Pitt
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Pitt is a surname of English
origin. Used on its own, in Europe or History it most commonly refers to one of two British statesmen:
In the U.S. mainly in education or sports it most commonly refers to:
In American popular culture it commonly refers to:
It may also refer to the following people:
Pitt also refers to:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
origin. Used on its own, in Europe or History it most commonly refers to one of two British statesmen:
- William Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of ChathamWilliam Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC was a British Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years' War...
(William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), British Prime Minister & 1st Earl of Chatham 1766–1768- Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
was named for Pitt the Elder and is sometimes referred to as Pitt
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- William Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 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 PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
("Pitt"), located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:- Pitt Panthers athletics teams
- The Pitt NewsThe Pitt NewsThe Pitt News is an independent, student-written and student-managed newspaper for the main campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Oakland which has been active in some form since 1910. It is published Monday through Friday during the regular school year and Wednesdays during the summer...
, student-managed newspaper - Pitt Poetry SeriesPitt Poetry SeriesThe Pitt Poetry Series, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, is one of the largest and best known lists of contemporary American poetry.-History:...
, large published list of contemporary American poetry - Pitt Band, the varsity marching band
- Pitt Rep, the university's repertory theatre company
- Pitt StadiumPitt StadiumPitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...
, now demolished - William Pitt UnionWilliam Pitt UnionThe William Pitt Union is the student union building of the University of Pittsburgh main campus and is a Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark...
, the student union - William Pitt Debating UnionWilliam Pitt Debating UnionThe William Pitt Debating Union is the debating society of the University of Pittsburgh. Falling under the auspices of the Department of Communications, the WPDU is a co-curricular program and hub for a wide range of debating activities, including intercollegiate policy debate, public debate, and...
, the student debating club - Hail to PittHail to Pitt"Hail to Pitt" is the most traditional fight song of the University of Pittsburgh, which is commonly referred to as Pitt. The saying "Hail to Pitt!" is also the most traditional and commonly used slogan of the University of Pittsburgh and its athletics teams. The slogan is frequently used in...
, athletic slogan and school fight song
- It may also refer to Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg State UniversityPittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...
("Pitt State"), located in Pittsburg, Kansas
In American popular culture it commonly refers to:
- Brad PittBrad PittWilliam Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
(born 1963), an American actor
It may also refer to the following people:
- Andrew Pitt (motorcycle racer)Andrew Pitt (motorcycle racer)Andrew Pitt is a professional motorcycle racer. He is a double World Supersport Champion, and has also won a World Superbike race and competed in MotoGP. He lives in Peel on the Isle of Man.-Early days:...
, from New South Wales, Australia - Charles Redding PittCharles Redding PittCharles Pitt is an American attorney and former chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party.Pitt was born in Decatur, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1967. He was active in campaign for Robert F...
(born 1944), attorney and current chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party (2003–2007) - Courtney PittCourtney PittCourtney Leon Pitt is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a midfielder. He previously played for Portsmouth, Luton Town, Coventry City, Oxford United, Boston United, Cambridge United, York City and Weymouth....
, English footballer - David Pitt, Baron Pitt of HampsteadDavid Pitt, Baron Pitt of HampsteadDavid Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead was a civil rights campaigner and was one of the first persons of African descent to sit in the British House of Lords.-Early life:...
, (1913–1994), civil rights campaigner and Labour politician in the United Kingdom - Harvey PittHarvey PittHarvey Pitt was the 26th chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , serving from 2001-2003. He led the SEC in restoring the U.S...
, former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - Ingrid PittIngrid PittIngrid Pitt was an actress best known for her work in horror films of the 1960s and 1970s.-Background:Pitt was born Ingoushka Petrov in Warsaw, Poland to a German father of Russian descent and a Polish Jewish mother. During World War II she and her family were imprisoned in a concentration camp...
(born 1937 in Poland), actress in horror films of the 1960s and 70s - Karnail Pitts, former D-12 artist
- Michael PittMichael PittMichael Carmen Pitt is an American actor and musician. Pitt is best known in film for his role in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers, and in television for his portrayal of James "Jimmy" Darmody in the hit HBO series Boardwalk Empire.-Personal life:Pitt was born in West Orange, New Jersey, the...
(born 1981), an American actor - Thomas PittThomas PittThomas Pitt , born at Blandford Forum, Dorset, to a rector and his wife, was a British merchant involved in trade with India....
(1653–1726), English merchant, grandfather of Pitt the Elder - William Pitt (architect)William Pitt (architect)William Pitt born in Melbourne was an architect, public servant and politician working in Victoria, Australia in the later part of the 19th century and early 20th century....
(1855–1918), architect working in Melbourne, Australia - William Pitt (Canada)William Pitt (Canada)Captain William Abraham Pitt was a Canadian engineer from the Kingston Peninsula of New Brunswick. He was born January 24, 1821 in Reed's Point, King County, New Brunswick. For over 30 years he operated a small sail and oars scow ferry connecting the Kinstaon Pennsula with the Kennebecasis...
of New Brunswick, Canada, inventor of the underwater cable ferry in the early 1900s - William Fox-PittWilliam Fox-PittWilliam Speed Lane Fox-Pitt , known as William Fox-Pitt, is an English equestrian. He has had notable successes at the Burghley, Badminton, Blenheim and Bramham Horse Trials...
