Sue (name) explained
Sue is a given name and a common short form of the following female given names:
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 Barker (born 1956), British television presenter and professional tennis player
- 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 Cleaver (born 1963), English actress
- Sue Weinlein Cook, American game designer and editor
- Sue Davies (1933–2020), British gallery director
- Sue Desmond-Hellmann (born 1958), American oncologist and biotechnology leader
- Sue Draheim (1949–2013), American fiddler
- Sue Ellspermann (born 1960), American academic administrator and politician
- Sue Foley (born 1968), Canadian guitarist and singer
- Sue Ford (1943–2009), Australian photographer
- Sue Gardner (born 1967), Canadian journalist, not-for-profit executive, and business executive
- Sue Grafton (1940–2017), American author
- Sue Gray (born 1957), British special adviser and civil servant
- Sue Grey, political figure and environmental lawyer
- Sue Hayman (born 1962), British politician
- Sue Holderness (born 1949), English actress
- Sue Ion (born 1955), British engineer
- Sue Johanson (1930–2023), Canadian registered nurse and sex educator
- Sue Jones, several people
- Sue Kelly (born 1936), American politician
- Sue Klebold (born 1949), American mother of Dylan Bennet Klebold
- Sue Lawley (born 1946), English television and radio broadcaster
- Sue Lloyd (1939–2011), English model and actress
- Sue Lyon (1946–2019), American actress
- Sue Mengers (1932–2011), American talent agent
- Sue Myrick (born 1941), American politician
- Sue Nabi (born 1968), Algerian entrepreneur
- Sue Nicholls (born 1943), English actress
- 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 Ramirez (born 1996), Filipino actress
- Sue Randall (1935–1984), American actress
- Sue Simmons (born 1942), American news anchor
- Sue Mi Terry (born c. 1972), Korean-American international relations scholar
- Sue Thompson (1925–2021), American singer
- Sue Townsend (1946–2014), English writer and humorist
- Sue Upton (born 1954), English actress and dancer
- Sue Vertue (born 1960), English television producer
- Sue Wicks (born 1966), American professional basketball player
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 Snell, a fictional character created by author Stephen King in his novel, Carrie
- Sue Sylvester, fictional character from the television series, Glee
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