Olcott (surname)

Olcott is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ben W. Olcott (1872–1952), 16th Governor of Oregon
 * Charles S. Olcott (1864-1935), American non-fiction writer
 * Chauncey Olcott (1858–1932), American stage actor and songwriter
 * Frederic P. Olcott (1841–1909), American banker and politician
 * Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907), co-founder and first president of the Theosophical Society
 * J. Van Vechten Olcott (1856–1940), U.S. Representative
 * James B. Olcott (1830–1910), American farmer and agronomist
 * Martha Brill Olcott (born 1949), leading U.S. expert on Central Asian and the Caspian
 * Sidney Olcott (1873–1949), Canadian film producer, director, actor and screenwriter
 * Simeon Olcott (1735–1815), United States Senator
 * William J. Olcott (1862-1935), American mining engineer and executive
 * William M. K. Olcott (1862–1933), New York lawyer and politician
 * William Tyler Olcott (1873–1936), American lawyer and amateur astronomer