FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

1 | 2 | 3 Famous Natives (Page 1)

A

• Art Acord silent film star
• Carl Albert former speaker, U S House
• Erica Anderson actress
• Keith Anderson singer
• Maxie Anderson balloonist
• Lou Antonio director/actor
• Gene Autry actor, entrepreneur
• Hoyt Axton singer, songwriter

B

• Johnny Bench baseball player
• Jennifer Berry former miss america (born in TX)
• John Berryman poet
• Delbert Black u.s. navy officer
• Johnny Bond entertainer
• Samuel "Sam" Bradford football player, heisman trophy winner
• Garth Brooks singer
• Anita Bryant entertainer

C

• J. J. Cale songwriter, musician
• Jeremy Castle singer, songwriter
• Lon Chaney, Jr. actor
• Kristin Chenoweth singer, actress
• Lt. Col. Ernest Childers recipient (indian) congressional medal of honor
• Iron Eyes Cody cherokee actor
• Gordon Cooper astronaut

D - F

• Al Dark baseball player
• Ronnie Claire Edwards actress
• Ralph Ellison writer
• Ty England singer
• Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd bank robber (born in GA)
• Lane Frost champion bull rider (born in CO)

G

• Cassie Gaines singer
• Gap Band music group
• James Garner actor
• Owen K. Garriott astronaut
• David Gates singer, songwriter
• Vince Gill singer
• Bill Goldberg wrestler, football player
• Sylvan Goldman inventor shopping cart
• Myra Vanderpool Gormley columnist, author
• Chester Gould cartoonist
• Woody Guthrie singer/composer

Famous Natives continued... Is a famous person missing from this page?
    Submit your Famous Oklahoman