Norton is the given name of:
People:
Norton Clapp (1906–1995), American businessman, chairman of the Weyerhaeuser Corporation
Norton Garfinkle (born 1931), economist, businessman and public servant
Norton Juster (born 1929), American architect and author, best known for writing the children's book The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Knatchbull, various people
Norton Mezvinsky (born 1932), American historian, professor, and author
Norton A. Schwartz (born 1951), retired United States Air Force general and 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Norton Simon (1907–1993), American industrialist and philanthropist
Norton Zinder (1928–2012), American biologist
Fictional characters:
Norton, protagonist of the fantasy novel Bearing an Hourglass
Norton Nork, simpleton created by Sandy Becker