Brackett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Brackett (1836–1911), American philosopher, translator, and educator Bert Brackett (born 1944) American politician Brett Brackett, American football player Bruce Godfrey Brackett (1915–1943), American naval aviator Charles Brackett (1892–1969), American screenwriter and producer Chris Brackett, archer Clayton Brackett (born 1993), American wheelchair rugby player Deke Brackett (1911–1970), college football player and coach Edgar T. Brackett (1853–1924), American lawyer and politician Edward Augustus Brackett (1818–1908) American sculptor, poet, and conservationist Elizabeth Brackett (1941–2018), Chicago-based correspondent and TV host Frank Parkhurst Brackett (1865–1951), American professor of astronomy Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896–1988), American physicist and spectroscopist Gary Brackett (born 1980), American football player John Q. A. Brackett (1842–1918), Governor of Massachusetts, 1890–91 Joseph Brackett (1797–1882), American songwriter Leigh Brackett (1915–1978), American novelist and screenwriter Marc Brackett, director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence Sarah Brackett, American/Scottish actress Sean Brackett, American football player Walter M. Brackett (1823–1919), American painter Ward Brackett (1914–2006), American book and magazine artist