Pitt most commonly refers to:
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University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...
, commonly known as Pitt, a university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Pitt Panthers, the athletic teams of the University of Pittsburgh
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Pitt (surname), a surname of English origin, particularly associated with two British Prime Ministers:
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 170811 May 1778) was a British people, British British Whig Party, Whig politician, statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768. Historians call him "Chatham" or "Pit ...
(William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain (1766–1768)
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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and then first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, p ...
(1759–1806), son of the above and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783–1801) and of the United Kingdom (1801 and 1804–1806)
Education
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Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regen ...
("Pitt State"), located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
Geography
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Pitt County, North Carolina, a county in the United States
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Pitt, Hampshire, a hamlet in Hursley parish, Hampshire, England
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Pitt Island
Pitt Island ( Moriori: , ) is the second largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands, with an area of . It lies about to the east of New Zealand's main islands, and about to the southeast of Chatham Island, from which it is separated by ...
, an island in the Chatham Archipelago, New Zealand
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Pitt River (Canada), a river in British Columbia, Canada
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Pitt River (New Zealand), a river in Fiordland, New Zealand
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River Pitt, a river in Somerset, England
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Pit River, a river in California, United States, which is sometimes referred to as "Pitt River"
Fiction
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Pitt (character), a comic book character published by Image Comics and Full Bleed Studios
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''The Pitt'' (comics), a single-issue comic book published in 1987 by Marvel Comics
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''The Pitt'' (TV series), a medical drama on Max
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Fallout 3: The Pitt'', the second downloadable content pack for ''Fallout 3''
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Dirk Pitt, the protagonist of a series of bestselling adventure novels written by Clive Cussler
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Justin Pitt, a minor character in the television series ''Seinfeld''
Other uses
* , a number of British warships of that name
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Fort Pitt (disambiguation), a number of military forts of that name
See also
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Pitts (disambiguation)
Pitts is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
* Alabama Pitts (1909–1941), American baseball player and convicted robber
* Allen Pitts (born 1964), American former Canadian Football League player
* Antony Pitts (born 196 ...
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