List of Famous people born in Oklahoma, United States of America
Blake Bailey
Blake Bailey is an American writer. Bailey is known for his literary biographies of Richard Yates, John Cheever, Charles Jackson, and Philip Roth. He is the editor of the Library of America omnibus editions of Cheever's stories and novels. In April 2021, his agency dropped him after several of his former eighth grade students came forward with accounts of rape and sexual abuse.
Marty Mornhinweg
Marty Mornhinweg is an American football coach and former player who is a senior offensive consultant for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers from 1997 to 2000, head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2001 to 2002, offensive coordinator for the Eagles from 2006 to 2012, offensive coordinator for the New York Jets from 2013 to 2014, and offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens from 2016 to 2018.
Blake Jarwin
Blake Jarwin is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State.
Geraldyn M. Cobb
Geraldyn M. Cobb was an American aviator. She was also part of the "Mercury 13", a group of women who underwent physiological screening tests at the same time as the original Mercury Seven astronauts. She was the first to complete each of the tests.
JaCoby Jones
JaCoby Mylon Jones is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Prior to playing professionally, Jones attended Louisiana State University (LSU) and played college baseball for the LSU Tigers. Jones was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft, and traded to the Tigers in 2015.
Ben Johnson
Benjamin "Son" Johnson Jr. was an American film and television actor, stuntman, and world champion rodeo cowboy. Tall and laconic, Johnson brought authenticity to many roles in Westerns with his expert horsemanship.
Don Haskins
Donald Lee Haskins, nicknamed "The Bear", was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for three years under coach Henry Iba at Oklahoma A&M. He was the head coach at Texas Western College from 1961 to 1999. His greatest triumph occurred in 1966, when his team won the NCAA Tournament over the Wildcats of the University of Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp. The watershed game initiated the end of racial segregation in college basketball.
Nokie Edwards
Nole Floyd "Nokie" Edwards was an American musician and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was primarily a guitarist, best known for his work with The Ventures, and was known in Japan as the 'King of Guitars'. Edwards was also an actor, who appeared briefly on Deadwood, an American Western drama television series.
Chris Harris Jr.
Christopher Harris Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on July 27, 2011.
Suzy Amis Cameron
Suzy Amis Cameron is an American environmental advocate, a former actress, and a former model.