Kite (surname) explained

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

• Bertram Kite (1857–1939), Dean of Hobart
• Brent Kite, Australian Rugby League player
• Fred Kite (1921–1993), highly decorated British soldier in World War II
• Gloria Kite (born 1998), Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner
• Greg Kite (born 1961), American former basketball player
• Harold Kite (1921–1965), NASCAR driver
• Jimmy Kite (born 1976), American race car driver
• John Kite, 16th century clergyman
• Jonathan Kite, American actor and impressionist
• Kelly Kite (born 1947), American politician
• Lucy Kite (born 1977), British TV presenter
• Marylin S. Kite (born 1947), a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court
• Melissa Kite, British journalist
• Phil Kite (footballer) (born 1962), English football goalkeeper
• Phil Kite (rugby union) (born 1993), Tongan rugby player
• Robert Kite, Lord Mayor of London in 1766
• Ross Kite, Australian rugby league footballer
• Sione Kite (born 1988), Australian rugby player
• Stephen Kite, American basketball player
• Tom Kite, American golfer
• William Kite, Victorian showman made famous in the song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" by the Beatles

Fictional characters

• Fred Kite, bolshie shop steward played by Peter Sellers in the British comedy film I'm All Right Jack