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People from
Norman, Oklahoma.
Arts
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Yvonne Chouteau,
Shawnee prima ballerina
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Oscar Jacobson, painter, curator, author, educator
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Mary Leader, poet
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America Meredith,
Cherokee Nation art writer, artist, and curator
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Ravi Rajan, artist, musician, educator
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Jeri Redcorn,
Caddo/
Potawatomi potter
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Lynn Riggs,
Cherokee playwright
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Susan Stryker, professor, author, filmmaker
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Julie Ann Ward, professor, author, poet laureate of Norman
Business
Film and television
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Candy Clark, actress
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Jack Garner, actor
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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.
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Ed Harris, actor
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Owen Joyner, actor
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Christian Kane, actor
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Hoda Kotb, journalist and anchor of
NBC's
Today
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Sharron Miller, television director, writer, producer
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Nyambi Nyambi, actor
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Megyn Price, actress
Music
Politics
Print
Radio
Sports
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Christopher Bell, race car driver
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Sam Bradford, football player
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Ryan Broyles, football player
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Dominic Cervi, football (soccer) player
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Nadia Comaneci, gymnast
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Bart Conner, gymnast
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Jordan Evans, NFL linebacker (Bengals)
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Blake Griffin, NBA forward (Nets)
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Charlie Kolar, football
tight end for the
Baltimore Ravens
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Daniel McCutchen, MLB pitcher (Pirates)
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Jim Ross, former WCW and WWE (Hall of Fame) wrestling commentator, and executive; current AEW commentator and executive
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Travis Simpson, football player
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Barry Switzer, football coach
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Zac Taylor, head coach of the
NFL's
Cincinnati Bengals
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Bud Wilkinson, football coach
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Trae Young, professional basketball player for the
Atlanta Hawks
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Lindy Waters III, NBA player
Others
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Anita Hill, law professor (lived in Norman and worked at OU during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings)
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Fred Haise, astronaut, circled the Moon on
Apollo 13
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Donna J. Nelson,
OU chemistry professor, 2016
ACS President, and science advisor to
Breaking Bad
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David Scheffer, lawyer and diplomat who was Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, appointed by President Bill Clinton
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Charles Thayer, Muscogee Creek Nation
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Alpharad, YouTuber,
esports personality and musician.
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Nathan Altshiller Court (1881-1968), Polish–American mathematician
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