Pulitzer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Henry F. Pulitzer, art connoisseur
Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911), a newspaper publisher and journalist
Joseph Pulitzer Jr. (1913–1993), grandson of Joseph Senior, and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lilly Pulitzer (1931–2013), a socialite and prominent fashion designer
Lisa Pulitzer, author and journalist
Ralph Pulitzer (1879–1939), the son of newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer
Roxanne Pulitzer, a socialite, actress, novelist
