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. Notable people with the surname include:


A–F

* Abner Pratt (1801–1863), American diplomat, jurist, politician, lawyer *
Al Pratt (baseball) Albert G. Pratt (November 19, 1847 – November 21, 1937),"Al Pratt Statistic ...
(1847–1937), American baseball player * Andy Pratt (baseball) (born 1979), American baseball player * Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter) (born 1947), American singer-songwriter and musician * Antwerp Edgar Pratt (1852-1924), British naturalist, explorer, collector of plants and animals * Awadagin Pratt (born 1966), American concert pianist * Babe Pratt (Walter Peter Pratt, 1916–1988), Canadian ice hockey player *
Betty Rosenquest Pratt Betty Rosenquest Pratt (April 15, 1925 – January 31, 2016) was an American amateur tennis player who competed in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Pratt was a student at Florida's Rollins College where she played collegiate tennis, graduating in 1 ...
, (1925–2016), American tennis player * Bob Pratt (1912–2001), Australian rules footballer *
Caleb S. Pratt Caleb S. Pratt was a primary person involved in Bleeding Kansas. He testified before the Committee of Elections regarding the Troubles in Kansas, 1856 specific to voting irregularities in the Election of March 30, 1855 Lawrence, Kansas. On August ...
(1832–1861), Union Officer * Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1713–1794), British lawyer * Charles Pratt (1830–1891), American businessman and philanthropist *
Chris Pratt Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series '' Everwood'' (2002–2006) ...
(born 1979), American actor * Christopher Pratt (born 1935), Canadian artist * Daniel Pratt (eccentric) (1809–1887), American speaker, author, performance artist, eccentric, and poet * Daniel Pratt (industrialist) (1799–1873), American industrialist *
David Pratt (Canadian broadcaster) David Pratt is a former Canadian sports radio personality who co-hosted Vancouver's CKST TSN 1040 morning show from 2013 to 2019. With Don Taylor, he hosted the weekday afternoon talk show '' Pratt and Taylor'' from 2001 to 2011. Pratt was quote ...
(late 20th/early 21st c.), Canadian sports radio personality and columnist * David Pratt (assassin) (1908–1961), attempted assassin of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd * David Pratt (cricketer) (born 1938), English cricketer * David Pratt (footballer) (1896–1967), Scottish football player and manager * David Pratt (politician) (born 1955), Canadian politician * Denis Charles Pratt (1908–1999), British writer, illustrator, actor, and artist's model, commonly known as Quentin Crisp * Don Pratt (1892–1944), United States Army officer * Dudley Pratt (1897–1975), American sculptor *
E. J. Pratt Edwin John Dove Pratt (February 4, 1882 – April 26, 1964), who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time."
(1882–1964), Canadian poet *
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. Edmund T. Pratt Jr. (1927 - September 5, 2002) was the Chairman and CEO of Pfizer Inc. He served as President from 1971 to 1972, CEO from 1972 to 1991, and Chairman from 1972 to 1992. He is the namesake of Duke University's Engineering Scho ...
(1927–2002), American CEO * Eliza Jane Pratt (1902–1981), American politician * Enoch Pratt (1808–1896), American businessman * Fletcher Pratt (1897–1956), historian and science fiction/fantasy author * Francis A. Pratt (1827–1902), American engineer, of the Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine company * Frederick Haven Pratt (1873–1958), American professor of physiology


