Pruett is most commonly referred to as a surname, and may adhere to:
Bob Pruett (born 1943), American college football coach
Hub Pruett (1900–1982), American professional baseball player
Jeanne Pruett (born 1937), American country music singer
Kyle Pruett (contemporary), American professor of child psychiatry, author, and television host
Marion Albert Pruett (1950–1999), American serial killer
R. C. Pruett (born 1944), American politician from Oklahoma; representative in the state legislature since 2004
Scott Pruett (born 1960), American race car driver
Shelby E. L. Pruett (contemporary), American private equity investor
History: The last name of Pruett can be traced back to French immigrant roots, before becoming integrated into Southern family genealogy in the late 1600s.