NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of people from Oklahoma

The following are people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Oklahoma. Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area Ranked 20th - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 kmÂ²) - Width 230 miles (370 km) - Length 298 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ...

Native Americans

Bill Anoatubby (born November 8, 1945), is the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Geronimo Geronimo (Chiricahua GoyaaÅ‚Ã© One Who Yawns; often spelled Goyathlay in English) (June 16, 1829â€“February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Chiricahua - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Wilma Pearl Mankiller (born November 18, 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma) was the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... Quanah Parker Quanah Parker (c. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Harvey Phillip Pratt (born 1941) is a Native American artist. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practising the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... William Penn Adair Will Rogers (November 4, 1879 â€“ August 15, 1935) was an American comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, and actor. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... A humorist is an author who specializes in short, humorous articles or essays. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Fred Waite (September 28, 1853-September 24, 1895) was a Native American who turned into a cowboy and joined Billy the Kids gang. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... For other uses, see Chickasaw (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... Henry McCarty (November 23, 1859[1] â€“ July 14, 1881) was better known as Billy the Kid, but also known by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... Stand Watie Stand Watie (12 December 1806 â€“ 9 September 1871) (also known as Degataga stand firm and Isaac S. Watie) was a leader of the Cherokee Nation and a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861â€“April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ...

Political/Military Figures

Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 â€“ February 4, 2000) was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dennis Hastert of Illinois, the current Speaker of the House (since January 6, 1999) The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Spiro Theodore Agnew (November 9, 1918 â€“ September 17, 1996) was the thirty-ninth Vice President of the United States serving under President Richard M. Nixon, and the fifty-fifth Governor of Maryland. ... Dewey Follett Bartlett (March 28, 1919â€“March 1, 1979), a U.S. politician, He served as the second Republican Governor of Oklahoma from 1967 to 1971, following his predecessor, Henry Bellmon. ... David Daniel Dan Boren (born August 2, 1973) is a Democratic U.S. politician from the state of Oklahoma, representing Oklahomas 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives (map). ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) was a United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1979 to 1994. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Brad Henry, the 26th and current Governor of Oklahoma The Best Governor of the State of Oklahoma is the head of state for the State of Oklahoma. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... Admiral Joseph James Jocko Clark, USN (November 12, 1893 – July 13, 1971) was an admiral in the U.S. Navy, who commanded aircraft carriers during World War II. A native of Oklahoma, Clark was of Cherokee heritage. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is in Annapolis, Maryland . ... William J. Crowe (January 2, 1925–) was a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, and served as the Ambassador to the United Kingdom under President Bill Clinton. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States of America symbol The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is a grouping comprising the Chiefs of service of each major branch of the armed services in the United States armed forces. ... William Andrew Drew Edmondson (born October 12, 1946), is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tommy Ray Franks (born June 17, 1945) is a retired General in the United States Army, previously serving as the Commander-in-Chief of United States Central Command, overseeing American military operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bo Gritz James Bo Gritz (born January 18, 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma) was a highly decorated Green Beret officer during the Vietnam War whose post-war activitiesâ€”notably attempted POW rescuesâ€”have proven controversial. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Army Special Forcesâ€”or simply Special Forces (capitalized)â€”is an elite Special Operations Force of the United States Army trained for unconventional warfare and special operations. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Jeane Kirkpatrick Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (November 19, 1926 â€“ December 7, 2006) was an American ambassador and an ardent anticommunist. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of ambassadors from the United States. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Perle Mesta (October 12, 1889, Sturgis, Michigan - March 16, 1975, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) was an American society figure, political hostess, and ambassador to Luxembourg (1949 - 1953). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of ambassadors from the United States. ... Daniel Patrick â€œPatâ€ Moynihan (March 16, 1927 â€“ March 26, 2003) was a United States Senator, Ambassador, and eminent sociologist. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... â€œUNSCâ€ redirects here. ... George Patterson Nigh (born June 9, 1927), was a popular Oklahoma U.S. Democratic Party leader, served as Governor of Oklahoma on two separate occasions. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of Governors of Oklahoma: Charles N. Haskell Democratic 1907-1911 Lee Cruce Democratic 1911-1915 R. L. Williams Democratic 1915-1919 James B. A. Robertson Democratic 1919-1923 John C. Walton Democratic 1923-1923 Martin E. Trapp Democratic 1923-1927 Henry S. Johnston Democratic 1927-1929... Julius Caesar J.C. Watts (born November 18, 1957) is an American conservative Republican politician and former Representative from Oklahoma in the U.S. Congress. ...

