# Jess

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'''Jess''' is a unisex given name, often a short form ([hypocorism](/source/hypocorism)) of [Jessica](/source/Jessica_(name)), [Jesse](/source/Jesse_(given_name)), [Jessie](/source/Jessie_(given_name)), Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to:
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==Given name or nickname==
* [Jess Atkinson](/source/Jess_Atkinson) (born 1961), American football player
* [Jess Cain](/source/Jess_Cain) (1926–2008), American radio host
* [Jess Cates](/source/Jess_Cates) (born 1976), American songwriter
* [Jess Chanliau](/source/Jess_Chanliau), American-French actor
* [Jess Collins](/source/Jess_Collins) (1923–2004), American visual artist
* [Jess Conrad](/source/Jess_Conrad) (born 1936), British actor
* [Jess H. Dickinson](/source/Jess_H._Dickinson) (born 1947), American judge
* [Jess E. DuBois](/source/Jess_E._DuBois) (1934–2022), American painter
* [Jess Folley](/source/Jess_Folley) (born 2003), English singer
* [Jess Glynne](/source/Jess_Glynne) (born 1989), English singer and songwriter
* [Jess Hahn](/source/Jess_Hahn) (1921–1998), American actor
* [Jess Harnell](/source/Jess_Harnell) (born 1963), American voice actor
* [Jess Hartley](/source/Jess_Hartley) (born 1967), American writer
* [Jess Herbst](/source/Jess_Herbst) (born 1958), American politician 
* [Jess Hill](/source/Jess_Hill) (1907–1993), American athlete and coach
* [Jess Hill](/source/Jess_Hill_(writer)), Australian investigative reporter and author
* [Jess Hilarious](/source/Jess_Hilarious) (born 1992), American comedian  
* [Jess Stonestreet Jackson, Jr.](/source/Jess_Stonestreet_Jackson%2C_Jr.) (1930–2011), American wine entrepreneur
* [Jess Klein](/source/Jess_Klein) (born 1974), American singer/songwriter
* [Jess Liaudin](/source/Jess_Liaudin) (born 1973), French mixed martial artist
* [Jess Lee (Canadian singer)](/source/Jess_Lee_(Canadian_singer)), Canadian country music singer
* [Jess Lee (Malaysian singer)](/source/Jess_Lee_(Malaysian_singer)) (born 1988)
* [Jess Margera](/source/Jess_Margera) (born 1978), American drummer
* [Jess McMahon](/source/Jess_McMahon) (1882–1954), American professional wrestling and professional boxing promoter, patriarch of the McMahon family of businesspeople and promoters
* [Jess Mortensen](/source/Jess_Mortensen) (1907–1962), American multi-sport college athlete and track-and-field coach
* [Jess Mowry](/source/Jess_Mowry) (born 1960), American author
* [Jess Mruzik](/source/Jess_Mruzik) (born 2002), American volleyball player
* [Jess Nevins](/source/Jess_Nevins) (born 1966), American author 
* [Jess No Limit](/source/Jess_No_Limit) (born 1996), Indonesian YouTuber
* [Jess Oppenheimer](/source/Jess_Oppenheimer) (1913–1988), American television writer
* [Jess Pepper](/source/Jess_Pepper), Scottish environmentalist, charity worker, founder of the Climate Café initiative
* [Jess Phillips (disambiguation)](/source/Jess_Phillips_(disambiguation))
* [Jess J. Present](/source/Jess_J._Present) (1921–1998), American politician
* [Jess Richardson](/source/Jess_Richardson) (1930–1975), American football player
* [Jess Robbins](/source/Jess_Robbins) (1886–1973), American film director
* [Jess Roden](/source/Jess_Roden) (born 1947), British musician
* [Jess Roskelley](/source/Jess_Roskelley) (1982–2019), American mountaineer
* [Jess Row](/source/Jess_Row) (born 1974), American writer
* [Jess Simpson (disambiguation)](/source/Jess_Simpson_(disambiguation))
* [Jess Stacy](/source/Jess_Stacy) (1904–1995), American jazz pianist
* [Jess Stearn](/source/Jess_Stearn) (1914–2002), American journalist and author
* [Jess Thomas](/source/Jess_Thomas) (1927–1993), American opera singer
* [Jess Thorup](/source/Jess_Thorup) (born 1970), Danish former footballer
* [Jess Vanstrattan](/source/Jess_Vanstrattan) (born 1982), Australian soccer player
* [Jess von der Ahe](/source/Jess_von_der_Ahe) (born 1966), American artist
* [Jess Walter](/source/Jess_Walter) (born 1965), American author
* [Jess Walton](/source/Jess_Walton) (born 1949), American actress
* [Jess Weixler](/source/Jess_Weixler) (born 1981), American actress
* [Jess Willard](/source/Jess_Willard) (1881–1968), American boxer
* [Jess Winfield](/source/Jess_Winfield) (born 1961), American writer
* [Jess Yates](/source/Jess_Yates) (1918–1993), British television presenter

==Surname==
* [Carl Jess](/source/Carl_Jess) (1884–1948), Australian Army lieutenant general
* [Eoin Jess](/source/Eoin_Jess) (born 1970), Scottish former footballer
* [Jim Jess](/source/Jim_Jess) (born 1955), retired Australian rules football player
* [John Jess](/source/John_Jess) (1922–2003), Australian politician
* [Matt Jess](/source/Matt_Jess) (born 1984), English rugby union player
* [Tyehimba Jess](/source/Tyehimba_Jess) (born 1965), American poet
* [Walter Jess](/source/Walter_Jess) (born 1942), Canadian politician
* [Zuleika Jess](/source/Zuleika_Jess), Jamaican politician

==Fictional characters==
* Jess Bhamra, in the 2002 film ''[Bend It Like Beckham](/source/Bend_It_Like_Beckham)''
* Jess Bradley, the confidant/protégé/lover/scapegoat of James Stillwell in the comic book series ''The Boys''
* [Jess Mariano](/source/Jess_Mariano), in the television series ''Gilmore Girls''
* [Jess (''Misfits'')](/source/Jess_(Misfits)), in the British television series ''Misfits''
* [Jess (''New Girl'')](/source/Jess_(New_Girl)), the eponymous ''New Girl'' on the FOX sitcom <!-- she is referred to as Jess in the series -->
* Jess Riley, playable character in the survival horror game ''[Until Dawn](/source/Until_Dawn)''
* [Jess Squirrel](/source/List_of_Redwall_characters), in the ''[Redwall](/source/Redwall)'' novels by [Brian Jacques](/source/Brian_Jacques)
* [Jess Tamblyn](/source/Jess_Tamblyn), in the ''Saga of Seven Suns'' novels by Kevin J. Anderson
* [Jess Warner](/source/Jess_Warner), in the Australian soap opera ''Wentworth''
* [Jess the cat](/source/Jess_the_cat), in the ''Postman Pat'' universe
* ''Jess''(e), in the video game ''[Minecraft: Story Mode](/source/Minecraft%3A_Story_Mode)''
* Jess Chambers, in ''[The Flash](/source/The_Flash_(2014_TV_series))'' series finale
* Jess McConnell, [American Girl](/source/American_Girl) character

==See also==
* [Jes (disambiguation)](/source/Jes_(disambiguation))
* [Jesus (name)](/source/Jesus_(name))
* [Jess (programming language)](/source/Jess_(programming_language))

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Category:Hypocorisms
Category:English masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:English feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names
Category:English unisex given names
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