People

• Arthur William a Beckett (1844–1909), English journalist and man of letters
• Christopher Beckett, 4th Baron Grimthorpe (1915–2003)
• Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe (1816–1905)
• Sir Edmund Beckett, 4th Baronet (1787–1874)
• Edward John Beckett, 5th Baron Grimthorpe
• Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856–1917)
• Gilbert Abbott à Beckett (1811–1856), an English comic writer
• Gilbert Arthur a Beckett (1837–1891), an English writer
• James Beckett a statistician, author, editor, and publisher whose publications are well known in the hobby of sports card collecting
• John Beckett, various including:
  • John Beckett (politician) (1894–1964), a British politician
• Josh Beckett (b. 1980), a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
• Justin D Beckett, a designer and journalist for Cox Publishing
• Lenny Beckett (b. 1980), an Australian rugby union player
• Margaret Beckett (b. 1943)
• Ralph Beckett, 3rd Baron Grimthorpe
• Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), a Nobel Prize-winning Irish writer
• Scotty Beckett (1929–1968), an American child actor who was a regular in the Our Gang series
• Thomas Becket- Archbishop of Canterbury, b. c. 1118
• Wendy Beckett (b. 1930), known as Sister Wendy, a South African nun famous for presenting art history documentaries
• Beckett, a Vincentian musician
• William Beckett various including:
  
  • William Beckett the lead singer of The Academy Is...
• W.N.T. Beckett (1893–1941), British naval officer

Fictional people