Garrett is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and

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of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England. Both of these names were taken to Britain by the conquering

Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Fran ...

and are the Old French versions of ancient Germanic personal names. The name ''Gerard'' (or Germanic:

Gerhard Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

) is composed of the Germanic elements or (meaning 'spear') and ('brave', 'hard' or 'strong'), while ''Gerald'' is composed of again or ('spear') and ('to rule').''Family Names And Family History'',

David Hey David G. Hey (18 July 1938 – 14 February 2016) was an English historian, and was an authority on surnames and the local history of Yorkshire. Hey was the president of the British Association for Local History, and was a published author of seve ...

, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006, , 9781852855505. page. 42 Although Garrett remains predominantly only a last name in the UK and Ireland, elsewhere in the

English-speaking world Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest languag ...

it is also a common first name (e.g. in the United States). Other surnames derived from Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald include: Gerrard, Garratt, Garret, Garred, Garrad, Garrard, Garrod, Jarrett, Jared, Jarratt, Jarrard, and Jerrold.

People with the given name

Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare KG (born – ), known variously as "Garret the Great" (Gearóid Mór) or "The Great Earl" (An tIarla Mór), was Ireland's premier peer. He served as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1477 to 1494, and from 149 ...

(fl. 1477–1513), aka "Garrett the Great", Lord Deputy of Ireland * Garrett Adelstein (born 1986), American professional poker player * Garrett Arbelbide (1909–1983), American football and baseball player and football coach *

Garrett Atkins Garrett Bernard Atkins (born December 12, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. Between 2003 and 2010, he played for the Colorado Rockies and Baltimore Orioles. Amateur career High school career Atkins attended Univer ...

(born 1979), American former Major League Baseball third baseman *

Garrett Birkhoff Garrett Birkhoff (January 19, 1911 – November 22, 1996) was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work in lattice theory. The mathematician George Birkhoff (1884–1944) was his father. Life The son of the mathematician Geo ...

(1911–1996), American mathematician *

Garrett Bradbury Garrett Bradbury (born June 20, 1995) is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2019 NFL Dra ...

(born 1995), American football player * Garrett Bradley (politician) (born 1970), current representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 3rd Plymouth district *

Garrett Brock Trapnell Garrett Brock Trapnell (January 31, 1938 – September 7, 1993) was a con man, bank robber, and aircraft hijacker of the 1960s and early 1970s. Trapnell robbed a string of banks in Canada, frequently posed as an agent of the Central Intellig ...

(1938–1993), con man, bank robber, and aircraft hijacker * Garrett Broshuis (born 1981), former professional baseball player *

Garrett Brown Garrett Brown (born April 6, 1942) is an American inventor, best known as the creator of the Steadicam. Brown's invention allows camera operators to film while walking without the normal shaking and jostles of a handheld camera. The Steadicam wa ...

(born 1942), American cinematographer * Garrett Brown, Jr. (born 1943), former federal judge and attorney * Garrett Burnett (born 1975), former professional ice hockey player *

Garrett Byrne (Irish politician) Garrett Michael Byrne (1829 – 3 March 1897) was an Irish nationalist and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented County Wexford, 1880–83, and W ...

(1829–1897), Irish nationalist *

Garrett Byrnes Garrett Byrnes (born December 30, 1971) is an American composer. Byrnes was born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany while his father was stationed at the U.S. Army Base there, and relocated to New Jersey in the United States. He studied music composit ...

(born 1971), American composer *

Garrett Caldwell Garrett Evan James Caldwell (born 6 November 1973) is an American-born Canadian former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Colchester United. He represented Canada at under-20 and under-23 levels. Club career B ...

(born 1973), American-born Canadian former soccer player *

Garrett Camp Garrett Camp (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian billionaire entrepreneur. He has helped build a series of companies, including founding StumbleUpon, a web-discovery tool; co-founding Uber; and founding Expa, a startup studio. Camp is chairma ...

(born 1978), Canadian entrepreneur *

Garrett Caples Garrett Caples (born 1972) is an American poet and former music and arts journalist. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he currently lives in San Francisco, California, after fifteen years in Oakland. An editor at City Lights Books, Caples curat ...

