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

Edwin Lee Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edwin Lee Norris: was a Montana politician who served as the fifth Governor of Montana. Norris was elected to the Montana State Senate in 1896 and served until 1900. From 1904 to 1908, he was Lieutenant Governor. He became Governor in 1908 on the resignation of Joseph K. T

Moses Norris, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Moses Norris, Jr.: was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1832 and commenced practice in Barnstead. He returned to Pittsfield in 1834, was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1837

George William Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George William Norris: was a U.S. politician from the state of Nebraska and a leader of progressive and liberal causes in Congress. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1903 until 1913 and five terms in the United States Senate

Galen Clark Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Galen Clark Norris: was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1971.Norris was first elected to serve in the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held in the Stettler provincial electoral district on November 16, 1956. The by-election was caused by the death of former Social Credit MLA John E. Clark. Norris ran against a single opponent, Murray Rairdan representing the provincial Liberals. On election night Norris won a healthy majority of 61.79 percent of the popular vote cast. He easily held the district for the governing Social Credit party.

Tobias Crawford Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tobias Crawford Norris: was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the tenth Premier of Manitoba from 1915 to 1922. Norris was a member of the Liberal Party. Norris was narrowly re-elected in the 1899 election, and moved with his party to the opposition benches. He was one of many Liberals defeated in the party's electoral debacle of 1903, losing to Conservative Harvey Hicks by sixteen votes. He defeated Hicks by ninety-six votes in the 1907 election, and emerged as one of the leading figures in the legislative opposition. In 1910, he was chosen to replace Charles Mickle as provincial Liberal leader. Conservative Premier Rodmond P. Roblin called an election soon after Norris's selection as leader, and the Conservatives won 28 of 41 seats in the resulting campaign. Norris was re-elected in Lansdowne, and continued as opposition leader. He ran a stronger campaign in the 1914 election, though Roblin's Conservatives still won 28 of 48 seats in an expanded legislature.