Padgett is a surname, and may refer to: *

Cliff Padgett Clifford E. Padgett (December 19, 1879August 7, 1951) was an American boat building, motorboat builder who built racing boats. He broke the world water speed record in Hydroplane racing, hydroplane boat racing in 1924. Life Padgett was born in 187 ...

(1879–1951), American boat builder *

Dirk Padgett Dirk Padgett is an American lawyer and officer in the United States Navy Reserve's Judge Advocate corp. Padgett is notable for his appointment to serve as a prosecutor for a Guantanamo military commission. In civilian life Padgett is a Prosecuto ...

, American lawyer *

Don Padgett Don Wilson Padgett (December 5, 1911 – December 9, 1980) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher/outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937–41), Brooklyn Dodgers (1946), Boston Braves (1946) and Philadelphia Phillies (1947� ...

(1911–1980), American baseball player * Doug Padgett (1934–2024), English cricketer * Ernie Padgett (1899–1957), American baseball player * Guy Padgett (born 1977), American politician * Hubert Padgett (born 1931), British cricketer *

John Padgett John Padgett (21 November 1860 – 2 August 1943) was an English first-class cricketer, who played six matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1889, and one match for Lord Hawke's XI in 1889. Life Born in Scarborough, Nor ...

(1860–1943), cricketer *

Joy Padgett Joy Padgett (born Joy Ann Conrad, February 4, 1947 in Coshocton, Ohio) is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 20th district until the end of 2008. In 2006, dogged by personal scandals, she ran unsuccessfully for Li ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Keith Padgett Keith Padgett is an English politician who served as Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands from 2012 to 2016. Before his appointed as Chief Executive, Padgett served as the islands' Financial Secretary from 2008, which was renamed Director of F ...

, Falkland Islands politician *

Lemuel P. Padgett Lemuel Phillips Padgett (November 28, 1855 – August 2, 1922) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee. Biography Born in Columbia, Tennessee, in ...

(1855–1922), American politician *

Lewis Padgett Lewis Padgett was the joint pseudonym of the science fiction authors and spouses Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore,Nicholls 1979, p. 445. taken from their mothers' maiden names. They also used the pseudonyms Lawrence O'Donnell and C. H. Liddell, as ...

, pseudonym of authors Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore *

Marty Padgett Marty Padgett is an American journalist, and the editorial director of Internet Brands Automotive's '' The Car Connection, Motor Authority,'' and ''Green Car Reports''. Born in 1969, Padgett is a native of Washington, D.C., and grew up in souther ...

, American journalist *

Ron Padgett Ron Padgett (born June 17, 1942) is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School (art), New York School. ''Great Balls of Fire'', Padgett's first full-length collection of poems, was published in 1969 ...

(born 1942), American poet, essayist, fiction writer, and translator *

Scott Padgett Scott Anthony Padgett (born April 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant to the head coach for Mississippi State men's basketball. He was formerly the head coach at Samford University. He played for ...

(born 1976), American basketball player and coach *

Travis Padgett Travis Padgett (born December 13, 1986) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States. He was an All-American and national champion sprinter at Clemson University. He broke the NCAA collegiate record at ...

(born 1986), American track and field athlete *

Padgett Powell Padgett Powell (born April 25, 1952 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American novelist in the Southern literary tradition. His debut novel, ''Edisto'' (1984), was nominated for thNational Book Awardand was excerpted in ''The New Yorker''. Powell ...

(born 1952), American novelist * An American family of basketball people: **

Jim Padgett James Lee Padgett (November 4, 1930 – December 19, 2009) was an American basketball coach. He died of congestive heart failure at 79 years old. He served as head coach at University of California, Berkeley from 1968 to 1972. Padgett coached the ...

(1930–2009), coach **

Pete Padgett Peter L. "Pete" Padgett (born June 15, 1954) is an American high school basketball coach. He is best known, however, for his playing career between 1972–73 and 1975–76 while on the Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team. Playing career Pete ...

(born 1954), Jim's son, player and coach ** David Padgett (born 1985), Pete's son, player and coach

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