All around the world, Barrett (Barrett 
, باريت 
, בארט 
, among others...) is quite a common male first name. The given name Barrett is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, New Zealand, where it is a rare male name, and Canada. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, Barrett is the last name as well as the forename.
Barrett is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Barrett Rude Senior , the musical character in the musical The Fortress of Solitude by Michael Friedman and Barrett Rude Junior , the musical character in the musical The Fortress of Solitude by Michael Friedman.
| dacre barrett (died 1733), GB (b. 1653) |
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| sturtevant barrett 8 Jun 1703 Long Eaton, Derbyshire - 31 Oct 1766 Calverton, Nottinghamshire (b. 1703) |
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| giles leonard barrett English actor (b. 1744) |
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| eaton stannard barrett Irish writer, author of Little Hydrogen, IE (b. 1786) |
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wilson barrett British actor (1846-1904), GB (b. 1846) |
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| almeda zibia barrett American botanist and botanical collector (1831-1924), US (b. 1831) |
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theobald butler barrett Canadian politician, CA (b. 1894) |
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| harrison barrett American slave, US (b. 1845) |
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| rollo samuel barrett (1883-1963) (b. 1883) |
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aston barrett Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian, JM (b. 1946) |
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spencer barrett evolutionary biologist, CA (b. 1948) |
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ray barrett Paralympic athletics competitor of Australia, AU (b. 1952) |
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| ray m. barrett American politician, US (b. 1902) |
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| linton lomas barrett American Hispanist and translator of Romance languages (b. 1904) |
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| battna barrett Irish hurler (b. 1906) |
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