List of Famous people born in Norfolk, United States of America

Gary Fleder is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His most recently completed film, Homefront, was released by Open Road Films and Millennium Films in November 2013. In recent years he has been a prolific director of television pilots.

Joseph Copeland Garland was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger, best known for writing "In the Mood".

Timothy Zachary Mosley, known professionally by his stage name Timbaland, is an American musician, record producer, DJ, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinctive "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him — from sultry, urban-edged R&B songstresses ... to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits."

Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Ph.D. is an American politician, currently serving as mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. A native of Norfolk and president of Metropolitan Funeral Services, he began his public service career more than two decades ago. From 2002 - 2012, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 89th District in Norfolk. From 2012 - 2016 he served in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 5th District in Norfolk and Chesapeake.

Mary "Jodi" Rell is an American former Republican politician and the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. Rell also served as the state's 105th Lieutenant Governor.

William Lattimore was Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi Territory.

Roosevelt Harrell III professionally known as Bink is an American hip hop producer who is noted for his work with Roc-A-Fella Records artists. His most high-profile work has been Jay-Z's critically acclaimed album The Blueprint, for which he produced three tracks, including the first and last tracks on the album. He is sometimes credited as Bink! or Bink Dawg. In 2011, Bink and American-reggae artist Atiba finished a collaborative album titled Foreigner. A release date for the project has yet to be announced.

Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.