Chet is a masculine 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.
People named Chet include:
Chet Allen (actor, 1939-1984) (1939–1984), child opera and choir performer
Chet Allen (actor, 1928-2011) (1929–2011), American actor
Chester Chet Atkins (1924–2001), American country guitarist and record producer
Chesney Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician and vocalist
Chet Brooks (born 1966), American former 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
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
Chet Hanulak (born 1933), American former National Football League player
Chester E. Holifield (1903–1995), American politician
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 (born 1940), American National Basketball Association player
Chester Chet A. Wynne (1898–1967), American football player and college head coach