Pitot

Pitot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Henri Pitot (1695–1771), French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the Pitot tube
• James Pitot (1784–1831), the second Mayor of New Orleans
• François Pitot, Captain of the French frigate Vengeance during the Quasi-War

See also

• Pitot House, a historic landmark in New Orleans
• Pitot tube, a pressure measurement instrument used to measure fluid flow velocity

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Pitot.
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