Sue is a given name and a common short form of the following female given names: *

Susan Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and severa ...

Susanne Susanne may refer to: *Susanne (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) *, later USS ''SP-411'', a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 *, the proposed name and designation for a vess ...

* Suzanne *

Suzette Suzette (; ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. See also * Dentelles de Montmirail *Communes of the Vaucluse department The following is a list of the 151 communes of t ...

It is rarely used as a man's name, a notable example being Sue K. Hicks (1895-1980), American jurist, who may have inspired the song " A Boy Named Sue".

Notable people named Sue

* Sue Alexander (writer) (1933–2008), American writer *

Sue Barker Susan Barker (born 19 April 1956) is a British former television presenter and professional tennis player. During her playing career, Barker won 15 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 1976 French Open. She reached a career- ...

(born 1956), British television presenter and professional tennis player *

Sue Bird Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bird was drafted first overall pick by t ...

(born 1980), American professional basketball player * Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome (born 1961), Scottish forensic anthropologist * Sue Black (born 1962), English computer scientist *

Sue Cleaver Susan Owen (née Cleaver, born 2 September 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', which she played from 2000 to 2025. In 2024 Cleaver became a pan ...

(born 1963), English actress * Sue Weinlein Cook, American game designer and editor * Sue Davies (1933–2020), British gallery director * Sue Desmond-Hellmann (born 1958), American oncologist and biotechnology leader *

Sue Draheim Sue Draheim ( ; August 17, 1949 – April 11, 2013) The Mudcat Café''R.I.P. fiddler Sue Draheim''/ref> was an American fiddler, boasting a more than forty year musical career in the US and the UK. Growing up in North Oakland, Draheim began her ...

(1949–2013), American fiddler * Sue Ellspermann (born 1960), American academic administrator and politician * Sue Elizabeth Evison, New Zealand geotechnical engineer *

Sue Foley Sue Foley (born March 29, 1968) is GRAMMY®-nominated multi-award-winning blues guitarist and singer/songwriter known for her fiery Texas blues style and refined acoustic touch. A five-timBlues Music Award winnerfor Traditional Female Artist, and ...

(born 1968), Canadian guitarist and singer * Sue Ford (1943–2009), Australian photographer *

Sue Gardner Sue Gardner (born May 11, 1967) is a Canadian journalist, not-for-profit executive and business executive. She was the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation from December 2007 until May 2014, and before that was the director of the C ...

(born 1967), Canadian journalist, not-for-profit executive, and business executive *

Sue Gollifer Sue Gollifer (born December 1944) is a British artist and academic. She uses silkscreen printing as well as digital techniques to produce her artworks. She is based in Brighton, southern England. Gollifer received her master's degree in printma ...

(born 1944), British printmaker and digital artist *

Sue Grafton Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ('' "A" Is for Alibi'', etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the ...

(1940–2017), American author * Sue Gray (born 1957), British special adviser and civil servant * Sue Grey, political figure and environmental lawyer *

Sue Hayman Susan Mary Hayman, Baroness Hayman of Ullock (''née'' Bentley; born 28 July 1962) is a British politician and life peer who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024. A member ...

(born 1962), British politician *

Sue Holderness Susan Joan Holderness (born 28 May 1949) is an English actress on both stage and screen having had appearances in '' Bless This House'' (1974), '' The New Avengers'' (1977), '' Canned Laughter'' (1979), '' The Sandbaggers'' (1980), '' The Cleopat ...

(born 1949), English actress * Sue Ion (born 1955), British engineer *

Sue Johanson Susan Avis Bailey Johanson (; July 29, 1930 – June 28, 2023) was a Canadian registered nurse and sex educator. She operated a birth control clinic in Toronto and hosted a series of radio and television programmes on birth control, safer sex ...

(1930–2023), Canadian registered nurse and sex educator * Sue Jones, several people * Sue Kelly (born 1936), American politician * Sue Klebold (born 1949), American mother of Dylan Bennet Klebold *

Sue Lawley Susan Lawley (born 14 July 1946) is an English retired television and radio broadcaster. Her main broadcasting background involved television news and current affairs. From 1988 to 2006, Lawley was the presenter of ''Desert Island Discs'' on BBC ...

