Bev (given name)

Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:

Women

 * Bev Brentnall (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer
 * Bev Buckway (born 1954), Canadian politician
 * Bev Cains (born 1938), Australian former politician
 * Beverley Callard (born 1957), English actress
 * Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and national shot put champion
 * Beverly Gannon (born c. 1949), American chef, restaurateur and author
 * Bev Hansen (born 1944), American politician
 * Bev Harrell (born 1946), Australian pop singer
 * Bev Harris, American writer and activist
 * Bev Hartigan (born 1967), English runner
 * Bev Nicholson (cricketer) (born 1975), English cricketer
 * Bev Oda (born 1944), Canadian politician, first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history
 * Bev Perdue (born 1947), American politician and businessperson, first female governor of North Carolina
 * Bev Scalze (1943–2021), American politician
 * Bev Smith (born 1960), Canadian women's national basketball team assistant coach and former basketball player
 * Bev Wilson (born 1949), Australian former cricketer
 * Beverly Yanez (born 1988), American soccer player

Men

 * Bev Bevan (born 1944), English rock drummer, original member of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra
 * Bev Harrison (born 1942), Canadian politician
 * I. Beverly Lake Sr. (1906–1996), American segregationist, jurist, law professor and politician
 * Bev Lewis (1906–1986), Canadian politician
 * Bev Lyon (1902–1970), English cricketer
 * Bev Risman (born 1937), English former rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
 * Bev Shipley (born 1947), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

 * Bev Bighead, in the animated TV series Rocko's Modern Life
 * Bev Houghton, in the Australian soap opera Number 96
 * Bev Tull, in the British drama series Bad Girls
 * Bev Unwin, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
 * Bev Gilturtle, a box turtle from Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own