Beese is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amelie Beese (1886–1925), German aviator Barbara Beese (born 1946), British activist Baw Beese ( – ), Potawatomi Indian chief Darcus Beese (born 1969), British music executive Lorena S. Beese, American biochemist Lotte Stam-Beese (1903–1988), German architect and urban planner