Jessie is a given name in its own right, but may also be a nickname for the given name Jessica. It is generally considered the feminine form of Jesse. The name Jess is also a given name. It, or Jesse, may be used in

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as a nickname for the male name

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People

Jessi (musician) Jessica Ho (born December 17, 1988), better known by her stage name Jessi, is an American rapper, singer, and entertainer based in South Korea. She was born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and moved to South Korea at the age of 15. Jessi o ...

(born 1988), also known as Jessica H.O., South Korean–American singer and rapper * Jessie Armstead (born 1970), American football player * Jessie Bates (born 1997), American football player * Jessie Britt (born 1963), American football player *

Jessie Brown Pounds Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (August 31, 1861 – March 3, 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs. Life Jessie Hunter Brown was born into a farm family in the village of Hiram, Portage County, Ohio. A staff writer for ''Christian Stan ...

(1861–1921), American writer of gospel songs *

Jessie Buckland Jessie Lillian Buckland (9 May 1878 – 8 June 1939) was a New Zealand photographer. Life and career Buckland was born in Tumai, Otago, New Zealand on 9 May 1878. Her parents were Caroline Fairburn and John Buckland and she was one out of se ...

(1878–1939), New Zealand photographer * Jessie Buckley, Irish entertainer and ''I'd Do Anything'' finalist *

Jessie Camacho ''Survivor'' is an American reality television show, based on the Swedish program, '' Expedition Robinson''. Contestants are referred to as "castaways" and they compete against one another to become the "Sole Survivor" and win one million U.S. d ...

, American ''Survivor'' contestant *

Jessie Cooper Jessie Mary Cooper (née McAndrew; 29 June 191428 December 1993) was elected as a Liberal and Country League representative to the South Australian Legislative Council at the 1959 election. She was one of the first two women elected to the Parl ...

(1914–1993), Australian politician * Jessie Daniel Ames (1883–1972), American civil rights activist * Jessie Evans (basketball), American basketball coach * Jessie Earl (died 1980), English female murder victim *

Jessie Foster Jessica Edith Louise Foster (born May 27, 1984), is a Canadian woman who disappeared in the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada, United States, in 2006. Her parents are Glendene Grant and Dwight Foster. Jessie Foster had spent some time living in Calga ...

(born 1985), Canadian sex worker * Jessie Franklin Turner (1881–1956), American fashion designer * Jessie Godderz (born 1986), American actor and professional wrestler * Jessie Greengrass (born 1982), British poet and author * Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923–2006), American musician *

Jessie Hester Jessie Lee Hester (born January 21, 1963) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played 11 years in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Los Angeles R ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Jessie Hollins Jessie Edward Hollins (January 27, 1970 – July 9, 2009) was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues in 1992. He appeared in four games for the Chicago Cubs, finishing three. Hollins' body was recovered floating in ...

(1970–2009), American baseball player *

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind''. She studied ...

(born 1988), British singer * Jessie Lemonier (born 1997), American football player * Jessie Loutit (born 1988), Canadian rower * Jessie MacWilliams (1917–1990), English mathematician *

Jessie Mackaye Jessie Mackaye (1879–1967) was an American comic stage actress of the Victorian era. Early life Jessie Mackaye was born to an Episcopalian family in St. Louis on November 7, 1879. Prior to becoming an actress, she was educated at the Convent ...

, American actress *

Jessie Matthews Jessie Margaret Matthews (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose career continued into the post-war period. After a string of hit stage musicals and films in the mid-1930s, Ma ...

(1907–1981), British actress and singer *

Jessie Misskelley The West Memphis Three are three men convicted as teenagers in 1994 of the 1993 murders of three boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. Damien Echols was sentenced to death, Jessie Misskelley Jr. to life imprisonment plus two 20-year ...