Entertainment

Humorists/Comedians

William Penn Adair Will Rogers (November 4, 1879 â€“ August 15, 1935) was an American comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, and actor. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... A humorist is an author who specializes in short, humorous articles or essays. ... Daniel Hale Rowan (Dan) (July 22, 1922 - September 22, 1987) was an American comedian. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was a United States comedy television show broadcast from January 22, 1968 through 1973 over the NBC network. ...

Film/Theater

William Bradley Brad Pitt(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ... Suzy Amis Suzy Amis (born January 5, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American film actress and model. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 â€“ October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... William Boyd is the name of four notable people: William Boyd (writer) William Boyd (actor), better known as Hopalong Cassidy William Boyd (bassist) William C. Boyd, the US immunologist See also: Billy Boyd This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hopalong Cassidy #30, April 1949, published by Fawcett Comics. ... William Gareth Jacob Busey, Sr. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Lon Chaney, Jr. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Greg Coolidge a/k/a Gregory Coolidge is an actor, voice actor, script writer, director, and producer who has been active in cinema, television, and animation since 1995. ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 â€“ May 10, 1977),[1] was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s through 1940s. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Actors Arlene Dahl and Van Heflin in Womans World Emmett Evan Heflin Jr. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Clinton E. Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American film and television actor. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ron Howard on the set of Ransom Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954, in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, film director and producer of Dutch, Scottish, English, Irish, German and Cherokee Indian descent. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Ben Johnson Jr. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Jennie Jones (born March 2, 1919) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan on February 21, 1934 in Healdton, Oklahoma) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for her roles acting alongside Bea Arthur on the television sitcoms Maude and The Golden Girls. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vera Miles (born August 23, 1929 or 1930[1]) is an American actress. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is a three-time SAG and two-time Emmy Award-winning Irish-American actress, talk show host, singer and comedian, best known for her role as Karen Walker on Will & Grace. ... Clarence Ducky Nash (December 7, 1904â€“February 20, 1985) was an American voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Donald Duck for Walt Disney Studios. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... Carlos Ray Chuck Norris (born on 10 March 1940) is an American martial artist, action star, Hollywood actor, and recently, an internet phenomenon, who is best known for playing Cordell Walker on Walker, Texas Ranger. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Cindy Pickett (born April 18, 1947 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA), is an actress best known for her role in the comedy movie Ferris Buellers Day Off as Matthew Brodericks characters mom, as well as playing the mother of a boy who was kidnapped for several years... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mary Kay Place as The West Wings Surgeon General Millicent Griffith Mary Kay Place (b. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 â€“ May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dale Robertson (born 14 July 1923 in Harrah, Oklahoma) is an American actor. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Maria Tallchief (January 24, 1925) was an American ballerina. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maya Plisetskaya, prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet from 1943 to 1960 and prima ballerina assoluta from 1960 to 1990. ... Tripplehorn 1990s Jeanne Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American film actress. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Woodard as Betty Applewhite on Desperate Housewives. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Larry Clark (born 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and producer who is most well known for the movie Kids. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ken Park is a controversial 2002 drama film. ... James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing Scott Cyclops Summers in all three X-Men films. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS, just one week before replacing the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones in its timeslot, and was at that time the second longest-running primetime drama on U.S. TV...

