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Bess is both a surname and a feminine given name, usually the shortened form (
hypocorism ) of
Elizabeth . Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Queen of England, 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 Streeter Aldrich (1881–1954), American author
Bess Armstrong (born 1953), American actress
Bess Berman (1902–1968), American record label executive
Bess Bonnier (1928–2011), American jazz pianist, composer, and music educator
Bess Bukodi , British professor
Bess Phipps Dawson (1916–1994), American painter
Bess Flowers (1898–1984), American actress
Bess Larkin Housser Harris (1890–1969), Canadian painter
Bess Lomax Hawes (1921–2009), American folk musician, folklorist, and researcher
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 Meredyth (1890–1969), screenwriter and silent film actress
Bess Gearhart Morrison (1875–1968), American actress, educator, and speaker
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 Price (born 1960), Aboriginal Australian activist and politician
Elizabeth Raleigh (1565–1647), wife of Sir Walter Raleigh
Bess Rogers , American indie rock musician
Bess Whitehead Scott (1890–1997), American journalist
Bess Stinson (1902–1996), American politician
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
Bess Bolden Walcott (1886–1988), African-American educator, librarian, museum curator, and activist
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
Dom Bess (born 1997), England cricketer
Georges Bess (born 1947), French comics artist
Lane Bess (born 1961), American venture capitalist
Rachel Bess (born
c. 1979 ), American painter
Robert T. Bess (1889–after 1958), British Guiana-born American stockbroker and civil rights activist
Rufus Bess (born 1956), former National Football League cornerback
Fictional characters
See also