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

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Alabama Pitts Edwin Collins "Alabama" Pitts Jr. (November 22, 1909 – June 7, 1941) was an American convicted felon who garnered media attention in his attempt to play professional baseball after his release from Sing Sing prison. While serving five years fo ...

(1909–1941), American baseball player and convicted robber *

Allen Pitts Allen Pitts (born June 28, 1964) is an American former professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1990 to 2000. He attended Cal-State Fullerton and played his entire professional car ...

(born 1964), American former Canadian Football League player *

Antony Pitts Antony Pitts (born 1969 in Farnborough, Kent) is an international composer, conductor, and producer. His compositions have been published by Faber Music, with CDs of choral music on Hyperion Records and other recordings on Harmonia Mundi, Nax ...

(born 1969), British composer * Benjamin T. Pitts (died 1964), American politician and businessman * Bernard Q. Pitts (), Belizean politician and lawyer * Boozer Pitts (1893–1971), American college football player and coach *

Byron Pitts Byron Pitts (born October 21, 1960) is an American journalist and author, working for ABC News as co-anchor for the network's late night news program, ''Nightline''. Until March 2013, he served as a chief national correspondent for '' The CBS Eve ...

(born 1960), American journalist and author, co-host of the news program ''Nightline'' and a chief national correspondent for ''The CBS Evening News'' * Chandra Pitts, American nonprofit executive *

Chester Pitts Chester Morise Pitts II (born June 26, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs and was selected by the H ...

(born 1979), American former National Football League player *

Charles Pitts Charles "Skip" Pitts (April 7, 1947 – May 1, 2012) was an American soul and blues guitarist. He is best known for his distinctive "wah-wah" style, prominently featured on Isaac Hayes' title track from the 1971 movie '' Shaft''. He is widely co ...

(1947–2012), American soul/blues guitarist *

Charles Pitts (broadcaster) Charles Pitts (July 24, 1941 – May 21, 2015) was an American gay activist and radio personality. He co-hosted ''The New Symposium'' on New York City's WBAI from 1968 to 1969, the first weekly public radio program to offer an affirming discussio ...

(1941–2015), American gay activist and radio personality * Chip Pitts (born 1960), American human rights activist and attorney * Curtis Pitts (1915–2005), American designer of the Pitts Special series of aerobatic biplanes *

Denis Pitts Denis Pitts (6 January 1930 – 19 April 1994) was a journalist, filmmaker and novelist. Denis Pitts first became widely known for his reports on the Suez Crisis and his subsequent articles in the New Statesman. In Suez he made the acquaintance of ...

(1930–1994), English journalist * Derrek Pitts (born 1998), American football player * Derrick Pitts (born 1955), American astronomer and science communicator * Earl Edwin Pitts (born 1953), American former FBI agent convicted of espionage for selling information to Soviet and Russian intelligence services *

Edmund L. Pitts Edmund Levi Pitts (May 23, 1839 – July 11, 1898) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate. Early life and education Pitts was born in Yates, New York, the son of Joh ...

(1839–1898), American politician and lawyer *

Elijah Pitts Elijah Eugene Pitts (February 3, 1938 – July 10, 1998) was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, including 10 with the Green Bay Packers. Late in his career, he brie ...

(1938–1998), American National Football League player and assistant coach *

Ernie Pitts Ernie Pitts (March 8, 1935 – September 24, 1970) was a Canadian Football League (CFL) wide receiver and defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the BC Lions in a 14-year career in the CFL from 1957 to 1970. He won four Grey Cups with W ...

(1935–1970), Canadian football player, member of the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame *

Eve Pitts Eve Pitts (née Sewell) is a British priest who was the first black woman to be ordained as a vicar in the Church of England. She is known for being outspoken against discrimination. She is a supporter of Emancipation Day. Personal life and ed ...