(born 1972), American poet *

Garrett Celek Garrett Bartholomew Celek (born May 29, 1988) is a former American football tight end who played his entire career for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Celek signed wi ...

(born 1988), American football tight end *

Garrett Clayton Gary Michael "Garrett" Clayton is an American actor and singer. He is known for portraying Tanner in the 2013 Disney Channel movie '' Teen Beach Movie'' and its 2015 sequel '' Teen Beach 2'', and other film, television, and stage roles. Life ...

(born 1991), American actor, singer, and dancer *

Garrett Cochran Garrett Cochran (August 26, 1876 – July 8, 1918) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Princeton University from 1894 to 1897 at the end position, and was twice named to the College Football All-America Team. ...

(1876–1918), American football player and coach *

Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...

(1801–1872), U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky * Garrett Dickerson (born 1995), American football player *

Garrett Dillon Garrett (or Gerard or Gerald) Dillon (c.1640-c.1696) was an Irish judge, politician and soldier, who held the office of Recorder of Dublin. He is mainly remembered today as one of the signatories of the Treaty of Limerick, which he helped to n ...

(1640–1696), Irish judge, politician and soldier *

Garrett Droppers Garrett Droppers (April 12, 1860 – July 7, 1927) was an academic and diplomat from the United States. Biography Droppers was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Gertrude Droppers on April 12, 1860. He graduated from Harvard University. He ...

(1860–1927), American academic and diplomat *

Garrett Eckbo Garrett Eckbo (November 28, 1910 – May 14, 2000) was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book '' Landscape for Living''. Youth He was born in Cooperstown, New York to Axel Eckbo, a businessman, and Theodora Munn Eckbo ...

(1910–2000), American landscape architect *

Garrett Epps Garrett Epps (born 1950 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American legal scholar, novelist, and journalist. He was professor of law at the University of Baltimore until his retirement in June 2020; previously he was the Orlando J. and Marian H. Hollis P ...

(born 1950), American legal scholar, novelist, and journalist * Garrett Festerling (born 1986), professional ice hockey forward *

Garret FitzGerald Garret Desmond FitzGerald (9 February 192619 May 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, economist and barrister who served twice as Taoiseach, serving from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987. He served as Leader of Fine Gael from 1977 to 1987, and ...

(1926–2011), Taoiseach of Ireland from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987 * Garrett Ford, Jr. (born 1970), American football running back * Garrett Ford, Sr. (born 1945), assistant athletics director at West Virginia University *

Garrett Fort Garrett Elsden Fort (June 5 1990 – October 26 1945) was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter. He is mostly known for his connections with 1930s horror films, with film historian Gary Don Rhodes describing hi ...

(1900–1945), American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter *

Garrett Gardner Garrett Gardner is an American singer and songwriter. He auditioned twice to the US edition of ''The Voice''. His first attempt in season 3 ended in failure with no coach turning their chair, while his second attempt in season 4 earned him a spo ...

, American singer and songwriter *

Garrett Giemont Garrett Matthew Giemont is a strength and conditioning coach who has worked for 30 years at the professional level with several teams in the National Football League (NFL) as well as in Major League Baseball. Early life Giemont grew up in southe ...

(born 1959), strength and conditioning coach *

Garrett Gilbert Garrett Antone Gilbert (born July 1, 1991) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. The son of former NFL quarterback Gale Gilbert, he played college football at Texas and SMU. Joining the NFL in 2014, Gilbert was primarily ass ...

(born 1991), American football quarterback *

Garrett Gilkey Garrett Gilkey (born July 9, 1990) is a former American football guard (American and Canadian football), guard who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft an ...

(born 1990), American football offensive guard *

Garrett Glaser Garrett Glaser is a retired news reporter who was one of the first US television journalists to "coming out, come out" publicly as a homosexual. His coming out occurred during the course of a speech he made before a large group of TV and radio ex ...

(born 1953), retired American news reporter * Garrett K. Gomez (born 1972), American thoroughbred jockey * Garrett Graff (born 1981), American editor-in-chief and instructor *

Garrett Graham Garrett Graham (born August 4, 1986) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Wisconsin and was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Early years Graham attended Brick Memor ...

(born 1986), American football tight end *

Garrett Grayson Garrett Bradley Grayson (born May 29, 1991) is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado State. Early years Grayson atten ...

