Bev (given name)
Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:
Women
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Bev Bighead, in the animated TV series Rocko's Modern Life
- Bev Houghton, 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