Notable Alumni
In addition to the Adah Robinson and Isabelle Ronan students mentioned above, other notable persons who attended Tulsa Central include:
- William French Anderson, gene therapy pioneer
- Ralph Blane, composer and lyricist
- Daniel J. Boorstin, 12th Librarian of Congress 1975–1987
- Jim R. Caldwell, Class of 1954, former member of the Arkansas State Senate; retired in Tulsa
- J. J. Cale, singer-songwriter, pioneer of The Tulsa Sound
- Rocky Frisco, rock music pianist
- Jim Hartz, television broadcaster, co-host of the Today Show
- Ben Graf Henneke, president of the University of Tulsa, 1958–1967
- Jim Inhofe, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
- Leroy McGuirk, longtime professional wrestling promoter
- Shelby Metcalf, head basketball coach at Texas A&M 1963–1990
- James Robinson Risner, Korean War Flying ace, Vietnam War POW, double recipient of the Air Force Cross
- Albert E. Schwab, World War II Medal of Honor winner
- John Starks (basketball), NBA basketball player
- Patrick Suppes, philosopher of science
- Billy Tubbs, college basketball coach
- R. James Woolsey, Jr., Director of Central Intelligence, 1993–1995
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