Pitt

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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), Prime Minister of Great Britain (1766–1768)
• William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), his son and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783–1801) and of the United Kingdom (1801 and 1804–1806)

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), American actor

It may also refer to the following people:

• Andrew Pitt, motorcycle racer from New South Wales, Australia
• Christopher Pitt (1699–1748), English poet and translator
• Courtney Pitt (born 1981), English footballer
• David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead (1913–1994), civil rights campaigner and Labour politician in the United Kingdom
• Harvey Pitt (born 1945), former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Ingrid Pitt (1937–2010), Polish actress in horror films of the 1960s and 70s
• Kalanimoku (1768–1827), prominent Hawaiian official given the name William Pitt by visiting Europeans
• Malcolm Pitt (1897–1985), American college sports coach
• Michael Pitt (born 1981), American actor
• Redding Pitt (1944–2016), attorney and chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party
• Thomas Pitt (1653–1726), English merchant, grandfather of Pitt the Elder
• William Pitt (architect) (1855–1918), architect working in Melbourne, Australia
• William Pitt (engineer) (1840–1909), 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 (politician) (1937–2017), British politician; Liberal Member of Parliament, 1981–1983
• William Rivers Pitt (born 1971), 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
• Fallout 3: The Pitt, the second downloadable content pack for Fallout 3
• Dirk Pitt, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler
• Justin Pitt, a minor character in the television series Seinfeld

See also

• HMS Pitt, British warships of that name

References