Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Nancy Reagan (a.k.a. Anne) 1981-1989 
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Catherine O'Hara (a.k.a. Anne) 2020 Schitt's Creek
English and British Kings and Queens:
1 queen
Queen Anne 1702-1714
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
2 winners
France Gall (a.k.a. Anne) 1965 Luxembourg
Anne-Marie David 1973 Luxembourg
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 heroes, 1 character
Anne Steele 1811 Sense and Sensibility
Anne Elliot 1818 Persuasion
Anne Shirley 1908 Anne of Green Gables
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Buffy Summers (a.k.a. Anne) 1992 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
5 characters
(character) Carrie Anne 1967 Carrie Anne
(character) Anne 2005 Anne
(character) Anne Braden 2007 Anne Braden
(character) Anne 2011 Dear Anne
(character) Julia Anne 2012 Julia Anne
Fictional Characters from Television:
8 characters, 1 hero
Carol Seaver (a.k.a. Anne) 1985 Growing Pains
Mary Anne Spencer 1986 Perfect Strangers
Michaela "Dr. Mike" Quinn (a.k.a. Anne) 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Buffy Summers (a.k.a. Anne) 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Kitty Forman (a.k.a. Anne) 1998 That '70s Show
Laurie Forman (a.k.a. Anne) 1998 That '70s Show
Sydney Bristow (a.k.a. Anne) 2001 Alias
Annie McNamara 2003 Nip/Tuck
Kate Austen (a.k.a. Anne) 2004 Lost
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist
(best new artist) Debby Boone (a.k.a. Anne) 1978
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Anne Donovan 1995
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Anne L'Huillier 2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
48 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 actor/presenter, 1 model
Anne Revere 1903-1990
Anne Shirley 1918-1993
Anne Jeffreys 1923-2017
Anne Baxter 1923-1985
Anne Vernon 1924-
Ann Blyth (a.k.a. Anne) 1928-
Anne Ramsey 1929-1988
Anne Francis 1930-2011
Anne Haddy 1930-1999
Anne Bancroft 1931-2005
Anne Heywood 1931-2023
Juliet Prowse (a.k.a. Anne) 1936-1996
Charmian Carr (a.k.a. Anne) 1942-2016
Pattie Boyd (a.k.a. Anne) 1944-
Sally Struthers (a.k.a. Anne) 1947-
Anne Archer 1947-
Annie Potts 1952-
Isabelle Huppert (a.k.a. Anne) 1953-
Catherine O'Hara (a.k.a. Anne) 1954-
Jackie Woodburne (a.k.a. Anne) 1956-
Juliet Stevenson (a.k.a. Anne) 1956-
Anne-Marie Martin 1957-
Valerie Bertinelli (a.k.a. Anne) 1960-
Julianne Moore (a.k.a. Anne) 1960-
Gabrielle Carteris (a.k.a. Anne) 1961-
Marcia Cross (a.k.a. Anne) 1962-
Lori Loughlin (a.k.a. Anne) 1964-
Debi Mazar (a.k.a. Anne) 1964-
Lili Taylor (a.k.a. Anne) 1967-
Carrie-Anne Moss 1967-
Tara Fitzgerald (a.k.a. Anne) 1967-
Traci Bingham (a.k.a. Anne) 1968-
Rachel Griffiths (a.k.a. Anne) 1968-
Anne Heche 1969-2022
Emily Mortimer (a.k.a. Anne) 1971-
Anne Dudek 1975-
Annie Parisse (a.k.a. Anne) 1975-
Emmanuelle Chriqui (a.k.a. Anne) 1975-
Kristen Bell (a.k.a. Anne) 1980-
Lizzy Caplan (a.k.a. Anne) 1982-
Misty Upham (a.k.a. Anne) 1982-2014
Anne Hathaway 1982-
Mischa Barton (a.k.a. Anne) 1986-
Brittany Snow (a.k.a. Anne) 1986-
Annie Murphy 1986-
Vanessa Hudgens (a.k.a. Anne) 1988-
Anne Winters 1994-
Nicola Peltz (a.k.a. Anne) 1995-
Rachel Sennott (a.k.a. Anne) 1995-
China Anne McClain 1998-
Rachel Zegler (a.k.a. Anne) 2001-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball
(basketball) Anne Donovan 1961-2018
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Anne Wojcicki 1973-
Notable Evildoers:
1 pirate
Anne Bonny 1697-17xx
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/screenwriter
Chantal Akerman (a.k.a. Anne) 1950-2015
Notable Musicians:
11 singers, 1 musician, 1 musician/singer
Christine McVie (a.k.a. Anne) 1943-2022
Anne Murray 1945-
Melanie (a.k.a. Anne) 1947-2024
France Gall (a.k.a. Anne) 1947-2018
Karen Carpenter (a.k.a. Anne) 1950-1983
Anne-Marie David 1952-
Vicki Peterson (a.k.a. Anne) 1958-
Natalie Merchant (a.k.a. Anne) 1963-
Deborah "Skin" Dyer (a.k.a. Anne) 1967-
Natasha Bedingfield (a.k.a. Anne) 1981-
Samantha Mumba (a.k.a. Anne) 1983-
Duffy (a.k.a. Anne) 1984-
China Anne McClain 1998-
Notable Writers:
8 authors, 2 poets
Anne Brontë 1820-1849
Anne Spencer 1882-1975
Katherine Anne Porter 1890-1980
Anne Golon 1921-2017
Anne McCaffrey 1926-2011
