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), British Prime Minister and 1st Earl of Chatham 1766–1768
• William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), 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), 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) (born 1937), 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