Bret is a male given name, which derives from Breton, a person from Brittany in France.

People with the name Bret Anderson (born 1974), Canadian football player Bret Baier (born 1970), American journalist Bret Bergmark (born 1973), American mixed martial artist Bret Bielema (born 1970), American football coach Bret Blevins (born 1960), American comic book artist Bret Boone (born 1969), American baseball player Bret Cooper (born 1970), American football player Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American writer Bret Gilliam (1951-2023), American diver Bret Haaland (born 1959), American animator Bret Harrison (born 1982), American actor Bret Hart (born 1957), Canadian-American wrestler Bret Harte (1836–1902), American author Bret Hedican (born 1970), American ice hockey player Bret Iwan (born 1982), American voice actor Bret Anthony Johnston (born 1972), American writer Bret McKenzie (born 1976), New Zealand musician and actor Bret Myers (born 1980), American soccer player and professor Bret Michaels (born 1963), American singer Bret Morrison (1912–1978), American actor Bret Saberhagen (born 1964), American baseball player Bret Schundler (born 1959), American politician Bret Stephens (born 1973), American journalist Bret Thornton (born 1983), Australian football player Bret Weinstein (born 1969), American podcaster, author, and former professor

Fictional characters with the name Bret Leather, in the comic book series Planetary Bret Maverick, in the television series Maverick and subsequent movies Bret Rensselaer, in several spy novels by Len Deighton

See also Brett Brent