Sotheby

Sotheby is a surname, and may refer to:

• Admiral Sir Edward Southwell Sotheby (1813–1902), Royal Navy officer
• John Sotheby (1740–1807), English auctioneer and founder of Sotheby's
• Samuel Sotheby (1771–1842), English auctioneer and antiquarian
• Samuel Leigh Sotheby (1805–1861), English auctioneer and antiquarian, son of Samuel Sotheby (1771–1842)
• William Sotheby (1757–1833), English poet and translator

See also

• Sotheby's, art and auction corporation named for John Sotheby