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 footballerDaniel Bottom (1864–1937), English cricketerJoe Bottom (born 1955), American former competition swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, and former world record-holderMike Bottom (c. 1966), head coach of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving program at the University of MichiganVirgil E. Bottom (1911–2003), American born experimental physicist, contributed to the developing quartz crystal production in the US