Pinkett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Allen Pinkett (born 1964), former professional American football player Eric Pinkett (1911–1979), the founder of the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra Harold T. Pinkett (1914–2001), the first African-American archivist employed at the National Archives of the United States Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971), American actress, producer, director, author, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman Mary Pinkett (1962–2003), the first black New York City councilwoman Randal Pinkett (born 1971), business consultant who was 2005 winner of The Apprentice Ward Pinkett (1906–1937), American jazz trumpeter