Helen of Arcella
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1208-1242
Elena of Udine
(f)
1396-1458
Elena Duglioli
(f)
1472-1520
Elena Guerra
(f)
1835-1914
Hélène Kuragina
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1869 War and Peace
Frances Farmer
(middle name Elena) (f)
1913-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Elena Ceaușescu
(f)
1916-1989
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Valentina Cortese
(middle name Elena) (f)
1923-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Elena Verdugo
(f)
1925-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katie Boyle
(middle name Elena) (f)
1926-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Elena Ferrante
(f)
19xx-
Elena Vaytsekhovskaya
(f)
1958-
Olympic Medalists 1976 diving - platform (gold)
Nadia Comăneci
(middle name Elena) (f)
1961-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1980 artistic gymnastics (bronze/silver/gold)
Yelena Kruglova
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1962-
Olympic Medalists 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Yelena Romanova
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1963-2007
Olympic Medalists 1992 3000 m (gold)
Elena
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1965 (hurricane)
Elena Tornikidou
(f)
1965-
Olympic Medalists 1992 basketball (gold)
Yelena Dendeberova
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1969-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 200 m medley (silver)
Elena Baranova
(f)
1972-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 2004 basketball (gold/bronze)
Elena Azarova
(f)
1973-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004 synchronized swimming - team (gold)
Yelena Rudkovskaya
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1973-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold/bronze)
Elena Smurova
(f)
1974-
Olympic Medalists 2000 water polo (bronze)
Elena Tokun
(f)
1974-
Olympic Medalists 2000 water polo (bronze)
Yelena Shubina
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1974-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Yelena Miroshina
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1974-1995
Olympic Medalists 1992 diving - platform (silver)
Sara Ramírez
(middle name Elena) (f)
1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Elena
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1979 (storm)
Elena Karpova
(f)
1980-
Olympic Medalists 2004 basketball (bronze)
Helena Paparizou
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1982-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 2005 Greece
Notable Musicians
Lena Katina
(f)
1984-
Elena
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1985 (hurricane)
Elena Gigli
(f)
1985-
Olympic Medalists 2004 water polo (gold)
Elena Vesnina
(f)
1986-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Olympic Medalists 2016; 2020 tennis (gold/silver)
Inna
(a.k.a. Elena) (f)
1986-
Ellie Goulding
(f)
1986-
Elena Delle Donne
(f)
1989-
Olympic Medalists 2016 basketball (gold)
Elena Gilbert
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1991 The Vampire Diaries
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 The Vampire Diaries
Elena Lashmanova
(f)
1992-
Olympic Medalists 2012 20 km walk (gold)
Elena Nikitina
(f)
1992-
Olympic Medalists 2014 skeleton (bronze)
Elena Osipova
(f)
1993-
Olympic Medalists 2020 archery - individual; archery - team (silver)
Elena Ilinykh
(f)
1994-
Olympic Medalists 2014 figure skating (bronze/gold)
Elena Prokofyeva
(f)
1994-
Olympic Medalists 2016 synchronized swimming - team (gold)
Elena Kampouris
(f)
1997-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Elena Tyler
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Felicity
Elena Derevko
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Alias
Elena Delgado
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Without a Trace