# Barrett (surname)

Barrett is a surname of Norman origin, now found commonly in England and Ireland due to the Norman Invasion; its meaning translates loosely to "warlike" or "troublesome".

## People with the surname
### A

* A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979), Nigerian author
* Alex Barrett (born 1994), American football player
* Alexander Barrett (1866–1954), English cricketer
* Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
* Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
* Andre Barrett (born 1982), American basketball player
* Andrea Barrett (born 1954), American novelist
* Anthony A. Barrett (born 1941), British-Canadian classical scholar
* Arthur Barrett (cricketer) (1944–2018), West Indian cricketer
* Aston "Family Man" Barrett (1946–2024), Jamaican musician
* Aston Barrett Jr. (born 1990), Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and producer

### B

* Barbara Barrett (born 1950), 25th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
* Beauden Barrett (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
* Becky Barrett (born 1942), Canadian politician
* Bill Barrett (1929–2016), Nebraska politician
* Bob Barrett (American football) (born 1935), American football player
* Bob Barrett (baseball) (1899–1982), American baseball infielder
* Brendon Ryan Barrett (born 1986), American actor

### C

* Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish scholar
* Carlton Barrett (1950–1987), Jamaican musician
* Chad Barrett, American professional soccer player
* Charles D. Barrett (1885–1943), Major General in the United States Marine Corps
* Charles F. Barrett (1861–1946), Adjutant General of Oklahoma
* Charles Golding Barrett (1836–1904), English lepidopterist
* Charles Leslie Barrett (1870–1959), Australian natural history writer
* Charley Barrett (1893–1924), American football player
* Coleman Barrett (born 1982), Irish boxer
* Colin Barrett (born 1952), English footballer
* Colleen Barrett (1944–2024), American business executive
* Craig Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people

### D

* Daniel Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* David Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dicky Barrett (born 1964), American singer
* Deirdre Barrett, author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School
* Duncan Barrett (born 1983), English author

### E

* Eaton Stannard Barrett (1786–1820), Irish author and poet
* Edith Helen Barrett (1872–1939), Australian medical doctor
* Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman) (1877–1932), Irish Olympic athlete
* Edward Barrett (Medal of Honor) (born 1855, date of death unknown), American second class fireman
* Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861), English poet
* Ellen Barrett (born 1946), American priest
* Emmett Barrett (1916–2005), American football player
* Eugene Barrett (1931–2003), American serial killer

### F

* Francis Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people

### G

* Gabby Barrett (born 2002), American singer and 2018 runner-up of American Idol TV talent competition
* George Barret Sr. (c. 1730–1784), Irish landscape painter
* George Barret Jr. (1767–1842), English landscape painter, son of George Barret Sr.
* George Barrett (actuary) (1752–1821), English actuary
* George Barrett (jockey) (1863–1898), English jockey
* George F. Barrett (1907–1980), Illinois Attorney General
* George S. Barrett, American health business executive
* George W. Barrett (c. 1881–1936), a murderer called Diamond King
* Gerard Barrett (runner) (born 1956), Australian Olympic runner
* Gerard Barrett (director), Irish film director
* Giles Leonard Barrett (c. 1744–1809), English and American actor
* Grace Barrett (1897–1979), birth name of American actress Gretchen Hartman
* Graham Barrett (born 1981), Irish professional footballer

### H

* H. Gordon Barrett, Canadian politician

### J

* J. Gresham Barrett (born 1961), American politician
* Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
* Jack Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jake Barrett (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
* James Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jeffrey A. Barrett (born 1964), American philosopher
* Joe Barrett (1902–1952), Gaelic footballer
* John Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jordan Barrett (born 1996), Australian fashion model
* Jordie Barrett (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player
* J. T. Barrett (born 1995), American football player
* Justin Barrett (born 1971), Irish politician
* Justin L. Barrett, psychologist

### K

* Kane Barrett (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
* Kate Waller Barrett (1857–1925), American physician and social reformer

### L

* Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), American actor
* Lee and Oli Barrett, British social media personalities based in China
* Leonard E. Barrett (1920–2007), Jamaican academic
* Lillian Barrett (1884–1963), American novelist and playwright
* Lindsay Barrett (born 1941), Jamaican-Nigerian author
* Linton Lomas Barrett (1904–1972), American diplomat and translator
* Lorraine Barrett (born 1950), Welsh politician
* Lucas Barrett (1837–1862), English geologist
* Lynne Barrett, American author

### M

* Mario (singer) (Mario Barrett; born 1986), singer/actor/dancer
* Majel Barrett (1932–2008), American actress
* Malcolm Barrett (actor) (born 1980), American actor
* Marcia Barrett (born 1948), Jamaican-British singer in Boney M.
* Marty Barrett (second baseman) (born 1958), American baseball player
* Martyn Barrett (born 1951), British social scientist
* Mathias Barrett (1900–1990), Irish monk
* Michael Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Monte Barrett (born 1971), professional boxer

### N

* Nancy Barrett (born 1943), American actress
* Nathan Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Nathaniel Barrett (1861–1933), American physician and politician
* Neal Barrett Jr. (1929–2014), American writer
* Neil Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Nessa Barrett (born 2002), American singer-songwriter
* Norman Barrett, Australian-born British surgeon who first described Barrett's oesophagus in 1957

### O

* Otis Barrett (1872–1950), American agriculturalist

### P

* Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
* Pat Barrett (wrestler) (1941–2021), Irish professional wrestler
* Pat Barrett (boxer) (born 1967), British boxer
* Patrick Barrett (d. 1415), Irish bishop
* Paul Barrett (1940–2019), Welsh music manager and producer
* Peter Barrett (bishop) (1956–2015), Church of Ireland bishop

### R

* Rachel Barrett (1874–1953), British editor and suffragette
* Rafael Barrett (1876–1910), Spanish journalist and political activist who relocated to Paraguay
* Ray Barrett (1927–2009), Australian actor
* Red Barrett (1915–1990), MLB pitcher
* Reginald Barrett (born 1944), Australian judge
* Richard Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* RJ Barrett (born 2000), Canadian basketball player
* Robbie Barrett (born 1992), British boxer
* Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
* Ron Barrett, illustrator, author and puzzle maker
* Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist not born as or married to a Barrett
* Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
* Rowan Barrett (born 1972), Canadian basketball player and executive
* Ryan Barrett (born 1982), English boxer

### S

* Scott Barrett (rugby union) (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
* Sidney F. Barrett (1892–1958), philatelist of New York City
* Slim Barrett (born 1960s), Irish jewellery designer and artist
* Stanton Barrett (born 1972), American stuntman and racing driver
* Syd Barrett (1946–2006), real name Roger Barrett, early Pink Floyd frontman
* Sylvester Barrett (1926–2002), Irish politician

### T

* Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
* Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
* Thomas Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
* Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
* Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player

### V

* Veronica Grace Boland, née Barrett (1899–1982), first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania

### W

* Wade Barrett, ring name of English professional wrestler Stu Bennett (born 1980)
* Wade Barrett (soccer) (born 1976), American soccer player
* Warren Barrett (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
* Wayne Barrett (1945–2017), journalist for the Village Voice
* William Spencer Barrett (W. S. Barrett) (1914–2001), English classical scholar known for his commentary on Euripides' Hippolytus
* Willie Barrett, Irish hurling referee
* Wild Willy Barrett (born 1950), musician
* Wilson Barrett (1846–1904), English actor

### Z

* Zelfa Barrett (born 1993), British boxer