Beckett

Beckett is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adam Beckett (1950–79), American animator, special effects artist and teacher, worked on Star Wars
 * Alex Beckett (born 1954), Scottish footballer
 * Allan Beckett (1914–2005), British civil engineer
 * Andy Beckett (born 1969), British journalist and historian
 * Ann Beckett (1927–2002), Irish pioneer of occupational therapy
 * Arnold Beckett (1920–2010), British pharmacist, academic, and expert on doping in sport
 * Barry Beckett (1943–2009), American musician
 * Beatrice Beckett (1905–1957), the first wife of the British statesman Anthony Eden
 * Bernard Beckett (born 1967), New Zealand writer of fiction for young adults
 * Billy Beckett (1915–1998), English footballer
 * Bob Beckett (1936–2019), former Canadian ice hockey centre
 * Charles Beckett (cricketer) (1794–1838), English first-class cricketer
 * Charles Beckett (politician) (born 1958), American politician
 * Charles Edward Beckett (1849–1925), brigadier-general and cavalry officer in the British Army
 * Chris Beckett (born 1955), English writer, social worker and academic
 * Christopher Beckett, 4th Baron Grimthorpe (1915–2003)
 * Claire Beckett (born 1978), American photographer
 * Clarice Beckett (1887–1935), Australian Tonalist painter
 * Clifford Thomason Beckett (1891–1972) British Major General
 * Damian Beckett or Cham (born 1979), Jamaica born rapper, singer-songwriter and actor
 * Dave Beckett (born 1949), of Canadian pop duo Gary and Dave
 * David Beckett (born 1954), English cricketer
 * Derry Beckett (1919–1959), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler
 * Douglas Beckett (born 1959), former English cricketer
 * Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe (1816–1905)
 * Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet (1787–1874)
 * Edward Beckett, 5th Baron Grimthorpe (born 1954)
 * Edwin Beckett (1937–2018), Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C.
 * Emma Beckett (born 1984), Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship
 * Emma Beckett (born 1987), Irish footballer
 * Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856–1917)
 * Ernest Beckett (1869–1952), footballer
 * Francis Beckett (born 1945), English author, journalist, biographer, and contemporary historian
 * Fred Beckett (1917–1946), American jazz trombonist
 * Galen Beckett or Mark Anthony (writer), American author who lives and writes in Colorado
 * Gervase Beckett (1866–1937), born William Gervase Beckett-Denison, British banker and Conservative politician
 * Gwladys Beckett or Gwladys, Lady Delamere (1897–1943), the first female Mayor of Nairobi from 1938 to 1940
 * Harry Beckett (1935–2010), British trumpeter and flugelhorn player of Barbadian origin
 * Harry Beckett (actor) (1839–1880), comedian who was president of the Lambs from 1879 to 1880
 * Hollis Beckett (1896–1976), politician in Ontario, Canada
 * Isaac Beckett (1653–1719), English mezzotint engraver, one of the first practitioners of the art in the country
 * J. C. Beckett (1912–1996), Northern Irish historian
 * James Beckett (disambiguation)
 * Jason Beckett (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
 * Jerry Beckett (1886–1943), Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Joe Beckett (1892–1965), English boxer of the 1910s and 1920s
 * Joe Rand Beckett (1891–1969), American veteran of World War I, lawyer, member of the Indiana Senate
 * Joel Beckett (born Joel Bygraves), English actor
 * John Beckett (disambiguation)
 * Josh Beckett (born 1980), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Julia Beckett (born 1986), English competitive swimmer
 * Justin Beckett, American entrepreneur, philanthropist and author
 * Kelly Beckett, English professional host, actress, musician and model
 * Kirsten Beckett (born 1996), South African artistic gymnast
 * Larry Beckett (born 1947), American poet and songwriter best known for his collaborations with Tim Buckley in the late 1960s
 * Laurel Beckett, American biostatistician
 * Lenny Beckett (born 1980), Australian rugby union player
 * Lez Beckett, Australian hip hop artist
 * Liam Beckett (born 1951), football manager and former player from Northern Ireland
