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* Betsy, stage name of Welsh singer Elizabeth Humfrey *

Betsy Ancker-Johnson Betsy Ancker-Johnson (April 29, 1927 – July 2, 2020) was an American plasma physicist. She was known for her research into instabilities that can occur in plasmas in solids, and for her invention of a gigacycle range signal generator using se ...

(born 1927), American plasma physicist *

Betsy Atkins Betsy Atkins is an American business executive and entrepreneur. She was the former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Clear Standards, Inc., a provider of SaaS Software enterprise carbon management and sustainability solutions. In 201 ...

(born 1953), American business executive and entrepreneur *

Betsy Balcombe Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe Abell (1802 − 29 June 1871) was a friend of Napoleon I during his exile at Saint Helena. She was also an author and a landowner in New South Wales, Australia. Biography Lucia Elizabeth Balcombe, commonly known as Bets ...

(1802−1871), English friend of Napoleon I at Saint Helena *

Betsy Beard Elizabeth Ann "Betsy" Beard (born September 16, 1961) is a former American competitive coxswain and Olympic gold medalist. Beard was born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1961. She was a member of the American women's eight team that wo ...

(born 1961), American coxswain *

Betsy Beers Betsy Beers (born 1957) is an American television and film producer whose credits include ShondaLand's ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ''Scandal,'' ''Private Practice'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', ''The Catch'', ''Station 19'', '' For the People'', and ...

(born 1957), American television and film producer *

Betsy Beutler Betsy Beutler is an American actress. She is known for her role as Katie Collins on the NBC/ABC series ''Scrubs'' (2009), the related webisode series '' Scrubs: Interns'' (2009), and her roles in ''The Black Donnellys'' (2007), ''Legit'' (2014), ...

, American actress *

Betsy Blair Betsy Blair (born Elizabeth Winifred Boger; December 11, 1923March 13, 2009) was an American actress of film and stage, long based in London. Blair pursued a career in entertainment from the age of eight, and as a child worked as an amateur danc ...

(1923–2009), American actress *

Betsy Bobel Betsy Bobel Opyt is a Registered Dietitian, Entrepreneur, Spokesperson, and American Fitness & Fashion Model. She became Miss Indiana in 2000. After winning, Betsy took her platform for healthy lifestyle to many schools and communities working wit ...

, American dietitian and model *

Betsy Boze Betsy Vogel Boze (pronounced Bōz), is an American academic and higher education administrator. During her career at public universities she has been a professor of marketing, department chair, dean, CEO of Kent State University at Stark, and ...

, American academic and education administrator *

Betsy Brown Betsy Brown (born 1963) is an American poet. Life She is from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1984. She graduated from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her work has been publi ...

(born 1963), American poet *

Betsy Bryan Betsy Morrell Bryan (born 1949) is an American Egyptologist who is leading a team that is excavating the Precinct of Mut complex in Karnak, at Luxor in Upper Egypt. She is Alexander Badawy Professor of Egyptian Art and Archaeology, and Near Easte ...

(born 1949), American Egyptologist *

Betsy Butler Betsy Butler (born June 14, 1963) is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat. Butler is the Executive Director of the Women's Law Center. She serves as Chair of the California Commission on Aging, ...

(born 1963), American politician *

Betsy Byars Betsy Byars (née Cromer; August 7, 1928 – February 26, 2020) was an American author of children's books. Her novel '' Summer of the Swans'' won the 1971 Newbery Medal.Author's website She has also received a National Book Award for Young Peo ...

(1928–2020), American author * Betsy B. Carr (born 1946), American politician *Betsy or

Betty Careless Betty Careless or Betsy Careless (–1739) was a notorious prostitute and later bagnio-owner in 18th-century London. Probably born Elizabeth Carless (though she later used the name Mrs. Elizabeth Biddulph), she adapted her name to better suit her ...

(c. 1704–1739), English courtesan *

Betsy Clifford __NOTOC__ Elizabeth Clifford (born October 15, 1953) is a Canadian retired alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she was the youngest Canadian skier ever to compete. She finished 7th at the 1970 Alpine Skiing World Cup and 10th at the 1971 ...

