# Liz

Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza.

## People

* Liz Allan (cricketer) (born 1948), New Zealand Test cricketer
* Liz Allen (born 1969), Irish journalist and novelist
* Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Cuban-American writer and journalist
* Liz Barker (born 1975), British television presenter
* Liz Berry (born 1980), British poet
* Liz Berry (politician) (born 1983), American politician from Washington
* Liz Bonnin (born 1976), Irish television presenter
* Liz Brown (politician), American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014
* Liz Brown, backing vocalist for Wheatus
* Liz Cambage (born 1991), Australian basketball player in the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League
* Liz Claiborne (1929–2007), American fashion designer
* Elizabeth "Liz" Cottrell (born 1975), American geologist
* Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018)
* Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer
* Liz Hyder, English author
* Liz Carolina Jaramillo (born 1981), Venezuelan politician
* Liz Kershaw (born 1958), English radio broadcaster
* Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician
* Liz Krueger (born 1957), American politician, member of the New York State Senate since 2002
* Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster
* Liz Mace, half of the American country/pop duo Megan and Liz
* Liz María Márquez, Venezuelan politician
* Liz McClarnon (born 1981), English pop singer, dancer and television presenter
* Liz Mills, Australian basketball coach
* Liz Phair (born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
* Liz Sandals (born c. 1947), Canadian politician elected in 2003
* Liz Saville Roberts (born 1965), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament
* Liz Schepers (born 1999), American ice hockey player
* Liz Sharman (born 1957), British slalom and sprint canoeist
* Liz Smith (actress) (1921–2016), English character actress
* Liz Smith (journalist) (1923–2017), American gossip columnist
* Liz Specht, American research scientist specializing in chemical engineering and synthetic biology
* Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), American actress, also known as Liz Taylor
* Liz Thomas (born 1987), American hiker
* Liz Torres (born 1947), American actress, singer and comedian
* Liz Truss (born 1975), British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 50 days in 2022
* Liz White (actress) (born 1979), English actress
* Liz White (activist) (born c. 1950), Canadian animal rights activist
* Liz Mitchell (born 1952), former Boney M. lead singer and vocalist
* Liz (musician) (born 1987), American singer and actress
* Liz (born 2004), Korean singer, member of the group Ive

## Fictional characters

* Liz Adams, on the American television series Dallas
* Liz Allan, a Marvel Comics character
* Liz Anya, a Raven disguise from a season 1 episode of That’s So Raven who later appears as a real person in Raven's Home
* Liz Burton, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
* Liz Chandler, on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
* Liz Danes, a recurring character on Gilmore Girls
* Liz Lemon, main character of the American television series 30 Rock
* Liz McDonald, on the British soap opera Coronation Street
* Liz Parker, protagonist of the Roswell High book series and the Roswell television series
* Liz Shaw, on the British science fiction television series Dr. Who
* Liz Sherman, a Dark Horse Comics character associated with Hellboy
* Liz Topham-Myrtle, antagonist of the 2023 film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
* Dr. Liz Wilson, in the Garfield franchise
* Liz, from the video games series Crash Bandicoot, first introduced in Crash Team Racing