List of people from Norman, Oklahoma explained

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
• 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
• Yolanda Kondonassis, harpist
• Jesse Ed Davis, guitarist
• The Flaming Lips, rock band
• Vince Gill, country and bluegrass performer
• Samantha Crain, singer/songwriter

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 (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
• Bud Wilkinson, football coach
• Trae Young, professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks
• Lindy Waters III, NBA player

Others

• Anita Hill, law professor (lived in Norman and worked at OU during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings)
• Fred Haise, astronaut, circled the Moon on Apollo 13
• 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
• Alpharad, YouTuber, esports personality and musician.
• Nathan Altshiller Court (1881–1968), Polish–American mathematician

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jake Files' Biography. votesmart.org. November 29, 2013.
2. News: Noah . Bierman . A girl who soared, but longed to belong . February 12, 2012 . November 10, 2017 . .