CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityoftulsa.org/

Population:
393049 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1879

County:
Osage County, Rogers County, Tulsa County

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Tulsa World
The Tulsa Tribune

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Tulsa Community College	1968
Oral Roberts University	1963
Nathan Hale High School, Tulsa, OK	1959
Will Rogers High School, Tulsa, OK	1939
University of Tulsa	1894

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
BOK Financial	1990
Matrix Service Company	1984
Helmerich & Payne	1920
Williams	1908
ONEOK	1906
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cris Alexander	Photographer	14-Jan-1920	7-Mar-2012	Portrait photographer, Broadway actor
Pamela Bach	Actor	16-Oct-1963		Ex-Wife of David Hasselhoff
Douglas H. Brooks	Business	12-Aug-1952		CEO of Brinker International
Garth Brooks	Country Musician	7-Feb-1962		Ropin' the Wind
Richard C. Brown	Diplomat	1-Nov-1939	2004	US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990-93
Lonny Chapman	Actor	1-Oct-1920	12-Oct-2007	American character actor
Larry Clark	Film Director	1-Jan-1943		Kids
Bobby Cox	Baseball	21-May-1941		Atlanta Braves manager, 1990-2010
Stephen L. Cropper	Business	c. 1950		Retired Williams executive
Larry Drake	Actor	21-Feb-1950	17-Mar-2016	Benny Stulwicz on LA Law
David Duke	Activist	13-Jul-1950		Former KKK Grand Wizard
Blake Edwards	Film Director	26-Jul-1922	15-Dec-2010	The Pink Panther
Lowell Fulson	Musician	31-Mar-1921	6-Mar-1999	West Coast blues guitarist and bandleader
Martin Gardner	Mathematician	21-Oct-1914	22-May-2010	Mathematical games, Scientific American
David Gates	Singer/Songwriter	11-Dec-1939		Lead singer of Bread
Bill Goldberg	Wrestling	27-Dec-1966		Pro wrestler
Bill Hader	Actor	7-Jun-1978		Saturday Night Live
Isaac Hanson	Musician	17-Nov-1980		Member of boy band Hanson
Taylor Hanson	Musician	14-Mar-1983		Member of boy band Hanson
Joy Harjo	Poet	9-May-1951		The Last Song
Paul Harvey	Radio Personality	4-Sep-1918	28-Feb-2009	The Paul Harvey Show
Hans Helmerich	Business	4-Sep-1958		CEO of Helmerich & Payne
W. H. Helmerich III	Business	12-Jan-1923	10-Jan-2012	Chairman of Helmerich & Payne
S. E. Hinton	Author	22-Jul-1948		The Outsiders
Donald D. Humphreys	Business	c. 1949		Senior VP at Exxon Mobil
Jennifer Jones	Actor	2-Mar-1919	17-Dec-2009	The Song of Bernadette
John A. Knebel	Politician	4-Oct-1936		US Secretary of Agriculture, 1976-77
Tony Knowles	Politician	1-Jan-1943		Governor of Alaska, 1994-2002
Henry Kravis	Business	6-Jan-1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Sheila Kuehl	Politician	9-Feb-1941		Dobie Gillis and ex-California State Senator
Heather Langenkamp	Actor	17-Jul-1964		A Nightmare on Elm Street
Steve Largent	Football	28-Sep-1954		Hall of Famer, elected to Congress
Paula Marshall	Business	c. 1953		CEO of The Bama Companies
Daniel Patrick Moynihan	Politician	16-Mar-1927	26-Mar-2003	US Senator from New York, 1977-2001
Markwayne Mullin	Politician	26-Jul-1977		Congressman, Oklahoma 2nd
Jerry Nelson	Performance Artist	10-Jul-1934	23-Aug-2012	Count von Count
Tim Blake Nelson	Actor	11-May-1964		O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Martha O'Driscoll	Actor	4-Mar-1922	3-Nov-1998	Li'l Abner
E. J. Peaker	Actor	22-Feb-1944		Hello, Dolly!
Mary Kay Place	Actor	23-Sep-1947		Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Tony Randall	Actor	26-Feb-1920	18-May-2004	Felix Unger in The Odd Couple
John F. Reif	Judge	c. 1951		Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Richard Roberts	Religion	12-Nov-1948		President of Oral Roberts University
Gailard Sartain	Actor	18-Sep-1946		The Buddy Holly Story
James Sharp	Attorney	1940		High-powered Washington attorney
John Sullivan	Politician	1-Jan-1965		Congressman, Oklahoma 1st
Jeanne Tripplehorn	Actor	10-Jun-1963		Office Killer
Rob Walton	Business	28-Oct-1944		Wal-Mart Chairman, world's 12th richest man
Cornel West	Activist	2-Jun-1953		Race Matters
Charlie Wilson	Singer	29-Jan-1953		R&B singer, The Gap Band
Alfre Woodard	Actor	8-Nov-1953		K-PAX
Judy Woodruff	Journalist	20-Nov-1946		PBS newscaster
James Woolsey	Government	21-Sep-1941		CIA Director, 1993-95

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dewey F. Bartlett	Politician	28-Mar-1919	1-Mar-1979	Governor and Senator from Oklahoma
Don Chandler	Football	5-Sep-1934	11-Aug-2011	Former NFL placekicker
Kathryn Kuhlman	Religion	9-May-1907	20-Feb-1976	Faith healer, I Believe In Miracles
Jeff MacKay	Actor	20-Oct-1948	22-Aug-2008	French on Baa Baa Black Sheep
George O'Brien	Actor	19-Apr-1899	4-Sep-1985	Sunrise

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