Blackett - People

People

  • Andrea Blackett (born 1976), Barbadian athlete
  • Sir Basil Blackett (1882-1935), finance expert
  • Basil Blackett (1886-1920), WW1 flying ace
  • Edmund Blacket (1817-1883), Australian architect
  • Blackett baronets
    • Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Matfen (1620-1680) businessman and MP
    • Sir Edward Blackett, 2nd Baronet of Matfen (1649-1718) MP, builder of Newby Hall
    • Sir Edward Blackett, 3rd Baronet (1683–1756) Royal Navy officer
    • Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet of Matfen (1719-1804) MP
    • Sir William Blackett, 1st Baronet, of Newcastle (1657- 1705) MP
    • Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet of Newcastle (1690-1728) MP
  • Calverley-Blackett baronets
    • Sir Walter Blackett, 2nd Baronet (born Calverley) MP
  • John Blackett (1821-1856), British politician
  • Lee Blackett (born 1982), rugby player
  • Lindsay Blackett (born 1961), Canadian politician
  • Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett (1897-1974), scientist - Nobel prize winner
  • Shane Blackett (born 1982), soccer player
  • Blackett of Wylam

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