Howitt may refer to:

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Notable people with the surname Howitt include: * Alfred Howitt (politician) (1879–1954), English medical doctor and politician *

Alfred William Howitt Alfred William Howitt (17 April 1830 – 7 March 1908), also known by author abbreviation A. W. Howitt, was an Australian anthropologist, explorer and naturalist. He was known for leading the Victorian Relief Expedition, which set out to est ...

(1830–1908), Australian anthropologist and naturalist * Anna Mary Howitt (1824–1884), English painter, writer and feminist * Bobby Howitt (1925–2005), Scottish footballer * Dann Howitt (born 1964), American baseball player * Dave Howitt (born 1952), English footballer * David Howitt (entrepreneur) (born 1968), American business consultant * Dennis Howitt, British psychologist *

Godfrey Howitt Godfrey Howitt (8 October 1800 – 4 December 1873), entomologist, was born in Heanor in Derbyshire to Thomas Howitt. Thomas had farmed a few acres of land at Heanor and joined the Society of Friends on his marriage with Phoebe Tantum, a member ...

(1800–1863), English-born Australian botanist and doctor * Hugh Howitt, English pub landlord * John Ransom Howitt, Canadian politician *

Mary Howitt Mary Howitt (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, the author of the famous poem '' The Spider and the Fly''. She translated several tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Some of her works were written in conjunction with her husba ...

(1799–1888), English poet and author *

Peter Howitt Peter Howitt (; born 5 May 1957) is a British actor and film director. Biography Early life Howitt was born on 5 May 1957, the son of Frank Howitt, a renowned Fleet Street journalist who, in 1963, broke the infamous Profumo affair, Profumo ...

(born 1957), English actor and film director * Peter Howitt (set decorator) (1928–2021), English set decorator *

Peter Howitt (economist) Peter Wilkinson Howitt (born May 31, 1946) is a Canadian economist. He is the Lyn Crost Professor of Social Sciences at Brown University. Howitt is a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1994 and a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada since 1992. ...

(born 1946), Canadian economist * Richard Howitt (disambiguation), multiple people * Sally Howitt, Scottish actress *

Samuel Howitt Samuel Howitt (1756/57–1822) was an English painter, illustrator and etcher of animals, hunting, horse-racing and landscape scenes. He worked in both oil painting, oils and watercolors. Life and work Howitt was a member of an old Nottin ...

(1765–1822), English artist * Steve Howitt, American politician *

Thomas Cecil Howitt Thomas Cecil Howitt, OBE (6 June 1889 – 3 September 1968) was a British provincial architect of the 20th Century. Howitt is chiefly remembered for designing prominent public buildings, such as the Council House and Processional Way in N ...

(1889–1968), English architect *

William Howitt William Howitt (18 December 1792 – 3 March 1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Howitt Primary Community School in Heanor, Derbyshire, is named after him and his wife. Biography Howitt was born in Heanor, Derbysh ...

(1792–1879), English author

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* Howitt, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia

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