Pitot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube
- James Pitot (1784–1831), the second Mayor of New Orleans
- François Pitot, Captain of the French frigate Vengeance during the Quasi-War
See also
- Pitot House, a historic landmark in New Orleans
- Pitot tube, a pressure measurement instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity
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