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'''[[U2]]''' is an Irish rock band. |
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The following is a list of notable people who were born and/or raised in [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]. |
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'''U2''' or '''U-2''' may also refer to: |
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==People by field== |
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===Athletes=== |
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==== Baseball players ==== |
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* [[Johnny Bench]], Cincinnati Reds catcher, Baseball Hall of Fame |
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* [[Bobby Murcer]], New York Yankees outfielder, five-time All Star |
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* [[Joe Carter]], major-league outfielder, five-time All Star |
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In '''military''': |
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==== Hockey Players ==== |
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* [[Lockheed U-2]], a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft |
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* [[Tyler Arnason]], hockey player, Colorado Avalanche |
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* [[Polikarpov U-2]], a Soviet biplane |
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* [[German submarine U-2|German submarine ''U-2'']], one of several German submarines |
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In '''railway''': |
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==== Gymnasts ==== |
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* [[U2 (Berlin U-Bahn)]] line on the Berlin U-Bahn |
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* [[Siemens-Duewag U2]], a light rail vehicle |
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* U2, a line on the [[Vienna U-Bahn#U2|Vienna U-Bahn]] |
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* U2, a line on the [[Frankfurt U-Bahn]] |
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* U2, a line on the [[Hamburg U-Bahn]] |
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* U2, a line on the [[Munich U-Bahn]] |
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* U2, a line on the [[Nuremberg U-Bahn]] |
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In '''other uses''': |
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==== Football players ==== |
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* [[U2 (EP)|''U2'' (EP)]], an EP by Negativland |
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* [[Wes Welker]], New England Patriots wide receiver |
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* [[U2 Kannada Music TV Channel]], a Kannada-language television channel |
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* [[Jason White]], 2003 Heisman Trophy winner |
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* [[U2 Clothing]], a casual-wear brand |
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* [[IBM U2]], UniVerse and UniData database systems |
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* [[Urotensin 2]], a cardiovascular peptide |
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* [[easyJet]]'s IATA airline code |
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* U2, a dry-cell battery type now known as [[List of battery sizes#D|D type]] |
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* U2, an [[Unemployment#United States Bureau of Labor Statistics|unemployment figure]] released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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==See also== |
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* [[U-2 Crisis of 1960]], an international incident involving the Lockheed U-2 |
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* [[Bob Tway]], 1986 PGA champion |
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====Other fields==== |
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* [[Mat Hoffman]], [[BMX]] star |
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* [[Barry Switzer]], OU football coach, Dallas Cowboys coach |
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* [[Jim Ross]], professional wrestling commentator |
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[[bs:U2 (čvor)]] |
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=== Business People === |
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[[cs:U2]] |
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* [[Clayton Bennett]], OKC NBA team owner |
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[[da:U2 (flertydig)]] |
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* [[Edward L. Gaylord]], Grand Ol' Opry & Daily Oklahoman owner |
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[[de:U2 (Begriffsklärung)]] |
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[[es:U2 (desambiguación)]] |
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===Entertainers=== |
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[[eo:U2 (apartigilo)]] |
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====Dance==== |
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[[fr:U2 (homonymie)]] |
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* [[Yvonne Chouteau]], ballerina |
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[[ko:U2]] |
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[[id:U2]] |
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====Directors/Filmmakers==== |
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[[it:U2 (disambigua)]] |
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* [[Ron Howard]], actor-director |
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[[nl:U2]] |
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* Gray Frederickson, Academy Award winning producer |
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[[ja:U2 (曖昧さ回避)]] |
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[[no:U2 (andre betydninger)]] |
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====Actors==== |
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[[nn:U2 (fleirtyding)]] |
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* [[Brad Pitt]], film actor |
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[[pl:U2 (ujednoznacznienie)]] |
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* [[Lon Chaney, Jr.]], film actor |
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[[pt:U2 (desambiguação)]] |
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* [[Megan Mullally]], theatre & television actress |
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[[ro:U2 (dezambiguizare)]] |
