List of people from Norman, Oklahoma
Arts
- Yvonne Chouteau, Shawnee prima ballerina
- 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
- Susan Stryker, professor, author, filmmaker
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 "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files"
- Ed Harris, actor
- Owen Joyner, actor
- Christian Kane, actor
- Sharron Miller, television director, writer, producer
- Nyambi Nyambi, actor
- Megyn Price, actress
Music
- Broncho, rock band
- Chainsaw Kittens, rock band
- Yolanda Kondonassis, harpist
- Jesse Ed Davis, guitarist
- The Flaming Lips, rock band
- Vince Gill, country and bluegrass performer
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[1]
- Susanna M. Salter, moved to Norman following her service as the first woman mayor in the United States in Argonia, Kansas.
- Elizabeth Warren, Democratic U.S. Senator[2]
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, football (soccer) player
- Nadia Comaneci, gymnast
- Bart Conner, gymnast
- Jordan Evans, NFL linebacker (Bengals)
- Blake Griffin, NBA forward (Clippers)
- 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 football coach of the Cincinnati Bengals, former University of Nebraska quarterback
- Bud Wilkinson, football coach
- Trae Young, basketball player
Others
- Anita Hill, law professor (lived in Norman and worked at OU during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings)
- Fred Haise, astronaut
- Donna J. Nelson, OU chemistry professor, 2016 ACS President, and science advisor to Breaking Bad
- Charles Thayer, Muscogee Creek Nation
References
- "Jake Files' Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- Bierman, Noah (February 12, 2012). "A girl who soared, but longed to belong". The Boston Globe. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
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