Westervelt
Westervelt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jacob Westervelt, Sheriff of New York County from 1831 to 1834
- Jacob Aaron Westervelt, shipbuilder in the mid-19th century, and a mayor of New York City between 1853 and 1855
- William Drake Westervelt, author of several books and magazines on Hawaiian history and legends
- Herbert Eugene Westervelt, founder of Gulf States Paper Company and inventor
- William Irving Westervelt, US Army general
- George Conrad Westervelt, co-founder of The Boeing Company
- Peter Westervelt, physicist, and nephew of George Conrad Westervelt
- Franklin H. Westervelt, engineer, computer scientist, and educator at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University
- Robert M. Westervelt, physicist and educator at Harvard University