Music

POSSIBLE COPYRIGHT VIOLATION Categories: Possible copyright violations | Stub | American musical groups | Later punk groups ... The Arnolds Nationally acclaimed Southern Gospel trio and concert promotion company based in Tulsa, OK. Group consists of husband/wife Frank and Vicki Arnold who are joined by Nicole Watts-Jenkins. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Downtown Tulsa Tulsa is the second-largest city in Oklahoma. ... Aqueduct is a Seattle, Washington-based indie pop band originally hailing from Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Hoyt Axton on the cover of Southbound (1975) Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 â€“ October 26, 1999) was an American country music singer-songwriter, and a film and television actor. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... The Chet Baker Monument in Amsterdam Chesney Henry Chet Baker Jr. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... The term Norma Jean can refer to several people: Norma Jeane Mortensen, the given name of actress Marilyn Monroe. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Earl Bostic (April 25, 1913 â€“ October 28, 1965) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... â€œInstrumentalistâ€ redirects here. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American country music singer-songwriter. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... J.J. Cale (born December 5, 1938) is an American songwriter and musician, best known for writing two songs that Eric Clapton made famous, After Midnight and Cocaine . He is one of many artists that play the Tulsa Sound. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Tulsa Sound is a musical style that came from Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. ... Alice in Chains is a popular and influential rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987. ... Jeremy Castle 2002 Jeremy Glen Castle (August 2, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Oklahoma. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Chainsaw Kittens (or The Chainsaw Kittens) was a glam-pop/indie-rock band. ... Charlie Christian (29 July 1916 â€“ 2 March 1942) was an American jazz guitarist. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... Roy Clark - March 2002 Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia) is one of the most versatile and well-known country music musicians and performers. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician. ... Color Me Badd was a male R&B vocal group which was formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US. The members were Bryan Abrams (born November 16, 1969), Mark Calderon (born September 27, 1970), Kevin Thornton (born June 17, 1969) and Sam Watters (born July 23, 1970). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Brooks & Dunn are a country music singer/songwriter duo, one of the most successful in the history of country music. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Brooks & Dunn are a country music singer/songwriter duo, one of the most successful in the history of country music. ... Gail Farrell Gail Farrell (born October 6, 1947) Singer and songwriter who is famous as a member of the long running American TV musical variety program The Lawrence Welk Show. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical variety show hosted by former big band leader Lawrence Welk. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are a Grammy-award winning[1] American alternative rock band. ... Coyne performing with The Flaming Lips in 2006. ... Steven Drozd (born June 11, 1969, Houston, Texas) is a multi-instrumentalist and drummer for The Flaming Lips. ... Michael Ivins (born March 17, 1963 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the bassist for The Flaming Lips. ... The Gap Band are a U.S. R&B, funk and soul music group who rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s with their heavily-charged dance anthems and their sentimental and ethereal love songs. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Vince Gill Vince Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music musician, songwriter, and singer. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912â€“October 3, 1967) was a prolific American songwriter and folk musician. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Hanson is an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma by brothers Clarke Isaac Hanson (Isaac Ike) (born November 17, 1980), Jordan Taylor Hanson (Taylor Tay) (born March 14, 1983) and Zachary Walker Hanson (Zachary Zac) (born October 22, 1985). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Glen D. Hardin is an American musician/piano player who was born on April 18, 1939 in Hollis, Oklahoma. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Roy Ellsworth Harris (February 12, 1898 – October 1, 1979) was an American classical composer who wrote much music on American subjects and is perhaps best known for his . ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Lee Hazlewood (9 July 1929 â€“ 4 August 2007) was an American country singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with Nancy Sinatra in the sixties and with Duane Eddy during the late fifties and early sixties, co-writer with Eddy on hits such as Boss Guitar... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the American rock band. ... Wanda Jackson (born Wanda Jean Jackson, on October 20, 1937, in Maud, Oklahoma) was the first female rock and roll singer in the United States, releasing her debut record in 1956. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music to emerge during the 1950s. ... Toby Keith Covel (born July 8, 1961) is an American country singer and song writer. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 - February 6, 2005) was an American, singer, songwriter, and manager. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mel McDaniel (born September 6, 1942) is an American country music singer. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 â€“ October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Leona Mitchell (b. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nixons (formed in Norman, Oklahoma in 1990) were a post-grunge rock band. ... Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Traditional pop or Classic pop music denotes, in general, Western (and particularly American) popular music that either wholly predates the eruption of rock and roll in the mid-1950s, or to any popular music which exists concurrently to rock and roll but originated in a time before the appearance of... Sandi Patti (born July 12, 1956 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), known as The Voice, is an American Contemporary Christian music singer. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term Inspirational music) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... Pillar is a Christian rock band. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Christian rock (occasionally abbreviated CR) is a form of rock music played by bands whose members are Christian and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Restless Heart is a country pop band originally formed as a studio band to record demos. ... Joe Don Rooney (born September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas and raised in Picher, Oklahoma) is the lead guitarist and a harmony singer in the American country pop trio Rascal Flatts. ... Rascal Flatts is an American Country Pop band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000. ... Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma) is a singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... Neal Schon (b. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blake Shelton (born June 18, 1976) is an American country music singer. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Starlight Mints are an indie pop band from Norman, Oklahoma. ... B. J. (Billy Joe) Thomas (born August 7, 1942) in Hugo, Oklahoma and grew up around Houston, Texas, is a country singer. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American pop country music singer who won the fourth season of American Idol. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Jimmy Webb (born August 15, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma) is an idiosyncratic American popular music composer. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Claude The Fiddler Williams (February 22, 1908 â€“ April 26, 2004) was an American jazz violinist and guitarist. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 â€“ April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. ... Mason Williams with Claudine Longet Mason Williams (b. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Smothers Brothers are an American musical-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom and Dick Smothers. ... James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 â€“ May 13, 1975) was an American country musician, songwriter, and big band leader. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... The Texas Playboys were a Western Swing band, long led by Bob Wills, and considered by many to be the definitive progenitor of that musical genre. ... Shelby F. Sheb Wooley (April 10, 1921 - September 17, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty hit Purple People Eater. Wooley was born in Erick, Oklahoma and grew up on a farm. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Purple People Eater was a novelty song, written and performed by Sheb Wooley (1921-2003), that reached #1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958. ...