(born 1991), American football quarterback *

Garrett Gruener Garrett Gruener is an American venture capitalist, most known as the founder of Ask.com and a co-founder of Alta Partners. He was also a candidate for the 2003 California recall special election from the Democratic Party, finishing 28th in a fi ...

, founder of Ask.com and a co-founder of Alta Partners *

Garrett Hammond Garret Hammond was the drummer of the Chicago-based alternative rock bands Kill Hannah and Prick. Career Hammond drummed for the band Prick, which was signed to Nothing Records owned by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor. Hammond drummed on sele ...

, American drummer *

Garrett Hardin Garrett James Hardin (April 21, 1915 – September 14, 2003) was an American ecologist. He focused his career on the issue of human overpopulation, and is best known for his exposition of the tragedy of the commons in a 1968 paper of the same ti ...

(1915–2003), American ecologist *

Garrett Hartley Garrett Hartley (born May 16, 1986) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Later that year he became the placekicker for the New Orleans Saints, for whom he ...

(born 1986), American football placekicker *

Garrett Heath Garrett Heath (born November 3, 1985) is an American runner from Winona, Minnesota, who raced in various middle and long-distance running events. He represented the United States at the 2010 World Indoor Championships where he finished seventh ...

(born 1985), American middle-distance and distance runner *

Garrett Hedlund Garrett John Hedlund (born September 3, 1984) is an American actor. His films include ''Troy'' (2004), '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004), '' Four Brothers'' (2005), ''Eragon'' (2006), ''Death Sentence'' (2007), '' Tron: Legacy'' (2010), ''Country ...

(born 1984), American actor *

Garrett Hines Garrett Hines (born July 3, 1969) is an American bobsledder who has competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002. Hines also won a silv ...

(born 1969), American bobsledder *

Garrett Hongo Garrett Kaoru Hongo (born May 30, 1951) is a Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese American academic and poet. His work draws on Japanese American history and his own experiences.Arakawa, Suzanne K. (2005). "Hongo, Garrett (Kaoru)", in He was a ...

(born 1941), Yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese American academic and poet *

Garrett Howard Garrett Howard (10 December 1899 – 20 January 1995) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Limerick, Dublin and Tipperary senior teams. Born in Patrickswell, County Limerick, Howard first arrived on the inter-county scene ...

(1899–1995), Irish hurler * Garrett Jernigan, American physicist and astronomer * Garrett Johnson (born 1984), American shot putter *

Garrett Jones Garrett Thomas Jones (born June 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins and New York Yankees. Hi ...

(born 1981), American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman * Garrett Kelleher, non-executive director of Lightstream Pictures * Garrett Klugh (born 1974), American rower *

Garrett Lerner Garrett Lerner is an American television writer and producer who served as an executive producer on the Fox series ''House''. He often works with his writing partner Russel Friend. Television career Lerner's writing career began on the CBS cr ...

, American television writer and producer * Garrett Lewis (1935–2013), American set decorator * Garrett Lindholm (born 1988), American football placekicker *

Antony Garrett Lisi Antony Garrett Lisi (born January 24, 1968), known as Garrett Lisi, is an American theoretical physicist. Lisi works as an independent researcher without an academic position. Lisi is known for " An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything," a ...

(born 1968), American theoretical physicist *

Garrett List Garrett List (September 10, 1943 – December 27, 2019) was an American trombonist, vocalist, and composer. List was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He studied at California State University, Long Beach, and the Juilliard School. He was a member of Ital ...

(1943–2019), American trombonist, vocalist, and composer *

Garrett Love Garrett Love (December 12, 1987) is an American Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the 38th district from 2011 until 2017. He has been given ratings of 67%, 75% and 83% from the American Conservative Union. Love is a Montezu ...

(born 1988), Republican member of the Kansas Senate *

Garrett Lowney Steven Garrett Lowney (born October 3, 1979 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is an American former Greco-Roman Olympic wrestler. Lowney wrestled for the University of Minnesota under coach J Robinson. While at the University of Minnesota, he received ...

