Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma ranks 243rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guadalajara, Phoenix, Arizona, and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Memorable people born in Tulsa, Oklahoma include David Duke, Jennifer Jones, and Blake Edwards. Memorable people who died in Tulsa, Oklahoma include Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Roy Clark, and Jim Inhofe. Tulsa, Oklahoma has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Tulsa, Oklahoma is located in United States.
Tulsa is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tulsa metropolitan area, a region with 1,034,123 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Tulsa County, the most densely populated county in Oklahoma, with urban development extending into Osage, Rogers and Wagoner counties. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2002, Tulsa, Oklahoma was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including David Duke, Jennifer Jones, and Blake Edwards. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma including Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Roy Clark, and Jim Inhofe.
People Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Go to all RankingsDavid Duke
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 1
Jennifer Jones
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 2
Blake Edwards
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 3
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 4
Wade Williams
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 5
Alfre Woodard
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 6
Marshall Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 7
Jeanne Tripplehorn
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 8
Larry Clark
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 9
Bill Goldberg
WRESTLER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 10
Tony Randall
ACTOR
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 11
Tim Blake Nelson
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Go to all RankingsNaomi Parker Fraley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2018
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 29
Maira
ATHLETE
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 33
Billy Miller
ACTOR
1979 - 2023
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 36
Jerry Heidenreich
SWIMMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 37
Joy Harjo
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 44
Markwayne Mullin
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 49
AleXa
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 50
Meghan O'Leary
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 17.10
Rank: 53
Patrick Callan
SWIMMER
1999 - Present
HPI: 13.83
Rank: 54
Sarah Chelangat
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 12.29
Rank: 55
People Deceased in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Go to all RankingsYevgeny Yevtushenko
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 1
Roy Clark
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 2
Jim Inhofe
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 3
Tom Coburn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4
Wayman Tisdale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 2009
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Tulsa, Oklahoma were actors (18), singers (5), athletes (5), politicians (4), and musicians (4), while most who died were politicians (2), writers (1), singers (1), and basketball players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, including Wade Williams, Alfre Woodard, and Marshall Bell. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Tulsa, Oklahoma, including Jennifer Jones, Wade Williams, and Alfre Woodard.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 15 globally memorable people born in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 1700.