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, American sculptor
- Catriona Pettit, Australian television presenter
- George Pettit, Canadian vocalist
- Alex Pettit, American computer scientist, professor, and vocalist
- Lloyd Pettit, American sportscaster
- Thomas S. Pettit, newspaper publisher and politician from Kentucky
- Tom Pettit, American television news correspondent
In government, law, and politics
Canada
- George Hamilton Pettit, Canadian politician
- Nathaniel Pettit, Upper Canada politician
- Trevor Pettit, Canadian politician
United States
- Albert Pettit, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Alex Pettit, American public administration official
- Charles Pettit, American lawyer and merchant
- John Pettit, United States Representative and Senator from Indiana
- John U. Pettit, U.S. Representative from Indiana
- Milton Pettit, Wisconsin politician
- Thomas M. Pettit, politician and judge from Pennsylvania
- Thomas S. Pettit, newspaper publisher and politician from Kentucky
- William B. Pettit, American lawyer from Virginia
Other countries
- Philip Pettit, Irish philosopher and political theorist
- Thomas Pettit (mayor), mayor of Nelson, New Zealand
In science and academia
- Becky Pettit, American sociologist
- Donald Pettit, American astronaut
- Edison Pettit, American astronomer
- Joseph M. Pettit, American academic
- Katherine Pettit, American educator
- Mary DeWitt Pettit, American physician
- Philip Pettit, Irish philosopher and political theorist
- Rowland Pettit, American chemist
- Steve Pettit,, President of Bob Jones University
In sport
Baseball
- Bob Pettit (baseball), American baseball player
- Chris Pettit, American baseball player
- Leon Pettit, American baseball pitcher
- Paul Pettit, American baseball pitcher
Other sports
- Bob Pettit, American basketball player
- Daniel Pettit, English footballer and industrialist
- Nicola Pettit, New Zealand netball player
- Sean Pettit, Canadian freeskier
- Terry Pettit, American volleyball coach
- Tom Pettit (footballer), Australian rules footballer
In other fields
- Charles Pettit, American lawyer and merchant
- Daniel Pettit, English footballer and industrialist
- Jane Bradley Pettit, American philanthropist
- Lyman C. Pettit, American pastor
- Robert Lee Pettit, American naval enlisted man; recipient of the Navy Cross
- William H. Pettit, New Zealand Christian missionary