Jess

Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, Jessy, 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 (born 1936), British actor
 * Jess H. Dickinson (born 1947), American judge
 * Jess E. DuBois (1934–2022), 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 (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 (1930–1975), American football player
 * Jess Robbins (1886–1973), American film director
 * Jess Roden (born 1947), British musician
 * Jess Roskelley (1982–2019), American mountaineer
 * Jess Row (born 1974), American writer
 * Jess Stacy (1904–1995), American jazz pianist
 * Jess Stearn (1914–2002), American journalist and author
 * Jess Thomas (1927–1993), American opera singer
 * Jess Thorup (born 1970), Danish former footballer
 * Jess Vanstrattan (born 1982), Australian soccer player
 * Jess von der Ahe (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 (1884–1948), Australian Army lieutenant general
 * Eoin Jess (born 1970), Scottish former footballer
 * Jim Jess (born 1955), retired Australian rules football player
 * John Jess (1922–2003), Australian politician
 * Matt Jess (born 1984), English rugby union player
 * Tyehimba Jess (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, 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
 * Jess Chambers in The Flash series finale.
 * Jess McConnell, American Girl character