Norio

Norio (written: 規夫, 規郎, 典夫, 典雄, 典士, 範夫, 範男, 徳雄, 徳男, 法夫, 法男, 法生, 紀夫, 紀雄, 紀生, 紀男, 則夫, 則男, 教生, 昇男, 憲生, 詔夫, 宜央 or のりお in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:


 * Norio Ban (伴 紀雄), Japanese rower
 * Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist
 * Norio Hirate (平手 則男), Japanese speed skater
 * Norio Honaga (保永 昇男), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Norio Hotogi (罐 範男), Japanese cyclist
 * Norio Imamura (いまむら のりお), Japanese actor
 * Norio Ishizawa (石澤 典夫), Japanese journalist
 * Norio Ito (伊東 徳雄), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Norio Kaifu (海部宣男), Japanese astronomer
 * Norio Kobayashi (小林 のりお), Japanese photographer
 * Norio Kudo (工藤 紀夫), Japanese Go player
 * Norio Maeda (前田 憲男), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
 * Norio Matsubara (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver
 * Norio Mikami (三上 法夫), Japanese golfer
 * Norio Mitsuya (三ッ矢 憲生), Japanese politician
 * Norio Murata (村田 教生), Japanese footballer
 * Norio Nagayama (永山 則夫), Japanese spree killer and writer
 * Norio Nakai (中井 紀夫), Japanese writer
 * Norio Niikawa (新川 詔夫), Japanese physician and geneticist
 * Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄), Japanese chief executive
 * Norio Omura (小村 徳男), Japanese footballer
 * Norio Sasaki (佐々木 則夫), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Norio Sassa (佐々 宜央), Japanese basketball coach
 * Shimotori Norio (霜鳳 典雄), Japanese sumo wrestler
 * Norio Shinozaki (篠崎 紀夫), Japanese golfer
 * Norio Shioyama (塩山 紀生), Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
 * Norio Suzuki (explorer) (鈴木 紀夫), Japanese explorer
 * Norio Suzuki (footballer) (鈴木 規郎), Japanese footballer
 * Norio Suzuki (golfer) (鈴木 規夫), Japanese golfer
 * Norio Takahashi (高橋 範夫), Japanese footballer
 * Norio Takashima (高島 規郎), Japanese table tennis player
 * Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男), Japanese politician
 * Norio Tanabe (田辺 徳雄), Japanese baseball player and coach
 * Norio Tanaka (田中 法生), Japanese aquatic botanist
 * Norio Taniguchi (谷口 紀男), Japanese scientist and academic
 * Norio Torimoto (born 1948), Japanese origami artist
 * Norio Tsukitate (築舘 範男), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Norio Tsukudani (佃煮 のりお), Japanese female manga artist and illustrator
 * Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男), Japanese film director
 * Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫), Japanese voice actor
 * Norio Wakui (涌井 紀夫), Japanese judge
 * Norio Yamanaka (山中 典士), Japanese writer
 * Norio Yoshimizu (吉水 法生), Japanese footballer