Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City ranks 409th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palace of Versailles, Kiel, and Campinas. Memorable people born in Oklahoma City include Don Cherry, J. J. Cale, and Ken Wilber. Oklahoma City has been the birth place of many actors, and writers. Oklahoma City is located in United States.
Oklahoma City, officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, its population ranks 20th among United States cities and 8th in the Southern United States. The population grew following the 2010 census and reached 681,054 in the 2020 census. The Oklahoma City metropolitan area had a population of 1,396,445, and the Oklahoma City–Shawnee Combined Statistical Area had a population of 1,469,124, making it Oklahoma's largest municipality and metropolitan area by population. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 2000, Oklahoma City was the birth place of 35 globally memorable people, including Don Cherry, J. J. Cale, and Ken Wilber.
People Born in Oklahoma City
Go to all RankingsDon Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 1
J. J. Cale
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 2
Ken Wilber
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 3
Eugene Nida
WRITER
1914 - 2011
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 4
Elizabeth Warren
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 5
Pamela Tiffin
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 6
Louise Brough
TENNIS PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 7
Joe Haldeman
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 8
Ralph Ellison
WRITER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 9
Suzy Amis Cameron
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 10
Kenneth H. Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 11
Lon Chaney Jr.
ACTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oklahoma City
Go to all RankingsKenneth H. Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 11
Lou Antonio
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 35.41
Rank: 24
Lindsay Lee-Waters
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 27.93
Rank: 27
Noah Crawford
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 19.70
Rank: 34
Anne-Elizabeth Stone
FENCER
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 35
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oklahoma City were actors (12), writers (5), musicians (4), tennis players (3), and basketball players (3), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Oklahoma City, including Pamela Tiffin, Suzy Amis Cameron, and Lauren Lane. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oklahoma City, including Pamela Tiffin, Suzy Amis Cameron, and Lon Chaney Jr..
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Oklahoma City since 1700.