DeWitt or Dewitt is a concatenated primarily American form of the Dutch surname De Witt or

De Wit De Wit or de Wit is a surname of Dutch origin meaning "the white (one)", thought to be generally a reference to blond hair. In 2007, 24,904 people had this name in Netherlands alone, making it the 21st most common name in that country.Leendert Bro ...

, both meaning "the white (one)", "the blond (one)". It also became a popular given name following the New York Governorship of

DeWitt Clinton DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist. He served as a United States senator, as the mayor of New York City, and as the seventh governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely res ...

, whose mother Mary DeWitt was a descendant of the Dutch patrician De Witt family. People with the name include:

Surname

Bill DeWitt William Orville DeWitt Sr. (August 3, 1902 — March 4, 1982) was an American professional baseball executive and club owner whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned more than 60 years. His son William Jr. is currently the principal o ...

(1902–1982), American baseball executive *

Bill DeWitt III William Orville DeWitt III is an American baseball executive. He has been the president of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball since 2008. He is the son of Cardinals' team owner William DeWitt Jr. and the grandson of Bill DeWitt, wh ...

(born ca. 1968), American baseball executive *

Blake DeWitt Blake Robert DeWitt (born August 20, 1985) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves. High school As a sen ...

(born 1985), American baseball player *

Bryce DeWitt Bryce Seligman DeWitt (January 8, 1923 – September 23, 2004), was an American theoretical physicist noted for his work in gravitation and quantum field theory. Life He was born Carl Bryce Seligman, but he and his three brothers, including ...

(1923–2004), American physicist known for the

Wheeler–DeWitt equation The Wheeler–DeWitt equation for theoretical physics and applied mathematics, is a field equation attributed to John Archibald Wheeler and Bryce DeWitt. The equation attempts to mathematically combine the ideas of quantum mechanics and general r ...

and the

DeWitt notation Physics often deals with classical models where the dynamical variables are a collection of functions ''α'' over a d-dimensional space/spacetime manifold ''M'' where ''α'' is the " flavor" index. This involves functionals over the ''φs, func ...

, brother of Hugh Hamilton DeWitt * Cali DeWitt (born 1973), American artist *

Cécile DeWitt-Morette Cécile Andrée Paule DeWitt-Morette (21 December 1922 – 8 May 2017) was a French mathematician and physicist. She founded a summer school at Les Houches in the French Alps. For this and her publications, she was awarded the American Socie ...

(1922–2017), French mathematician and physicist *

Charles DeWitt Charles DeWitt (April 27, 1727 – August 27, 1787) was an American statesman and miller from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress. Early life DeWitt was born in Kingston, New York, the eldest s ...

(1727–1787), delegate to the Continental Congress of United States *

Charles B. DeWitt Charles B. DeWitt, is an American government official who served at the White House Office and the United States Department of Justice. DeWitt served as Director of the National Institute of Justice from 1990 to 1993. Education A native of Cal ...

(born 1950), American Director of the National Institute of Justice * Charles G. DeWitt (1789–1839), U.S. Representative from New York *

Dale DeWitt Dale DeWitt (born January 17, 1950) is a United States politician from Oklahoma. DeWitt currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He served as Majority Leader and Majority Floor Leader during 2011 and 2012. Early life and caree ...

(born 1950), Oklahoma politician *

David DeWitt David J. DeWitt (July 20, 1948) is a computer scientist specializing in database management system research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to moving to MIT, DeWitt was the John P. Morgridge Professor (Emeritus) of Computer ...

, American computer science professor *

David M. De Witt David Miller De Witt (November 25, 1837 – June 23, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1873 to 1875. Early life and family Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he was the so ...

(1837–1912), U.S. Representative from New York *

Doug DeWitt Doug DeWitt (born August 13, 1961) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1992, holding the inaugural WBO middleweight title from 1989 to 1990. Career Known as "Cobra," DeWitt was raised in Yonkers, New York, and sta ...

(born 1961), American boxer *

George DeWitt George DeWitt (December 30, 1922 – July 14, 1979) was an American singer and comedian, best known was the host of the 1950s musical quiz television program, ''Name That Tune'', which featured contestants guessing the name of popular tunes from ...

(1922–1979), American singer and comedian *

Green DeWitt Green DeWitt (February 12, 1787 – May 18, 1835) was an empresario in Mexican Texas. He brought families from the United States to what is now South-central Texas and founded the DeWitt Colony. Missouri Green Dewitt was elected as the first Ralls ...

(1787– 1835), American empresario in Mexican Texas *

Helen DeWitt Helen DeWitt (born 1957 in Takoma Park, Maryland) is an American novelist. She is the author of the novels ''The Last Samurai'' (2000) and '' Lightning Rods'' (2011) and the short story collection ''Some Trick'' (2018) and, in collaboration with ...

