Beckett - People

People

• Arthur William à Beckett (1844–1909), English journalist and man of letters
• Barry Beckett (1943–2009), American musician
• Billy Beckett (1915–19??), English footballer
• Chris Beckett (born 1955), English writer, social worker and academic
• Christopher Beckett, 4th Baron Grimthorpe (1915–2003)
• Clifford Thomason Beckett (1891-1972) British Major General
• Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe (1816–1905)
• Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet (1787–1874)
• Edward Beckett, 5th Baron Grimthorpe (born 1954)
• Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856–1917)
• Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811–1856), English comic writer
• Gilbert Arthur à Beckett (1837–1891), English writer
• James Beckett, statistician, author, editor and publisher
• John Beckett (disambiguation), various including:
  • Sir John Beckett, 2nd Baronet, PC, FRS (1775–1847), British lawyer and Tory politician
  • John Beckett (football) (1892–1981), American college football player
  • John Beckett (lawyer), Scottish lawyer and former Solicitor General for Scotland
  • John Beckett (politician) (1894–1964), British politician
  • John Archibald Beckett (1906–1947), Royal Air Force airman
  • John S. Beckett (1927–2007), Irish musician, composer and conductor
• Josh Beckett (born 1980), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Lenny Beckett (born 1980), Australian rugby union player
• Margaret Beckett (born 1943), British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament
• Ralph Beckett, 3rd Baron Grimthorpe (1891–1963)
• Richard Beckett (1772–1809), English amateur cricketer and soldier
• Richard Beckett (author) (1936–1987), Australian author and journalist
• Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), Irish Nobel Prize-winning writer
• Simon Beckett (born 1960), British journalist and author
• Scotty Beckett (1929–1968), American child actor who was a regular in the Our Gang series
• Thomas Becket (ca. 1118–1170) English Archbishop of Canterbury and saint
• Wendy Beckett (known as Sister Wendy) (born 1930), South African nun known for presenting art history documentaries
• William Beckett (disambiguation) various including:
  • Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856–1917), full name Ernest William Beckett, sometimes referred to as William Beckett
  • William Beckett (engineer) (1862–1956), British brigadier-general and railway engineer
  • William Beckett (MP) (1784–1863), English politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds and Ripon
  • William Beckett (singer) (born 1985), lead singer of the band The Academy Is...
• W. N. T. Beckett (1893–1941), British naval officer