Whittington is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amanda Whittington (born 1968), English playwrightAnnie Whittington, U.S. Big Brother 12 contestantArthur Whittington (born 1955), American football playerBernard Whittington (born 1971), American football playerBert Whittington (1885–1969), Australian rules footballerBill Whittington (born 1949), American motor racing driverBuddy Whittington (born 1956), American guitaristC. L. Whittington (born 1952), American football playerClark Whittington, American artistDale Whittington (1959–2003), American motor racing driverDon Whittington (born 1946), American motor racing driverErik Whittington, American guitaristEydie Whittington, American politicianHarry Whittington (author) (1915–1989), American novelistHarry Whittington (born 1927), American attorney who was shot by Dick CheneyHarry B. Whittington (1916–2010), British paleontologistHulon B. Whittington (1921–1969), American soldierJeff Whittington (1985–1999), New Zealand murder victimJim Whittington (born 1941), American televangelistJonathan Whittington (born 1973), British singer-songwriterKhadijah Whittington (born 1986), American basketball playerLauren Whittington, American journalistRichard Whittington, 14th-century English politician, inspiration for the character Dick Whittington and the tale Dick Whittington and His CatRichard Whittington (academic), Corporate Strategy AcademicRobert Whittington, 16th-century English grammarianShayne Whittington (born 1991), American basketball playerStephen Whittington (born 1953), Australian composer, pianist, writerSweet Dick Whittington (born 1934), American disc jockeyV. V. Whittington (1893–1974), American politicianWilliam Madison Whittington (1878–1962), American politician