# 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

## In government, law, and politics
### 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

## In sport
### 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