Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Mary Todd Lincoln (middle name Ann) 1861-1865 
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Sandie Shaw (middle name Ann) 1967 United Kingdom
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Mary Ann Singleton 1978 Tales of the City
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
4 characters
(character) Ann 1956 Miss Ann
(character) Barbara Ann 1965 Barbara Ann
(character) Melody Ann 1979 Melody Ann
(character) Carole Ann 1990 Carole Ann
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters
Lucy Ewing (middle name Ann) 1978 Dallas
Carol Brady (middle name Ann) 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Shelly Lewis (middle name Ann) 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Kim Parker (middle name Ann) 1996; 1999 Moesha; The Parkers
Mary Ann Mitchell 2000 The District
Ann Veal 2003 Arrested Development
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist
(best new artist) Cyndi Lauper (middle name Ann) 1985
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball
(basketball) Ann Meyers 1993
(basketball) Ann "Muffet" McGraw 2017
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Alice Munro (middle name Ann) 2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
72 actors, 4 models, 3 actor/models, 1 actor/comedian, 1 actor/presenter, 1 comedian/actor, 1 presenter
Ann Harding 1902-1981
Nancy Carroll (a.k.a. Ann) 1903-1965
Ann Todd 1907-1993
Ann Sothern 1909-2001
Ann Dvorak 1911-1979
Ann Sheridan 1915-1967
Ann Rutherford 1917-2012
Doris Day (middle name Ann) 1922-2019
Ann Miller 1923-2004
Julie Harris (middle name Ann) 1925-2013
Ann B. Davis 1926-2014
Ann Petersen 1927-2003
Rosemary Harris (middle name Ann) 1927-
Peggy McCay (middle name Ann) 1927-2018
Nancy Olson (middle name Ann) 1928-
Ann Blyth 1928-
Ann Morgan Guilbert 1928-2016
Barbara Murray (middle name Ann) 1929-2014
Joan Plowright (middle name Ann) 1929-
Sally Ann Howes 1930-2021
Josephine Tewson (middle name Ann) 1931-2022
Barbara Barrie (middle name Ann) 1931-
Peggy Ann Garner 1932-1984
Phyllida Law (middle name Ann) 1932-
Suzy Parker (middle name Ann) 1932-2003
Joan Hackett (middle name Ann) 1934-1983
Lee Meriwether (middle name Ann) 1935-
Lee Remick (middle name Ann) 1935-1991
Connie Stevens (middle name Ann) 1938-
Elizabeth Ashley (middle name Ann) 1939-
Linda Gray (middle name Ann) 1940-
Ann-Margret 1941-
Teri Garr (middle name Ann) 1944-2024
Brenda Benet (middle name Ann) 1945-1982
Donyale Luna (middle name Ann) 1945-1979
Lesley Ann Warren 1946-
Peggy Lipton (middle name Ann) 1946-2019
Meredith Baxter (middle name Ann) 1947-
Lindsay Crouse (middle name Ann) 1948-
Vicki Lawrence (middle name Ann) 1949-
Patti LuPone (middle name Ann) 1949-
Ann Reinking 1949-2020
Margaret Whitton (middle name Ann) 1949-2016
Morgan Fairchild (middle name Ann) 1950-
Pippa Guard (middle name Ann) 1952-
Jenny Agutter (middle name Ann) 1952-
Kay Lenz (middle name Ann) 1953-
Kim Basinger (middle name Ann) 1953-
Ann Dowd 1956-
Lesley Manville (middle name Ann) 1956-
Kathy Najimy (middle name Ann) 1957-
Kelly McGillis (middle name Ann) 1957-
Mary Stävin (middle name Ann) 1957-
Kelly Lynch (middle name Ann) 1959-
Kimberlin Brown (middle name Ann) 1961-
Nancy Travis (middle name Ann) 1961-
Genie Francis (middle name Ann) 1962-
Kristy McNichol (middle name Ann) 1962-
Gail O'Grady (middle name Ann) 1963-
Claudia Christian (middle name Ann) 1965-
Cindy Crawford (middle name Ann) 1966-
Shirley Manson (middle name Ann) 1966-
Kelly Hu (middle name Ann) 1968-
Kylie Minogue (middle name Ann) 1968-
Kari Lake (middle name Ann) 1969-
Audra McDonald (middle name Ann) 1970-
Vera Farmiga (middle name Ann) 1973-
Kate Moss (middle name Ann) 1974-
Elizabeth Reaser (middle name Ann) 1975-
Brittany Daniel (middle name Ann) 1976-
Alison Sweeney (middle name Ann) 1976-
Heather McComb (middle name Ann) 1977-
Zoie Palmer (middle name Ann) 1977-
Katee Sackhoff (middle name Ann) 1980-
Lesley-Ann Brandt 1981-
Jodie Sweetin (middle name Ann) 1982-
Elisha Cuthbert (middle name Ann) 1982-
Kate Bosworth (middle name Ann) 1983-
Megalyn Echikunwoke (middle name Ann) 1983-
Deborah Ann Woll 1985-
Jessica Rothe (middle name Ann) 1987-
Stephanie Hsu (middle name Ann) 1990-
Sabrina Carpenter (middle name Ann) 1999-
