- James Norton
James Lansdowne Norton, (January 8 1869 - April 21 1925) founded the "Norton Manufacturing Company" in Birmingham, England in 1898. The company began making chains for bicycles before producing early motorcycles with imported engines from the Swiss and French. In 1913 the business declined, R.T. Shelley & Co., the main creditors, intervened and saved it. Norton Motors Ltd was formed shortly afterwards under joint directorship of James Norton and Bob Shelley, … - Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (1808 - 1877), was a famous British society beauty and author of the early and mid nineteenth century. - Edward Lawry Norton
Edward Lawry Norton (1898 - 1983) was an accomplished Bell Labs engineer famous for developing the concept of the Norton equivalent circuit. - Joshua A. Norton
Joshua Abraham Norton ("c." 1819 - January 8, 1880), also known as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Francisco, California who proclaimed himself "Emperor of these United States" and later "Protector of Mexico" in 1859. Born in London, Norton spent most of his early life in South Africa; he emigrated to San Francisco in 1849 after receiving a bequest of $40,000 from his father's estate. - Graham Norton
Graham Norton, (born Graham Walker on 4 April 1963 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actor, comedian and television presenter. He achieved fame as a broadcaster on Britain's Channel 4 and also through his role as Father Noel Furlong in the critically acclaimed television series "Father Ted". Though he only appeared in three episodes, Norton's performance as Father Noel proved extremely popular with viewers. - Frances Norton Lady Norton
Frances Norton, Lady Norton (1644 - 1731) was an English religious poet and prose writer who primarily wrote about grief. She was born in Oxford and married Sir George Norton in 1672. This George Norton was the son of the Sir George Norton who hid Charles II at the time of the regicide of Charles I. The couple had three children, but only one, Grace, survived infancy. Grace Norton died in 1697 at the age of twenty-one, and Frances Norton went into a deep state of grief. - Philip Norton Baron Norton of Louth
Philip Norton, Baron Norton of Louth, is an English author and academic. The House Magazine has called him 'our greatest living expert on parliament'. He is currently head of the Politics Department at the University of Hull in England. Norton graduated from the University of Sheffield with a Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, and from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Arts. - Cecil Norton 1st Baron Rathcreedan
Cecil William Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan (23 June 1850 - 7 December 1930), was a British Liberal politician. Norton was the son of William Norton, Rector of Baltinglass, Ireland. He was elected to the House of Commons for Newington West in 1892, a seat he held until 1916, and served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and H. H. Asquith as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1905 to 1910 and as Assistant Postmaster General from 1910 to 1916. - Fletcher Norton 1st Baron Grantley
Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley PC (June 23, 1716 - January 1, 1789), was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Thomas Norton of Grantley, Yorkshire. He became a barrister in 1739, and, after a period of inactivity, built up a profitable practice, becoming a King's Counsel in 1754, and later attorney-general for the county palatine of Lancaster. In 1756 he was elected member of parliament for Appleby; he represented Wigan from 1761 to 1768, … - William Norton 2nd Baron Grantley
William Norton (19 February 1742 - 12 November 1822) was a British MP and peer. His father Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley was created a peer on 9 April, 1782, from which time William Norton was styled 'the Honourable'. He became the 2nd Lord Grantley on 1 January, 1789. Norton was Member of Parliament for Richmond 1768-1774, for Wigtown Burghs 1774-1775 (unseated on petition), Richmond 1775-1780, Guildford 1782-1784 and Surrey 1784-1789. - John Norton
John Norton January 25, 1858 - April 9, 1916), was an English-born Australian journalist, editor and member of the New South Wales Parliament. He was a writer and newspaper editor best known for his Sydney newspaper "the Truth". He was also an incorrigible alcoholic, said by one of his chauffeurs to have consumed in one of his binges about a dozen bottles of brandy and "Chartreuse wine" every two days - Andrews Norton
Andrews Norton (December 31, 1786-September 18, 1853) was an American preacher and theologian. Along with William Ellery Channing, he was the leader of mainstream Unitarianism of the early and middle 19th century. In his early career, Norton helped to establish liberal Unitarianism, and stridently opposed harshly conservative Calvinism and Trinitarianism. Nevertheless, later in life, he became the chief conservative Unitarian opponent of Transcendentalism. - Edward Norton
Edward H. Norton (born August 18, 1969) is a critically acclaimed two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. - Patrick Norton
