'''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
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