Genet (surname)
Genet or Genêt is a French surname. Notable people with this surname include the following:

Edmond Genet (1896-1917), American aviator
Edmond-Charles Genêt or Citizen Genêt (1763–1834), French ambassador to the United States
Henry W. Genet (1828–1889), New York politician
Jean Genet (1910–1986), French writer
Joseph Genet (1931–1979), New Zealand wrestler
Jean-Philippe Genet (born 1944), French historian
Ray Genet or Pirate (died 1967), Alaskan mountaineer
Russell Merle Genet (born 1940), American astronomer