Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Anna Harrison 1841 
Eleanor Roosevelt (a.k.a. Anna) 1933-1945
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Anna (f) Luke 2:36
Characters in Roman Mythology:
2 characters
Anna Perenna (f)
Anna Perenna (f)
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Charlotte Perrelli (a.k.a. Anna) 1999 Sweden
Fictional Characters from Books:
4 characters
Anna Karenina 1877 Anna Karenina
Tacy Kelly (a.k.a. Anna) 1940 Betsy-Tacy
Anna 1974 Mister God, This Is Anna
Anna Oliphant 2010 Anna and the French Kiss
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character, 1 hero
Jade (a.k.a. Anna) 1995 Jade
Anna of Arendelle 2013 Frozen
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
6 characters
(character) Anna 1962 Anna (Go To Him)
(character) Anna 1993 Anna Begins
(character) Anna Molly 2006 Anna Molly
(character) Anna 2009 Anna
(character) Anna Sun 2010 Anna Sun
(character) Anna Lee 2011 Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun)
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Anna DiMera 1965 Days of Our Lives
Carrie Brady (middle name Anna) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Anna Del Amico 1994 ER
Anna Nardini 2000 Gilmore Girls
Anna Pihl 2006 Anna Pihl
Grammy Award Winners:
1 record of the year
(record of the year) Tina Turner (a.k.a. Anna) 1985 What's Love Got to Do with It
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
3 hurricanes, 2 storms
Hurricane Anna 1956
Hurricane Anna 1961
Hurricane Anna 1965
Storm Anna 1969
Storm Anna 1976
Latvian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics 1921-1923; 1923-1924
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Eleanor Roosevelt (a.k.a. Anna) 1884-1962
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
28 actors, 1 actor/model, 1 dancer, 1 model, 1 reality star
Anna Pavlova 1881-1931
Jeanette MacDonald (middle name Anna) 1903-1965
Anna Neagle 1904-1986
Anna May Wong 1905-1961
Anna Magnani 1908-1973
Ann Dvorak (a.k.a. Anna) 1911-1979
Vilma Degischer (middle name Anna) 1911-1992
Virginia Weidler (middle name Anna) 1927-1968
Pier Angeli (a.k.a. Anna) 1932-1971
Kitty Courbois (middle name Anna) 1937-2017
Veruschka (middle name Anna) 1939-
Anna Karina 1940-2019
Patty Duke (a.k.a. Anna) 1946-2016
Anna Galiena 1954-
Anna Chancellor 1965-
Anna Nicole Smith 1967-2007
Anna Belknap 1972-
Anna Silk 1974-
Anna Madeley 1976-
Anna Faris 1976-
Anna Torv 1979-
Anna Chlumsky 1980-
Sophia Bush (middle name Anna) 1982-
Anna Paquin 1982-
Anna Camp 1982-
Anna Drijver 1983-
Anna Kendrick 1985-
Anna Hutchison 1986-
Alexandra Daddario (middle name Anna) 1986-
Anna Diop 1988-
Anna Popplewell 1988-
Joy-Anna Forsyth 1997-
Notable Artists:
2 painters, 1 photographer, 1 sculptor/painter
Angelica Kauffman (middle name Anna) 1741-1807
Anna Mary "Grandma" Moses 1860-1961
Anna Chromý 1940-2021
Annie Leibovitz 1949-
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 3 tennis, 1 gymnastics, 1 skiing
(gymnastics) Betty Okino (middle name Anna) 1975-
(tennis) Anna Kournikova 1981-
(tennis) Anna-Lena Grönefeld 1985-
(tennis) Anna Smith 1988-
(skiing) Anna Fenninger 1989-
(soccer) Vincent Janssen (middle name Anna) 1994-
(soccer) Dominique Janssen (middle name Anna) 1995-
(soccer) Vivianne Miedema (a.k.a. Anna) 1996-
Notable Journalists:
2 journalists
(journalist) Arianna Huffington (middle name Anna) 1950-
(journalist) Anna Politkovskaya 1958-2006
Notable Musicians:
10 singers, 2 musicians
Jeanette MacDonald (middle name Anna) 1903-1965
Maria Callas (middle name Anna) 1923-1977
Tina Turner (a.k.a. Anna) 1939-2023
Mina (middle name Anna) 1940-
Anna Vissi 1957-
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean 1960-
Anna Maria Jopek 1970-
Anna Netrebko 1971-
Charlotte Perrelli (a.k.a. Anna) 1974-
Anna Nalick 1984-
Anna Tatangelo 1987-
Nyusha (a.k.a. Anna) 1990-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 psychologist
