Corbet (surname)
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Corbet is a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...

, and may refer to
  • Brady Corbet
    Brady Corbet
    Brady James Monson Corbet is an American actor. Corbet is known for playing Mason Freeland in the film Thirteen, Brian Lackey in the film Mysterious Skin, Alan Tracy in the 2004 film Thunderbirds, and Peter in the 2008 film Funny Games...

    , American actor
  • Christian Cardell Corbet
    Christian Cardell Corbet
    Christian Cardell Corbet is a Canadian sculptor, painter and designer. He co-founded and was first President of the Canadian Portrait Academy.- Quotes :...

    , Canadian painter and sculptor
  • Denys Corbet
    Denys Corbet
    Denys Corbet was a Channel Islands poet, Naïve painter, and school master. He was the second son of Pierre and Susanne who was born at La Turquie, Vale, Guernsey, Channel Island...

    , Guernsey poet
  • Freda Corbet
    Freda Corbet
    Freda Künzlen Corbet was a British Labour politician.Born Freda Mansell, she was educated at Wimbledon County School and University College, London. She became a teacher, lecturer and a barrister...

    , British politician
  • Miles Corbet
    Miles Corbet
    Miles Corbet was an English politician, recorder of Yarmouth and Regicide.-Life:He was the son of Sir Thomas Corbet of Sprowston, Norfolk and the younger brother of Sir John Corbet, 1st Baronet, MP for Great Yarmouth from 1625 to 1629...

    , English MP and Regicide
  • René Corbet
    René Corbet
    René Corbet is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays for the Frisk Tigers of the Norwegian GET-ligaen. He has previously played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, and Pittsburgh Penguins.-Playing career:Corbet was drafted in the...

    , an ice hockey player
  • Richard Corbet
    Richard Corbet
    Richard Corbet was an English bishop in the Church of England. He was also a poet of the metaphysical school who, although highly praised in his own lifetime, is relatively obscure today.-Life:...

    , English poet
  • William Corbet
    William Corbet
    William Corbet was an Irish soldier.He was born in Ballythomas, County Cork. In 1798, as a member of the United Irishmen, he was expelled from Trinity College Dublin with Robert Emmet and others for treasonable activities, and went instead to Paris...


See also

  • Corbett (surname)
    Corbett (surname)
    Corbett, was first found in Pays de Caux,Normandy with a Norman Baron named "Corbet le Normand" he was born in early 11th century AD.The name Corbett roughly means "The Raven".And more than likely comes from the word "Corb",one of the variations of the Norman word for "Raven",which is believed to...

     an alternate spelling for "Corbet" from the Norman
    Norman language
    Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...

     name "Corbé", migrating from Normandy, France to England and Scotland, where it is occasionally spelled Corbet or Corbett.

  • Corbet Baronets
    Corbet Baronets
    There have been six Baronetcies created for members of the Corbet family, four in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. All creations are extinct...

     There have been six baronetcies granted to descendants of the ancient Norman family of Corbet in England.
  • Corbet
    Corbet
    Corbet is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Banbridge. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 95 people. It lies within the Banbridge District....

    , Northern Ireland
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