Notable Athletes:
2 basketball, 1 track
(basketball) Ann Meyers 1955-
(basketball) Laura Hodges (middle name Ann) 1983-
(track) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 1986-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Vera Farmiga (middle name Ann) 1973-
Notable Journalists:
1 journalist
(journalist) Elizabeth Hawley (middle name Ann) 1923-2018
Notable Musicians:
22 singers, 1 musician
Doris Day (middle name Ann) 1922-2019
Patti Page (middle name Ann) 1927-2013
Sally Ann Howes 1930-2021
Connie Stevens (middle name Ann) 1938-
Ann-Margret 1941-
Debbie Harry (middle name Ann) 1945-
Sandie Shaw (middle name Ann) 1947-
Vicki Lawrence (middle name Ann) 1949-
Patti LuPone (middle name Ann) 1949-
Cyndi Lauper (middle name Ann) 1953-
Annie Lennox 1954-
Julee Cruise (middle name Ann) 1956-2022
Meredith Brooks (middle name Ann) 1958-
Cherie Currie (middle name Ann) 1959-
Sandra (middle name Ann) 1962-
Lee Ann Womack 1966-
Shirley Manson (middle name Ann) 1966-
Sarah McLachlan (middle name Ann) 1968-
Kylie Minogue (middle name Ann) 1968-
Fergie (middle name Ann) 1975-
Jessica Simpson (middle name Ann) 1980-
Cheryl (middle name Ann) 1983-
Sabrina Carpenter (middle name Ann) 1999-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
3 politicians
Elizabeth Warren (middle name Ann) 1949-
Caroline van der Plas (middle name Ann) 1967-
Kari Lake (middle name Ann) 1969-
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Ann Radcliffe 1764-1823
Catherine Cookson (middle name Ann) 1906-1998
Alice Munro (middle name Ann) 1931-
Carol Shields (middle name Ann) 1935-2003
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 7 silver, 3 gold, 3 silver/bronze, 3 silver/gold, 2 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 gold/silver/bronze
(bronze) Ann-Britt Leyman 1948 long jump
(silver/gold) Ann Curtis 1948 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/bronze) Zoe Ann Olsen-Jensen 1948; 1952 diving - springboard
(bronze) Natalie Myburgh (middle name Ann) 1956 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Marise Chamberlain (middle name Ann) 1964 800 m
(silver/gold) Ann Packer 1964 400 m; 800 m
(bronze) Ann Peterson 1968 diving - platform
(silver/gold) Barbara Ferrell (middle name Ann) 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Lynn Colella (middle name Ann) 1972 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(silver) Raelene Boyle (middle name Ann) 1968; 1972 100 m; 200 m
(silver) Ann Meyers 1976 basketball
(silver) Patricia Roberts (middle name Ann) 1976 basketball
(gold/bronze) Jill Sterkel (middle name Ann) 1976; 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
(silver) Ann Osgerby 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze/silver) Kathy Johnson (middle name Ann) 1984 gymnastics
(gold/silver) Valerie Brisco-Hooks (middle name Ann) 1984; 1988 200 m; 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(silver/bronze) Kim Gallagher (middle name Ann) 1984; 1988 800 m
(gold) Sheila Echols (middle name Ann) 1988 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Allison Higson (middle name Ann) 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) LaVonna Martin (middle name Ann) 1992 100 m hurdles
(bronze/silver) Shelley Sandie (middle name Ann) 1996; 2000 basketball
(bronze) Kristen Maloney (middle name Ann) 2000 artistic gymnastics
(silver/bronze) Laura Hodges (middle name Ann) 2004; 2008; 2012 basketball
(gold/silver/bronze) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Maggie Steffens (middle name Ann) 2012 water polo
(bronze) Ann Kristin Flatland 2014 biathlon
(silver) Stephenie Ann McPherson 2016 4x400 m relay
(gold) Hailey Van Lith (middle name Ann) 2018 3x3 basketball
(bronze) Stacey-Ann Williams 2020 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Kim Basinger (middle name Ann) 1998 L.A. Confidential
Pulitzer Award Winners:
2 literatures
(literature) Shirley Ann Grau 1965 The Keepers of the House
(literature) Carol Shields (middle name Ann) 1995 The Stone Diaries
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Debbie Harry (middle name Ann) 2006 Blondie
Ann Wilson 2013 Heart
Annie Lennox 2022 Eurythmics
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Anne (a.k.a. Ann) 0xx BC-0xx
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774-1821