Bethea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Antoine Bethea (born 1984), professional American football safety Bill Bethea (born 1942), American college baseball coach Elvin Bethea (born 1946), former American football defensive end Erin Bethea (born 1982), American actress John M. Bethea (1919-2009), Florida State Forester, promoted Urban Forestry Jalil Bethea (born 2005), American basketball player James Bethea (born 1965), American producer and television performer Larry Bethea (1956–1987), American football defensive lineman Preston Lang Bethea (1870–1944), American politician Rainey Bethea (1909–1936), the last person to be publicly executed in the United States Ryan Bethea (born 1967), American football player Solomon H. Bethea (1852–1909), United States federal judge Andy C. Bethea (born 1964), American author
See also Tristram Bethea House, also known as Pleasant Ridge, is a historic plantation house near Camden, Alabama