(born 1979), American Greco-Roman wrestler * Garrett Lucash (born 1978), American pair skater * Garrett Lynch (born 1977), Irish new media artist *

Garrett MacKeen Garrett MacKeen (born March 23, 1994 in Burnaby) is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Mackenzie Bent, he is the 2014 Canadian junior champion and finished 5th at two World Junior Championships. Career Bent/MacKeen won the novice bro ...

(born 1994), Canadian ice dancer *

Garrett Mason Garrett Paul Mason (born June 19, 1985) is an American politician from Maine. A Republican, Mason formerly served in the Maine State Senate from the 22nd District, representing part of Androscoggin County, including his residence in Lisbon Falls ...

(born 1985), American politician *

Garrett Mattingly Garrett Mattingly (May 6, 1900 – December 18, 1962) was a professor of European history at Columbia University who specialized in early modern diplomatic history. In 1960 he won a Pulitzer Prize for '' The Defeat of the Spanish Armada''. Early ...

(1900–1962), professor of European history at Columbia University * Garrett McGhin (born 1995), American football player * Garrett McIntyre (born 1984), American football linebacker *

Garrett McNamara Garrett ‘GMAC’ McNamara (born August 10, 1967) is an American professional big wave surfer and extreme waterman known for breaking the world record for largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré, Portugal, successfully negotiating a monstrous barre ...

(born 1967), American professional big wave surfer and extreme waterman * Garrett Miller (born 1977), American rower * Garrett Miller (politician) (1770–1840), Nova Scotia politician *

Garrett Mills Michael Garrett Mills (born October 12, 1983) is a former American football tight end. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa. Mills also played for the Minnes ...

(born 1983), American football tight end * Garrett Mitchell (ice hockey) (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey forward * Garrett Mock (born 1983), American former professional baseball pitcher *

Garrett Morgan Garrett Augustus Morgan, Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a three-position traffic signal and a smoke hood (a predecessor to the gas mask) notably ...

(1877–1963), African-American inventor; created the safety hood smoke protection device and the traffic signal *

Garrett Morris Garrett Isaac Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American actor, comedian and singer. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program ''Saturday Night Live'', appearing from 1975 to 1980, and played Jimmy on ''The Jeffersons'' ...

(born 1937), African-American comedian/actor and ''Saturday Night Live'' alumnus *

Garrett Neff Garrett Neff is an American model. He is known for his early work with Calvin Klein as the face of jeans, underwear and the MAN fragrance. In 2015, Neff launched his popular swimwear line, KATAMA. Neff is currently one of the top "Money Guys" ...

(born 1984), American model * Garrett Nussmeier (born 2002), American football player *

Garrett Oliver Garrett Oliver (born July 29, 1962) is an American brewer and beer author from New York City. Since 1994, he has worked as the brewmaster at the Brooklyn Brewery. Early life Oliver grew up in Hollis, Queens to a father who enjoyed hunting and coo ...

(born 1962), American brewer and beer author *

Garrett Olson Garrett Andrew Olson (born October 18, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets and in the KBO League for ...

(born 1983), American former professional baseball pitcher * Garrett Phelan (born 1965), artist from Dublin, Ireland * Garrett J. Pendergrast (1802–1862), officer in the US Navy; served at the beginning of the American Civil War *

Garrett Raboin Garrett Raboin is the head coach of Augustana University men's ice hockey team in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is a retired American professional ice hockey player who most recently played in the NorwegiaGET-ligaenfor Lørenskog IK in Lørenskog ...

(born 1985), retired American professional ice hockey player * Garrett Reisman (born 1968), American astronaut *

Garrett Reynolds Garrett Reynolds (born July 1, 1987) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at North Carolina and is the nephew of former Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Jack “Hacksaw” Reynolds. Pro ...

(born 1987), American football guard and tackle *

Garrett Richards Garrett Thomas Richards (born May 27, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. Amateur care ...

(born 1988), American professional baseball pitcher *

Garrett Richter Garrett Richter (born August 1, 1950) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2008 to 2016, representing parts of Collier and Lee Counties in Southwest Florida. Prior to being elected to the Se ...

(born 1950), Republican member of the Florida Senate *

Garrett Rivas Garrett Rivas (born June 1, 1985) is a former American football kicker who played in af2 and the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Michigan where he held the former school records for career scoring, field goals and poi ...

