Tippett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andre Tippett (born 1959), American Hall of Fame footballer
- Clark Tippet (1954–1992), American dancer
- Coby Tippett, American football coach and son of Andre
- Dave Tippett (born 1961), ice hockey coach
- Keith Tippett (born 1947), English pianist known for work with King Crimson
- Krista Tippett (born 1960), journalist, author, public intellectual, and entrepreneur
- Kurt Tippett (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
- James Sterling Tippett (1885-1958), American educator
- L. H. C. Tippett (1902-1985), English statistician
- Liz Whitney Tippett (1906-1988), American philanthropist
- Michael Tippett (1905-1998), English composer
- Owen Tippett (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player.
- Peter Tippett (born 1953), American physician, researcher, and inventor
- Peter Tippett (footballer) (1926–1990), Australian rules footballer
- Phil Tippett (born 1951), animator, visual effects supervisor and founder of Tippett Studio