Writers from Oklahoma

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris was an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author. He held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Norris began working in the American film industry as a martial arts instructor for celebrities before making his screen debut with a minor role in The Wrecking Crew (1968). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in The Way of the Dragon (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star.

American film director, producer, and actor

American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935)

American astronaut (1927–2004)

American television personality (born 1950)

American actress and comedian (1934-2010)

American poet and scholar (1914–1972)

American astronaut (1930-2014)

American singer (1942-2021)

Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1945–2010)

American law professor; witness in Clarence Thomas controversy

American Poet Laureate

American artist and animator

American writer and real-estate businessperson, and retired actress and model (1930-2013)

American zoo operator, internet personality, and musician

American politician and academic (1941–2025)

American politician (1930–2024)

American journalist and author (born 1957)

American film editor, producer and director (1913-2015)

American historian

American pastor (1923–2013)

American theologian (1931–2016)

Career diplomat and 19th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1928–2020)

Cheyenne poet

American poet (1947–2010)

Cherokee linguist

Muscogee Creek poet, journalist, humorist, and politician from Indian Territory (1873-1908)

American politician, Native American activist

American writer of comics, radio shows and animated films (1900–1968)

American academic

American activist and executive

systems ecologist and engineer, metallurgist, adventurer and writer

American poet and playwright

Member of Watergate scandal: break-in team member (1924-2017)

American Feminist Writer

American writer