Betts is an English Patronymic

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, deriving from the medieval personal name Bett, a short form of Bartholomew, Beatrice, or Elizabeth. It is also the americanized spelling of German Betz. The surname may refer to * Alejandro Jacobo Betts (1947–2020), Argentine air-traffic controller * Alison Betts (PhD 1986), Scottish archaeologist and academic *

Arnie F. Betts Arnie F. Betts (January 7, 1909 – September 17, 1993) was an American newspaper editor and politician. Born in Waterloo, Wisconsin, Betts received his bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin. He ...

(1909–1993), American politician *

Blair Betts Blair Betts (born February 16, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, New York Rangers, and Philadelphia Flyers. Betts was born in Edmonton, Al ...

(born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player * Charles Betts (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Chad Gable *

Clive James Charles Betts Clive James Charles Betts (born 13 January 1950) is a British Labour Party politician and former economist, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010 and is the current MP for the successor seat of Shef ...

(born 1950), British politician * Connor Stephen Betts, (1995-2019), American mass murderer, perpetrator of the

2019 Dayton shooting On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people, including his transgender brother, and wounded 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon District of Dayton, Ohio. Betts was fatally shot by respon ...

* Daisy Betts Miller, Australian actress *

Daniel Betts Daniel Alexander Betts (born 10 December 1971) is a British film, television, stage and voiceover actor. Life Born in West Sussex, Betts trained at the Drama Centre London. As well as appearing in films and television programmes, he has been ...

(born 1971), British actor *

Denis Betts Denis Charles Betts (born 14 September 1969) is an English rugby league coach and former player. He was assistant coach of the England national team. A , Betts played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s for the Wigan Warriors, with whom he won numer ...

(born 1969), English rugby league player * Dickey Betts (1943–2024), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter *

Edward Ladd Betts Edward Ladd Betts (5 June 1815 – 21 January 1872) was an English civil engineering General contractor, contractor who was mainly involved in the building of railways. Early life Edward Betts was born at Buckland, Kent, Buckland, near Dover, s ...

(1815–1872), English railway contractor * Frederick Betts (1859–1944), landowner, donated Betts Park * Gilbert Frederick Betts (1916–1982), English cricketer * Frederick Nicholson Betts (1906–1973), British Indian Army officer and ornithologist * Harry Betts (died 1985), jazz composer *

Jackson Edward Betts Jackson Edward Betts (May 26, 1904 – August 13, 1993) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1951 to 1973. He also served as Speaker of the House in the Ohio Legislature. Early life and career Jackson Edwar ...

(1904–1993), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio * John Betts, several people *

Jonathan Betts Jonathan Betts Order of the British Empire, MBE (born January 1955) is Curator Emeritus at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Observatory (National Maritime Museum), Greenwich, a horological scholar and author, and an expert on the first marin ...

(born 1955), British horological scholar *

Jonathan Betts-LaCroix Jonathan "Joe" Betts-LaCroix (born Jonathan Betts February 26, 1962) is an American scientist and entrepreneur known for his discoveries in biophysics and for creating the world's smallest personal computer. He is working to optimize medical researc ...

, American computer company executive * José Ángel Ramos Betts (2008–2020), Mexican school shooter who committed the

Colegio Cervantes shooting On January 10, 2020, an 11-year-old student identified as José Ángel Ramos Betts, armed with two guns, opened fire at the facilities of Colegio Cervantes Campus Bosque, a private school in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, killing a teacher and wound ...

William Thomas "Keter" Betts William Thomas "Keter" Betts (July 22, 1928 – August 6, 2005) was an American jazz double bassist. Early life and education Born in Port Chester, New York, he was nicknamed "Keter", a short form of the word mosquito. He graduated from Port C ...

(1928–2005), American jazz double bassist *

Matthew Ladell Betts Matthew Betz (September 13, 1881 – January 26, 1938) was an American film actor. Betz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1881. Following an extended career in the U.S. Cavalry, Betz spent eight years in Vaudeville. His first stage play w ...

