Poulet is a French surname, meaning chicken. Notable people with the name include:
Anne Poulet (born 1942), American art historian
Gaston Poulet (1892–1974), French violinist and conductor
Georges Poulet (1902–1991), Belgian literary critic
J. Poulet (fl. 1811–1818), English cricketer
Olivia Poulet (born 1978), English actress and screenwriter
Paul Poulet (1887–1946), Belgian mathematician
Quentin Poulet (fl. 1477–1506), Burgundian Catholic priest, scribe, illuminator, and librarian
Robert Poulet (1893–1989), Belgian writer, literary critic and journalist
W. Poulet, pseudonym used by Jean-Paul Wayenborgh to write his History of Spectacles "Die Brille"
Auguste Poulet-Malassis (1825–1878), French printer and publisher