Sue (name)

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::summary Female given name ::

Sue is a given name and a common short form of a number of female given names: Susan, Susanna / Susannah / Suzanna, Susanne, Suzanne, Suzette.

It is rarely used as a man's name, a notable example being Sue K. Hicks (1895-1980), American jurist, who may have inspired the song "A Boy Named Sue".

Notable people named Sue

• Sue Alexander (1933–2008), American writer
• Sue Alexander, Australian tennis player
• Susan Alexander-Max (died 2016), American-British fortepianist
• Sue Bailey, several people
• Sue Barker (born 1956), British television presenter and professional tennis player
• Sue Bennett, American singer
• Sue Bird (born 1980), American professional basketball player
• Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome (born 1961), Scottish forensic anthropologist
• Sue Black (born 1962), English computer scientist
• Sue Booth-Forbes, teacher, writer, and editor
• Sue Boldra (born 1949), American politician
• Sue Bulger, Australian politician
• Sue Burke (born 1955), American writer and translator
• Sue Carol (1906–1982), American actress and talent agent
• Sue Carpenter (born 1956), British television presenter
• Sue Ann Carwell, American singer-songwriter
• Sue Cassidy Clark, American music journalist and photographer
• Sue Brannon Clark, environmental radiochemist
• Sue Cleaver (born 1963), English actress
• Sue Weinlein Cook, American game designer and editor
• Sue Costello (born 1968), American actress
• Sue Davies (1933–2020), British gallery director
• Sue Desmond-Hellmann (born 1958), American oncologist and biotechnology leader
• Sue Devaney (born 1967), English actress
• Sue Dodge, American singer
• Sue Donohoe (1959–2020), American basketball coach
• Sue Draheim (1949–2013), American fiddler
• Sue Ellspermann (born 1960), American academic administrator and politician
• Sue Elizabeth Evison, New Zealand geotechnical engineer
• Sue Ennis, American songwriter
• Sue Fink, American singer, songwriter, conductor, and voice teacher
• Sue Foley (born 1968), Canadian guitarist and singer
• Sue Ford (1943–2009), Australian photographer
• Sue Galloway, American comedian
• Sue Gardner (born 1967), Canadian journalist
• Sue Gerhardt (born 1953), British psychoanalytic psychotherapist
• Sue Gollifer (born 1944), British printmaker and digital artist
• Sue Grafton (1940–2017), American author
• Sue Gray (born 1957), British special adviser and civil servant
• Sue Grey, political figure and environmental lawyer
• Sue Harris, English musician
• Sue Harrison (born 1950), American author
• Sue Harrison (born 1971), British long distance athlete
• Sue Harukata (1521–1555), Japanese samurai
• Sue Harvard (1888–1967), Welsh operatic soprano
• Sue Hayman (born 1962), British politician
• Sue Hendra (born 1973), British writer and illustrator
• Sue Hendrickson (born 1949), American explorer and fossil collector
• Sue Hodge (born 1957), British actress
• Sue Holderness (born 1949), English actress
• Sue Metzger Dickey Hough (1883–1980), American lawyer, businesswoman and politician
• Sue Ion (born 1955), British engineer
• Sue Johanson (1930–2023), Canadian registered nurse and sex educator
• Sue Johnston (born 1943), English actress
• Sue Jones, several people
• Sue Jones-Davies (born 1949), Welsh singer and actor
• Sue Kaufman (1926–1977), American novelist
• Sue Kelly (born 1936), American politician
• Sue Monk Kidd (born 1948), American novelist and memoirist
• Sue Klebold (born 1949), American mother of Dylan Klebold
• Sue Kreitzman, American-British artist, curator, cookbook author, and television chef
• Sue Ane Langdon (born 1936), American actress
• Sue Lawrence, Scottish cookery and food writer
• Sue Lawley (born 1946), English television and radio broadcaster
• Sue Lloyd (1939–2011), English model and actress
• Sue Longhurst (born 1943), English actress
• Sue Lyon (1946–2019), American actress
• Sue McIntosh, Australian actress
• Sue McLeish (born 1954), New Zealand field hockey player
• Sue Mengers (1932–2011), American talent agent
• Sue Miller (born 1943), American novelist
• Sue Monroe, British television presenter, actress, and author
• Sue Moore, American marine scientist
• Sue Myrick (born 1941), American politician
• Sue Nabi (born 1968), Algerian entrepreneur
• Sue Naegle, American business executive
• Sue Nicholls (born 1943), English actress
• Sue Niederer, American political activist
• Sue O'Connell, American publisher and media commentator
• Sue O'Connor, Australian archaeologist
• Sue Page, President of the Rural Doctors Association of Australia
• Sue Paterno (born 1940), American philanthropist
• Sue Perkins (born 1969), British actress and comedian
• Sue Prado (born 1981), Filipina actress
• Sue Prideaux, Anglo-Norwegian writer
• Sue Pritzker (1932–1982), American socialite, philanthropist, and activist
• Sue Ramirez (born 1996), Filipino actress and singer
• Sue Randall (1935–1984), American actress
• Sue Reno, American fiber artist
• Sue Reeve (born 1951), British long jumper and hurdler
• Sue Ryder (1924–2000), British humanitarian
• Sue Scott (born 1957), American actress and character voice actor
• Sue Scott, British sociologist
• Sue Simmons (born 1942), American news anchor
• Sue Smith, several people
• Sue Son (born 1985), South Korean violinist
• Sue Mi Terry (born c. 1972), Korean-American international relations scholar
• Sue Thearle, British journalist
• Sue Thomas (1950–2022), American author and former FBI agent
• Sue Thompson (1925–2021), American singer
• Sue Tilley (born 1957), English artist's model and writer
• Sue Tompkins (born 1971), British visual and sound artist
• Sue Torres (born c. 1973), American chef and television personality
• Sue Townsend (1946–2014), English writer and humorist
• Sue Upton (born 1954), English actress and dancer
• Sue Vertue (born 1960), English television producer
• Sue Vincent, British actress and writer
• Sue Walker (born 1951), British-Australian politician
• Sue Walker (born 1967), British rower
• Sue Brannan Walker (born 1940), American poet
• Sue Wallace, British character actress
• Sue Allen Warren (1917–1997), American clinical psychologist and educator
• Sue Wicks (born 1966), American professional basketball player
• Sue Williamson (born 1941), South African artist
• Sue Wong, Chinese-American fashion designer

Fictional characters

• Sue Brockman, a fictional character from the British sitcom, Outnumbered
• Sue Dibny, a fictional character from DC Comics associated with the Elongated Man
• Sue Ellen Ewing, a fictional main character from the soap opera, Dallas
• Sue Heck, a fictional main character from the television series, The Middle
• Sue Ann Nivens, a fictional character on situation comedy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Sue Snell, a fictional character created by author Stephen King in his novel, Carrie
• Sue Sylvester, a fictional character from the television series, Glee
• Sue, from the Papa Louie video games
• Sue (Pac-Man), a purple (sometimes orange) ghost in the Pac-Man franchise

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