Morton (surname)
Morton is an English, Irish, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adam Morton (born 1945), Canadian philosopher
- Alan Morton, Scottish footballer
- Alan Morton (footballer born 1942), English footballer
- Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress
- Bill Morton (SQA), Scottish former Chief Executive of the Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Bill Morton (American football) (1909–1987), American football player
- Cale Morton (born 1990), Australian footballer
- Charles Morton (disambiguation), several people
- David Morton (1886–1957), American poet
- Dudley W. Morton (1907–1943), US Navy submarine commander during World War Two
- Henry Morton (scientist) (1836–1902), scientist, first president of Stevens Institute of Technology
- Henry Vollam Morton (1892–1979), writer
- Ian Morton (born 1970), English cricketer
- Jelly Roll Morton (1885/1890–1941), influential jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
- John Morton (disambiguation), several people, including:
- John Morton (bishop) (c. 1420 – 1500), Archbishop of Canterbury and later Lord Chancellor of England
- John Morton (politician) (1725–1777), signer of the Declaration of Independence (Pennsylvania)
- Jordan Morton, Scottish footballer
- Joy Morton, Morton Salt Company owner
- Julius Sterling Morton (1832–1902), United States Secretary of Agriculture
- Kate Morton (born 1976), Australian author
- Les Morton (born 1958), English racewalker
- Levi P. Morton (1824–1920), 22nd Vice-President of the United States
- Lucie Morton, ampelographer, student and translator of French ampelographer Pierre Galet
- Marcus Morton (1784–1864), Governor of Massachusetts
- Marcus Morton (jurist) (1819–1891), Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Mark Morton, several people, including:
- Mark Morton (musician) (born 1972), guitarist of American Heavy Metal band Lamb of God
- Oliver Hazard Perry Morton (1823–1877), U.S. senator from Indiana
- Paul S. Morton, American gospel singer, father of PJ Morton
- PJ Morton (born 1981), American singer
- Ricky Morton (born 1956), professional wrestler
- Robert Morton, several people
- Runako Morton (1978–2012), West Indian cricketer
- Samantha Morton (born 1977), Academy Award-nominated English actress
- Samuel George Morton (1799–1851), American physician and natural scientist
- Tom Morton (born 1955), Scottish journalist
- Thomas Morton, several people, including:
- Thomas Morton (bishop) (1564–1659), Bishop of Durham and Chester in the 17th century
- Thomas Morton (playwright) (1764–1838), British playwright
- Thomas Morton (colonist) (c. 1576 – 1647), British lawyer and early colonist of Massachusetts
- William Morton, several people
- William T. G. Morton (1819–1868), popularized ether inhalation for surgical anesthesia
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Famous quotes containing the word morton:
“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
—Sir Henry Morton Stanley (18411904)