Cotten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ann Cotten (born 1982), American-born Austrian writer Elizabeth Cotten (1893–1987), American musician and singer-songwriter Elizabeth Brownrigg Henderson Cotten (1875–1975), American suffragist and librarian Gerald Cotten (1988–2018), Canadian CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga Fintech Solutions James Cotten (born 1974), American actor, film director, producer and writer Joanna Cotten, American country music singer Joni Cotten (born 1953), American curler Joseph Cotten (1905–1994), American actor Lyman A. Cotten (1874–1926), American naval officer USS Cotten, warship named after him Mike Cotten (born 1939), American football player Sallie Southall Cotten (1846–1929), American writer and clubwoman SS Sallie S. Cotten, Liberty ship named after her Sonia Cotten (born 1974), Canadian writer
See also Cotton (surname)