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'''Barrett''' (sometimes spelled '''Barret''' or '''Barratt''') is a [[surname]] that has been associated with several different people, places and organisations.
'''Barrett''' is a popular surname in south and west [[Ireland]]. It is most common in counties [[Mayo]] and [[Galway]] as well as [[County Cork|Cork]]. The Gaelic version of the name is Barόid in the south and Bairéid in the west. It translates to "intellectual son". The Barretts of Ireland first appeared following the [[Normans|Norman]] invasion, hired as mercenaries from [[Wales]]. They were quickly assimilated into Irish culture. As an [[English people|English]] surname, it is thought to derive from an [[Old English]] word meaning 'quarrelsome' or 'deceitful', or from a corruption of the Norman personal name ''Barnard'' or ''Bernhard''. The surname is common in England, especially in [[Norfolk]].
==People==
===A===
* [[Aaron Barrett]] (born 1974), lead singer of [[United States|American]] [[ska punk]] band [[Reel Big Fish]]
* [[Alice Barrett]] (born 1956), American actress
* [[Amanda Barrett]], vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for [[The Ditty Bops]]
* [[Andrea Barrett]] (born 1954), American novelist
* [[Arthur Barret]] (born 1836), American politician
* [[Arthur Barrett]] (born 1944), West Indian cricketer
* [[Aston Barrett]] (born 1946), Jamaican musician
===B===
* [[Becky Barrett]] (born 1942), Canadian politician
* [[Bill Barrett]] (born 1929), Nebraska politician
* [[Bob Barrett]] (born 1935), American football player
* [[Bob Barrett (baseball)|Bob Barrett]] (born 1899), American baseball infielder
* [[Brendan Barrett]], an English scientist
* [[Brendan Ryan Barrett]] (born 1986), an American actor
===C===
*[[Carlton Barrett]] (born 1950), Jamaican musician
*[[Charles Barrett (baseball)]] (born 1915), American baseball player, shortest night game in history
*[[Charles Leslie Barrett]] (born 1870), Australian natural history writer
*[[Charley Barrett]] (born 1893), American football player in College Football Hall of Fame
*Charles Simon Barrett (born 1866), American agriculturist
*[[Colleen Barrett]] (born 1944), President of Southwest Airlines
*[[Craig Barrett (Intel Chairman)|Craig Barrett]] (born 1939), chairman of [[Intel Corporation]]
*[[Craig Barrett (athlete)|Craig Barrett]] (born 1971), New Zealand athlete
===D===
* [[Dan Barrett (politician)|Dan Barrett]], American politician
* [[Dan Barrett (musician)|Dan Barrett]] (born [[1955]]), American [[jazz]] musician
* [[Danny Barrett]], Canadian Football League quarterback
* [[Dave Barrett]] (born 1930), former [[Premier of British Columbia]]
* [[David Barrett (American football)|David Barrett]] (born 1977), [[National Football League]] [[Cornerback]]
* [[David D. Barrett]] (born 1892), American soldier and [[East Asia]] expert.
* [[David V. Barrett]], British author
* [[Dicky Barrett]] (born 1964), lead singer of [[The Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], and announcer of the late-night TV talk show ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''
===E===
* [[Eaton Stannard Barrett]] (born 1786), Irish author and poet
* [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning|Elizabeth Barrett]] (born 1806), English poet
===F===
* [[Francis Barrett (boxer)|Francis Barrett]] (born 1977), Irish professional boxer and former olympian
* [[Francis Barrett (occultist)|Francis Barrett]] (born around 1770), English occult writer
* [[Frank Barrett (baseball)|Frank Barrett]] (1913 - 1998), [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[Frank Barrett (footballer)|Frank Barrett]] (1872 - 1907), Scottish footballer
* [[Frank A. Barrett]] (born 1892), Irish-American politician
* [[Fred Barrett]] (born 1950), retired [[NHL]] defenseman
===G===
* [[George Barret, Sr.]] (born around 1730), Irish landscape artist
* [[Graham Barrett]] (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
* [[J. Gresham Barrett|James Gresham Barrett]] (born 1961), US Congressman
===H===
* Harry Barrett, Irish Labour Party politician
===J===
* [[Jacinda Barrett]] (born 1972), Australian actress
* [[John Barrett (Colonel)|John Barrett]] (died 1693), Irish colonel in the Williamite war
* [[John Barrett (diplomat)|John Barrett]] (born 1866), United States ambassador to Siam, Argentina, Panama, and Colombia.
