Bassett is an English surname which may refer to:
Alexander Hunter Bassett (1795–1880), American planter and local leader
Angela Bassett (born 1958), American actress
Ann Bassett (1878–1956), American rancher
Anne S. Bassett, Canadian psychiatrist
Arthur Bassett (rugby) (1914–1999), Welsh rugby player
Arthur Basset (1597–1673), English Member of Parliament
Arthur Bassett (died 1586), English Member of Parliament
Billy Bassett (1869–1937), English football player and director
Billy Bassett (Welsh footballer) (1912–1977), Welsh footballer
Bo Bassett (born 2007), American wrestler
Caitlin Bassett (netball) (born 1988), Australian netball player
Carling Bassett-Seguso (born 1967), Canadian tennis player
Charles Bassett (1931–1966), American astronaut
Charles Bassett (basketball) (fl. 1927–1933), American basketball coach
Charley Bassett (1863–1942), baseball player
Charlie Bassett (circa 1847–1896), American lawman and saloon keeper
Douglas Bassett (media executive) (born 1940), Canadian media executive
Burwell Bassett Jr. (1764–1841), American politician and Virginia plantation owner
Christopher Bassett (1753–1784), Welsh Methodist cleric
Cyril Bassett (1892–1983), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
Dave Bassett (born 1944), English football manager
Dave Bassett (songwriter), American songwriter and producer
Deborah Bassett (born 1965), Australian rower
Desireé Bassett (born 1992), American musician
Ebenezer Bassett (1833–1908), American diplomat
Edgar R. Bassett (1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient
Edward Bassett (1863–1948), American urban planner, "father of American zoning"
Edward Charles Bassett (1921–1999), American architect
George Bassett (1818–1886), British confectioner and mayor of Sheffield
Glenn Bassett, American tennis player and coach
Hubert Bassett (1867–1943), English cricketer
Isabel Bassett (born 1939), Canadian broadcaster and politician
Jack Bassett (1905–1989), Welsh rugby full back
James Bassett (author) (1912–1978), American newspaper editor and author
John Bassett (disambiguation)
Johnnie Bassett (1935–2012), American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Johnny Bassett (born 1935), English progenitor of Beyond the Fringe
Josh Bassett (born 1992), English rugby union player
Joshua Bassett (born 2000), American actor and singer
Joshua Bassett (academic) (c. 1641–1720), English academic, master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Laura Bassett (born 1983), English footballer
Leslie Bassett (1923–2016), American composer of classical music
Mabel Bassett (1876–1953), Oklahoman Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
Marnie Bassett (1889–1980), Australian historian and biographer
Mary T. Bassett (born 1952), commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Michael Bassett (born 1938), former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Mo Bassett (1931–1991), American football player
Nathan Bassett (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
Nick Bassett, American musician
Ollie Bassett (born 1998), Northern Irish association footballer
Paddy Bassett (1918–2019), New Zealand agricultural scientist
Preston Bassett (1892–1992), American engineer
Ralph Basset (died c. 1127), royal justice and administrator
Richard Bassett (disambiguation)
Ronald Bassett (1924–1996), British novelist
Ronnie Bassett Jr. (born 1995), American stock car racing driver
Samuel Symons Bassett (1840–1912), Australian winemaker and founder of Romavilla Winery
Spencer Bassett (1885–1917), English footballer
Ted Bassett (1889–1970), English footballer
Ted Bassett (businessman) (1921–2025), American executive in law enforcement and horse racing
Wayne R. Bassett Sr. (1915–1988), American politician and librarian
William Bassett (disambiguation)
Zered Bassett (born 1984), American skateboarder
Fictional characters
Earl Bassett, a hired hand in the film Tremors
Madeline Bassett, a P. G. Wodehouse character
The title protagonist of Mike Bassett: England Manager, a 2001 satirical movie
Watkyn Bassett, a P. G. Wodehouse character