Patrick Norton (born June 26 1970, Urbana, Illinois) was co-host and managing editor of "The Screen Savers", an interactive television program on TechTV geared toward the technology enthusiast. He is now the host of the IPTV show "DL.TV", as well as an editor for ExtremeTech. He claimed on an episode of dl.tv his official job title is 'head of podcasts' for Ziff Davis Media. Prior to joining TechTV, Norton tested products and wrote for "PC Magazine", … - Peter Norton
Peter Norton (born November 14 1943) is an American software publisher, author, and philanthropist. - Gale Norton
Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. She was the first woman to hold the position. - Christopher Norton
Christopher Norton (born 1953) is a New Zealand-born British pianist and composer. Norton showed early promise as a musician. He began composing at the age of 14, and, by the age of 16, had an orchestral work performed and broadcast. He gained a first-class honours degree in music from Otago University in 1974. He taught music in Wellington high schools, worked as a Composer-in-Schools for a year, then free-lanced as a composer, arranger and pianist. - Andre Norton
Andre Alice Norton (February 17, 1912 - March 17, 2005), science fiction and fantasy author (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction), was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. She published her first novel in 1934. She was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master Award from the World Science Fiction Society in 1977, and she won the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the SFWA in 1983. - Jim Norton
Jim Norton (born July 19, 1968) is a professional comedian hailing from New Jersey. He is heard on a nationally syndicated radio program with Opie and Anthony. He also appeared on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" four times, appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman", filmed an episode of HBO stand up comedy program "One Night Stand", … - Alex Norton
Alexander Hugh Norton (born January 27, 1950 in Glasgow) is a Scottish actor who played the role of Dennis Cooley in the Tom Clancy movie, "Patriot Games". He is best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in "Taggart" and Eddie in the "Renford Rejects". He recently played Captain Bellamy in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest". He also had a small role in "Braveheart", starring Mel Gibson. - William Warder Norton
William Warder Norton, was a publisher and founder of W. W. Norton & Company. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, moved to New York City and started an import-export business, met and married Margaret Daws Herter, known as Polly. In 1923, they began publishing lectures delivered at the People's Institute, the adult education division of New York City's Cooper Union. The Nortons soon expanded their program beyond the Institute, … - Greg Norton
Gregory Blakemoor Norton (born July 6, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is a first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball. Norton currently plays for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. - Jeff Norton
Jeffrey Thomas Norton (born November 25 1965, Arlington, Massachusetts) is a retired American ice hockey defenceman. He grew up in the town of Acton, Massachusetts A graduate of the University of Michigan, he was selected in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders, Norton has also played for the San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins. - Ken Norton
Kenneth Howard Norton (born August 9, 1943 in Jacksonville, Illinois) is a former world champion heavyweight boxer. Norton is one of the few to beat Muhammad Ali. Norton was an outstanding athlete at Jacksonville High School. His track coach entered him in eight events and Ken placed first in all. As a result, the "Ken Norton Rule" was instituted in Illinois high school sports which limits participation of an athlete to a maximum of three track and field events. - Kerry Norton
Kerry Norton (born in 1973 in Sunbury, Middlesex) is an English actress. Earlier in her life, Norton was a budding gymnast. Norton is married to English actor Jamie Bamber Griffith, and they have three daughters: Isla Elizabeth Angela Griffith, and twins Darcy and Ava. She has two sisters, Jackie and Lorraine (married to Surrey cricketer Martin Bicknell) and a brother named Matthew. In 2005 she recorded an album of covers, titled "Young Heart". - Keith Norton
Keith Calder Norton (born January 26, 1941 in Claremont, Ontario) is a former Canadian politician and public servant. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and was until 2005 the chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Norton was educated at Queen's University in Kingston, and worked as a lawyer after his graduation. He was elected as an alderman in Kingston in 1972, … - Quinn Norton
