Jessie is a

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in its own right, but may also be a nickname for the given name Jessica. It is generally considered the feminine form of

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. The name Jess is also a given name. It, or Jesse, may be used in

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as a nickname for the male name

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

People

Jessi (musician) Jessica Ho (born December 17, 1988), better known by her stage name Jessi, is an American rapper, singer, and entertainer based in South Korea. She was born in New York, raised in New Jersey, and moved to South Korea at the age of 15. Jessi or ...

(born 1988), also known as Jessica H.O., South Korean–American singer and rapper *

Jessie Armstead Jessie Willard Armstead (born October 26, 1970) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for eleven seasons with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins between 1993 and 2003. He played col ...

(born 1970), American football player *

Jessie Bates Jessie Bates III (born February 26, 1997) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest, and was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2018 ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Jessie Britt Jessie Loftin Britt Jr. (born March 3, 1963) is a former American football wide receiver who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at North Carolina A&T Aggies football, North Ca ...

(born 1963), American football player *

Jessie Brown Pounds Jessie Hunter Brown Pounds (August 31, 1861 – March 3, 1921) was an American lyricist of gospel songs. Life Jessie Hunter Brown was born into a farm family in the village of Hiram, Portage County, Ohio. A staff writer for ''Christian Stan ...

(1861–1921), American writer of gospel songs * Jessie Buckland (1878–1939), New Zealand photographer *

Jessie Buckley Jessie Buckley (born 28 December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. The recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and three BAFTA Awards, she was listed at number 38 on ''The Irish Times'' list of ...

, Irish entertainer and ''I'd Do Anything'' finalist * Jessie Camacho, American ''Survivor'' contestant * Jessie Cooper (1914–1993), Australian politician *

Jessie Daniel Ames Jessie Daniel Ames (November 2, 1883 – February 21, 1972) was a suffragist and civil rights leader from Texas who helped create the anti-lynching movement in the American South. She was one of the first Southern white women to speak out and ...

(1883–1972), American civil rights activist * Jessie Evans (basketball), American basketball coach * Jessie Earl (died 1980), English female murder victim * Jessie Foster (born 1985), Canadian sex worker *

Jessie Franklin Turner Jessie Franklin Turner (10 December 1881 – 1956) was an American fashion designer based in New York City, New York in the early 20th century. She was notable for being one of the first American designers to create unique designs, rather than im ...

(1881–1956), American fashion designer *

Jessie Godderz Jessie Godderz (born April 23, 1986), also known as Mr. PEC-Tacular, is an American actor and professional wrestler. He currently competes for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he is a former one-time OVW National Heavyweight Champion, one-time ...

(born 1986), American actor and professional wrestler *

Jessie Greengrass Jessie Greengrass (born 1982) is a British author. She won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her debut short story collection. Education and career Greengrass studied philosophy in Cambridge and London and now liv ...

(born 1982), British poet and author *

Jessie Mae Hemphill Jessie Mae Hemphill (October 18, 1923 – July 22, 2006) was an American electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the North Mississippi hill country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage. Life and career Hemp ...

(1923–2006), American musician *

Jessie Hester Jessie Lee Hester (born January 21, 1963) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played 11 years in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Los Angele ...

(born 1963), American football player * Jessie Hollins (1970–2009), American baseball player * Jessie J (born 1988), British singer * Jessie Lemonier (born 1997), American football player *

Jessie Loutit Jessie Loutit (born 3 November 1988) is a Canadian rower. Loutit competed at the Rowing at the 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 Pan American Games where she won a silver medal in the coxless pairs event alongside Larissa Werbicki. References E ...

(born 1988), Canadian rower *

Jessie MacWilliams Florence Jessie Collinson MacWilliams (4 January 1917 – 27 May 1990) was an English mathematician who contributed to the field of coding theory, and was one of the first women to publish in the field. MacWilliams' thesis "Combinatorial Problems ...

(1917–1990), English mathematician * Jessie Mackaye, American actress * Jessie Matthews (1907–1981), British actress and singer * Jessie Misskelley (born 1975), one of the West Memphis 3 *

Jessye Norman Jessye Mae Norman (September 15, 1945 – September 30, 2019) was an American opera singer and recitalist. She was able to perform dramatic soprano roles, but refused to be limited to that voice type. A commanding presence on operatic, concert ...

(1945–2019), American opera singer * Jessie Fremont O'Donnell (1860–1897), American writer *

Jessie Oonark Jessie Oonark, ( ᔨᐊᓯ ᐅᓈᖅ; 2 March 1906 – 7 March 1985) was a prolific and influential Inuit artist of the Utkuhiksalik, Utkuhihalingmiut ''Utkuhiksalingmiut'' whose wall hangings, prints and drawings are in major collections includ ...

