People
Surname
- Beverley Sisters, a British singing trio of the 1950s and 60s
- Charles Beverly, American baseball player
- Cliff Beverley (born 1977), former New Zealand Rugby League player
- Frankie Beverly (born 1946), American soul/funk singer-songwriter
- Harry Beverley, rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, Hunslet, and Halifax
- Harry Beverley, rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s England, Dewsbury, Workington Town, and Fulham RLFC
- Hattie Beverly, (1874-1904) African American school teacher
- James R. Beverley (1894–1967), United States lawyer
- Jo Beverley (born 1947), British novelist
- Nick Beverley (born 1947), former Canadian Ice Hockey player
- Peter Beverley (c. 1668–1728), Virginia colonial politician, Speaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses
- Robert Beverley, Jr. (1673–1722), American historian
- Trazana Beverley, American actress
Given name
- Beverly Bayne (born 1894), American actress
- Beverly Boys (born 1951), Canadian diver
- Beverly Cleary (born 1916), American children's author
- Beverly Crusher, character in the Star Trek fictional universe
- Beverly Baker Fleitz (born 1930), American tennis player
- Beverly Garland (1926-2008), American actress
- Beverley Goddard (born 1956), former British sprint athlete
- Beverley Goodway (1943–2012), British glamour photographer
- Beverley Knight (born 1973), English soul and R&B singer/songwriter
- Beverley Randolph Mason (1834–1910), American educator
- Beverley McLachlin (born 1943), Chief Justice of Canada
- Beverley Mitchell (born 1981), American actress and country music singer
- Beverley Randolph (1754–1797), the eighth Governor of Virginia
- Beverly Sills (1929–2007), American operatic soprano
- Beverly Washburn (born 1943), American actress
- Beverly Watkins (born c. 1940), American blues guitarist
- Beverly Weston, fictional character in "August: Osage County"
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