Norio
# 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, 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