G–J

* Gary Pratt (born 1981), English cricketer *
George C. Pratt George Cheney Pratt (born May 22, 1928) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and in 2013 was listed as a NAFTA adjudicator.https://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/Default.aspx?tabid=96&lang ...
(born 1928), U.S. federal appellate judge *
George Dupont Pratt George Dupont Pratt (August 16, 1869 – January 20, 1935) was an American conservationist, philanthropist, Boy Scout sponsor, big-game hunter and collector of ancient antiquities. Early life Pratt was born on August 16, 1869, and raised i ...
(1869–1935), environmentalist *
George Pratt (disambiguation) George Pratt may refer to: Arts and sciences * George Pratt (artist) (born 1960), American painter and graphic novelist *George Pratt (missionary) (1817–1894), author of the first Samoan language grammar and dictionary *George Dupont Pratt (1869â ...
, several people ** George Pratt, 2nd Marquess Camden (1799–1866), British peer and Tory politician * Germaine Pratt (born 1998), American football player *
Greta Pratt Greta Pratt (born 1960) is an American photographer whose primary interests are American identity, history and myth. She is the author of two books of photographs, ''Using History'' (Steidl, 2005) and ''In Search of the Corn Queen'' (Smithsonian ...
(born 1960), American photographer *
Harold Douglas Pratt Jr. Harold Douglas Pratt Jr. (born July 23, 1944, in Charlotte, North Carolina), often credited in the short form H. Douglas Pratt or as Doug Pratt, is an American ornithologist, bio acoustican, wildlife photographer, bird illustrator, and musician. His ...
(born 1944), American ornithologist, bio acoustician, wildlife photographer, bird illustrator, and musician * Henry Cheever Pratt (1803–1880), American artist and explorer *
Henry Otis Pratt Henry Otis Pratt (February 11, 1838 – May 22, 1931) was an American lawyer, Methodist Episcopal minister, and two-term Republican U.S. representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district. Early life and education Born in Dover-Foxcroft, ...
(1838–1931), American lawyer, minister, and Iowa Republican U.S. Representative *
Herbert L. Pratt Herbert Lee Pratt (November 21, 1871 – February 3, 1945) was an American businessman and a leading figure in the United States oil industry. In 1923, he became head of Standard Oil of New York; his father Charles Pratt was a founder of Astra ...
(1871–1945), American oil industrialist *
Hiram Pratt Hiram Pratt (June 28, 1800 – April 27, 1840) was an American politician and mayor of Buffalo, New York, serving 1835–1836 and 1839–1840. Early life Pratt was born in Westminster, Vermont on June 28, 1800, and moved to Buffalo as a child wit ...
(1800–1840), American politician from Buffalo, New York * Hodgson Pratt (1824–1907), British pacifist * Hugo Pratt (1927–1995), Italian cartoonist * Jane Pratt (born 1962), American magazine editor *
Jerome Pratt Charles Jerome Pratt (March 3, 1926 – August 28, 1984) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 115th district of the Florida House of Representatives from 1967 to 1970. Pratt was born in Orlando, Florida. He a ...
(1926–1984), American politician * Jessica Pratt (musician) (born 1987), American singer-songwriter * Jessica Pratt (soprano) (born 1979), Australian operatic soprano *
John Pratt (disambiguation) John Pratt may refer to: *John Pratt (judge) (1657–1725), Lord Chief Justice of England and interim Chancellor of the Exchequer *John Pratt (soldier) (1753–1824), United States Army officer *John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759–1840), Britis ...
, several people **
John Pratt (footballer) John Pratt (born 26 June 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent much of his career at Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur career Pratt was born in Hackney, London. He signed for the club as ...
(born 1948), English footballer ** John Pratt (judge) (1657–1725), Lord Chief Justice of England and interim Chancellor of the Exchequer ** John Pratt (soldier) (1753–1824), United States Army officer ** John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden (1759–1840), British politician **
John Teele Pratt John Teele Pratt (December 25, 1873 – June 17, 1927) was an American corporate attorney, philanthropist, music impresario, and financier. Early life Pratt was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 25, 1873. He was one of six children born ...
(1873–1927), American corporate attorney, philanthropist, music impresario, and financier ** John Pratt (1931–2001), birth name of author John Winton **
John H. Pratt John Helm Pratt (November 17, 1910 – August 11, 1995) was an American lawyer and judge. Born in New Hampshire, Pratt spent most of his life in the Washington, D.C. area, where he practiced law for 34 years before being appointed as a United S ...
(1910–1995), U.S. court of appeals judge ** John Henry Pratt (1809–1871), British clergyman and mathematician **
John Lee Pratt John Lee Pratt (October 22, 1879 – December 22, 1975) was an American industrialist born on the county line of Stafford and King George County, Virginia. He received an engineering degree from the University of Virginia, entered the ranks o ...
(1879–1975), American businessman who served on GM's Board of Directors **
John Pratt (Canadian politician) John William Pratt, (October 22, 1894—November 29, 1973) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1927 to 1936. Pratt was born at Hempton, Oxfordshire, England, the son of John W. Pratt ...
(1894–1973), Manitoban politician **
John Pratt (Liberal politician) Sir John William Pratt (9 September 1873 – 27 October 1952), was a Scottish Liberal politician. Pratt was Warden of Glasgow University Settlement, 1902–12 and was a Member of Glasgow Town Council, 1906. At the start of his political career ...
(1873–1952), Scottish Liberal politician ** John Pratt (cricketer) (1834–1886), English cricketer *
Joseph Marmaduke Pratt Joseph Marmaduke Pratt (September 4, 1891 – July 19, 1946) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life Joseph M. Pratt was born in Paterson, New Jersey, but moved with his parents to Philade ...
(1891–1946), American politician * Judson Pratt (1916–2002), American actor