Quinn Norton (b. 1973) is a San Francisco-based journalist, photographer and blogger covering hacker culture, intellectual property and copyright issues, and the cool corners of the Internet. Her work has appeared in "Wired News", The Guardian, and O'Reilly Media publications such as "Make" magazine. She has also been a long-time fixture at O'Reilly's Foo Camp. Ms. - John N. Norton
John Nathaniel Norton (May 12, 1878 - October 5, 1960) was a Nebraska Democratic politician. Born on a farm near Stromsburg, Nebraska on May 12, 1878, he attended Bryant Normal University in Stromsburg. He graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1901 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1903. He served as clerk and recorder of Polk County, Nebraska from 1906 to 1909. He became mayor of Osceola, Nebraska from 1908 to 1909. - Gil Norton
Gil Norton is a British record producer known for his work with such bands as Pixies, Echo and the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters, Jimmy Eat World, Dashboard Confessional, Feeder, The Distillers, Maxïmo Park, Counting Crows, Terrorvision, The Triffids, Del Amitri, James, The Feelers and Span. In 2001 he began to work with The Strokes on their debut album Is This It but things didn't work out and was replaced by Gordon Raphael. - Greg Norton
Greg Norton was the bassist for seminal Minnesota punk band Hüsker Dü. He is known for his distincitve handlebar moustache. However, his true passion was food. In fact, Norton has spent the last quarter-century in the restaurant business. Hüsker Dü formed around the same time that he started his career in that business. During the early 80s, it was known that one of the members of Hüsker Dü was homosexual, … - Rictor Norton
Rictor Norton was born in Friendship, New York on June 25, 1945, Florida Southern College, BA 1967; Florida State University, MA, PhD 1972 English literature. His doctoral dissertation was on homosexual themes in English Renaissance literature, published as The Homosexual Literary Tradition, 1972. Instructor at Florida State University, 1970-72, where he taught a course on gay and lesbian literature in 1971, one of the earliest gay courses in the United States. - Ernest Norton
Ernest Willmott Norton, registered at birth as "Ernest Willmott" (19 June 1889 - 14 March 1972) was an English cricketer who played eight first-class matches in the early 1920s: two for Warwickshire and then six for Worcestershire. Norton made his debut for Warwickshire against Leicestershire at Edgbaston at the end of June 1920, making an unbeaten 26 (which was to remain his career best) from number ten in his only innings. - Steve Norton
Steve "Knocker" Norton is a British rugby league player. He played for Castleford before moving to Hull FC. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of the game, with a distinctive side-step and ability to off-load the ball. He played at loose-forward and contributed to a period of great success for the Hull club. Some observers have suggested that he never achieved the same heights on the international stage, … - John W. Norton
John Warner Norton (7 March 1876 - 7 January 1934) was an Illinois muralist and easel artist who pioneered the field in the United States. Among his works are the landmark 1929 180-foot long ceiling mural for the concourse ceiling of the Chicago Daily News Building (not currently installed in this building which has been renamed), the "Ceres" mural in the Chicago Board of Trade Building (1930), his Tavern Club (Chicago) murals, … - Simon P. Norton
Simon Phillips Norton is a mathematician in Cambridge, England, who works on finite simple groups. He constructed the Harada-Norton group, and with his supervisor John Conway proposed the monstrous moonshine conjecture in 1979. - Ken Norton
Kenneth Howard Norton, Jr. (born September 29, 1966 in Lincoln, Illinois) is a former American football linebacker who spent 13 years playing in the NFL. Ken Norton Jr. was the #51 49er that ended Napoleon McCallum's career, bending Napoleon's leg a way the human body never should bend. Norton Jr., a graduate of Westchester High School in California, went on to obtain his bachelor's degree in sociology at UCLA, … - Mary Teresa Norton
Mary Teresa Norton (March 7 1875 - August 2 1959) was an American politician. The sixth woman in the United States Congress, she was the first from an Eastern state (New Jersey), and the first non-Republican (she was a Democrat). She went on to serve an unprecedented 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951, and chaired four committees. She was a labor advocate and a supporter of women's rights. - Anne Norton
Anne Norton (born in 1954) is an American professor of political science and comparative literature. She currently holds a chair in political science at the University of Pennsylvania. - Rosaleen Norton
Rosaleen Norton (2 October, 1917 - 5 December, 1979) was an Australian artist, occultist, and witch. "Roie" Norton was born in Dunedin, New Zealand but moved with her family to Sydney, Australia in June, 1925. From an early age she felt a close connection with the occult, beginning to experiment with self hypnosis in 1940. - Graham Norton
Graham Norton is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Dublin and St Brigids.
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