Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:
Women
* Bev Brentnall (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer
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Bev Cains
Beverley Mary Evelyn Cains (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian politician.
Cains was elected to the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly for the electorate of Fraser in 1979 as a member of the Family Team; she was the part ...
(born 1938), Australian former politician
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Beverley Callard
Beverley Jane McEwan (''née'' Moxon; previously Atkinson, Sowden and Callard; born 28 March 1957) is an English actress, known for her role as Liz McDonald in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and Flo Henshaw in '' Two P ...
(born 1957), English actress
* Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian retired professional bodybuilder, powerlifter and national shot put champion
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(born c. 1949), American chef, restaurateur and author
* Bev Hansen (born 1944), American politician
* Bev Harrell (born 1946), Australian pop singer
* Bev Harris, American writer and activist
* Bev Hartigan (born 1967), English runner
* Bev Nicholson (cricketer) (born 1975), English cricketer
* Bev Oda, (born 1944), Canadian retired politician, first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history
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Bev Perdue
Beverly Eaves Perdue (born Beverly Marlene Moore; January 14, 1947) is an American businesswoman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first female gov ...
(born 1947), American politician and businessperson, first female governor of North Carolina
* Bev Scalze (1943–2021), American politician
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Bev Smith
Beverly "Bev" Smith (born April 4, 1960) is a Canadian basketball player and coach.
Smith played college basketball at the Oregon Ducks, where she was named a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American in 1981 and 1982. Her 2004 team m ...
(born 1960), Canadian women's national basketball team assistant coach and former basketball player
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Bev Wilson
Beverley Wilson (born 1 January 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former cricket player. Wilson played two tests and six one day internationals for the Australia national women's cricket team.
Wilson was the captain
Captain i ...
(born 1949), Australian former cricketer
* Beverly Yanez (born 1988), American soccer player
Men
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Bev Bevan
Beverley Bevan (born 25 November 1944) is an English rock musician, who was the drummer and one of the original members of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). After the end of ELO in 1986, he founded ELO Part II.
Bevan also was drumm ...
(born 1944), English rock drummer, original member of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra
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Bev Harrison
Beverly John "Bev" Harrison (born May 10, 1942) is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician.
Early life
The son of William and Jean Harrison, Harrison received bachelor degrees in Arts and Education from the University of New Brunswick.
P ...
(born 1942), Canadian politician
* I. Beverly Lake Sr. (1906-1996), American segregationist, jurist, law professor and politician
* Bev Lewis (1906-1986), Canadian politician
* Bev Lyon (1902-1970), English cricketer
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Bev Risman
Augustus Beverley Walter Risman (born 23 November 1937) is an English former rugby union and rugby league player and rugby league coach. A dual-code international, he played rugby union for England and the British Lions, and rugby league for ...
(born 1937), English former rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
* Bev Shipley (born 1947), Canadian politician
Fictional characters
* Bev Bighead, in the animated TV series ''Rocko's Modern Life''
* Bev Houghton, in the Australian soap opera ''Number 96''
* Bev Tull, in the British drama series ''Bad Girls''
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Bev Unwin
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' in 2003, by order of first appearance.
Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart made his first screen appearance on 2 March 2003. The character was orig ...