Morton is a masculine given name which may refer to: *

Mort Cooper Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 – November 17, 1958) was an American baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played from 1938 to 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and Chi ...

(1913-1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Morton DaCosta Morton DaCosta (March 7, 1914 – January 26, 1989) was an American theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor. Career Born Morton Tecosky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DaCosta began his career as an actor in the Broadway produ ...

(1914–1989), American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor *

Morton Downey Sean Morton Downey (November 14, 1901 – October 25, 1985), also known as Morton Downey Sr., was an American singer and entertainer popular in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, enjoying his greatest success in the late 1 ...

(1901-1985), American singer *

Morton Downey Jr. Sean Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the "trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program ''The Morton Downey Jr. Show''. Early life Downey's parents we ...

(1932-2001), American singer, songwriter and television talk show host, son of the above * Morton P. Fisher (1897–1965), United States Tax Court judge *

Mort Garson Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as '' Mother Earth's Plantasia'' (1976), He also ...

(1924–2008), Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter and pioneer of electronic music *

Morton Gould Morton Gould (December 10, 1913February 21, 1996) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist. Biography Morton Gould was born in Richmond Hill, New York, United States. He was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities ...

(1913–1996), American composer, conductor, arranger and pianist *

Morton Ira Greenberg Morton Ira Greenberg (March 20, 1933 – January 28, 2021) was a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on February 11, 1987 and was confirme ...

(born 1933), judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * Morton Horwitz (born 1938), American legal historian and Harvard law professor *

Morton C. Hunter Morton Craig Hunter (February 5, 1825 – October 25, 1896) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later became a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana. Biography Morton Hunter was ...

(1825-1896), American Union Army brevet brigadier general and politician *

Mort Kaer Morton Armour Kaer (September 7, 1903 – January 11, 1992), nicknamed "Devil May," was an athlete in track and an All-American collegiate and professional American football player. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Mount Shasta, Cali ...

(1902-1992), American football player and pentathlete *

Morton Marcus Morton Marcus (1936–2009) was a poet and author having published more than 500 poems in literary journals across the country, including Poetry (Chicago), TriQuarterly, Ploughshares, Chelsea, The Chicago Review, The Iowa Review, Zyzzyva, Po ...

(1936–2009), American poet and author *

Morton M. McCarver "General" Morton Matthew McCarver (January 14, 1807 – April 17, 1875) was an American politician and pioneer in the West. A native of Kentucky, he helped found cities in Iowa, Oregon, and Washington while also involved in the early governmen ...

(1807–1875), American politician and pioneer in the West *

Mort Meskin Morton Meskin (May 30, 1916 – March 29, 1995)Social Security Death Index, SS# 071-16-1099. was an American comic book artist best known for his work in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, well into the late-1950s and 1960s Silver Age. Early ...

(1916-1995), American comic book artist * Morton Peck (1871-1959), American botanist *

Mort Sahl Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian. Sahl pioneered a style of social satire that pokes fun at political and current event t ...

(born 1927), Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist *

Morton O. Schapiro Morton Owen Schapiro (born July 13, 1953) is an American economist and the former president of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Before assuming the Northwestern presidency in 2009, he served as president of Williams College for nine ...

(born 1953), American economist and president of Northwestern University *

Mort Schell Morton William "Mort" Schell (born 13 July 1943) is a former Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia between 1986 and 1989, representing the seat of Mount Marshall. Born in Goom ...

(born 1943), Australian former politician *

Morton Sobell Morton Sobell (April 11, 1917 – December 26, 2018) was an American engineer and Soviet spy during and after World War II; he was charged as part of a conspiracy which included Julius Rosenberg and his wife. Sobell worked on military and govern ...

(born 1917), American engineer and spy for the Soviet Union

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