Famous People with Name Norris

Norris James Coleman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norris James Coleman: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (38th overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft. A 6'8" forward from Kansas State University, Coleman played in only one NBA season.

Norris Dewar McWhirter,            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norris Dewar McWhirter,: was a writer, political activist, co-founder of the Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his identical twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the Guinness Book of Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. After Ross McWhirter's assassination by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), Norris McWhirter carried on alone as editor.

Norris Embry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norris Embry: was an American artist born on January 14, 1921 in Louisville, Kentucky. He grew up in East Orange, New Jersey outside New York City and Evanston, Illinois in the Chicago area, attending public schools through high school. Later, he studied at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland and the Art Institute in Chicago. In the late 1940s, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy; his teacher, the Expressionist painter Oskar Kokoschka, was to have a lasting influence on Embry's work.

Norris H. Cotton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Norris H. Cotton: was an American Republican politician from the state of New Hampshire.In 1946 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire for the first time. He served until 1954 when he ran for a seat in the United States Senate from

Tim Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tim Norris: (born on November 20, 1957) is a current college head golf

Orlin Levance Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Orlin Levance Norris: American boxer who held the WBA cruiserweight title and fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980's and 1990's. He is the lesser known brother of retired former champion Terry Norris.

Terry Wayne Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Terry Wayne Norris: American boxer and a three-time world champion in the junior middleweight division. Originally from Lubbock, Texas, he fought out of San Diego.

James Francis Norris (            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Francis Norris (: (born December 20, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York) was a Major League Baseball player from 1977 to 1980 for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers. He mostly played the outfield position

Michael Kelvin Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Kelvin Norris: (born March 19, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played with the Oakland Athletics (1975-1983, 1990).