Gorton (surname)

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