K–Q

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Keith Pratt Keith Leslie Pratt (born 27 January 1938) is a British academic, author, historian, Koreanist, Sinologist and professor emeritus in the Department of East Asian Studies at Durham University Durham University (legally the University of Durham) is ...
* Keri Lynn Pratt (born 1978), American actress * Khevin Pratt (born 1970), American football player * Kyla Pratt (born c. 1985), American actress * Kyle Pratt, a player on the 2008 Florida Gators football team * Larry Pratt (baseball) (1887–1969), American baseball player *
Larry Pratt Lawrence D. Pratt (born November 13, 1942) is the executive director emeritus of Gun Owners of America, a United States-based firearms lobbying group, and a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Early life Pratt was born in Camde ...
(born 1942), American lobbyist *
Lorus Pratt Lorus Bishop Pratt (November 27, 1855, Tooele, Utah – December 29, 1923, Salt Lake City) was an American landscape painter and missionary. In 1890, he was one of a group of painters who studied in Paris under the sponsorship of the Church of Jesu ...
(1855–1923), American artist *
Louise Pratt Louise Clare Pratt (born 18 April 1972) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2016, and previously from 2008 to 2014. She is a member of the Labor Party, and served as a member of the Western Australian ...
(born 1972), Australian politician *
Marvin Pratt Marvin E. Pratt (born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who served as acting mayor of Milwaukee in 2004 and as interim Milwaukee County Executive in 2011. He was the first African-American to serve as mayor of Milwaukee. Early life Pratt ...
(born 1944), American politician * Mary Louise Pratt (20th c.), professor of Spanish and Portuguese languages and literature * Mary Pratt (disambiguation), several people ** Mary Pratt (baseball) (born 1918), American baseball player ** Mary Pratt (painter) (born 1935), Canadian painter *
Matthew Pratt Matthew Pratt (September 23, 1734 – January 9, 1805) was an American "Colonial Era" artist famous for his portraits of American men and women. He was born in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania to goldsmith Henry Pratt, (1708–1748) and Re ...
(1734–1805), American painter *
Michael Pratt (disambiguation) Michael or Mike Pratt may refer to: * Mike Pratt (actor) (1931–1976), British actor and songwriter * Lord Michael Pratt (1946–2007), British author * Mike Pratt (basketball) (1948–2022), American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster * Mi ...
, several people * Lord Michael Pratt (1946–2007), British author *
Michael Pratt (American football) Michael Pratt (born September 30, 2001) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Tulane Green Wave. Early life and high school Pratt grew up in Boca Raton, Florida and was home schooled until the ninth grade. He initially ...
(born c. 2002), American football quarterback * Michael Kenneth Pratt (born 1954), Australian policeman * Mike Pratt (actor) (1931–1976), British actor *
Mike Pratt (basketball) Michael P. Pratt (August 4, 1948 – June 16, 2022) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a 6'4" (1.93 m), 195 lb (88.5 kg) guard. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Pratt attended Meadowdale High School, graduating in 1966. He the ...
(1948–2022), American basketball player, coach, and broadcaster *
Mike Pratt (politician) Michael Philip Pratt (born 10 February 1948) is a former Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1988 Adelaide by-election. He served until his defeat at the 1990 federal ele ...
(born 1948), Australian politician as the Member for Adelaide *
Neisha Pratt Neisha Anne Pratt (born 21 March 1973) is a cricket player, born in New Zealand, who played international cricket for both Hong Kong and Singapore and also NZ domestic cricket for Northern Districts Spirit. She represented Hong Kong between 2 ...
(born 1973), Hong Kong cricketer *
Nicole Pratt Nicole Pratt (born 5 March 1973) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Pratt was born in Mackay, Queensland. She is the middle sibling of five children of cane farmers and was taught to play by her father, George, who was a top junior pl ...
(born 1973), Australian tennis player *
Nolan Pratt Nolan William Pratt (born August 14, 1975) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for his former club, the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Pratt was select ...
(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player and assistant coach * Orson Pratt (1811–1881), Latter Day Saint leader, brother of Parley P. Pratt * Parley P. Pratt (1807–1857), Latter Day Saint writer, brother of Orson Pratt *
Percy Pratt Percy Mackenzie Pratt (12 January 1874 – 20 July 1961) was a cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Taranaki from 1895 to 1898. His highest score was 85, in Taranaki's only first-class victory, against Hawke's Bay in Marc ...
(1874–1961), New Zealand cricketer *
Peter Pratt Peter Pratt (21 March 1923 – 11 January 1995) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his comic roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas. Pratt started his career in the chorus of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1945, ...
(1923–1995), British actor * Phil Pratt (born 1942), Jamaican singer and record producer


