Bayless is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Becky Bayless (born 1982), American professional wrestler *

Betsey Bayless Betsey Bayless (born January 10, 1944) was the 16th Secretary of State of Arizona from September 5, 1997, until January 6, 2003. She was appointed to fill the unexpired term of fellow Republican Jane Dee Hull. She was elected to a full term Novemb ...

, American politician who was the Secretary of State of Arizona from 1997 to 2003 *

Charles E. Bayless Charles E. Bayless (born November 2, 1942) is a former president of West Virginia University Institute of Technology and a regional vice president of West Virginia University. He retired from WVU Tech on June 30, 2008. Early life Charles E. Bayless ...

(born 1942), American university president *

Howard Bayless Howard J. Bayless III (born 1965) is an American healthcare professional and politician from Birmingham, Alabama. On October 9, 2007, he was elected to the Birmingham Board of Education, making him the first openly gay man elected to public office ...

, American healthcare professional and politician * Kenny Bayless, professional boxing referee * Rick Bayless (born 1953), American chef, owner of Frontera Grill in Chicago and star of ''Mexico: One Plate at a Time'' *

Rick Bayless (American football) Richard Allen Bayless (October 15, 1964 in Hugo, Minnesota) was a college football player for the University of Iowa from 1984–1987. He was an honorable mention All-American at running back in his junior season in 1986. He later played one gam ...

(born 1964), American football player *

Jerryd Bayless Jerryd Andrew Bayless (born August 20, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He played a year of college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats after playing high school basketball at St. Mary's High School in Phoenix. He was ...

(born 1988), American basketball player *

Skip Bayless Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II) is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is well-known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show '' First Take'' with Stephen A. Smith, a show which he left ...

(born 1951), American television sports commentator for ESPN networks *

William F. Bayless William Finney Bayless (August 25, 1814 – February 23, 1873) was an American politician and farmer from Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1860 to 1861 and the Maryland Senate in 1864. Early life William Finney Bayles ...

(died 1873), American politician ;Other uses *

Bayless Markets AJ's Fine Foods, formerly known as AJ Bayless, is a supermarket chain formerly headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded by Arthur Joseph Bayless in the 1930s. History The company went through a bankruptcy in the lat ...

, a supermarket chain *

Bayless School District Bayless is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Becky Bayless (born 1982), American professional wrestler * Betsey Bayless, American politician who was the Secretary of State of Arizona from 1997 to 2003 * Charles E. Bayless (born ...

, a small public school district in urban St. Louis, Missouri, includes

Bayless Senior High School Bayless Senior High School is a public school located in St. Louis, Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st ...

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US v. Bayless The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

'', 921 F. Supp. 211 (S.D.N.Y. 1996), controversial evidentiary ruling by Judge

Harold Baer Jr. Harold Baer Jr. (February 16, 1933 – May 27, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education Born in New York City, New York, Baer received his Bachelor of Arts deg ...

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