(1906–1985), Canadian Inuit artist * Jessie Pharr Slaton (1908–1983), African-American lawyer. *

Jessie Pope Jessie Pope (18 March 1868 – 14 December 1941) was an English poet, writer, and journalist, who remains best known for her patriotic, motivational poems published during World War I.''Minds at War'' the Poetry and Experience of the First worl ...

(1868–1941), English World War I poet * Jessie M. Rattley (1929–2001), American mayor * Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961), American writer *

Jessie Rogers Jessie Rogers is a Brazilian-American pornographic actress. Early life Rogers was born in Goiânia, Brazil. She attended El Camino High School in South San Francisco, California in 2008. She did some mainstream modeling in New York prior to h ...

(born 1993), Brazilian-American pornographic actress * Jessie Rooke (1845–1906), Australian suffragette and temperance reformer *

Jessie Royce Landis Jessie Royce Landis (born Jessie Medbury, November 25, 1896 – February 2, 1972) was an American actress. Her name is also seen as Jesse Royce-Landis. She remains perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films ''To Catch a Thief' ...

(1896–1972), American actress * Jessie L. Simpson (1882–1974), staff member in the United States Senate *

Jessie Tuggle Jessie Floyd Tuggle, III (born April 4, 1965) is a former professional American football linebacker who played for the Atlanta Falcons his entire career from 1987 to 2000. He graduated from Valdosta State College in Valdosta, Georgia. He appea ...

(born 1965), American football player *

Jessie Usher Jessie T. Usher Jr. (born February 29, 1992) is an American actor. Known for playing Lyle on the Cartoon Network series '' Level Up'', Cam Calloway on the Starz television series ''Survivor's Remorse'', and Reggie Franklin / A-Train in the Amazo ...

(born 1992), American actor *

Jessie Wallace Karen Jane Wallace (born 25 September 1971), known professionally as Jessie Wallace, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Kat Slater on the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' since 2000. Her role as Kat won her the Natio ...

(born 1971), British actress *

Jessie Ward Jessie Lynn Whitney ('' née'' Ward; born December 16, 1979) is an American television producer and retired professional wrestler. Professional wrestling career Ward was one of the contestants on the World Wrestling Federation reality television ...

(born 1979), American professional wrestler *

(born 1982), American actress *

Jessie Ware Jessica Lois Ware (born 15 October 1984) is an English singer, songwriter and broadcaster. Ware came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album, '' Devotion'' (2012), which peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart, produc ...

(born 1984), British singer-songwriter * Jessie Weston (1850–1928), British scholar and folklorist * Jessie Weston (1867–1939), New Zealand novelist and journalist * Jessie E. Woods (1909–2001), American pilot

Fictional characters

* Jessie (''Pokémon'') * Jessie (''Toy Story''), in the ''Toy Story'' franchise *

Jessie Prescott ''Jessie'' is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015. The series stars Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, an ...

, main character of the TV series ''Jessie'' * Jessie Jackson (''Coronation Street''), in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Jessie (''Clay Kids''), in the Spanish animated TV series ''Clay Kids'' * Jessie Burlingame, in the Stephen King novel ''

Gerald's Game ''Gerald's Game'' is a 1992 suspense novel by American writer Stephen King. The story is about a woman whose husband dies of a heart attack while she is handcuffed to a bed, and, following the subsequent realization that she is trapped with litt ...

'' * Jessie Burlingame, in the 2003 horror film '' Wrong Turn'' * Jessie Cates, in the 1983 play ''

'night, Mother ''night, Mother'' is a play by American playwright Marsha Norman. The play won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. The play is about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma. It begins with Je ...

'' * Jessie McCarney, in the 2006 video game ''

Dead Rising is a series of action-adventure games created by Keiji Inafune. It was originally developed by Capcom until Capcom Vancouver took over developing the franchise. As of March 31, 2022, the game series has sold 15 million units worldwide and is ...

'' * Jessie Maye, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame

Huniepop ''HuniePop'' is a tile-matching and dating sim adult video game created by American game designer Ryan Koons, under the alias of HuniePot. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux-based personal computers in January 2015, aft ...

*Jessie, boyfriend of titular love interest in 1981 song ''

Jessie's Girl "Jessie's Girl" is a song written and performed by Australian singer Rick Springfield. It was released on the album '' Working Class Dog'', which was released in February 1981. The song is about unrequited love and centers on a young man in lov ...

'' *Jessie, unlockable character in the mobile video game ''

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by the Finnish video game company Supercell. It was released worldwide on December 12, 2018, on iOS and Android. The game f ...

'' *Jessie, titular character in the sitcom

Jessie (2011 TV series) ''Jessie'' is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015. The series stars Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, ...

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