Whiting is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Almon Whiting Babbitt (1812–1856), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement George Whiting Badman (1886–1953), South Australian business man, horse breeder and owner Carl Whiting Bishop (1881–1942), American archeologist specializing in East Asian civilizations Richard Whiting Blue (1841–1907), U.S. Representative from Kansas William Whiting Boardman (1794–1871), politician and United States Representative from Connecticut William Whiting Borden (1887–1913), philanthropist and millionaire Christian missionary candidate George Whiting Flagg (1816–1897), was an American painter of historical scenes and genre pictures Whiting Griswold (1814–1874), American abolitionist, lawyer and politician Francis Whiting Halsey (1851–1919), American journalist, editor and historian Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829–1920), American lawyer and Republican politician Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (1800–1856), American novelist and author Luther Whiting Mason (1818–1896), American music educator hired by the Meiji period government of Japan Christine Whiting Parmenter (1877–1953), American author Rex Whiting Pearson (1905–1961), Australian politician Lucien Whiting Powell (1846–1930), landscape painter who gave the village of Airmont, Virginia its name Barbara Whiting Smith (1931–2004), actress in movies and on radio and television Joseph Whiting Stock (1815–1855), American painter of portraits, miniatures, and landscape paintings Walker Whiting Vick (1878–1926), aide to Woodrow Wilson in 1912, officer of the Democratic National Committee Whiting Willauer (1906–1962), American ambassador to Costa Rica and Honduras Whiting Williams (1878–1975), author, co-founder of the Welfare Federation of Cleveland Charles Whiting Wooster, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Navy
See also Waiting (disambiguation) Weeting Weighting Whitening (disambiguation) Whitin (disambiguation) Whitting