…a city in central Oklahoma, south of Oklahoma City, home to the University of Oklahoma; population 106,957 (est. 2008)…
…a member of a people of mixed Frankish and Scandinavian origin who settled in Normandy from about ad 912 and became a dominant military power in western Europe and the Mediterranean in the 11th century…
…(1955-), Australian golfer; full name Gregory John Norman; called Great White Shark. He won the Australian Open in 1980, 1985, 1987, and 1995 and the British Open in 1986 and 1993…
…(1945-), US opera singer. She is noted for her interpretations of the works of Wagner, Schubert, and Mahler…
…(1923–2007), US novelist and essayist. His novels, in which he frequently deals with the effect of war and violence on human relationships, include The Naked and the Dead (1948) and Ancient Evenings (1983). His nonfiction works include the prize-winning The Armies of the Night (1968) and The Executioner’s Song (1979)…
…(1884–1968), US social reformer, minister, and politician; full name Norman Mattoon Thomas. A minister 1911–31, he helped found the American Civil Liberties Union 1920 and was a Socialist Party presidential candidate six times between 1928 and 1948…
…(1914–2009), US agronomist; full name Norman Ernest Borlaug. He worked for many years on the improvement of wheat crops and the adaptation of new strains of wheat to parts of the world where it had not previously been grown. Nobel Peace Prize (1970)…
…(1926-), Canadian movie director and producer. He is known for the drama In the Heat of the Night (1967), which won five Academy Awards; the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1971); and the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987)…
…(1836–1920), English astronomer; full name Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. His spectroscopic analysis of the sun led to his discovery of a new element, which he named helium…
…the conquest of England by William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) after the Battle of Hastings in 1066…
…(1894–1978), US illustrator; full name Norman Percevel Rockwell. Known for his typically sentimental portraits of small-town life in the US, he was an illustrator for Life and the Saturday Evening Post, for which he created 317 covers between 1916 and 1963…
… Baron Foster of Thames Bank (b.1935), English architect; full name Norman Robert Foster. His work is notable for its sophisticated engineering approach and technological style. Examples include the Terminal Zone at Stansted Airport (1991) and the German Reichstag building in Berlin (1998)…
…the variety of Norman French used in England after the Norman Conquest. It remained the language of the English nobility for several centuries and has had a strong influence on legal phraseology in English…
…(1898–1993), US clergyman. The pastor of the Marble Collegiate Reformed Church in New York City 1932–84, he preached “applied Christianity,” which encouraged people to think positively. His books included The Art of Living (1937), The Art of Loving (1948), and The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)…
… Jr. (1934–2012), US army officer; nickname Stormin' Norman. He was deputy commander of US forces during the invasion of Grenada 1983. Promoted to full general in 1988 and appointed commander in chief of the US Central Command 1988–91, he led the Allied forces against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War 1991…
…(1883–1950), English organic chemist. A pioneer in carbohydrate chemistry, he was the first person to make a vitamin artificially when he synthesized vitamin C. He shared the 1937 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Paul Karrer (1889–1971)…
…the variety of Norman French used in England after the Norman Conquest. It remained the language of the English nobility for several centuries and has had a strong influence on legal phraseology in English…
… Jr. (1934–2012), US army officer; nickname Stormin' Norman. He was deputy commander of US forces during the invasion of Grenada 1983. Promoted to full general in 1988 and appointed commander in chief of the US Central Command 1988–91, he led the Allied forces against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War 1991…
…(1944-), US baseball player; full name Steven Norman Carlton; nicknamed Lefty. He was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young awards 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982. He played chiefly for the St. Louis Cardinals 1965–71 and the Philadelphia Phillies 1972–86. Baseball Hall of Fame (1994)…
…(1936–99), US basketball player; full name Wilton Norman Chamberlain; known as Wilt the Stilt. He played for the Philadelphia Warriors (later the Golden State Warriors), the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1959 until 1973. Basketball Hall of Fame (1978)…
…(1929–75), English motor-racing driver; full name Norman Graham Hill. He became Formula One world champion in 1962 and 1975…
…(1955-), Australian golfer; full name Gregory John Norman; called Great White Shark. He won the Australian Open in 1980, 1985, 1987, and 1995 and the British Open in 1986 and 1993…
…(1914–2009), US agronomist; full name Norman Ernest Borlaug. He worked for many years on the improvement of wheat crops and the adaptation of new strains of wheat to parts of the world where it had not previously been grown. Nobel Peace Prize (1970)…
…(1944-), US baseball player; full name Steven Norman Carlton; nicknamed Lefty. He was the first pitcher to win four Cy Young awards 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982. He played chiefly for the St. Louis Cardinals 1965–71 and the Philadelphia Phillies 1972–86. Baseball Hall of Fame (1994)…
… Baron Foster of Thames Bank (b.1935), English architect; full name Norman Robert Foster. His work is notable for its sophisticated engineering approach and technological style. Examples include the Terminal Zone at Stansted Airport (1991) and the German Reichstag building in Berlin (1998)…
…(1923–97), Jamaican statesman; prime minister 1972–80 and 1989–92; full name Michael Norman Manley…
…(1922-), US television writer and actor. He was a writer for Caesar’s Hour (1954–57) and wrote for and acted on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66). He also directed movies such as Oh God! (1977), The Jerk (1979), and That Old Feeling (1997). His son Rob Reiner (1947-) (full name Robert Norman Reiner), noted for his role as the son-in-law on television’s All in the Family 1971–78, became a director, with such movies as The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally (1989), The American President (1995), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and The Bucket List (2007)…
…(1884–1968), US social reformer, minister, and politician; full name Norman Mattoon Thomas. A minister 1911–31, he helped found the American Civil Liberties Union 1920 and was a Socialist Party presidential candidate six times between 1928 and 1948…
…(1936–99), US basketball player; full name Wilton Norman Chamberlain; known as Wilt the Stilt. He played for the Philadelphia Warriors (later the Golden State Warriors), the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1959 until 1973. Basketball Hall of Fame (1978)…
…(1894–1978), US illustrator; full name Norman Percevel Rockwell. Known for his typically sentimental portraits of small-town life in the US, he was an illustrator for Life and the Saturday Evening Post, for which he created 317 covers between 1916 and 1963…
…(1836–1920), English astronomer; full name Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer. His spectroscopic analysis of the sun led to his discovery of a new element, which he named helium…
