Orton
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Orton can refer to more than one place/person:
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[edit] Places
- England
- Orton, Carlisle
- Great Orton in Cumbria (near Carlisle)
- Little Orton in Cumbria (near Carlisle)
- Orton Rigg
- Orton, Eden in Cumbria
- Orton, Northamptonshire
- Orton, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire
- Orton, Staffordshire
- Scotland
- Canada
- Orton, Ontario; a small community located in the township of East Garafraxa, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.
[edit] People
- Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter
- Bill Orton, US Congressman from Utah
- Edward Orton, Sr., American geologist
- Edward Orton, Jr., his son, a businessman and philanthropist
- Joe Orton, English playwright
- Kyle Orton, American football player
- P. D. Orton, British mycologist
- Samuel Orton, pioneered the study of learning disabilities. He is best known for his work examining the causes and treatment of reading disability, or dyslexia
- A family of American professional wrestlers, consisting of:
- Bob Orton (1929–2006), the family founder
- His older son Bob Orton, Jr. (born 1950)
- His younger son Barry Orton (born 1958)
- Randy Orton (born 1980), son of Bob Jr.
[edit] Other
- Orton (photography) - A photography technique
- Orton Ceramic Foundation
[edit] See also
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