Famous People with Name Norman

Norman Bailey Snead            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Bailey Snead: is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Wake Forest University and was drafted in the first round (second overall pick) of the 1961 NFL Draft.

Norman Frederick Jewison            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Frederick Jewison: an Academy Award-winning Canadian film director, producer and actor.Jewison's career as a film director began with the comedy Forty Pounds of Trouble (1962), starring Curtis. The next three films he directed, including two with Doris Day, The Thrill Of It All (1963) and Send Me No Flowers (1964), were also light comedies done under contract for Universal Studios. After The Art of Love (1965), Jewison was determined to escape from the genre and tackle more demanding projects. His breakthrough film proved to be The Cincinnati Kid (1965), a drama starring Steve McQueen, now considered one of the finest movies made about gambling.

Norman ("Norm") McLeod            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman ("Norm") McLeod: a former Canadian national soccer team player.McLeod played four times for Canada, in 1957 he was selected to Canada's first ever World Cup team and scored Canada's first ever goal in World Cup competition against the United States in Toronto. McLeod played for the Vancouver Halecos in the Pacific Coast So

Norman Lessing            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Lessing: was an American television screenwriter and producer, playwright, chess master, and chess writer.Lessing grew up in New York City, and played a great deal of chess as a youth, reaching national master strength. He was New York State co-champion at age 19 in 1930 at Utica with 6.5/8.[1] He often played at the Stuyvesant Chess Club, on the lower east side of Manhattan.[2] He won the 1967 Santa Monica Chess Club championship, and the 1967 United States Senior Open, at which time he had a rating of 2207. [3] He was the Senior champion at the American and National Opens several times in the 1960s.

Norman Levi Bowen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Levi Bowen: Bowen conducted experimental research at the Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington from 1912 to 1937. He published The Evolution of the Igneous Rocks in 1928. This book set the stage for a geochemical and geophysical foundation for the study of rocks and minerals. This book became the petrology handbook. He was awarded the Penrose Medal in 1941.Bowen married Mary Lamont in 1911, and they had a daughter Catherine.

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

Francis Toadvin Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Toadvin Norman: was a Democratic mayor of the small city of Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, from 1958-1966. From 1952-1958, Norman had served on the Minden City Council as the then public safety commissioner under the since disbanded city co

Nathan Norman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathan Norman: was a sealing captain and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Port de Grave in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882. He was born in Brigus and was educated there and then trained in navigation at Bull Cove. Norman owned a fishing establishment on Groswater Bay, Labrador. He was also a justice of the peace for Labrador. In 1841, Norman married Elizabeth Munden. He died in Brigus at the age of 73.