Mort is both a given name and surname.
Mort is a surname or family name in the United Kingdom, traditionally found in North West England, especially Lancashire. It is also found in the counties of Glamorganshire, Monmouthshire in South Wales, but is also found in many areas of the United Kingdom. The surname is also found in other countries from English/Scottish emigrants particularly the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Mort is also
a variant of the surname Morton.
Mort is a common masculine given name or nickname/hypocorism variant of Morton or Mortimer, particularly in the United States.
Mort may refer to:
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Chris Mort, English lawyer and former chairman of Newcastle United Football Club
David Mort (1888–1963), British politician
Graham Mort, British writer, editor and tutor
Greg Mort (born 1952), American painter
Helen Mort (born 1985), British poet
Henry Mort (1818–1900), pastoralist, businessman and politician in what is now Australia
Ian Mort (1937–1996), Australian rules footballer
John Mort (1915–1997), Anglican bishop
Ray Mort (1926–1994), English actor
Thomas Mort (1897–1967), English footballer
Thomas Sutcliffe Mort (1816–1878), Australian industrialist
Valzhyna Mort (born Valhyna Martynava in 1981), Belarusian poet
Given name or nickname
Mort Abrahams (1916–2009), American film and television producer
Mort Castle (born 1946), American horror author and writing teacher
Morton Mort Cooper (1913–1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Mort Crim (born 1935), American author and former broadcast journalist
Mort Dixon (1892–1956), American lyricist
Mort Drucker 1929–2020), American caricaturist and comics artist best known for his work in Mad magazine
Morton Mort Garson (1924–2008), Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter and pioneer of electronic music
Mort Gerberg (born 1931), American cartoonist and author
Morton Horwitz (born 1938), American legal historian and Harvard law professor nicknamed "Mort the Tort"
Morton Mort Kaer (1902–1992), American football player and pentathlete
Mort Kondracke (born 1939), American political commentator and journalist
Mort Künstler (1927–2025), American painter
Mort Landsberg (1919–1970), American NFL player
Mortimer Mort Leav (1916–2005), American comic book and advertising artist
Mort Lindsey (1923–2012), American orchestrator, composer, pianist, conductor and musical director
Fictional characters
Mort, in the animated films Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Mort Goldman, in the animated television show Family Guy
Mort Metzger, the sheriff in the television series Murder, She Wrote
The title character of the video game Mort the Chicken
Morty Smith, of the animated television show Rick and Morty
Death (DC Comics) - Also known as Madame Mort