Bassett is an English surname which may refer to:

• Alexander Hunter Bassett (1795–1880), American planter and local leader
• Angela Bassett (born 1958), American actress
• Ann Bassett (1878–1956), American rancher
• Anne S. Bassett, Canadian psychiatrist
• Arthur Bassett (rugby) (1914–1999), Welsh rugby player
• Arthur Basset (1597–1673), English Member of Parliament
• Arthur Bassett (died 1586), English Member of Parliament
• Billy Bassett (1869–1937), English football player and director
• Billy Bassett (Welsh footballer) (1912–1977), Welsh footballer
• Bo Bassett (born 2007), American wrestler
• Caitlin Bassett (netball) (born 1988), Australian netball player
• Carling Bassett-Seguso (born 1967), Canadian tennis player
• Charles Bassett (1931–1966), American astronaut
• Charles Bassett (basketball) (fl. 1927–1933), American basketball coach
• Charley Bassett (1863–1942), baseball player
• Charlie Bassett (circa 1847–1896), American lawman and saloon keeper
• Douglas Bassett (media executive) (born 1940), Canadian media executive
• Burwell Bassett Jr. (1764–1841), American politician and Virginia plantation owner
• Christopher Bassett (1753–1784), Welsh Methodist cleric
• Cyril Bassett (1892–1983), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Dave Bassett (born 1944), English football manager
• Dave Bassett (songwriter), American songwriter and producer
• Deborah Bassett (born 1965), Australian rower
• Desireé Bassett (born 1992), American musician
• Ebenezer Bassett (1833–1908), American diplomat
• Edgar R. Bassett (1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
• Edward Bassett (1863–1948), American urban planner, "father of American zoning"
• Edward Charles Bassett (1921–1999), American architect
• George Bassett (1818–1886), British confectioner and mayor of Sheffield
• Glenn Bassett, American tennis player and coach
• Hubert Bassett (1867–1943), English cricketer
• Isabel Bassett (born 1939), Canadian broadcaster and politician
• Jack Bassett (1905–1989), Welsh rugby full back
• James Bassett (author) (1912–1978), American newspaper editor and author
• John Bassett (disambiguation)
• Johnnie Bassett (1935–2012), American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
• Johnny Bassett (born 1935), English progenitor of Beyond the Fringe
• Josh Bassett (born 1992), English rugby union player
• Joshua Bassett (born 2000), American actor and singer
• Joshua Bassett (academic) (c. 1641–1720), English academic, master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
• Laura Bassett (born 1983), English footballer
• Leslie Bassett (1923–2016), American composer of classical music
• Mabel Bassett (1876–1953), Oklahoman Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
• Marnie Bassett (1889–1980), Australian historian and biographer
• Mary T. Bassett (born 1952), commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Michael Bassett (born 1938), former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
• Mo Bassett (1931–1991), American football player
• Nathan Bassett (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
• Nick Bassett, American musician
• Ollie Bassett (born 1998), Northern Irish association footballer
• Paddy Bassett (1918–2019), New Zealand agricultural scientist
• Preston Bassett (1892–1992), American engineer
• Ralph Basset (died c. 1127), royal justice and administrator
• Richard Bassett (disambiguation)
• Ronald Bassett (1924–1996), British novelist
• Ronnie Bassett Jr. (born 1995), American stock car racing driver
• Samuel Symons Bassett (1840–1912), Australian winemaker and founder of Romavilla Winery
• Spencer Bassett (1885–1917), English footballer
• Ted Bassett (1889–1970), English footballer
• Ted Bassett (businessman) (1921–2025), American executive in law enforcement and horse racing
• Wayne R. Bassett Sr. (1915–1988), American politician and librarian
• William Bassett (disambiguation)
• Zered Bassett (born 1984), American skateboarder

Fictional characters

• Earl Bassett, a hired hand in the film Tremors
• Madeline Bassett, a P. G. Wodehouse character
• The title protagonist of Mike Bassett: England Manager , a 2001 satirical movie
• Watkyn Bassett, a P. G. Wodehouse character

See also

• Justice Bassett (disambiguation)
• Senator Bassett (disambiguation)
• Basset (surname)
• Bassitt, a surname

Surname list

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