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".

A

 * A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979), Nigerian author
 * Alex Barrett (born 1994), American football player
 * Alexander Barrett (1866–1954), English cricketer
 * Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
 * Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
 * Andre Barrett (born 1982), American basketball player
 * Andrea Barrett (born 1954), American novelist
 * Arthur Barrett (cricketer) (1944–2018), West Indian cricketer
 * Aston "Family Man" Barrett (1946–2024), Jamaican musician
 * Aston Barrett Jr. (born 1990), Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and producer

B

 * Barbara Barrett (born 1950), 25th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
 * Beauden Barrett (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Becky Barrett (born 1942), Canadian politician
 * Bill Barrett (1929–2016), Nebraska politician
 * Bob Barrett (American football) (born 1935), American football player
 * Bob Barrett (baseball) (1899–1982), American baseball infielder
 * Brendon Ryan Barrett (born 1986), American actor

C

 * Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish scholar
 * Carlton Barrett (1950–1987), Jamaican musician
 * Chad Barrett, American professional soccer player
 * Charles D. Barrett (1885–1943), Major General in the United States Marine Corps
 * Charles F. Barrett (1861–1946), Adjutant General of Oklahoma
 * Charles Golding Barrett (1836–1904), English lepidopterist
 * Charles Leslie Barrett (1870–1959), Australian natural history writer
 * Charley Barrett (1893–1924), American football player
 * Coleman Barrett (born 1982), Irish boxer
 * Colin Barrett (born 1952), English footballer
 * Colleen Barrett (1944–2024), American business executive
 * Craig Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people

D

 * Daniel Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * David Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dicky Barrett (born 1964), American singer
 * Deirdre Barrett, author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School
 * Duncan Barrett (born 1983), English author

E

 * Eaton Stannard Barrett (1786–1820), Irish author and poet
 * Edith Helen Barrett (1872–1939), Australian medical doctor
 * Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman) (1877–1932), Irish Olympic athlete
 * Edward Barrett (Medal of Honor) (born 1855, date of death unknown), American second class fireman
 * Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861), English poet
 * Ellen Barrett (born 1946), American priest
 * Emmett Barrett (1916–2005), American football player
 * Eugene Barrett (1931–2003), American serial killer

F

 * Francis Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people

G

 * Gabby Barrett (born 2002), American singer and 2018 runner-up of American Idol TV talent competition
 * George Barret Sr. (c. 1730–1784), Irish landscape painter
 * George Barret Jr. (1767–1842), English landscape painter, son of George Barret Sr.
 * George Barrett (actuary) (1752–1821), English actuary
 * George Barrett (jockey) (1863–1898), English jockey
 * George F. Barrett (1907–1980), Illinois Attorney General
 * George S. Barrett, American health business executive
 * George W. Barrett (c. 1881–1936), a murderer called Diamond King
 * Gerard Barrett (runner) (born 1956), Australian Olympic runner
 * Gerard Barrett (director), Irish film director
 * Giles Leonard Barrett (c. 1744–1809), English and American actor
 * Grace Barrett (1897–1979), birth name of American actress Gretchen Hartman
 * Graham Barrett (born 1981), Irish professional footballer

H

 * H. Gordon Barrett, Canadian politician

J

 * J. Gresham Barrett (born 1961), American politician
 * Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
 * Jack Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jake Barrett (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
 * James Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jeffrey A. Barrett (born 1964), American philosopher
 * Joe Barrett (1902–1952), Gaelic footballer
 * John Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jordie Barrett (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player
 * J. T. Barrett (born 1995), American football player
 * Justin Barrett (born 1971), Irish politician
 * Justin L. Barrett, psychologist

K

 * Kane Barrett (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Kate Waller Barrett (1857–1925), American physician and social reformer

L

 * Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), American actor
 * Lee and Oli Barrett, British social media personalities based in China
 * Leonard E. Barrett (1920–2007), Jamaican academic
 * Lindsay Barrett (born 1941), Jamaican-Nigerian author
 * Linton Lomas Barrett (1904–1972), American diplomat and translator
 * Lorraine Barrett (born 1950), Welsh politician
 * Lucas Barrett (1837–1862), English geologist
 * Lynne Barrett, American author

M

 * Mario (singer) (Mario Barrett; born 1986), singer/actor/dancer
 * Majel Barrett (1932–2008), American actress
 * Malcolm Barrett (actor) (born 1980), American actor
 * Marcia Barrett (born 1948), Jamaican-British singer in Boney M.
 * Marty Barrett (second baseman) (born 1958), American baseball player
 * Mathias Barrett (1900–1990), Irish monk
 * Michael Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Monte Barrett (born 1971), professional boxer

N

 * Nancy Barrett (born 1943), American actress
 * Nathan Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Nathaniel Barrett (1861–1933), American physician and politician
 * Neal Barrett Jr. (1929–2014), American writer
 * Neil Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Norman Barrett, Australian-born British surgeon who first described Barrett's oesophagus in 1957

O

 * Otis Barrett (1872–1950), American agriculturalist

P

 * Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
 * Pat Barrett (wrestler) (1941–2021), Irish professional wrestler
 * Pat Barrett (boxer) (born 1967), British boxer
 * Patrick Barrett (d. 1415), Irish bishop
 * Paul Barrett (1940–2019), Welsh music manager and producer
 * Peter Barrett (bishop) (1956–2015), Church of Ireland bishop

R

 * Rachel Barrett (1874–1953), British editor and suffragette
 * Rafael Barrett (1876–1910), Spanish journalist and political activist who relocated to Paraguay
 * Ray Barrett (1927–2009), Australian actor
 * Red Barrett (1915–1990), MLB pitcher
 * Reginald Barrett (born 1944), Australian judge
 * Richard Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * RJ Barrett (born 2000), Canadian basketball player
 * Robbie Barrett (born 1992), British boxer
 * Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
 * Ron Barrett, illustrator, author and puzzle maker
 * Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist not born as or married to a Barrett
 * Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
 * Rowan Barrett (born 1972), Canadian basketball player and executive
 * Ryan Barrett (born 1982), English boxer

S

 * Scott Barrett (rugby union) (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Sidney F. Barrett (1892–1958), philatelist of New York City
 * Slim Barrett (born 1960s), Irish jewellery designer and artist
 * Stanton Barrett (born 1972), American stuntman and racing driver
 * Syd Barrett (1946–2006), real name Roger Barrett, early Pink Floyd frontman
 * Sylvester Barrett (1926–2002), Irish politician

T

 * Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
 * Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
 * Thomas Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
 * Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player

V

 * Veronica Grace Boland, née Barrett (1899–1982), first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania

W

 * Wade Barrett, ring name of English professional wrestler Stu Bennett (born 1980)
 * Wade Barrett (soccer) (born 1976), American soccer player
 * Warren Barrett (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
 * Wayne Barrett (1945–2017), journalist for the Village Voice
 * William Spencer Barrett (W. S. Barrett) (1914–2001), English classical scholar known for his commentary on Euripides' Hippolytus
 * Willie Barrett, Irish hurling referee
 * Wild Willy Barrett (born 1950), musician
 * Wilson Barrett (1846–1904), English actor

Z

 * Zelfa Barrett (born 1993), British boxer