Gott (surname)

Gott is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Benjamin Gott (1762–1840), British textile manufacturer
• Daniel Gott (1794–1864), U.S. Representative from New York
• Henry Gott (1730–1809), British gardener
• J. Richard Gott (born 1947), U.S. astrophysicist
• Jackson C. Gott (1829–1909), U.S. architect
• Jim Gott (born 1959), U.S. baseball player
• John Gott (bishop) (1830–1906) Vicar of Leeds and Bishop of Truro
• John William Gott (1866–1922), the last person in Britain to be sent to prison for blasphemy
• Karel Gott (1939–2019), Czech singer
• Larry Gott (born 1957), British musician
• Merryn Gott, New Zealand nursing academic specialising in palliative care
• Richard Gott (1938–2025), British journalist and historian
• Samuel Gott (1614–1671), MP for Winchelsea
• Trevor Gott (born 1992), American baseball player
• William Gott (1897–1942), known as "Strafer", British General of the Second World War in the Middle East
• William Gott (philanthropist) (1797–1863), British wool merchant and philanthropist

See also

• Gotts, a surname