(born 1979), American football running back *

Leah Sarah Betts Leah Sarah Betts (1 November 1977 – 16 November 1995) was a young woman from Latchingdon, Essex, United Kingdom, who died at age 18 after taking an ecstasy (MDMA) tablet, and then drinking approximately of water in a 90 minute period. Four ...

(1977–1995), English ecstasy-related death *

Louis Betts Louis Betts (October 5, 1873 – August 13, 1961) was an American portrait painter. Biography Betts was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father was an artist who remarried after Louis' mother died. His family moved to Chicago where his three y ...

(1873–1961), American portrait painter *

Mahlon Betts Mahlon Betts (1795–1867) was a carpenter, railroad car builder, shipwright, businessman, banker, and legislator who helped found three of Wilmington, Delaware's major manufacturing enterprises: the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company, the Pusey a ...

(1795–1867), American carpenter, shipwright, businessman, banker *

Mathieu Betts Mathieu Betts (born March 22, 1995) is a professional Canadian football defensive linemen for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Betts is the only player in U Sports football history to have won four major individual awards after ...

(born 1995), Canadian-American football player * Melvyn Betts (born 1975), English cricketer *

Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Boston Red Sox. In 2018, while with the Red Sox, he became ...

(born 1992), Major League baseball player * Morton Betts (1847–1914), English sportsman *

Naomi Betts Naomi Betts (born ) is an American bank robber who robbed the Fifth Third Bank in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States on October 9, 2003. She was arrested on May 27, 2004, after a May 22, 2004 airing of America's Most Wanted. During the robb ...

(born 1982), American criminal * Richard Betts (disambiguation) * Robert Betts (born 1981), English footballer *

Roland W. Betts Roland Whitney Betts (born May 25, 1946) is an American investor, film producer, developer, and owner of Chelsea Piers in New York City. A classmate and Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraternity brother of George W. Bush, Betts was the lead owner i ...

(born 1946), American businessman *

Sally Betts Sally Betts is a South African-Australian Liberal local government politician. First elected as a Councillor for Waverley Council in the eastern suburbs of Sydney in 1995, she was the Mayor of Waverley from 2008–2011 and 2012–2017, and the ...

, Mayor of Waverley Council (New South Wales, Australia) * Samuel Betts (Connecticut politician) (1660–1733), Connecticut state representative *

Samuel Betts Samuel Rossiter Betts (June 8, 1786 – November 3, 1868) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the ...

(1786–1868), United States congressman and federal judge from New York * Susan Betts, Australian artist and illustrator *

Thaddeus Betts Thaddeus Laddins Betts (February 4, 1789 – April 7, 1840) was the 32nd and 34th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Connecticut from 1832 to 1833 and from 1834 to 1835, and a United States Senator from Connecticut from 1839 to 1840. He had ...

(1789–1840), United States Senator and Lieutenant Governor from Connecticut * Thomas Betts (1650–1717), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives * Todd Betts (born 1973), Canadian baseball player *

Torben Betts Torben Betts (born 10 February 1968, in Stamford, Lincolnshire) is an English playwright, screenwriter and actor. Betts attended the University of Liverpool, where he read English Literature and English Language, and originally trained to becom ...

(born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter Betts may also refer to; * Betts electrolytic process for separating lead and bismuth * the Supreme Court Case ''

Betts v. Brady ''Betts v. Brady'', 316 U.S. 455 (1942), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case that denied counsel to indigent defendants prosecuted by a state. The reinforcement that such a case is not to be reckoned as denial of fundamental due proces ...

'' * '' R v Betts and Ridley'', a famous case in British law *

Betts Group Betts Group Pty Ltd (formerly Breckler Brothers and Cecil Bros Pty Ltd) is an Australian footwear retailer based in Perth. The head office is located at Level 2, 428 Scarborough Beach Rd, Osborne Park, Western Australia. Betts have been in the in ...

in Australia

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