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Basset is a surname of French origin. [1] Notable people with the surname include:
- André Basset (1895–1956), younger brother of the above, linguist, orientalist
- Alfred Barnard Basset mathematician
- Basset family includes wealthy landowners in Cornwall
- David Basset (1687–1701), Merchant active in Newfoundland and New England
- Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset
- Francis Basset
- Henri Basset (1892–1926), son of the above, linguist and historian
- John Basset (writer) (1791–1843), writer on Cornish mining
- René Basset (1855–1924), orientalist
- Sarah Basset or Sally Bassett (died 1730), slave in Bermuda executed by burning for attempted murder
- William Basset, several people
