Morton is a masculine given name which may refer to:
Mort Cooper (1913–1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher Morton DaCosta (1914–1989), American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor Morton Downey (1901–1985), American singer Morton Downey Jr. (1932–2001), American singer, songwriter and television talk show host, son of the above Morton Feldman (1926–1987), American composer, a major figure in 20th-century classical music Morton P. Fisher (1897–1965), United States Tax Court judge Mort Garson (1924–2008), Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter and pioneer of electronic music Morton Gould (1913–1996), American composer, conductor, arranger and pianist Morton Ira Greenberg (1933–2021), United States Court of Appeals judge Morton Horwitz (born 1938), American legal historian and Harvard law professor Morton C. Hunter (1825–1896), American Union Army brevet brigadier general and politician Mort Kaer (1902–1992), American football player and pentathlete Morton Marcus (1936–2009), American poet and author Morton M. McCarver (1807–1875), American politician and pioneer in the West Morton McMichael (1807–1879), American newspaper publisher and politician Mort Meskin (1916–1995), American comic book artist Morton Peck (1871–1959), American botanist Mort Sahl (1927–2021), Canadian-born American comedian and social satirist Morton O. Schapiro (born 1953), American economist and president of Northwestern University Mort Schell (born 1943), Australian former politician Morton Sobell (1917–2018), American engineer and spy for the Soviet Union Morton Subotnick (born 1933), American composer of electronic music Morton Bryan Wharton (1839–1908), American pastor and author
See also Morten, a common given name in Denmark and Norway