Norman Pinney (October 21, 1804 in Simsbury, Connecticut – October 1, 1862 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American teacher, minister, and author. He graduated from Yale College in 1823. In 1826 he became a tutor in Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1828, Professor of the Ancient Languages in the same institution. This position he relinquished in 1831. He was the author of a well known series of text-books for instruction in the French Language. This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.