{{about|the surname}} '''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 *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 *{{look from}} *{{in title}}

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Category:English-language surnames