 * Luke Beckett (born 1976), English former professional footballer
 * Margaret Beckett (born 1943), British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament
 * Marion H. Beckett (1886–1949), American painter
 * Mary Beckett (1926–2013), Irish author
 * Matt Beckett (born 1973), Welsh former professional cyclist
 * Mavis Beckett, former Australian field hockey player
 * Miles Beckett, co-founder of EQAL, media and technology company in 2008
 * Nicholas Beckett (born 1987), Jamaican international footballer
 * Peter Beckett (born 1948), English musician and songwriter
 * Ralph Beckett, 3rd Baron Grimthorpe (1891–1963)
 * Ray Beckett (journalist) (1903–1983), Australian journalist, newspaper editor and author
 * Ray Beckett (sound engineer), British sound engineer
 * Richard B. Beckett (1919–1983), Canadian politician
 * Richard Beckett (author) (1936–1987), Australian author and journalist
 * Richard Beckett (cricketer) (1772–1809), English amateur cricketer and captain
 * Rick Beckett (1954–2009), American radio broadcaster
 * Rob Beckett (born 1986), English stand-up comedian and presenter
 * Robbie Beckett (born 1972), former Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Robbie Beckett (rugby league) (born 1974), former professional rugby league footballer
 * Robert Beckett (1862–1917), English-born Australian politician
 * Rogers Beckett (born 1977), American former football safety
 * Ronald G. Beckett (born 1953), American paleoanthropologist
 * Rowland Beckett, Australian rugby league player
 * Roy Beckett (1928–2008), English footballer
 * Sam Beckett (skateboarder) (born 1992), British professional skateboarder
 * Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), Irish Nobel Prize-winning writer and theatre director
 * Sarah Beckett (born 1999), English rugby union player
 * Scotty Beckett (1929–1968), American child actor who was a regular in the Our Gang series
 * Sheilah Beckett (1913–2013), American illustrator known for her work on the Little Golden Books series
 * Simon Beckett (born 1960), British journalist and author
 * Stephen Beckett, English actor
 * Tanya Beckett (born 1966), English television and radio journalist
 * Tavante Beckett (born 1997), American football player
 * Ted Beckett (1907–1978), American football player
 * Terence Beckett (1923–2013), British businessman
 * Thomas W. Naylor Beckett (1839–1906), English-born coffee and tea planter in Ceylon
 * Tom Beckett CBE (born 1962), British Army officer
 * Tony Beckett (born 1960), former Australian rules footballer
 * Vinton Beckett (1923–2018), Jamaican former track and field athlete
 * W. N. T. Beckett, MVO, DSC, RN (1893–1941), Royal Navy officer in both World Wars
 * Wade Beckett, TV, film and digital producer
 * Walter Beckett (composer) (1914–1996), Irish composer
 * Wendy Beckett (known as Sister Wendy) (1930–2018), South African nun known for presenting art history documentaries
 * William Beckett (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

 * Beckett, a vampire in the computer role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (2004)
 * Amanda Beckett, the main love interest in the film Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
 * Andrew Beckett, the protagonist in the film Philadelphia
 * Brandon Beckett, the main character in the film Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
 * Carson Beckett, fictional Scottish character in the Canadian-American science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis
 * Cutler Beckett, an antagonist in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean
 * Kate Beckett, a police officer on the television series Castle
 * Captain Maggie Beckett, on the television series Sliders
 * Nick Beckett, on the television series Bugs
 * Patrick James "PJ" Beckett, from the video game Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
 * Dr. Sam Beckett, the protagonist of the television series Quantum Leap
 * Sgt. Thomas Beckett, the main character in the film Sniper (1993)
 * Tobias Beckett, the mentor of Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
 * Beckett Mariner, main character on the Animated TV series Star Trek: Lower Decks
 * Sophia Beckett, main character on Julia Quinn’s book “An Offer From a Gentleman.”