Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City ranks 409th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Palace of Versailles, Kiel, and Campinas. The most famous people from Oklahoma City are J. J. Cale, Lon Chaney Jr., and Don Cherry. Oklahoma City has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players. Oklahoma City is located in United States.
People
Between 1905 and 2000, Oklahoma City was the birth place of 41 globally memorable people, including J. J. Cale, Lon Chaney Jr., and Don Cherry.
People Born in Oklahoma City
Go to all RankingsJ. J. Cale
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2013
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 1
Lon Chaney Jr.
ACTOR
1906 - 1973
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 2
Don Cherry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1995
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 3
Suzy Amis Cameron
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 4
Ken Wilber
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 5
Eugene Nida
WRITER
1914 - 2011
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 6
Chelsea Manning
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 7
Elizabeth Warren
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 8
John Michael Talbot
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 9
Joe Haldeman
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 10
Ralph Ellison
WRITER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 11
Louise Brough
TENNIS PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Oklahoma City
Go to all RankingsHuda Kattan
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 26
Laura Spencer
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 28
Daniel Orton
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.52
Rank: 37
J. R. Giddens
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.50
Rank: 38
Darnell Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.47
Rank: 39
Lexi Ainsworth
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.63
Rank: 40
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Oklahoma City were actors (14), basketball players (6), writers (5), musicians (4), and tennis 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 Suzy Amis Cameron, Pamela Tiffin, and Tisha Campbell-Martin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Oklahoma City, including Lon Chaney Jr., Suzy Amis Cameron, and Pamela Tiffin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Oklahoma City since 1700.


















