Beckett

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Beckett (disambiguation).

Beckett is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Beckett (1950–79), American animator, special effects artist and teacher, worked on Star Wars
• Alex Beckett (footballer) (born 1954), Scottish footballer
• Alex Beckett (actor)
• Allan Beckett (1914–2005), British civil engineer
• Andy Beckett (born 1969), British journalist and historian
• Ann Beckett (1927–2002), Irish pioneer of occupational therapy
• Arnold Beckett (1920–2010), British pharmacist, academic, and expert on doping in sport
• Barry Beckett (1943–2009), American musician
• Beatrice Beckett (1905–1957), the first wife of the British statesman Anthony Eden
• Bernard Beckett (born 1967), New Zealand writer of fiction for young adults
• Billy Beckett (1915–1998), English footballer
• Bob Beckett (1936–2019), former Canadian ice hockey centre
• Charles Beckett (cricketer) (1794–1838), English first-class cricketer
• Charles Beckett (politician) (born 1958), American politician
• Charles Edward Beckett (1849–1925), brigadier-general and cavalry officer in the British Army
• Chris Beckett (born 1955), English writer, social worker and academic
• Christopher Beckett, 4th Baron Grimthorpe (1915–2003)
• Claire Beckett (born 1978), American photographer
• Clarice Beckett (1887–1935), Australian Tonalist painter
• Clifford Thomason Beckett (1891–1972) British Major General
• Damian Beckett or Cham (born 1979), Jamaica born rapper, singer-songwriter and actor
• Dave Beckett (born 1949), of Canadian pop duo Gary and Dave
• David Beckett (born 1954), English cricketer
• Derry Beckett (1919–1959), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler
• Douglas Beckett (born 1959), former English cricketer
• Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe (1816–1905)
• Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet (1787–1874)
• Edward Beckett, 5th Baron Grimthorpe (born 1954)
• Edwin Beckett (1937–2018), Head of the British Defence Staff in Washington, D.C.
• Emma Beckett (born 1984), Australian netball player in the ANZ Championship
• Emma Beckett (born 1987), Irish footballer
• Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856–1917)
• Ernest Beckett (1869–1952), footballer
• Francis Beckett (born 1945), English author, journalist, biographer, and contemporary historian
• Fred Beckett (1917–1946), American jazz trombonist
• Galen Beckett or Mark Anthony (writer), American author who lives and writes in Colorado
• Gervase Beckett (1866–1937), born William Gervase Beckett-Denison, British banker and Conservative politician
• Gwladys Beckett or Gwladys, Lady Delamere (1897–1943), the first female Mayor of Nairobi from 1938 to 1940
• Harry Beckett (1935–2010), British trumpeter and flugelhorn player of Barbadian origin
• Harry Beckett (actor) (1839–1880), comedian who was president of the Lambs from 1879 to 1880
• Hollis Beckett (1896–1976), politician in Ontario, Canada
• Isaac Beckett (1653–1719), English mezzotint engraver, one of the first practitioners of the art in the country
• J. C. Beckett (1912–1996), Northern Irish historian
• James Beckett (disambiguation)
• Jason Beckett (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
• Jerry Beckett (1886–1943), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Joe Beckett (1892–1965), English boxer of the 1910s and 1920s
• Joe Rand Beckett (1891–1969), American veteran of World War I, lawyer, member of the Indiana Senate
• Joel Beckett (born Joel Bygraves), English actor
• John Beckett (disambiguation)
• Josh Beckett (born 1980), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Julia Beckett (born 1986), English competitive swimmer
• Justin Beckett, American entrepreneur, philanthropist and author
• Kelly Beckett, English professional host, actress, musician and model
• Kirsten Beckett (born 1996), South African artistic gymnast
• Larry Beckett (born 1947), American poet and songwriter best known for his collaborations with Tim Buckley in the late 1960s
• Laurel Beckett, American biostatistician
• Lenny Beckett (born 1980), Australian rugby union player
• Lez Beckett, Australian hip hop artist
• Liam Beckett (born 1951), football manager and former player from Northern Ireland
• Luke Beckett (born 1976), English former professional footballer