(born 1957), American novelist *

Hugh Hamilton DeWitt Hugh Hamilton DeWitt (28 December 1933-5 January 1995) was an American ichthyologist, marine biologist and oceanographer. DeWitt was born on 28 December 1933 in San Jose, California, son of Carl Bryce Seligman, a country doctor, and Honor Pettit ...

(1933-1995) American ichthyologist, marine biologist and oceanographer, brother of Bryce DeWitt * Jacob H. De Witt (1784–1857), U.S. Representative from New York *

Jason DeWitt Jason DeWitt (born September 20, 1983) is a professional poker player from Mishawaka, Indiana who won the 2010 World Series of Poker $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event. and the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Early life Jaso ...

, American poker player *

Jerry DeWitt Jerry DeWitt (born September 17, 1969) is an American author and public speaker. He is a former pastor of two evangelical churches and publicly deconverted to atheism in 2011. Biography DeWitt is a former pastor of two churches surrounding DeR ...

(born 1969), American author and public speaker *

John DeWitt (athlete) John Riegel DeWitt (October 29, 1881 – July 28, 1930) was an American athlete, including a legendary college football player. As a track and field athlete, DeWitt competed mainly in the hammer throw. He competed for the United States in the 190 ...

(1881–1930), American track and field athlete *

John DeWitt (gridiron football) John Donovan DeWitt (born November 13, 1970) is an American chiropractor and former arena football offensive line / defensive lineman. He played college football at Vanderbilt. Professional career After going undrafted in the 1994 NFL Draft, he ...

(born 1970), American arena football player *

John H. DeWitt Jr. John H. DeWitt Jr. (February 20, 1906 – January 25, 1999) was an American pioneer in radio broadcasting, radar astronomy and photometry. He observed the first successful reception of radio echoes off the moon on January 10, 1946, as part of Proj ...

(1906–1999), American radio broadcasting pioneer *

John L. DeWitt John Lesesne DeWitt (January 9, 1880 – June 20, 1962) was a 4-star general officer in the United States Army, best known for leading the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Em ...

(1880–1962), American general *

Joyce DeWitt Joyce Anne DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress and comedian known for playing Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom ''Three's Company'' from 1977 to 1984. Early life Joyce DeWitt was born April 23, 1949, in Wheeling, West Virginia, and g ...

(born 1949), American actor *

Keegan DeWitt Keegan DeWitt (born April 8, 1982) is an American film composer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was raised in Oregon and now resides in Los Angeles. He is the lead singer of the indie rock band Wild Cub, as well as a composer for film scores. ...

(born 1982), American film composer, singer-songwriter and actor * L. G. DeWitt (died 1990), American NASCAR team owner *

Lew DeWitt Lewis “Lew” Calvin DeWitt Jr. (March 12, 1938 – August 15, 1990) was an American country music singer, guitarist, and composer. He was a founding member of The Statler Brothers and the group's original tenor. Biography For most of his care ...

(1938–1990), American country musician and singer, member of

The Statler Brothers The Statler Brothers (sometimes simply referred to as The Statlers) were an American country music, gospel, and vocal group. The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers fo ...

* Lincoln DeWitt (born 1967), American skeleton racer * Lydia Maria Adams DeWitt (1859–1928), American pathologist and anatomist *

Matt DeWitt Matthew Brian DeWitt is a former major league pitcher who briefly played in 29 games with the Toronto Blue Jays (2000–2001) and the San Diego Padres (2002). He also pitched in the minor leagues for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers a ...

(born 1977), American baseball player *

Nellie Jane DeWitt Captain Nellie Jane DeWitt was the sixth and final Superintendent of the Navy Nurse Corps and became its first Director. Early life Nellie Jane DeWitt was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania to Peter and Ella C DeWitt and grew up on her family's far ...

(1895–1978), United States Navy Nurse Corps officer *

Patrick deWitt Patrick deWitt (born 1975) is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. Born on Vancouver Island, deWitt lives in Portland, Oregon and has acquired American citizenship. As of 2023, he has written five novels: ''Ablutions'' (2009), '' The Sisters Bro ...

(born 1975), Canadian novelist and screenwriter *

Philip Elmer-DeWitt Philip Elmer-DeWitt (born September 8, 1949) is an American writer and editor. He was ''Time (magazine), Time'' first computer writer—producing much of the magazine's early coverage of personal computers and the Internet—and for 12 years its sci ...

