Last name Bess (Bess 
, ベス 
, בס ) , all over the world, is a common family name. The surname Bess is characteristic of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where it is quite a common surname, Bahamas, where it is quite a rare surname, and Luxembourg. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Algeria, and Cameroon. Likewise, Bess is the forename as well as the last name.
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bess throckmorton English lady-in-waiting (b. 1565) |
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| maria helena von bess PL (b. 1669) |
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bess gearhart morrison American speaker, US (b. 1875) |
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bess norris Australian artist (1878–1939), AU (b. 1878) |
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bess streeter aldrich American author (1881-1954), US (b. 1881) |
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bess meredyth Film actress, Film writer (1890-1969), US (b. 1890) |
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bess thomas Australian librarian, AU (b. 1892) |
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bess bolden walcott US (b. 1886) |
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bess flowers American actress (1898-1984), US (b. 1898) |
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bess london youngest daughter of Jack London, US (b. 1902) |
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bess lomax hawes American folk musician and folklorist (1921-2009), US (b. 1921) |
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| bernhard bess DE (b. 1863) |
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| bess mensendieck US (b. 1864) |
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bess myerson American model, city commissioner, TV show celebrity; first Jewish-American and first Miss New York elected Miss America (1924-2014), US (b. 1924) |
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| bess houdini stage assistant and wife of Harry Houdini (1876-1943), US (b. 1876) |
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