Orton (surname)
Orton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Azariah Giles Orton (1789–1864), American Presbyterian theologian
- Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter
- Bill Orton, US Congressman from Utah
- Daniel Orton, American basketball player
- Edward Orton, Sr., American geologist and first president of the Ohio State University
- Edward Orton, Jr., his son, a businessman and philanthropist
- James Orton (1830–1877), United States naturalist (son of Azariah Giles Orton)
- George Orton, first Canadian olympian and middle distance runner
- Greg Orton (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
- Kyle Orton, American football player
- P. D. Orton, British mycologist
- Philo A. Orton, American politician and jurist
- Richard Orton (1940–2013), British academic and composer of electronic music
- Samuel Orton, pioneered the study of learning disabilities. He is best known for his work examining the causes and treatment of reading disability, or dyslexia
- William Orton, President of Western Union 1867-1878
- A family of American professional wrestlers, consisting of:
- Bob Orton (1929–2006), the family founder
- His older son Bob Orton, Jr. (born 1950)
- His younger son Barry Orton (born 1958)
- His grandson Randy Orton (born 1980), son of Bob Jr.
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