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given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

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Bettye Ackerman Bettye Louise Ackerman (February 28, 1924 – November 1, 2006) was an American actress primarily known for her work on television. Early years Ackerman was born in Cottageville, South Carolina (another source says she was born in Williston, S ...

(1924–2006), American actress * Bettye Caldwell (1924–2016), American educator and academic * Bettye Anne Case, American mathematician * Bettye Collier-Thomas (born 1941), American historian *

Bettye Crutcher Bettye Jean Crutcher (September 16, 1939 – October 20, 2022) was an American songwriter. She was a staff writer for Stax Records.Peter Barker, , ''Tennessee News'', October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022. Crutcher teamed with Homer Ba ...

(1939–2022), American songwriter * Bettye Danoff (1923–2011), American golfer *

Bettye Davis Bettye Jean Davis (née Ivory; May 17, 1938 – December 2, 2018) was an American social worker and politician. She was the first African-American to be elected as an Alaska State Senator in 2000. Davis was a Democratic Party member of th ...

(1938–2018), American politician * Bettye Fahrenkamp (1923–1991), American politician * Bettye Frink (born 1933), American politician *

Bettye Washington Greene Bettye Washington Greene (March 20, 1935 – June 16, 1995) was an American industrial research chemist. She was one of the first few African American women to earn her Ph.D. in chemistry and she was the first African American female Ph.D. chemis ...

(1935–1995), American industrial research chemist * Bettye Kimbrell (born 1936), American quilter * Bettye Lane (1930–2012), American photojournalist *

Bettye LaVette Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American soul singer who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, when her album '' I've Got My Own Hell to Raise'' was released to widespre ...

(born 1946), American soul singer-songwriter *

Bettye Stull Bettye J. Stull (June 13, 1931 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is a curator, arts educator, and collector and is a pivotal figure in the Columbus Black arts community, known for her mentorship of young Black women, including artist April Sunami and ...

(born 1931), American arts curator *

Bettye Swann Bettye Swann (born Betty Jean Champion; October 24, 1944), also known as Betty Barton, is an American soul singer. She is best known for her 1967 hit song " Make Me Yours". Career Swann was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on October 24, 1944, as ...

(born 1944), American soul singer

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