R–Z

* Renée Gill Pratt (born 1954), American politician and convicted felon *
Reverend George Pratt George Pratt (1817–1894) was a missionary with the London Missionary Society who lived in Samoa for forty years from 1839 to 1879, mostly on the island of Savai'i. Pratt was from Portsea, Portsmouth in England. He also served in Niue, the Loyalt ...
(1817–1894), missionary, author of the first Samoan language grammar and dictionary *
Rey Pratt Rey Lucero Pratt (October 11, 1878 – April 14, 1931) served the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for 23 years as president of its Mexican Mission and for six years as a general authority. Pratt helped establish the c ...
(1878–1931), Latter Day Saint leader in Mexico *
Richard Henry Pratt Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt (December 6, 1840 – March 15, 1924) was an American military officer who founded and was longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is associat ...
(1840–1924), American soldier and educator, founder of Carlisle Indian School *
Richard L. Pratt Jr. Richard Linwood Pratt Jr. (born October 17, 1953) is an American theologian, author, and founder and President of Third Millennium Ministries. Third Millennium was launched in response to the lack of training of Christian leaders around the worl ...
(born 1953), American Calvinist theologian and author * Richard Pratt (Australian businessman) (1934–2009), Australian businessman * Robert (1870–1935) and Henry (1863–1943) Pratt, Canadian settlers *
Rodney Pratt Rodney Lynes Pratt (born 15 November 1938) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire between 1955 and 1964. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born at Stoney ...
(born 1938), English cricketer *
Roger Pratt (architect) Sir Roger Pratt (1620 – 20 February 1684) was an English gentleman-architect of the 17th century. He designed only five known buildings, but was highly influential, establishing a particularly English type of house, which was widely imitated. ...
(1620–1684), English architect * Samuel Jackson Pratt (1749–1814), English writer *
Samuel Pratt Samuel Pratt (October 6, 1807March 24, 1877) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was an early settler at Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, and represented his region in the Wisconsin State Assembly and State Senat ...
(1807 – c. 1875), American farmer and politician *
Sharon Pratt Kelly Sharon Pratt (born January 30, 1944), formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and Sharon Pratt Kelly, is an American attorney and politician who was the third mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995, the first mayor born in the District of Colum ...
(born 1944), American politician * Spencer Pratt (born 1983), American television personality *
Susan May Pratt Susan May Pratt (born February 8, 1974) is an American actress. She played Mandella in ''10 Things I Hate About You'', Alicia in '' Drive Me Crazy'', and Maureen Cummings in '' Center Stage''. Personal life , Pratt was finishing her bachelor's ...
(born 1974), American actress * Susan Pratt (born 1956), American actress * Theodore Pratt (1901–1969), American novelist * Thomas Pratt (Maryland politician) (1804–1869), American lawyer and politician *
Thomas Willis Pratt Thomas Willis Pratt, (born 1812, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American engineer. He is best known for his 1844 patent for the Pratt truss, which he designed with his father, Caleb Pratt. Pratt also surveyed the route of the Providence and Worce ...
(1812–1875), American engineer and inventor *
Tim Pratt Tim Pratt (born December 12, 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He won a Hugo Award in 2007 for his short story " Impossible Dreams". He has written over 20 books, including the Marla Mason series and several Path ...
(born 1976), American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet * Todd Pratt (born 1967), American baseball player, manager, and coach *
Tom Pratt (American football) Thomas Samuel Pratt (born June 21, 1935) is an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami and attended Beloit Memorial High School in Beloit, Wisconsin. He has been a coach ...
(born 1935), American football player and coach *
Travis Pratt Travis Cameron Pratt is an American criminologist and fellow at the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed papers on topics such as prison policy and theoretical criminology. ...
, American criminologist *
Vaughan Pratt Vaughan Pratt (born April 12, 1944) is a Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, who was an early pioneer in the field of computer science. Since 1969, Pratt has made several contributions to foundational areas such as search algorithms, sorti ...
(born 1944), computer scientist *
Victoria Pratt Victoria Ainslie Pratt (born December 18, 1970) is a Canadian actress, author, and fitness model. Early life Pratt grew up in Chesley, Ontario, a self described "tomboy at heart." She attended the kinesiology program at York University in Tor ...
(born 1970), Canadian actress *
Wallace Pratt Wallace Everette Pratt (1885–1981) was a pioneer American petroleum geologist. He is also notable for helping establish Guadalupe Mountains National Park through his donation of McKittrick Canyon. Biography Born in Phillipsburg, Kansas, Mar ...
(1885–1981), American geologist *
Walter F. Pratt Walter Floyd ("Jack") Pratt Jr. (born 1946) was the Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served as dean from 2006 to 2011. Pratt's research focus is legal history, contracts and ...
(born 1946), American legal scholar * Walter L. Pratt (1868–1934), New York politician * William Henry Pratt (1887–1969), birth name of actor
Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
* William V. Pratt (1869–1957), American admiral *
Zadock Pratt Zadock Pratt Jr. (October 30, 1790 – April 5, 1871) was a tanner, banker, soldier, and member of the United States House of Representatives. Pratt served in the New York militia from 1819–1826, and was Colonel of the 116th regiment ...
(1790–1871), US congressman and founder of Prattsville, New York


