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 when ...

, 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. ...

, 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 football coach and former player who played as. a winger. With 447 top division appearances, Berre has made the second-highest number of appearances in the Norwegian top division. Club ...

, Norwegian footballer * Morten Bertolt, 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 Europea ...

, 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 h ...

, 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 Morten Brørs (born 28 July 1973 in Beitstad) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1995 to 2004. He earned two World Cup victories, both in sprint events (1999, 2001). His club was Steinkjer SK Steinkjer Skiklubb is a Norwegian ...

, Norwegian cross-country skier * Morten Børup, 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 ...

, Danish handball player, TV host and TV executive *

Morten Daland Morten Daland is a Norwegian handball player. He made his debut on the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team in 1992, and played 73 matches for the national team between 1992 and 1999. He competed at the 1999 World Men's Ha ...

, Norwegian handball player *

Morten Djupvik Morten Djupvik (born 27 April 1972) is a Norwegian show jumping competitor. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Djupvik originally won the bronze medal as part of the Norwegian team in team jumping, together with Stein Endresen, Geir Gulli ...

, 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 Wint ...

, 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, Nation ...

, 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 o ...

, 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 Association football, football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark t ...

, Danish football player and coach * Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer * Morten Helveg Petersen, Danish politician *

Morten Nielsen (disambiguation) Morten Nielsen may refer to: * Morten Nielsen (footballer, born 1990) Morten Nielsen (born 28 February 1990) is a Danish Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. Career Nielsen began his ca ...

Morten Nordstrand Morten Nordstrand Nielsen (; born 8 June 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently the assistant coach of F.C. Copenhagen U17. He has played eight times for the Denmark national football team. C ...

, Danish footballer *

Morten Rasmussen (disambiguation) Morten Rasmussen may refer to: * Morten Rasmussen (footballer, born January 1985) Morten Nicolas Rasmussen (born 31 January 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer, better known as Morten Duncan Rasmussen, who played as a forward. He w ...

Morten Rieker Morten Rieker (born 11 December 1940) is a Norwegian sailor. He was born in Oslo. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he placed 16th in three-person keelboat, together with Kim Torkildsen and Peder Lunde Jr. Peder Lu ...

, Norwegian sailor * Morten Ristorp, Danish musician * Morten Schakenda, Norwegian chef * Morten Skoubo, Danish football player *

Morten Thorsby Morten Thorsby (born 5 May 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Genoa, on loan from Bundesliga side Union Berlin, and the Norway national team. Club career Stabæk Thorsby started his yout ...

, 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 football ...

, 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 servan ...

, 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 Octo ...

, 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, Norwegian author

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