Otto (surname)

Otto is a surname, and may refer to

• Catherine Otto, author of echocardiography textbooks
• Felix Otto (mathematician) (born 1966), German mathematician
• Frei Otto (1925-2015), German architect
• Dr. Frank Otto (born 1936), American educator and entrepreneur
• Gustav Otto (1883–1926), German aircraft and aircraft-engine designer and manufacturer
• Jan Otto (1841–1916), publisher of Otto's encyclopedia
• John Otto (FBI acting director)
• John Otto (park ranger) (1870-1952), American environmental advocate
• Lisa Otto (1919-2013), opera singer
• Michael Otto (born 1943), head of Otto GmbH
• Nikolaus Otto (1832–1891), coinventor of the Otto cycle
• Rudolf Otto (1869–1937), German theologian
• Shawn Lawrence Otto, American author, filmmaker, political strategist
• William Tod Otto (1816–1905), American judge

Arts

• Barry Otto (born 1941), Australian actor
• John Otto (drummer) (born 1977), drummer of Limp Bizkit
• Miranda Otto (born 1967), Australian actress
• Natalino Otto (1912–1969), Italian singer
• Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto (1909–1991), Danish-born horn player
• Whitney Otto, American author of How to Make an American Quilt

Sports

• Anita Otto (born 1942), German discus thrower
• Hennie Otto (born 1976), South African professional golfer
• Jim Otto (born 1939), American footballer
• Joel Otto (born 1961), ice hockey player
• Kristin Otto (born 1968), German swimmer
• Krynauw Otto (born 1971), South African rugby player
• Ricky Otto (born 1967), English footballer
• Sylke Otto (born 1969), German luger
• Werner Otto (born 1948), East German track cyclist

See also

• Otto, given name
• Otto (disambiguation), other uses