John Morton may refer to:

Arts

John Morton (actor) John Fass Morton (born March 26, 1947) is an American actor, stuntman and writer. He is known for playing Boba Fett in ''The Empire Strikes Back'', acting as a double to Jeremy Bulloch. Career Morton appeared in '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977), in ...

(born 1947), American movie actor and stuntman *

John Morton (composer) John Morton (born 1954) is an American composer. Morton is best known for his use and manipulations of music boxes and their sounds. This may be compared to Conlon Nancarrow's use of the player piano and John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (Se ...

(born 1954), American composer *

John Morton (trade unionist) John Morton (10 March 1925 – 26 January 2021) was an English trade unionist and musician. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Morton learned to play the piano while he was a child. On leaving school, he started an apprenticeship as a printer, ...

(1925-2021), British trade unionist and musician *

John Morton (writer) John Morton is a British writer and director for television and radio, perhaps best known as the creator of '' People Like Us'', which starred Chris Langham as the hapless documentary maker Roy Mallard. He is also the creator and writer of sever ...

, 1990s British writer and director on BBC *

John D Morton John D Morton (born March 27, 1953) is an American musician born in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, Ohio, best known as the leader and founder of protopunk band electric eels in 1972. Early life Growing up in and around Cleveland, John Mor ...

(born 1953), American musician and visual artist *

John Maddison Morton John Maddison Morton (3 January 1811 – 19 December 1891) was an English playwright who specialised in one-act farces. His most famous farce was '' Box and Cox'' (1847). He also wrote comic dramas, pantomimes and other theatrical pieces. Biog ...

(1811–1891), English playwright *

J. B. Morton John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Michael Morton, better known by his preferred abbreviation J. B. Morton (7 June 1893 – 10 May 1979) was an English humorous writer noted for authoring a column called "By the Way" under the pen name 'Beachcomber' in ...

(1893–1979), British humorist and columnist known as Beachcomber

Politics

Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet Sir John Morton, 2nd Baronet (c. 1627–1699) of Milbourne St Andrew in Dorset, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1661 and 1695. Origins He was the eldest surviving son of Sir George Morton, 1st Ba ...

(c. 1627–1699), English MP for Poole and Weymouth and Melcombe Regis * John Morton (15th century MP), English Member of Parliament for City of York * John Morton (American politician) (1725–1777), American surveyor, signed Declaration of Independence for Pennsylvania * John Morton (cardinal) (c. 1420–1500), Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor of England *

John Morton (MP) John Morton (c. 1716 – 25 July 1780) was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1747 and 1780. Early life He was the son of John Morton of Tackley, Oxfordshire and was educated at John Roysse's Free S ...

(c. 1716–1780), English Tory Member of Parliament *

John Morton (Nova Scotia politician) John Morton (March 25, 1781 – March 3, 1858) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cornwallis township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1826 to 1840. He was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. the s ...

(1781–1858), Canadian businessman and politician in Nova Scotia * John Elkanah Morton (1793–1835), Canadian political figure in Nova Scotia *

John T. Morton John T. Morton (born 1966) is a former American government official who served as the director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from 2009 to 2013. Morton was appointed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May 12, 2009. Morton steppe ...

(born 1966), American director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement *

John W. Morton (Tennessee politician) John Watson Morton (September 19, 1842 – November 21, 1914) was an American Confederate military officer, farmer and politician. Educated at the Western Military Institute, he entered military service soon after graduation, with the outbreak of ...

(1842–1914), American Confederate veteran, farmer and politician

Sports

Jack Morton John Joseph Morton (July 22, 1922 – December 17, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears in 1945 and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the Los Ang ...

(John Joseph Morton, 1922–1983), American football player and coach in the National Football League *

Jackie Morton John Morton (26 July 1914 – 8 March 1986), better known as Jackie Morton, was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for West Ham United. Morton made 275 appearances and scored 57 goals for the East ...

(John Morton, 1914–1986), English footballer in the English Football League *

John Morton (American football) John Morton (born September 24, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is the Passing Game Coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an Senior Offensive assistant coach f ...

(born 1969), American football coach in the National Football League *

John Morton (basketball) John Morton (born May 18, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach at Saint Peter's University. At a height of 6′3″ (1.91 m) and , he played at the point guard position. College playing career M ...

(born 1967), American professional basketball player for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers *

John Morton (cricketer) John Morton (17 August 1895 – 28 May 1966) was an English cricketer active in the late 1920s and early 1930s, playing in nine first-class cricket matches. He was a right-handed batsman. Morton made his debut in first-class cricket when ...

(1895–1966), English cricketer *

John Morton (racing driver) John Morton (born February 17, 1942) is an American racing driver from Waukegan, Illinois. Early life After his father took him to a race at Road America in 1957, Morton became an avid racing fan. He went on to race jalopies in South Carolina ...

(born 1942), American racing driver *

John Morton (skier) John Morton (born April 3, 1946) is an Olympic skier and writer from the United States. He was born in Keene, New Hampshire. Morton has participated as an athlete, coach, and team leader in seven Olympic Games for the United States in the biath ...

(born 1946), American Olympic skier * John W. Morton (athlete) (1879–1950), British athlete who competed at the 1908 Olympic Games *

Johnnie Morton Johnnie James Morton, Jr. (born October 7, 1971) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and was ...

(born 1971), American professional football player in the National Football League

Other

John Morton (cognitive scientist) John Morton, OBE, FRS (born 1933) is an emeritus professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and was the director of the former Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognitive Development Unit (CDU) at University College London. Research Mort ...

(born 1933), English neuroscientist *

John Morton (naturalist) John Morton (1671–1726) was an English cleric, naturalist and Fellow of the Royal Society. He published a ''Natural History of Northamptonshire''. Life He was the son of Godly Morton of Scremby, Lincolnshire, born there. He entered Oundle Scho ...

(1671–1726), English cleric and naturalist *

John Morton (Anglican priest) John Morton, D.D. was an English Anglican priest in the 18th century. Morton was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford. He held livings at Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the ca ...

(died 1722), English Anglican priest *

John Morton (zoologist) John Edward Morton (18 July 1923 – 6 March 2011) was a biologist, scholar, theologian, and conservationist from New Zealand. Trained at Auckland University College and the University of London, he became the author of numerous books, papers, ...

(1924–2011), New Zealand biologist and theologian *

John Chalmers Morton John Chalmers Morton (1821–1888) was a Scottish agriculturist and writer. Life The son of land agent John Morton and his wife Jean Chalmers, he was born on 1 July 1821. He was educated at Merchistoun Castle School, Edinburgh, under his uncle ...

(1821–1888), British agriculturist and writer *

John Percival Morton John Percival Morton (1911–1985), known as Jack Morton, was Assistant Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Defence between 1968 and 1971.Obituary in ''The Times'', ''Mr Jack Morton'', 13 June 1985, p.12 He also had a distinguished caree ...

(1911–1985), English assistant undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Defence

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