Rhett is both a given name and a surname that is an Anglicization of the Dutch surname de Raedt, meaning ''advice''. It was popularized by the character

Rhett Butler Rhett Butler (born 1828) is a fictional character in the 1936 novel ''Gone with the Wind (novel), Gone with the Wind'' by Margaret Mitchell and in the 1939 film adaptation Gone with the Wind (film), of the same name. It is one of Clark Gable's ...

in the 1936 novel

Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to: * Gone with the Wind (novel), ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell * Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel Gone with the Wind ...

by American author

Margaret Mitchell Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel ''Gone With the Wind (novel), Gone ...

and the 1939

film adaptation A film adaptation transfers the details or story of an existing source text, such as a novel, into a feature film. This transfer can involve adapting most details of the source text closely, including characters or plot points, or the original sou ...

. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's ''A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's ''Somebody New (a ...

(born 1969), American country singer and songwriter * Rhett Bernstein (born 1987), American soccer player *

Rhett Biglands Rhett Biglands (born 4 September 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules foo ...

(born 1977), former Australian rules footballer *

Rhett Davies Rhett Davies (born 1949 in London) is an English record producer and engineer. Davies' father was the trumpet player Ray Davies. Davies became a studio engineer at Island Records in the early 1970s. One of his first recording sessions was for B ...

(born 1949), English record producer and engineer * Rhett Forrester (1956–1994), American musician and lead singer of the band Riot *

Rhett Harty Rhett Stowe Harty (born March 8, 1970, in Pasadena, California) is an American former soccer Defender (association football), defender who spent one season in the Western Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, one in the USISL ...

(born 1970), American former soccer defender * Rhett Hall (born 1968), American National Football League defensive lineman * Rhett Kouba (born 1999), American baseball player *

Rhett Lawrence James Everett "Rhett" Lawrence is an American record producer and songwriter. He first became known for producing the 1990 single " Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey, which received a Grammy Award and peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His prod ...

, record producer and songwriter * Rhett Lockyear (born 1983), Australian cricket player *

Rhett Lowder Rhett Hamilton Lowder (born March 8, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Lowder went to North Stanly High School located New London, North Carolina, where he ...

(born 2002), American baseball pitcher *

Rhett McLaughlin Rhett James McLaughlin (born October 11, 1977) and Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal III (born June 1, 1978) are an American comedy duo. Self-styled as "Internetainers", they are known for creating and hosting the YouTube series '' Good Mythical Mo ...

(born 1977), YouTube personality *

Rhett Miller Stewart Ransom "Rhett" Miller II (born September 6, 1970) is the lead singer of the alternative country rock band Old 97's. He also records and performs as a solo musician, and has been published as a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. E ...

(born 1970), lead singer of the alternative country band Old 97's * Rhett Titus, ring name of professional wrestler Everett Lawrence Titus (born 1987) *

Rhett Warrener Rhett Adam Warrener (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames between 1995 and ...

(born 1976), Canadian retired hockey defenceman * Rhett Wiseman (born 1994), American baseball player

Surname

Alicia Rhett Mary Alicia Rhett (February 1, 1915 – January 3, 2014) was an American actress and portrait painter who is best remembered for her role as India Wilkes in the 1939 epic film ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind''. At the time of her ...

(1915–2014), American portrait painter and actress; acted in ''Gone with the Wind'' *

Cecily Rhett Cecily Rhett is a film editor and in 2007 directed a short film, ''Forward (film), Forward''. She edited the 1999 film ''But I'm a Cheerleader'', the 2001 film ''Stranger Inside'' and several episodes of the television series ''Biography (TV ser ...

(contemporary), American film editor *

Errict Rhett Errict Undra Rhett (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s. Rhett played college football for the ...

(born 1970), American professional football player *

Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...

(1800–1876), American secessionist politician from South Carolina; U.S. senator 1850–1852; Confederate congressman ** R. Barnwell Rhett Jr. (1828–1905), newspaper editor, Confederate officer ** Alfred M. Rhett (1829–1889), planter, Confederate officer *

William Rhett Colonel William Rhett (4 September 1666 – 12 January 1723) was an English-born planter, politician and military officer who moved to the Carolinas, where he spent the majority of his life. Born in London, Rhett emigrated to North America in 1 ...

(fl. early 18th century), American colonial leader from South Carolina

Stage name

Thomas Rhett Thomas Rhett Akins Jr. (born March 30, 1990) is an American country music, country singer-songwriter. He is the oldest son of singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released seven studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: ''It Goes ...

(born 1990), American singer

Fictional characters

, from the 1936 novel and 1939 film ''Gone with the Wind'' *

Rhett the Boston Terrier The Boston University Terriers are the ten men's and fourteen women's varsity athletic teams representing Boston University in NCAA Division I competition. Boston University's team nickname is the Terriers, and the official mascot is Rhett the ...

, official costumed mascot of the Boston University and Boston University Academy Terriers

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