Oklahomans

Iconic comedian, actor, cowboy, social satirist, writer.

One of the greatest professional baseball players and most famous NY Yankees of all time originally from Spavinaw, OK.

Professional barnstorming football/baseball/basketball player of Sac and Fox ancestry and Olympic gold medalist at the 1912 Stockholm Games, after which he was famously disqualified and stripped of his medals due to his past as a professional athlete. At the time, Olympians were supposed to be amateur athletes. It took over 70 years for the disqualification to be oveturned. He acted in bit parts in film but Thorpe lived his last years in poverty after retiring from pro sports and died of cancer. A sad legacy for someone who's seen as such a great athlete and role model for Native Americans.

Genial leading man, star of television show originals Maverick and The Rockford Files. Also appeared in films like Grand Prix, The Great Escape and Space Cowboys. In the 1994 film version of Maverick, he appeared as the elder Maverick, father of Mel Gibson's Bret Maverick.

Professional football player for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and later a Congressional Representative.

Stage, screen and film star perhaps best known for his role in the TV sitcom version The Odd Couple.

Country music star and actress.

Country music singer, judge for for popular reality talent show The Voice, has been in a relationship with Gwen Stefani since his marriage to fellow country star Miranda Lambert ended.

Professional football player for the Miami Dolphins and collegiate football player for University of Tulsa Golden Hurricanes. 2x NFL Champion in 1972-73. I went to the same church as his family and his wife was a Sunday school teacher. He allowed the kids in the church VBS program to use the pool at his home.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and actor. Moved to Chicago and was a member of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Heavily influenced by Southern Gothic literature and plays of writers like Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner.

Singer, stage, television & film actor from Broken Arrow, OK.

Singer-songwriter, guitarist, perhaps best known for his hit "Fooled Around and Fell in Love."

Model and actress from OKC.

Native of Tulsa, OK. SNL alum, actor, and writer.

Singer-songwriter and actor perhaps best known for his songs like "Never Been to Spain" which 3 Dog Night had a huge hit with and his role as traveling salesman-inventor Randall Peltzer, father of Billy Peltzer, owner of Gizmo, the "Mogwai" from The Gremlins.

Native American actor of Cherokee descent from the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation's capitol of Talequah, OK. Best known for roles in Dances with Wolves, as Magua, the tragically hateful Huron war leader, in 1992's Last of the Mohicans, Apache war leader Geronimo in the 1994 film, Det. Lou Casals in Heat and television roles in NBC's Kings and CBS' The Mentalist.

Former NFL player for the Atlanta Falcons, former pro wrestler in WCW and WWE, commentator for mixed martial arts on Showtime's Elite XC (he was an unmitigated disaster in this endeavor, LOL) broadcasts. He graduated from my old high school, Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa, and was in the middle of his "undefeated" run in WCW when I was going to high school there.

Actor and former model from Stillwater, OK. Perhaps best known for his role as Cyclops/Scott Summers in the 2000-2015 X-Men films.

Actor, bassist and singer-songwriter for All-American Rejects from Stillwater, OK.

Former child actor, writer, producer, and director from Duncan, OK. Known as Opie from The Andy Griffith Show and Richie Cunningham from Happy Days on TV, along with roles screen in The Shootist and American Graffiti from his days an actor. Academy Award-winning director for A Beautiful Mind, along with Cocoon, Apollo 13, The Missing, and Frost/Nixon.

Bad boy football player for Barry Switzer's OU Sooners in the 1980's, winning a National Championship in 1985 at the Orange Bowl, Academic and Consensus All-American, played with Seattle Seahawks for 1985-1989 seasons. Tried acting in 1991's Stone Cold, an action film about an undercover agent infiltrating a racist outlaw biker gang, it was a huge flop. Has continued to appear in low-budget films, commercials and TV spots. Also has done some commentary and reporting for Turner Sports' NFL games and Vince McMahon's notorious defunct XFL league. Nicknamed "The Boz." From Edmond, OK.

