Shorter
Shorter is the family name of the following people:
- Alan Shorter (1932–1988), American musician (trumpet and flugelhorn) and composer of free jazz
- Dora Sigerson Shorter (1866-1918), Irish poet
- Edward Shorter (inventor) (before 1800–1836), English mechanic and inventor
- Edward Shorter (historian) (born 1941), Canadian historian
- Eli Sims Shorter (1823–1879), American politician
- Frank Shorter (* 1947), American athlete
- John Gill Shorter (1818–1872), American politician (Alabama)
- Wayne Shorter (* 1933), American jazz saxophonist and composer
Shorter also denotes
- Shorter, Alabama in the United States
- Shorter University , private university in Georgia, USA
