# Chet

Chet is a masculine given name, often a nickname for Chester, which means fortress or camp. It is an uncommon name of English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, England. Chet was ranked 1,027th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
People named Chet include:
* Chet (murza) (fl. 14th century), murza of the Golden Horde and legendary progenitor of several Russian families
* Chet Allen (1939–1984), American child opera and choir performer
* Chester Chet Atkins (1924–2001), American country guitarist and record producer
* Chesney Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician and vocalist
* Chet Bitterman (1952–1981), American linguist and Christian missionary
* Chet Brooks (born 1966), American former National Football League player
* Chester Chet Bulger (1917–2009), American National Football League player
* Chester Chet Culver (born 1966), former Governor of Iowa
* Thomas Chester Chet Edwards (born 1951), American politician
* Chet Faker (born 1988), Australian singer and songwriter
* Fulvio Chester Chet Forte (1935–1996), American sports television director and basketball player
* Chester Chet Gardner (1898–1939), American race car driver
* Chester Chet Gladchuk (1917–1967), National Football League and Canadian Football League player
* Donald Chester Chet Grant (1892–1985), American basketball and football player, football and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League coach and sports editor
* Chester Marlon Chet Hanks (born 1990), American actor and musician, son of Tom Hanks
* Chet Hanulak (1933–2021), American former National Football League player
* Chester E. Holifield (1903–1995), American politician
* Chet Holmgren (born 2002), American basketball player
* Chester Chet Huntley (1911–1974), American television newscaster
* Chester Chet Jastremski (1941–2014), American swimmer
* Chester Chet Jaworski (1916–2003), American college basketball player
* Chester Chet Lemon (born 1955), American retired Major League Baseball player
* Chet Miksza (1930–1975), Canadian Football League player
* Chet Moeller (born 1953), American college football player
* Chester Chet Mutryn (1921–1995), All-America Football Conference and the National Football League player
* Chester Chet Nichols Sr. (1897–1982), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Chester Chet Nichols Jr. (1931–1995), Major League Baseball pitcher, son of the above
* Chester Chet Ostrowski (1930–2001), American National Football League player
* Chet Raymo (born 1936), American writer, educator and naturalist
* Chester Chet Walker (1940–2024), American National Basketball Association player
* Chester Chet A. Wynne (1898–1967), American football player and college head coach

## Fictional characters

* Chet Ubetcha, reporter from "The Fairly OddParents"
* Chet Alexander, from Monsters University
* Chet, from Turbo
* Chet Walters, from Beverly Hills Ninja
* Chet, from Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
* Chet, from Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
* Chet "The Rocket" Steadman, from the film Rookie of the Year
* Chester "Chet" Desmond, from Fire Walk with Me
* Chet Kaminski, from Ash vs Evil Dead
* Chet Shaft, from Scott the Woz
* Chet, from Fallout: New Vegas
* Dr. Chet Wakeman from Taken (miniseries)
* Chet Zipper, a character from the TV show As Told by Ginger