Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names

Bethany Bethany ( grc-gre, Βηθανία,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā'') or what is locally known as Al-Eizariya or al-Azariya ( ar, العيزرية, " laceof Lazarus"), is a Palestinian town in the West B ...

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Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name

Beatrix Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "bles ...

and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia.

Notable people

Athletes

* Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion * Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA *

Betty McKilligan Betty McKilligan (born November 16, 1949) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of t ...

(born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater * Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player *

Betty Pariso Betty Carmichael Pariso ( née Slade; born January 29, 1956) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She was the world's oldest active professional female bodybuilder while competing. Biography Betty Pariso (born Betty Slade) was born ...

, American bodybuilder *

Betty Stöve Betty Flippina Stöve (born 24 June 1945) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final, the ladies' doubles final and the mixed doubles final during the same year at Wimbledon in 19 ...

(born 1945), Dutch tennis player *

Betty Ann Grubb Stuart Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born February 26, 1950) is a retired American professional tennis player. She had her most significant success in doubles, including reaching the final of the 1977 US Open with Renée Richards as her partner. Personal l ...

(born 1950), American tennis player *

Betty Uber Elizabeth Uber (2 June 1906 – 30 April 1983, born Elizabeth Corbin) was an English badminton and tennis player. Career Betty Uber won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's double ...

(1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player

Journalists and media personalities

Betty Elizalde Betty Elizalde (January 4, 1940 - November 30, 2018) was an Argentine journalist and broadcaster. She won the Konex Award in 1981. Biography Deolinda Beatriz Bistagnino was born in Argentina, January 4, 1940. Her mother was of Spanish descent and ...

(1940–2018), Argentine journalist and broadcaster *

Betty Kennedy Betty Margaret Hannah Kennedy ( Styran; January 4, 1926 – March 20, 2017) was a Canadian broadcaster, journalist, author, and Senator. She is best known for her work on radio and television. Biography Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario ...

(1926–2017), Canadian broadcaster, journalist and author *

Betty Nguyen Betty Nguyen (born September 1, 1974) is an American news anchor, who is currently at WPIX in New York City. Nguyen has previously worked for NBC News, MSNBC, CBS News, and CNN. Career Nguyen began her career as a morning anchor and reporter ...

(born 1974), American news anchor

Performing artists and fashion models

* Betty Alberge (1922–1991), British actress *

Betty Arvaniti Betty Arvaniti ( el, Ελισσάβετ (Μπέττυ, Μπέτυ) Αρβανίτη; born 4 August 1939) is a Greek actress. She appeared in 40 films and television shows between 1965 and 2002. Selected filmography * '' Istoria mias zois'' (196 ...

(born 1939), Greek actress * Betty Boije (1822–1854), Finnish-Swedish contralto and composer *

Betty Boo Alison Moira Clarkson (born 6 March 1970 in Kensington, London), better known as Betty Boo, is an English singer, songwriter and rapper. She first came to mainstream prominence in the late 1980s following a collaboration with the Beatmasters ...

(born 1970), stage name of English singer and songwriter Alison Moira Clarkson *

Betty Bronson Elizabeth Ada Bronson (November 17, 1906 – October 19, 1971) was an American film and television actress who began her career during the silent film era. Early years Bronson was born in Trenton, New Jersey, to Frank and Nellie Smith Bronso ...

(1906–1971), American actress *

Betty G Bruktawit Getahun ( amh, ብሩክታዊት ጌታሁን), better known by her stage name Betty G, is an Ethiopian singer and songwriter. She initiated her career with collaborating with various artists, most notably, hip hop musician, like ...

, a stage name of an Ethiopian singer and songwriter Bruktawit Getahun * Betty Buckley (born 1947), American actress * Betty Burbridge (1895–1987), American actress * Betty Carter (Lillie Mae Jones) (1929–1998), American jazz singer * Betty Cody (1921–2014), Canadian-born American country music singer * Bette Davis (1908–1989) American actress * Bettie de Jong (born 1933), Dutch rehearsal director and dancer * Betty Deland (1831–1882), Swedish actress * Betty Driver (1920–2011), British actress and singer * Betty Everett (1939–2001), American soul singer * Betty Faria (born 1941), Brazilian actress * Betty Garrett (1919–2011), American actress, comedian, singer and dancer * Betty Grable (1916–1973), American actress, singer, dancer and pin-up girl * Betty Harlafti, Greek mezzo-soprano and singer * Betty Harris (born 1939), American soul singer * Betty Hutton (1921–2007), American actress and singer * Betty Kelly (born 1944), American singer, member of Martha and the Vandellas * Betty Knox (Alice Elizabeth Peden) (1906–1963), part of Wilson, Keppel and Betty, a British music hall and vaudeville act * Betty Kuuskemaa (1879–1966), Estonian actress * Betty Moschona (1927–2006), Greek actress * Bettie Page (1923–2008), American pin-up and fetish model * Betty Stockfeld (1905–1966), Australian actress * Betty White (1922–2021), American actress, best known for ''Life with Elizabeth'', ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and ''The Golden Girls'' * Betty Who (born 1991), Australian-American singer and musician * Betty Wright (1953–2020), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter * Betty (singer) (born 2003), Armenian child singer

