Norman, Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma ranks 2,780th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Surat, Nowy Sącz, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Norman, Oklahoma include James Garner, Karl Guthe Jansky, and Candy Clark. Memorable people who died in Norman, Oklahoma include Martin Gardner, and Susanna M. Salter. Norman, Oklahoma has been the birth place of many actors, and physicists and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Norman, Oklahoma is located in United States.
Norman is the 3rd most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,026 as of the 2020 census. It is the most populous city and the county seat of Cleveland County and the second-most populous city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area after the state capital, Oklahoma City, 20 miles north of Norman. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1905 and 2000, Norman, Oklahoma was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including James Garner, Karl Guthe Jansky, and Candy Clark. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Norman, Oklahoma including Martin Gardner, and Susanna M. Salter.
People Born in Norman, Oklahoma
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James Garner
ACTOR
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 1
Karl Guthe Jansky
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 2
Candy Clark
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 3
Jerrie Cobb
PILOT
1931 - 2019
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 4
Vince Gill
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 5
Jaxson Hayes
BASKETBALL PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 25.53
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Norman, Oklahoma
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Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1
Susanna M. Salter
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1961
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Norman, Oklahoma were actors (2), physicists (1), pilots (1), singers (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were writers (1), and politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Norman, Oklahoma, including James Garner, and Candy Clark. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Norman, Oklahoma, including James Garner, and Candy Clark.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Norman, Oklahoma since 1700.
