Famous people from Norfolk

Norfolk

* Gary "U.S." Bonds – singer and songwriter.
* Plaxico Burress – professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants.
* Clarence Clemons – saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and former player for the Norfolk Neptunes football team.
* Tom DiCillo – film writer and director.
* Charles Driesell – aka "Lefty Driesell," famed basketball coach at the University of Maryland, College Park, James Madison University, and Georgia State University.
* Rob Estes – actor.
* Gary Fleder – film director.
* William Fuller – professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears.
* Stephen Furst – television actor.
* Joe Garland – songwriter.
* Eddie Holman – musician.
* General Johnson – R&B musician.
* Timothy "Timbaland" Mosely – Hip-Hop artist and producer, longtime associate of Missy Elliot
* Wayne Newton – a.k.a. "Mr. Las Vegas"; singer and songwriter.
* Tim Reid – television actor, director, and film executive.
* Bob Saget – television actor.
* Deborah Shelton – television actor.
* Bruce Smith – professional football player for the Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins.
* Margaret Sullavan – actress and wife of Leland Hayward.
* Joe Smith – professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks.
* Scott Travis – drummer for rock band Judas Priest.
* Gene Vincent – trailblazing rock-a-billy artist recorded the huge hit "Be-Bop-A-Lula."
* Ernie Watts – composer, jazz saxophonist, and long-time touring member of The Rolling Stones.


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