Brett

Brett may refer to several different things: A given name, from a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany.

Names

As a first name:

• Brett Anderson, former lead singer of Suede
• Brett Angell, English footballer
• Brett Austin, New Zealand breaststroke swimmer
• Brett Claywell, American Actor
• Brett Dean, Australian composer, violist and conductor
• Brett Emerton, Australian Football (soccer) player (currently at Blackburn Rovers)
• Brett Evans, South African footballer
• Brett Favre, NFL football player
• Brett Gurewitz, guitarist for Bad Religion, owner of Epitaph Records
• Brett Hopper, fictional detective from the US television series Day Break, played by Taye Diggs
• Brett Hull, Canadian NHL ice hockey player and son of Bobby Hull
• Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
• Brett Lee, Australian cricketer
• Brett Novek, American model.
• Brett Ormerod, English professional football player
• Brett Robinson, Former Australian Rugby Union player
• Brett Somers, actress, singer, and comedienne
• Brett Stewart, Australian rugby league player
• Brett Stewart, New Zealand actor
• Brett Weston, American Photographer
• Brett White, Australian rugby league player
• Brett Whiteley, Australian artist
• Brett Winslow, American volleyball player

As a surname:

• Brian Brett, Canadian writer
• George Brett (military) (1886-1963), United States Army Air Forces general
• George Brett (baseball) (b. 1953), American baseball player, brother of Ken Brett
• Henry Brett, English polo player
• Jan Brett, American children's writer
• Jeremy Brett, British actor
• John Brett, 19th Century British painter
• Ken Brett, American baseball player
• Laurie Brett, British actress
• Paul Brett, British classic rock guitarist
• Philip Milledoler Brett, American university president
• Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, British politician
• Richard Brett, English scholar
• Robert Brett, Canadian politician
• Simon Brett, British writer
• Stephen Brett, New Zealand rugby player
• Sylvia Brett, Ranee of Sarawak., aka Sylvia Brooke.
• Thomas Brett, English cricketer
• William Brett, English politician and businessman
• William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher, British lawyer

Places

• River Brett, a river in Suffolk, England
• Brett Harbour, an area of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

See also

• Bret
• Brettanomyces, a strain of yeast commonly known as "Brett" in winemaking.