Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City ranks 409th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Campinas, Wilmington, Delaware, and Little Rock, Arkansas. 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, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and is the 8th largest city 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
Between 1905 and 2000, Oklahoma City was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Don Cherry, J. J. Cale, and Ken Wilber.
People Born in Oklahoma City
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Don Cherry
1936 - 1995
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 1
J. J. Cale
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 2
Ken Wilber
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 3
Eugene Nida
1914 - 2011
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 4
Elizabeth Warren
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 5
Ralph Ellison
1914 - 1994
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 6
Joe Haldeman
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 7
Pamela Tiffin
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 8
Suzy Amis Cameron
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 9
Lon Chaney Jr.
1906 - 1973
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 10
Louise Brough
1923 - 2014
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 11
Lauren Lane
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oklahoma City
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Warren
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 5
Pamela Tiffin
1942 - 2020
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 8
Ron Boone
1946 - Present
HPI: 30.72
Rank: 24
Nicholas Monroe
1982 - Present
HPI: 18.64
Rank: 29
Most individuals born in present day Oklahoma City were actors (10), writers (5), musicians (4), basketball players (3), and tennis players (2), while most who died were .
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..
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Oklahoma City since 1700.
