Beasley (surname)

Beasley is a surname of English origin deriving from a town in Lancashire meaning “bent grass”.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

* Aaron Beasley (born 1973), American NFL cornerback
* Alice Beasley (born 1945), American quilter, textile artist
* Allyce Beasley (born 1951), American actress
* Barney Beasley (1895–1951), American character actor
* Bruce Beasley (American sculptor) (born 1939), American sculptor
* Caroline Beasley, an Irish jockey and the first woman to win Christie's Foxhunter Chase
* Cecil A. Beasley (1876–1959), American lawyer and politician from Alabama.
* Cheri Beasley (born 1966), American judge
* Chris Beasley (researcher), Australian political scientist
* Christine Beasley, a British-born dame and the Chief Nursing Officer of England
* Cole Beasley (born 1989), American football player
* DaMarcus Beasley, American soccer player; brother of Jamar
* David Beasley, American politician who served as the governor of South Carolina
* Debra Lafave, formerly Debra Beasley, American former teacher and registered sex offender
* Eileen Beasley (1921–2012), Welsh language campaigner
* Fred Beasley, American National Football League cornerback
* George Beasley, Australian rules footballer
* George Beasley-Murray, English religious scholar
* George G. Beasley (1932–2021), American radio executive
* Henry Beasley, Indian-born British officer and bridge player
* Irene Beasley, American singer
* Jack Beasley, Australian politician
* Jamar Beasley, American soccer player; brother of DaMarcus
* Jere Beasley, American politician and Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
* Jeremy Beasley (born 1980), American baseball player
* Jerome Beasley, American basketball player
* John Beasley (disambiguation)
* John Beasley (actor) (1943–2023), American actor
* John Beasley (basketball) (1944–2022), American basketball player
* John Beasley (football player), American football player and color commentator
* John Beasley (musician), American composer, pianist, producer, and arranger
* Kevin Beasley, American artist
* Larry Beasley, Canadian urban planner
* Malcolm Beasley, American physicist in the field of superconductivity
* Malik Beasley, American basketball player
* Marco Beasley, Neapolitan–British tenor and musicologist
* Maria E. Beasley (c. 1836–1913), American inventor and businesswoman
* Michael Beasley (born 1989), American basketball player
* Nate Beasley (1953–2010), American football player
* Owen Beasley, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court (British India)
* Pat Beasley, English professional footballer and coach
* Pierce Beasley, or Piaras Béaslaí (1881–1965), a Liverpool-born Irish Republican politician
* Richard Beasley (author), an Australian author
* Richard Beasley (politician), American-born, Canadian-residing businessman, politician, and soldier
* Richard Beasley, convicted of luring three men to their deaths via a Craigslist ad in 2011
* Richard Lee Beasley, an American politician from South Carolina
* Sharon Beasley-Teague (born 1952), American politician
* Sheree Beasley, Australian murder victim
* Simon Beasley (born 1956), Australian rules footballer
* Thomas W. Beasley, American lawyer, political activist, businessman; co-founder of Corrections Corporation of America
* Tom Beasley (born 1954), American football player
* Tony Beasley (born 1966), American baseball coach
* William Beasley, Irish jockey

## See also

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* Beazley
* Beesley
* Beesly
* Besley

## References

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1. ^ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=beasley#:~:text=Beasley Surname Meaning,-English:: variant&text=habitational name from a place,also a variant of Basley .

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