Bassett

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Bassett may refer to:

Surname

Academia

• John Spencer Bassett (1867-1928), American professor at Trinity College (Duke University)
• Joshua Bassett (c.1641-1720), English academic at Cambridge

Arts and entertainment

• Angela Bassett (born 1958), American actress
• Dave Bassett (songwriter), American songwriter and producer
• Desiree Bassett (born 1992) American musician
• James Bassett (author) (1912-1978), American newspaper editor and author
• Johnny Bassett (born 1935), English progenitor of Beyond the Fringe
• Leslie Bassett (born 1923), American composer of classical music
• Ronald Bassett (born 1924), British novelist

Military

• Cyril Royston Guyton Bassett (1892-1983), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Edgar R. Bassett (1914-1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
• Robert V. R. Bassett (1913-1966), United States Navy Officer and prisoner of war

Politics and governance

• Ebenezer Bassett (1833-1908), American diplomat
• Edward Bassett (1863-1948), "Father of American Zoning"
• Isabel Bassett (born 1939), Canadian broadcaster and politician
• Richard Bassett (1745–1815), American lawyer and politician

Religion

• Christopher Bassett (1753-1784), Welsh Methodist cleric
• Richard Bassett (clergyman) (1777-1852), Welsh clergyman

Sport

• Arthur Bassett, Welsh rugby league footballer
• Billy Bassett (1869-1937), English football player and director
• Billy Bassett (Welsh footballer) (1912–1977), Welsh football player
• Caitlin Bassett (born 1988), Australian netball player
• Carling Bassett-Seguso (born 1967), Canadian tennis player
• Charley Bassett (1863-1942), baseball player
• Dave Bassett (born 1944), English football manager
• Glenn Bassett, American tennis player and coach
• Jack Bassett (born 1905), Welsh rugby full back
• Nathan Bassett (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
• Zered Bassett (born 1984), American skateboarder

Other

• Ann Bassett (1878-1956), American rancher
• Anne Bassett (born 1521 death unknown), mistress of Henry VIII of England
• Charles Bassett (1931–1966), American astronaut
• Charlie Bassett (circa 1847–1896), American lawman and saloon keeper
• Douglas Bassett (born 1940), Canadian media executive
• John Bassett (1915–1998), Canadian publisher
• Marnie Bassett (1889-1980), Australian historian and biographer
• Preston Bassett (1892-1992), American engineer

Fictional

• Earl Bassett, a hired hand in the film Tremors
• Madeline Bassett, a P. G. Wodehouse character
• Mike Bassett: England Manager, football manager
• Watkyn Bassett, a P. G. Wodehouse character

Places

United Kingdom

• Bassett, Southampton
• Bassett Green, a suburb of Southampton
• Bassetts Pole, Warwickshire
• Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire
• Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire
• Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire
• Compton Bassett, Wiltshire
• Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire
• Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire
• North Weald Bassett, Essex
• Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire
• Sutton Bassett, Northamptonshire
• Thorpe Bassett, North Yorkshire
• Winterbourne Bassett, Wiltshire

United States

• Bassett, California, Los Angeles County
• Bassett, Arkansas
• Bassett, Iowa
• Bassett, Kansas
• Bassett, Nebraska
• Bassett, Virginia
• Bassett, Wisconsin, town of Randall, Kenosha County
• Bassett Hall, a mansion-sized plantation-style home in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
• Bassetts Island, a propeller-shaped island within Pocasset Harbor and Red Brook Harbor, in Bourne, Massachusetts, USA

Other

• USS Bassett (APD-73), a United States high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1957; also its predecessor USS Bassett (DE-672)
• Bassett nicolo, a type of alto shawm (musical instrument)
• Bassett Furniture, an American furniture manufacturer
• Bassett-Lowke, a manufacturer of scale model locomotives and toys
• Trebor Bassett, a manufacturer of sweets

See also

• Basset (disambiguation)
• Bissett (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Bassett"
• All pages with titles containing "Bassett"

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