diplomat |
c. 1948 |
|
US Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea |
James R. Jones |
Diplomat |
5-May-1939 |
|
US Ambassador to Mexico, 1993-97 |
Robert W. Jordan |
Diplomat |
1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 2001-03 |
Christian Kane |
Actor |
27-Jun-1974 |
|
Lindsey McDonald on Angel |
Frank Keating |
Politician |
10-Feb-1944 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 1995-2003 |
Robert S. Kerr |
Politician |
11-Sep-1896 |
1-Jan-1963 |
Governor and Senator from Oklahoma |
Fred LaRue |
Government |
11-Oct-1928 |
24-Jul-2004 |
Nixon's bag man |
Shannon Lucid |
Astronaut |
14-Jan-1943 |
|
Five space shuttle flights |
Thad Luckinbill |
Actor |
24-Apr-1975 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
Michael J. Maples |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Co-President of Microsoft, 1992-95 |
Susana Martinez |
Politician |
14-Jul-1959 |
|
Governor of New Mexico |
Thomas K. Matthews II |
Business |
7-Jan-1926 |
21-Oct-2013 |
Financial consultant |
Dave McCurdy |
Politician |
30-Mar-1950 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1981-95 |
Tommy McDonald |
Football |
26-Jul-1934 |
|
NFL Hall of Famer |
Ernest W. McFarland |
Politician |
9-Oct-1894 |
8-Jun-1984 |
Governor of Arizona, 1955-59 |
George C. McGhee |
Diplomat |
1912 |
4-Jul-2005 |
US Ambassador to Germany, 1963-68 |
Cleta Mitchell |
Attorney |
1950 |
|
Conservative lawyer |
David M. Moffett |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CFO of US Bancorp, 2001-07 |
Orville Moody |
Golf |
9-Dec-1933 |
8-Aug-2008 |
Winner, 1969 US Open |
Pattye L. Moore |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
President of Sonic Drive-In, 2002-04 |
Alfred P. Murrah |
Judge |
27-Oct-1904 |
30-Oct-1975 |
Oklahoma City Federal Building namesake |
Steve Owens |
Football |
9-Dec-1947 |
|
Winner, 1969 Heisman Trophy |
Tom Paxton |
Singer/Songwriter |
31-Oct-1937 |
|
Rambling Boy |
Adrian Peterson |
Football |
21-Mar-1985 |
|
Minnesota Vikings RB |
Leon C. Phillips |
Politician |
9-Dec-1890 |
27-Mar-1958 |
Governor of Oklahoma, 1939-43 |
Lance Rentzel |
Football |
14-Oct-1943 |
|
Disgraced former Dallas Cowboy |
Rick Rescorla |
Victim |
27-May-1939 |
11-Sep-2001 |
Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11 |
Charles R. Ritcheson |
Historian |
26-Feb-1925 |
8-Dec-2011 |
British Politics and the American Revolution |
Darrell Royal |
Football |
6-Jul-1924 |
7-Nov-2012 |
UT-Austin Head Coach, 1957-76 |
John Russell |
Baseball |
5-Jan-1961 |
|
Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates |
James Sharp |
Attorney |
1940 |
|
High-powered Washington attorney |
Ray Shaw |
Journalist |
28-Mar-1934 |
19-Jul-2009 |
Former President, Dow Jones |
Billy Sims |
Football |
18-Sep-1955 |
|
Detroit Lions RB |
G. D. Spradlin |
Actor |
31-Aug-1920 |
24-Jul-2011 |
Canadian Bacon |
Robert D. Steele |
Spy |
16-Jul-1952 |
|
Open Source Systems |
Randall Stephenson |
Business |
22-Apr-1960 |
|
CEO of AT&T |
Hal Stratton |
Government |
6-Dec-1950 |
|
CPSC chairman, 2002-06 |
Mike Synar |
Politician |
17-Oct-1950 |
9-Jan-1996 |
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1979-95 |
Steven W. Taylor |
Judge |
7-Jun-1949 |
|
Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court |
Jeanne Tripplehorn |
Actor |
10-Jun-1963 |
|
Office Killer |
Billy Vessels |
Football |
22-Mar-1931 |
17-Nov-2001 |
Winner, 1952 Heisman Trophy |
David Walters |
Politician |
20-Nov-1951 |
|
Governor of Oklahoma, 1991-95 |
Helen Robson Walton |
Relative |
3-Dec-1919 |
19-Apr-2007 |
World's 13th richest person, 2005 |
J. C. Watts |
Politician |
18-Nov-1957 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1995-2003 |
Dennis Weaver |
Actor |
4-Jun-1924 |
24-Feb-2006 |
Sam McCloud in McCloud |
Jason White |
Football |
19-Jun-1980 |
|
Winner, 2003 Heisman Trophy |
Bruce W. Wilkinson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of McDermott International |
James R. Winchester |
Judge |
23-Mar-1952 |
|
Oklahoma Chief Justice |
Phail Wynn, Jr. |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
Durham Technical Community College |
Yahweh ben Yahweh |
Religion |
27-Oct-1935 |
7-May-2007 |
Nation of Yahweh |