Norbu (Tibetan: ནོར་བུ་, Wylie: Norbu; Chinese: 诺布; pinyin: Nuòbù) is a family name of Tibetan origin, meaning "jewel". It may refer to:
- Khyentse Norbu, a lama from Bhutan
- Norbulingka, a palace in Lhasa
- Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, a Dzogchen teacher
- Gyaincain Norbu, the eleventh Panchen Lama according to some sources
- Pema Norbu Rinpoche, 11th throne holder of the Buddhist Palyul lineage
- Thubten Jigme Norbu, elder brother of the 14th Dalai Lama
- Jamyang Norbu, a Tibetan exile political activist
- Thinley Norbu, a Nyingmapa lama
- Katok Tsewang Norbu, a Nyingmapa lama
- Gungsangnorbu, a politician of the Republic of China
- Gyaincain Norbu, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region from 1990 to 1998
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