This is a list of well-known persons who were either born in, or lived in, Tulsa, Oklahoma. - Marcello Angelini[1], ballet dancer
- Charles Bell (painter), (1935 - 1995)
- Ted Berrigan[2], poet
- John Brainard, painter
- 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
- G. A. Lane[8], wood sculptor, musician, puppeteer, author
- Joe Andoe[9], painter
[edit] Business - Frank Abagnale[10], fraud expert, former con man, subject of Catch Me If You Can
- Tareq Al-Suwaidan[11], economist and multi-billionaire, Kuwait Investment Authority
- J. Paul Getty, billionaire oilman founder of Getty Oil Company, who made his first million in Tulsa between 1914 and 1916[12]
- Thomas Gilcrease[13], oilman, founder of Gilcrease Museum
- George Kaiser[14], billionaire chairman of BOK Financial Corporation
- Henry Kravis[15], billionaire co-founder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
- Waite Phillips
- Bill Bartmann[16], businessman, named as "One of the Top 100 Entrepreneurs of the Last 100 Years"[17]
- Walter Helmerich, Chairman of large local oil company, Helmerich & Payne
- The Agony Scene, Metalcore band
- Elvin Bishop
- Garth Brooks[18], country music singer
- Anita Bryant singer
- J. J. Cale[19], songwriter and musician, an originator of The Tulsa Sound
- Rodney Carrington[20] country music singer and comedian
- Chuck Cissel[21], singer and dancer
- Roy Clark, country musician
- David Cook, 2008 American Idol winner
- Joe Diffie[22], country musician
- Phil Driscoll, trumpet player and singer, Christian and jazz musician
- Ronnie Dunn[23] (Brooks and Dunn)
- Rocky Frisco, piano for J.J. Cale, In 2008 inducted into the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame.
- The Gap Band, Charlie, Ronnie & Robert Wilson, R&B, funk, and soul band
- Hanson, Isaac, Taylor & Zac Hanson, Rock band
- Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, jazz band
- David Gates (Bread)
- Jelly Roll, hip-hop producer
- Tosca Kramer, violinist, violist, and music educator
- Fredell Lack, violinist
- John D. LeVan, early pioneer in Tulsa Music, singer, guitarist[24]
- Leon McAuliffe, Steel guitarist
- Leo Okeke, engineer, producer, keyboards Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, New Kids on the Block, Lady Soul
- Jamie Oldaker, drummer Eric Clapton, Bob Seger
- Patti Page
- Pillar (band)
- Carl Radle, musician, bassist for Derek and the Dominos
- Steve Ripley, engineer, producer, singer, songwriter and guitarist for The Tractors and Bob Dylan
- Leon Russell, singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist
- Dick Sims, keyboards, Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Joan Armatrading
- Andy Skib - American backup Guitarist/keyboardist in David Cook's band.
- Ryan Tedder, producer, songwriter, lead singer of One Republic
- David Teegarden, drummer with Bob Seger
- David Terry, leader of the band Aqueduct
- Hank Thompson
- Neal Tiemann, lead guitarist in David Cook's band.
- Wayman Tisdale (1964–2009), jazz musician and former professional basketball player
- Dwight Twilley, musician
- Jared Tyler, singer-songwriter and producer
- Bob Wills, country music singer
- Johnny Lee Wills, country 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
- G. A. Lane[8], notable for solo & duet acoustic folk rock and gospel venues, composer - arranger - songwriter
[edit] Politics - Dewey F. Bartlett, former Governor of the state of Oklahoma and U.S. Senator
- James Inhofe, U.S. Senator
- James Robert Jones, former member of the United States House of Representatives, chairman of the American Stock Exchange
- 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
- Steve Largent, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, former Democratic U.S. Senator representing the state of New York
- John A. Sullivan, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Tom Adelson, member of the Oklahoma State Senate
- Terry Young, former Mayor of the City of Tulsa
- William Bernhardt, mystery/suspense fiction author
- Mildred Grosberg Bellin, Jewish cookbook author
- 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
- Will Thomas, mystery fiction author
- Michael Wallis, author
- Tracy Letts, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright and actor
[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, screenwriter for Sex and the City
- Larry Clark, film director and photographer
- Iron Eyes Cody, actor
- Jay Dee, comedian
- Larry Drake
- Blake Edwards
- Alice Ghostley
- Clu Gulager
- Bill Hader, actor
- Jennifer Jones, actress
- Heather Langenkamp, actress
- Rue McClanahan
- Tommy Morrison
- Jerry Nelson, actor, puppeteer
- 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
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, actress
- Amber Valletta, actress and supermodel
- Stacy Valentine, female pornstar
- Mason Williams
- Alfre Woodard, actress
- Judy Woodruff, news anchor and journalist
- Don Woods, meteorologist
[edit] Sports - Ebi Ere, basketball player for the Melbourne Tigers.
- Quentin Chaney, Oklahoma Sooners Wide Receiver
- Matt Gogel, professional golfer
- Bill Goldberg, former professional football and wrestler
- Marques Haynes, Basketball Hall of Famer.[25]
- Randy Heckenkemper, golf course designer
- Koyie Hill, Major League Baseball catcher
- Felix Jones, Dallas Cowboys Running Back
- 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
- Peter Ramondetta, Professional Skateboarder
- Nolan Richardson (born 1941), former college basketball coach for the University of Tulsa and the University of Arkansas, and announced as head coach and general manager of the city's currently unnamed WNBA team
- Tubby Smith (born 1951), college basketball coach at the University of Minnesota; former coach of the University of Tulsa, University of Georgia and University of Kentucky
- Sammy Sosa (born 1968), 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 (1964–2009), former professional basketball player
- David Heath, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Matt Grice, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Gerald Harris, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Matt Wiman, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Mikey Burnett, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Dale Cook, American martial artist and actor
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