Besse may refer to:

Places

Besse, Cantal Besse (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Cantal Departments of France, department in south-central France. Geography The Maronne river forms the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department Re ...

, France *

Besse, Dordogne Besse (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Church The church of St Martin, Besse, dates from the late 11thc. It was part of a Benedictine priory, replaced by Augustines in the 13thc, and was constructed by th ...

, France *

Besse, Isère Besse () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department References

Communes of Isère Isère communes articles need ...

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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (; ), also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from 2 April 1961 to 1 July 1973), or Besse (its name before 1961), is a Communes of France, commune in the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department in Auverg ...

, Puy-de-Dôme, France **

Super-Besse Super Besse is a winter sports resort located in Massif Central, France. Geography Super Besse located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (''Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne'' in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergn ...

, a ski resort * Besse-sur-Issole, Var, France *

Bessé Bessé is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of Bessé are called ''Besséens''. See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Char ...

, Charente, France * Bèssè, Benin *Besse, in

Koko/Besse Koko/Besse is a Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in Koko town. The town was founded by Mallam Mamman Dan-Gindi, a grandson of Mallam Abdulsalami Bagimbane. The majority inhabitants of Koko/Besse are Gimbanawa and ...

Local Government Area, Kebbi State, Nigeria

People

Bernard of Besse Bernard of Besse was a French Friar Minor and chronicler. He was a native of Aquitaine, with date of birth uncertain; he belonged to the custody of Cahors and was secretary to St. Bonaventure. He took up the pen after the Seraphic Doctor, he tells ...

(13th century) French Friar Minor and chronicler *

Besse Cooper Besse Berry Cooper (née Brown; August 26, 1896 – December 4, 2012) was an American supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person from June 21, 2011 until her death in 2012. Early life, education and career Cooper was born Besse B ...

(1896–2012), American suffragette and supercentenarian *

Besse Day Besse Beulah Day (later known as Besse Day Mauss, 1889–1986) was an American statistician known for her contributions to the statistics of forestry and naval engineering, and in particular for pioneering the use of design of experiments in engin ...

(1889–1986), American statistician * Bessé´, fossilised woman (~70,000 years old) at Sulawesi, Indonesia *

Georges Besse Georges Besse (25 December 1927 – 17 November 1986) was a French businessman who helped lead several large state-controlled companies. He was assassinated outside his Paris home in front of one of his children by the armed group Action direct ...

(1927–1986), French businessman *

Joseph Besse Joseph Besse (c. 1683–1757) was an English Quaker controversialist. He quantified the sufferings and persecution undergone by the Quakers. Biography Besse was born about 1683 and lived in Colchester, where he was a writing master. There he mar ...

(1683—1757), English writer, author of ''Quaker Sufferings''