Stout (surname)

Stout is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alan K. Stout, a rock music journalist in Pennsylvania
• Alan Stout (philosopher) (1900–1983), a moral philosopher at the University of Sydney
• Alan Stout (composer) (born 1932), an American composer of contemporary classical music
• Archie Stout, a second unit photographer whose career spanned from 1921 to 1954
• Arlow Stout (1876–1957), an American botanist, pioneer breeder of the modern hybrid daylily
• Arthur Purdy Stout, (1885–1967), an American pathologist
• Barry Stout (1936–2016), a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
• Bill Stout (journalist) (1927–1989), an American broadcast journalist
• Byron G. Stout (1829–1896), a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
• Cameron Stout (born 1971), the winner of Big Brother 4 UK in 2003
• Chris Stout (born 1976), a fiddle/violin player from Shetland
• David Stout Manners (1808–1884), the ninth mayor of Jersey City
• Frank Stout MC (1877–1926), an English international rugby union forward
• Frank Stout (painter & sculptor) (born 1926), an American artist
• George Stout (1860–1944), a leading British philosopher
• Gordon Stout (born 1952), an American percussionist, composer, and educator specializing in the marimba
• Hosea Stout (1810–1889), a Mormon missionary, lawyer and politician in Utah Territory
• Jacob Stout (1764–1857), an American manufacturer and politician from Little Creek Hundred
• James Huff Stout (1848–1910) an American politician and businessman
• James Stout (1910–1986), an American thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• Jeffrey Stout (born 1950), a contemporary scholar of religion who focuses on ethics
• Joan Leemhuis-Stout (born 1946), a Dutch politician
• Juanita Kidd Stout (1919–1998), a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1988–1989
• Kristie Lu Stout (born 1974), an American journalist and news anchor for CNN International
• Lansing Stout (1828–1871), an American politician and lawyer
• Martha Stout, American psychologist and author
• Michael Stout, an American video game designer
• Mike Stout, an American labor supporter, social activist and protest singer
• Mitchell W. Stout (1950–1970), a United States Army soldier and a Medal of Honor recipient
• Percy Stout (1875–1937), an English international rugby union wing
• Pete Stout (1923–1996), an American football fullback
• Randall Stout, a Los Angeles, California-based architect
• Renee Stout (born 1958), a contemporary artist known for assemblage artworks
• Rex Stout (1886–1975), an American crime writer
• Richard Stout (1836–1896), a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a Medal of Honor recipient
• Robert Stout KCMG (1844–1930), Premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand
• Ryan Stout (born 1982), an American stand-up comedian
• Sam Stout (born 1984), a professional mixed martial artist from London, Ontario, Canada
• Tom Stout (1879–1965), a U.S. Representative from Montana
• William Bushnell Stout (1880–1956), an executive at the Ford Motor Company
• William Stout (born 1949), an American fantasy artist and illustrator
• William Stout (rower) (1841–1900), a British rower