Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, etc., and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

* Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player * Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radio host * Jess Cates (born 1976), American songwriter * Jess Collins (1923–2004), American visual artist *

Jess Conrad Jess Conrad (born Gerald Arthur James; 24 February 1936) is an English stage and screen actor and singer. As a boy he was nicknamed "Jesse" after American outlaw Jesse James; as there was already an actor named "Gerald James" in Actors' Equity, a ...

(born 1936), British actor *

Jess H. Dickinson Jess Hays Dickinson (born March 25, 1947) is the former Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. Biography Early life Jess Hays Dickinson was born in Charleston, Mississippi. His mother was Laura Augusta Hays (1920–2008). He has ...

(born 1947), American judge *

Jess E. DuBois Jess Eugene DuBois (July 6, 1934 – December 28, 2022) was an American artist. Biography DuBois was born on July 6, 1934, in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from the inaugural class of The Art Institute of Colorado in 1957. DuBois then traveled ...

(born 1934), American painter * Jess Folley (born 2003), English singer * Jess Glynne (born 1989), English singer and songwriter * Jess Hahn (1921–1998), American actor * Jess Harnell (born 1963), American voice actor *

Jess Hartley Christina K. "Jess" Hartley (born December 11, 1967) is an American novelist, writer, game creator, and editor. Hartley is the author of the novel ''Exalted: In Northern Twilight''

(born 1967), American writer * Jess Herbst (born 1958), American politician * Jess Hill (1907–1993), American athlete and coach * Jess Hill, Australian investigative reporter and author * Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr. (1930–2011), American wine entrepreneur * Jess Klein (born 1974), American singer/songwriter * Jess Liaudin (born 1973), French mixed martial artist * Jess Lee (Canadian singer), Canadian country music singer * Jess Lee (Malaysian singer) (born 1988) * Jess Margera (born 1978), American drummer * Jess McMahon (1882–1954), American professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter, patriarch of the McMahon family of businesspeople and promoters * Jess Mortensen (1907–1962), American multi-sport college athlete and track-and-field coach * Jess Mowry (born 1960), American author * Jess Nevins (born 1966), American author * Jess Oppenheimer (1913–1988), American television writer * Jess Phillips (disambiguation) * Jess J. Present (1921–1998), American politician *

Jess Richardson Jesse William Richardson (August 18, 1930 – June 17, 1975) was an American collegiate and professional American football player who played defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, and in the America ...

(1930–1975), American football player * Jess Robbins (1886–1973), American film director *

Jess Roden Jess Roden (born 28 December 1947) is an English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Biography Roden's first band was The Raiders followed by The Shakedown Sound which also included the guitarist, Kevyn Gammond, and keyboard player, August E ...

(born 1947), British musician * Jess Roskelley (1982–2019), American mountaineer *

Jess Row Jess Row (born 1974 in Washington, D.C.) is an American short story writer, novelist, and professor. Early life He received a B.A. in English from Yale University in 1997. He later taught English in Hong Kong for two years. He completed his Mas ...

(born 1974), American writer * Jess Stacy (1904–1995), American jazz pianist * Jess Stearn (1914–2002), American journalist and author *

Jess Thomas Jess Thomas (August 4, 1927 – October 11, 1993) was an American operatic tenor, best known for singing Wagner compositions. Biography Jess Floyd Thomas was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota. As a child, he took part in various musical ac ...

(1927–1993), American opera singer * Jess Thorup (born 1970), Danish former footballer * Jess Vanstrattan (born 1982), Australian soccer player *

Jess von der Ahe Jess von der Ahe (born 1966 in Santa Monica, California) is an American contemporary artist living in New York City. Von der Ahe received her BFA from Art Center College of Design in California in 1990 and since then has had 8 solo and 25 group ex ...

(born 1966), American artist * Jess Walter (born 1965), American author * Jess Walton (born 1949), American actress * Jess Weixler (born 1981), American actress * Jess Willard (1881–1968), American boxer * Jess Winfield (born 1961), American writer * Jess Yates (1918–1993), British television presenter

Surname

Carl Jess Lieutenant General Sir Carl Herman Jess, (16 February 1884 – 16 June 1948) was an Australian Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. Early life and career Carl Herman Jess was born on 16 February 1884 in the city of Bend ...

(1884–1948), Australian Army lieutenant general * Eoin Jess (born 1970), Scottish former footballer *

Jim Jess Jim Jess (born 25 January 1955) is a retired Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1976 and 1988 for the Richmond Football Club The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football t ...

(born 1955), retired Australian rules football player * John Jess (1922–2003), Australian politician * Matt Jess (born 1984), English rugby union player *

Tyehimba Jess Tyehimba Jess (born 1965 in Detroit) is an American poet. His book '' Olio'' received the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Biography Early life Tyehimba Jess was born Jesse S. Goodwin. He grew up in Detroit, where his father worked in that city' ...

(born 1965), American poet * Walter Jess (born 1942), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

* Jess Bhamra, in the 2002 film '' Bend It Like Beckham'' * Jess Bradley, the confidant/protégé/lover/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic book series ''The Boys'' *

Jess Mariano This is a list of characters for the comedy-drama television series ''Gilmore Girls''. Main characters Lorelai Gilmore Lorelai Gilmore, played by Lauren Graham, is the only daughter of Richard and Emily Gilmore. She is the mother of Lorel ...

, in the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' * Jess (''Misfits''), in the British television series ''Misfits'' * Jess (''New Girl''), the eponymous ''New Girl'' on the FOX sitcom. * Jess Riley, playable character in the survival horror game '' Until Dawn'' * Jess Squirrel, in the ''Redwall'' novels by Brian Jacques * Jess Tamblyn, in the ''Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson * Jess Warner, in the Australian soap opera ''Wentworth'' * Jess the cat, in the ''Postman Pat'' universe * ''Jess''(e) in the video game '' Minecraft: Story Mode''

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