(born 1985), American former football kicker * Garrett Roe (born 1988), American professional ice hockey left winger * Garrett Scott (born 1991), American football offensive tackle *

Garrett P. Serviss Garrett Putnam Serviss (March 24, 1851 – May 25, 1929) was an American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss was born in Sharon Springs, New York and majored in science at Cornell University. He t ...

(1851–1929), American astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer * Garrett Sinnott (born 1987), Irish sportsperson * Garrett Smith (born 1967), former U.S. soccer defender *

Garrett Stafford Garrett Stafford (born January 28, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes. Playing career As a youth, Stafford ...

(born 1980), professional ice hockey defenceman * Garrett Stephenson (born 1972), retired Major League Baseball pitcher *

Garrett Stubbs Garrett Patrick Stubbs (born May 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Stubbs attended the University of Southern ...

(born 1993), American baseball catcher * Garrett Swasey (1971–2015), American ice skater and slain police officer *

Garrett Temple Garrett Bartholomew Temple (born May 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers from 2005 until 2009. An NBA jo ...

(born 1986), American professional basketball guard *

Garrett Uhlenbrock Garrett Uhlenbrock, (born Garrett James Uhlenbrock, 21 August 1964) aka Skinny Bones is an American punk rock musician and songwriter, best known for co-writing songs for the New York based band, the Ramones. Record producer Bill Laswell i ...

(born 1964), punk rock musician and songwriter *

Garrett Wang Garrett Richard Wang () (; born December 15, 1968) is an American actor. Wang is known for his role in '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as Ensign Harry Kim. Early life Wang was born in Riverside, California, to Taiwanese immigrant parents. He has one ...

(born 1968), American actor *

Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale (born August 6, 1985) is an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and world record-holder in two events. Early life Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He graduated from Nic ...

(born 1985), American swimmer * Garrett Williams (born 2001), American football player *

Garrett Willis Garrett Michael Willis (born November 21, 1973) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. Willis was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended East Tennessee State University where he was member of ...

(born 1973), American professional golfer *

Garrett Wilson Garrett Wilson (born July 22, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted 10th overall by the Jets in the 2022 NFL Draft. W ...

(born 2000), American football wide receiver *

Garrett Wilson (ice hockey) Garrett Wilson (born March 16, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). Wilson was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 4th round (107th ...

(born 1991), Canadian professional ice hockey winger * Garrett L. Withers (1884–1953), Democrat, represented Kentucky *

Garrett Wittels Garrett Nicholas Wittels (born May 11, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals organization, and is a free agent. Wittels played college baseball for the Florida International University Golde ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Garrett Wolfe Garrett Wolfe (born August 17, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played his college football at Northern Illinois. Early years A Chicago native, Wolfe atte ...

(born 1984), American former football running back * Garrett Zuercher (born 1979), American deaf actor, director, and playwright

People with the surname

* Abraham Ellison Garrett (1830–1907), American politician *

Almeida Garrett João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (; 4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of t ...

(1799–1854), Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist, and politician *

Alvin Garrett Alvin Lynn Garrett (born October 1, 1956) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. College career Before his NFL career, he played college football a ...

(born 1956), American football player * Amir Garrett (born 1992), American baseball player *

Amos Garrett Amos Garrett (born November 26, 1941) is an American-Canadian blues and blues-rock musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and musical arranger. He has written instructional books about music and guitar. Garrett holds dual citizenship and was rai ...

(born 1941), American-Canadian musician and author * Andrew Garrett (explorer) (1823–1887), American explorer, naturalist, and illustrator *

Andrew Garrett (linguist) Andrew James Garrett (born 1961) is a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in Indo-European languages, and the languages of California, especially Yurok. Garrett received his Ph.D. in linguistics fr ...

, American linguist *

Augustus Garrett Augustus Garrett (1801 – November 30, 1848) was an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Chicago (1843–1844, 1845–1846). He was a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and career Garrett married Eliza Clark in 1825 i ...

(1801–1848), mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1843 to 1844 and 1845 to 1846 *

Betty Garrett Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 – February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She originally performed on Broadway, and was then signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She appeared in several musical film ...

(1919–2011), American actress, comedian, singer, and dancer *

Bill Garrett (basketball) William Leon Garrett (April 4, 1929 – August 7, 1974) was a basketball player, coach, educator, and a college administrator who is best known as the first African American to regularly play on a Big Ten Conference varsity basketball team. Prior ...

