Emmitt is a

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. Notable people with the name include:

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Drew Emmitt Drew Emmitt is an American mandolinist, guitarist, fiddle player, occasional flutist, and singer, best known for being one of the founding members of Leftover Salmon, as well as being the frontman of the Left Hand String Band, Drew Emmitt Ba ...

, musician * Fern Emmett (1896-1946), American actress *

Jacob Emmitt Jacob Emmitt (born 4 October 1988) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Barrow Raiders in the RFL League 1. He previously played for the Toronto Wolfpack, St Helens ( Heritage № 1173), Castleford Tigers ( ...

, rugby league player for Wales, St. Helens, and Castleford Tigers *

John Emmitt John Emmitt (October 12, 1825 – December 6, 1901) was an American pioneer farmer and state legislator from the state of Oregon. He served four years in the Oregon State Senate as a Republican, representing a large rural district in western O ...

(1825-1901), American farmer and politician *

Lionel Emmitt Lionel Emmitt (birth registered second ¼ 1930) is a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Wales ( Heritage №), and at club level for Oldham RLFC ( Heritage № 573), ...

, rugby league player for Wales, and Blackpool Borough *

Robert A. Emmitt Robert Albert Emmitt (May 29, 1850 – May 2, 1937), also known as Bob Emmitt or Judge Emmitt, was an American farmer and politician. He served two two-year terms in the Oregon House of Representatives as a Republican legislator, representing a ...

(1850-1937), American politician

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Emmitt Peters Emmitt Peters Sr. (October 1, 1940 – April 2, 2020) the "Yukon Fox", was an Alaskan Americans, American hunting, hunter, fishing, fisher, Trapping (Animal), trapper, and mushing, dog musher. The last rookie to win the 1,049 mile Iditarod Trai ...

(1940−2020), American hunter, trapper, and dog musher *

Emmitt Smith Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Among other accolades, he is the lea ...

(born 1969), American football player * Emmitt Thomas (born 1943), American football coach *

Emmitt Williams Emmitt Mack Williams V (born September 15, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He has also played for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketba ...

(born 1998), American basketball player

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*Emmitt Otterton, an otter in the computer-animated movie ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

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