List of people from Norman, Oklahoma
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This is a list of well-known persons who were born in, or lived in, Norman, Oklahoma.
Arts
- Yvonne Chouteau, prima ballerina
- Mary Leader, poet
- Ravi Rajan, artist, musician, educator
- Jeri Redcorn, Caddo potter
- Lynn Riggs, 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
- Jeremy Short, business professor and author
- Helen Walton, widow of Sam Walton
Music
- Chainsaw Kittens, rock band
- 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, Democrat 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]
- Elizabeth Warren, Democrat U.S. Senator[2]
- Gary Clayton Anderson, historian
- Angie Debo, historian
- James M. Flinchum, former editor of the Norman Transcript; editor-in-chief of the former Wyoming State Tribune (since Wyoming Tribune Eagle) in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Linda Hogan, author, academic, environmentalist
- George Miksch Sutton, ornithologist, painter, author
Radio
- Mary Jo Heath, host of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts
Television
- Hoda Kotb, NBC anchor
- Reed Timmer, meteorologist and storm chaser
Screen
- Candy Clark, actress
- Jack Garner, actor
- James Garner, actor
- Ed Harris, actor
- Christian Kane, actor
- Sharron Miller, television director, writer, producer
- Nyambi Nyambi, actor
- Megyn Price, actress
Sports
- Christopher Bell, NASCAR, Sprint Cup 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 announcer, and executive
- Travis Simpson, football player
- Bob Stoops, head football coach at the University of Oklahoma
- Barry Switzer, football coach
- Bud Wilkinson, football coach
- Trae Young, basketball player
Others
- Gary Clayton Anderson, American historian
- Fred Haise, astronaut
- Dr. Donna J. Nelson, OU Chemistry Professor, 2016 ACS President, and science advisor to Breaking Bad
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.