Barrett (sometimes spelled Barret or Barratt) is a surname that has been associated with several different people, places and organisations:
Barrett is a popular surname in south and west Ireland. It is most common in counties Mayo and Galway as well as Cork. The Gaelic version of the name is Barόid in the south and Bairéid in the west. It translates to "intellectual son". The Barretts of Ireland first appeared following the Norman invasion, hired as mercenaries from Wales. They were quickly assimilated into Irish culture. There is also a separate Barrett family from England, whose name is thought to derive from an Old English word meaning 'quarrelsome' or 'deceitful'. This family, of which Elizabeth Barrett Browning belongs, owned a sugar plantation in Jamaica, and the name has become common throughout the country.
People
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- Aaron Barrett (born 1974), lead singer of American ska punk band Reel Big Fish
- Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
- Amanda Barrett, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for The Ditty Bops
- Andrea Barrett (born 1954), American novelist
- Arthur Barrett (born 1944), West Indian cricketer
- Aston Barrett (born 1946), Jamaican musician
B
- Barret Robinson (born 1977), Vice President of Twistique and Drum and Bass DJ
- Becky Barrett (born 1942), Canadian politician
- Benjamin Fisk Barrett (born 1808), American Swedenborgian minister
- Bill Barrett (born 1929), Nebraska politician
- Bob Barrett (born 1935), American football player
- Bob Barrett (born 1899), American baseball infielder
- Brendan Barrett, an English scientist
- Brendan Ryan Barrett (born 1986), an American actor
C
- Carlton Barrett (born 1950), Jamaican musician
- Charles Leslie Barrett (born 1870), Australian natural history writer
- Charles Simon Barrett (born 1866), American agriculturist
- Craig Barrett (born 1939), chairman of Intel Corporation
- Craig Barrett (born 1971), New Zealand athlete
D
- Dan Barrett (World Famous Swimmer),Australian Person
- Dan Barrett, American politician
- Dan Barrett (born 1955), American jazz musician
- Danny Barrett, Canadian Football League quarterback
- Dave Barrett (born 1930), former Premier of British Columbia
- David Barrett (born 1977), National Football League Cornerback
- David D. Barrett (born 1892), American soldier and East Asia expert.
- David V. Barrett, British author
- Dicky Barrett (born 1964), lead singer of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and announcer of the late-night TV talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live
E
- Eaton Stannard Barrett (born 1786), Irish author and poet
- Elizabeth Barrett (born 1806), English poet
- Ellen Barrett, U.S. fitness instructor
F
- Francis Barrett (born 1977), Irish professional boxer and former olympian
- Francis Barrett (born around 1770), English occult writer
- Frank Barrett (born 1913), MLB pitcher
- Frank A. Barrett (born 1892), Irish-American politician
- Fred Barrett (born 1950), retired NHL defenseman
G
- George Barret, Sr. (born around 1730), Irish landscape artist
- Graham Barrett (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
- James Gresham Barrett (born 1961), US Congressman
- Guy Barrett (born 1965), Founder Barrett IT Support Ltd
H
- Harry Barrett, Irish Labour Party politician
J
- Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
- John Barrett (died 1693), Irish colonel in the Williamite war
- John Barrett (born 1866), United States ambassador to Siam, Argentina, Panama, and Colombia.
- John Barrett (born 1958), retired NHL hockey defenseman
- John Barrett MP (born 1954), Scottish politician
- John Barrett (born 1753), Irish reverend and noted Hebrew scholar
- John Barrett, BBC tennis commentator
- John Barrett, President and CEO of Fortune 500 firm Western & Southern Financial Group
- John Cridlan Barrett (born 1897), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John C. A. Barrett (born 1943), the current principal of Anglo-Chinese School (International), Vice Chairperson of World Methodist Council,
- John Gilbert Barrett (born 1952), actor
- John George Barrett, Australian politician
- John W. Barrett, mathematical physicist
- Johnny Barrett (born 1915), MLB outfield player
- Julian Barrett (born 1968), English actor
- Justin Barrett (born 1971), Irish politician
K
- Kevin Barrett (born 1959), Islamic lecturer and conspiracy theorist.
