Poulet is a French surname, meaning chicken. Notable people with the name include:
Anne Poulet (born 1942), American art historianGaston Poulet (1892–1974), French violinist and conductorGeorges Poulet (1902–1991), Belgian literary criticJ. Poulet (fl. 1811–1818), English cricketerOlivia Poulet (born 1978), English actress and screenwriterPaul Poulet (1887–1946), Belgian mathematicianQuentin Poulet (fl. 1477–1506), Burgundian Catholic priest, scribe, illuminator, and librarianRobert Poulet (1893–1989), Belgian writer, literary critic and journalistW. Poulet, pseudonym used by Jean-Paul Wayenborgh to write his History of Spectacles "Die Brille"Auguste Poulet-Malassis (1825–1878), French printer and publisher