Barnett

Surname

Barnett is an Anglo-Saxon and Old French surname that came after the Norman Invasion. The original Anglo-Saxon spelling is baernet which means "the clearing of woodland by burning". The Norman version of the surname likely meant 'the son of Bernard', but it could have also been derived from any of the similar sounding Gaulish names.

A. Mary Tropper (née Barnett, 1917–2009), British mathematician

Alonza Barnett (born 2003), American football player

Annie Wall Barnett (1859–1942), American writer, litterateur, poet

Blake Barnett (born 1995), American football player

Brett Barnett, director and co-writer of webseries Shadazzle

Caden Barnett (born 2003), American football player

Charlene Barnett (1928–1979), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Charlie Barnett (disambiguation), several people

Colin Barnett (born 1950), former Premier of Western Australia

Correlli Barnett (1927–2022), English military historian

Courtney Barnett (born 1987), Australian singer, songwriter, and musician

Carol Jenkins Barnett (1956–2021), American businesswoman and philanthropist

Sir Denis Barnett (1906–1992), British air chief marshal

Derek Barnett (born 1996), American football player

Dick Barnett (1936–2025), American basketball player

Donald Lee Barnett (1930–2017), American pastor

Doris Barnett (born 1953), German politician (SPD)

Errol Barnett (born 1983), American news anchor and correspondent

Euphemia Cowan Barnett (1890–1970), Scottish botanist

Frank Barnett (1933–2016), 49th Governor of American Samoa

Fred Barnett (born 1960), American football player

Gary Barnett (born 1946), American football coach

George Barnett (1859–1930), 12th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps

George Ezra Barnett (born 1993), British singer and songwriter

Griff Barnett (1884–1958), American actor

Guy Barnett (Australian politician) (born 1962)

Guy Barnett (British politician) (1928–1986)

Harvey Barnett (1925–1995), Australian intelligence officer

Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer) (1905–1985), senior officer of the Women's Royal Air Force

Isobel Barnett (1918–1980), Scottish radio and TV personality

James Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people

Janet Barnett, American mathematician

Jay Barnett (born 2001), Australian association football player

Joan Barnett (1945–2020), American casting director and television executive producer

Joel Barnett (1923–2014), British politician

John Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people

Jordan Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people

Josh Barnett (born 1977), American heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter

Leon Barnett (born 1985), English football player

Lincoln Barnett (1909–1979), American editor and writer

Louis Barnett (1865–1946), New Zealand professor of surgery

Louis Barnett (chocolatier) (born 1991), British chocolatier

Lucy Barnett (born 2006), Isle of Man cricketer

Mac Barnett (born 1982), American children's book writer

Mason Barnett (born 2000), American baseball player

Mike Barnett (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball coach and replay coordinator

Morris S. Barnett (1808–1902), American politician

Nick Barnett (born 1981), American football player

Oliver Barnett (born 1966), American football player

Phillip Barnett (born 1990), American football player

Randy Barnett (born 1952), American libertarian legal theorist

Rex Barnett (born 1938), American politician, and former officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol

Richard Barnett (disambiguation), several people

Robin Barnett (born 1958), British diplomat

Ross Barnett (1898–1987), 56th Governor of Mississippi

Samuel Augustus Barnett (1844–1913), English clergyman and reformer

Samuel Jackson Barnett (1873–1956), American physicist, discoverer of the Barnett effect

Samuel Barnett (actor) (born 1980), English actor

Shannie Barnett (1919–1991), American basketball player

Stacy Barnett, victim in the murders of John Goosey and Stacy Barnett

Stephen D. Barnett (born c. 1969), United States Navy admiral

Steven Barnett (born 1943), American water polo player

Steven Barnett (born 1979), Australian diver

Tahliah Barnett (born 1988), English pop artist known professionally as FKA Twigs

Thomas Barnett (disambiguation), several people

Troy Barnett (born 1971), American football player

Vince Barnett (1902–1977), American film actor

William P. Barnett (born 1958), American organizational theorist

Zoe Barnett (1883–1969), American actress

Given name

Barnett Berry, American research professor

Barney Danson (1921–2011), Canadian politician and cabinet minister

Barney Frank (1940–2026), American politician, considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States

Barnette Miller (1875–1956), American college professor

Barnett Newman (1905–1970), American artist

Barnett Slepian (1946–1998), American physician and murder victim

Barnett Rosenberg (1926–2009), American chemist, discoverer of the anti-tumour effects of cisplatin

Barney Rosset (1922–2012), owner of the publishing house Grove Press, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review