Ott (name)

Ott is a surname and an Estonian masculine given name (meaning "Bear" but also the Estonian version of the German name, Otto). People with the name include:

Surname

A

• Alfredo Ott (born 1983), American basketball player
• Alice Sara Ott (born 1988), German-Japanese pianist
• Alvin Ott (born 1949), American politician
• Anastasiya Ott (born 1988), Russian hurdler
• Andrew Ott, American engineer
• Anneli Ott (born 1976), Estonian politician

B

• Billy Ott (1940–2015), American baseball player
• Bobby Ott (born 1962), American speedway rider
• Brad Ott (born 1969), American golfer

C

• Carlos Ott (born 1946), Uruguayan architect
• Charles A. Ott, Jr. (1920–2006), American military commander
• Christophe Ott (born 1983), French football goalkeeper

D

• David Ott (born 1947), American composer
• David N. Ott (1937–2020), American politician and lawyer

E

• Ed Ott (1951–2024), American baseball player
• Edward Ott (born 1941), American physicist and electrical engineer
• Ellis R. Ott (died 1981), American statistician and educator
• Elsie Ott (1913–2006), recipient of the Air Medal
• Eugen Ott (1889–1977), German diplomat
• Eugen Ott (1890–1966), German military commander

F

• Fred Ott (1860–1936), American, the first man to be filmed
• Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860–1956), German lawyer and politician

G

• Gottlieb Ott (1832–1882), Swiss building contractor

H

• Harry Ott (1933–2005), German diplomat
• Harry L. Ott, Jr. (born 1952), American politician
• Heinrich Ott (1894–1962), German physicist
• Heinrich Ott (fl. 1980s), Swiss bobsledder
• Henry Ott (1865–1949), American politician
• Horace Ott (born 1933), American songwriter and arranger
• Hubert Ott (born 1964), French politician
• Hugo Ott (1931–2022), German historian and academic

I

• Ingmar Ott (born 1955), Estonian botanist
• Isaac Ott (1847–1916), American physiologist

J

• Jeff Ott (born 1970), American punk rock musician
• Jim Ott (born 1947), American politician
• Jochen Ott (born 1974), German politician
• John Ott (1909–2000), American photographer
• Jonathan Ott (born 1949), American ethnobotanist and author
• Jürg Ott, Swiss geneticist

K

• Katharine Ott, American mathematician
• Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German singer, songwriter, guitarist and DJ
• Konrad Ott (born 1959), German philosopher

L

• Ludwig Ott (1906–1985), German theologian
• Ludwig Ott (water polo) (1937–2015), German water polo player

M

• Manuel Ott (born 1992), Filipino football player
• Margaret Saunders Ott (1920–2010), American pianist
• Mel Ott (1909–1958), American baseball player
• Mirjam Ott (born 1972), Swiss curler

N

• Niko Ott (born 1945), West German rower

P

• Patricia Ott (born 1960), German field hockey player
• Peter Ott (1738–1809), Austrian military commander

R

• Riki Ott (born 1964), American environmental activist
• Russell Ott, American politician

S

• Sharon Ott (fl. 20th century), American theatre director
• Stanley Joseph Ott (1927–1992), American clergyman
• Steve Ott (born 1982), Canadian hockey player (St. Louis Blues)

T

• Thomas Ott (born 1966), Swiss comic artist
• Thorsten Ott (born 1973), German football player
• Tyler Ott (born 1992), American football player

U

• Urmas Ott (1955–2008), Estonian journalist

W

• Wijnand Ott (born 1955), Dutch musician
• Wilhelm Ott (1886–1969), German politician
• Wilhelm Ott (fighter) (born 1982), Austrian fighter
• William Ott (1872–1951), New Zealand politician

Given name

• Ott (born 1968), English record producer
• Ott Aardam (born 1980), Estonian actor
• Ott Arder (1950–2004), Estonian poet and writer
• Ott Jud (fl. 15th century), Jewish Austrian martial arts master
• Ott Kadarik (born 1976), Estonian architect
• Ott-Heinrich Keller (1906–1990), German mathematician
• Ott Lepland (born 1987), Estonian singer
• Ott Lumi (born 1978), Estonian politician
• Ott Reinumäe (born 1984), Estonian footballer
• Ott Sepp (born 1982), Estonian actor
• Ott Tänak (born 1987), Estonian rally driver
• G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), American basketball coach
• Paul Ott Carruth, American football player

Fictional

• Vernon "Ott" Motley, elder African-American stevedore featured on HBO's The Wire. It is he who is set to take over as treasurer for the union at the end of the show's second season.

See also

• Otepää - an Estonian town with a name meaning "Ott's Head" or "Bear's Head".