(born 1953), Canadian alpine skier *

Betsy Close Betsy L. Close (born May 4, 1950) is a Republican politician who served in the Oregon State Senate. Close was sworn into office in October 2012, replacing Frank Morse, who retired before his term ended. Prior to serving as Senator, Close served ...

(born 1950), American politician *

Betsy Cook Betsy Cook is an American-born singer, songwriter and musician. Since the late 1970s, she has worked mainly in the United Kingdom and collaborated with various British artists such as Gerry Rafferty, Ray Jackson, Lindisfarne, George Michael, ...

, American-born singer, songwriter and musician * Betsy Mix Cowles (1810–1876), American abolitionist *

Betsy Cullen Mary Elizabeth "Betsy" Cullen (born August 14, 1938) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Cullen was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She graduated from University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public univ ...

(born 1938), American professional golfer *

Betsy Devine Betsy Devine (born 1946) is an American author, journalist, and blogger, with published works including ''Longing for the Harmonies'' (1988), an appreciation of modern physics with Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek, and of ''Absolute Zero Gravity'' ...

(born 1946), American journalist *

Betsy DeVos Elisabeth Dee DeVos ( ; ' Prince; born January 8, 1958) is an American politician, philanthropist, and former government official who served as the 11th United States secretary of education from 2017 to 2021. DeVos is known for her support for s ...

(born 1958), American businesswoman and politician *

Betsy Robertson Eyre Betsy Robertson Eyre (née Walter, 28 November 1911 – 17 January 1983) was a New Zealand teacher, community worker and local politician. She was born in Nelson, New Zealand, on 28 November 1911. In the 1967 New Year Honours, Eyre was appo ...

(1911–1983), New Zealand teacher, community worker and local politician *

Betsy Fagin Betsy Fagin (born 1972) is an American poet. She is the author of ''All is Not Yet Lost'' ( Belladonna, 2015), ''Names Disguised'' (Make Now Books, 2014) as well as numerous chapbooks including ''Poverty Rush'' (Three Sad Tigers, 2011), ''the scien ...

(born 1972), American poet *

Betsy Freese Betsy Freese is an American editor, blogger, and radio personality who focuses on small and large-scale agriculture journalism as executive editor for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. She was the host of both the Living the Countr ...

, American editor, blogger, and radio personality *

Betsy Gotbaum Elisabeth A. Gotbaum (née Flower; born June 11, 1938) is an American civil servant, politician and a former New York City Public Advocate. She was elected Public Advocate for New York City in 2001 and reelected in 2005. She was the third woman el ...

(born 1938), New York City Public Advocate *

Betsy Hager Elizabeth Hager ( 1750 or 1755 – 12 July 1843), known as Betsy or Betsey, was an American farmer and blacksmith who prepared weapons used in the early stages of the American Revolution. Betsey Hager had worked for a blacksmith and farmer name ...

(1750–1843), farmer and blacksmith during the American Revolution *

Betsy Hands Betsy Hands is a Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its ...

, American politician *

Betsy Hassett Betsy Doon Hassett (born 4 August 1990) is a New Zealand footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for the New Zealand women's national football team and New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix. She has previously played for ...

(born 1990), New Zealand football player *

Betsy Heard Betsy Heard (1759 – after 1812) was a Euro‐African slave trader and merchant. Her father was an entrepreneur who had travelled from Liverpool, England, to the Los Islands, off the coast of what is now Guinea, in the mid-1700s. Her mother wa ...

(1759–1810s), Euro‐African slave trader and merchant *

Betsy Hodges Elizabeth A. Hodges (born September 7, 1969) is an American politician who served as the 47th Mayor of Minneapolis from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented Ward 13 on the Minneapolis Ci ...

(born 1969), mayor of Minneapolis *

Betsy Holden Betsy DeHaas Holden (born October 19, 1955) is an American businesswoman and corporate director of the Tribune Company. Holden is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company and a member of the Duke University board of trustees. From 2001 to 2004, Ho ...

(born 1955), American businesswoman *

Betsy Jochum Betsy "Sockum" Jochum (born February 8, 1921) is a former outfielder and pitcher who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 7", 140 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Overview profile ...

