Morten is a common given name in Norway and Denmark. Approximately 22,138 have this name as a given name in Norway and about 52 people have it as a surname.(Statistisk sentralbyrå)
/ref> Notable people with the name include: *

Morten Abel Morten Abel Knutsen (born 15 October 1962), better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists. Career Morten Abel was born and grew up near Bodø, but moved to Stavanger wh ...

, Norwegian singer *

Morten Andersen Morten Andersen (born 19 August 1960), nicknamed the "Great Dane", is a Danish former American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. F ...

, Danish kicker in American football *

Morten Arnfred Morten Arnfred (born 2 August 1945) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. His 1983 film ''Der er et yndigt land'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Ten years later, his film ' ...

, Danish film director and screenwriter *

Morten Berglia Morten Berglia (born 3 August 1958) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He won a gold medal in the individual competition at the 1983 World Orienteering Championships,

, Norwegian orienteering competitor *

Morten Berre Morten Gladhaug Berre (born 10 August 1975) is a Norwegian association football, football coach and former player who played as. a winger (association football), winger. With 447 top division appearances, Berre has made the Eliteserien records an ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Morten Bertolt Morten Bertolt Andersen (born 12 February 1984) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Starting his career as a youth prospect of FC Copenhagen, Bertolt played for various national youth teams of Denmark. However, ...

, Danish footballer *

Morten Bisgaard Morten Bisgaard (born 25 June 1974) is a Danish football coach and former professional player, who played as a midfielder. He played eight games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team, and represented his country at the 2000 European ...

, Danish footballer *

Morten Bo Morten Bo (born 10 May 1945, Copenhagen), is a Danish photographer who has specialized in documentary work with a social impact. His 15 travelling exhibitions in the 1970s and 1980s proved quite controversial. In the 1980s, he turned to more abstr ...

, Danish photographer *

Morten Breum Morten Breum (born 26 May 1982), better known by his artist name Morten, is a Danish DJ and producer. His professional music career started with his first track "Højere Vildere" with Rune RK, featuring the Danish duo Nik & Jay in 2008, but his ...

, Danish DJ and producer known by his mononym Morten *

Morten Bruun Morten Bruun (born 28 June 1965) is a Danish former professional footballer who played his entire career for Silkeborg IF. With them, he won the 1993–94 Danish Superliga and 2001 Danish Cup trophies. He played 424 matches and scored 35 goals f ...

, Danish football player * Morten Brørs, Norwegian cross-country skier *

Morten Børup Morten Børup (1446–1526) was a Danish educator, cathedral cantor and Latin poet. Early life and education Born in Skanderborg, he first worked as a farm labourer, suffering considerable abuse. When he was 27 he fled to Aarhus, where he manage ...

, Danish educator *

Morten Stig Christensen Morten Stig Christensen (born 27 December 1958 in Hjørring) is a Danish television presenter and former handball player. In 1976 he was a squad member of the Danish team which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He was a reserve player a ...

, Danish handball player, TV host and TV executive *

Morten Daland Morten Daland is a Norwegian handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hand ...

, Norwegian handball player *

Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik (born 27 April 1972) is a Norwegian show jumping competitor. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the ce ...

, Norwegian show jumping competitor *

Morten Dons Morten Dons (born 29 December 1988) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the European Le Mans Series. He made his debut in 2015. Having previously competed in the British GT and Ginetta GT5 Challenge Sweden amongst others. Racing c ...

, Danish racing driver *

Morten Eriksen Morten Eriksen (born 26 April 1983) is a Norwegian football striker who currently plays for Sola Sola is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Morten Finstad Morten Finstad (born May 24, 1967) is a Norwegian former ice hockey player. Finstad spent his entire career playing for Stjernen Hockey between 1986 and 2001. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter ...

, Norwegian ice hockey player *

Morten Frisch Morten Frisch is a Danish epidemiologist who works as a consultant and senior investigator at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen. Education and career Frisch received his M.D. in 1989, his Ph.D. in 1995, and his D.Sc. in 2002, all from the ...

, Danish epidemiologist *

Morten Frost Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen (born 4 April 1958) is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark. As a player, he spent twelve years in the top three of the world rankings. Badminton career During his career, Frost w ...

, Danish badminton player and coach * Morten Furuly, Norwegian musician *

Morten Grunwald Walter Morten Grunwald (9 December 1934 – 14 November 2018) was a Danish actor, stage director and theatre manager. Early life and education He was born in Odense, Denmark, attended Odense Theatrical School in 1958, and graduated from the Roya ...

, Danish actor and theater manager *

Morten Harket Morten Harket () (born September 14, 1959) is a Norwegian vocalist and songwriter, who is the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha. A-ha has released 10 studio albums to date, and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough ...

, Norwegian singer and leader of the band

a-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

Morten Hegreberg Morten Hegreberg (born 11 June 1977) is a Norwegian former professional cyclist. He competed in the men's individual road race at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the older brother of Roy Hegreberg. Major results ;1995 : 1st Road race, Natio ...

