# Jess

Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, Jessy, Jesswin 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 Mruzik (born 2002), American volleyball player
* 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 Simpson (disambiguation)
* 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