Bolt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrew Bolt Andrew Bolt (born 26 September 1959) is an Australian right-wing social and political commentator. He has worked at the News Corp-owned newspaper company The Herald and Weekly Times (HWT) for many years, for both '' The Herald'' and its success ...

(b. 1959), Australian newspaper columnist * Alex Bolt (b. 1993), Australian tennis player * Bobby Bolt (1912–1991), Scottish footballer *

Bruce Bolt Bruce Alan Bolt (February 15, 1930 – July 21, 2005) was an Australian-born American seismologist and a professor of earth and planetary science at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Bolt was known as a pioneer of engineering se ...

(1930–2005), American professor *

Carol Bolt Carol Bolt (August 25, 1941 – November 28, 2000) was a Canadian playwright. She was a founding member and, for several years, president of the Playwrights Union of Canada. Career Bolt's play ''Buffalo Jump'', an examination of Canada during ...

(1941–2000), Canadian author *

Chris Bolt Christopher Bolt Order of the Bath, CB is a British economist and, formerly non-executive chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation, the national economic and safety regulatory authority for Britain's railways, and (separately) the arbiter for th ...

(b. 1953), British economist * David Bolt (disambiguation), several people *

Dirk Bolt Dirk Bolt (24 October 1930 – 13 December 2020) was a Dutch-born architect who is best known for his post-Second World War Australian modernist architecture and his later career as an academic and consultant that applied sustainable, equitable ...

(1930–2020), Dutch-born architect *

George Bolt George Bruce Bolt (24 May 1893 – 27 July 1963) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. Biography Bolt was born in Dunedin in 1893. He formed the Canterbury Aero Club in 1910, helping to make and fly gliders on the Cashmere Hills. He used thes ...

(1893–1963), New Zealand aviator *

George T. Bolt George Thomas Bolt (16 June 1900 – 20 March 1971) was a New Zealand public servant. He served as chairman of the State Services Commission, Public Service Commission in New Zealand from 1953 to 1958. He was secretary of the Commission from 19 ...

(1900–1971), New Zealand government figure * Herbert Bolt (1893–1916), Australian rugby league player and WWI soldier *

Jan Bolt Jan Bolt (February 3, 1876 in Groningen – May 7, 1967 in Laren) was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an internati ...

(1876–1967), Dutch athlete in gymnastics *

Jeremy Bolt Jeremy Bolt (born 1965) is a British film producer. After co-founding Impact Pictures with Paul W. S. Anderson in 1992, Bolt has produced the majority of Anderson's films. He is most well-known for producing the ''Resident Evil'' series and '' D ...

(fl. 1990s – present), British film producer *

John Bolt (theologian) John Bolt is an American-Dutch Reformed theologian. He is a professor emeritus of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author and editor of several books. He edited Herman Bavinck's ''Gereformee ...

, American theologian *

John F. Bolt John Franklin Bolt (19 May 1921 – 8 September 2004) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps and a decorated flying ace who served during World War II and the Korean War. He remains the only U.S. Marine to achieve ace status ...

(1921–2004), American aviator *

Josh Bolt Joshua Ryan Bolt (born 2 May 1994) is an English–Finnish actor. He starred in the 2009 film ''The Be All and End All'', a role which saw him shortlisted for the best newcomer at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards. Early life Joshua Ry ...

(fl. 2000s – present), British actor *

Klaas Bolt Klaas Bolt (March 6, 1927 in Appingedam – April 11, 1990 in Haarlem) was a Dutch organist and improviser. He taught improvisation at the Sweelinck Conservatory (named for Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, a Dutch organist and composer of the Renaissanc ...

(1927–1990), Dutch musician *

Michael Bolt Michael Bolt (born 6 February 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played in the NSWRL Premiership for the Illawarra Steelers, as a . Bolt was the first Illawarra player to ta ...

(fl. 1980s – 1990s), Australia rugby league player *

Ranjit Bolt Ranjit Bolt OBE (born 1959) is a British playwright and translator. He was born in Manchester of Anglo-Indian parents and is the nephew of playwright and screenwriter Robert Bolt.Programme notes for ''The Grouch'', West Yorkshire Playhouse Feb ...

(b. 1959), British author and translator *

Rezin A. De Bolt Rezin A. De Bolt (January 20, 1828 – October 30, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born near Basil, Ohio, De Bolt attended the common schools. He was employed as a tanner. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 and co ...

(1828–1891), American politician *

Richard Bolt Richard Henry Bolt (April 22, 1911 – January 13, 2002) was an American physics professor at MIT with an interest in acoustics. He was one of the founders of the company Bolt, Beranek and Newman, which built the ARPANET, a forerunner of the In ...

(1911–2002), American physics professor * Richard Bolt (RNZAF officer) (fl. 1940s–1980), New Zealand air marshal * Robert Bolt (1924–1995), British playwright *

Skye Bolt Skye Michael Bolt (born January 15, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. The Oakland Athletics selected Bolt in the fourth round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, 2015 MLB draft, and ...

(b. 1994), American baseball player for the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

Thomas Bolt Thomas Bolt (born 1959 in Washington, D.C.) is an American poet and artist. Life He attended public and private schools. He was a pre-college scholarship student at the Corcoran School of Art and received a B.A. in English (cum laude) and Art ...

(b. 1959), American poet and artist *

Tommy Bolt Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...

(1916–2008), American golfer *

Usain Bolt Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. An eight- ...

(b. 1986), Jamaican track athlete *

Wayne Bolt Wayne Bolt is an American football coach who most recently serving as the defensive coordinator for Troy University. Previously to being named to the position, he served as the Director of Football Relations for Auburn University. Bolt took the ...

(fl. 1980s – present), American football coach

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