, British Anglican minister, first black woman to be ordained as an Anglican vicar * Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain *

Frank Pitts Frank H. Pitts (born November 12, 1943) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played ten seasons for the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs (1965–1969) ...

(born 1943), American football player in the American and National Football Leagues *

Gaylen Pitts Gaylen Richard Pitts (June 6, 1946 – October 10, 2024) was an American professional baseball player, manager and baseball coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, and coached in the St. Louis Cardinals organi ...

(1946–2024), American Major League Baseball player and minor league baseball coach and manager *

George Pitts (disambiguation) George Pitts may refer to: * George Pitts (Middlesex cricketer) (1878–1939), Canadian-born cricketer * George Pitts (cricketer, died 1847), English cricketer * George Pitts (journalist) (1925–1987), newspaper journalist, father of the photog ...

Harry Pitts The history of the London Underground began in the 19th century with the construction of the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. The Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863 using gas-lit wooden carriages hauled by ste ...

(1915–1998), English footballer * Helen Pitts (1838–1903), American suffragette and the second wife of Frederick Douglass *

Jacob Pitts Jacob Rives Pitts (born November 20, 1979) is an American television, film and stage actor. His most notable performances were as Cooper Harris in the film '' EuroTrip'' (2004), as Bill "Hoosier" Smith in the HBO miniseries '' The Pacific'' (2010) ...

(born 1979), American actor *

Jake Pitts Jacob Mark "Jake" Pitts (born August 21, 1985) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Black Veil Brides. Pitts and fellow Black Veil Brides guitarist Jinxx won Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Award for "Best ...

(born 1985), American lead guitarist of the rock band Black Veil Brides *

James Pitts (disambiguation) James Pitts may refer to: * James Pitts (VC recipient) (1877–1955), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * James Pitts (American Patriot) (1712–1776), Massachusetts merchant and American Patriot * James Pitts (chemist) (1921–2014), Ameri ...

Jay Pitts Jay Pitts (born 9 December 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. He previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Leeds Rhinos, Hull FC and the Bradford ...

(born 1989), English rugby league footballer *

Jennifer Pitts The Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant. Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists. They have had two Miss USAs. ...

, Miss Virginia 2005 * Jesse R. Pitts (1921–2003), American sociologist *

Joe Pitts (Pennsylvania politician) Joseph Russell Pitts (born October 10, 1939) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district was based in Lancaster and Reading and included much ...

(born 1939), American former politician * John Pitts (disambiguation) * Juanita Pitts, African-American tap dancer in the 1930s and '40s * Justin Pitts (born 1994), American basketball player * Karnail "Bugz" Pitts, American rapper *

Kyle Pitts Kyle Anthony Pitts (born October 6, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was named a unanimous All-America ...

(born 2000), American football player * Lafayette Pitts (born 1992), American former football player *

Leonard Pitts Leonard Garvey Pitts Jr. (born October 11, 1957) is an American commentator, journalist, and novelist. He is a nationally syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. He was originally hired by the ''Miami Herald' ...

(born 1957), American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner *

Lillian Louisa Pitts Lillian Louisa Pitts, (1872 – 1947) also known as L.L.P., was an Australian music teacher, artist and professional photographer. Pitts grew up with a love for music and the arts and made her living by teaching music classes and oil-painting. Her ...

(1872–1947), Australian photographer *

Lucius Holsey Pitts Lucius Hosley Pitts Sr. (February 28, 1915 – February 25, 1974) was an American minister, theologian, educator, and academic administrator. He served as the president of Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama from 1961 to 1970, and became the fi ...

(1915–1974), American college president and Black educational leader *

Mark Pitts Mark Pitts is an American record executive and talent manager who has served as President of RCA Records since 2021. He also co-founded the record label ByStorm Entertainment with Wayne Barrow in 1998, through which he has signed artists includin ...

