Whittle (name)

Whittle is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alasdair Whittle, British archaeologist specialising in the Neolithic
• Albert Whittle (1877–1917), English cricketer
• Alex Whittle (born 1993), English footballer
• Bill Whittle (born 1959), American conservative
• Brian Whittle (born 1964), Scottish Conservative politician and former international athlete
• Chris Mary Francine Whittle (born 1927), Belgian composer
• Chris Whittle (born 1947), American entrepreneur who founded Channel One News and Edison Schools, Inc
• Daniel Webster Whittle (1840–1901), American gospel song writer
• Francis McNeece Whittle (1823-1902), Episcopal bishop of Virginia
• Frank Whittle (1907–1996), British RAF officer who invented the jet engine
• Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (born 1961), sound editor
• Harry Whittle (1922–1990), British hurdler
• Jason Whittle (born 1975), American football player
• Jenny Whittle (born 1973), Australian basketball player
• John Woods Whittle (1882–1946), Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Kennon C. Whittle (1891–1967), judge, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Lesley Whittle (1957–1975), English murder victim
• Peter Whittle (mathematician) (1927–2021), New Zealand mathematician and statistician
• Peter Whittle (politician) (born 1961), British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster
• Stafford G. Whittle (1849–1931), judge, Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Stephen Whittle (born 1955), British transsexual activist
• Thomas Whittle the Elder (1803–1887), English watercolourist
• Tommy Whittle (1926–2013), British jazz saxophonist