Famous People with Name Norman

Norman Lewis Corwin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Lewis Corwin: is an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest success was in the writing and directing of radio drama during the 1930s and 1940s.Corwin was among the first producers to regularly use entertainment -- even light entertainment -- to tackle serious social issues. In this area he was a peer to Orson Welles and William N. Robson, and an inspiration to other later radio/TV writers such as Rod Serling, Gene Roddenberry, Norman Lear and J. Michael Straczynski.

Norman Dello Joio            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Dello Joio: was an American composer.He was born Nicodemo DeGioio in New York City to Italian immigrants; the spelling "Gioio" was later anglicized to "Joio". He began his musical career as organist and choir director at the Star of the Sea Church on City Island in New York at age 14. His father was an organist, pianist, and vocal coach and coached many opera stars from the Metropolitan Opera. He taught Norman piano starting at the age of four. In his teens, Norman began studying organ with his godfather, Pietro Yon, who was the organist at Saint Patrick's Cathedral. In 1939, he received a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music, where he studied composition with Bernard Wagenaar.

Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin: Born in Parade, South Dakota to Mack and Ethel Van Brocklin, Norm became a career American football player and coach. Among his fans and fellow players, Norm was often called The Dutchman. As a quarterback he was known for brilliant field generalship and superb passing prowess. Although too slow to scramble outside the pocket, Van Brocklin was by some accounts the greatest long passer of all time. He was also a first rate punter in college and in the NFL. In 1971, ten years after retirement as a player, the Dutchman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Norman Levinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Levinson: was an American mathematician. Some of his major contributions were in the study of Fourier transforms, complex analysis, non-linear differential equations, number theory, and signal processing. He worked closely with Norbert Wiener in his early career. He joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937

Norman Kingsley Mailer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Kingsley Mailer: was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, John McPhee, and Tom Wolfe, Mailer is considered an innovator of narrative nonfiction, a genre sometimes called New Journalism, but which covers the essay to the nonfiction novel. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice and the National Book Award once. In 1955, Mailer, together with Ed Fancher and Dan Wolf, first published The Village Voice, which began as an arts- and politics-oriented weekly newspaper initially distributed in Greenwich Village.

Larry Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Larry Norman: is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 18th in the C-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.

Thomas James "Tom" Van Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas James "Tom" Van Norman: was a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 28A district from 2000 to 2008.

Fred Barthold Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Fred Barthold Norman: was a U.S. Representative from Washington.He served as member of the city council of Raymond, Washington from 1916 to 1918. He served in the State house of representatives in 1919 and 1920. He served as member of the State senate 1925-1935.Norman was elec

H. Wayne Norman, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

H. Wayne Norman, Jr.: is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 35A in Harford County. He serves alongside fellow Republican Donna Stifler. Norman was appointed in 2008 to fill the vacancy created when Delegate Barry Glassman was appointed to the Ma

Clarence Norman, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clarence Norman, Jr.: is an American politician from the state of New York. He was the former chairman of the Kings County Democratic Party and member of the New York State Assembly from the 43rd Assembly District in Central Brooklyn, which includes Crown Heights and parts of