Pitt

Pitt is a surname of British^[1] origin. Used on its own, in Europe or 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
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was named for Pitt the Elder. The city has infrequently been referred to as Pitt, but the name has commonly been utilized when referring to the University of Pittsburgh
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 athletics teams
- The Pitt News, student-managed newspaper
- Pitt Poetry Series, large published list of contemporary American poetry
- Pitt Band, the varsity marching band
- Pitt Stages, the university's repertory theatre company
- Pitt Stadium, now demolished
- William Pitt Union, the student union
- William Pitt Debating Union, the student debating club
- Hail to Pitt, athletic slogan and school fight song
It may also refer to Pittsburg State University ("Pitt State"), located in Pittsburg, Kansas

In American popular culture it commonly refers to:

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)
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
Karnail Pitts, former D-12 artist
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 Bank, a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago
Pitt Club, founded 1835, an exclusive club at the University of Cambridge, England
Pitt County, North Carolina, county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina
Fort Pitt (historical) and the Fort Pitt Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fort Pitt in Kent, England
Pitt Island or Rangiauria, the second largest island in the Chatham Islands
Pitt Lake, second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada
Pitt Meadows, a District Municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Pitt River, British Columbia, Canada
Pit River, also known as Pitt River, California, United States
River Pitt, Somerset, England
Pitt Rivers Museum in the University of Oxford, England founded in 1884 by Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900), English army officer, ethnologist, and archaeologist
Pitt Street, Sydney a major street in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pitt Street (disambiguation) lists streets with the same name in other places
Pitt Town, New South Wales, historic town in New South Wales, Australia

Fiction

Pitt (comics), a comic book published by Full Bleed Studios
The Pitt (Marvel Comics), 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
Pitt Bier Gevoel.