Superbowl Champion in 1992-1993 with Dallas Cowboys as a defensive lineman, member of the 1985 NCAA Div. 1 Football National Champions OU team, Lombardi Award winner, 2x All-American. From Tulsa, OK.

American Idol winner in the 4th Season, country music singer-songwriter, actress in some TV roles and live musical adaptation of The Sound of Music. Originally from Muskogee but grew up in Checotah, OK.

Oscar-nominated actor for 12 Monkeys, Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Moneyball and winning producer for 12 Years a Slave. Known for roles like New Orleans vampire Louis in Interview with the Vampire, Tyler Durden in Fight Club, Irish Traveller boxer One Punch Mickey in Snatch, Achilles in the Greek epic-inspired Troy, Rusty Ryan in Ocean's 11-13, and World War Z. Also know for his romantic relationships with former fiance Gwyneth Paltrow, ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, and current wife Angelina Jolie. From Shawnee, OK.

Actress known for her roles in The Firm, Basic Instinct, Big Love, and HBO's Grey Gardens mini-series. From Tulsa, OK.

Martial artist and actor for roles in Bruce Lee's Way of the Dragon, numerous Cannon action films of the 1980's, Total Gym pitchman, starred in a long running action TV series called Walker Texas Ranger, fight promoter with the World Combat League, and may also be known to a new generation due to the numerous Chuck Norris memes and the Walker Texas Ranger Lever on Conan O'Brien's show.

Prolific character character from Tulsa, OK perhaps best known for roles in L.A. Law and Darkman.

USAF Colonel and aerospace pilot, flight engineer, and astronaut. Part of the last and longest Mercury space mission. Commanded Gemini 5 and was the first astronaut to sleep in space.

Electrical engineer, NASA Astronaut, part of Skylab-3 mission and spent 60 days aboard Skylab space station.

Biochemist and NASA Astronaut, once held record for consecutive number of days in space for any astronaut. Has been to space five times and was the only American woman to serve aboard the Russian space station Mir. From Bethany, OK.

USAF Colonel, Fighter Pilot and NASA Astronaut. From Okemah, OK.

USN Commander and Aviator, Mission Specialist during the 1996 sixteenth mission to the International Space Station (STS-113). From Wetumka, OK and an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation.

Anthropological linguist and chef of traditional Mexican cuisine. Cooked for former Mexican president Felipe Calderon at the White House. Host of PBS cooking show Mexico: One Plate at a Time. From OKC.

Prolific TV and screen actor, born in California, but grew up near Tuttle, OK.

Originally from California but grew with twin brother, Jason, near Tuttle. Best known for his roles in Mallrats and Party of Five.

Perhaps best known for her role as outgoing socialite Karen Walker on Will and Grace which won her several Emmys. Has also guest-starred in 3rd Rock from the Sun, Parks and Recreation, Happy Endings and 30 Rock. Was born in LA but grew up in Oklahoma City.

Best selling crime fiction writer from Sacred Heart, OK. He lived in Albuquerque, NM, and his books were about Navajo Tribal Police officers. A WWII combat veteran who served in the 103rd Infantry Division, he was awarded a Bronze and Silver Star along with a Purple Heart.

Best-selling author of The Outsiders, Rumble Fish and Tex. These books were all turned into films starring Matt Dillon. The Outsiders and Rumble Fish were adapted by Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola and filmed in Tulsa.

Writer of hard-boiled crime fiction, often with unreliable narrators like The Killer Inside Me, adapted twice in 1976 and 2010. His other works adapted into film included The Grifters and also twice-adapted (1972, 1994) The Getaway. Originally from Anadarko, OK.

Stage, radio, and screen actor. Leading man of 1940's. Oscar winner for Johnny Eager in 1942. Also appeared in 3:10 to Yuma and Shane. From Walter, OK.