Westcott is an English surname. Notable people with the name include: Anarcha Westcott (c. 1828 – unknown), enslaved woman experimented on by physician J. Marion Sims Brooke Foss Westcott (1825–1901), British bishop, biblical scholar and theologian Burton J. Westcott (1868–1926), American businessman based in Ohio Carl Westcott (born 1939), American businessman Carlia S. Westcott, American marine engineer Carrie Westcott (born 1969), American model and actress David Westcott (born 1957), British hockey player and cricketer David M. Westcott (ca 1769–1841), New York politician Dick Westcott (1927–2013), South African cricketer Duvie Westcott (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Frederic Westcott (died 1861), English botanist Frederick John Westcott, known as Fred Karno (1866–1941), British theatre impresario Genevieve Westcott (1955–2020), Canadian-born New Zealand journalist and television presenter Gordon Westcott (1903–1935), American actor Helen Westcott (1928–1998), American actress Lisa Westcott, Award-winning British makeup artist Payton Westcott (born 2009), American racing driver Stukely Westcott (1592–1677), Founding settler of Rhode Island William Westcott (aviator), USAF flying ace during the Korean War William Wynn Westcott (1848–1925), co-founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn The Westcott family of Florida: James Westcott (1802–1880), U.S. senator from Florida James Westcott III (1839–1887), justice of the Supreme Court of Florida John S. Westcott (1807–1888), surveyor general of Florida, state representative, and Confedeate officer