Bev (given name)

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

Women

  • Bev Brentnall (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer
  • Bev Buckway (born 1954), Canadian politician
  • Bev Cains (born 1938), Australian former politician
  • Beverley Callard (born 1957), English actress
  • Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion
  • Beverly Gannon (born c. 1949), American chef, restaurateur and author
  • Bev Hansen (born 1944), American politician
  • Bev Harrell (born 1946), Australian pop singer
  • Bev Harris, American writer and activist
  • Bev Hartigan (born 1967), English runner
  • Bev Nicholson (cricketer) (born 1975), English cricketer
  • Bev Oda (born 1944), Canadian 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 (1943–2021), American politician
  • Bev Smith (born 1960), Canadian women's national basketball team assistant coach and former basketball player
  • Bev Wilson (born 1949), Australian former cricketer
  • Beverly Yanez (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. (1906–1996), American segregationist, jurist, law professor and politician
  • Bev Lewis (1906–1986), Canadian politician
  • Bev Lyon (1902–1970), English cricketer
  • Bev Risman (born 1937), English former rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
  • Bev Shipley (born 1947), Canadian politician

Fictional characters