Whittington is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amanda Whittington (born 1968), English playwright
Annie Whittington, U.S. Big Brother 12 contestant
Arthur Whittington (born 1955), American football player
Bernard Whittington (born 1971), American football player
Bert Whittington (1885–1969), Australian rules footballer
Bill Whittington (born 1949), American motor racing driver
Buddy Whittington (born 1956), American guitarist
C. L. Whittington (born 1952), American football player
Clark Whittington, American artist
Dale Whittington (1959–2003), American motor racing driver
Don Whittington (born 1946), American motor racing driver
Erik Whittington, American guitarist
Eydie Whittington, American politician
Harry Whittington (author) (1915–1989), American novelist
Harry Whittington (born 1927), American attorney who was shot by Dick Cheney
Harry B. Whittington (1916–2010), British paleontologist
Hulon B. Whittington (1921–1969), American soldier
Jeff Whittington (1985–1999), New Zealand murder victim
Jim Whittington (born 1941), American televangelist
Jonathan Whittington (born 1973), British singer-songwriter
Khadijah Whittington (born 1986), American basketball player
Lauren Whittington, American journalist
Richard Whittington, 14th-century English politician, inspiration for the character Dick Whittington and the tale Dick Whittington and His Cat
Richard Whittington (academic), Corporate Strategy Academic
Robert Whittington, 16th-century English grammarian
Shayne Whittington (born 1991), American basketball player
Stephen Whittington (born 1953), Australian composer, pianist, writer
Sweet Dick Whittington (born 1934), American disc jockey
V. V. Whittington (1893–1974), American politician
William Madison Whittington (1878–1962), American politician
