Pettit (surname)

Pettit is an English surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. Variant spellings include Pettitt and Petitt. People with the surname include:

In arts and media

 * B. R. Pettit (1947–2006), American sculptor
 * Catriona Pettit (born 1971), Australian television presenter
 * George Pettit (born 1982), Canadian vocalist
 * Alex Pettit (born 1986), American computer scientist, professor, and vocalist
 * Lloyd Pettit (1927–2003), American sportscaster
 * Thomas S. Pettit (1843–1931), newspaper publisher and politician from Kentucky
 * Tom Pettit (1931–1995), American television news correspondent

Canada

 * George Hamilton Pettit (1872–1953), Canadian politician
 * Nathaniel Pettit (1724–1803), Upper Canada politician
 * Trevor Pettit (born 1951), Canadian politician

United States

 * Albert Pettit (1930–1997), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
 * Alex Pettit (born 1966), American public administration official
 * Charles Pettit (1736–1806), American lawyer and merchant
 * John Pettit (1807–1877), United States Representative and Senator from Indiana
 * John U. Pettit (1820–1881), U.S. Representative from Indiana
 * Milton Pettit (1835–1873), Wisconsin politician
 * Thomas M. Pettit (1797–1853), politician and judge from Pennsylvania
 * Thomas S. Pettit (1843–1931), newspaper publisher and politician from Kentucky
 * William B. Pettit (1825–1905), American lawyer from Virginia

Other countries

 * Philip Pettit (born 1945), Irish philosopher and political theorist
 * Thomas Pettit (mayor) (1858–1934), mayor of Nelson, New Zealand

In science and academia

 * Becky Pettit (born 1970), American sociologist
 * Donald Pettit (born 1955), American astronaut
 * Edison Pettit (1889–1962), American astronomer
 * Joseph M. Pettit (1916–1986), American academic
 * Katherine Pettit (1868–1936), American educator
 * Mary DeWitt Pettit (1908–1996), American physician
 * Philip Pettit (born 1945), Irish philosopher and political theorist
 * Rowland Pettit (1927—1981), American chemist
 * Steve Pettit, (born 1955), President of Bob Jones University

Baseball

 * Bob Pettit (baseball) (1861–1910), American baseball player
 * Chris Pettit (born 1984), American baseball player
 * Leon Pettit (1902–1974), American baseball pitcher
 * Paul Pettit (1931-2020), American baseball pitcher

Other sports

 * Bob Pettit (born 1932), American basketball player
 * Daniel Pettit (1915–2010), English footballer and industrialist
 * Nicola Pettit (born 1978), New Zealand netball player
 * Sean Pettit (born 1992), Canadian freeskier
 * Terry Pettit, American volleyball coach
 * Tom Pettit (footballer) (1885–1970), Australian rules footballer

In other fields

 * Charles Pettit (1736–1806), American lawyer and merchant
 * Daniel Pettit (1915–2010), English footballer and industrialist
 * Gabrielle Petit (feminist) (1860–1952), French feminist activist, anticlerical, libertarian socialist, newspaper editor
 * Jane Bradley Pettit, American philanthropist
 * Lyman C. Pettit (1868–1950), American pastor
 * Robert Lee Pettit (1906–1941), American naval enlisted man; recipient of the Navy Cross
 * William H. Pettit (1885–1985), New Zealand Christian missionary