(born 1970), American record executive, talent manager and President of RCA Records since 2021 * Matthew Pitts (), American television writer * Matthew Pitts (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer * Mike or Michael Pitts (disambiguation) * Milton Pitts (1912–1994), White House barber for four presidents * P. Casey Pitts (born 1980), American lawyer and United States district judge *

Priscilla Pitts Priscilla Pitts is a New Zealand writer and art curator. Biography Pitts was educated at the University of Auckland, gaining an MA in English and Art History. In the 1980s, Pitts co-founded the magazine ''Antic,'' which focused on literature a ...

, New Zealand 20th and 21st century writer and art curator * R. C. Pitts (1919–2011), American basketball player * Rob Pitts (1979–2024), American businessman, television personality and classic car enthusiast * Robert B. Pitts (1909–1982), first black Regional Administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development *

Rafi Pitts Rafi Pitts (, born 1967) is an Iranian film director. Life and career Pitts was born in Mashad, Iran. Rafi spent his childhood in Tehran, where he lived in a basement flat underneath a post-production studio. He came to England (his father is En ...

(born 1967), Iranian film director * Riley L. Pitts (1937–1967), United States Army captain, first African American officer to be awarded the Medal of Honor * Rob Pitts (1979–2024), American businessman, television personality and classic car enthusiast *

Ron Pitts Ronald Dwayne Pitts (born October 14, 1962) is an American former professional football player and current sportscaster. He played cornerback in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers, and played college football ...

(born 1962), American sportscaster and former National Football League player * Ryan M. Pitts (born 1985), former United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Shirley Pitts (1934-1992), English fraudster and thief, the "Queen of shoplifters" * Thyrick Pitts (born 1999), American football player *

Tony Pitts Anthony Pitts (born 10 October 1962) is an English actor, most notable for playing Archie Brooks in the long-running British soap '' Emmerdale Farm'' between 1983 and 1993. Early life Pitts was born in Sheffield, England. His family was wo ...

(born 1962), English actor *

Trudy Pitts Gertrude E. "Trudy" Pitts (August 10, 1932 – December 19, 2010) was an American soul jazz keyboardist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was known primarily for playing the Hammond B3 organ. Biography Trained as a musician and a music ed ...

(1932–2010), American soul jazz keyboardist *

Valerie Pitts Ann Valerie, Lady Solti (née Pitts; 19 August 1937 – 31 March 2021) was a British television presenter who was one of the BBC's original team of presenters during the 1950s. She left the programme in 1960 to marry James Sargent who was stage ...

(1937–2021), British television presenter during the 1950s * Victória Pitts (born 1991), Brazilian mezzo-soprano opera singer *

Viola Pitts Viola Marie Hamilton Pitts (September 8, 1914 – April 15, 2004) was a Fort Worth, Texas community activist who advocated for her neighborhood of Como, located on Fort Worth's west side. Pitts was often described as a fiery and effective activ ...

(1914–2004), American community and political activist from Fort Worth *

Walter Pitts Walter Harry Pitts, Jr. (April 23, 1923 – May 14, 1969) was an American logician who worked in the field of computational neuroscience.Smalheiser, Neil R"Walter Pitts", ''Perspectives in Biology and Medicine'', Volume 43, Number 2, Wint ...

(1923–1969), American logician *

William Pitts II William Pitts II (1790–1840) was an English silver-chaser and sculptor. Life He was son of William Pitts I (c.1755 – after 1806), a silver-chaser to whom he was apprenticed in 1806, and his wife Mary Armitage. In 1812 he obtained the gol ...

(1790–1840), English silver-chaser and sculptor * William S. Pitts (1830–1918), American physician and composer *

ZaSu Pitts ZaSu Pitts (; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who, in a career spanning nearly five decades, starred in many silent film drama film, dramas, such as Erich von Stroheim's 1924 epic ''Greed (1924 film), Greed'', along wi ...

(1894–1963), American actress

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* Earl Pitts (character), a radio character created and voiced by Gary Burbank

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