(born 1946), English television and radio broadcaster *

Sue Lloyd Susan Margery Jeaffreson Lloyd (7 August 1939 – 20 October 2011) was an English model and actress, with numerous film and television credits. She may be best known for her long-running role (1979 to 1985) as Barbara Hunter ( Brady) in the Br ...

(1939–2011), English model and actress *

Sue Lyon Suellyn Lyon (July 10, 1946 – December 26, 2019) was an American actress who is most famous today for playing the title role in Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's novel ''Lolita'', for which she was awarded a G ...

(1946–2019), American actress *

Sue Mengers Susi Mengers (September 2, 1932 – October 15, 2011) was a talent agent for many filmmakers and actors of the New Hollywood generation of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. Early life Mengers was born to a German Jews, Jewish family in Hamburg, ...

(1932–2011), American talent agent * Sue Myrick (born 1941), American politician * Sue Nabi (born 1968), Algerian entrepreneur *

Sue Nicholls Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born 23 November 1943) is an English actress. She is best known for her long-running role as Audrey Roberts in the soap opera '' Coronation Street'' (1979–1982, 1984–present). Her other roles on British tele ...

(born 1943), English actress *

Sue O'Connor Sue O'Connor is an Australian archaeologist and Distinguished Professor in the School of Culture, History & Language at the Australian National University. Her research focuses primarily on the evidence of Pleistocene settlement and early hu ...

, Australian archaeologist * Sue Page, President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia * Sue Paterno (born 1940), American philanthropist *

Sue Perkins Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born 22 September 1969) is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in ''Mel and Sue'', she progressed into radio a ...

(born 1969), British actress and comedian *

Sue Prado Marissa Sue Prado (better known simply as Sue Prado) (born May 18, 1981) is a Filipino people, Filipino actress who is best known for her performances in Philippine New Wave films such as the 2013 film, ''Oro (2013), Oro'' and ''Barber's Tales' ...

(born 1981), Filipina actress *

Sue Ramirez Sue Anna Ramirez Garina Dodd (born July 20, 1996) is a Filipino actress. Her first major role was as supporting cast member on the ABS-CBN remake of the TV drama '' Mula sa Puso'' (2011). She appeared in the television dramas '' Angelito: Bata ...

(born 1996), Filipino actress and singer * Sue Randall (1935–1984), American actress * Sue Simmons (born 1942), American news anchor * Sue Mi Terry (born c. 1972), Korean-American international relations scholar * Sue Thompson (1925–2021), American singer *

Sue Townsend Susan Lillian Townsend (; 2 April 194610 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole. After writing in secret from the a ...

(1946–2014), English writer and humorist * Sue Upton (born 1954), English actress and dancer * Sue Vertue (born 1960), English television producer * Sue Allen Warren (1917–1997), American clinical psychologist and educator *

Sue Wicks Susan Joy Wicks (born November 26, 1966) is a former basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played with the New York Liberty from 1997 to 2002. Wicks was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame ...

(born 1966), American professional basketball player

Fictional characters

* Sue Brockman, a fictional character from the British sitcom, '' Outnumbered'' *

Sue Dibny Susan Dibny (née Dearbon) is a fictional character from DC Comics associated with the Elongated Man. Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in ''Flash'' vol. 1 #119 (March 1961). In 2004, Sue Dibny became a fl ...

, a fictional character from

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associated with the

Elongated Man Elongated Man (Randolph William "Ralph" Dibny) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''The Flash'' #112 (February 25, 1960). The character made his live-action debut on The CW's live-actio ...

Sue Ellen Ewing Sue Ellen Ewing is a fictional character and one of the female leads in the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas''. Sue Ellen was portrayed by Linda Gray and appeared on the show since its Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 1), pil ...

, a fictional main character from the soap opera, ''

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'' * Sue Heck, a fictional main character from the television series, '' The Middle'' * Sue Snell, a fictional character created by author Stephen King in his novel, '' Carrie'' *

Sue Sylvester Susan "Sue" Rodham Sylvester is a fictional character of the Fox musical comedy-drama series, ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jane Lynch, and appears in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009, through t ...

, fictional character from the television series, ''

Glee Glee may refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 3000 album) * ''Glee'' (Logan Lynn album) * Gle ...