Barrett (surname)
Barrett is a surname of Norman origin, now found commonly in England and Ireland due to the Norman Invasion; its meaning translates loosely to "warlike" or "troublesome".
People with the surname
A
- A. Igoni Barrett, Nigerian author
- Alex Barrett, American football player
- Alexander Barrett, English cricketer
- Alice Barrett, American actress
- Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Andre Barrett, American basketball player
- Andrea Barrett, American novelist
- Anthony A. Barrett, British-Canadian classical scholar
- Arthur Barrett (cricketer), West Indian cricketer
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Jamaican musician
- Aston Barrett Jr., Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and producer
B
- Barbara Barrett, 25th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
- Beauden Barrett, New Zealand rugby union player
- Becky Barrett, Canadian politician
- Bill Barrett, Nebraska politician
- Bob Barrett (American football), American football player
- Bob Barrett (baseball), American baseball infielder
- Brendon Ryan Barrett, American actor
C
- Ciarán Bairéad, Irish scholar
- Carlton Barrett, Jamaican musician
- Chad Barrett, American professional soccer player
- Charles D. Barrett, Major General in the United States Marine Corps
- Charles F. Barrett, Adjutant General of Oklahoma
- Charles Golding Barrett, English lepidopterist
- Charles Leslie Barrett, Australian natural history writer
- Charley Barrett, American football player
- Coleman Barrett, Irish boxer
- Colin Barrett, English footballer
- Colleen Barrett, American business executive
- Craig Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
D
- Daniel Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dicky Barrett, American singer
- Deirdre Barrett, author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School
- Duncan Barrett, English author
E
- Eaton Stannard Barrett, Irish author and poet
- Edith Helen Barrett, Australian medical doctor
- Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman), Irish Olympic athlete
- Edward Barrett (Medal of Honor), American second class fireman
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English poet
- Ellen Barrett, American priest
- Emmett Barrett, American football player
- Eugene Barrett, American serial killer
F
- Francis Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
G
- Gabby Barrett, American singer and 2018 runner-up of American Idol TV talent competition
- George Barret Sr., Irish landscape painter
- George Barret Jr., English landscape painter, son of George Barret Sr.
- George Barrett (actuary), English actuary
- George Barrett (jockey), English jockey
- George F. Barrett, Illinois Attorney General
- George S. Barrett, American health business executive
- George W. Barrett, a murderer called Diamond King
- Gerard Barrett (runner), Australian Olympic runner
- Gerard Barrett (director), Irish film director
- Giles Leonard Barrett, English and American actor
- Grace Barrett, birth name of American actress Gretchen Hartman
- Graham Barrett, Irish professional footballer
H
- H. Gordon Barrett, Canadian politician
J
- J. Gresham Barrett, American politician
- Jacinda Barrett, Australian actress
- Jack Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jake Barrett, American baseball pitcher
- James Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeffrey A. Barrett, American philosopher
- Joe Barrett, Gaelic footballer
- John Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jordan Barrett, Australian fashion model
- Jordie Barrett, New Zealand rugby union player
- J. T. Barrett, American football player
- Justin Barrett, Irish politician
- Justin L. Barrett, psychologist
K
- Kane Barrett, New Zealand rugby union player
- Kate Waller Barrett, American physician and social reformer
L
- Lawrence Barrett, American actor
- Lee and Oli Barrett, British social media personalities based in China
- Leonard E. Barrett, Jamaican academic
- Lillian Barrett, American novelist and playwright
- Lindsay Barrett, Jamaican-Nigerian author
- Linton Lomas Barrett, American diplomat and translator
- Lorraine Barrett, Welsh politician
- Lucas Barrett, English geologist
- Lynne Barrett, American author
M
- Mario (singer), singer/actor/dancer
- Majel Barrett, American actress
- Malcolm Barrett (actor), American actor
- Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British singer in Boney M.
- Marty Barrett (second baseman), American baseball player
- Martyn Barrett, British social scientist
- Mathias Barrett, Irish monk
- Michael Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Monte Barrett, professional boxer
N
- Nancy Barrett, American actress
- Nathan Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nathaniel Barrett, American physician and politician
- Neal Barrett Jr., American writer
- Neil Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nessa Barrett, American singer-songwriter
- Nick Barrett, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Nick Barrett (American football), American football player
- Norman Barrett, Australian-born British surgeon who first described Barrett's oesophagus in 1957
O
- Otis Barrett, American agriculturalist
P
- Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
- Pat Barrett (wrestler), Irish professional wrestler
- Pat Barrett (boxer), British boxer
- Patrick Barrett, Irish bishop
- Paul Barrett, Welsh music manager and producer
- Peter Barrett (bishop), Church of Ireland bishop
R
- Rachel Barrett, British editor and suffragette
- Rafael Barrett, Spanish journalist and political activist who relocated to Paraguay
- Ray Barrett, Australian actor
- Red Barrett, MLB pitcher
- Reginald Barrett, Australian judge
- Richard Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- RJ Barrett, Canadian basketball player
- Robbie Barrett, British boxer
- Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
- Ron Barrett, illustrator, author and puzzle maker
- Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist not born as or married to a Barrett
- Ronnie Barrett, founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
- Rowan Barrett, Canadian basketball player and executive
- Ryan Barrett, English boxer
S
- Scott Barrett (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union player
- Sidney F. Barrett, philatelist of New York City
- Slim Barrett, Irish jewellery designer and artist
- Stanton Barrett, American stuntman and racing driver
- Syd Barrett, real name Roger Barrett, early Pink Floyd frontman
- Sylvester Barrett, Irish politician
T
- Ted Barrett, MLB umpire
- Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
- Thomas Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tina Barrett, former member of pop group S Club 7
- Trent Barrett, Australian Rugby League player
V
- Veronica Grace Boland, née Barrett, first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania
W
- Wade Barrett, ring name of English professional wrestler Stu Bennett
- Wade Barrett (soccer), American soccer player
- Warren Barrett, Jamaican professional footballer
- Wayne Barrett, journalist for the Village Voice
- William Spencer Barrett, English classical scholar known for his commentary on Euripides' Hippolytus
- Willie Barrett, Irish hurling referee
- Wild Willy Barrett, musician
- Wilson Barrett, English actor
Z
- Zelfa Barrett, British boxer