(born 1949), American writer and editor * Renee Dewitt (born 1986), American model * Richard W. DeWitt (1838–1909), American Civil War soldier *

Robert L. DeWitt Robert Lionne DeWitt (March 12, 1916 - November 21, 2003) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, serving as diocesan from 1964 to 1973. He became known for fighting against the Vietnam War and racism, as well as working for social j ...

(died 2003), American Episcopal bishop * Rocky DeWitt, American politician from Iowa *

Roscoe DeWitt Roscoe DeWitt (1894–1975) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Texas, including houses, libraries, hospitals, schools, churches and several buildings on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Early life Roscoe Plimpton ...

(1894–1975), American architect *

Rosemarie DeWitt Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt (born October 26, 1971) is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series '' Standoff'' (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston, as well as Charmaine Craine on ''Unit ...

(born 1974), American actress * S.A. "Sam" DeWitt (1891–1963), American poet and socialist politician * Theresa DeWitt (born 1963), (born 1963), American sport shooter *

William DeWitt Jr. William Orville DeWitt Jr. (born August 31, 1941) is an American businessman who is currently the managing partner and chairman of the St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise which competes in Major League Baseball (MLB). The C ...

(born 1941), American businessman * William Henry DeWitt (1827–1896), Tennessee politician

Given name

DeWitt Clinton Baxter DeWitt Clinton Baxter (1829–1881) was an American artist and engraver. He also served as colonel and brevet brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life DeWitt Clinton Baxter was born March 9, 1829, in Dorches ...

(1829–1881), American artist and engraver *

DeWitt Clinton Blair DeWitt Clinton Blair (September 6, 1833 – June 3, 1915) was an American philanthropist and industrialist. Early life Blair was born in Gravel Hill, New Jersey (later renamed Blairstown) on September 6, 1833. He was the son of entrepreneur and ...

(1833–1915), American philanthropist and industrialist *

DeWitt Bodeen DeWitt Bodeen (July 25, 1908 — March 12, 1988) was an American film screenwriter and television writer best known for writing ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat People'' (1942). Biography Born Homer DeWitt Bodeen on July 25, 1908, in Fresno, Cali ...

(1908–1988), American screenwriter *

(1769–1828), Governor of New York 1817–1822 and 1825–1828 * DeWitt Coffman (1854–1932), United States Navy admiral * DeWitt "Tex" Coulter (1924–2007), American football player * Dewitt Ellerbe (born 1981), American football player * DeWitt H. Fessenden (1885– >1952), American architect, critic, sketch artist, and author * De Witt Clinton Flanagan (1870–1903), U.S. Representative from New York *

Dewitt Clinton Giddings Dewitt Clinton Giddings (July 18, 1827 – August 19, 1903) served three non-consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives as a representative from Texas. Early life Dewitt Clinton Giddings was born July 18, 1827, in Susquehan ...

(1827–1903), U.S. Representative from Texas *

DeWitt Godfrey DeWitt Godfrey (born 1960) is an American sculptor, best known for his large abstract constructions of banded steel installed in public sites. Godfrey was born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan; he earned a B.A. in art from Y ...

(born 1960, American sculptor * DeWitt Hale (born 1917), Texas politician *

Dewitt Clinton Haskin Col. Dewitt Clinton Haskin (circa 1824 – July 17, 1900) was an American engineer who developed the initial methods for construction of the first tunnels under the Hudson River between New Jersey and Manhattan. In the late 1860s, Haskin gained ex ...

(c.1824–1900), American civil engineer * DeWitt Hale (1917-2018), American lawyer and politician *

DeWitt Henry DeWitt Henry is an American author and editor. Born in 1941 in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Henry earned his A.B. from Amherst College in 1963 and his MA and PhD from Harvard University. He is a founding editor of ''Ploughshares'', a literary journal, a ...

(born 1941), American author and editor * DeWitt Hyde (1909–1986), U.S. Representative from Maryland * DeWitt Clinton Jansen (1840–1894), American hotelier *

DeWitt Jennings DeWitt Clarke Jennings (June 21, 1871 – March 1, 1937) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 17 Broadway theatre, Broadway plays between 1906 and 1920, and in more than 150 films between 1915 and 1937. Biography He was born ...

(1871–1937), American film and stage actor *

DeWitt Jones Dewitt Jones is an American professional photographer, writer, film director and public speaker, who is known for his work as a freelance photojournalist for National Geographic and his column in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. He produced and ...

, American football coach *

Dewitt Jones Dewitt Jones is an American professional photographer, writer, film director and public speaker, who is known for his work as a freelance photojournalist for National Geographic and his column in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. He produced and ...

(born 1943), American photojournalist * Dewitt Clinton Leach (1822–1909), Michigan politician and newspaperman *

Dewitt Clinton Lewis Dewitt Clinton Lewis (July 30, 1822–June 28, 1899) was a Union Army soldier who served in the 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. Lewis received his country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal ...

