Mott is both an English surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Basil Mott Sir Basil Mott, 1st Baronet, FRS (16 September 1859 – 7 September 1938) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was responsible for some of the most innovative work on tunnels and bridg ...

(1859–1938), British civil engineer *

Bitsy Mott Elisha Matthew Mott (June 12, 1918 – February 25, 2001), known as Bitsy Mott, was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed. Born in Arcadia, Florida, M ...

(1918–2001), American baseball player

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Charles James Mott Charles James Mott (24 October 1879 – 22 May 1918) was an English baritone. Biography Charles James Mott was born in Hornsey, North London, the son of Henry Isaac Mott, a surveyor's clerk, and Eliza Brockley, a singing teacher. He was one of ...

(1880–1918), British baritone * Charles Stewart Mott (1875–1973), American businessman *

Christopher Mott Christopher Mott is an American academic who was a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete in 1978 and Pacific-10 Conference Medalist in 1979 for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He is currently a Senior Continuing Lecturer in ...

, American academic

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* Dan Mott (

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2000 – 2007), American actor

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Edward John Mott Edward John Mott VC DCM (4 July 1893 – 20 October 1967) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...

(1893–1967), British soldier *

Elias Bertram Mott Elias Bertram Mott (March 11, 1879 – September 23, 1961) was an American Republican Party politician who served as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee and as county clerk of Morris County, New Jersey for more than 50 years. ...

(1897–1961), American politician

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* Frank Luther Mott (1886–1964), American historian * Frederick Walker Mott (1853–1926), British biochemist

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* Gershom Mott (1822–1884), American army officer *

Gordon Newell Mott Gordon Newell Mott (October 21, 1812 – April 27, 1887) was the second and final delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Nevada Territory, serving from March 1863 until statehood.Patricia D. Cafferata,Nevada's Crooked Terr ...

(1812–1887), American Congressman from Nevada

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* James Mott (1788–1868), American Quaker leader, husband of Lucretia * James Mott (New Jersey politician) (1739–1823), American Congressman from New Jersey *

James Wheaton Mott James Wheaton Mott (November 12, 1883 – November 12, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Oregon. A graduate of Columbia University and Willamette University's law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, city attorney, and was elected to the ...

(1883–1945), American Congressman from Oregon * Joe Mott (born 1956), American football player *

John De Mott John De Mott (October 7, 1790 – July 31, 1870) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1845 to 1847. Biography Born in Readington, New Jersey, De Mott moved to Herkimer Co ...

(1790–1870), American Congressman from New York * John Raleigh Mott (1865–1955), American YMCA leader *

Jordan Lawrence Mott Jordan Lawrence Mott (1799 — 1866) was an American inventor and industrialist. He established the J. L. Mott Iron Works in New York City. His father was Jacob Mott, an alderman of New York in 1804-1810 and at one time acting mayor of the city, a ...

(1799 – c. 1870), American industrialist *Jordan L. Mott Jr. (1829–1915), American industrialist, son of the above * Johnathen Michael Mott (born 1991) son of Carie Ryan (1967-2014) and Michael Mott (born 1961)

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* Lawrence Mott (1881–1931), American novelist, grandson of Jordan L. Mott Jr. * Lewis Freeman Mott (1863–1941), American academic * Lucretia Mott (1793–1880), American Quaker leader, wife of James * Luiz Mott (born 1946), Brazilian civil rights activist *

Luther W. Mott Luther Wright Mott (November 30, 1874 – July 10, 1923) was a United States House of Representatives, United States Representative from New York. Born in Oswego, New York, Oswego, he attended the public schools and graduated from Harvard Univer ...

(1874–1923), American Congressman from New York

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* Marion Mott-McGrath (born 1940), Australian chess player * Matthew Mott (born 1973), Australian cricketer * Michael Mott (born 1943), British-American author * Mildred Mott Wedel (1912–1995), American scholar of

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archaeology and ethnohistory * Morris Mott (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player

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* Nevill Francis Mott (1905–1996), British physicist

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Peter De Mott Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

(1947–2009), American peace activist

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Richard Mott (politician) Richard Mott (July 21, 1804 – January 22, 1888) was mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1855 to 1859. Biography Born to Quaker parents in Mamaroneck, New York, Mott attended a Quaker boarding school and semi ...

(1804–1888), American Congressman from Ohio *

Ricky Mott Ricky Mott (born 21 April 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Originally from country Western Australia, he played for the Kukerin/ Dumbleyung Cougars and worked on a farm as a young man, following ...

(born 1981), Australian AFL footballer * Rodney Mott (

1998 – 2007), American basketball referee * Ruth Mott (1917–2012), British television cook

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Stephen Charles Mott Stephen Charles Mott (b. April 9, 1940) is a teacher among Evangelical Christians in the U.S. in the teaching and academic study of social ethics since the early 1970s. Education He has a BD degree from Wheaton College, Illinois, and a Ph.D. ...

(born 1940), American academic *

Steve Mott Walter Stephen "Steve" Mott III (born March 24, 1961) is a former American football center in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL Draft, and he played for the team from 1983 to 1 ...

(born 1961), American footballer * Stewart Rawlings Mott (1937–2008), American philanthropist

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* Valentine Mott (1785–1865), American surgeon

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William Albert Mott William Albert Mott (November 29, 1864 – December 1, 1911) was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Restigouche County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 18 ...

(1864–1911), Canadian politician from New Brunswick * William I. Mott (born 1953), American horse trainer *

William Malcolm Mott William Malcolm Mott (18 December 1894 – 26 November 1961) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Dartmouth ( ) is an urban community and former city located in the Halifax ...

(1894–1961), Canadian politician from British Columbia *

William Penn Mott Jr. William Penn Mott Jr. (October 19, 1909 – September 21, 1992), was a trained landscape architect who rose to direct the California Department of Parks and Recreation and U.S. National Park Service. He earned bachelor and master degrees from ...

(1909–1992), American landscape architect

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Mott T. Greene Mott T. Greene (born 1945) is an American historian of science, and is John B. Magee Professor of Science and Values Emeritus, at the University of Puget Sound, from which he retired in 2012. He is currently Affiliate Professor of Earth & Space S ...

, American historian of science and professor *

Mott B. Schmidt Mott Brooshovft Schmidt (September 2, 1889 – July 22, 1977) was an American architect best known for his buildings in the American Georgian Classical style. Early life Schmidt was born in Middletown, New York, on September 2, 1889, and was na ...

(1889–1977), American architect * Morrison Waite (1816-1888), nicknamed "Mott", American attorney, politician and seventh Chief Justice of the United States

Fictional characters

*Ernie Mott, protagonist of the 1944 film '' None but the Lonely Heart'', played by Cary Grant * Wilfred Mott, a recurring Doctor Who character * Dandy Mott, one of the main characters and center antagonist in American Horror Story: Freakshow, portrayed by Finn Wittrock

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