Paulet, variant spelling Powlett, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amias Paulet (1532–1588), English diplomatAnthony Paulet (1562–1600), Governor of the Isle of Jersey (1588–1600)Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton (c. 1625 – 1699)Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661–1722)Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton (1685–1754)Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton (1718–1765)Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester (1764–1843)Charles Armand Powlett (c. 1694 – 1751), British SoldierChristopher Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire (born 1969)George Paulet (died 1608), English soldierLord George Paulet (1803–1879), officer in the Royal NavyHarry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (1803–1891)Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton (1691–1759)Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton (1720–1794)Henry Paulet (1767–1832), Royal Navy vice-admiralHenry Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning (1797–1866)John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester (c. 1510 – 1576)John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester (c. 1598 – 1675)Jean-Jacques Paulet (1740–1826), French mycologistLord Nassau Powlett (1698–1741), English nobleman and politicianNigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (born 1941)Pedro Paulet (1874–1945), Peruvian scientistThomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton (1740–1807)William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (c. 1483 – 1572), English statesmanWilliam Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester (1532–1598)William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester (c. 1560 – 1628)William Paulet, Lord St John (c. 1587 – 1621)William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton (1869–1944)Lord William Paulet (1804–1893), British Army officerLord William Powlett (c. 1667 – 1729), English MP for Winchester 1689–1710