Famous People with Name Norman

Norman W. Lewis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman W. Lewis: was an award-winning African-American painter, scholar, and teacher. He is associated with Abstract Expressionism. Lewis was African-American, of Caribbean descent.Norman W. Lewis was born in Harlem, New York. His parents had emigrated from Bermuda. Always interested in art, he had amassed a large art history library by the time he was a young man. A lifelong resident of Harlem, he also travelled extensively during the two years that he worked on ocean freighters. An important early influence was the sculptor and teacher Augusta Savage, who provided him with open studio space at her Harlem Art Center. He also participated in WPA art projects, alongside his friends Romare Bearden and Jackson Pollock, among others.

Norman Bluhm            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Bluhm: was an American painter classified as an abstract expressionist, and as an action painter. His paintings are also related to Tachisme and Lyrical Abstraction.He studied under Mies van der Rohe at the then Armour (now Illinois) Institute of Technology. After service in World War II with the USAAF he decided not to resume his architectural studies. Rather he studied art at the Academia de Belle Arte, Florence, Italy and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s he lived in Paris. He had numerous friends in art, literature, and other creative fields. Among his close acquaintances were Joan Mitchell, Sam Francis, Jean Paul Riopelle, Zao Wou-ki and others. He was married to Claude Souvrain until 1956.

Norman Earl Thagard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Earl Thagard: is an American scientist and former NASA cosmonaut. He is the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle. He did this on March 14, 1995 in the Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft for the Russian Mir-18 mission.

Norman Clyde            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Clyde: was a famous mountaineer, nature photographer, and self trained naturalist. He is well-known for achieving over 100 first ascents, many in California's Sierra Nevada and Montana. He also set a speed climbing record on Mount Shasta in 1923.

Norman Carlberg            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norman Carlberg: is a American sculptor and printmaker. He is noted as an exemplar of the modular constructivist style.Norman Carlberg was born in Roseau, Minnesota. He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art and at the University of Illinois before going on to study und

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.

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