On the evening of 22 October 1641 the infant, Henry Blackett, was being put to bed by a servant in Belfast, Ireland, (some sources say

In 1860, Rev.

The Blackett Level is a substantial mine exploration and drainage system constructed to explore unknown ground in Allendale in Northumberland in northern England.

Tyler Blackett is a professional football player who formerly played  left-back for Nottingham Forest and has represented England at youth international level.

In the 1880s William Charlton Blackett

In 1939 Ian Fleming (see Wikipedia article), later author of the James Bond (007) spy novels, was recruited into Naval Intelligence and commenced working in Room 39 at The Admiralty, Whitehall, London.

A number of Blacketts have been associated with the stage, movies and television.