Petit

Petit is a French-language surname literally meaning "small" or "little". Notable people with the surname include:Adriana Petit, Spanish multidisciplinary artist Alexis Thérèse Petit (1791–1820), French physicist Amandine Petit, French model, beauty pageant titleholder, and Miss France 2021 Antoine Petit (1722–1794), French physician Antoni Martí Petit, prime minister of Andorra Cavelier Petit, American politician François Pourfour du Petit (1664–1741), French anatomist Gabrielle Petit (feminist) (1860–1952), French feminist activist, anticlerical, libertarian socialist, newspaper editor Henriette Petit (1894-1983), Chilean painter Jean-Martin Petit (1772–1856), French General during the Napoleonic Wars Monique Ruck-Petit, Swiss and French chess master Paul Petit (aviator) (1890-1918), French flying ace Philippe Petit, French high-wire artist Pierre Petit (photographer) (1832–1909), French photographer Pierre Petit (scholar) (1617–1687), French scholar, medical writer, and poet Pierre Petit (engineer), (1598–1677), French military engineer, mathematician, and physicist Pierre Petit (cinematographer) (1920–1997), French cinematographer Pierre Petit (composer) (1922–2000), French composer Pierre Petit (politician) (1930–2022), Martinique politician Pierre Petit (driver),, French racecar driver Roland Petit (1924–2011), French choreographer and dancer The surname for a prominent Parsi family of India, whose members include: Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, (1823–1901), Indian industrialist His granddaughter Rattanbai Petit (1900–1929), wife of Jinnah, founder of Pakistan The Petit Family, 2007 Connecticut home invasion and murder victims John F. Petit (1887–1963), American businessman and politician John Louis Petit (1801–1868), English clergyman and architectural artist Rosa Petit, Venezuelan politician Sauveur Abel Aubert Petit de la Saussaye (1792–1870), French malacologist Yusmeiro Petit, Venezuelan baseball player