Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form ( hypocorism) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:

Women

Bev Brentnall Beverley Anne Brentnall (born 21 February 1936) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in 10 Test matches and 5 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1966 and 1973. She was New Zealand's first ODI c ...

(born 1936), New Zealand cricketer * Bev Cains (born 1938), Australian former politician * Beverley Callard (born 1957), English actress * Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian retired professional bodybuilder, powerlifter and national shot put champion * Beverly Gannon (born c. 1949), American chef, restaurateur and author *

Bev Hansen Beverly K. "Bev" Hansen (born August 18, 1944 in Oroville, California) is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party. Career A former staffer to State Senator Jim Nielsen, Hansen was first elected to the Califo ...

(born 1944), American politician *

Bev Harrell Beverley Anne Harrell, (born 24 October 1946) is an Australian pop singer and musical theatre actress, most famous for her 1966 Australian hit "What Am I Doing Here with You?". Biography Harrell was born on 24 October 1946 in North Adelaide t ...

(born 1946), Australian pop singer *

Bev Harris Bev Harris is an American writer, activist, and founder of Black Box Voting, a national, nonpartisan elections watchdog group. She helped popularize the term " black box voting", while authoring a book of that title. Original investigative work ...

, American writer and activist *

Bev Hartigan Beverley Hartigan (née Nicholson, born 10 June 1967) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner. She won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, twice won the AAA Championships 1500 m title (1987/89) a ...

(born 1967), English runner *

Bev Nicholson (cricketer) Beverley Nicholson (born 4 June 1975) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in six One Day Internationals (ODIs) for England, making her debut ag ...

(born 1975), English cricketer *

Bev Oda Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda (born July 27, 1944) is a retired Canadian politician. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada, as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and List of Visible Minority Canadian Cabinet Ministers, cabinet minist ...

, (born 1944), Canadian retired politician, first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history * Bev Perdue (born 1947), American politician and businessperson, first female governor of North Carolina *

Bev Scalze Beverly M. Scalze (October 27, 1943 – June 23, 2021) was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she r ...

(1943–2021), American politician * Bev Smith (born 1960), Canadian women's national basketball team assistant coach and former basketball player *

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 of the N ...

(born 1949), Australian former cricketer *

Beverly Yanez Beverly Goebel Yanez (born Beverly June Goebel; July 19, 1988) is an American association football, soccer coach and former professional player who is currently the assistant coach of Racing Louisville FC and most recently at NJ/NY Gotham FC of t ...

(born 1988), American soccer player

Men

* Bev Bevan (born 1944), English rock drummer, original member of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra * Bev Harrison (born 1942), Canadian politician *

I. Beverly Lake Sr. Isaac Beverly Lake Sr. (1906–1996), was an American jurist, law professor at Wake Forest University and Campbell University, and politician. He was born in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Early career A graduate of Wake Forest College and Harv ...

(1906-1996), American segregationist, jurist, law professor and politician *

Bev Lewis William Beverley Lewis (August 8, 1906 – November 14, 1972) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member from 1955 to 1967 who represented the riding of Humber. Background Lewis was born in the County of Yor ...

(1906-1986), Canadian politician *

Bev Lyon Beverley Hamilton Lyon (19 January 1902 – 22 June 1970) was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Gloucestershire. He was a bespectacled middle-order batsman and a fine close fielder who held forthright and, for his time, outspoke ...

(1902-1970), English cricketer * Bev Risman (born 1937), English former rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach *

Bev Shipley Beverly "Bev" Shipley (born June 22, 1947 in Middlesex Centre, Ontario) is a retired farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex from 2006 to 2019 as a member of t ...

(born 1947), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

Bev Bighead This is a list of all the major and minor characters from the animated television series ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and the comic book of the same name. Joe Murray, creator of the series, said that he matched personalities of his characters to var ...

, in the animated TV series ''Rocko's Modern Life'' *

Bev Houghton ''Number 96'' is an Australian primetime soap opera that aired on Network 10, 0-10 Network (the forerunner of what is now Network Ten) from 13 March 1972 to 11 August 1977, broadcast in the primetime slot of 8:30 pm every weeknight. The premie ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Number 96'' * Bev Tull, in the British drama series ''Bad Girls'' * Bev Unwin, in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Bev Gilturtle, a box turtle from Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own {{given name English unisex given names Unisex given names Hypocorisms