, Norwegian cyclist *

Morten Konradsen Morten Ågnes Konradsen (born 3 May 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Premier League side Bodø/Glimt. Career Konradsen is a younger brother of fellow footballer Anders Ågnes Konradsen. He ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Morten Korch Morten Luther Gudmund Korch (1876–1954) was a Danish writer who wrote populist stories and romances about rural Denmark. During his lifetime, he was the most widely read author in Denmark. Korch wrote 123 novels, several of which were made ...

, Danish author *

Morten Krogvold Morten Krogvold (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian photographer and writer. Krogvold is especially known for his portraits of artists, politicians and other celebrities. He has published numerous books, held numerous exhibitions. Early life and ed ...

, Norwegian photographer and writer *

Morten Lange Knud Morten Lange (24 November 1919 – 10 November 2003) was a Danish mycologist and politician. He was son the mycologist Jakob E. Lange. He was professor of botany at the University of Copenhagen 1958-1989 and university vice chancellor 1976– ...

, Danish botanist and politician *

Morten Lauridsen Morten Johannes Lauridsen (born February 27, 1943) is an American composer. A National Medal of Arts recipient (2007), he was composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1994 to 2001, and is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of ...

, American composer *

Morten Løkkegaard Morten Løkkegaard (born 20 December 1964) is a Danish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and the Danish Parliament intermittently since 2009. He has held his current position as a member of the European Parlia ...

, Danish journalist and TV host *

Morten Messerschmidt Morten Messerschmidt (born 13 November 1980) is a Danish politician and current leader of the Danish People's Party. He was a elected Member of the Folketing at the 2019 Danish general election having previously served from 2005 to 2009. At the 2 ...

, Danish politician * Morten Moldskred, Norwegian footballer *

Morten Olsen Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championshi ...

, Danish football player and coach *

Morten Gamst Pedersen Morten Gamst Pedersen (born 8 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Åsane. Pedersen began his career with Tromsø, then played for English side Blackburn Rovers between 2004 and 2013. He the ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Morten Helveg Petersen Morten Helveg Petersen (born 14 September 1966) is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. He is a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party, which is affiliated to the Alliance of Liberal ...

, Danish politician * Morten Nielsen (disambiguation) *

Morten Nordstrand Morten Nordstrand Nielsen (; born 8 June 1983) is a Danish former professional association football, footballer, who played as a Forward (association football), striker. He is currently the assistant coach of F.C. Copenhagen Reserves and Youth T ...

, Danish footballer * Morten Rasmussen (disambiguation) * Morten Rieker, Norwegian sailor *

Morten Ristorp Morten Ristorp Jensen (born 3 April 1986), known professionally as "Rissi", is a Danish producer, composer, songwriter and musician, as well as co-founder and previous member of Future Animals. Personal life Morten Ristorp Jensen was born in 1 ...

, Danish musician *

Morten Schakenda Morten Schakenda (7 June 1966 – 14 March 2022) was a Norwegians, Norwegian cook, known as one of the leading chefs in the country. Career After working on the school ship Gann (ship), Gann, he worked at Hotell Ulstein. Later, he was leader of ...

, Norwegian chef *

Morten Skoubo Morten Skoubo (; born 30 June 1980) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made six appearances for the Denmark national team scoring once. Career FC Midtjylland Born in Holstebro, Skoubo played for a number o ...

, Danish football player *

Morten Thorsby Morten Thorsby (born 5 May 1996) is a Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Genoa CFC, Genoa, on loan from Bundesliga side 1. FC Union Berlin, Union Berlin, and the Norway national ...

, Norwegian footballer *

Morten Wieghorst Morten Wieghorst (born 25 February 1971) is a Danish association football manager and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for the Denmark national football team. He is the former head coach of the Denmark national under-21 footba ...

, Danish football player *

Morten Wormskjold Morten Wormskjold (16 January 1783 – 29 November 1845) was a Danish botanist and explorer. He collected plants in Greenland and Kamchatka. Early life Morten Wormskjold was born in Copenhagen to a recently nobilitated family of civil servant ...

, Danish botanist and explorer *

Morten Østergaard Morten Østergaard (born 17 June 1976 in Aarhus) is a Danish politician who served as Denmark's Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs from 2 September 2014 to 28 June 2015. Leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party from September 2014 to Oct ...

, Former Danish minister for Science *

Morten Veland Morten Veland (born 4 December 1977) is a Norwegian musician. He is one of the founding members of the gothic metal band Tristania and the founding member of Sirenia and Mortemia. Background At the age of 14, Veland began saving to buy his ...

, Norwegian musician *

Morten Vågen Morten Vågen (born 13 November 1975) is a Norwegian author. He wrote, together with Oystein Alme, the book '' Silenced - China’s Great Wall of Censorship'', published by Amaryllis Media in late May 2006. The book, according to Reporters Without ...

, Norwegian author

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