Kennett 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 ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Barney Kennett
Brian 'Barney' Kennett (born 1955) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England, who raced in the British National League. Born in Orpington, he is part of a speedway family which includes brothers Gordon Kennett and Dave Kennett, and nep ...
(born 1955), English speedway rider
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Basil Kennett
Basil Kennett (21 October 1674 – 3 January 1715) was a Church of England cleric who served as the first chaplain to the British Factory at Leghorn. An academic, writer and translator, Kennett was elected president of Corpus Christi College, Oxfor ...
(1674–1715), English cleric, college president
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Bob Kennett (
fl. 1967–1970), New Zealand-American racing car driver
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Brackley Kennett (fl. 1765–1781), English Sheriff & Lord Mayor of London
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Brady Kennett (born 1974), New Zealander racing car driver
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Brian Kennett (born 1948), English-Australian seismologist
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Kennett Bros
The Kennett Bros is the business name for brothers Paul Kennett, Simon Kennett and Jonathan Kennett. They have been heavily involved in mountain biking in New Zealand since 1984, and in publishing books about cycling and cyclists. They were induc ...
(fl. 1986–2014), New Zealand mountain bikers, event organisers, authors
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Edward Kennett
Edward David Kennett (born 28 August 1986 in Hastings, England) is a motorcycle speedway rider. He was the British Under-21 Champion in 2005 and has appeared in two Speedway Grand Prix as a wild card.
Kennett's father Dave, was a motorcycle s ...
(born 1986), British speedway rider
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Fred Kennett (1908–1994), Australian rules football player
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Gordon Kennett
Gordon William Kennett (born 2 September 1953) is a former motorcycle speedway rider. In 1978 he won the World Pairs Championship with Malcolm Simmons. He also finished runner-up to Ole Olsen in the 1978 Speedway World Championship at Wembley. ...
(1953–2023), British speedway rider
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Houn Jiyu-Kennett
Hōun Jiyu-Kennett (Japanese: 法雲慈友ケネット, 1 January 1924 – 6 November 1996), born Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett, was a British roshi most famous for having been the first female to be sanctioned by the Sōtō School of Japan ...
(1924–1996), English rōshi
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Jeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett (born 2 March 1948) is a former Australian politician who was the 43rd Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999, and currently a media commentator. He was previously the president of the Hawthorn Football Club, serving ...
(born 1948), Australian politician
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Luther Martin Kennett (1807–1873), US politician
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Muriel Kennett Wales
Muriel Kennett Wales (9 Jun 1913 – 8 August 2009) was an Irish-Canadian mathematician, and is believed to have been the first Irish-born woman to earn a PhD in pure mathematics.
Life
She was born Muriel Kennett on 9 June 1913 in Belfast. In 19 ...
(1913–2009), Irish-Canadian mathematician
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Murray Kennett (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
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Paul Kennett
Paul Kennett is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Swinton.
Playing career Club career
Kennett was signed by Swinton from Welsh rugby unio ...
(fl. 1992), British rugby league footballer
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Rick Kennett
Rick Kennett'(born 1956) is an Australian writer of science fiction, horror and ghost stories. He is the most prolific and widely published genre author in Australia after Paul Collins (fantasy writer), Paul Collins, Terry Dowling and Greg Egan, w ...
(born 1956), Australian author
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Robert Hatch "R.H." Kennett (1864–1932) English professor of Hebrew
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Todd P. Kennett (born 1969), US rowing coach
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White Kennett
White Kennett (10 August 166019 December 1728) was an English bishop and antiquarian. He was educated at Westminster School and at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, where, while an undergraduate, he published several translations of Latin works, including ...
(1660–1728), English bishop, antiquarian
The name has also been used as a given name
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William Kennett Loftus
William Kennett Loftus (13 November 1820, Linton, Kent – 27 November 1858, at sea) was a British geologist, naturalist, explorer and archaeological excavator. He discovered the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk in 1849.
Biography
Loftus was brou ...
(1820–1858), English geologist, naturalist, explorer, archaeological excavator
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Kennett Love (1924–2013), US journalist
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John Kennett Starnes
John Kennett Starnes (February 5, 1918 – December 23, 2014) was a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and novelist.
Born in Montreal, Quebec to Henry Kennett Starnes and his wife, Altha Ella (née McCrea), Starnes was educated at Selwyn House Sch ...
(1918–2014), Canadian civil servant, diplomat, novelist.
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