List of people from Norman, Oklahoma

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, soccer player ^[3]
• Jennings Clark, soccer player ^[4]
• 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

References

1. "Jake Files' Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
2. Bierman, Noah (February 12, 2012). "A girl who soared, but longed to belong". The Boston Globe . Retrieved November 10, 2017.
3. Harper, Justin (January 20, 2008). "Norman's Cervi becomes state's first player selected in MLS draft". The Oklahoman . Retrieved March 28, 2025.
4. "Jennings Clark". FBref . Retrieved April 10, 2025.