Mortimer (disambiguation)
Mortimer is an English surname.
Mortimer may also refer to:
People with the given name
- Mortimer J. Adler (1902–2001), American philosopher, educator and author
- Mortimer Caplin (born 1916), American lawyer and educator
- 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 Hogan (1862–1923), Major League Baseball outfielder
- 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 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 Wheeler (1890-1976), British archaeologist
- Mortimer Zuckerman (born 1937), Canadian-born American businessman
People with the last name
- Bob Mortimer (born 1959), English comedian and actor
- Carole Mortimer (born 1960), English romance novelist
- Chris Mortimer (born 1958), retired Australian Rugby League player
- Conor Mortimer, Irish Gaelic football player
- Daniel Mortimer (born 1989), Australian Rugby League player
- Edmund Mortimer (actor) (1874–1944), American actor and film director
- Emily Mortimer (born 1971), English actress
- Favell Lee Mortimer (1802-1878), English Evangelical author of educational children's books
- Gary Mortimer (born 1967), English aeronaut
- George Ferris Whidborne Mortimer (1805–1871), English schoolmaster and clergyman
- Ian Mortimer (born 1983), Canadian sprint canoer
- Ian Mortimer (historian) (born 1967), British writer
- James Mortimer (1833–1911), American chess player, journalist, and playwright
- James Mortimer (athlete) (born 1983), New Zealand hurdler
- John Mortimer (1923-2009), British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author
- John B. Mortimer, Hong Kong judge
- John Hamilton Mortimer (1740–1779), British painter
- John Robert Mortimer (1825–1911), English businessman and archaeologist
- Kenneth Mortimer (born c. 1937), American college administrator
- Peter Mortimer (disambiguation)
- Roger Mortimer (racing) (1909–1991), racing correspondent
- Steve Mortimer (born 1956), former Australian Rugby League player
- Tinsley Mortimer (born 1976), American socialite
- Tony Mortimer (born 1970), British songwriter, composer, singer, and rapper; member of British 1990s pop group East 17
House of Mortimer
The House of Mortimer was a powerful noble family in medieval England. Its members include:
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer (1231–1282)
- Isabella Mortimer, Countess of Arundel (after 1247–before 1 April 1292/after 1300)
- Roger Mortimer de Chirk (c. 1256–1326)
- Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer (1251–1304)
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287-1330)
- Sir Edmund Mortimer (1302–1331)
- Katherine Mortimer, Countess of Warwick (1314–1369)
- Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke (1317–1368)
- Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328-1360)
- Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (1352-1381)
- Sir Edmund Mortimer, son of the 3rd Earl (1376–1409)
- Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374-1398)
- Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (1391-1425)
Places
North America
- Mortimer, California, a former settlement
- Mortimer, North Carolina, a ghost town
- Mortimer, Ohio, an unincorporated community
- Mortimer, New Brunswick, Canada, an unincorporated community
United Kingdom
- Mortimer Common, Berkshire, England, a village generally referred to as Mortimer
- Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire, England, a village and civil parish
- Mortimer West End, Hampshire, England, a village and civil parish
- Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England, a small town and civil parish
- Mortimer Trail, a long distance footpath and recreational walk in Shropshire and Herefordshire, England
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 Mouse, a Disney character
- Mortimer Snerd, a character developed by Edgar Bergen
- Mortimer Brewster, main character in Arsenic and Old Lace
- Mortimer, the eponymous protagonist of Terry Pratchett's novel Mort
- Mortimer Delvile, one of the main protagonists in Cecilia (Burney novel)
- Mortimer Folchart, in Cornelia Funke's Inkheart fantasy trilogy
- Mortimer, a Robert Munsch character and story
- Mortimer, a fictional criminal in Italian comic book Zagor
- Mortimer Goth, from The Sims series
Other uses
- Baron Mortimer, a title in the Peerage of England
- Mortimer's disease, a skin disease
- Ruy Lopez, Mortimer Trap, a chess opening trap
See also
- Cleobury Mortimer, a town in Shropshire
- Stratfield Mortimer, a village in Berkshire, England
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