Brett
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Brett derives from a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany. Brett is both a masculine and a feminine given name.
Surname
- Brian BrettBrian BrettBrian Brett is a Canadian poet and novelist.He studied literature at Simon Fraser University from 1969 to 1974...
(born 1950), Canadian writer - Charles BrettCharles BrettSir Charles Edward Bainbridge Brett CBE . Born in Holywood, County Down, was a Northern Irish solicitor, journalist, author and founding member, and first chairman, of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society...
(1928–2005), Northern Irish lawyer - Charles Brett (MP)Charles Brett (MP)Charles Brett was a British Member of Parliament.Coming from a naval family, Brett was at first a naval officer, and in 1755 was in charge of Portsmouth dockyard...
(1715–1799), British politician - Dorothy BrettDorothy BrettDorothy Brett British-American painter, remembered as much for her social life as for her art. Born into an aristocratic British family she associated with such notables and Virginia Woolf, John Huxley, Gilbert Cannan, and George Bernard Shaw. Her sister Sylvia became Ranee of Sarawak.In 1924...
(1883–1977), British-American painter - George Brett (baseball)George Brett (baseball)George Howard Brett , nicknamed "Mullet", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Kansas City Royals. Brett's 3,154 career hits are the most by any third baseman in major league history, and 15th...
(born 1953), American baseball player, brother of Ken Brett - George Brett (general) (1886–1963), American general
- George Wendell BrettGeorge Wendell BrettGeorge Wendell Brett , of Iowa, was a philatelist who wrote extensively on postage stamps and other material produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and was called ”Mr. BIA” by his colleagues.-Philatelic literature:...
(1912–2005), American philatelist - Henry BrettHenry Brett-Biography:Henry Brett, born 20 October 1974, attended Dragon School for young dragons and the European School in Oxford, but left school at age of 16 to start his career as a polo player....
, English polo player - Jan BrettJan BrettJan Brett is a best-selling American author/illustrator of childrens' books. Her books are known for colorful, detailed depictions of a wide variety of animals and human cultures ranging from Scandinavia to Africa...
(born 1949), American children's writer - Jasper BrettJasper BrettJasper Thomas Brett was an Irish rugby international. He won one cap against Wales in 1914.-See also:* List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War-References:* at Scrum.com*...
(1895–1917), Irish rugby player - Jeremy BrettJeremy BrettJeremy Brett , born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, was an English actor, most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series.-Early life:...
(1933–1995), British actor - John Brett (bishop)John Brett (bishop)The Most Reverend John Brett was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Killala from 1743 to 1748 and as Bishop of Elphin from 1748 to 1756.-References:...
, Bishop of Killala from 1743 to 1748 and Bishop of Elphin from 1748 to 1756 - John BrettJohn BrettJohn Brett was an artist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement , mainly notable for his highly detailed landscapes. Brett was born near Reigate on 8 December 1831, the son of an army vet. In 1851 he began lessons in art with James Duffield Harding, a landscape painter...
(1831–1902), British painter - Ken BrettKen BrettKenneth Alven Brett was a Major League Baseball pitcher and the second of four Brett brothers who played professional baseball, the most notable being the youngest, George Brett.Ken played for 10 teams in his 14-year MLB career.Born in Brooklyn, Ken Brett grew up in southern California and was an...
(1948–2003), American baseball player - Laurie BrettLaurie BrettLaurie Brett is a Scottish actress, currently known for her role as Jane Beale in EastEnders, in which she has starred since 2004.-Personal life:...
(born 1970), British actress - Paul BrettPaul BrettPaul Brett is a classic rock guitarist. He played lead guitar with Strawbs, The Overlanders, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, The Velvet Opera, Tintern Abbey, Fire, Roy Harper, Al Stewart, Lonnie Donegan, and switched to twelve string guitar in the 1970s.His first...
(born 1947), British guitarist - Peter V. BrettPeter V. BrettPeter V. Brett is an American writer of fantasy novels. He is the author of the ongoing Demon Series, whose first volume The Painted Man, was first published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins's Voyager imprint in 2008...
(born 1973), American writer of fantasy novels - Philip BrettPhilip BrettPhilip Brett was a British-born American musicologist, musician and conductor. He was particularly known for his scholarly studies on Benjamin Britten and William Byrd and for his contributions to the development of lesbian and gay musicology...
(1937–2002), American musicologist and conductor - Philip Milledoler BrettPhilip Milledoler BrettPhilip Milledoler Brett, Sr. was the thirteenth President of Rutgers University serving in an acting capacity from 1930 to 1931.-Biography:...
