Brett is an Irish and English surname of

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origin. It arrived in both countries via the

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and

Norman Invasion of Ireland The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland over which the monarchs of England then claimed sovereignty. The Anglo-Normans ...

respectively. Irish Bretts are most commonly found in the counties of Tipperary,

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and

Sligo Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...

. The given name Brett derives from the surname and can be either masculine or feminine.

People with the surname

* Adrian Brett (born 1945) English flutist and writer * Agnes Baldwin Brett (1876–1955), American numismatist * Bill Brett, Baron Brett (1942–2012), English politician and businessman * Bob Brett (1953−2021), Australian tennis coach *

Brian Brett (speedway rider) Brian Christopher Brett (3 April 1938 - 14 November 2006) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Brett first rode in British speedway for the Rye House Roosters during the 1956 Southern Area League, when he was the yo ...

(1938–2006), English speedway rider * Brian Brett (born 1950), Canadian writer * Charles Brett (1928–2005), Northern Irish lawyer * Charles Brett (politician) (1715–1799), British politician *

Dorothy Brett Hon. Dorothy Eugénie Brett (10 November 1883 – 27 August 1977) was an Anglo-American painter, remembered as much for her social life as for her art. Born into an aristocratic British family, she lived a sheltered early life. During her ...

(1883–1977), British-American painter *

George Brett George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hit ( ...

(born 1953), American baseball player, brother of Ken Brett *

George Brett (general) George Howard Brett (7 February 1886 – 2 December 1963) was a United States Army Air Forces General during World War II. An Early Bird of Aviation, Brett served as a staff officer in World War I. In 1941, following the outbreak of war with J ...

(1886–1963), American general * George Wendell Brett (1912–2005), American philatelist * Henry Brett (polo player) (born 1974), English polo player *

Jan Brett Jan Brett (born December 1, 1949) is an American illustrator and author of children's picture books. Her titles include ''The Mitten'', ''The Hat'', and ''Gingerbread Baby'' as well as retelling traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man an ...

(born 1949), American children's writer *

James Seymour Brett James Seymour Brett (born 3 April 1974) is an English composer and conductor. Early career After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in 1997, Brett was immediately hired by composer Michael Kamen. Brett's further contribution to fi ...

(born 1974) English film composer *

Jasper Brett Jasper Thomas Brett (8 August 1895 – 4 February 1917) was an Irish rugby international and a solicitor's apprentice. He won one cap against Wales in 1914 and is currently the 10th youngest international rugby player for Ireland. He served ...

(1895–1917), Irish rugby player *

Jeremy Brett Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes from 1984 to 1994 in 41 episodes of a Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV ...

(1933–1995), British actor *

Jodie Brett Jodie Leigh Brett (born 9 March 1996) is an English former footballer who played in midfield for Brighton & Hove Albion, and the England Under 19 team. Early life Born in Portsmouth, Brett was introduced to football at an early age by her fa ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

John Brett (disambiguation) John Brett may refer to: * John Brett (artist) (1831–1902), British artist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement * John Brett (MP) for Much Wenlock * John Brett (chronicler) ( 1556), English author of ''Brett's Narrative'', about the Marian ...

Judith Brett Judith Margaret Brett (born 1949, Melbourne) is an Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. She retired from La Trobe in 2012, after a restructuring of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in which t ...

(born 1949), Australian academic and writer *

Ken Brett Kenneth Alven Brett (September 18, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yank ...

(1948–2003), American baseball player, brother of George Brett *

Laurie Brett Laurie Brett (born 28 March 1969) is a Scottish actress, best known for her roles as Jane Beale in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Christine Mulgrew in the BBC One drama series '' Waterloo Road''. Early and personal life Brett was b ...

(born 1970), British actress *

Lionel Brett, 4th Viscount Esher Lionel Gordon Baliol Brett, 4th Viscount Esher, 4th Baron Esher CBE (18 July 1913 – 9 July 2004) was a British peer, architect and town-planner. He succeeded to his title on the death of his father in 1963. Early life Brett was born in Win ...

(1913–2004) * Lloyd Milton Brett (1856–1927), American military officer * Nick Brett (born 1974), English bowler * Oliver Sylvain Baliol Brett, 3rd Viscount Esher (1881–1963) *

Paul Brett Paul Brett (20 June 1947 – 31 January 2024) was an English classic rock guitarist. He played lead guitar with Strawbs (although he was never actually a member), The Overlanders, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, T ...

(born 1947), British guitarist * Peter V. Brett (born 1973), American writer of fantasy novels * Philip Brett (1937–2002), American musicologist and conductor * Philip Milledoler Brett (1871–1960), American lawyer and university president * Raymond L. Brett (1917–1996), professor of English and a friend of Philip Larkin * Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher (1852–1930), British politician * Richard Brett (1567–1637), English scholar *

Robert Brett Robert George Brett (November 16, 1851 – September 16, 1929) was a politician and physician in the North-West Territories and Alberta, Canada, and was the second lieutenant governor of Alberta. Early life Robert George Brett was born on Nove ...

