Cottle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amos Simon Cottle, (c.1768?–1800), English scholar
Joseph Cottle, (1770–1853) was an English publisher and author.
Matthew Cottle, (Born 16 February 1967) is a British film, stage, radio and television actor.
Richard W. Cottle, (born in Chicago, 1934), American Mathematician.
Robert Cottle, (7 August 1920 – 25 April 1999) was an American television host.
Tameka Cottle, an American singer-songwriter from Jonesboro, Georgia
Thomas Cottle, lawyer, (1761–1828)
Joe Cottle, (1885 – 3 February 1958), England international footballer
Fictional characters:
Dr. Cottle, fictional character
