Will Rogers, born William Penn Adair Rogers on November 4, 1879, was an American humorist, actor, cowboy, newspaper columnist, radio commentator, and social commentator who became one of the most popular entertainers in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. He was born on his family’s ranch near Oologah in the Cherokee Nation of Indian Territory, which later became part of Oklahoma. His father, Clement Vann Rogers,