Politicians and activists

* Betty Apiafi (born 1962), Nigerian MP and educator * Betty de Boer (born 1971), Dutch politician * Betty Boothroyd (born 1929), British MP and former Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom), Speaker of the House of Commons * Betty Friedan (1921–2006), American feminist and author of ''The Feminine Mystique'' * Betty Hall (politician), Betty Hall (1921–2018), American politician * Bettie Hewes (1924–2001), Canadian politician * Betty Komp (born 1949), American politician * Betty Ray McCain (1931-2022), American politician * Betty McCollum (born 1954), American politician * Betty Shabazz (1934–1997), American educator and civil rights advocate, wife of Malcolm X * Betty Williams (Nobel laureate) (born 1943), North Irish peace activist * Betty Williams (politician) (born 1944), Welsh politician and MP

Visual artists

* Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (1914–2010), South African abstract artist * Betty Curnow (1911–2005), New Zealand painter and printmaker * Betty Muffler (born 1944), Aboriginal Australian artist and healer * Betty Parsons (1900–1982), American artist, art dealer, and collector

People in other fields

* Madeleine Passot, Madeleine Passot "Betty" (1914–2009), French Resistance agent * Acid Betty (born 1977), American drag queen * Betty Ang, Filipina businesswoman * Betty Bentley Beaumont (1828–1892), British author, merchant * Betty Ford (1918–2011), First Lady of the United States, wife of Gerald Ford * Betty Jackson (born 1949), British fashion designer * Betty Joseph (1917–2013), British psychoanalyst * Betty Klimenko (born 1959), Australian businessperson and motorsport team owner * Betty Linderoth (1822–1900), Swedish clockmaker * Betty MacDonald (1908–1958), American author * Betty Mitchell (theatre director), Betty Mitchell (1896–1976), Canadian theatre director and educator * Betty Siegel (1931–2020), American author, and president of Kennesaw State University * Betty (slave) (c. 1738–1795), one of Martha Washington's slaves * Bettie, a black cook at the Battle of the Alamo - see List of Texian survivors of the Battle of the Alamo * Lady Betty (Lady Elizabeth Hastings) (1682–1739), philanthropist * Lady Betty (Elizabeth Sugrue) (c. 1740/1750–1807), Irish executioner

Fictional characters

* Betty, a character in the 1991 American comedy movie ''What About Bob?#Cast, What About Bob?'' * Betty (Naked Brothers Band), in the TV series ''The Naked Brothers Band (TV series), The Naked Brothers Band.'' * Betty, the title character of the comic strip ''Betty'' (1920–1943) by Charles A. Voight * Betty, the title character of ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'', a Colombian soap opera, basis for the US TV series ''Ugly Betty'' * Betty, the antagonist of the comedy film ''Kung Pow! Enter the Fist'' (2002) * Atomic Betty or 'Betty Barrett', Cartoon Network-Teletoon's first child superhero * Boxcar Betty (Boxcar Bertha), a fictional hobo and Industrial Workers of the World organizer * Brickhouse Betty, the title character from the animated cartoon series featured on Playboy TV and the Internet * Betty Blue, the main character of the film ''Betty Blue'' * Betty Boop, a Paramount Pictures cartoon character * Betty Brant, a Marvel Comics supporting character * Betty Burke, a character from ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' * Betty Childs-Skolnic, a character in the ''Revenge of the Nerds (film series)#Cast, Revenge of the Nerds'' film series * Betty Cooper, a comic book character published by Archie Comics * Betty Draper, a character in the TV series ''Mad Men.'' * Betty Eagleton, a character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Betty Gordon, the protagonist of a series of children's novels * Betty Kane, now known as Bette Kane * List of Sesame Street Muppets, Betty Lou, a muppet character on ''Sesame Street'' * Betty Rizzo, a character in the film ''Grease (film), Grease'' (1978), played by Stockard Channing * Betty Ross, Bruce Banner's love interest in the Hulk comics * Betty Rubble, a ''Flintstones'' character * Betty Slug, the lead character in the Canadian comic strip ''Betty (comic strip), Betty'' * Betty Smith, a character in the TV series ''Littlest Pet Shop (2012 TV series), Littlest Pet Shop'' * Betty Spencer, the wife of Frank Spencer in the British sitcom ''Some Mothers do 'ave 'em'' * Betty Suarez, the title character and heroine of the TV series ''Ugly Betty'' * Betty Sutton, a character in the 1995 American romantic drama movie ''A Walk in the Clouds#Cast, A Walk in the Clouds'' * Betty Lou Who, a character in the 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy movie ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)#Cast, How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' * Betty Williams (Coronation Street), Betty Williams (''Coronation Street''), in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''

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