Petty may refer to:
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Bruce Petty (1929–2023), Australian political satirist and cartoonist
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Bryce Petty (born 1991), American football player
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Dini Petty (born 1945), Canadian television and radio host
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Eric D. Petty (born 1954), American politician and businessman
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Florence Petty (1870–1948), British cookery book writer and broadcaster
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George Petty (1894–1975), American pin-up artist
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J. T. Petty (born 1977), American dialogue video game writer and film director
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John Petty (disambiguation), several people
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Joseph Petty, Massachusetts politician
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Joseph H. Petty (1826–1901), New York politician
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Kathleen Petty (born 1960), Canadian news anchor
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Lori Petty (born 1963), American movie actress
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Norman Petty (1927–1984), American musician, songwriter, and record producer
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Orlando Henderson Petty (1874–1932), American Medal of Honor recipient
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Philip Petty (1840–1917), American Medal of Honor recipient
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Rebecca Petty (born c. 1970), American politician and advocate of child crime victims
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Richard E. Petty, distinguished university professor of psychology at The Ohio State University
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Sylvannus Petty, Bahamian politician
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Tanya Petty, German ten-pin bowler
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Tom Petty
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the leader and frontman of the Rock music, rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s sup ...
(1950–2017), American musician
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W. Morgan Petty, a fictional writer
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William Petty
Sir William Petty (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth of England, Commonwealth in Cromwellian conquest of I ...
(1623–1687), British economist and inventor
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William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737–1805), British Prime Minister and Irish peer
* An American auto racing family prominent in NASCAR:
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Lee Petty (1914–2000), family patriarch and NASCAR pioneer
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Richard Petty (born 1937), son of Lee, NASCAR driver
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Maurice Petty (1939–2020), son of Lee, NASCAR mechanic
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Kyle Petty
Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver and current racing commentator. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed in a crash duri ...
(born 1960), son of Richard, NASCAR driver
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Ritchie Petty (born 1968), son of Maurice, NASCAR driver
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Adam Petty (1980–2000), son of Kyle, NASCAR driver
Places
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Petty France (disambiguation)
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Petty, Highland, Scotland
Others
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Petty-Fitzmaurice
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Petty Enterprises, NASCAR racing team owned by Richard and Kyle Petty
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Petty officer, non-commissioned officer in many navies
* Petty (adjective), of little or no
importance
Importance is a Property (philosophy), property of entities that matter or make a difference. For example, World War II was an important event and Albert Einstein was an important person because of how they affected the world. There are disagreem ...
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Petty crime (misdemeanor)
See also
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Pett
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Nicholas M. Pette (1891–1988), New York politician and judge
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Petté, a town in Cameroon
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Pettey, surname
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Pettie, surname
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Pretty (disambiguation)
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English-language surnames