Sweet is an Anglo-Saxon surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alanson Sweet (1804–1891), American businessman and politician Alec Stone Sweet, American legal scholar, musician and pétanque player Apollo Sweet (born 1957), Samoan/Australian boxer Blanche Sweet (1896–1986), American silent film actress Brad Sweet (born 1985), American race car driver Burton E. Sweet (1867–1957), American politician from Iowa Darrell Sweet (musician) (1947–1999), co-founder and drummer of the rock band Nazareth Darrell K. Sweet (1934–2011), American illustrator David Sweet (disambiguation) Denise Sweet, American poet and academic Devin Sweet (born 1996), American baseball player Dolph Sweet (1920–1985), American actor Don Sweet (born 1948), Canadian football player Elnathan Sweet (1837–1903), New York State Engineer and Surveyor Edwin F. Sweet (1847–1935), American politician from Michigan Gary Sweet (born 1957), Australian film and television actor George Sweet (1844–1920), English-born Australian geologist George Sweet (football manager) (1897–1969), Scottish football manager Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet in 1972), American burlesque performer Henry Sweet (1845–1912), English philologist, phonetician and grammarian Herbert J. Sweet (1919–1998), United States Marine Corps official John Sweet (disambiguation) Jonathan Sweet, Australian actor Laurie Sweet, American politician Leonard Sweet (born 1961), American author, preacher, and clergyman Lynn Sweet (born 1961), American journalist and columnist Lynn Sweet (American football) (1881–1918), American football player Matthew Sweet (born 1964), American alternative rock musician Melissa Sweet, Australian human health and medicine journalist Melissa Sweet (born 1956), American children's illustrator Michael Sweet (disambiguation) Ossian Sweet (1895–1960), African-American physician charged with, but not convicted of, murder for defending himself against a White American mob Rachel Sweet (born 1962), American singer, writer, composer and actress Robert Sweet (disambiguation) Roger Sweet (1935–2026), American toy designer Roland Andrew Sweet (1940–2019), American mathematician and computer scientist Samuel Sweet (1825–1886), English-Australian settler and photographer Sylvanus H. Sweet (1830–1899), New York State Engineer and Surveyor 1874–1875 Thaddeus C. Sweet (1872–1928), American politician from New York Walter C. Sweet (1927–2015), American paleontologist William Sweet (disambiguation) Willis Sweet (1856–1925), American politician from Idaho