Yes, my cat is very noisy when he wants something. Especially if it's food! He actually YELLS at us in this nagging, whiny, pushy voice all the while circling us and leading us to the food bowl. If you try to go the other way, he actually cuts in front of you, almost tripping you, in an attempt to get you to go to the bowl.
This was cute, for a while. He also has this noise he makes that is more like a bark than a meow. He does this when he is mad that you aren't paying any attention to him. Right after he makes that noise, he takes off running at breakneck speed all over the apartment. He's definitely weird. He has many different syllables he uses too. Here's a few:
"Eh" That's when he's chasing imaginary bugs on the floor after you say to him "Where's the bug?"
"A-Mrow!" That's when he's frustrated that he's been asking for food for more than 3 or 4 minutes.
"Mamaaaaaa" That's when he's all excited because you are walking over to the bowl to feed him!