Genet (surname)

Genet or Genêt is a French surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:


 * Alexis Genet (born 1982), French footballer
 * Edmond Genet (1896–1917), American aviator
 * Edmond-Charles Genêt or Citizen Genêt (1763–1834) French envoy to the United States appointed by the Girondins during the French Revolution
 * Guy Genet (born 1955), French footballer
 * Henry W. Genet (1828–1889), New York politician
 * Jean Genet (1910–1986), French writer
 * Jean-Philippe Genet (born 1944), French historian
 * Joseph Genet (1914–1999), New Zealand wrestler
 * Michael Genet (born 1958), American actor and screenwriter
 * Ray Genet or Pirate (1931–1979), Alaskan mountaineer
 * Russell Merle Genet (born 1940), American astronomer