(1929–1974), American basketball player, coach, and college administrator * Billy Garrett (1933–1999), American racing driver *

Bobby Garrett Robert Driscoll Garrett (August 16, 1932 – 5 December 1987) was an American football quarterback who played for Stanford University and played one season in the National Football League. He is a member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. ...

(1932-1987), American football player *

Brad Garrett Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Possessing a distinctive deep voice, he has appeared in numerous television and film roles in both live-action and ...

(born 1960), American actor and comedian *

Braxton Garrett Braxton L. Garrett (born August 5, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted seventh overall by the Marlins in the 2016 MLB draft. Amateur career Garrett attended Fo ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Carl Garrett Carl L. Garrett (August 31, 1947 – August 24, 2020) was an American football running back who began his professional career with the American Football League's Boston Patriots. Carl Garrett caught 29 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns i ...

(born 1947), American football player * Charles Garrett (1901–1968), English cricketer and Royal Navy officer * *

Cliff Garrett John Clifford Garrett (1908 in Seattle, Washington - 1963) was an American entrepreneur who founded a company in Los Angeles in 1936 which came to be known as Garrett AiResearch. The company was first named Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, then ...

(1908–1963), American founder of Garrett AiResearch *

David Garrett (musician) David Christian Bongartz (born 4 September 1980), known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist. Early life When Garrett was four years old his father purchased a violin for his ol ...

(born 1980), German violinist * David Garrett (politician) (born 1958), New Zealand Member of Parliament *

Denis Garrett Stephen Denis Garrett (1 November 1906 – 26 December 1989) was a British plant pathologist and mycologist who did pioneering work on soil-borne pathogens, root pathology and soil ecology. He was the first to apply ecological concepts to int ...

(1906–1989), British mycologist and plant pathologist *

Diante Garrett Diante Maurice Garrett (born November 3, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Iowa State University. High school career Garrett attend ...

(born 1988), American basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Dickie Garrett Richard 'Dickie' Garrett (1865 – 17 February 1908) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Penarth and international rugby for Wales. Garrett was a collier by trade and in 1908 was killed when he was crush ...

(1865–1908), Welsh rugby union player *

Dub Garrett William Davis Garrett "Dub" Jr. (January 29, 1925 – July 24, 1976) was an American football Guard (American football), guard who played one season with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the ...

(1925–1976), American football player * Dudley Garrett (1924–1944), Canadian ice hockey player *

Edmund H. Garrett Edmund Henry Garrett (1853–1929) was an American illustrator, bookplate-maker, and author—as well as a highly respected painter—renowned for his illustrations of the legends of King Arthur. Biography Garrett was born in Albany, New York o ...

(1853–1929), American painter, illustrator, and author *

Elizabeth Garrett Helen Elizabeth Garrett, commonly known as Elizabeth Garrett or Beth Garrett (June 30, 1963 – March 6, 2016), was an American professor of law and academic administrator. Between 2010 and 2015, she served as Provost and Senior Vice President ...

(1963–2016), American academic administrator * Emma Garrett (c. 1846–1893), American educator and activist * Finis J. Garrett (1875–1956), American politician *

Franklin Garrett Franklin Miller Garrett (September 25, 1906 – March 5, 2000) was the only official historian of Atlanta. His massive ''Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of its People and Events'' is a book about the city's history. Biography A native of ...

(1906–2000), American historian *

Garet Garrett Garet Garrett (February 19, 1878 – November 6, 1954), born Edward Peter Garrett, was an American journalist and author, known for his opposition to the New Deal and U.S. involvement in World War II. Overview Garrett was born February 1 ...

(1878–1954), American journalist and author * Geoffrey Garrett, Australian political scientist, dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania * *

Haskell Garrett Haskell Garrett (born May 4, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State. Early years Originally from Vermont, Garrett moved to Hawaii, then Nevada at age 13, after the d ...

(born 1998), American football player * * Hubert Garrett (1885–1915), Australian-English cricketer, son of Tom Garrett *

Jack Garrett Jack Garrett (22 May 1914 – 11 September 1977) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1969 to 1981. A public works contractor, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1969 by the Administrative Panel. He w ...