Anna Freud 1895-1982
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
3 politicians
Agnes van Ardenne (a.k.a. Anna) 1950-
Ank Bijleveld (a.k.a. Anna) 1962-
Anna-Maja Henriksson 1964-
Notable Writers:
3 authors, 1 editor, 1 poet
Anna Sewell 1820-1878
Anna Akhmatova 1889-1966
Anna Seghers 1900-1983
Annie M. G. Schmidt 1911-1995
Anna Wintour 1949-
Olympic Medalists:
10 bronze, 5 silver, 3 gold, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Lien Gisolf (middle name Anna) 1928 high jump
(bronze) Käthe Krauss (middle name Anna) 1936 100 m
(gold) Annie Borckink 1980 speed skating
(bronze) Betty Okino (middle name Anna) 1992 gymnastics
(silver) Tineke Bartels (middle name Anna) 1992; 1996 equestrian
(bronze) Anna-Karin Kammerling 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Emelie Berggren (middle name Anna) 2002 ice hockey
(bronze) Anna Kozlova 2004 synchronized swimming - duet; synchronized swimming - team
(bronze) Anna Arkhipova 2004 basketball
(bronze) Anna Rogowska 2004 pole vault
(gold) Anna Shorina 2004; 2008 synchronized swimming - team
(gold) Anna Chicherova 2012 high jump
(bronze/gold) Anna Watkins 2008; 2012 rowing
(gold/silver/bronze) Anna Meares 2004; 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(bronze) Anna Ryzhykova 2012 4x400 m relay
(silver) Anni Espar 2012 water polo
(silver/gold) Anna Haag 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing
(bronze) Anna Holmlund 2014 freestyle skiing
(gold/silver) Anna Fenninger 2014 alpine skiing
(bronze) Anna Sloan 2014 curling
(silver) Anna Cruz 2016 basketball
(silver) Anna Kiełbasińska 2020 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actresses
(actress) Anna Magnani 1956 The Rose Tattoo
(actress) Patty Duke (a.k.a. Anna) 1963 The Miracle Worker
(actress) Anna Paquin 1994 The Piano
Other Royalty:
9 princesses, 1 archduchess, 1 princess consort, 1 princess/queen consort, 1 queen consort
Anna Komnene 1083-1153 Byzantine Empire
Anna Amalie of Prussia 1723-1787 Prussia
Anna Maria of Liechtenstein 1732-1745; 1748-1753 Liechtenstein
Luise of Prussia (middle name Anna) 1829-1901 Prussia
Maria Anna of Austria 1835-1840 Austria-Hungary
Anna of Prussia 1836-1918 Prussia
Anna Pavlovna of Russia 1840-1849 Netherlands
Thyra of Denmark; Thyra, Crown Princess of Hanover (middle name Anna) 1853-1878; 1878-1933 Denmark; Hanover
Elisabeth Anna of Prussia 1857-1895 Prussia
Mafalda of Savoy (middle name Anna) 1902-1944 Italy
Maria Francesca of Savoy (middle name Anna) 1914-1946 Italy
Anne-Marie of Greece (a.k.a. Anna) 1946-1964; 1964-1973 Denmark; Greece
Eléonore of Belgium (middle name Anna) 2008- Belgium
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
1 queen
Queen Anna 1575-1586
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Tina Turner (a.k.a. Anna) 1991; 2021 Ike & Tina Turner;
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars:
1 tsaritsa
Tsaritsa Anna 1730-1740
Saints:
11 blessed, 6 saints
Saint Anne (a.k.a. Anna) 0xx BC-0xx
Saint Anne (a.k.a. Anna) ?-820
Saint Anne (a.k.a. Anna) 840-918
Blessed Anna Giustiniani ?-1180
Blessed Ana of Saint Bartholomew (a.k.a. Anna) 1549-1626
Blessed Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo (a.k.a. Anna) 1600-1686
Saint Anne Line (a.k.a. Anna) ?-1601
Saint Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart (a.k.a. Anna) 1747-1770
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi 1769-1837
Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick 1774-1824
Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey (a.k.a. Anna) 1779-1851
Saint Anne Pak A-gi (a.k.a. Anna) 1783-1839
Blessed Anna Rosa Gattorno 1831-1900
Blessed Giovanna Francesca Michelotti (a.k.a. Anna) 1843-1888
Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani 1863-1921
Blessed Maria Angela Picco (a.k.a. Anna) 1867-1921
Blessed Anna Schaffer 1882-1925