• Margaret Beckett (born 1943), British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament
• Marion H. Beckett (1886–1949), American painter
• Mary Beckett (1926–2013), Irish author
• Matt Beckett (born 1973), Welsh former professional cyclist
• Mavis Beckett, former Australian field hockey player
• Michael Beckett (born 1995), British Olympic sailor
• Miles Beckett, co-founder of EQAL, media and technology company in 2008
• Nicholas Beckett (born 1987), Jamaican international footballer
• Peter Beckett (born 1948), English musician and songwriter
• Ralph Beckett, 3rd Baron Grimthorpe (1891–1963)
• Ray Beckett (journalist) (1903–1983), Australian journalist, newspaper editor and author
• Ray Beckett (sound engineer), British sound engineer
• Richard B. Beckett (1919–1983), Canadian politician
• Richard Beckett (author) (1936–1987), Australian author and journalist
• Richard Beckett (cricketer) (1772–1809), English amateur cricketer and captain
• Rick Beckett (1954–2009), American radio broadcaster
• Rob Beckett (born 1986), English stand-up comedian and presenter
• Robbie Beckett (born 1972), former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Robbie Beckett (rugby league) (born 1974), former professional rugby league footballer
• Robert Beckett (1862–1917), English-born Australian politician
• Rogers Beckett (born 1977), American former football safety
• Ronald G. Beckett (born 1953), American paleoanthropologist
• Rowland Beckett, Australian rugby league player
• Roy Beckett (1928–2008), English footballer
• Sam Beckett (skateboarder) (born 1992), British professional skateboarder
• Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), Irish Nobel Prize-winning writer and theatre director
• Sarah Beckett (born 1999), English rugby union player
• Scotty Beckett (1929–1968), American child actor who was a regular in the Our Gang series
• Sheilah Beckett (1913–2013), American illustrator known for her work on the Little Golden Books series
• Simon Beckett (born 1960), British journalist and author
• Stephen Beckett, English actor
• Tanya Beckett (born 1966), English television and radio journalist
• Tavante Beckett (born 1997), American football player
• Ted Beckett (1907–1978), American football player
• Terence Beckett (1923–2013), British businessman
• Thomas W. Naylor Beckett (1839–1906), English-born coffee and tea planter in Ceylon
• Tom Beckett CBE (born 1962), British Army officer
• Tony Beckett (born 1960), former Australian rules footballer
• Vinton Beckett (1923–2018), Jamaican former track and field athlete
• W. N. T. Beckett, MVO, DSC, RN (1893–1941), Royal Navy officer in both World Wars
• Wade Beckett, TV, film and digital producer
• Walter Beckett (composer) (1914–1996), Irish composer
• Wendy Beckett (known as Sister Wendy) (1930–2018), South African nun known for presenting art history documentaries
• William Beckett (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

• Beckett, a vampire in the computer role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (2004)
• Amanda Beckett, the main love interest in the film Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
• Andrew Beckett, the protagonist in the film Philadelphia
• Brandon Beckett, the main character in the film Sniper: Reloaded (2011)
• Carson Beckett, fictional Scottish character in the Canadian-American science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis
• Cutler Beckett, an antagonist in the film series Pirates of the Caribbean
• Kate Beckett, a police officer on the television series Castle
• Captain Maggie Beckett, on the television series Sliders
• Nick Beckett, on the television series Bugs
• Patrick James "PJ" Beckett, from the video game Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
• Dr. Sam Beckett, the protagonist of the television series Quantum Leap
• Sgt. Thomas Beckett, the main character in the film Sniper (1993)
• Tobias Beckett, the mentor of Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Beckett Mariner, main character on the Animated TV series Star Trek: Lower Decks
• Sophia Beckett, main character on Julia Quinn’s book “An Offer From a Gentleman.”

See also

• Becket (disambiguation)
• A'Beckett or à Beckett, a list of people with the surname
• All pages with titles beginning with Beckett
• All pages with titles containing Beckett