Pountney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Budge Pountney (born 1973), British rugby union player and coach Charmaine Pountney, New Zealand educator Christine Pountney (born 1971), Canadian author Dave Pountney (born 1939), English footballer David Pountney (born 1947), British-Polish theatre and opera director Graham Pountney (born 1953), British actor Culture Shock (musician), born James Pountney, British DJ and record producer
See also Samuel Pountney Smith (1812–1883), English architect Pountney Hill House, a building in London, UK St Laurence Pountney, a former church in London