Anne Sexton 1928-1974
Anne Frank 1929-1945
Anne Rice 1941-2021
Anne Tyler 1941-
Bernardine Evaristo (a.k.a. Anne) 1959-
Olympic Medalists:
12 bronze, 10 silver, 5 gold, 2 bronze/silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver/gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(bronze) Vivi-Anne Hultén 1936 figure skating
(bronze) Dorothy Brookshaw (a.k.a. Anne) 1936 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Mavis Freeman (a.k.a. Anne) 1936 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/bronze) Patsy Elsener (a.k.a. Anne) 1948 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(silver) Anne Pashley 1956 4x100 m relay
(gold) Sandra Morgan (a.k.a. Anne) 1956 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Elizabeth Ferris (a.k.a. Anne) 1960 diving - springboard
(gold) Shirley Stobs (a.k.a. Anne) 1960 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Claudia Kolb (a.k.a. Anne) 1964; 1968 swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Annegret Kroniger (a.k.a. Anne) 1976 4x100 m relay
(silver) Mary Anne O'Connor 1976 basketball
(bronze) Anne Jardin 1976 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Tracy Caulkins (a.k.a. Anne) 1984 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/gold/bronze) Anne Ottenbrite 1984 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/bronze) Kelly Anne McCormick 1984; 1988 diving - springboard
(gold) Anne Donovan 1984; 1988 basketball
(bronze) Lisanne Lejeune (a.k.a. Anne) 1988 field hockey
(gold/bronze) Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (a.k.a. Anne) 1984; 1988 field hockey
(bronze) Laura Walker (a.k.a. Anne) 1988 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Anne Montminy 2000 diving - platform; diving - synchronized platform
(bronze/silver) Sandy Brondello (a.k.a. Anne) 1996; 2000; 2004 basketball
(bronze) Anne Poleska 2004 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(bronze) Anne van Olst 2008 equestrian
(silver) Imke Bartels (a.k.a. Anne) 2008 equestrian
(bronze) Anne-Laure Viard 2008 canoe sprint
(silver) Keri-Anne Payne 2008 swimming - marathon 10 km
(silver) Jennifer Kessy (a.k.a. Anne) 2012 beach volleyball
(silver) Zara Phillips (a.k.a. Anne) 2012 equestrian
(bronze) Anne Panter 2012 field hockey
(silver) Anne-Caroline Graffe 2012 taekwondo
(bronze) Anne Schellekens 2012 rowing
(silver) Anne Kyllönen 2014 cross-country skiing
(silver) Anne Schleper 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Lizzy Yarnold (a.k.a. Anne) 2014; 2018 skeleton
Oscar Award Winners:
5 actresses
(actress) Anne Revere 1946 National Velvet
(actress) Anne Baxter 1947 The Razor's Edge
(actress) Anne Bancroft 1963 The Miracle Worker
(actress) Anne Hathaway 2013 Les Misérables
(actress) Julianne Moore (a.k.a. Anne) 2015 Still Alice
Other Royalty:
3 princesses, 3 queen consorts
Lady Anne Neville 1483-1485 England
Anne Boleyn 1533-1536 England
Anne of Cleves 1540 England
Anne, Princess Royal 1950- United Kingdom
Eléonore of Belgium (a.k.a. Anne) 2008- Belgium
Delphine of Belgium (a.k.a. Anne) 2020- Belgium
Pulitzer Award Winners:
3 literatures
(literature) Katherine Anne Porter 1966 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
(literature) Anne Sexton 1967 Live or Die
(literature) Anne Tyler 1989 Breathing Lessons
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Christine McVie (a.k.a. Anne) 1998 Fleetwood Mac
Saints:
9 blessed, 6 saints
Saint Anne 0xx BC-0xx
Saint Anne ?-820
Saint Anne 840-918
Blessed Anna Giustiniani (a.k.a. Anne) ?-1180
Blessed Ana of Saint Bartholomew (a.k.a. Anne) 1549-1626
Saint Anne Line ?-1601
Blessed Anne-Marie-Madeleine Thouret 1715-1794
Blessed Marie-Anne Piedcourt 1715-1794
Blessed Marie-Anne-Françoise Brideau 1751-1794
Blessed Marie-Anne Pelras 1760-1794
Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick (a.k.a. Anne) 1774-1824
Blessed Anne-Marie Javouhey 1779-1851
Saint Anne Pak A-gi 1783-1839
Blessed Marie Anne Blondin 1809-1890
Saint Marie-Eugénie of Jesus (a.k.a. Anne) 1817-1898
Scottish Kings and Queens:
1 queen
Queen Anne 1702-1707
Shakespearian Characters:
3 characters
Anne Page The Merry Wives of Windsor
Lady Anne Neville Richard III
Anne Boleyn Henry VIII
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Micheline Calmy-Rey (a.k.a. Anne) 2007; 2011