(born 1975), one of the West Memphis 3 * Jessye Norman (1945–2019), American opera singer *

Jessie Fremont O'Donnell Jessie Fremont O'Donnell (pen name, J. F. O'Donnell; January 18, 1860 – April 30, 1897) was a 19th-century American writer of poems, novels and magazine articles, as well as a lecturer. In December, 1887, her first book, ''Heart Lyrics'' appea ...

(1860–1897), American writer * Jessie Oonark (1906–1985), Canadian Inuit artist *

Jessie Pharr Slaton Jessie Pharr Slaton (1908–1983) was an American lawyer. She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1984 shortly after her death on Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Biography She was born in 1908, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1918, S ...

(1908–1983), African-American lawyer. * Jessie Pope (1868–1941), English World War I poet *

Jessie M. Rattley Jessie Menifield Rattley (May 4, 1929 – March 2, 2001) served as the mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1986 to 1990, the first woman and first African-American to hold the mayorship. Life and career Jessie M. Rattley was born to the late ...

(1929–2001), American mayor * Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961), American writer * Jessie Rogers (born 1993), Brazilian-American pornographic actress *

Jessie Rooke Jessie Spink Rooke (10 September 1845 – 4 January 1906) was a suffragette and temperance reformer in Tasmania, Australia, and one of the first Tasmanian women to gain recognition outside Tasmania. Life Jessie Rooke was born in London on Septe ...

(1845–1906), Australian suffragette and temperance reformer * Jessie Royce Landis (1896–1972), American actress *

Jessie L. Simpson Jessie L. Simpson (1882 — April 14, 1974) was a staff member in the United States Senate, appointed clerk of the Committee on Foreign Relations in 1916. At the time, she was the second highest paid woman in the federal government. Early life Je ...

(1882–1974), staff member in the United States Senate * Jessie Tuggle (born 1965), American football player * Jessie Usher (born 1992), American actor *

Jessie Wallace Karen Jane Wallace (born 25 September 1971), known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Kat Slater on the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' since 2000. Her role as Kat won her the Nat ...

(born 1971), British actress * Jessie Ward (born 1979), American professional wrestler * Jessie Ward (born 1982), American actress *

Jessie Ware Jessica Lois Ware (born 15 October 1984) is an English singer, songwriter and broadcaster. Ware came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, '' Devotion'' (2012), which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, produ ...

(born 1984), British singer-songwriter *

Jessie Weston Jessie Weston may refer to: *Jessie Weston (scholar) (1850–1928), English independent scholar, medievalist and folklorist *Jessie Weston (writer) Jessie Edith Weston (also known as Jessie Weston-Campbell, 1865 – 21 May 1939) was a New Zeala ...

(1850–1928), British scholar and folklorist *

(1867–1939), New Zealand novelist and journalist *

Jessie E. Woods Jessie E. Woods (27 January 1909 – 17 March 2001) was one of the first female pilots in the United States. ''Jessie E. Schulz'' was born 27 January 1909, in Stafford County, Kansas, the daughter of William and Clara (Miller) Schulz.Jessie E. Wo ...

(1909–2001), American pilot

Fictional characters

* Jessie (''Pokémon'') * Jessie (''Toy Story''), in the ''Toy Story'' franchise * Jessie Prescott, main character of the TV series ''Jessie'' * Jessie Jackson (''Coronation Street''), in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Jessie (''Clay Kids''), in the Spanish animated TV series ''Clay Kids'' * Jessie Burlingame, in the Stephen King novel '' Gerald's Game'' * Jessie Burlingame, in the 2003 horror film '' Wrong Turn'' * Jessie Cates, in the 1983 play ''

'night, Mother ''night, Mother'' is a play by American playwright Marsha Norman. The play won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. The play is about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma. It begins with Je ...

'' * Jessie McCarney, in the 2006 video game '' Dead Rising'' * Jessie Maye, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame Huniepop *Jessie, boyfriend of titular love interest in 1981 song '' Jessie's Girl'' *Jessie, unlockable character in the mobile video game '' Brawl Stars'' *Jessie, titular character in the sitcom Jessie (2011 TV series)

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