Birkett may refer to:

People with the surname

Arthur Birkett A cricket tournament, played as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics, took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes. The only match of the tournament was played between teams representing Great Britain and France and was won by 158 ru ...

(1875–1941), English cricketer *

Bill Birkett Thomas William Birkett (born 1952) better known as Bill Birkett is an English civil engineer, mountain writer, photographer and climber from the Lake District, Cumbria who has undertaken many expeditions around the world. Early life Bill Bi ...

, British nature writer and photographer * Charles Blair Birkett, Canadian diplomat *

Cliff Birkett Clifford Birkett (17 September 1933 – 11 January 1997) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Manchester United and Southport. He was a schoolboy international. He also played non-league football for ...

(1933–1997), English footballer *

Dea Birkett Dea Birkett (born 1958) is a British writer, journalist, broadcaster and a former circus performer. Personal life Birkett was brought up in the suburbs of Surrey, England. As a child she watched the circus parade through her town, which made he ...

(born 1958), British writer * Glenn W. Birkett (1888–1950), American politician and farmer *

Joe Birkett Joseph E. Birkett (born February 13, 1955) is an appellate court judge on the Illinois Appellate Court – Second District. He was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court in December 2010, and was subsequently elected to a full term in November ...

(born 1955), the DuPage County State's Attorney and former Republican nominee for Illinois Lieutenant Governor * Lionel Birkett (1905–1998), West Indian Barbadian cricketer * Myles Birkett Foster (1825–1899), watercolour artist in the Victorian period *

Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, (6 September 1883 – 10 February 1962) was a British barrister, judge, politician and preacher who served as the alternate British judge during the Nuremberg Trials. Birkett received his education ...

(1883–1962), British barrister and judge *

Ralph Birkett Ralph James Evans Birkett (9 January 1913 – 8 July 2002) was an English professional footballer who played once for the England national team. Playing career Birkett was discovered by Torquay United while playing for Dartmouth United, moving ...

(1913–2002), English footballer *

Reg Birkett Reginald Halsey Birkett (28 March 1849 – 30 June 1898) was an English footballer who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the English national side. He also played international rugby union for England in 1871, in the first international rug ...

(1849–1898), English footballer *

Thomas Birkett Thomas Birkett (February 1, 1844 – December 2, 1920) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in 1891 and a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904. Birkett was born in Bytown (as Ottawa was known t ...

(1844–1920), mayor of Ottawa, Canada in 1891 and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Ottawa City from 1900 to 1904 * Thomas Miles Birkett (1872–?), Ontario merchant and political figure *

William Birkett (cricketer) William Birkett (27 February 1874 – 2 May 1934), also known as William Burkitt, was an English first-class cricketer who represented Derbyshire in 1898 and 1901. Birkett was born at Unstone, near Dronfield, Derbyshire, the son of John Burkit ...

(1874–1934), English cricketer *

Zoe Birkett Zoe Birkett (born 16 June 1985) is an English singer and musical theatre performer. Birkett was the highest placing female contestant on Pop Idol in 2001 and later appeared on Big Brother. Her first single, Treat Me Like A Lady, was release ...

(born 1985), one of the youngest contestants on the ITV show Pop Idol

People with the given name

* Birkett D. Fry (1822–1891), an adventurer, soldier, lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War

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Baron Birkett Baron Birkett, of Ulverston in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 31 January 1958 for the prominent lawyer Sir Norman Birkett. He was one of the British judges at the N ...

, a hereditary title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Birkett (hill) Birketts are the 541 English peaks described in Bill Birkett's 1994 guidebook, ''Complete Lakeland Fells''. The author defined them as all hills within the boundary of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria which are over in height. Bil ...

, a British hill categorisation for peaks above 1,000 ft in the Lake District

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