(1914–1977), Irish politician * James P. Garrett (1922–2015), American attorney in Oklahoma, last served on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals *

Jason Garrett Jason Calvin Garrett (born March 28, 1966) is a former American football player and coach and current broadcaster. He previously served as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for the 2010s from 2010-2019. Garrett has also been offensive coordi ...

(born 1966), American football player and coach *

Jesse James Garrett Jesse James Garrett is a User Experience Designer based in San Francisco, California and co-founder of Adaptive Path strategy and design consulting firm. His diagram titled The Elements of User Experience launched his popularity in the web design c ...

, American user experience designer *

John W. Garrett John Work Garrett (July 31, 1820 – September 26, 1884), was an American merchant turned banker who became president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) in 1858 and led the railroad for nearly three decades. The B&O became one of the most ...

(1820–1884), American businessman and philanthropist *

Joseph Garrett Joseph Mark Garrett (born 13 December 1990), better known as Stampylonghead or simply Stampy, is an English YouTuber, gamer, author, and filmmaker known for his video game commentaries including ''Minecraft'', and for playing the character of ...

(born 1990), known online as stampylonghead, British YouTube personality *

Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. His primary instruments are alto and ...

(born 1960), American jazz saxophonist and flautist *

Kevin Garrett Kevin Rashard Garrett (born July 29, 1980) is a former American football player. Garrett attended Southern Methodist University and was drafted in the 2003 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. He has previously played football with the St. Louis Ra ...

(born 1980), American football player *

Laurie Garrett Laurie Garrett (born 1951) is an American science journalist and author. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1996 for a series of works published in '' Newsday'' that chronicled the Ebola virus outbreak in Zaire. Bi ...

(born 1951), American science journalist and author *

Lee Garrett Lee Garrett (born June 30, 1943, in Mississippi) is an American rhythm and blues singer-songwriter, most famous for co-writing the classic song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours". He recorded a handful of solo singles during the 1960s, one of ...

(born 1948), American singer-songwriter *

Leif Garrett Leif Garrett (born Leif Per Nervik; November 8, 1961) is an American singer, actor, and television personality. He worked as a child actor, then in the 1970s became famous as a teen idol in music. He later received much publicity for his drug ...

(born 1961), American musician and actor *

Lesley Garrett Lesley Garrett, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 10 April 1955) is an English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality. She is noted for being at home in opera and "crossover music". Early life Garrett was born in the ...

(born 1955), English musician and broadcaster *

Maureen Garrett Maureen Garrett (born Maureen Mason Garrett; 1948 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is an American actress. Garrett played the role of Holly Norris on '' Guiding Light'', a role she inherited from Lynn Deerfield in 1976. For many years, the ...

(born 1948), American actress * *

Myles Garrett Myles Lorenz Garrett (born December 29, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M, where he received unanimous All-American honors in 2016, ...

(born 1994), American football player * Neil Garrett (born 1975), British TV producer/director * * Pat Garrett (1850–1908), American lawman who killed Billy the Kid *

Patsy Garrett Virginia "Patsy" Garrett (May 4, 1921 – January 8, 2015) was an American actress and singer. Beginning her career as a radio performer at the age of seven, Garrett is best known for her seven years on Fred Waring's ''Pleasure Time'' radio sho ...

(1921–2015), American actress and singer *

Peter Garrett Peter Robert Garrett (born 16 April 1953) is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician. In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil. As a performer he is known for his sign ...

(born 1953), Australian musician, environmentalist, and politician * R. M. Garrett (1807–1885), American politician *

Randall Garrett Gordon Randall Phillip David GarrettGarrett, Randall
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Ray Garrett, Jr. (1920–1980), American lawyer *

Raymond Garrett Sir Raymond William Garrett, (19 October 1900 – 12 October 1994) was an Australian pilot, military officer, photographer, and politician. A member of the Liberal Party, Garrett served on the Victorian Legislative Council for eighteen years, an ...

(1900–1994), Australian military officer * Reed Garrett (born 1993), American baseball player *

Richard Garrett (author) Richard Garrett (15 January 1920 – 29 July 2008) is an English author and an ex-prisoner of war. Biography Richard Garrett joined up in 1939 and was made a second lieutenant in the Notts and Derby Regiment (the Sherwood Foresters) at the outbre ...

