Bolt (surname)

Bolt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Bolt (b. 1959), Australian newspaper columnist
• Alex Bolt (b. 1993), Australian tennis player
• Aslak Bolt (c. 1380 – 1450), Norwegian priest and archbishop
• Bobby Bolt (1912–1991), Scottish footballer
• Bruce Bolt (1930–2005), American professor
• Carol Bolt (1941–2000), Canadian author
• Chris Bolt (b. 1953), British economist
• David Bolt (disambiguation), several people
• Dirk Bolt (1930–2020), Dutch-born architect
• George Bolt (1893–1963), New Zealand aviator
• George T. Bolt (1900–1971), New Zealand government figure
• Herbert Bolt (1893–1916), Australian rugby league player and WWI soldier
• Jan Bolt (1876–1967), Dutch athlete in gymnastics
• Jeremy Bolt (born 1965), British film producer
• John Bolt (theologian), American theologian
• John F. Bolt (1921–2004), American aviator
• Josh Bolt (fl. 2000s – present), British actor
• Klaas Bolt (1927–1990), Dutch musician
• Michael Bolt (fl. 1980s – 1990s), Australia rugby league player
• Ranjit Bolt (b. 1959), British author and translator
• Rezin A. De Bolt (1828–1891), American politician
• Richard Bolt (1911–2002), American physics professor
• Richard Bolt (RNZAF officer) (fl. 1940s–1980), New Zealand air marshal
• Robert Bolt (1924–1995), British playwright
• Skye Bolt (b. 1994), American baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
• Thomas Bolt (b. 1959), American poet and artist
• Tommy Bolt (1916–2008), American golfer
• Usain Bolt (b. 1986), Jamaican track athlete
• Wayne Bolt (fl. 1980s – present), American football coach

See also

• Bolt family
• Udo Bölts (b. 1966), German cyclist
• William Bolts (1740–1808), Dutch merchant, trader and author