(1822–1899), American Civil War soldier *

DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn DeWitt Clinton Littlejohn (February 7, 1818 – October 27, 1892) was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army and a United States representative from New York during the Civil War. Biography Littlejohn initially pursued an academic course ...

(1818–1892), Speaker of the New York Assembly 1855, 1857 and 1859–1861 *

DeWitt Menyard DeWitt Menyard (May 24, 1944 – May 21, 2009) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from the University of Utah, Menyard played one season (1967–68) in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Hou ...

(1944–2009), American basketball player * Dewitt Miller (1857–1911), American orator and book collector * R. DeWitt Miller (1910–1958), American science fiction writer *

Dewitt H. Parker Dewitt H. Parker (1885–1949) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Michigan. Appointed department chair in 1929, Parker published works on metaphysics, aesthetics, and ethics. Publications Books * (1917) ''The Self and Nature'' ...

(1885–1949), American philosopher * DeWitt Peck (1894–1973), United States Marine Corps Major general * DeWitt Stetten Jr. (1909–1990), American biochemist *

De Witt Sumners De Witt Lee Sumners is an American mathematician, having been the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University. He is known for his research in knot theory, topological fluid dynamics, and their application to DNA. Sumn ...

(born 1941), American mathematician * T. De Witt Talmage (1832–1902), American religious leader *

DeWitt Wallace William Roy DeWitt Wallace; (November 12, 1889 – March 30, 1981), publishing as DeWitt Wallace, was an American magazine publisher. Wallace co-founded ''Reader's Digest'' with his wife Lila Bell Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922. Lif ...

(1889–1981), American co-founder of ''Reader's Digest'' * DeWitt Webb (1840–1917), American physician, politician, and amateur naturalist *

DeWitt Weaver DeWitt Thompson Weaver Sr. (May 11, 1912 – January 19, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960. He was the first h ...

(1912–1998), American football player and coach *

DeWitt Weaver (golfer) DeWitt Thompson Weaver Jr. (September 14, 1939 – March 18, 2021) was an American golf consultant and professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour. Early life Weaver was born in Danville, Kentucky. He spent part o ...

(born 1939), American golfer, son of above * DeWitt Williams (1919–2016), South Carolina politician * DeWitt Clinton Wilson (1827–1895), Wisconsin politician

Fictional characters

*Abby DeWitt, character from the Under the Dome TV series *Addison DeWitt, character from the drama film ''

All About Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does ...

'' *

Alexandra DeWitt Alexandra DeWitt is a fictional character in the . She is the girlfriend of Kyle Rayner before he receives the Green Lantern power ring from Ganthet. She is best known, however, as the murder victim whose manner of disposal led writer Gail Simon ...

, character from the ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

series * Anna DeWitt, birth name of the main character Elizabeth from the ''

BioShock Infinite ''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The third installment in the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, ...

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...

, biological daughter of Booker *

Booker DeWitt The ''BioShock'' series is a collection of story-driven first-person shooters in which the player explores dystopian settings created by Ken Levine and his team at Irrational Games. The first two games, ''BioShock'' and its direct sequel, ''Bio ...

, the player protagonist of the ''

'' video game * Dewitt, an

anthropomorphic Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics t ...

frog from the animated TV series ''

Will and Dewitt ''Will and Dewitt'' is a Canadian flash-animated adventure television series featuring a frog named Dewitt, and a human boy named Will as the main characters. It is produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment and Two Presidents Productions. It first ai ...

'' *Emmett DeWitt, character from the film

10 Cloverfield Lane ''10 Cloverfield Lane'' is a 2016 American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Dan Trachtenberg in his directorial debut, produced by J. J. Abrams and Lindsey Weber and written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, and Damien ...

Kearson DeWitt Kearson DeWitt is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Iron Man. Publication history Kearson DeWitt first appeared in '' Iron Man Annual'' #13 (July 1990) an ...

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

supervillain *

Morgan DeWitt Morgan may refer to: People and fictional characters * Morgan (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Morgan le Fay, a powerful witch in Arthurian legend * Morgan (surname), a surname of Welsh origin * Morgan (singer) ...

, character from the soap opera ''

The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...

'' *Rose DeWitt Bukater, female protagonist of the film ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United ...

'' *Xander Dewitt, main character from the film

Bixler High Private Eye ''Bixler High Private Eye'' is an American comedy television film that aired on January 21, 2019. The film stars Jace Norman, Baby Ariel, Samiyah Womack and Ed Begley Jr. and was directed by Leslie Kolins Small. Plot Xander DeWitt (Jace Norman) ...

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