Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:

Women

• Bev Brentnall (born 1936), New Zealand cricketer
• Bev Cains (born 1938), Australian former politician
• Beverley Callard (born 1957), English actress
• Bev Francis (born 1955), Australian retired professional bodybuilder, powerlifter and national shot put champion
• Beverly Gannon (born c. 1949), American chef, restaurateur and author
• Bev Hansen (born 1944), American politician
• Bev Harrell (born 1946), Australian pop singer
• Bev Harris, American writer and activist
• Bev Hartigan (born 1967), English runner
• Bev Nicholson (cricketer) (born 1975), English cricketer
• Bev Oda, (born 1944), Canadian retired politician, first Japanese-Canadian MP and cabinet minister in Canadian history
• Bev Perdue (born 1947), American politician and businessperson, first female governor of North Carolina
• Bev Scalze (1943–2021), American politician
• Bev Smith (born 1960), Canadian women's national basketball team assistant coach and former basketball player
• Bev Wilson (born 1949), Australian former cricketer
• Beverly Yanez (born 1988), American soccer player

Men

• Bev Bevan (born 1944), English rock drummer, original member of The Move and Electric Light Orchestra
• Bev Harrison (born 1942), Canadian politician
• I. Beverly Lake Sr. (1906-1996), American segregationist, jurist, law professor and politician
• Bev Lewis (1906-1986), Canadian politician
• Bev Lyon (1902-1970), English cricketer
• Bev Risman (born 1937), English former rugby union and rugby league footballer and coach
• Bev Shipley (born 1947), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

• Bev Bighead, in the animated TV series Rocko's Modern Life
• Bev Houghton, in the Australian soap opera Number 96
• Bev Tull, in the British drama series Bad Girls
• Bev Unwin, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Bev Gilturtle, a box turtle from Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own