(1920–2008), English author *

Richard Garrett (1755–1839) Richard Garrett (12 October 1755 – 20 October 1839)R. A. Whitehead. ''Garretts of Leiston'' (London: Percival Marshall, 1965) founded Richard Garrett & Sons, the agricultural machinery manufacturing plant in Leiston in the English county of S ...

, English manufacturer *

Robert Garrett Robert S. Garrett (May 24, 1875 – April 25, 1961) was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations. Garrett was the first modern Ol ...

(1875–1961), American Olympic athlete *

Scott Garrett Ernest Scott Garrett (born July 9, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for , serving from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 200 ...

(born 1959), American politician *

Sean Garrett Garrett Robin Hamler, known professionally as Sean Garrett, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is responsible for a series of chart-topping compositions, most notably Usher's " Yeah!" which ranks second on the ''Billboa ...

(born 1979), American singer-songwriter and producer *

Siedah Garrett Deborah Christine "Siedah" Garrett (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Brand N ...

(born 1958), American singer-songwriter *

Snuff Garrett Thomas Lesslie Garrett (July 5, 1938 – December 16, 2015) known as Snuff Garrett or Tommy Garrett, was an American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s. Early years Garrett was born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

(1938–2015), American record producer *

Static Major Stephen Ellis Garrett (November 11, 1974 – February 25, 2008), known professionally as Static Major (and previously as Static), was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the R&B tri ...

, birth name of Stephen Garrett (1974–2008), American singer-songwriter and producer, member of the group Playa * Stone Garrett (born 1995), American baseball player *

Susie Garrett Susie Garrett (December 29, 1929 – May 24, 2002) was an American actress of theatre and television, jazz vocalist and acting teacher. She is best known for playing Cherie's grandmother Betty Johnson on the NBC series ''Punky Brewster''. Person ...

(1929–2002), African American actress and singer *

Thomas Garrett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the ...

(1789–1871), American abolitionist *

Tom Garrett Thomas William Garrett (26 July 1858 – 6 August 1943) was an early Australian Test cricketer and, later, a distinguished public servant. Early life Tom Garrett was the second son of a newspaper proprietor and politician who bore the same n ...

(1858–1943), Australian cricketer *

Tommy Garrett (footballer) Thomas Garrett (28 February 1926 – 16 April 2006) was an English professional footballer. He represented his country on three occasions. Garrett was a miner playing for Horden Colliery when Blackpool signed him as a 16-year-old in 1942, in ...

(1926–2006), English footballer * Tracy L. Garrett, American marine general *

Umi Garrett Umi Garrett (born August 15, 2000) is an American classical pianist. Early career Garrett began playing the piano at the age of four years. She began serious study of the piano under the instruction of Itoe Akimoto and Yoshie Akimoto. Currently ...

(born 2000), American pianist *

Wendell Garrett Wendell D. Garrett (October 9, 1929 – November 14, 2012) was an American historian, expert on Americana and American-origin decorative arts and editor. Early life and education Born in Los Angeles, Garrett received a bachelor's degree in organi ...

(1929–2012), Americana expert and historian

Fictional characters

Edna Garrett This is a list of characters from the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life''. Characters table Edna Garrett Edna Ann Garrett Gaines, known as Mrs. Garrett or Mrs. G, was played by the actress Charlotte Rae from 1978 to 1986. Garrett was the you ...

, a character on the TV series ''The Facts of Life'' and ''Diff'rent Strokes'' * Kelly Garrett (''Charlie's Angels''), a character on the 1976–81 TV series ''Charlie's Angels'' * Garrett, a character from the ''Twilight'' book and film series * The eponymous protagonist of Glen Cook's

Garrett P.I. Garrett P.I. is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Glen Cook about Garrett, a freelance private investigator. The novels are written in a hard-boiled detective fiction style, with elements of traditional mystery and dialogue-based humo ...

series of fantasy novels. *

Garrett (character) Garrett is a player character and the protagonist of the stealth games series ''Thief''. The character was introduced in '' Thief: The Dark Project'' in 1998. Multiple publications praised his character as one of top antiheroes in video games and ...

, from the ''Thief'' video game series

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