Norman Birnbaum
| Norman Birnbaum | |
|---|---|
| Official portrait from the Georgetown University Law Center | |
| Born | July 21, 1926 New York City, U.S. | 
| Died | January 4, 2019 (aged 92) Washington, D.C., U.S. | 
| Alma mater | Williams College Harvard University | 
| Employer | Nuffield College, Oxford | 
Norman Birnbaum (July 21, 1926 – January 4, 2019) was an American sociologist. He was an emeritus professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and a member of the editorial board of The Nation. In 2017 he received Germany's highest award, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.