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* [[Kay Francis]], film actress |
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[[ru:U-2]] |
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* [[James Garner]], film & television actor |
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* [[James Marsden]], film actor |
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[[sk:U2]] |
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* [[Ryan Merriman]], film & television actor |
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[[sl:U2 (razločitev)]] |
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* [[Stacey Logan]], theater singer/actor |
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[[sr:U2 (вишезначна одредница)]] |
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* [[Dale Robertson]], television actor |
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[[fi:U2 (täsmennyssivu)]] |
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* [[Tisha Campbell Martin]], television actress |
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[[sv:U2 (olika betydelser)]] |
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[[zh:U2]] |
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====Musicians==== |
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* [[Garth Brooks]], country superstar |
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* [[Toby Keith]], country singer |
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* [[Vince Gill]], country singer |
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* [[Wayne Coyne]], Flaming Lips lead singer |
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* [[The Flaming Lips]], alternative rock band |
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* [[Stardeath and White Dwarfs]], alternative rock band |
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* [[Wanda Jackson]], "Queen of Rockabilly" |
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* [[Graham Colton]], rock singer-songwriter |
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* [[Hinder]], alternative rock band |
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* [[Charlie Christian]], jazz musician |
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* [[Jeff Wood (singer)|Jeff Wood]], country singer |
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* [[C.B. Hudson]], rock guitarist |
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* [[Carie Underwood]], country singer |
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====Writers==== |
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* [[Ralph Ellison]], [[Invisible Man]] author |
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* [[Louis L'Amour]], western author |
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===News/Commentary=== |
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* [[Gary England]], meteorologist |
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===Political figures=== |
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* [[David Boren]], former governor and U.S. Senator |
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* [[Robert S. Kerr]], former governor and U.S. Senator |
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* [[J.C. Watts]], former congressman & OU football player |
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* [[Frank Keating]], former governor |
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* [[Jeane Kirkpatrick]], ambassador to the United Nations |
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* [[Michael D. Brown]], FEMA head during Hurricane Katrina |
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===Other=== |
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* [[Shawntel Smith]], Miss America 1996 |
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* [[Lauren Nelson]], Miss America 2007 |
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* [[Susan Powell]], Miss America 1981, opera singer |
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* [[Jane Anne Jayroe]], Miss America 1967, TV personality |
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* [[Gordon Cooper]], astronaut |
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* [[Shannon Lucid]], astronaut |
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* [[Thomas Patten Stafford|Tom Stafford]], astronaut |
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* [[John Herrington]], astronaut |
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===Non-native Oklahoma City residents=== |
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* [[Amy Grant]], Contemporary Christian artist |
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* [[Nadia Comaneci]], Olympic Gold Medal winning gymnast |
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* [[Walter Cronkite]], CBS Evening News anchor |
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* Kayne Gillespie, clothing designer, "Project Runway" finalist |
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* [[Bud Wilkinson]], OU football coach, College Football Hall of Fame |
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* [[Billy Sims]], 1978 Heisman Trophy winner |
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* [[Chris Harrison]], host of ABC's The Bachelor |
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* Paul & Thomas [[Braniff]], Braniff Airlines co-founders |
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* [[Mary Hart]], TV personality |
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{{Oklahoma City}} |
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[[Category:People from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]] |
Revision as of 11:59, 10 October 2008
U2 is an Irish rock band.
U2 or U-2 may also refer to:
In military:
- Lockheed U-2, a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft
- Polikarpov U-2, a Soviet biplane
- German submarine U-2, one of several German submarines
In railway:
- U2 (Berlin U-Bahn) line on the Berlin U-Bahn
- Siemens-Duewag U2, a light rail vehicle
- U2, a line on the Vienna U-Bahn
- U2, a line on the Frankfurt U-Bahn
- U2, a line on the Hamburg U-Bahn
- U2, a line on the Munich U-Bahn
- U2, a line on the Nuremberg U-Bahn
In other uses:
- U2 (EP), an EP by Negativland
- U2 Kannada Music TV Channel, a Kannada-language television channel
- U2 Clothing, a casual-wear brand
- IBM U2, UniVerse and UniData database systems
- Urotensin 2, a cardiovascular peptide
- easyJet's IATA airline code
- U2, a dry-cell battery type now known as D type
- U2, an unemployment figure released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
See also
- U-2 Crisis of 1960, an international incident involving the Lockheed U-2