Bret Harte was an American author.

Bret Harte may also refer to any of the following, all of which were named for the author: Bret Harte, California, a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California Bret Harte Union High School in Angels Camp, California Bret Harte Middle School, in the Oakland Unified School District Bret Harte Middle School, in the San Jose Unified School District Bret Harte Middle School, in the Hayward Unified School District

See also Bret Hart (b. 1957), Canadian wrestler Brett Hart (disambiguation)