Pontifex is used in modern times as a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Pontifex (1842–1930), English cricketer
Charles Pontifex (1831–1912), English cricketer and lawyer who was knighted
Dudley Pontifex (1855–1934), English cricketer, all-round sportsman and lawyer
John Pontifex (cricketer, born 1771) (1771–1841), English cricketer
John Pontifex (cricketer, born 1796) (1796–1875), English cricketer and father of Charles Pontifex
Kyle Pontifex (born 1980), New Zealand field hockey player
Max Pontifex, Australian rules footballer
Sydney Pontifex (1803–1874), English cricketer
In literature, the fictional (but semi-autobiographical) Pontifex family are the central characters in The Way of All Flesh, the 1903 novel by Samuel Butler.
