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
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