Pitt
See also: Pitts (disambiguation)
Pitt is a surname of British[1] origin. Used on its own, in Europe or in history it most commonly refers to one of two British statesmen:
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), British Prime Minister & 1st Earl of Chatham 1766–1768
- William Pitt the Younger, British Prime Minister 1783–1801 and 1804–1806, son of Pitt the Elder
In the U.S., mainly in education or sports, it most commonly refers to:
- University of Pittsburgh ("Pitt"), located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Pitt Panthers, the athletic teams of the University of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburg State University ("Pitt State"), located in Pittsburg, Kansas
In American popular culture it commonly refers to:
- Brad Pitt (born 1963), an American actor
It may also refer to the following people:
- Andrew Pitt, motorcycle racer from New South Wales, Australia
- Charles Redding Pitt (born 1944), attorney and current chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party (2003–2007)
- Christopher Pitt (1699–1748), English poet and translator
- Courtney Pitt, English footballer
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead, (1913–1994), civil rights campaigner and Labour politician in the United Kingdom
- Harvey Pitt, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Ingrid Pitt (born 1937 in Poland), actress in horror films of the 1960s and 70s
- Kalanimoku (1768–1827), a prominent Hawaiian official given the name William Pitt by visiting Europeans
- Malcolm Pitt (1897–1985), American college sports coach
- Michael Pitt (born 1981), an American actor
- Thomas Pitt (1653–1726), English merchant, grandfather of Pitt the Elder
- William Pitt (architect) (1855–1918), architect working in Melbourne, Australia
- William Pitt (engineer) of New Brunswick, Canada, inventor of the underwater cable ferry in the early 1900s
- William Fox-Pitt (born 1969), British three-day eventing rider
- Bill Pitt (born 1937), British politician; was Liberal Member of Parliament 1981-1983
- William Rivers Pitt, leftist author and essayist
Pitt also refers to:
- Pitt, Hampshire, a hamlet in Hursley parish, Hampshire, England
- Pitt River, British Columbia, Canada
- Pit River, also known as Pitt River, California, United States
- River Pitt, Somerset, England
Fiction
- Pitt, a comic book published by Full Bleed Studios
- The Pitt, a single issue comic book published in 1987 by Marvel Comics
- Dirk Pitt, protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler
- The Pitt is the second downloadable content pack for Fallout 3
See also
- HMS Pitt, UK warships of that name
References
- ↑ "Pitt Surname Meaning". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014
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