Otis (surname)

Otis is a surname of early medieval English origin,

• Amos Otis, a professional baseball player
• Bill Otis, professional baseball player
• Elisha Otis, inventor of a safety device for hoisting machinery, who went on to invent the first passenger elevator
• Elwell Otis, an American general who served in the Philippines during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars
• Glenn K. Otis U.S. Army general (retd.)
• Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917), a publisher of the Los Angeles Times
• Harrison Gray Otis (lawyer) (1765–1848), a representative and senator from Massachusetts
• James Otis:
  • James Otis, Sr. (1702–1778), American revolutionary politician
  • James Otis, Jr. (1725–1783), American revolutionary politician
  • James Otis, pen name of James Otis Kaler (1848–1912), American journalist and author of children’s literature
  • James Otis (politician) (1826–1875), mayor of San Francisco, California
  • James Otis (actor), American film and television actor
• Johnny Otis, American rhythm and blues musician and impresario
• Samuel Allyne Otis, American politician
• William Otis, inventor of the steam shovel
• Mercy Otis Warren. American writer

See also

• Otis (given name)
• Otis (disambiguation)