(1851–1929), Canadian politician * Rosa Brett (1829–1882), British painter * Ryan Brett (born 1991), baseball player * Sammy Brett (1879–1939), English footballer * Sarah Brett (born 1974), UK-based radio presenter *

Simon Brett Simon Anthony Lee Brett Order of the British Empire, OBE Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, FRSL (born 28 October 1945 in Worcester Park, Surrey, England) is a British author of detective fiction, a playwright, and a producer-writer for ...

(born 1945), British writer * Stephen Brett (born 1985), New Zealand rugby player *

Sylvia Brett Sylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, White Ratuh Consort of Sarawak (born ''The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett'', 25 February 1885 – 11 November 1971), was an English aristocrat who became the consort to Sir Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke, the third and l ...

(1885–1971), Ranee of Sarawak *

Thomas Brett (cricketer) Thomas Brett (1747 – 31 December 1809) was one of cricket's earliest well-known fast bowlers and a leading player for Hampshire when its team was organised by the Hambledon Club in the 1770s. Noted for his pace and his accuracy, Brett was a le ...

(1747–1809), English cricketer *

Thomas Brett (nonjuror) Thomas Brett (1667 – 5 March 1743) was an English nonjuring schism, nonjuring clergyman known as an author. Life Born 1667, Brett was the son of Thomas Brett of Wye, Kent#Spring Grove School, Spring Grove, Wye, Kent. His father descended from ...

(1667–1743), English nonjuring clergyman * Thomas Rutherford Brett (1931–2021), United States federal judge * Tom Brett (born 1989), English cricketer *

William Brett, 1st Viscount Esher William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher, PC (13 August 181524 May 1899), known as Sir William Brett between 1868 and 1883, was a British lawyer, judge, and Conservative politician. He was briefly Solicitor-General under Benjamin Disraeli and ...

(1817–1899), British lawyer *

William Howard Brett William Howard Brett (July 1, 1846 – August 24, 1918) was head librarian for the Cleveland Public Library from 1884 to 1918. ''American Libraries'' described him as one of the "100 most important leaders (librarians) had in the 20th century" Hi ...

(1846–1918), librarian * William Howard Brett Jr. (1893–1989), director of the United States Mint from 1954 to 1961

People with the given name

* Brett Anderson (disambiguation) * Brett Baty (born 1999), American baseball player * Brett Barnett (born 1992), English writer and director * Brett Blundy (born 1959/1960), Australian billionaire businessman * Brett Boyko (born 1992), American football player * Brett Butler (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball player *

Brett Butler (actress) Brett Butler (born Brett Anderson; January 30, 1958) is an American actress, writer, and stand-up comedian. Butler gained recognition as a stand-up comedian, performing in clubs across the United States and making appearances on ''The Tonight Sho ...

(born 1958), American comedian and actress * Brett Cooper (footballer) (born 1959), Australian rules footballer * Brett Cooper (fighter) (born 1987), American mixed martial artist * Brett Cooper (commentator) (born 2001), American political commentator, media personality, and actress *

Brett Dalton Brett Patrick Dalton (born January 7, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Grant Ward and Hive in ABC's series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', as well as Detective Mark Trent in the NBC procedural drama series '' Found'', an ...

(born 1983), American actor * Brett de Geus (born 1997), American baseball player *

Brett Doyle Brett Doyle (born 30 August 1972 in Newmarket, England) is a flat race jockey. Doyle has ridden 147 winners in Hong Kong across a number of stints. He rode 18 winners in the 2010/11 season, during which his best partnership was with Thumbs Up, wi ...

(born 1972), flat race jockey * Brett Ekkens (born 1989), American football player and coach *

Brett Eldredge Brett Ryan Eldredge (born March 23, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Eldredge has had five No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart, three of which came from his debut album, '' Brin ...

(born 1986), American country musician *

Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...

(born 1969), American football player * Brett Gabbert (born 2000), American football player * Brett Gardner (born 1983), American baseball player * Brett Garner, American 21st century politician *Brett Giehl, American professional wrestler known as Dalton Castle * Brett J. Gladman (born 1966), Canadian astronomer *

Brett Goldstein Brett Goldstein (born July 17th, 1980) is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, and podcaster. Known for his role as Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ sports comedy series ''Ted Lasso'', he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Suppo ...

(born 1980), British actor, writer and comedian * Brett Harris (born 1998), American baseball player *

Brett Hull Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian–Americans, American former ice hockey player and general manager, and currently an executive vice president of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played f ...

(born 1964), Canadian–American hockey player *

Brett Hundley Brett Alan Hundley Jr. (born June 15, 1993) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins football, UCLA Bruins, where he was the school's career leader in both total of ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Brett James Brett James Cornelius (born June 5, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville. James' compositions have been credited on 494 recordings by a wide variety of artists. Signed to Career Records (a ...

