Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza.

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* Liz Allan (cricketer) (born 1948), New Zealand Test cricketer * Liz Allen (born 1969), Irish journalist and novelist * Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Cuban-American writer and journalist *

Liz Barker Elizabeth Jane Barker (born 16 May 1975) is an English television presenter, best known for her work on ''Blue Peter'' from 2000 to 2006. Early life and education Born in Cambridge, Barker grew up in the village of Oakington, near Cambridge a ...

(born 1975), British television presenter * Liz Berry (born 1980), British poet * Liz Berry (politician) (born 1983), American politician from Washington * Liz Bonnin (born 1976), Irish television presenter *

Liz Brown (politician) Elizabeth Brown is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Republican Party, she serves in the Indiana State Senate, representing Senate District 15. Brown is a 1980 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where s ...

, American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014 * Liz Brown, backing vocalist for

Wheatus Wheatus is an American rock band from Northport, New York, formed in 1995. They are known principally for their 2000 single, "Teenage Dirtbag". They also experienced success with their 2001 cover version of Erasure (duo), Erasure's "A Little ...

Liz Cambage Elizabeth Folake "Liz" Cambage ( ; born 18 August 1991) is a British-born Australian professional basketball player for the Sichuan Yuanda of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association. She won the Women's National Basketball League in 2011 and ...

(born 1991), Australian basketball player in the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League * Liz Claiborne (1929–2007), American fashion designer * Elizabeth "Liz" Cottrell (born 1975), American geologist * Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018) * Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer * Liz Hyder, English author * Liz Carolina Jaramillo (born 1981), Venezuelan politician * Liz Kershaw (born 1958), English radio broadcaster * Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician * Liz Krueger (born 1957), American politician, member of the New York State Senate since 2002 * Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster * Liz Mace, half of the American country/pop duo Megan and Liz * Liz María Márquez, Venezuelan politician * Liz McClarnon (born 1981), English pop singer, dancer and television presenter * Liz Mills, Australian basketball coach * Liz Phair (born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist * Liz Sandals (born c. 1947), Canadian politician elected in 2003 * Liz Saville Roberts (born 1965), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament * Liz Schepers (born 1999), American ice hockey player * Liz Sharman (born 1957), British slalom and sprint canoeist *

Liz Smith (actress) Betty Smith (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was an English actress. She was known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in ''I Didn't Know You Cared'' (1975–1979), the sisters Be ...

(1921–2016), English character actress * Liz Smith (journalist) (1923–2017), American gossip columnist * Liz Specht, American research scientist specializing in chemical engineering and synthetic biology *

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was an English and American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 19 ...

(1932–2011), American actress, also known as Liz Taylor * Liz Thomas (born 1987), American hiker * Liz Torres (born 1947), American actress, singer and comedian *

Liz Truss Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth da ...

(born 1975), British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 50 days in 2022 * Liz Twist (born 1956), Labour MP Blaydon *

Liz White (actress) Elizabeth White (born 11 August 1979) is an English actress. She grew up in Plymouth and attended Plymstock School from 1989 until 1994. She is known for portraying roles of Annie Cartwright in the BBC One drama series ''Life on Mars (British T ...

(born 1979), English actress * Liz White (activist) (born c. 1950), Canadian animal rights activist * Liz Mitchell (born 1952), former Boney M. lead singer and vocalist * Liz (musician) (born 1987), American singer and actress * Liz (singer), Korean singer, member of the group Ive

Fictional characters

* Liz Adams, on the American television series ''Dallas'' * Liz Allan, a Marvel Comics character * Liz Anya, a Raven disguise from a season 1 episode of '' That’s So Raven'' who later appears as a real person in '' Raven's Home'' * Liz Burton, on the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * Liz Chandler, on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Liz Danes, a recurring character on '' Gilmore Girls'' *

Liz Lemon Elizabeth Miervaldis Lemon is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television series '' 30 Rock''. She created and wrote for the fictional comedy-sketch show ''The Girlie Show'' and later ''TGS with Tracy Jordan''. She is ...

, main character of the American television series ''30 Rock'' * Liz McDonald, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Liz Parker, protagonist of the ''Roswell High'' book series and the ''Roswell'' television series * Liz Shaw, on the British science fiction television series ''Dr. Who'' * Liz Sherman, a Dark Horse Comics character associated with Hellboy * Liz Topham-Myrtle, antagonist of the 2023 film ''Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea'' * Dr. Liz Wilson, in the ''Garfield'' franchise * Liz, from the video games series '' Crash Bandicoot'', first introduced in '' Crash Team Racing''

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