Kennett (surname)

Kennett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Barney Kennett (born 1955), English speedway rider
 * Basil Kennett (1674–1715), English cleric, college president
 * Bob Kennett (fl. 1967–1970), New Zealand-American racing car driver
 * Brackley Kennett (fl. 1765–1781), English Sheriff & Lord Mayor of London
 * Brady Kennett (born 1974), New Zealander racing car driver
 * Brian Kennett (born 1948), English-Australian seismologist
 * Kennett Bros (fl. 1986–2014), New Zealand mountain bikers, event organisers, authors
 * Edward Kennett (born 1986), British speedway rider
 * Fred Kennett (1908–1994), Australian rules football player
 * Gordon Kennett (1953–2023), British speedway rider
 * Houn Jiyu-Kennett (1924–1996), English rōshi
 * Jeff Kennett (born 1948), Australian politician
 * Luther Martin Kennett (1807–1873), US politician
 * Muriel Kennett Wales (1913–2009), Irish-Canadian mathematician
 * Murray Kennett (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
 * Paul Kennett (fl. 1992), British rugby league footballer
 * Rick Kennett (born 1956), Australian author
 * Robert Hatch "R.H." Kennett (1864–1932) English professor of Hebrew
 * Todd P. Kennett (born 1969), US rowing coach
 * White Kennett (1660–1728), English bishop, antiquarian

The name has also been used as a given name
 * William Kennett Loftus (1820–1858), English geologist, naturalist, explorer, archaeological excavator
 * Kennett Love (1924–2013), US journalist
 * John Kennett Starnes (1918–2014), Canadian civil servant, diplomat, novelist.