People
- Azariah Giles Orton, United States Presbyterian theologian (See "Orton, Azariah Giles". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.)
- Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter
- Bill Orton, US Congressman from Utah
- Edward Orton, Sr., American geologist and first Ohio State president
- Edward Orton, Jr., his son, a businessman and philanthropist
- James Orton, United States naturalist
- George Orton, first Canadian olympian and middle distance runner
- Joe Orton, English playwright
- Kyle Orton, American football player
- P. D. Orton, British mycologist
- Samuel Orton, pioneered the study of learning disabilities. He is best known for his work examining the causes and treatment of reading disability, or dyslexia
- A family of American professional wrestlers, consisting of:
- Bob Orton (1929–2006), the family founder
- His older son Bob Orton, Jr. (born 1950)
- His younger son Barry Orton (born 1958)
- Randy Orton (born 1980), son of Bob Jr.
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