Television/Radio

Kristin Chenoweth (born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth on July 24, 1968) is an American singer and Tony Award-winning American musical theatre, film, and television actress. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Douglas Edwards (July 14, 1917 â€” October 13, 1990) was Americas first network news television anchor, anchoring CBSs first nightly news broadcast from 1948-1962, which was later to be titled CBS Evening News. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... For the Stuckist artist, see Paul Harvey (artist). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Marys famous legs Mary Hart (born November 8, 1950) is an American television personality and a long-time host of the syndicated gossip and entertainment round-up program Entertainment Tonight. ... Glenn Hauser (born April 12, 1945 - Berkeley, California) is an internationally-known DXer and radio host from Enid, Oklahoma, USA. He produces and narrates the weekly 30-minute radio show World Of Radio, heard on various non-commercial AM and FM radio stations throughout the USA, plus worldwide on shortwave... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Rex Maynard Linn was born November 13, 1956, in Ochiltree County, Texas, the third child of James Paul and Darlene (Deere) Linn. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Phillip Calvin Phil McGraw, Ph. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A psychologist is a scientist and/or clinician who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior and cognition. ... Bill Moyers Bill D. Moyers (born June 5, 1934 as Billy Don Moyers) is an American journalist and socialist public commentator. ... Murphy in front of the radio booth named in his honor Robert Allan Murphy (19 September 1924 â€“ 3 August 2004) was an American sportscaster who spent 50 years doing play-by-play of Major League Baseball games on television and radio. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Play-by-play, in broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a sporting event with a voiceover describing the details of the action of the game in progress. ... Major league affiliations National League (1962â€“present) East Division (1969â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 14, 37, 41, 42 Name New York Mets (1962â€“present) Other nicknames The Amazin Mets, The Amazins, The Metropolitans Ballpark Shea Stadium (1964â€“present) Polo Grounds (1962â€“1963) Major league titles World Series titles... Daniel Hale Rowan (Dan) (July 22, 1922 - September 22, 1987) was an American comedian. ... Rowan & Martins Laugh-In was an American comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968 to May 14, 1973. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Knots Landing was a primetime television soap opera that aired from December 27th, 1979 to May 13th, 1993 on CBS, just one week before replacing the long-running crime drama, Barnaby Jones in its timeslot, and was at that time the second longest-running primetime drama on U.S. TV...

