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Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Chet (disambiguation).

Chet is a male given name, often a nickname for Chester, which means fortress or camp. It is an uncommon name of English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, England. Chet was ranked 1,027th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.[1]

People named Chet include:

• Chet (murza) (fl. 14th century), murza of the Golden Horde and legendary progenitor of several Russian families
• Chet Allen (1939–1984), American child opera and choir performer
• Chester Chet Atkins (1924–2001), American country guitarist and record producer
• Chesney Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician and vocalist
• Chet Bitterman (1952–1981), American linguist and Christian missionary
• Chet Brooks (1966–2026), American National Football League player
• Chester Chet Bulger (1917–2009), American National Football League player
• Chester Chet Culver (born 1966), former Governor of Iowa
• Thomas Chester Chet Edwards (born 1951), American politician
• Chet Faker (born 1988), Australian singer and songwriter
• Fulvio Chester Chet Forte (1935–1996), American sports television director and basketball player
• Chester Chet Gardner (1898–1939), American race car driver
• Chester Chet Gladchuk (1917–1967), National Football League and Canadian Football League player
• Donald Chester Chet Grant (1892–1985), American basketball and football player, football and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League coach and sports editor
• Chester Marlon Chet Hanks (born 1990), American actor and musician, son of Tom Hanks
• Chet Hanulak (1933–2021), American former National Football League player
• Chester E. Holifield (1903–1995), American politician
• Chet Holmgren (born 2002), American basketball player
• Chester Chet Huntley (1911–1974), American television newscaster
• Chester Chet Jastremski (1941–2014), American swimmer
• Chester Chet Jaworski (1916–2003), American college basketball player
• Chester Chet Lemon (born 1955), American retired Major League Baseball player
• Chet Miksza (1930–1975), Canadian Football League player
• Chet Moeller (born 1953), American college football player
• Chester Chet Mutryn (1921–1995), All-America Football Conference and the National Football League player
• Chester Chet Nichols Sr. (1897–1982), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Chester Chet Nichols Jr. (1931–1995), Major League Baseball pitcher, son of the above
• Chester Chet Ostrowski (1930–2001), American National Football League player
• Chet Raymo (born 1936), American writer, educator and naturalist
• Chester Chet Walker (1940–2024), American National Basketball Association player
• Chester Chet A. Wynne (1898–1967), American football player and college head coach

Fictional characters

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• Chet Ubetcha, reporter from "The Fairly OddParents"
• Chet Alexander, from Monsters University
• Chet, from Turbo
• Chet Walters, from Beverly Hills Ninja
• Chet, from Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman
• Chet, from Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
• Chet "The Rocket" Steadman, from the film Rookie of the Year
• Chester "Chet" Desmond, from Fire Walk with Me
• Chet Kaminski, from Ash vs Evil Dead
• Chet Shaft, from Scott the Woz
• Chet, from Fallout: New Vegas
• Dr. Chet Wakeman from Taken (miniseries)
• Chet Zipper, a character from the TV show As Told by Ginger

References

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1. ^ "Chet". babynames.com. Retrieved June 25, 2008.

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