Emmet may refer to:

Places

Australia

Emmet, Queensland Emmet is a ghost town in the rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality of Isisford, Queensland, Isisford in the Longreach Region of Queensland, Australia. In 2023, the town had a population of two people. History Emmet was once a pr ...

Germany

* Emmet (Upland), a mountain in Hesse

United States

Emmet, Arkansas Emmet is a city in Nevada and Hempstead counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 67 and Arkansas Highway 299 in the Arkansas Timberlands region of southwest Arkansas. It is part of the larger A ...

* Emmet, Nebraska * Emmet, North Dakota * Emmet, South Dakota * Emmet, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a town * Emmet, Marathon County, Wisconsin, a town *

Emmet County, Iowa Emmet County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,388. The county seat is Estherville. History Emmet County was created by authority of the Iowa Legislature in 1851. Enough settlers had b ...

Emmet County, Michigan Emmet County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 34,112, making it the second-most populous county in Northern Michigan (behind Grand Tr ...

* Emmet Township (disambiguation)

People

Surname

* A. Maitland Emmet, entomologist and school teacher *

Christopher Temple Emmet Christopher Temple Emmet (1761 – February 1788) was an Irish barrister and poet, born into a well-connected, but politically radical, Ascendancy family. Early life Emmet was born at Cork in 1761. He was the eldest son of Elizabeth (née M ...

, Irish barrister and poet *

Devereux Emmet Devereux Emmet (December 11, 1861 – December 30, 1934) was a pioneering American golf course architect who designed more than 150 courses worldwide. Early life Devereux Emmet was born in Pelham, New York, on December 11, 1861, one of eight chi ...

, golf course architect * Grenville T. Emmet, American attorney and diplomat * Katherine Emmet (1878–1960), American actress *

Lydia Field Emmet Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866 – August 16, 1952) was an American artist best known for her work as a portraitist. She studied with, among others, prominent artists such as William Merritt Chase, Harry Siddons Mowbray, Kenyon Cox and Tony ...

, American artist * Richard S. Emmet Jr. (1871–1897), New York assemblyman *

Robert Emmet Robert Emmet (4 March 177820 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to organise a renewed attempt to overthrow the British Crown and Prote ...

, leader of the 1803 Irish rebellion *

Robert Temple Emmet Robert Temple Emmet (December 13, 1854 – October 25, 1936) was a United States Army colonel who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions while surrounded by a much larger force. An 1877 graduate of West Point, he served in numerous cam ...

, US Medal of Honor winner *

Thomas Addis Emmet Thomas Addis Emmet (24 April 176414 November 1827) was an Irish and American lawyer and politician. In Ireland, in the 1790s, he was a senior member of the Society of United Irishmen as it planned for an insurrection against the British Crown ...

, lawyer and politician * Thomas Addis Emmet (bishop), American-born Roman Catholic bishop in Jamaica *

William Le Roy Emmet William Le Roy Emmet (July 10, 1859 – September 26, 1941) was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to alternating current power systems including the design of large rotary converters. Biography Emmet was born in New Rochell ...

, electrical engineer

Given name

Emmet Birk Emmet Clifford Birk (March 21, 1914 – November 6, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League for one game during the 1938–39 season. In college, he played for th ...

(1914–2000), American basketball player *

Emmet Bolton Emmet Bolton (born 30 November 1985) is a Gaelic footballer from County Kildare. He plays for the Kildare senior inter-county football team. He was named in the 2010 Opel GPA Team of the Year, and in 2011 he was nominated for an All Stars Awar ...

(born 1985), Gaelic footballer *

Emmet D. Boyle Emmet Derby Boyle (July 26, 1879 – January 3, 1926) was an American politician who was the 13th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Biography Boyle was born on July 26, 1879, in Gold Hill, Nevada, making him the firs ...

(1879–1926), American politician *

Emmet Byrne Emmet Francis Byrne (December 6, 1896 – September 25, 1974) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Illinois. He served one term, 1957–59, as a Republican before being defeated in the 1958 ...

(1896–1974), American politician *

, Irish rugby union player *

Emmet Crawford Emmet Crawford (December 22, 1844 – January 18, 1886) was an American soldier who rose through the ranks to become an officer. He was most noted for his time spent in the Arizona Territory under General George Crook in the United States Cava ...

(1844–1886), American soldier *

Emmet Dalton James Emmet Dalton MC (4 March 1898 – 4 March 1978) was an Irish soldier and film producer. He served in the British Army in the First World War, reaching the rank of captain. However, on his return to Ireland he became one of the senior fi ...

(1898–1978), Irish soldier and film producer *

Emmet Densmore Emmet Densmore (May 19, 1837 – March 2, 1911) was an American businessman, physician and natural hygiene advocate who promoted an early version of the Paleolithic diet. Biography Densmore was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He was t ...

