Blackett or Blacket is a surname of English derivation.

People

Andrea Blackett Andrea Melissa Blackett (born 24 January 1976, in London) is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also a women's track assistant coach at her alma mater, Rice University. Her greatest achievement in athletics i ...

(born 1976), Barbadian athlete *

Basil Phillott Blackett Sir Basil Phillott Blackett (8 January 1882 – 15 August 1935) was a British civil servant and expert on international finance. Biography Blackett was the eldest son of Rev. William Blackett, a missionary and educationalist in India and hi ...

(1882–1935), British civil servant and finance expert * Basil Blackett (1886–1920), British WW1 flying ace *

Christopher Blackett Christopher Blackett (1751 – 25 January 1829) owned the Northumberland colliery at Wylam that built ''Puffing Billy'', the first commercial adhesion steam locomotive. He was also the founding owner of ''The Globe'' newspaper in 1803. Lif ...

, British colliery and newspaper owner and railway innovator *

Edmund Blacket Edmund Thomas Blacket (25 August 1817 – 9 February 1883) was an Australian architect, best known for his designs for the University of Sydney, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney and St. Saviour's Cathedral, Goulburn. Arriving in Sydney from Engl ...

(1817–1883), Australian architect *

Hill Blackett Vernive Hill Blackett (March 13, 1892 – December 6, 1967) was a radio daytime-advertising pioneer who played a major part in the development of the soap opera. Life Vernive Hill Blackett was born in Juneau, Alaska in 1892, the son of Charles ...

(1892–1967), American radio advertising pioneer *

Blackett baronets There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Blackett family, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2013. The Blackett family can be traced back to the Blacketts/Blakheveds of Woodcroft, County Durham, some ...

Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Matfen Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet (May 1621 – 16 May 1680) was a businessman who founded a mercantile and industrial base in Newcastle and a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1673 to 1680. Early life Blackett was the third son of ...

(1620–1680), businessman and MP **

Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet (25 October 1649 – 23 April 1718) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1689 and 1701. Blackett was the eldest surviving son of William Blackett and ...

of Matfen (1649–1718), MP, builder of Newby Hall **

Sir Edward Blackett, 3rd Baronet There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Blackett family, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2013. The Blackett family can be traced back to the Blacketts/Blakheveds of Woodcroft, County Durham, som ...

(1683–1756), Royal Navy officer **

Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet (9 April 17193 February 1804) was a baronet and member of the British House of Commons for Northumberland. Blackett was the son of John Blackett of Newby Park (the second son of Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet) a ...

of Matfen (1719–1804), MP **

Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Newcastle Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet (May 1621 – 16 May 1680) was a businessman who founded a mercantile and industrial base in Newcastle and a politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1673 to 1680. Early life Blackett was the third son of ...

(1657–1705), MP **

Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (11 February 1690 – 25 September 1728), of Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wallington Hall, Northumberland, was a British landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Comm ...

of Newcastle (1690–1728), MP *

Calverley-Blackett baronets The Calverley, later Blackett Baronetcy, of Calverley in the County of York, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 11 November 1711 for Sir Walter Calverley, 1st Baronet, Walter Calverley. He was succeeded by his son Sir ...

Sir Walter Blackett, 2nd Baronet Sir Walter Calverley Blackett, 2nd Baronet (18 December 1707 – 14 February 1777) was a British baronet and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1777. He was born Walter Calverley at Otley, the only son of Sir Walter Calverl ...

(born Calverley), MP *

Jamie Blackett James William Beauchamp Blackett (born 17 October 1964) is a British politician, writer, landowner farmer and political activist, with articles appearing in ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Spectator'' and other publications. He writes a monthly co ...

(born 1964), British politician, landowner, author and freelance columnist *

Jeff Blackett Jeffrey Blackett (born 20 May 1955) is a British former judge and Royal Navy officer with the rank of Commodore. He was Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces from 2004 to 2020 and among the cases over which he presided was that of "Marine A". ...

(born 1955), British Royal Navy office and judge *

John Fenwick Burgoyne Blackett John Fenwick Burgoyne Blackett (1821 – 25 April 1856) was a British politician. He was the oldest son of Christopher Blackett, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Northumberland South. John was educated at Harrow School, and in 1841 was admitt ...

(1821–1856), British politician *

John Erasmus Blackett John Erasmus Blackett (1 January 1729 – 11 June 1814) was a Newcastle upon Tyne businessman and Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mayor of Newcastle after whom Blackett Street in central History of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle is named. He wa ...

(1729–1814), British businessman and Mayor of Newcastle * John Blackett (1818–1893), New Zealand engineer * Lee Blackett (born 1982), English rugby player and coach *

Lindsay Blackett Lindsay Blackett (born February 8, 1961) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Calgary-North West as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Blackett was born Febru ...

(born 1961), Canadian politician *

Mary Dawes Blackett Mary Ann Dawes Blackett (fl. 1786-1791) was an English author of two collections of poetry and one book of conduct literature. Her ''Suicide; a poem'' (1789) addressed what was considered by foreigners and English alike to be a pressing natio ...

(fl. 1786-1791), British writer *

Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett (18 November 1897 – 13 July 1974) was a British experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism, winning the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1948. ...

(1897–1974), British experimental physicist, Nobel Prize winner *

Ralph Beattie Blacket Ralph Beattie Blacket (July 11, 1919 – 2010) was an Australian Foundation Professor of Medicine at the University of New South Wales in Australia. He was responsible for important research on beriberi and heart disease. Early life and educatio ...

(1919–2010), Australian physician *

Shane Blackett Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name), a masculine given name and a sur ...

(born 1982), English footballer *

Tyler Blackett Tyler Nathan Blackett (born 2 April 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a left-back or centre-back. He began his career in the Manchester United youth academy in 2002, and has played on loan for Blac ...

(born 1994), English footballer *

Vivien Blackett Vivien Blackett (born 1955) is a British artist, notable for her time as the artist-in-residence at the National Gallery in London. Biography Blackett was born in London and from 1974 to 1978 studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths. In 1985 she had her ...

(born 1955), English artist *

Blackett of Wylam The Blacketts of Wylam were a branch of the Blackett family of Hoppyland, County Durham, England and were related to the Blackett baronets. John Blackett was High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1692, He married Mary, daughter and heir of Richard Er ...

, a family

Fictional characters

Nancy Blackett Nancy Blackett is a fictional character in nine of the twelve juvenile novels in Arthur Ransome's ''Swallows and Amazons series'' of books. She acts as captain of the dinghy, ''Amazon'' and usually directing her friends in their various adventu ...

and Peggy Blackett, ''

Swallows and Amazons ''Swallows and Amazons'' is a children's adventure novel by English author Arthur Ransome and first published on 21 July 1930 by Jonathan Cape. Set in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District, the book introduces the main characters of John, ...

'' * Sergeant Blackitt,

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debuted ...

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The Blacketts of North East England
{{surname, Blackett English-language surnames

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