title: Norio
text: # 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
  