People from Norman, Oklahoma.
Arts Rob Lake, magician and illusionist who starred on Broadway in his own show Yvonne Chouteau, Shawnee prima ballerina born in Ft. Worth TX one of the founders of University of Oklahoma School of Dance. Oscar Jacobson, painter, curator, author, educator Mary Leader, poet America Meredith, Cherokee Nation art writer, artist, and curator Ravi Rajan, artist, musician, educator Jeri Redcorn, Caddo/Potawatomi potter Lynn Riggs, Cherokee playwright David Salle, Renowned Postmodern Artist Susan Stryker, professor, author, filmmaker Julie Ann Ward, professor, author, poet laureate of Norman
Business Clay Bennett, majority owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder Pat Bowlen, owner of the Denver Broncos Archie W. Dunham, oil and gas CEO Roy Furr, founder of Furr's grocery store and cafeteria chain Michael F. Price, mutual fund investor Helen Walton, widow of Sam Walton
Film and television Candy Clark, actress Jack Garner, actor James Garner (1928–2014), actor of television series Maverick and The Rockford Files and the movies The Great Escape and The Americanization of Emily. There is a 10-foot bronze statue of Garner as Bret Maverick in Norman. Ed Harris, actor Owen Joyner, actor Christian Kane, actor Hoda Kotb, journalist and anchor of NBC's Today Sharron Miller, television director, writer, producer Nyambi Nyambi, actor Megyn Price, actress
Music Broncho, rock band Chainsaw Kittens, rock band Samantha Crain, singer/songwriter Jesse Ed Davis, guitarist The Flaming Lips, rock band Vince Gill, country and bluegrass performer Yolanda Kondonassis, harpist Toby Keith, Country music artist lived in Norman until his death.
Politics Carl Albert, late Speaker of the United States House of Representatives David Boren, Democratic U.S. senator, Oklahoma governor; University of Oklahoma president Jake Files, Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate from Fort Smith, Arkansas, since 2011; born in Norman in 1972 Susanna M. Salter, moved to Norman following her service as the first female mayor in the United States in Argonia, Kansas Elizabeth Warren, Democratic U.S. senator
Print Angie Debo, historian Linda Hogan, author, academic, environmentalist George Miksch Sutton, ornithologist, painter, author
Radio Mary Jo Heath, host of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts
Sports Christopher Bell, race car driver Sam Bradford, football player Ryan Broyles, football player Dominic Cervi, soccer player Jennings Clark, soccer player Nadia Comaneci, gymnast Bart Conner, gymnast Jordan Evans, NFL linebacker (Bengals) Blake Griffin, NBA forward (Nets) Charlie Kolar, football tight end for the Baltimore Ravens Daniel McCutchen, MLB pitcher (Pirates) Jim Ross, former WCW and WWE (Hall of Fame) wrestling commentator, and executive; current AEW commentator and executive Travis Simpson, football player Barry Switzer, football coach Zac Taylor, head coach of the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals Lindy Waters III, NBA player Bud Wilkinson, football coach Trae Young, professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards Cedarion DeLeroy "CeeDee" Lamb, football wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
Others Alpharad, YouTuber, esports personality and musician Nathan Altshiller Court (1881–1968), Polish–American mathematician Fred Haise, astronaut, circled the Moon on Apollo 13 Anita Hill, law professor (lived in Norman and worked at OU during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings) Michael McConnell, American LGBT activist whose same-sex marriage was the first legally recognized by any civil government (Born in Norman) Donna J. Nelson, OU chemistry professor, 2016 ACS president, and science advisor to Breaking Bad David Scheffer, lawyer and diplomat who was Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, appointed by President Bill Clinton Charles Thayer, Muscogee Creek Nation
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