Beasley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aaron Beasley Aaron Bruce Beasley (born July 7, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for West Virginia University, and recei ...

, a United States-born National Football League cornerback *

Allyce Beasley Allyce Beasley ( Tannenberg) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as rhyming, love-struck receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series ''Moonlighting''. From 2001 to 2007, she was the announcer on Playhouse Disney, a mor ...

, a United States-born actress *

Barney Beasley Barney Beasley (June 20, 1895 – June 1, 1951) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography Born on June 20, 1895, in the small town of Blaine Bottom, Oklahoma, Beasley made his debut in films in 1930's ''Under Montana Skie ...

(1895–1951), American character actor * Bruce Beasley (American sculptor), a United States sculptor * Cecil A. Beasley (1876–1959), American lawyer and politician from

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Cheri Beasley Cheri Lynn Beasley (born February 14, 1966) is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020; she was appointed an associate justice in 2012. Beasley had previously served o ...

, a United States-born judge * Chris Beasley, Australian political scientist *

Christine Beasley Dame Christine Joan Beasley, (born 13 June 1944, in Essex, England) is a British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator. Career Beasley was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She began training in 1962 at the R ...

, a British-born dame and the Chief Nursing Officer of England *

Cole Beasley Cole Dickson Beasley (born April 26, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as ...

(born 1989), a United States-born football player *

DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (; born May 24, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. A left-footed player, Beasley played both as a left winger and left wingback throughout his career. He retired from soccer after the 2019 MLS Season. ...

, a United States-born soccer player; brother of Jamar *

David Beasley David Muldrow Beasley (born February 26, 1957) is an American politician and the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. A member of the Republican Party, he served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 199 ...

, a United States-born politician who served as the Governor of South Carolina * Debra Lafave, formerly Debra Beasley, a United States-born former teacher and registered sex offender *

Eileen Beasley Eileen Beasley (4 April 1921 – 12 August 2012) was a Welsh teacher who, along with her husband Trefor, conducted a campaign of civil disobedience in the 1950s against the Rural District Council of Llanelli in a demand for council rate bills ...

, Welsh language campaigner *

Fred Beasley Frederick Jerome Beasley (born September 18, 1974) is an American former football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 6th round (180th overall) in 1998 NFL Draft. High school years ...

, a United States-born National Football League cornerback *

Henry Beasley Lieutenant Colonel James Henry Mountiford Beasley DSO (28 March 1876 – 14 December 1949), known as Pops, was a British Army officer and a leading contract bridge personality in the early days of the game. Life Beasley was born in 1876 in Jhans ...

, Indian-born British officer and bridge player *

Jack Beasley John Albert Beasley (9 November 1895 – 2 September 1949) was an Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1928 to 1946. He served in the Australian War Cabinet from 1941 to 1946, and was a government minist ...

, an Australian-born politician *

Jamar Beasley Jamar Beasley (born October 11, 1979, in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American soccer player. Career Beasley began his professional career in 1998, as a member Major League Soccer's Project-40, directly out of High School (South Side High School). ...

, a United States-born soccer player; brother of DaMarcus *

Jere Beasley Jere Locke Beasley (born December 12, 1935) is an American attorney and politician; he served as acting governor of Alabama from June 5 to July 7, 1972. His law firm has been noted nationally for winning major awards for its clients; among them ...

, a United States-born politician and Lieutenant Governor of Alabama *

Jeremy Beasley Jeremy Lonnie Beasley (born November 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toro ...

, an American baseball player *

Jerome Beasley Jerome Beasley (born May 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 10 in, he played the center and power forward positions. High school career Beasley graduated from Moreno Valley High School in Calif ...

, a United States-born basketball player *

John Beasley (actor) John Beasley (born June 26, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''Rudy'' (1993), '' The General's Daughter'' (1999), '' The Sum of All Fears'' (2002), '' Walking Tall'' (2004), '' The Purge: Anarchy'' (2014), and ' ...