(1871–1960), American lawyer and university president - Raymond L. BrettRaymond L. BrettRaymond Laurence Brett was Professor of English at University of Hull and a friend of Philip Larkin. He produced an edition of Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads which went through two further editions...
(1917–1996), Professor of English and a friend of Philip Larkin - Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount EsherReginald Brett, 2nd Viscount EsherReginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, GCVO, KCB, PC, DL was a historian and Liberal politician in the United Kingdom.Brett was the son of William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher and Eugénie Mayer...
(1852–1930), British politician - Richard BrettRichard BrettRichard Brett was an English clergyman and academic. During the translation of the King James Version of the Bible, Brett served in the "First Oxford Company", responsible for the later books of the Old Testament-Life:...
(1567–1637), English scholar - Robert BrettRobert BrettRobert George Brett was a politician and physician in the North-West Territories and later Alberta, Canada....
(1851–1929), Canadian politician - Simon BrettSimon BrettSimon Brett is a prolific writer of whodunnits. The son of a chartered surveyor, he was educated at Dulwich College and Wadham College, Oxford, where he got a first-class honours degree in English...
(born 1945), British writer - Stephen BrettStephen BrettStephen Brett is a rugby union player who plays for the Blues in the Super 14 and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup.-Career:...
(born 1985), New Zealand rugby player - Sylvia BrettSylvia BrettSylvia Leonora, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak, born The Hon. Sylvia Leonora Brett, , was the consort to Vyner of Sarawak, last of the White Rajahs.-Early life:...
(1885–1971), Ranee of Sarawak - Thomas BrettThomas BrettThomas Brett was one of first-class cricket's earliest well-known fast bowlers and a leading player for Hampshire when its team was organised by the Hambledon Club in the 1770s.-Career:Noted for his pace and his accuracy, Brett was a leading wicket taker in the 1770s and was lauded by John...
(1747–1809), English cricketer - William Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount EsherWilliam Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount EsherWilliam Baliol Brett, 1st Viscount Esher PC, QC , known as Sir William Brett between 1868 and 1883, was a British lawyer, judge and Conservative politician...
(1817–1899), British lawyer - William Brett, Baron BrettWilliam Brett, Baron BrettWilliam Henry "Bill" Brett, Baron Brett is a British Labour politician and businessman. He was previously the Labour Party's spokesperson for International Development....
(born 1942), English politician and businessman
Given name
- Brett Butler (baseball) (born 1957), American baseball player
- Brett Butler (comedian)Brett Butler (comedian)Brett Butler is an American actress, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for playing the title role in the comedy series Grace Under Fire.-Early life:...
(born 1958), American comedianne and actress - Brett FavreBrett FavreBrett Lorenzo Favre is a former American football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League . He was a 20-year veteran of the NFL, having played quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons , Green Bay Packers , New York Jets and Minnesota...
(born 1969), American football player - Brett GardnerBrett GardnerBrett M. Gardner is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the New York Yankees. Gardner, who is 5' 10", bats and throws left-handed.-College baseball career:...
(born 1983), American baseball player - Brett HullBrett HullBrett Andrew Hull is a former Canadian-American NHL player and the former Executive Vice President of the Dallas Stars. He is the son of Bobby Hull and nephew of Dennis Hull, both former NHL players. Hull is also known as "The Golden Brett," which is a play off of his father's nickname, "The...
(born 1964), Canadian hockey player - Brett LeeBrett LeeBrett Lee is an Australian cricketer.After breaking into the Australian Test team, Lee was recognised as one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket...
(born 1976), Australian cricketer - Brett SomersBrett SomersBrett Somers was a American actress, singer, and comedienne who was born in Canada and raised in Maine...
(1924–2007), Canadian-born American comedian and actress - Brett SterlingBrett SterlingBrett Stewart Sterling is a professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the St.Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.-Early life:Sterling, who is Jewish, was born in Los Angeles, California...
(born 1984), American NHL ice hockey player
Fictional characters
- Brett Ashley, fictionalised representation of Mary Smurthwaite, Lady TwysdenDuff TwysdenMary Duff Stirling, Lady Twysden was a British socialite most famous for being the model for Brett Ashley in Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises....
(1893–1938) in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises
See also
- BretBretBret is a male given name, which derives from Breton, a person from Brittany in France....
- BrettanomycesBrettanomycesBrettanomyces is a non-spore forming genus of yeast in the family Saccharomycetaceae, and is often colloquially referred to as "Brett". The genus name Dekkera is used interchangeably with Brettanomyces, as it describes the teleomorph or spore forming form of the yeast. The cellular morphology of...
, strain of yeast commonly known as "Brett" in winemaking and beer brewing