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

Given name

Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's '' A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's '' Somebody New''), followed by ...

(born 1969), American country singer and songwriter *

Rhett Bernstein Rhett Anthony Bernstein (born September 10, 1987) is an American former soccer player. In 2009, he won the Hermann Trophy. He played for Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, Mjøndalen, and Miami FC. Early and personal life Bernstein was born in San Diego, ...

(born 1987), American soccer player *

Rhett Biglands Rhett Biglands (born 4 September 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Career He made his debut as an 18-year-old in the SANFL with Woodville West Torrens kicking 5 goals in his first match. He was ...

(born 1977), former Australian rules footballer *

Rhett Davies Rhett Davies (born 1949 in London) is an English record producer and engineer. Davies' father was trumpet player Ray Davies (no relation to Ray Davies of The Kinks). Davies became a studio engineer at Island Records studios in the early 1970s, a ...

(born 1949), English record producer and engineer *

Rhett Forrester Rhett Forrester (September 22, 1956 – January 22, 1994) was an American musician best known as the lead singer for New York-based band Riot from 1981 until 1984. Biography Forrester was born on September 22, 1956, in Tucker, Georgia. His m ...

(1956–1994), American musician and lead singer of the band Riot *

Rhett Harty Rhett Stowe Harty (born March 8, 1970 in Pasadena, California) is an American former soccer defender who spent one season in the Western Soccer League, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, one in the USISL and three with the MetroStar ...

(born 1970), American former soccer defender * Rhett Hall (born 1968), American National Football League defensive lineman *

Rhett Lawrence James Everett "Rhett" Lawrence is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced, mentored, and helped launch the career of 5 artists amongst the top 200 artists to be featured on Billboard magazine's top charts from 1955-2012, who ...

record producer and songwriter * Rhett Lockyear (born 1983), Australian cricket player * Rhett McLaughlin (born 1977), YouTube personality * Rhett Miller (born 1970), lead singer of the alternative country band Old 97's *

Rhett Titus Everett Lawrence Titus (born September 15, 1987) is an American professional wrestler working for Ring of Honor (ROH). where he is a former ROH World Television Champion, an overall two-time ROH Tag Team Champion individually, as well as winn ...

, ring name of professional wrestler Everett Lawrence Titus (born 1987) *

Rhett Warrener Rhett Adam Warrener (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames between 1995 an ...

(born 1976), Canadian retired hockey defenceman * Rhett Wiseman (born 1994), American baseball player

Surname

* Alicia Rhett (1915–2014), American portrait painter and actress; acted in ''Gone with the Wind'' * Cecily Rhett (contemporary), American film editor *

Errict Rhett Errict Undra Rhett (born December 11, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1990s and early 2000s. Rhett played college football for t ...

(born 1970), American professional football player *

Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...

(1800–1876), American secessionist politician from South Carolina; U.S. senator 1850–1852; Confederate congressman *

William Rhett Colonel William Rhett (4 September 1666 – 12 January 1723) was a British-born plantation owner in the Province of Carolina in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He arrived in America in 1694, accompanied by his wife Sarah. Rhett quickly b ...

(fl. early 18th century), American colonial leader from South Carolina

Stage name

Thomas Rhett 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 Ap ...

(born 1990), American singer

Fictional characters

Rhett Butler Rhett Butler (Born in 1828) is a fictional character in the 1936 novel ''Gone with the Wind'' by Margaret Mitchell and in the 1939 film adaptation of the same name. It is one of Clark Gable's most recognizable and significant roles. Role Rhe ...

, from the 1936 novel and 1939 film ''Gone with the Wind'' *

Rhett the Boston Terrier The Boston University Terriers are the ten men's and fourteen women's varsity athletic teams representing Boston University in NCAA Division I competition. Boston University's team nickname is the Terriers, and the official mascot is Rhett the ...

, official costumed mascot of the Boston University and Boston University Academy Terriers {{given name, type=both English masculine given names