William Norris may refer to:
- William Norris (CEO) (1911-2006), CEO of Control Data Corporation
- William Norris (locomotive builder) (1802–1867), American steam locomotive builder
- William Edward Norris (1847-1925), British author
- William Norris (Confederate signal officer)
- William H. Norris, American military officer and politician who founded the city of Americana in Brazil
- Sir William Norris, 1st Baronet (c. 1658–1702), Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool, England (1695-1701)
- William Albert Norris, Former judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- William Norreys, also often spelt Norris, Lancastrian soldier during the English War of the Roses, (1433-1507)
- William Norreys (gentleman usher), Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod and Order of the Garter; MP for Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
- William Norris (1501-68), MP for Liverpool
- William Norreys (captain), Member of Parliament (1576-1580)
- Sir William Norris, Recorder of Penang, Singapore, Malacca 1836-1847
Famous quotes containing the word norris:
“... wariness about change is a kind of prairie wisdom.”
—Kathleen Norris (b. 1947)