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'''Jess''' is a unisex given name, often a short form ([[hypocorism]]) of [[Jessica (name)|Jessica]], [[Jesse (given name)|Jesse]], [[Jessie (given name)|Jessie]], Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to:
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==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 (writer)|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)|Jess (''Misfits'')]], in the British television series ''Misfits''
* [[Jess (New Girl)|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]]''
* [[List of Redwall characters#Jess Squirrel|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 (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'' series finale.
* Jess McConnell, [[American Girl]] character

==See also==
* [[Jes (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jesus (name)]]
* [[Jess (programming language)]]

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