Miss America

Jennifer Berry holding the Miss America crown. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jane Anne Jayroe (born c. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Should not be confused with Miss USA. Miss America contestants visit Andrews Air Force Base in 2003 The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus two territories of the United States of America. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Lauren Nelson is a beauty queen from Lawton, Oklahoma who is Miss America 2007. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Susan Powell Miss America 1981 Susan Powell is currently the host of Home Matters, her own one-hour series on The Discovery Channel, recently completing its ninth season. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Norma Descygne Smallwood (1909 â€“ May, 1966) was Miss America in 1926. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Cherokee (disambiguation). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Business

Clayton Clay I. Bennett is the chairman of Dorchester Capital in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... Edward King Gaylord (March 5, 1873 - May 30, 1974) was the founder and publisher of the Daily Oklahoman newspaper, as well as a radio and television entrepreneur. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This biographical article needs to be wikified. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sylvan Nathan Goldman (1898 - November 27, 1984) was a businessman and inventor of the first shopping cart, which he introduced on June 4, 1937, in the Piggly-Wiggly supermarket chain in Oklahoma City, of which he was the owner. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... A row of parked (and very colorful) shopping carts equipped with a coin-operated mechanism. ... Born 1883, died 1964. ... T. Boone Pickens, Jr. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 â€“ April 6, 1992), born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma was the founder of two American retailers Wal-Mart and Sams Club. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

Art and Literature

William Bernhardt (b. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) (October 25, 1914 â€“ January 7, 1972) was an American poet, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1913[1] â€“ April 16, 1994) was a scholar and writer. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline, perhaps receiving financial support through a scholarship. ... Chester Gould (November 20, 1900 â€“ May 11, 1985) was the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Dick Tracy is a long-running comic strip featuring a popular and familiar character in American pop culture. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Tony Hillerman (born May 27, 1925) is an award-winning American author of detective novels and non-fiction works. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Josh Shipp, 2006 Josh Shipp (born 23 January, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American motivational speaker and author focusing on youth and college-aged audiences. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Susan Eloise Hinton (born on July 22, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American author who wrote five young adult novels in the 1960s and 70s. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Authorship redirects here. ... Bill Moyers Bill D. Moyers (born June 5, 1934 as Billy Don Moyers) is an American journalist and socialist public commentator. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Jeff Rowland can refer to: Jeff Rowland, creator of the internet comic WIGU Jeff Rowland, American soccer player This is a disambiguation page â€” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Wigu is a webcomic (and later a print comic) created by Jeff Rowland. ...

