Famous People with Name Norman

Norman Ernest Borlaug            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Ernest Borlaug: American agronomist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution. Borlaug was one of five people in history to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

Norman Henry Baker            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Henry Baker: basketball and lacrosse player, voted Canada's top basketball player of the first half of the 20th century in a Canadian Press poll in December 1950.

Norman Augustus Black            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Augustus Black: is an American basketball head coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. Prior to coaching in the collegiate leagues, Black was known as one of the best imports in Philippine Basketball Association before concentrating on coaching the San Miguel Beermen to numerous championships.

Norman Ellard Nixon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Ellard Nixon: is a retired American professional basketball player for the NBA, who spent ten seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers.Nixon was the 22nd overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers out of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He helped the Lakers to win NBA championships in 1980 and 1982, before he was traded to the San Diego Clippers prior to the 1983-84 season in exchange for the draft rights to guard Byron Scott.

Norman Allen Van Lier III            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Allen Van Lier III: is a former NBA basketball player who spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls.Van Lier's basketball talents were often under-appreciated because of his modest stature, at 6'1" tall, and because of his emphasis on defense which in Van Lier's day was not well understood by the casual fan. He was not recruited by major basketball powers, and went to Saint Francis University of Pennsylvania, where he emerged as a standout player.

Moriah Van Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Moriah Van Norman: is an American water polo player for the University of Southern California, who won the Peter J. Cutino Award in 2004, recognized as the best female collegiate player in the nation. Her position is two-meter offense (center forward).

Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Irwin "Moe" Norman: was a Canadian professional golfer.Norman's play, along with his way of dressing, were both described as unconventional. He devised what is known as "The Norman Swing"—very short backswing and very short follow-through which produced an amazingly accurate

Daniel Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Daniel Norman: is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 30th in the C-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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.