Vernet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Painters Antoine Vernet (1689-1753), French painter, father of Claude Joseph Vernet Claude Joseph Vernet (1714–1789), French painter Antoine Charles Horace Vernet (1758–1835), also known as Carle Vernet, French painter, the son of Claude Joseph Vernet Emile Jean Horace Vernet (1789–1863), French painter, the son of Antoine Charles Horace Vernet

Other Daniel Vernet (c. 1945–2018), French journalist Helen Vernet (1876–1956), British gambler Jacob Vernet (1698–1789), Swiss theologian José María Vernet (1944–2024), Argentine politician Louis Vernet (archer) (1870–1946), French Olympic athlete Luis Vernet (1791–1871), Appointed Military and Civil Commander of Puerto Luis (1829–1832) by the Republic of Buenos Aires Marie Vernet (1825–1898), French fashion model

See also Le Vernet (disambiguation) Vernet, Haute-Garonne, a commune in France