Oakeshott is a surname, and may refer to:Ewart Oakeshott (1916–2002), British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian Grace Oakeshott, British activist for women's rights Isabel Oakeshott is a British political journalist and non-fiction author Matthew Oakeshott, Baron Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, British Liberal Democrat politician Michael Oakeshott (1901–1990), English philosopher Rob Oakeshott, Australian politician Walter Fraser Oakeshott (1903–1987), schoolmaster and Oxford college head