Paulet, variant spelling Powlett, is a surname and may refer to:
- Amias Paulet (1532–1588), English diplomat
- Anthony Paulet (1562–1600), Governor of the Isle of Jersey (1588–1600)
- Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton (c. 1625 – 1699)
- Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton (1661–1722)
- Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton (1685–1754)
- Charles Powlett, 5th Duke of Bolton (1718–1765)
- Charles Paulet, 13th Marquess of Winchester (1764–1843)
- Charles Armand Powlett (c. 1694 – 1751), British Soldier
- Christopher Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire (born 1969)
- George Paulet (died 1608), English soldier
- Lord George Paulet (1803–1879), officer in the Royal Navy
- Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Cleveland (1803–1891)
- Harry Powlett, 4th Duke of Bolton (1691–1759)
- Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton (1720–1794)
- Henry Paulet (1767–1832), Royal Navy vice-admiral
- Henry Powlett, 3rd Baron Bayning (1797–1866)
- John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester (c. 1510 – 1576)
- John Paulet, 5th Marquess of Winchester (c. 1598 – 1675)
- Lord Nassau Powlett (1698–1741), English nobleman and politician
- Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester (born 1941)
- Pedro Paulet (1874–1945), Peruvian scientist
- Thomas Orde-Powlett, 1st Baron Bolton (1740–1807)
- William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (c. 1483 – 1572), English statesman
- William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester (1532–1598)
- William Paulet, 4th Marquess of Winchester (c. 1560 – 1628)
- William Paulet, Lord St John (c. 1587 – 1621)
- William Orde-Powlett, 5th Baron Bolton (1869–1944)
- Lord William Paulet (1804–1893), British Army officer
- Lord William Powlett (c. 1667 – 1729), English MP for Winchester 1689–1710