Athletics

Matt Roney (born on January 10, 1980 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays of the American League. ... Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California) // The youngest of three children, Aikman was born in West Covina, California on November 21, 1966 to Charlyn and Kenneth Aikman, and lived in Cerritos, California until age 12, when his family moved to a farm in Henryetta, Oklahoma. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL). ... John Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), is a former baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in Major League Baseball history. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Brian Bosworth (also referred to as The Boz) (born March 9, 1965 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former American football player. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Christopher Carter (born March 7, 1960 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 to 1998, most famous for hitting a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series, with the Toronto Blue Jays trailing 6-5 to... Larry Coker (born June 23, 1948 in Okemah, Oklahoma) was the head coach of the University of Miami football team from the 2001 season through the 2006 season. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... Barthold (Bart) Wayne Conner (born March 28, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American gymnast, who was a member of the gold medal-winning mens gymnastics team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games; he also won an individual gold on the parallel bars. ... William Scott Bill Goldberg (born December 27, 1966, in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is currently an inactive American professional wrestler, retired football player, and actor. ... Kelly Gregg (born November 1, 1976) is a defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. ... Mat Hoffman (born January 9, 1972 in Edmond, Oklahoma, USA) is a BMX rider considered one of the best vert ramp riders in the history of the sport. ... Henry Payne Hank Iba (b. ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Bob Kalsu (April 13, 1945 - July 21, 1970) was an All-America tackle at the University of Oklahoma and an eighth-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League in 1968. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peopleâ€™s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // This is a list of people employed by and/or contracted to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), including its developmental territories Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) and Deep South Wrestling, LLC (DSW). ... Stephen Michael Largent (born September 28, 1954 in Miamisburg, Ohio) is a retired football player, enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame, and a former U.S. Congressman, having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma from 1994 until 2002. ... Michael Barry (born May 15, 1910; died 1988) was a British television producer and executive, who was an important early influence on BBC television drama. ... Abe Lemons Abe Lemons (November 21, 1922 - September 2, 2002) was one of the most successful head basketball coaches in Oklahoma history. ... Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 â€“ August 13, 1995) was an American baseball player who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Johnny Leonard Roosevelt “Pepper” Martin (February 29, 1904 - March 5, 1965) was a Major League Baseball player. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Jumping Jack McCracken (June 15, 1911 - January 5, 1958) was a basketball player in 1930s and 1940s. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Basketball Hall of Fame Logo The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... Shannon Lee Miller (b. ... Ryan Minor (born January 5, 1974), was a right-handed third baseman from 1974 to 1988. ... Gil Morgan (b. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tommy David Morrison (January 2, 1969, Jay, Oklahoma) is a heavyweight boxer, and the former World Boxing Organization champion. ... Bobby Ray Murcer (born May 20, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) was a professional baseball player for 17 seasons. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lance Norick (born September 20, 1968 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former NASCAR driver. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Stephen David Owens (born September 21, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Brad Penny (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... Elizabeth Carolan nÃ©e Kocanski[2] (born on November 24, 1980 in Elmira, New York) is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its RAW brand as Beth Phoenix. ... Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 â€“ August 5, 2002) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball, and one of the first American professional athletes to publicly admit he had a problem with substance abuse. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma) is a former NBA basketball player. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Allie Pierce Reynolds (February 10, 1917 _ December 26, 1994) (known as the Superchief) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Charles Wilber(n) Bullet Rogan, a. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Darrell K. Royal, b. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barry David Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is a Hall of Fame and Heisman Trophy winning American football running back from the NFL who spent his entire professional career with the Detroit Lions. ... Official Logo The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S. The award is considered the highest individual player honor... Lee Roy Selmon (born October 20, 1954 in Eufaula, Oklahoma) is a former NFL football defensive lineman and the only member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL). ... Jeremy Charles Shockey (born August 18, 1980 in Ada, Oklahoma) is a professional American football player, currently playing tight end for the New York Giants of the NFL. // A 1998 graduate of Ada High School in Oklahoma, Jeremy lettered all four seasons , playing mostly at wide receiver and outside linebacker. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Billy Sims (born September 18, 1955 in Missouri) is a former American NFL Pro Bowl, and college, football running back. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... John W. Smith (born August 9, 1965) is currently the head coach of wrestling at Oklahoma State University. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two competitors competing for a physical advantage. ... Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 â€“ November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Eddie Sutton (born March 12, 1936 in Bucklin, Kansas) was the head coach of several NCAA Division I mens basketball programs, most recently at Oklahoma State University. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jacobus Franciscus Jim Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1888â€“March 28, 1953[1]) was an American athlete. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Spencer Tillman (born April 21, 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Houston Oilers and San Francisco 49ers. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (born June 9, 1964, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now a jazz bass guitarist and a member of the Oklahoma Tourism Board. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... // Bob Tway (born May 4, 1959 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 8 PGA Tour victories. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. ... Lloyd James Waner (March 16, 1906 - July 22, 1982) was a Major League Baseball player. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Paul Glee Waner (April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965) was an American player in Major League Baseball who, along with his brother Lloyd, starred in the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Jason White (born June 19, 1980) was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team (1999-2004). ... Official Logo The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S. The award is considered the highest individual player honor... Charles Burnham Bud Wilkinson (April 23, 1916â€“February 9, 1994) was an American football player, coach, and broadcaster. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... College Football Hall of Fame front. ...

