Bess (name)
Bess is both a surname and a feminine given name (usually as the shortened Hypocorism form of Elizabeth). Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
- Elizabeth I (1533-1603), also known as "Good Queen Bess"
- Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608), daughter of John Hardwick of Hardwicke
- Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1759-1824), early female novelist
- Bess Armstrong (born 1953), American actress
- Elizabeth Austin (disambiguation), several people
- Bess Berman (1902-1968), American record label executive
- Bess Bolden Walcott (1886-1988), African American educator, librarian, museum curator, and activist
- Bess Bonnier (1928-2011), American jazz pianist, composer, and music educator
- Bess Bukodi, British professor
- Elizabeth Davies (disambiguation), several people
- Elizabeth Davis (disambiguation), several people
- Bess Flowers (1898-1984), American actress
- Bess Gearhart Morrison (1875-1968), American actress, educator, and speaker
- Elizabeth Holland (died 1547/8), mistress of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
- Bess Houdini (1876-1943), stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini
- Bess Johnson (c. 1902-1975), American actress
- Bess Larkin Housser Harris (1890-1969), Canadian painter
- Bess Lomax Hawes (1921-2009), American folk musician, folklorist, and researcher
- Bess Meredyth (1890-1969), screenwriter and silent film actress
- Bess Motta (born 1958), American actress, singer, choreographer, and exercise demonstrator
- Bess Myerson (1924-2014), first Jewish Miss America, and politician
- Bess Nkabinde (born 1959), South African judge
- Bess Norriss (1878-1939), Australian artist
- Bess Phipps Dawson (1916-1994), American painter
- Bess Price (born 1960), Aboriginal Australian activist and politician
- Elizabeth Raleigh (1565-1647), wife of Sir Walter Raleigh
- Bess Rogers, American indie rock musician
- Bess Stinson (1902-1996), Arizona state legislator
- Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954), American author
- Bess Taffel (1913-2000), American screenwriter
- Bess Thomas (1892-1968), Australian librarian
- Bess Truitt (1884-1972), Oklahoma Poet Laureate from 1945 to 1946
- Bess Truman (1885-1982), wife of President Harry S. Truman
- Elizabeth Walker (disambiguation), several people
- Bess Whitehead Scott (1890-1997), journalist
Surname
- Brandon Bess (born 1987), West Indies Test cricketer
- Calvin Bess, Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago
- Daniel Bess, (born 1977), American television and film actor
- Davone Bess (born 1985), National Football League wide receiver
- Dominic Bess (born 1997), England cricketer
- Georges Bess (born 1947), French comics artist
- Rachel Bess (born c. 1979), American painter
- Rufus Bess (born 1956), former National Football League cornerback
Fictional characters
- Bess, in the opera Porgy and Bess
- Bess Marvin, one of Nancy Drew's closest friends
- Bess, an alternate personality of Jessica Buchanan in the American soap opera One Life to Live
- Elizabeth "Bess" McCord, protagonist of the American drama series Madam Secretary
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