* [[John Barrett (hockey)|John Barrett]] (born 1958), retired [[NHL]] hockey defenseman
* [[John Andrew Barrett|John Barrett MP]] (born 1954), Scottish politician
* [[John Barrett (reverend)|John Barrett]] (born 1753), Irish reverend and noted Hebrew scholar
* John Barrett, [[BBC]] tennis commentator
* John Barrett, President and CEO of Fortune 500 firm Western & Southern Financial Group
* [[John Cridlan Barrett]] (born 1897), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
* [[John C. A. Barrett]] (born 1943), the current principal of [[Anglo-Chinese School (International)]], Vice Chairperson of [[World Methodist Council]],
* [[John G. Barrett|John Gilbert Barrett]] (born 1952), actor
* John George Barrett, Australian politician
* John W. Barrett, mathematical physicist
* [[Johnny Barrett]] (born 1915), [[MLB]] outfield player
* [[Julian Barrett]] (born 1968), English actor
* [[Justin Barrett]] (born 1971), Irish politician
* [[Justin L. Barrett]], Psychologist
===K===
* [[Kevin Barrett]] (born 1959), Islamic lecturer and conspiracy theorist.
===L===
* [[Lawrence Barrett]] (born 1838), American actor
* [[Linton Lomas Barrett]] (born 1904), Ph.D., diplomat and translator
* [[Lorraine Barrett]] (born 1950), Welsh politician
* [[Lucas Barrett]] (born 1837), English geologist
* [[Lynne Barrett]], American author
===M===
* [[Michael Barratt]] (born 1928), British television presenter
* [[Majel Barrett]] (born 1932), American actress
* [[Marcia Barrett]] (born 1945), Singer in Bony M
* [[Marty Barrett]] (born 1958), American baseball player
* [[Mathias Barrett]] (born 1900), Irish monk
* [[Matthew Barrett]] (born 1944), Irish/Canadian banker
* [[Michael Barrett (baseball)|Michael Barrett]] (born 1976), US baseball player
* [[Michael Barrett (Fenian)|Michael Barrett]], Irishman who was hanged in 1868
* [[Michael Barrett (Irish politician)|Michael Barrett]] (born 1927), Irish [[Fianna Fáil]] politician
* [[Shakin' Stevens|Michael Barrett]] (born 1948), a Welsh singer who is commonly known by his stage name, Shakin' Stevens
* Michael Barrett, US Basketball Olympic medalist, in 1968
* Michael Barrett, an author whose success led to him being 1993 winner of the [[Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction]]
* Michael Barrett, a cinematographer
* Michael Barrett, Music director for St. Luke's orchestra-in-residence at the [[Caramoor International Music Festival]]
* Michael Barrett, Assistant Conductor for the [[Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum]].
* [[Michelle Barrett]] (born 1981), British porn star
* [[Monte Barrett]] (born 1971), Professional Boxer
* [[Mario Barrett]] (born 1986), Singer/Actor/Dancer
===N===
* [[Nancy Barrett]] (born 1943), American actress
* Norman Barrett, Australian born British surgeon, who first described [[Barrett's oesophagus]] in 1957.
