Liz

For other uses, see Liz (disambiguation).

Liz is a feminine given name. It is often a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza.

People

• Liz Allan (cricketer) (born 1948), New Zealand Test cricketer
• Liz Allen (born 1969), Irish journalist and novelist
• Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Cuban-American writer and journalist
• Liz Barker (born 1975), British television presenter
• Liz Berry (poet) (born 1980), British poet
• Liz Berry (politician) (born 1983), American politician from Washington
• Liz Bonnin (born 1976), Irish television presenter
• Liz Brown (politician), American politician first elected to the Indiana Senate in 2014
• Liz Brown, backing vocalist for Wheatus
• Liz Cambage (born 1991), Australian basketball player in the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League
• Liz Claiborne (1929–2007), American fashion designer
• Elizabeth "Liz" Cottrell (born 1975), American geologist
• Liz Dixon (born 2000), American basketball player
• Liz Fraser, stage name of English actress Elizabeth Joan Winch (1930–2018)
• Liz Friedman, American television producer and television writer
• Liz Hyder, English author
• Liz Carolina Jaramillo (born 1981), Venezuelan politician
• Liz Kershaw (born 1958), English radio broadcaster
• Liz Kendall (born 1971), British politician
• Liz Krueger (born 1957), American politician, member of the New York State Senate since 2002
• Liz Lochhead (born 1947), Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster
• Liz Mace, half of the American country/pop duo Megan and Liz
• Liz María Márquez, Venezuelan politician
• Liz McClarnon (born 1981), English pop singer, dancer and television presenter
• Liz Mills, Australian basketball coach
• Liz Phair (born 1967), American singer, songwriter and guitarist
• Liz Sandals (born c. 1947), Canadian politician elected in 2003
• Liz Saville Roberts (born 1965), Welsh politician and Member of Parliament
• Liz Schepers (born 1999), American ice hockey player
• Liz Sharman (born 1957), British slalom and sprint canoeist
• Liz Smith (actress) (1921–2016), English character actress
• Liz Smith (journalist) (1923–2017), American gossip columnist
• Liz Specht, American research scientist specializing in chemical engineering and synthetic biology
• Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011), American actress, also known as Liz Taylor
• Liz Thomas (born 1987), American hiker
• Liz Torres (born 1947), American actress, singer and comedian
• Liz Truss (born 1975), British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 50 days in 2022
• Liz Twist (born 1956), Labour MP Blaydon
• Liz White (actress) (born 1979), English actress
• Liz White (activist) (born c. 1950), Canadian animal rights activist
• Liz Mitchell (born 1952), former Boney M. lead singer and vocalist
• Liz (musician) (born 1987), American singer and actress
• Liz (singer), Korean singer, member of the group Ive

Fictional characters

• Liz Adams, on the American television series Dallas
• Liz Allan, a Marvel Comics character
• Liz Anya, a Raven disguise from a season 1 episode of That’s So Raven who later appears as a real person in Raven's Home
• Liz Burton, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Liz Chandler, on the soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Liz Danes, a recurring character on Gilmore Girls
• Liz Lemon, main character of the American television series 30 Rock
• Liz McDonald, on the British soap opera Coronation Street
• Liz Parker, protagonist of the Roswell High book series and the Roswell television series
• Liz Shaw, on the British science fiction television series Dr. Who
• Liz Sherman, a Dark Horse Comics character associated with Hellboy
• Liz Topham-Myrtle, antagonist of the 2023 film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
• Dr. Liz Wilson, in the Garfield franchise
• Liz, from the video games series Crash Bandicoot , first introduced in Crash Team Racing

See also

• Lizzie / Lizzy