(1837–1911), American businessman and physician *

Emmet Flood Emmet Thomas Flood IV is an American attorney who served as the interim White House counsel to U.S. President Donald Trump from October 17, 2018, to December 10, 2018, following the resignation of Don McGahn. He also served as a special counse ...

, American attorney *

Emmet Fox Emmet Fox (30 July 1886 – 13 August 1951) was an Irish New Thought spiritual leader of the early 20th century, primarily through the years of the Great Depression until his death in 1951. Fox's large Divine Science church services were held in ...

(1886–1951), New Thought spiritual leader * Emmet French, (1886–1947) American golfer * Emmet Friars (born 1985), footballer *

Emmet Gowin Emmet Gowin (born 1941) is an American photographer. He first gained attention in the 1970s with his intimate portraits of his wife, Edith, and her family. Later he turned his attention to the landscapes of the American West, taking aerial photogr ...

(born 1941), American photographer *

Emmet Hayes Robert Emmet Hayes (born February 11, 1951) is an American lobbyist and politician who represented the 7th Plymouth District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991. In the late 1980s Hayes sponsored legislation to help ...

(born 1951), American lobbyist and politician *

Emmet Heidrick R. Emmet "Snags" Heidrick (July 29, 1876 – January 20, 1916) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, and St. Louis Browns between 1898 and 1908, pri ...

(1876–1916), American baseball player * Emmet John Hughes (1920–1982), American editor, speechwriter and author * Emmet Kirwan, Irish actor, playwright and screenwriter * Emmet Lanigan (1909–1989), Australian cricketer *

Emmet Lavery Emmet Godfrey Lavery (November 8, 1902 – January 1, 1986) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Born in Poughkeepsie, Lavery trained as a lawyer, before devoting his career to the theatre and to film. He wrote the English libretto for ...

(1902–1986), American playwright and screenwriter * Emmet G. Lavery Jr. (1927–2014), American producer and attorney * Emmet Malone, Irish football correspondent * Emmet McDermott (1911–2002), Australian dentist and politician * Emmet McHardy (1904–1933), New Zealand missionary * Emmet McLoughlin, amateur football player *

Emmet McNamara Emmet McNamara (born 9 January 1990) is an Irish jockey who competes in Flat racing. He gained his most notable success to date when riding Serpentine to victory in the 2020 Epsom Derby. It was McNamara's first ride in the race and provided tra ...

(born 1990), Irish jockey *

Emmet Nolan Emmet Nolan (born 1995) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team. Born in Birr, County Offaly County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern ...

(born 1995), Irish hurler * Emmet O'Brien (born 1981), Irish auto racing driver *

Emmet O'Neal Emmet O'Neal (September 23, 1853 – September 7, 1922) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer who was the 34th Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915. He was a reformer in the progressive mold and is best known for securing the com ...

(1853–1922), American politician and lawyer *

Emmet O'Neal (Kentucky politician) Emmet O'Neal (April 14, 1887 – July 18, 1967) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and an ambassador to the Philippines. A member of the Centre College Athletic Hall of Fame, his brother was Louisville Mayor Joseph T. O'Neal. O'Neal was ...

(1887–1967), American politician and ambassador * Emmet M. Reily (1866–1954), American politician * Emmet Sargeant, musician *

Emmet Stagg Emmet Stagg (1 October 1944 – 17 March 2024) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Labour Party Chief Whip from 2007 to 2016, and as a Minister of State from January 1993 to November 1994 and from December 1994 to June 1997. He ...

(1944), Irish politician * Emmet Sullivan (sculptor), (1887–1970), American sculptor * Emmet G. Sullivan (born 1947), American judge * Emmet M. Walsh (1892–1968), American prelate * Emmet Wan (born 1992), football midfielder

Fictional characters

Emmet Brickowski This is a list of characters from ''The Lego Movie'' franchise produced by Warner Animation Group and The Lego Group, which consists of the animated films (and Lego sets from that film), 4D film and TV series: ''The Lego Movie'' (2014), '' The ...

, the protagonist of ''The Lego Movie'' and its sequel ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' *Emmet Cole, in ABC's '' The River'' *

Emmet Hawksworth ''Keeping Up Appearances'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke. It originally aired on BBC One, BBC1 from 1990 to 1995. The central character is an eccentric and snobbish middle-class social climber, Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia ...

, a character in the sitcom ''Keeping Up Appearances'' *Emmet Lefebvre, a character in the American sitcom ''

Top of the Heap ''Top of the Heap'' is an American sitcom that ran for seven episodes on Fox from April 7 until May 19, 1991, the most successful (as it was the only one to make it to series) of three attempted spin-offs of '' Married... with Children'' that ...

'' * Emmet Otter, the protagonist of ''Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas'' * Emmet Ray, the protagonist of ''Sweet and Lowdown''

Other uses

* Emmet, an archaic English word for

ant Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...

* Emmet (heraldry), the heraldic ant * Emmet (Cornish), a nickname for tourists * Emmet (software), a set of tools for HTML and CSS coders, formerly known as Zen Coding