, a United States-born actor *

John Beasley (basketball) John Michael Beasley (born February 5, 1944) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Texarkana, Texas. A 6'9" forward/center from Texas A&M University, Beasley was selected in the fifth round of the 1966 NBA Draft by the B ...

, a United States-born basketball player *

John Beasley (football player) John Walter Beasley (born April 6, 1945) is a former professional American football player. A 6'3", tight end from the University of California at Berkeley, Beasley was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1967 NFL Draft. Following his Nati ...

, a United States-born football player and color commentator *

John Beasley (musician) John Rule Beasley (born October 10, 1960), better known as John Beasley, is a jazz pianist, bandleader, and producer of music for film and television. Career He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up in Texas in a family of musicians. ...

, a United States-born composer, pianist, producer, and arranger *

Larry Beasley Larry Beasley, CM (born 12 May 1948) is an internationally-known urban planner.

, a Canadian-born urban planner * Malcolm Beasley, an American physicist in the field of superconductivity *

Marco Beasley Marco Beasley (26 February 1957, Naples) is an Italian tenor, voice-actor and musicologist. With composer and harpsichordist Guido Morini, Beasley was one of the three founding members of the Accordone early music ensemble in 1984; Stefano Ro ...

, a Neapolitan-British tenor and musicologist *

Maria Beasley Maria E. Beasley (''née'' Hauser; 1836–1913) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. Born in North Carolina, Beasley grew up with a strong interest in mechanical work and learned about the profession of barrel-making from her grandfather. ...

, an American inventor and businesswoman *

Michael Beasley Michael Paul Beasley Jr. (born January 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Kansas State Universi ...

, a United States-born basketball player *

Nate Beasley Nathan Wayne Beasley (June 11, 1953 – March 10, 2010) was an American football running back. He played college football for Delaware State and Delaware before being selected in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, though he did not play ...

, American football player *

Pat Beasley Albert "Pat" Beasley (16 July 1913 – 27 February 1986) was an England international footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League. He also became a manager. Football career Born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, Beasley be ...

, an English professional footballer and coach * Pierce Beasley, or Piaras Béaslaí, a Liverpool-born Irish Republican politician *

Richard Beasley (author) Richard Beasley (born 1964) is an Australian barrister, novelist and nonfiction writer. Early life and legal career Richard Beasley SC was born in Sydney, but grew up in Adelaide, South Australia. He completed undergraduate studies in law at th ...

, an Australian author *

Richard Beasley (politician) Richard Beasley (July 21, 1761 – February 16, 1842) was a soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada. Early life He was born in the British colony of New York in 1761 and moved to Quebec in 1777. In 1783, he forme ...

, a United States-born, Canadian-residing businessman, politician, and soldier * Richard Beasley, convicted of luring three men to their deaths via a Craigslist ad in 2011 * Richard Lee Beasley, an American politician from South Carolina *

Sharon Beasley-Teague Sharon Beasley-Teague (born February 15, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 65th district. In 2020, she was defeated ...

(born 1952), American politician * Sheree Beasley, An Australian murder victim *

Simon Beasley Simon Francis Beasley (born 26 July 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football Leagu ...

, an Australian rules footballer *

Thomas W. Beasley Thomas W. Beasley (a.k.a. Tom Beasley) (born 1943) is an American lawyer, political activist and businessman based in Tennessee. He served as the chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party. In 1983 he was a co-founder of the Corrections Corporat ...

, American lawyer, political activist, businessman; co-founder of

Corrections Corporation of America CoreCivic, formerly the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. Co-founded in 1983 in Nashville, Tennessee by Thomas W. Beasley ...

Tom Beasley Thomas Lynn Beasley (born August 11, 1954) is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. Beasley won two Super Bowl rings when playing with the Steeler ...

(born 1954), American football player *

Tony Beasley Anthony Wayne Beasley (born December 5, 1966) is an American professional baseball coach. He is the third base coach for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as an interim manager for the Texas Rangers and third ...

(born 1966), American baseball coach

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