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Bettye is a
given name.
Notable people with the name include:
Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006),
American actress Bettye Caldwell (1924–2016),
American educator...
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Bettye LaVette (born
Betty Jo Haskins,
January 29, 1946) is an
American soul
singer who made her
first record at sixteen, but
achieved only intermittent...
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Bettye Louise Ackerman (February 28, 1924 –
November 1, 2006) was an
American actress primarily known for her work on television.
Ackerman was born in...
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Bettye Jean
Davis (née Ivory; May 17, 1938 –
December 2, 2018) was an
American social worker and politician. She was the
first African-American to be elected...
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Bettye Jean
Crutcher (September 16, 1939 –
October 20, 2022) was an
American songwriter. She was a
staff writer for Stax Records.
Crutcher teamed with...
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Bettye Collier-Thomas (born
Bettye Marie Collier,
February 18, 1941) is a
scholar of African-American women's history. Collier-Thomas was born the second...
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Bettye Swann (born
Betty Jean Champion;
October 24, 1944), also
known as
Betty Barton, is an
American soul singer. She is best
known for her 1967 hit song...
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Bettye Washington Greene (March 20, 1935 – June 16, 1995) was an
American industrial research chemist. She was one of the
first few
African American women...
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Bettye Jane
Danoff (née Mims; May 21, 1923 –
December 22, 2011) was an
American professional golfer. She was one of the 13
founding members of the LPGA...
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inauguration concert,
performing the Sam
Cooke song "A
Change is
Gonna Come" with
Bettye LaVette. On June 4, 2009, Bon Jovi
performed an
acoustic benefit show for...
