Athletes
- Jim Acree, former collegiate and high school football coach
- Dee Andros, former collegiate football coach and Oregon State athletic director
- Vickey Ray Anderson, former professional football player
- Sam Bradford, professional football player, Heisman winner, currently a member of the Saint Louis Rams
- Brent Albright, professional wrestler, former NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- Jason Bartlett, baseball player, currently a member of the San Diego Padres
- Mookie Blaylock, former professional basketball player
- Brian Bosworth, former professional football player
- Anthony Bowie, former professional basketball player
- Christian Claudio, Puerto Rican National Taekwondo Team Member
- Mark Clayton, football player, currently a member of the Saint Louis Rams
- Patrick Collins, former professional football player
- Bart Conner, former gold medal gymnast
- Stacey Dales, former WNBA player, currently an ESPN basketball analyst
- Greg Dobbs, baseball player, currently a member of the Florida Marlins
- Roger Eason, former professional football player
- Jimmy Edwards — Professional football player
- Harvey Grant, former professional basketball player
- Jermaine Gresham, football player, currently a member of the Cincinnati Bengals
- Blake Griffin, 1st pick in the 2009 NBA draft to the Los Angeles Clippers
- Quentin Griffin, professional football player, currently a free agent
- Jake Hager, professional wrestler, wrestling for WWE Under the name Jack Swagger
- Todd Hamilton, professional golfer, won The Open Championship in 2004
- Tommie Harris, football player, currently a member of the San Diego Chargers
- Mickey Hatcher, former professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Ray Hayward - Major League Baseball pitcher
- Josh Heupel, football player, current quarterbacks coach at the University of Oklahoma
- Danny Hodge, former All-American wrestler and popular pro wrestler
- Jonathan Horton, former All-American gymnast and current USA Olympian
- Clint Ingram, professional football player
- Jack Jacobs, football player, popularized the forward pass
- Keith Jackson, former professional football player
- Ed Jeffers, former professional football player
- Anthony Kim, professional golfer
- Bobby Kimball, former professional football player
- Stacey King, former professional basketball player
- Jim Mankins, former professional football player
- Gerald McCoy, football player, currently a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Wahoo McDaniel, former professional wrestler and football player
- Tommy McDonald, former professional football player and NFL hall of fame member
- Lee Morris, former professional football player
- Eduardo Nájera, basketball player, currently with the Charlotte Bobcats
- Ralph Neely, former professional football player
- Fred Nixon, former professional football player
- Greg Norton, former professional baseball player
- Russ Ortiz, professional baseball player
- Courtney Paris, professional basketball player
- Ashley Paris, professional basketball player
- Lindy Pearson, former professional football player
- Adrian Peterson, professional football player, currently with the Minnesota Vikings.
- Hollis Price, professional basketball player
- Clifford Ray, an American basketball coach, and former professional basketball player
- Ryan Rohlinger, professional baseball player, currently with the San Francisco Giants
- Darrell Royal, football player who became a highly successful coach at the University of Texas at Austin
- Lee Roy Selmon, former professional football player and NFL hall of fame member
- Steve Sewell, former professional football player
- Joe Simpson, former professional baseball player and current Atlanta Braves broadcaster
- Travis Simpson, former professional football player
- Billy Sims, former professional football player
- Wayman Tisdale, former professional basketball player
- Frank Trigg, MMA fighter and broadcaster
- Richard Turner, former professional football player
- Steve Owens, former professional football player and Heisman Trophy winner
- Willie Warren, basketball player, currently with the Los Angeles Clippers
- Joe Washington, former professional football player
- "Cowboy" Bill Watts, former professional wrestler
- Elbert Watts, former professional football player
- J.C. Watts, former professional football player and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jason White, football player, Heisman Trophy winner
- Roy Williams, former professional football player
- Trent Williams, football player, currently a member of the Washington Redskins
- "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, former All-American offensive lineman and popular pro wrestler, especially in Japan
- Reggie Willits, baseball player, currently a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Chet Winters, former professional football player
- J. T. Wise, professional baseball player in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization
- Bobby Witt, former professional baseball player
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)