Sweet is an Anglo-Saxon surname. Notable people with the surname include :
Alec Stone Sweet, a Yale Law School professor, musician and pétanque player
Alanson Sweet (1804-1891), an American businessman and politician
Apollo Sweet (born 1957), a Samoan/Australian boxer of the 1980s and '90s
Blanche Sweet (1896–1986), a silent film actress
Brad Sweet (born 1985), an American race car driver.
Burton E. Sweet (1867-1957), an American politician.
Darrell Sweet (musician) (1947-1999), a co-founder and drummer of the band Nazareth.
Darrell K. Sweet (1934-2011), an American illustrator.
David Sweet (disambiguation)
Denise Sweet, a Native American poet and academic, appointed Poet Laureate of Wisconsin in 2004.
Dolph Sweet (1920–1985), an American actor.
Don Sweet (born 1948), a former Canadian Football League kicker.
Elnathan Sweet (1837–1903), a New York State Engineer and Surveyor 1884–1887.
Edwin F. Sweet (1847–1935), a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Gary Sweet (born 1957), an Australian film and television actor.
George Sweet (1844–1920), an English-born Australian geologist.
Henry Sweet (1845–1912), an English philologist, phonetician and grammarian.
Herbert J. Sweet (1919–1998), a fourth Sergeant Major of the United States Marine Corps.
John Sweet (disambiguation)
Leonard Sweet (born 1961), an author, preacher, scholar and ordained United Methodist clergyman.
Lynn Sweet (born 1961), a Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times and columnist.
Lynn Sweet (American football) (1881-1918), an American football player.
Matthew Sweet (born 1964), an alternative rock musician.
Melissa Sweet, Australian human health and medicine journalist.
Melissa Sweet (born 1956), an American children's illustrator who won the 2012 Sibert Medal.
Michael Sweet (disambiguation).
Ossian Sweet (1895–1960), an American physician.
Rachel Sweet (born 1962), an American singer, writer and actress.
Robert Sweet (disambiguation).
Sylvanus H. Sweet (1830–1899), a New York State Engineer and Surveyor 1874–1875.
Thaddeus C. Sweet (1872–1928), a New York politician.
Walter C. Sweet (born 1927), an American paleontologist.
William Sweet (disambiguation).
Willis Sweet (1856-1925), an American politician.
