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

David "Bud" Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David "Bud" Norris: is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros.In July 2009, Norris was called up to pitch for the Astros following an injury to starting pitcher Roy Oswalt.[7] He made his Major League debut on July 29.[8] In his first Major League start, he pitched 7 shut-out innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 2, 2009 to earn his first career victory. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning.[9] In his rookie season overall, Norris went 6-3 in ten starts for a 4.53 Earned Run Average. He was shut down near the end of the season to prevent potential injury.[10]

Charlie Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charlie Norris: is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American promotions as well as the World Championship Wrestling during the early 1990s. Norris began training with Eddie Sharkey in 1989, and later wrestled for the Pro Wrestling America pr

Benjamin White Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin White Norris: was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He served as paymaster in the Union Army in 1864 and 1865. He was appointed major and additional paymaster in the Bureau of Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, serving from May 1 to August 2, 1865, at Mobile, Alabama. Nor

Mark Norris            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark Norris: is a Tennessee State Senator representing District 32, composed of Dyer, Lauderdale, and Tipton counties, and the eastern and northeastern portion of Shelby County. He is based in Collierville, Tennessee and is a member of the Republican Party.He was elec

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