Chet
Chet is a male given name, often a nickname for Chester, which means fortress or camp. It is an uncommon name of English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, England. Chet was ranked 1,027th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
People named Chet include:
- Chet , murza of the Golden Horde and legendary progenitor of several Russian families
- Chet Allen, American child opera and choir performer
- Chester Chet Atkins, American country guitarist and record producer
- Chesney Chet Baker, American jazz musician and vocalist
- Chet Bitterman, American linguist and Christian missionary
- Chet Brooks, American National Football League player
- Chester Chet Bulger, American National Football League player
- Chester Chet Culver, former Governor of Iowa
- Thomas Chester Chet Edwards, American politician
- Chet Faker, Australian singer and songwriter
- Fulvio Chester Chet Forte, American sports television director and basketball player
- Chester Chet Gardner, American race car driver
- Chester Chet Gladchuk, National Football League and Canadian Football League player
- Donald Chester Chet Grant, American basketball and football player, football and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League coach and sports editor
- Chester Marlon Chet Hanks, American actor and musician, son of Tom Hanks
- Chet Hanulak, American former National Football League player
- Chester E. Holifield, American politician
- Chet Holmgren, American basketball player
- Chester Chet Huntley, American television newscaster
- Chester Chet Jastremski, American swimmer
- Chester Chet Jaworski, American college basketball player
- Chester Chet Lemon, American retired Major League Baseball player
- Chet Miksza, Canadian Football League player
- Chet Moeller, American college football player
- Chester Chet Mutryn, All-America Football Conference and the National Football League player
- Chester Chet Nichols Sr., Major League Baseball pitcher
- Chester Chet Nichols Jr., Major League Baseball pitcher, son of the above
- Chester Chet Ostrowski, American National Football League player
- Chet Raymo, American writer, educator and naturalist
- Chester Chet Walker, American National Basketball Association player
- Chester Chet A. Wynne, American football player and college head coach
Fictional characters
- Chet Ubetcha, reporter from "The Fairly OddParents"
- Chet Alexander, from Monsters University
- Chet, from Turbo
- Chet Walters, from Beverly Hills Ninja
- Chet, from Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
- Chet, from Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
- Chet "The Rocket" Steadman, from the film Rookie of the Year
- Chester "Chet" Desmond, from Fire Walk with Me
- Chet Kaminski, from Ash vs Evil Dead
- Chet Shaft, from Scott the Woz
- Chet, from Fallout: New Vegas
- Dr. Chet Wakeman from Taken
- Chet Zipper, a character from the TV show ''As Told by Ginger''