Eurovision Song Contest Winners: 1 winner
Helena Paparizou (a.k.a. Elena)   2005   Greece  
Fictional Characters from Books: 2 characters
Hélène Kuragina (a.k.a. Elena)   1869   War and Peace  
Elena Gilbert   1991   The Vampire Diaries  
Fictional Characters from Television: 4 characters
Elena Tyler   1998   Felicity  
Elena Derevko   2001   Alias  
Elena Delgado   2002   Without a Trace  
Elena Gilbert   2009   The Vampire Diaries  
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: 2 hurricanes, 1 storm
Hurricane Elena   1965  
Storm Elena   1979  
Hurricane Elena   1985  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 6 actors
Frances Farmer (middle name Elena)   1913-1970  
Valentina Cortese (middle name Elena)   1923-2019  
Elena Verdugo   1925-2017  
Katie Boyle (middle name Elena)   1926-2018  
Sara Ramírez (middle name Elena)   1975-  
Elena Kampouris   1997-  
Notable Athletes: 1 gymnastics, 1 tennis
(gymnastics) Nadia Comăneci (middle name Elena)   1961-  
(tennis) Elena Vesnina   1986-  
Notable Musicians: 4 singers
Helena Paparizou (a.k.a. Elena)   1982-  
Lena Katina   1984-  
Inna (a.k.a. Elena)   1986-  
Ellie Goulding   1986-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 leader's spouse/politician
Elena Ceaușescu   1916-1989  
Notable Writers: 1 author
Elena Ferrante   19xx-  
Olympic Medalists: 8 gold, 6 bronze, 3 silver, 2 gold/bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 gold/silver
(gold) Elena Vaytsekhovskaya   1976   diving - platform  
(bronze/silver/gold) Nadia Comăneci (middle name Elena)   1976; 1980   artistic gymnastics  
(bronze) Yelena Kruglova (a.k.a. Elena)   1980   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(silver) Yelena Dendeberova (a.k.a. Elena)   1988   swimming - 200 m medley  
(gold) Yelena Romanova (a.k.a. Elena)   1992   3000 m  
(gold) Elena Tornikidou   1992   basketball  
(gold/bronze) Yelena Rudkovskaya (a.k.a. Elena)   1992   swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(bronze) Yelena Shubina (a.k.a. Elena)   1992   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(silver) Yelena Miroshina (a.k.a. Elena)   1992   diving - platform  
(bronze) Elena Smurova   2000   water polo  
(bronze) Elena Tokun   2000   water polo  
(gold/bronze) Elena Baranova   1992; 2004   basketball  
(gold) Elena Azarova   2000; 2004   synchronized swimming - team  
(bronze) Elena Karpova   2004   basketball  
(gold) Elena Gigli   2004   water polo  
(gold) Elena Lashmanova   2012   20 km walk  
(bronze) Elena Nikitina   2014   skeleton  
(bronze/gold) Elena Ilinykh   2014   figure skating  
(gold) Elena Delle Donne   2016   basketball  
(gold) Elena Prokofyeva   2016   synchronized swimming - team  
(gold/silver) Elena Vesnina   2016; 2020   tennis  
(silver) Elena Osipova   2020   archery - individual; archery - team  
Saints: 4 blessed
Blessed Helen of Arcella (a.k.a. Elena)   1208-1242  
Blessed Elena of Udine   1396-1458  
Blessed Elena Duglioli   1472-1520  
Blessed Elena Guerra   1835-1914