# Ott (name)

Ott is a surname and an Estonian masculine given name (meaning "Bear" but also the Estonian version of the German name, Otto). People with the name include:

## Surname
### A

* Alfredo Ott (born 1983), American basketball player
* Alice Sara Ott (born 1988), German-Japanese pianist
* Alvin Ott (born 1949), American politician
* Anastasiya Ott (born 1988), Russian hurdler
* Andrew Ott, American engineer
* Anneli Ott (born 1976), Estonian politician

### B

* Billy Ott (1940–2015), American baseball player
* Bobby Ott (born 1962), American speedway rider
* Brad Ott (born 1969), American golfer

### C

* Carlos Ott (born 1946), Uruguayan architect
* Charles A. Ott, Jr. (1920–2006), American military commander
* Christophe Ott (born 1983), French football goalkeeper

### D

* David Ott (born 1947), American composer
* David N. Ott (1937–2020), American politician and lawyer

### E

* Ed Ott (1951–2024), American baseball player
* Edward Ott (born 1941), American physicist and electrical engineer
* Elsie Ott (1913–2006), recipient of the Air Medal
* Eugen Ott (1889–1977), German diplomat
* Eugen Ott (1890–1966), German military commander

### F

* Fred Ott (1860–1936), American, the first man to be filmed
* Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860–1956), German lawyer and politician

### G

* Gottlieb Ott (1832–1882), Swiss building contractor

### H

* Harry Ott (1933-2005), German diplomat
* Harry L. Ott, Jr. (born 1952), American politician
* Heinrich Ott (1894–1962), German physicist
* Heinrich Ott (fl. 1980s), Swiss bobsledder
* Henry Ott (1865-1949), American politician
* Horace Ott (born 1933), American songwriter and arranger
* Hubert Ott (born 1964), French politician
* Hugo Ott (1931–2022), German historian and academic

### I

* Ingmar Ott (born 1955), Estonian botanist
* Isaac Ott (1847–1916), American physiologist

### J

* Jeff Ott (born 1970), American punk rock musician
* Jim Ott (born 1947), American politician
* John Ott (1909–2000), American photographer
* Jonathan Ott (born 1949), American ethnobotanist and author
* Jürg Ott, Swiss geneticist

### K

* Katharine Ott, American mathematician
* Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German singer, songwriter, guitarist and DJ
* Konrad Ott (born 1959), German philosopher

### L

* Ludwig Ott (1906–1985), German theologian

### M

* Manuel Ott (born 1992), filipino football player
* Margaret Saunders Ott (1920–2010), American pianist
* Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
* Mirjam Ott (born 1972), Swiss curler

### N

* Niko Ott (born 1945), West German rower

### P

* Patricia Ott (born 1960), German field hockey player
* Peter Ott (1738–1809), Austrian military commander

### R

* Riki Ott (born 1964), American environmental activist
* Russell Ott, American politician

### S

* Sharon Ott (fl. 20th century), American theatre director
* Stanley Joseph Ott (1927–1992), American clergyman
* Steve Ott (born 1982), Canadian hockey player (St. Louis Blues)

### T

* Thomas Ott (born 1966), Swiss comic artist
* Thorsten Ott (born 1973), German football player
* Tyler Ott (born 1992), American football player

### U

* Urmas Ott (1955–2008), Estonian journalist

### W

* Wijnand Ott (born 1955), Dutch musician
* Wilhelm Ott (1886–1969), German politician
* William Ott (1872–1951), New Zealand politician

## Given name

* Ott (born 1968), English record producer
* Ott Aardam (born 1980), Estonian actor
* Ott Arder (1950–2004), Estonian poet and writer
* Ott Jud (fl. 15th century), Jewish Austrian martial arts master
* Ott Kadarik (born 1976), Estonian architect
* Ott-Heinrich Keller (1906–1990), German mathematician
* Ott Lepland (born 1987), Estonian singer
* Ott Lumi (born 1978), Estonian politician
* Ott Reinumäe (born 1984), Estonian footballer
* Ott Sepp (born 1982), Estonian actor
* Ott Tänak (born 1987), Estonian rally driver
* G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), American basketball coach
* Paul Ott Carruth, American football player

## Fictional

* Vernon "Ott" Motley, elder African-American stevedore featured on HBO's The Wire. It is he who is set to take over as treasurer for the union at the end of the show's second season.