L
- Lawrence Barrett (born 1838), American actor
- Linton Lomas Barrett (born 1904), Ph.D., diplomat and translator
- Lorraine Barrett (born 1950), Welsh politician
- Lucas Barrett (born 1837), English geologist
- Lynne Barrett, American author
M
- Michael Barratt (born 1928), British television presenter
- Majel Barrett (born 1932), American actress
- Marcia Barrett (born 1945), Singer in Bony M
- Marty Barrett (born 1958), American baseball player
- Mathias Barrett (born 1900), Irish monk
- Matthew Barrett (born 1944), Irish/Canadian banker
- Michael Barrett (born 1976), US baseball player
- Michael Barrett, Irishman who was hanged in 1868
- Michael Barrett (born 1927), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Michael Barrett (born 1948), a Welsh singer who is commonly known by his stage name, Shakin' Stevens
- Michael Barrett, US Basketball Olympic medalist, in 1968
- Michael Barrett, an author whose success led to him being 1993 winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
- Michael Barrett, a cinematographer
- Michael Barrett, Music director for St. Luke's orchestra-in-residence at the Caramoor International Music Festival
- Michael Barrett, Assistant Conductor for the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.
- Michelle Barrett (born 1981), British porn star
- Monte Barrett (born 1971), Professional Boxer
N
- Nancy Barrett (born 1943), American actress
P
- Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
- Pat Barrett, (born 1941) Irish professional wrestler
- Patrick Barrett, (d. 1415) 15th century Irish bishop
- Peter Barrett (born 1935), British artist
R
- Ray Barrett (born 1927), Australian actor
- Red Barrett (born 1915), retired MLB pitcher
- Richard Barrett (disambiguation page)
- Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
- Ron Barrett, Illustrator, author and puzzle maker
- Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist
- Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of the Barrett Firearms Company
- Ryan Barrett (1982), an English boxer
S
- Seán Barrett (born 1944), former Irish Fine Gael Party TD and government minister
- Sean Barrett (born 1967), American independent game and graphics programmer.
- Sean Barrett (born 1959) American writer, nucleonicist, member of the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee.
- Sean Barrett, an American actor famous for his voices in the TUGS series of television shows
- Stanton Barrett (born 1972), Stuntman, driver
- Stephen Barrett (born 1933), Critic of Alternative Medicine
- Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (born 1946), early Pink Floyd frontman, whose second solo album was named Barrett
- Sylvester Barrett (born 1926), Irish politician
T
- Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
- Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
- Tom Barrett: several persons (disambiguation page)
- Thomas Barrett (born 1893), Irish author and nationalist
- Tom Barrett (entrepreneur)
- Tom Barrett (politician), Democratic politician and current Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player
W
- Warren Barrett (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
- Wade Barrett (born 1976), American soccer player
- Wayne Barrett, Journo Village Voice
- William A. Barrett (born 1896), American politician
- William Fletcher Barrett (born 1844), English physicist
- William P. Barrett (born 1971), American artist and cartoonist
- Wild Willy Barrett, Musician
- Wilson Barrett (born 1846), English actor
- Veronica Boland née Barrett (born 1899), First female member of Congress from Pennsylvania
- Dr. Norman Barrett (born 1903), Australian-born British surgeon
Also
- Barrett family, an important family in the history of Jamaica
Fictional characters
- Barret Wallace, a character in Final Fantasy VII
- Elcid Barrett, captain of the Antelope in the folk song "Barrett's Privateers"
- Oliver Barret III, a character in Love Story
Organizations
- Barrett Firearms Company is a weapons manufacturing company.
Places & geographic features
Australia
- There is a Parish of Barrett (administrative district) in Queensland, north-west of Townsville.
- There is a Mount Barrett in north-eastern Western Australia near the border with the Northern Territory.
United States
There are four towns named Barrett in the United States:
Canada
- Lake Barrett, Nova Scotia
See also
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