Whit is a given name and nickname which may refer to:
People: Whit Bissell (1909–1996), American actor Whit Burnett (1900–1972), American writer Whit Canale (1941–2011) American football player Whit Cunliffe (1876–1966), English singer Whit Dickey (born 1954), American jazz drummer Whit Haydn (born 1949), American magician Whit Hertford (born 1978), American actor Whit Holcomb-Faye (born 1984), American basketball player Whit Johnson, American television journalist Whit Marshall (born 1973), American football player Whit Merrifield (born 1989), American baseball player Whit Stillman (born 1952), American writer Whit Taylor (American football) (born 1960), American football player Whit Taylor (cartoonist), American cartoonist Whit Tucker, Canadian football player Whit Watson (born 1971), American sportscaster Whit Weeks (born 2005), American football player Whit Williams (born 1973), American saxophonist Whit Wyatt (1907–1999), American baseball player
Fictional characters and pen names: Whit Masterson, pen name of a partnership of American authors Robert Allison "Bob" Wade and H. Bill Miller Whit Sterling, a main character in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past, played by Kirk Douglas