Fictional characters

* Atom (Al Pratt), comics character * George Pratt, character in Philip Van Doren Stern's short story "
The Greatest Gift "The Greatest Gift" is a 1943 short story written by Philip Van Doren Stern, loosely based on the Charles Dickens 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol'', which became the basis for the film ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946). It was self-published as ...
" *
Greg Pratt Gregory Pratt, M.D. is a fictional character from the medical drama series '' ER'', portrayed by Mekhi Phifer. He first appears as a recurring character towards the end of the eight season, becoming the main character from the start of the nint ...
, character from ''ER'' * Kyle Pratt, a character in '' Flightplan'' * Upson Pratt in the movie ''
Creepshow ''Creepshow'' is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, making this film his screenwriting debut. The film's ensemble cast includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver ...
'' * William Pratt or Spike, a character from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Michaela Pratt, fictional character played by Aja Naomi King ( List of How to Get Away with Murder characters)


See also

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Killing of Olivia Pratt-Korbel On 22 August 2022, Olivia Pratt-Korbel, a nine-year-old English girl, was mistakenly shot by a masked gunman in Liverpool, and was pronounced dead the same day at the city's Alder Hey Children's Hospital. The attack took place at the doorstep of ...
* Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (born 1991), American basketball player *
Pratz (disambiguation) Pratz may refer to: Places * Pratz, Luxembourg, a town in Luxembourg * Pratz, Jura, a commune in the department of Jura in France People with the surname * Albert Pratz (1914–1995), Canadian classical violinist, conductor, composer and music ...
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