(born 1969), British three-day eventing rider - Bill Pitt (born 1937), British politician; was Liberal Member of Parliament 1981-1983
- William Rivers PittWilliam Rivers PittWilliam Rivers Pitt is an author, editor, and political activist.-Background:Pitt was born in Washington, D.C., and lived several years in Alabama before eventually moving to Boston...
, leftist author and essayist
Pitt also refers to:
- Pitt, Hampshire, a hamlet in Hursley parish, Hampshire, England
- Pitt BankPitt BankPitt Bank is a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Southwest of the Chagos Archipelago. It is almost 56 km long Northwest to Southeast, with a width between 20 and 30 km. It stretches from 06°48'S to 07°16'S and 071°06'E to 071°36'E...
, a wholly submerged atoll structure in the Chagos Archipelago - Pitt ClubPitt ClubThe University Pitt Club, popularly referred to as the Pitt Club, is a club, only open to male students at the University of Cambridge. In the past, most of its membership attended certain private schools, and whilst this is no longer a criterion for membership it is still largely true...
, founded 1835, an exclusive club at the University of Cambridge, England - Pitt County, North CarolinaPitt County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 133,798 people, 52,539 households, and 32,258 families residing in the county. The population density was 205 people per square mile . There were 58,408 housing units at an average density of 90 per square mile...
, county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina - Fort PittFort Pitt (Pennsylvania)Fort Pitt was a fort built at the location of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.-French and Indian War:The fort was built from 1759 to 1761 during the French and Indian War , next to the site of former Fort Duquesne, at the confluence the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River...
(historical) and the Fort Pitt TunnelFort Pitt TunnelThe Fort Pitt Tunnel carries Interstate 376 , US 22, US 30, and US 19 Truck between Downtown Pittsburgh and its West End neighborhood in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has two lanes both inbound and outbound. The tunnel travels beneath Mount Washington. Its northern ramps lead directly to...
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Fort PittFort Pitt, KentFort Pitt was a fort built between 1805 and 1819 on the high ground of the boundary between Chatham and Rochester, Kent. It did not last long, becoming a hospital for invalid soldiers in 1828, with an asylum added in 1849...
in Kent, England - Pitt Island or Rangiauria, the second largest island in the Chatham Islands
- Pitt LakePitt LakePitt Lake is the second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, being about 53.5 square kilometres in area. It is about 25 km long and about 4.5 km wide at its widest, and is also one of the world's largest tidal lakes, its confluence with the Fraser being only a few miles upstream...
, second-largest lake in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada - Pitt Meadows, a District Municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada
- Pitt RiverPitt RiverThe Pitt River in British Columbia, Canada is a large tributary of the Fraser River, entering it a few miles upstream from New Westminster and about 25 km ESE of Downtown Vancouver. The river, which begins in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains, is in two sections above and below Pitt...
, British Columbia, Canada - Pit RiverPit RiverThe Pit River is a major river draining from northeastern California into the state's Central Valley. The Pit, the Klamath and the Columbia are the only three rivers in the U.S...
, also known as Pitt River, California, United States - River PittRiver PittThe River Pitt, also known as the Piddy, is a short tributary of the River Brue in Somerset, England. It rises near Hardway in the parish of Brewham, and flows for through the parishes of Shepton Montague and Pitcombe to join the Brue at Cole....
, Somerset, England - Pitt Rivers MuseumPitt Rivers MuseumThe Pitt Rivers Museum is a museum displaying the archaeological and anthropological collections of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. The museum is located to the east of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and can only be accessed through that building.The museum was...
in the University of Oxford, England founded in 1884 by Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827–1900), English army officer, ethnologist, and archaeologist - Pitt Street, SydneyPitt Street, SydneyPitt Street is a major street in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The street runs through the entire city centre from Circular Quay in the north to Waterloo, although today's street is in two disjointed sections after a substantial stretch of it was removed to make way for Sydney's...
a major street in the central business district of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Pitt Street (disambiguation)Pitt Street (disambiguation)Pitt Street may refer to:*Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia*Pitt Street, Hong Kong*Pitt Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA*Pitt Street, Penang, Malaysia*Pitt Street, Singapore*Pitt Street, Glasgow...
lists streets with the same name in other places - Pitt Town, New South WalesPitt Town, New South WalesPitt Town is a historic town and suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pitt Town is located 59 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury....
, historic town in New South Wales, Australia
Fiction
- Pitt (comics)Pitt (comics)Pitt is a fictional character who appears in a comics series by American publisher Full Bleed Studios. Created by Dale Keown, he first appeared in Pitt #1 . Pitt is a human/alien hybrid, created by an alien race known as the Creed, genetically engineered to serve as a killing machine...
, a comic book published by Full Bleed Studios - The Pitt (Marvel Comics)The Pitt (Marvel Comics)The Pitt is a 1987 one-shot comic book written by John Byrne and Mark Gruenwald, and illustrated by Sal Buscema and Stan Drake. It was published by Marvel Comics under its New Universe imprint...
, a single issue comic book published in 1987 by Marvel Comics - Dirk PittDirk PittDirk Pitt is a fictional character, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler. The name Dirk Pitt is a registered trademark of Clive Cussler.-Character information and the supporting cast:...
, protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler - The Pitt is the second downloadable content pack for Fallout 3Fallout 3Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...