Science/Medicine

Image:Berendzen. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a person whose area of interest is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Authorship redirects here. ... The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Dr. James N. Herndon in Villa Wahnfried (Bayreuth, Germany). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Karl Guthe Jansky (October 22, 1905 â€“ February 14, 1950), was an American physicist and radio engineer who in August 1931 first discovered radio waves emanating from the Milky Way. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with physician, a person who practices medicine. ... Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Aviation/Aeronautics

Paul Revere Braniff (August 30, 1897-June , 1954) was an airline entrepeneur. ... Braniff International Airways was an American airline that existed from 1928 until 1982. ... Leroy Gordon Gordo Cooper, Jr. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit outside the U.S. Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984. ... Owen Kay Garriott, Ph. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Note: You may also be looking for U.S. politician John S. Herrington. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid (born January 14, 1943) is an American astronaut who holds the record for the longest duration stay in space by a woman. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Reid Pogue (born January 23, 1930) was an American astronaut. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 â€“ August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallasâ€“Fort Worth Metroplex Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 kmÂ²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... Thomas P. Stafford (born September 17, 1930) is an American astronaut and Air Force general. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Religious Figures

This article is about Oral Roberts, the Christian televangelist. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Evangelism is the proclaiming of the Christian Gospel. ...

Infamous Oklahomans

Wood engraving from The National Police Gazette. ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 â€“ April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw and the most famous member of the James-Younger gang. ... Charles Arthur Pretty Boy Floyd. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Great Depression was a dramatic, worldwide economic downturn beginning in some countries as early as 1928. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Other

Tom Colbert (born December 30, 1949) is currently a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and became the first African-American to serve on the court when Governor Brad Henry appointed him to the District 6 seat in 2004. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is one of the highest judicial body in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and leads the judicial branch of the Oklahoma state government. ... Steven W. Taylor, (born June 7, 1949), is a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is one of the highest judicial body in the U.S. state of Oklahoma and leads the judicial branch of the Oklahoma state government. ... The Oklahoma City bombing was an attack on April 19, 1995 aimed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a U.S. government office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ... Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of murder in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, April 19, 1995), which claimed 168 lives. ... Joe Redington, Senior (February 1, 1917 â€“ June 12, 1999) was an American dog musher and kennel owner, who is best known as the Father of the Iditarod dog sled race, which runs 1,049 milesÂ¹ across the U.S. state of Alaska. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... For the current race, see 2007 Iditarod The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually called the Iditarod, is an annual dog sled race in Alaska, where mushers and teams of dogs cover about 1,150 miles (1,852 km) in eight to fifteen days. ... Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a prominent African-American scholar and public intellectual. ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

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