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 or nickname

  • Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player
  • Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radio host
  • Jess Cates (born 1976), American songwriter
  • Jess Chanliau, American-French actor
  • 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 Hilarious (born 1992), American comedian
  • 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 No Limit (born 1996), Indonesian YouTuber
  • Jess Oppenheimer (1913–1988), American television writer
  • Jess Pepper, Scottish environmentalist, charity worker, founder of the Climate Café initiative
  • 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
  • Zuleika Jess, Jamaican 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 <!-- she is referred to as Jess in the series -->
  • 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

See also

  • Jes (disambiguation)
  • Jesus (name)
  • Jess (programming language)