Otto (surname)
Otto is a German, Dutch, Hungarian, Danish, and Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adolph Wilhelm Otto, German anatomist
- Catherine Otto, author of echocardiography textbooks
- Christoph Friedrich Otto, German botanist
- Felix Otto , German mathematician
- Frei Otto, German architect
- Frank Otto , American educator and entrepreneur
- Gustav Otto, German aircraft and aircraft-engine designer and manufacturer
- Jan Otto, publisher of Otto's encyclopedia
- John Otto , American FBI acting director
- John Otto , American environmental advocate
- Lisa Otto, German opera singer
- Mary Otto, American journalist
- Michael Otto , German businessman
- Nicolaus Otto, coinventor of the Otto cycle
- Rudolf Otto, German theologian
- Shawn Lawrence Otto, American author, filmmaker, political strategist
- Venantia Otto, Namibian fashion model
- William Tod Otto, American judge
- Walter Friedrich Otto, German philologist
Arts
- Arthur H. Otto, organist in South Australia. Later singing career in England as Arthur Kingston-Stewart.
- Barry Otto, Australian actor
- John Otto , Canadian-born American drummer
- Luigi Otto, Italian composer
- Miranda Otto, Australian actress, daughter of Barry
- Natalino Otto, Italian singer
- Ralf Otto, German choral conductor and academic teacher
- Waldemar Otto, Polish born German sculptor
- Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto, Danish-born horn player
- Whitney Otto, American author of How to Make an American Quilt
Sports
- Anita Otto, German discus thrower
- Hennie Otto, South African professional golfer
- Jim Otto, American footballer
- Joel Otto, ice hockey player
- Jonathan Castro Otto, Spanish football player
- Kristin Otto, German swimmer
- Krynauw Otto, South African rugby player
- Ricky Otto, English footballer
- Sylke Otto, German luger
- Werner Otto , East German track cyclist
