Britt is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Music

* Brian A. Britt, American music professor * Catherine Britt (born 1984), Australian country music artist *

Elton Britt Elton Britt (born James Elton Baker; June 27, 1913 – June 22, 1972) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Biography Britt was born on a farm near Marshall, Arkansas. His father was James Baker, and he had two si ...

(1913–1972), American country music yodeler and singer *

King Britt King Britt (born 1968) is an American educator, DJ and record producer from Philadelphia. Biography Britt is a 1986 graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1987, he started working at Tower Records, as a buyer for th ...

(born 1968), American DJ and producer

Politics

Charles Robin Britt Charles Robin Britt (born June 29, 1942) is a former one-term congressmen, Member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina's 6th congressional district. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, he served one term fro ...

(born 1942), U.S. Representative from North Carolina *

Gwendolyn T. Britt Gwendolyn T. Britt (November 29, 1941 – January 12, 2008) was a member of the Maryland State Senate, first elected in 2003, to represent District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, winning with 99.4% of the vote. Britt died suddenly i ...

(1941–2008), Maryland state senator *

Harry Britt Harry Britt (June 8, 1938 – June 24, 2020) was an American political activist and politician in San Francisco. Britt was involved during the late-1960s in the civil rights movement when he was a Methodist minister in Chicago. He was first appoi ...

, (1938–2020), American civil rights activist and politician *

Katie Britt Katie Elizabeth Britt (née Boyd; born February 2, 1982) is an American attorney, businesswoman, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Alabama since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to b ...

(born 1982), American attorney and politician

Athletics

Darren Britt Darren Britt (born 9 October 1969) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for Western Suburbs and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NRL. He also represented the Australian n ...

(born 1969), Australian cricketer * Edgar Britt (1913–2017), Australian jockey *

Jessie Britt Jessie Loftin Britt Jr. (born March 3, 1963) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at North Carolina A&T Aggies football, North Ca ...

(born 1963), American football player * Justin Britt (born 1991), American football player *

Jimmy Britt Jimmy Britt (October 5, 1879, in San Francisco, California – January 21, 1940) was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost both bouts. In a career spanning 23 bouts, Britt met 6 different Ha ...

(1879–1940), American lightweight boxer *

Kenny Britt Kenneth Lawrence Britt (born September 19, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played fo ...

(born 1988), American football player * K. J. Britt (born 1999), American football player *

Kris Britt Kris Lynsey Britt (born 13 April 1984) is an Australian former cricketer. She debuted for the Australian women's cricket team in 2002 in the second test against England in Sydney, becoming the 144th woman to play Test cricket for Australia. ...

(born 1984), Australian rugby league player *

Maurice Britt Maurice Lee "Footsie" Britt (June 29, 1919 – November 26, 1995) was an American professional football player, Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, businessman, and Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. He played for the Detroit Lions in 1941 a ...

(1919–1995), American football player, Medal of Honor recipient, and politician * Wesley Britt (born 1981), former American football player

Other

* Chris Britt, editorial cartoonist * Clifton Todd Britt, birth name of

Lexington Steele Clifton Todd Britt (born November 28, 1969), better known by his stage name Lexington Steele, is an American pornographic actor, director, producer, and former stockbroker. He is the owner of the adult production companies Mercenary Motion Pictur ...

(born 1969), pornographic actor *

Jim Britt Jim Britt (April 11, 1910 – December 31, 1980) was an American sportscaster who broadcast Major League Baseball games in Boston, Massachusetts, and Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1940s and 1950s. On June 15, 1948, Britt was at the microphone o ...

(1910–1980), American sportscaster * John J. Britt, American philatelist awarded the Lichtenstein Medal * May Britt (born 1934), Swedish actress

Given name

Actresses

Britt Allcroft Britt Allcroft (born Hilary Mary Allcroft, 14 December 1943) is a British writer, producer, director and voice actress. She is the creator of the children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' (later re-titled ''Thomas & Friend ...

, English producer, writer, director and voice actress *

Britt Ekland Britt Ekland (; born Britt-Marie Eklund; 6 October 1942) is a Swedish actress, model and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in '' The Double Man'' (1967), '' The Night They Raided ...

, Swedish actress *

Britt Irvin Brittney Elizabeth Irvin (born November 10, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has also done voiceover work for Ocean Productions. Irvin is best known for playing Katie in '' Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmoth ...

, Canadian actress, singer and voice-over artist *

Britt McKillip Britt Analisa McKillip (born January 18, 1991) is a Canadian actress and singer. Her credits include the film ''Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular'' and its sequel '' Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy'', and her role as Reggie Lass in ...

, Canadian actress, singer and voice-over-artist *

Britt Robertson Brittany Leanna Robertson (born April 18, 1990) is an American actress. She is known for her lead role in '' The First Time'' (2012), and has appeared in the films ''Tomorrowland'' (2015), '' The Space Between Us'' (2017), ''A Dog's Purpose'' ...

, American actress

Singers

Britt Daniel John Britt Daniel (born April 14, 1971) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Spoon, as well as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and singer of the band Divine Fits. Daniel also founded nume ...

, lead singer of the band Spoon *

, Canadian actress, singer and voice-over artist * Britt Love, singer with Mini Viva *

, Canadian actress, singer and voice-over-artist *

Britt Nicole Brittany Nicole Waddell, better known by her stage name Britt Nicole (born August 2, 1984) is an American vocalist, songwriter and recording artist. She has mainly charted as a Christian pop artist, but in 2012 found her debut mainstream single, ...

Christian Pop Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...

singer

Other

Britt Baker Brittany Baker (born April 23, 1991) is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Britt Baker where she is a former AEW Women's World Champion. Born in Punxsut ...

(born 1991), American professional wrestler * Britt Hagedorn, German television presenter * Britt Olauson (born 1945), Swedish politician * Britt Raaby, Danish freestyle swimmer

Nickname

Brittany Benn Brittany "Britt" Benn (born April 23, 1989) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the touring squad that played and in November 2013. Career Benn won a gold medal at the 201 ...

(born 1989), Canadian rugby union player

Fictional characters

Surname

Edie Britt Edie Britt is a fictional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie from her debut in the pilot episode of the series until t ...

, on the TV series ''Desperate Housewives'' portrayed by Nicollette Sheridan * Ponsonby Britt, fictional executive producer of ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'' * Britt, one of the original '' Magnificent Seven'', played by James Coburn

Given name

* Britt Pollack, private investigator on the TV series ''

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Michael Raymond-James Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad; December 24, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for playing René Lenier in the first season of the HBO series ''True Blood'', Britt Pollack on the FX series ''Terriers'', Neal Cassidy/B ...

* Britt Ponset, title character in American old-time radio Western '' The Six Shooter'' * Britt Reid, the Green Hornet and the grand nephew of John Reid, the Lone Ranger {{given name, type=both Surnames of French origin French-language surnames Hypocorisms