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, born 1948), Japanese speed skater
Norio Honaga (保永 昇男, born 1955), Japanese professional wrestler
Norio Hotogi (罐 範男, born 1943), Japanese cyclist
Norio Imamura (いまむら のりお, born 1954), Japanese actor
Norio Ishizawa (石澤 典夫, born 1952), Japanese journalist
Norio Ito (伊東 徳雄, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
Norio Kaifu (海部宣男, 1943-2019), Japanese astronomer
Norio Kobayashi (小林 のりお, born 1952), Japanese photographer
Norio Kudo (工藤 紀夫, born 1940), Japanese Go player
Norio Maeda (前田 憲男, 1934–2018), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
Norio Matsubara (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver
Norio Mikami (三上 法夫, born 1947), Japanese golfer
Norio Mitsuya (三ッ矢 憲生, born 1950), Japanese politician
Norio Murata (村田 教生, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Norio Nagayama (永山 則夫, 1949–1997), Japanese spree killer and writer
Norio Nakai (中井 紀夫, born 1952), Japanese writer
Norio Niikawa (新川 詔夫, born 1942), Japanese physician and geneticist
Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄, 1930–2011), Japanese chief executive
Norio Omura (小村 徳男, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Norio Sasaki (佐々木 則夫, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager
Norio Sassa (佐々 宜央, born 1984), Japanese basketball coach
Shimotori Norio (霜鳳 典雄, born 1978), Japanese sumo wrestler
Norio Shinozaki (篠崎 紀夫, born 1969), Japanese golfer
Norio Shioyama (塩山 紀生, born 1940), Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
Norio Suzuki (explorer) (鈴木 紀夫, 1949–1986), Japanese explorer
Norio Suzuki (footballer) (鈴木 規郎, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Norio Suzuki (golfer) (鈴木 規夫, born 1951), Japanese golfer
Norio Takahashi (高橋 範夫, born 1971), Japanese footballer
Norio Takashima (高島 規郎), Japanese table tennis player
Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, born 1958), Japanese politician
Norio Tanabe (田辺 徳雄, born 1966), Japanese baseball player and coach
Norio Tanaka (田中 法生), Japanese aquatic botanist
Norio Taniguchi (谷口 紀男, 1912–1999), Japanese scientist and academic
Norio Torimoto (born 1948), Japanese origami artist
Norio Tsukitate (築舘 範男, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
Norio Tsukudani (佃煮 のりお), Japanese female manga artist and illustrator
Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男, born 1960), Japanese film director
Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, born 1945), Japanese voice actor
Norio Wakui (涌井 紀夫, 1942–2009), Japanese judge
Norio Yamanaka (山中 典士, born 1928), Japanese writer
Norio Yoshimizu (吉水 法生, born 1946), Japanese footballer
Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄, Ōga Norio), otherwise spelled Norio Oga (January 29, 1930 – April 23, 2011), was the former president and chairman of Sony Corporation...
Norio Sakurai (Japanese: 桜井のりお, Hepburn: Sakurai Norio) is a Japanese manga artist. Her main works consist of Mitsudomoe, Rororro!, Kodomo Gakkyū, and...
Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, Wakamoto Norio, born October 18, 1945) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with the Sigma Seven talent agency. He was born in...
Norio Nagayama (永山 則夫, Nagayama Norio, June 27, 1949 – August 1, 1997) was a Japanese spree killer and novelist. Nagayama was born in Abashiri, Hokkaido...
Norio Ban (伴 紀雄, Ban Norio) (born c. 1914) was a Japanese rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Evans, Hilary;...
Norio Tsukudani (佃煮 のりお, Tsukudani Norio, born 16 April 1993) is a Japanese manga artist and illustrator. She is best known for Himegoto, an otokonoko...
Norio Azuma (Japanese: 東 典男, November 28, 1928 – February 4, 2004) was a Japanese American painter and serigraph artist who worked in a modernist style...
Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男, Tsuruta Norio, born December 30, 1960) is a Japanese film director. He directed Premonition, Dream Cruise, and Orochi: Blood. Tsuruta...
Norio Kato (Japanese: 加藤範夫, 10 March 1923 – 5 April 2002) was a Japanese physicist and crystallographer. He was known for his contributions in diffraction...
Norio Nishiyama Japanese: 西山典男 is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions between 1999 and 2000. List...
Norio Murata (村田 教生, Murata Norio, born February 7, 1976) is a former Japanese football player. Murata was born in Aichi Prefecture on February 7, 1976...
Norio Hayakawa (Japanese: 早川 弼生, Hepburn: Hayakawa Norio, born in 1944), is an American activist who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is currently...
Norio Yoshimizu (吉水 法生, Yoshimizu Norio, born August 21, 1946) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Yoshimizu was...
Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, Takeuchi Norio, born 1958) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of...
Norio Hirate (平手 則男, Hirate Norio, born 8 December 1948) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1976 Winter Olympics...
Norio Kudo (工藤 紀夫, Kudō Norio, born August 2, 1940) is a professional Go player. Kudo turned professional in 1955 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1976. Although...
Norio Takahashi (高橋 範夫, Takahashi Norio, born March 15, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. Takahashi was born in Yachiyo on March 15, 1971. Through...
Norio Omura (小村 徳男, Omura Norio, born September 6, 1969) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team from...
Norio Suzuki may refer to: Norio Suzuki (golfer) (鈴木 規夫, born 1951), Japanese golfer Norio Suzuki (explorer) (鈴木 紀夫, 1949–1986), Japanese explorer Norio...
(今村 清憲, Imamura Kiyonori), better known by his stage name Norio Imamura (いまむら のりお, Imamura Norio) (born April 17, 1954), is a Japanese stage actor and voice...
Norio Niikawa (新川 詔夫, Niikawa Norio, 8 May 1942 – 11 April 2020) was a Japanese physician and medical geneticist who discovered an autosomal dominant...
Norio Tsukitate (築舘 範男, Tsukitate Norio, born 2 April 1960) is a Japanese football manager and former player. Tsukitate coached the Nagoya Grampus and...
Norio Sassa (佐々宜央, Sassa Norio) is the former Head coach of the Utsunomiya Brex in the Japanese B.League. He spent his childhood in America for eight years...
Norio Takashima (高島 規郎, Takashima Norio) is a former Japanese international table tennis player. He won five World Table Tennis Championships medals in...
Norio Hotogi (罐 範男, Hotogi Norio, born 20 November 1943) is a former Japanese cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics. "Norio...
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