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 (naval officer), Captain of the French frigate Vengeance during the Quasi-War François Pitot (figure skater) (born 2005), French figure skater
See also Pitot House, a historic landmark in New Orleans Pitot tube, a pressure measurement instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity