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William Charles Norris | |
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| Born | July 14, 1911 near Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States |
| Died | August 21, 2006 (aged 95) |
| Education | University of Nebraska |
| Occupation | Computer executive |
| Employer(s) | Westinghouse, Engineering Research Associates, Sperry Rand |
| Known for | Chief Executive Officer of Control Data Corporation |
| Spouse | Jane Malley Norris |
| Children | William, George, Daniel, Brian, Roger, David, Constance Van Hoven and Mary Keck |
| Awards | IEEE Founders Medal (1985) |
William Charles Norris (July 14, 1911, near Red Cloud, Nebraska – August 21, 2006) was an American business executive. He was the CEO of Control Data Corporation, at one time one of the most powerful and respected computer companies in the world. He is famous for taking on IBM in a head-on fight and winning, as well as being a social activist who used Control Data's expansion in the late 1960s to bring jobs and training to inner cities and disadvantaged communities.