(born 1968), American singer, songwriter, and record producer *

Brett Kavanaugh Brett Michael Kavanaugh (; born February 12, 1965) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 9, 2018, and has served since Oct ...

(born 1965), American Supreme Court associate justice * Brett Lauther (born 1990), Canadian football player *

Brett Lee Brett Lee (born 8 November 1976) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played all three formats of the game. During his international career, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in the world. With his time representin ...

(born 1976), Australian cricketer *

Brett Levis Brett Levis (born March 29, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa. Club career Early career Levis spent his entire college career at the University of Saskatch ...

(born 1993), Canadian soccer player * Brett Maher (gridiron football) (born 1989), American football punter and placekicker *

Brett Maher (basketball) Brett Steven Maher (born 17 April 1973) is an Australian retired professional basketball player. He played his entire seventeen-year career for his hometown Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League ...

(born 1973), Australian retired basketball player * Brett Mitchell (born 1979), American conductor, composer, and pianist * Brett Moffitt (born 1992), American NASCAR driver * Brett Morris (born 1986), Australian rugby league player * Brett Norfleet (born 2004), American football player *

Brett Prebble Brett Prebble (born 23 September 1977) is an Australian jockey, currently based in Melbourne, Victoria. Having ridden over 1200 career winners, Prebble's most famous win came aboard Green Moon in the 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup. Personal life P ...

(born 1977), Australian jockey *

Brett Queener Brett Queener (born September 30, 1984 in Penn Yan, New York) is an American lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the Chrome Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League and was selected by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacro ...

(born 1984), American lacrosse goaltender *

Brett Ratner Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour (film series), ''Rush Hour'' film series, ''The Family Man'', ''Red Dragon (2002 film), Red Dragon'', ''X-Men: The Last Stand'', ''Tower Heist ...

, American film director and actor *

Brett Rice James Brett Rice (born April 20, 1954) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is perhaps known for his roles in the films ''Forrest Gump'' (1994), ''Remember the Titans'' (2000), ''Monster'' (2003), '' Super 8'' (2011), ''Foxcatc ...

(born 1954), American actor *

Brett Rypien Brett Robert Rypien (; born July 9, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and signed with the Denver Broncos ...

(born 1996), American football player * Brett Salisbury (born 1968), American football player and writer * Brett Sheehy (born 1958), Australian artistic director * Brett Somers (1924–2007), Canadian-born American comedian and actress * Brett Sterling (born 1984), American NHL ice hockey player * Brett Stewart (born 1985), Australian rugby league player * Brett Thomas (born 1959), American spree killer and rapist * Brett Thorson (born 2000), Australian college football player * Brett Toth (born 1996), American football player * Brett Vroman (born 1955), American basketball player * Brett Wheeler (born 1971), Australian basketball player *

Brett Whiteley Brett Whiteley Order of Australia, AO (7 April 1939 – 15 June 1992) was an Australian artist. He is represented in the collections of all the large Australian galleries, and was twice winner of the Archibald Prize, Archibald, Wynne Prize, ...

(1939–1992), Australian artist * Brett Wichrowski (born 2002), American baseball player * Brett Wisely (born 1999), American baseball player * Brett Yang (born 1992), Australian violinist and YouTuber *

Brett Yormark Brett Yormark (born September 28, 1966) became the fifth and current commissioner of the Big 12 Conference on August 1, 2022. He has held top positions at Katz Sports, NASCAR, Palace Sports & Entertainment, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, an ...

(born 1966), American college sports administrator * Brett Young (Canadian football) (1967–2015), American player of Canadian football * Brett Young (singer) (born 1981), American country singer

Fictional characters

*Brett Ashley, in the Ernest Hemingway novel ''

The Sun Also Rises ''The Sun Also Rises'' is the first novel by the American writer Ernest Hemingway, following his experimental novel-in-fragments '' In Our Time (short story collection)'' (1925). It portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Par ...

'' *Brett Bunsen, in the 2009 animated series '' Archer'' *Brett Graham, in the 1986 film ''

Maximum Overdrive ''Maximum Overdrive'' is a 1986 American horror film written and directed by Stephen King, in his only directorial effort. The film stars Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, John Short, Yeardley Smith and Christopher Murney. The scr ...

'' *Brett Hand, in the 2021 series ''Inside Job'' *Brett Hull, in the 2009 series '' Parks and Recreation'' *Brett Kobashigawa, in the 2015 series '' Superstore'' *Brett Maverick, professional poker player in the TV series ''Maverick'' *Sergeant Brett Shelton, in the 1991 film '' Child's Play 3'' *Lord Brett Sinclair, in the 1971 TV series ''

The Persuaders! ''The Persuaders!'' is a British action comedy television series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the c ...

'' *Jezaille Brett, in the video game '' The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures''

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