of Osage chief Pawhuska. Cody Deal (b. 1986), television and film actor, best known for his role in the Syfy Original Movie, Almighty Thor Jerry C. Elliott (b. 1943), one of the first Native Americans in NASA, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his actions in saving the lives of the three astronauts aboard Apollo 13. Guy Erwin (b. 1958), first openly gay bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elected 31 May 2013). Yatika Starr Fields (b. 1980), painter, muralist and street artist. David Holt (politician) (b. 1979), Mayor of Oklahoma City; served in the Oklahoma State Senate; he was the first Osage elected to state office since 2006. Kihegashugah or Little Chief, an Osage leader who traveled to France in the 1820s. William Least Heat-Moon (b. 1939), professor of English and best-selling author. John Joseph Mathews (c. 1894–1979), author and historian of the Osage Nation; World War I veteran. Elise Paschen, poet and daughter of Maria Tallchief. Wendy Ponca (b. 1960), fashion designer and artist Carter Revard (b. 1931), poet, author, and Rhodes Scholar, also a specialist in medieval British literature Lucille Robedeaux (1915–2005), tribal elder and last surviving native speaker of the Osage language Sacred Sun, a 19th-century Osage woman who was among a group taken to France. Larry Sellers, healer, actor, linguistic mentor. Charles Leon Soldani (1893-1968), actor. Maria Tallchief, classical ballerina with the New York City Ballet; contributed greatly to the success of ballet as a dance art in the United States. Marjorie Tallchief, professional ballerina. Both sisters were prima ballerinas who performed in many countries throughout the 20th century. Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), US Army aviation officer who died during World War II while on a Pacific combat mission during the Japanese attack on Midway Island in June 1942. Achieved rank as major general. Tink Tinker (George Edward Tinker IV) (b. 1944), author and Emeritus Professor of American Indian Studies at Iliff School of Theology, Emeritus Director of Four Winds American Indian Council, Denver White Hair, the name of several Osage chiefs in the 18th and 19th century. The indigenous name is anglicized as Pawhuska, also used as the name of a town in Oklahoma. Chance Rencountre (born December 31, 1986), mixed martial artists competing in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Louie McAlpine (b. 1951), author, healer, artist, linguistic teacher, Vietnam veteran Jeramia Valentine (b. 1983), explorer, civil drafter/designer,