Kennett is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Barney Kennett (born 1955), English speedway rider Basil Kennett (1674–1715), English cleric, college president Beth Kennett (born 1964), American politician Bob Kennett (fl. 1967–1970), New Zealand-American racing car driver Brackley Kennett (fl. 1765–1781), English Sheriff & Lord Mayor of London Brady Kennett (born 1974), New Zealander racing car driver Brian Kennett (born 1948), English-Australian seismologist Kennett Bros (fl. 1986–2014), New Zealand mountain bikers, event organisers, authors Edward Kennett (born 1986), British speedway rider Fred Kennett (1908–1994), Australian rules football player Gordon Kennett (1953–2023), British speedway rider Houn Jiyu-Kennett (1924–1996), English rōshi Jeff Kennett (born 1948), Australian politician Luther Martin Kennett (1807–1873), US politician Muriel Kennett Wales (1913–2009), Irish-Canadian mathematician Murray Kennett (born 1952), Canadian hockey player Paul Kennett (fl. 1992), British rugby league footballer Rick Kennett (born 1956), Australian author Robert Hatch "R.H." Kennett (1864–1932) English professor of Hebrew Todd P. Kennett (born 1969), US rowing coach White Kennett (1660–1728), English bishop, antiquarian
Given name Kennett B. Dawson (1896–1961), American politician from California William Kennett Loftus (1820–1858), English geologist, naturalist, explorer, archaeological excavator Kennett Love (1924–2013), American journalist John Kennett Starnes (1918–2014), Canadian civil servant, diplomat, novelist Kennett Watkins (1847–1933), New Zealand painter
See also
Kennette Benedict, American academic