Mortimer (given name)

Mortimer is a masculine given name which may refer to:

Mortimer J. Adler (1902–2001), American philosopher, educator and author
Mortimer Caplin (1916–2019), American lawyer and educator
Mortimer Cleveland (1883–?), American architect
Mortimer Collins (1827–1876), English poet and novelist
Mortimer Davis (1866–1928), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
Mortimer Durand (1850–1924), British diplomat and civil servant in British India
Mortimer Fitzland Elliott (1839–1920), American politician
Mortimer Hogan (1862–1923), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Mortimer von Kessel (1893–1981), German World War II general
Mort Leav (1916–2005), American comic book and advertising artist
Mortimer Dormer Leggett (1821–1896), American lawyer, school administrator, professor and Union Army major general during the American Civil War
Mortimer Lewis (1796–1879), English architect and surveyor; Colonial Architect in New South Wales
Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938), Australian-born artist, author, printmaker and illustrator
Mortimer M. Miller (1929–2017), American politician and writer
Mortimer Mishkin (1926–2021), American neuropsychologist
Mortimer L. Neinken (1896–1984), American stamp collector
Mortimer Planno (1929–2006), drummer and Rastafari elder best known as the Rasta teacher of Bob Marley
Mortimer R. Proctor (1889–1968), American politician, 66th governor of Vermont
Mortimer Sackler (1916–2010), American physician, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Mortimer L. Schiff (1877–1931), American banker and Boy Scouts of America leader
Mortimer Singer (1863–1929), Anglo-American landowner, philanthropist, sportsman and early pilot
Mortimer Thomson (1832–1875), American journalist and humorist
Mortimer Tollemache (1872–1950), English cricketer
Mortimer von Maltzan (1793–1843), Prussian diplomat and Foreign Minister
Mort Weisinger (1915–1978), American magazine and comic book editor
Mortimer Wheeler (1890–1976), British archaeologist
Mortimer Wilson (1876–1932), American composer of classical music
Mortimer Zuckerman (born 1937), Canadian-born American businessman

Fictional characters

Mortimer, a name sometimes given to the Grim Reaper (see Death (personification)), with its origin in the Latin word morti (to die)
Mortimer Brewster, protagonist of the play Arsenic and Old Lace and its film adaptaton
Mortimer Delvile, one of the protagonists in Cecilia (Burnley novel)
Mortimer Duke, in the movie Trading Places, played by Don Ameche
Mortimer McMire, the primary antagonist of the Commander Keen series
Mortimer Mouse, a Disney character and rival of Mickey Mouse
Morty Smith, one of the title characters on the American animated series Rick and Morty
- Alternative versions of Morty Smith, from alternate realities
Mortimer Snerd, a ventriloquist's dummy employed by Edgar Bergen
Mortimer Toynbee, or Toad (Marvel Comics), a mutant in the X-Men comics
Mortimer "Mort", the protagonist of Terry Pratchett's novel Mort and its stage play adaptation
Mortimer, a Robert Munsch character and story
Mortimer, a criminal in the Italian comic book Zagor
Uncle Mortimer, a theme park mastermind from the video games Thrillville and Thrillville: Off the Rails

Fictional characters

See also