(born 1921), American baseball pitcher *

Betsy Jolas Elizabeth Jolas (born 5 August 1926) is a Franco-American composer. Biography Jolas was born in Paris in 1926. Her mother, the American translator Maria McDonald, was a singer. Her father, the poet and journalist Eugene Jolas, founded and edited ...

(born 1926), French composer *

Betsy Joslyn Betsy Joslyn (born April 19, 1954 in Staten Island, New York) is a Broadway musical and dramatic actress and soprano. Joslyn is best known for her Broadway work, including the original 1979 production of ''Sweeney Todd''. She appeared in the e ...

(born 1954), American actress and singer *

Betsy King :''Betsy King was also a childhood name for Lizzie Lloyd King.'' Betsy King (born August 13, 1955) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1977 and won six major championships and 34 LPGA Tour victories in al ...

(born 1955), American golfer *

Lizzie Lloyd King Elizabeth Lloyd King (born 1847) was the murderer of Charles Goodrich, whom she is said to have shot three times in the head on 20 March 1873 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The murder was headline news in the city, until her capture more t ...

(born 1847), also known as Betsy King, alleged murderer of Charles Goodrich *

Betsy Leondar-Wright Betsy Leondar-Wright (born January 15, 1956) is an American economic justice activist, sociologist, and author, who writes on class and economic inequality. Early life and education Leondar-Wright was raised in a middle-class family, and drop ...

(born 1956), economic justice activist, sociologist, and author *

Betsy Lewin Betsy Reilly Lewin (born May 12, 1937) is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. She studied illustration at Pratt Institute. After graduation, she began designing greeting cards. She began writing and illustrating stories for ...

(born 1937), American illustrator *

Betsy McCaughey Elizabeth Helen McCaughey (; née Peterken; born October 20, 1948), formerly known as Betsy McCaughey Ross, is an American politician who was the Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998, during the first term of Governor George Pataki. ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Betsy McLaughlin Betsy McLaughlin is an American businesswoman who served as the CEO of Hot Topic from 2000 to 2011. She currently serves on consumer boards in the retail and restaurant sectors. Education McLaughlin was born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

(born 1960), American businesswoman *

Betsy Flagg Melcher Margaret Elizabeth Flagg Melcher (April 8, 1900 – April 21, 1991) was an American miniature portraitist who was the daughter of noted architect Ernest Flagg. Early life and education Melcher was born in New York City on April 8, 1900. She ...

(1900–1991), American miniature portraitist *

Betsy Nagelsen Helen Elizabeth "Betsy" Nagelsen McCormack (born October 23, 1956) is an American former professional tennis player. Career Nagelsen was the world's top junior in 1973. She won the 1973 U.S. Champion Girls' 16 and under singles. She also won the ...

(born 1956), American former professional tennis player *

Betsy Norden Betsy Norden (born October 17, 1945) is an American soprano who appeared with the Metropolitan Opera over 500 times. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, she studied at Boston University, and began her career in musical comedy. Norden joined the Met chorus i ...

(born 1945), American soprano *

Betsy Palmer Betsy Palmer (born Patricia Betsy Hrunek; November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an American actress, who was known as a regular supporting film and Broadway actress and television guest star, as a panelist on the game show ''I've Got a Secret'' ...

(1926–2015), American actress * Betsy Pecanins (1954–2016), American-born Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer *

Betsy Plank Betsy Ann Plank (3 April 1924 – 23 May 2010) was a public relations executive. She is commonly referred to as the first lady of public relations, because, in her 63-year long career, she achieved many firsts in public relations leadership posi ...

(1924–2010), American public relations executive *

Betsy Rawls Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls (born May 4, 1928) is an American former LPGA Tour professional golfer. She won eight major championship and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early life and education Ra ...

, American golfer *

Betsy Repelius Johanna Elisabeth Repelius, known as Betsy (31 January 1848 in Amsterdam – 23 January 1921 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and watercolorist who specialized in simple, one-figure, Genre art, genre scenes. Biography She was the youngest ...

(1848–1921), Dutch painter and watercolorist who specialized in simple, one-figure, genre scenes *

Betsy Graves Reyneau Betsy Graves Reyneau (1888–1964) was an American painter, best known for a series of paintings of prominent African Americans for the exhibition “Portraits of Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin” that, with those by Laura Wheeler Waring a ...

