Barnet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Barry Barnet (born 1961), Canadian politician Boris Barnet (1902–1965), Soviet film director Charlie Barnet (1913–1991), American jazz saxophonist Herbert L. Barnet (1909–1970), American business executive Horace Barnet (1856–1941), English footballer James Barnet (1827–1904), British colonial architect John Barnet (14th century), English bishop Jonathan Barnet (18th century), English privateer José Agripino Barnet (1864–1945), Cuban politician Melvin L. Barnet (1914–1998), American newspaper editor Miguel Barnet (born 1940), Cuban novelist Nahum Barnet (1855–1931), Australian architect Olga Barnet (1951–2021), Russian actress Richard Barnet (1929–2004), American activist Vern Barnet (born 1942), American Unitarian Universalist pastor Will Barnet (1911–2012), American artist

See also Barnett Burnett (surname)