Besse may refer to:

Places

Besse, Cantal Besse (; oc, Beça) is a commune in the Cantal department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisio ...

, France *

Besse, Dordogne Besse (; oc, Beça) is a commune in the Dordogne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divi ...

, France *

Besse, Isère Besse () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the f ...

, France *

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (; oc, Bèssa), also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from April 2, 1961 to July 1, 1973), or Besse (its name before 1961), is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central ...

, Puy-de-Dôme, France **

Super-Besse Super Besse is a winter sports resort located in Massif Central, France. Geography Super Besse located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (''Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne'' in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne ...

, a ski resort *

Besse-sur-Issole Besse-sur-Issole (; oc, Bessa d'Issòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Ré ...

, Var, France *

Bessé Bessé is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of Bessé-sur-Braye are called ''Besséens''. See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 364 communes of t ...

, Charente, France * Bèssè, Benin *Besse, in

Koko/Besse Koko/Besse is a Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administ ...

Local Government Area, Kebbi State, Nigeria

People

Bernard of Besse Bernard of Besse was a French Friar Minor and chronicler. He was a native of Aquitaine, with date of birth uncertain; he belonged to the custody of Cahors and was secretary to St. Bonaventure. He took up the pen after the Seraphic Doctor, he tells ...

(13th century) French Friar Minor and chronicler *

Besse Cooper Besse may refer to: Places * Besse, Cantal, France * Besse, Dordogne, France * Besse, Isère, France * Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme, France ** Super-Besse, a ski resort * Besse-sur-Issole, Var, France * Bessé, Charente, France * B� ...

(1896–2012), American suffragette and supercentenarian *

Besse Day Besse Beulah Day (later known as Besse Day Mauss, 1889–1986) was an American statistician known for her contributions to the statistics of forestry and naval engineering, and in particular for pioneering the use of design of experiments in engine ...

(1889–1986), American statistician * Bessé´, fossilised woman (~70,000 years old) at Sulawesi, Indonesia *

Georges Besse Georges Besse (25 December 1927 – 17 November 1986) was a French businessman who led several large state-controlled French companies. He was assassinated outside his Paris home by the terrorist group Action directe. At the time of his death he ...

(1927–1986), French businessman *

Joseph Besse Joseph Besse (c. 1683–1757) was an English Quaker controversialist. He quantified the sufferings and persecution undergone by the Quakers. Biography Besse was born about 1683 and lived in Colchester, where he was a writing master. There he mar ...

(1683—1757), English writer, author of ''Quaker Sufferings''