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Hewett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Paul Hewett (born 1959), British actor, director, and philanthropist *
Alfie Hewett Alfie Hewett (born 6 December 1997) is a British wheelchair tennis player. He is the current world No. 1 in doubles, and a former world No. 1 in singles. Hewett is a 21-time major champion, having won six titles in singles and 15 in doubles, ...
(born 1997), British wheelchair tennis player * Ben Hewett (born 1978), Australian actor and television presenter * Charles Thomas Hewett, South Australian explorer and politician *
Christopher Hewett Christopher George Hewett (5 April 1921 – 3 August 2001) was an English actor and theatre director best known for his role as Lynn Aloysius Belvedere on the ABC sitcom ''Mr. Belvedere''. Career Hewett was born in Worthing, Sussex to Chris ...
(1921–2001), British actor and theatre director *
Colleen Hewett Colleen Hewett (born 16 April 1950) is an Australian singer and actress. Hewett's top 40 singles on the Kent Music Report include " Super Star", " Day by Day" (both 1971), "Carry That Weight" (1972), "Dreaming My Dreams with You" (1980) ...
(born 1950), Australian actress and singer *
Cornwallis Hewett # Cornwallis Hewett FRSC (1787 – 13 September 1841) was a physician who served as Downing Professor of Medicine and Physician-Extraordinary to the King. His younger half-brother Prescott Gardner Hewett also served as Physician-Extraordinary as ...
(1787–1841), Royal Physician and
Downing Professor of Medicine The Downing Professorship of Medicine was one of the senior professorships in medicine at the University of Cambridge. The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The original electo ...
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Dave Hewett David Norman Hewett (born 14 July 1971) is a former rugby union player from New Zealand, currently working as Coach (sport), coach, whose usual position was prop. Rugby union career Player He played for the Crusaders (rugby), Crusaders in Sup ...
(born 1971), New Zealand rugby union player * Donnel Foster Hewett (1881–1971), American geologist and mineralogist *
Dorothy Hewett Dorothy Coade Hewett (21 May 1923 – 25 August 2002) was an Australian playwright, poet and author, and a romantic feminist icon. In writing and in her life, Hewett was an experimenter. As her circumstances and beliefs changed, she progressed ...
(1923–2002), Australian poet, novelist and playwright *
Edgar Lee Hewett Edgar Lee Hewett (November 23, 1865 – December 31, 1946) was an American archaeologist and anthropologist whose focus was the Native American communities of New Mexico and the southwestern United States. He is best known for his role in ...
(1865–1946), American archaeologist and anthropologist *
George Hewett (British Army officer) General Sir George Hewett, 1st Baronet (11 June 1750 – 21 March 1840) was Commander-in-Chief, India and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland for the British Army. Military career Educated at Wimborne Grammar School and the Royal Military Academy, ...
(1750 - 1840), British army general *
Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
George Hayley Hewett George Hayley Hewett, (12 November 1855 – 7 October 1930) was a British naval officer in the Royal Indian Navy who rose to become Director of the Royal Indian Marine. Hewett was also the brother of the colonial administrator and Member of Parl ...
(1855–1930), Royal Navy Admiral *
Herbie Hewett Herbert Tremenheere Hewett (25 May 1864 – 4 March 1921) was an English amateur first-class cricketer who played for Somerset, captaining the county from 1889 to 1893, as well as Oxford University and the Marylebone Cricket Club. A battling ...
(1864–1921), English cricketer *
Howard Hewett Howard Hewett Jr. (born October 1, 1955) is an American singer–songwriter. Hewett rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the group Shalamar. In 1985, he left the group to pursue his solo career, but he later returned to the group in 2001. He sig ...
(born 1955), American singer *
Ivan Hewett Ivan Hewett is a British music critic and author who specializes in classical music. Since 2009 he has been the chief music critic for British newspaper ''The Daily Telegraph''. Hewett has a particular interest in contemporary classical music, ...
, British music journalist * Rev. John Hewett (1830–1911), British priest * Sir John Prescott Hewett (1854–1941), British Member of Parliament and Colonial administrator * Rev. John Short Hewett (1781–1835), British academic and priest *
Lauren Hewett Lauren Hewett (born 8 January 1981) is an Australian former actress. She is best known for her role in ''Ocean Girl'' as Mera, ''Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left'' as X, and also for her role as Lara Ritchie in ''The Echo of Thunder''. ...
(born 1981), Australian actress * Sir Prescott Gardner Hewett, 1st Baronet (1812–1891), Royal Physician *
William Nathan Wrighte Hewett Vice admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral Sir William Nathan Wrighte Hewett, (12 August 1834 – 13 May 1888) was a Royal Navy officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awa ...
(1834–1888), English Royal Navy admiral and Victoria Cross recipient


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Hewitt (name) Hewitt is both an English surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname In science and technology * Carl Hewitt, American scientist * Charles Gordon Hewitt (1885–1920), Canadian entomologist * Edwin Hewitt (1920–19 ...
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