James Norris

James Norris may refer to:

  • James E. Norris (1879–1952), Canadian-American NHL owner (Detroit) and grain industry businessman
  • James D. Norris (1906–1966), American NHL owner (Chicago) and boxing promoter
  • James Norris (politician) (1820–1891), Canadian politician
  • James R. Norris, professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, Illinois and 1992 winner of the Rumford Prize
  • James R. Norris, director of the Statistical Laboratory, University of Cambridge and Professor of Stochastic Analysis
  • James Norris (water polo) (born 1930), American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
  • James F. Norris, president of the American Chemical Society
  • James S. Norris (1810–1874), Democratic politician from Minnesota Territory
  • Jim Norris (born 1948), baseball player
  • Jimmy Norris (born 1988), rugby union player
  • James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the top defenceman in the NHL, named after James E. Norris
  • James Norris (Bethlem inmate), restrained in Bethlem Hospital in a custom-made harness night and day for at least nine years

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