(1888–1964), American portrait painter * Betsy Rosenberg, American Radio host *

Betsy Ross Elizabeth Griscom Ross (née Griscom;Addie Guthrie Weaver, ''"The Story of Our Flag..."'', 2nd Edition, A. G. Weaver, publ., 1898, p. 73 January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836), also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn an ...

(1752–1836), American patriot credited with sewing the first American flag *

Betsy Rue Betsy Rue (born May 7, 1979) is a retired American actress and former model. Career Rue is best known for her works in feature films and television. She portrayed Irene in ''My Bloody Valentine 3D'' (2009), Strawberrius in '' Miss March'' (2 ...

(born 1979), American actress * Betsy Ruth (born 1985), American wrestler, ring name Mary Kate * Betsy Rutherford (1944–1991), American singer *

Betsy Saina Betsy Saina (born 30 June 1988) is a Kenyan athlete in long distance running. Early life Saina was born in Kenya on 30 June 1988. She began running as a teenager in Eldoret, Kenya with hopes to pursue education at Itigo Girls High School. Her ...

(born 1988), Kenyan athlete * Betsy Schneider, American photographer *Betsy Smittle (died 2013), American musician, half-sister of

Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the co ...

Betsy Snite Betsy Baxter Snite (later ''Riley'', December 20, 1938 – June 15, 1984) was an American Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer and Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, Olympic medalist. She competed in the Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter ...

(1938–1984), American alpine ski racer *

Betsy Sodaro Betsy Sodaro is an American actress from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles. Sodaro is best known for her appearances on comedy programs such as ''Another Period'', '' Duncanville'', '' Clipped'', ''Animal Practice'', '' Nailed ...

(born 1984), American actress and comedian *

Betsy Struxness Betsy Struxness is an American actress, singer, and dancer known for her work on the Broadway stage. Struxness received her BFA in dance from Juilliard School, before moving to New York. After touring with the musical ''Oklahoma!'' and appearing ...

, American actress, singer, and dancer *Betsy Weiss, lead singer of

Bitch (band) Bitch is an American heavy metal band, formed in Los Angeles in December 1980. They gained notoriety as a result of their theatrical live performances inspired by Alice Cooper, which featured sadomasochistic themes. Bitch was the first artist e ...

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Betsy (dog) Betsy (born 2002) is a black and white longhaired Border Collie, credited with being one of the world's most intelligent dogs. Biography Betsy lives in Vienna, Austria with her owner, who goes by the pseudonym "''Schäfer''" ( en, Shepherd). Be ...

, an Austrian Border Collie credited with high intelligence

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*Betsy, main character in the Betsy series of children's books by

Carolyn Haywood Carolyn Haywood (January 3, 1898 – January 11, 1990) was an American writer and illustrator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She created 47 children's books, most notably the series under the "Eddie" and "Betsy" titles.Betsy Bobbin This is a list of characters in the original Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. The majority of characters listed here unless noted otherwise have appeared in multiple books under various plotlines. ''Land of Oz, Oz'' is made up of four ...

, in the Oz books * Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, Marvel Comics superheroine also known as Psylocke and Captain Britain *Betsy Ray, protagonist of the

Betsy-Tacy The ''Betsy-Tacy ''books are a series of semi-autobiographical novels by American novelist and short-story writer Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), which were originally published between 1940 and 1955 by the Thomas Y. Crowell Co. The books are now ...

series of novels by Maud Hart Lovelace *

Betsy Chernak Taylor Dr. Betsy Chernak Taylor was a fictional character on the cancelled American soap opera, ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (TV series), Love is a Many Splendored Thing''. She was played by actress/singer Andrea Marcovicci. Liberated lady doctor ...

, on the canceled American soap opera ''Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' *Betsy, an infected monkey in the film ''

Outbreak In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease when cases are in excess of normal expectancy for the location or season. It may affect a small and localized group or impact upon thousands of people across an entire ...

'' *Elizabeth Ann, main character of the novel ''

Understood Betsy ''Understood Betsy'' is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Plot summary The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan girl who goes from a sheltered existence with her father's aunt Harriet and cousin Frances in the ci ...

'' by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

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