===P===
* [[Pam Barrett]], Canadian politician
* [[Pat Barrett]], (born 1941) Irish professional wrestler
* [[Patrick Barrett]], (d. 1415) 15th century Irish bishop
* [[Peter Barrett]] (born 1935), British artist
===R===
* [[Ray Barrett]] (born 1927), Australian actor
* [[Red Barrett]] (born 1915), retired [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[Richard Barrett]] (disambiguation page)
* [[Robert G. Barrett]], Australian author
* [[Ron Barrett]], Illustrator, author and puzzle maker
* [[Rona Barrett]] (born 1936), [[United States|American]] gossip columnist
* [[Ronnie Barrett]] (born 1954), founder of the [[Barrett Firearms Company]]
* [[Ryan Barrett]] (1982), an English boxer
===S===
* [[Seán Barrett (Irish politician)|Seán Barrett]] (born 1944), former Irish Fine Gael Party TD and government minister
* [[Sean Barrett (programmer)|Sean Barrett]] (born 1967), American independent game and graphics programmer.
* [[Sean Barrett (writer)|Sean Barrett]] (born 1959) American writer, nucleonicist, member of the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee.
* [[Sean Barrett (American actor)|Sean Barrett]], an American actor famous for his voices in the [[TUGS]] series of television shows
* [[Shane Barrett]] (born 1981), English [[football (soccer)]] player
* [[Stanton Barrett]] (born 1972), Stuntman, driver
* [[Stephen Barrett]] (born 1933), Critic of Alternative Medicine
* [[Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett]] (born 1946), early [[Pink Floyd]] frontman, whose second solo album was named ''[[Barrett (album)|Barrett]]''
* [[Sylvester Barrett]] (born 1926), Irish politician
===T===
* [[Dave Barrett]], Canadian politician
* [[H. Gordon Barrett]], Canadian politician
* [[Ted Barrett]] (born 1965), [[MLB]] [[umpire (baseball)|umpire]]
* [[Theobald Butler Barrett]]
* [[Tina Barrett]] (born 1976), former member of pop group [[S Club|S Club 7]]
* [[Tom Barrett]]: several persons (disambiguation page)
**[[Tomás Bairéad|Thomas Barrett]] (born 1893), Irish author and nationalist
**[[Tom Barrett (entrepreneur)]]
**[[Tom Barrett (President and CEO, Goodyear Tire and Rubber)]]
**[[Tom Barrett (politician)]], Democratic politician and current Mayor of [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]].
* [[Trent Barrett]] (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player
===W===
* [[Warren Barrett]] (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
* [[Wade Barrett]] (born 1976), American soccer player
* [[Wayne Barrett]], Journo Village Voice
* [[William A. Barrett]] (born 1896), American politician
* [[William Fletcher Barrett]] (born 1844), English physicist
* William P. Barrett (born 1971), American artist and cartoonist
* [[Wild Willy Barrett]], Musician
* [[Wilson Barrett]] (born 1846), English actor
* [[Veronica Grace Boland|Veronica Boland née Barrett]] (born 1899), First female member of Congress from [[Pennsylvania]]
* [[Barrett's esophagus|Dr. Norman Barrett]] (born 1903), Australian-born British surgeon
==Also==
* [[Barrett family]], an important family in the history of [[Jamaica]]
* [[Barrett M82]], an anti-material rifle.
==Fictional characters==
*Elcid Barrett, captain of the ''Antelope'' in the folk song "[[Barrett's Privateers]]"
*Oliver Barret III, a character in [[Love Story (1970 film)|Love Story]]
*Barret, a character in the [[Role-playing game]] [[Final Fantasy VII]]
==Organizations==
*[[Barrett Firearms Company]] is a weapons manufacturing company.
*[[Barrett, The Honors College]] at [[Arizona State University]].
==Places & geographic features==
===Australia===
*There is a [[Parish (subnational entity)|Parish]] of Barrett (administrative district) in [[Queensland, Australia|Queensland]], north-west of [[Townsville, Queensland|Townsville]].
*There is a Mount Barrett in north-eastern [[Western Australia]] near the border with the [[Northern Territory]].
===United States===
There are four towns named ''Barrett'' in the [[United States]]:
*[[Barrett, Minnesota]]
*[[Barrett Township, Pennsylvania]]
*[[Barrett, Texas]]
*[[Barrett, West Virginia]]
==See also==
* [[Barret (disambiguation)]]
* [[Barratt]]
* [[barrette]], a hair clip worn by women for practical or decorative reasons
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