Pitt

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