Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma ranks 243rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guadalajara, Phoenix, Arizona, and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The most famous people from Tulsa, Oklahoma are Jennifer Jones, Blake Edwards, and Wade Williams. The most famous people who died in Tulsa, Oklahoma are Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Gailard Sartain, 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.
People
Between 1914 and 2002, Tulsa, Oklahoma was the birth place of 57 globally memorable people, including Jennifer Jones, Blake Edwards, and Wade Williams. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Tulsa, Oklahoma including Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Gailard Sartain, and Jim Inhofe.
People Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Jennifer Jones
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 1
Blake Edwards
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 2
Wade Williams
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 3
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 4
Alfre Woodard
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 5
Jeanne Tripplehorn
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 6
R. James Woolsey Jr.
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 7
Marshall Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 8
David Duke
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 9
Pamela Bach
ACTOR
1963 - 2025
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 10
Steve Jackson
GAME DESIGNER
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 11
Naomi Parker Fraley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2018
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Kenny Monday
WRESTLER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 42
Kelli O'Hara
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 52
David Martin
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.47
Rank: 53
People Deceased in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 1
Gailard Sartain
ACTOR
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 2
Jim Inhofe
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3
Roy Clark
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 4
Peter Doohan
TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - 2017
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 5
Tom Coburn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 6
Wayman Tisdale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1964 - 2009
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Most individuals born in present day Tulsa, Oklahoma were actors (19), singers (5), politicians (4), musicians (4), and athletes (4), while most who died were politicians (2), writers (1), actors (1), singers (1), and tennis 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 Jeanne Tripplehorn. 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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 1700.
