Political/military Figures
- Carl Albert (1908–2000), Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1977, first in line for presidency after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned during President Nixon's tenure. Born in McAlester, Oklahoma, raised in Bugtussle, Oklahoma.
- Dewey F. Bartlett,Sr. (1919–1979) Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator
- Dan Boren (born 1973), represents Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional district in the U.S. House
- David Boren (born 1941), former Governor of Oklahoma, U.S. Senator and University of Oklahoma president
- Joseph J. Clark (1893–1971), Admiral U.S. Navy and first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy
- William J. Crowe (1925–2007), Admiral U.S. Navy and former Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Drew Edmondson (born 1946), state Attorney General
- General Tommy Franks (born 1945), Commander of US Central Command, US Invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq
- Bo Gritz (born 1939), most decorated Green Beret officer during the Vietnam War
- Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926–2006), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Perle Mesta (1889–1975), political hostess, U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
- A. S. Mike Monroney (1902–1980), U.S. Senator, sponsor of the Automobile Information Disclosure Act of 1958
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003), U.S. Senator, ambassador to India, Ambassador to the United Nations, President of the United Nations Security Council
- Donald Lee "Don" Nickles (born 1948) American political leader, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma 1981-2005
- George Nigh (born 1927), two-time Governor of Oklahoma from McAlester, Oklahoma.
- Tony Perkins (born 1963), director of the Family Research Council and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Dennis Reimer, (born 1939), Four-Star General, Chief of Staff of the US Army
- Alice Mary Robertson (January 2, 1854 – July 1, 1931) was an American educator, social worker, government official, and politician.
- Gene Stipe, (born 1926-2012), longest-serving member of the Oklahoma State Senate, from McAlester, Oklahoma
- Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), Air Force major general killed in action in World War II.
- Elizabeth Warren, (born 1949) Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Barack Obama
- J.C. Watts, (born 1957) former U.S. representative that was in the Republican majority leadership of the United States House of Representatives in the 1990s and OU Sooners quarterback in the 1970s.
- Jim Woolsey, (born 1941), former Director of Central Intelligence and head of the CIA (February 5, 1993 - January 10, 1995)
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