Gorton is a surname which translates in English as "dirty farm", and may refer to:
Andy Gorton, English footballer
Assheton Gorton, English production-designer
Bea Gorton (1946–2020), American college basketball coach
Bettina Gorton
Cynthia Roberts Gorton (1826–1894; pseudonym, "Ida Glenwood"), American poet, author
Don Gorton, Massachusetts attorney
Frank Gorton, American sports coach
Gary Gorton, American economist
George Gorton, Californian political-consultant
Jeff Gorton, American ice-hockey executive
Jeffrey Gorton, American murderer
John Gorton, Australian Prime Minister and Senator
John Gorton (writer) (died 1835), English compiler
Lewis G. Gorton, American educationalist
Mark Gorton, American CEO
Nathaniel M. Gorton (born 1938), American judge
Neville Gorton, Bishop of Coventry
Samuel Gorton, religious leader in colonial New England
Slade Gorton (born 1832), co-founder of Gorton's of Gloucester
Slade Gorton (1928–2020), American politician
Stephen Wesley Gorton, Australian artist