Bottom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anthony Bottom (born 1951), former member of both the Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Liberation Army (BLA)
Arthur Bottom (1930–2012), English footballer
Daniel Bottom (1864–1937), English cricketer
Joe Bottom (born 1955), American former competition swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, and former world record-holder
Mike Bottom (c. 1966), head coach of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving program at the University of Michigan
Virgil E. Bottom (1911–2003), American born experimental physicist, contributed to the developing quartz crystal production in the US
