Eleanor

Eleanor Daley is a Canadian composer of choral and church music.

Eleanor of Arborea, queen of the Sardinian kingdom of Arborea from 1347 to 1407.

Eleanor of Aragon (1402–1445) was a Queen of Portugal through her marriage to King Edward. She was the daughter of Ferdinand I of Aragon and Eleanor of Alburquerque.

Eleanor of Alburquerque (1374-1435) was Queen of Aragon by her marriage to Ferdinand I of Aragon. Some of her offspring would sit on the thrones of Castile, Aragon and Portugal.

Eleanor Turner is a British harpist.

Eleanor Dunedin is a British harpist.

There is a song by Cake Bake Betty titled Eleanor on her album To The Dark Tower. I recommend it!

Eleanor Worthington-Cox is an English actress and star of the television series "Brittania", as well as others.

In Cornelia's Funke's Inkheart trilogy, one of the main characters in the first book is Aunt Eleanor. She likes to say "Damn" a lot.

Eleanor Tomlinson is an English actress and singer.

"Eleanor Rigby" is one of the most famous and loved Beatles' songs. It's about a lonely woman, Eleanor Rigby and the lonely father McKenzie. Eleanor Rigby did actually exist: the Beatles took inspiration from a tombstone in Liverpool reporting this name with the ones of some people related to Eleanor Rigby.

Eleanor Jean Parker (1922-2013) was an American actress who appeared in some 80 movies and television series. Doug McClellan wrote her biography: Woman of a Thousand Faces (1989).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Parker

All the lonely people, where do they all come from?

Eleanor Holm (1913-2004) was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and won a gold medal in the latter. She attracted controversy for getting drunk and passing out on the ship that was taking her to Germany for the 1936 Olympics, which resulted in her being expelled from the team.

A famous bearer was Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis Law, George Washington’s step granddaughter/adopted daughter. She was named after her mother, Eleanor Calvert Custis.

Eleanor Shellstrop is the protagonist of the TV series "The Good Place." She is portrayed by Kristen Bell.

Eleanor Concepcion "Connie" Mariano, is a Filipina American physician and former flag officer in the United States Navy. She is the first Filipino American and graduate of the Uniformed Services University of Medicine to reach the rank of Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy as well as the first woman to become the director of the White House Medical Unit.

Eleanor Tomlinson is a British actress. Though active since 2005, she will perhaps be best known in the future as leading actress playing "Demelza" in the 2015- TV series adaptation of the "Poldark" saga by author Winston Graham, which was first adapted into a TV series running from 1975-1977.

Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn was a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England and Scotland. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. She was the most famous Restoration actress and possessed a prodigious comic talent. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk; and James Beauclerk. The surname of her sons is pronounced 'Bo-Clare'. Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St. Albans.

Eleanor Matsuura is a British actress, who is best known for her roles as Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs. Matsuura was born in Tokyo and raised in Hertfordshire, England. She was trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2004. She is trained in Modern and Period dance.

Eleanor Bron is an English stage, film and television actress, and an author. She is best known for her roles as Ahme in Help! And Miss Minchin in A Little Princess (1995).

Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale was an English artist during the late 19th and early 20th century.

Eleanor Miller was the youngest of the Chippettes. She was my favorite, especially in the Chipmunk Adventure. She was also called Ellie. She was sweet and kind with cute little pigtails. I love this name.

Eleanor Audley (1905-1991) was an American film and TV actress. She was most famous for her two Disney roles - she voiced Lady Tremaine in Cinderella and Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty. She also made many memorable appearances on television in the 1950s and 1960s.

On the CBS show "Under the Dome" one of the characters has the name Norrie, which is a nickname for Eleanor.

Eleanor Logan (born 1987 in Portland, Maine) is an American rower and Olympic gold medalist.

Eleanor was the third daughter of King Edward I of England and his wife Eleanor of Castile.

Eleanor was the only daughter of King Edward I of England and his second wife Margaret of France.

Eleanor of England was the oldest daughter of Edward II of England and his wife Isabelle of France.

Eleanor of England (1215-1275) was the youngest child of King John "Lackland" and his wife Isabelle.

Eleanor of England (1162-1214) was the daughter of Henry II of England and his wife Eleonore of Aquitaine. She was named after her mother. She later married Alfonso VIII of Castile and had 11 children with him.

Eleanor Rigby, of course! One of the best songs by The Beatles and many artists.

There was actually an earlier example than Eleanor of Aquitaine of a person bearing this name: Eleanor of Normandy, daughter of Richard II of Normandy. She was born between 1011 and 1013 and died after 1071. I guess that kills the "other Aenor" etymology. Sorry.

Eleanor Arroway is the name of the heroine in Carl Sagan's novel "Contact" (and in the movie version of the book). She is an astronomer who discovers an alien radio signal. Most people call her Ellie, and she is played by Jodie Foster. Personally, I love the book, but I am not as fond of the film.

The lead singer of the La Roux is named Eleanor, and she goes by Elly.

This is the name of a very important character in Libba Bray's "Rebel Angels". Great book. It is the second in the "Great and Terrible Beauty" series. Fantastic! But she goes by the nickname of "Nell". Nell in the book is a slightly insane girl who is housed at the place where Gemma's (the main character) brother works.

Eleanor is the name of the daughter of King John and Isabella of Angouleme and sister of King Henry III, Eleanor was married to Simon De Montfort, 6th earl of Leicester in 1238.

Eleanor Friedberger is half of the Fiery Furnaces.

"Eleanor, Put Your Boots On" is a song from the Glaswegian band Franz Ferdinand's second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. This song is a fine demonstration of the musicality and elegance of the name Eleanor.

Eleanor Tilney is the sister of hero Henry Tilney in authoress Jane Austen's novel 'Northanger Abbey'(1817). Eleanor Tilney is presented as an idealized young woman, sweet and the best friend heroine Catherine Morland can ever have.

There is also Elinor Dashwood from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.

In Gail Carson Levine's 'Ella Enchanted' the first name of Ella is actually Eleanor, and her father calls her that sometimes. It was also the name of her mother.

On Degrassi the Next Generation there is a character named Eleanor Nash. She is also called Ellie.

A famous bearer is First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

This name was borne by American silent movie actress Eleanor Boardman (1898-1991), who was Mrs. King Vidor. Her husband directed her in her most famous film, "The Crowd" (1928).

Ellenor Frutt was a character on the T.V. show "The Practice." She was played by Camryn Manheim. On a side note, I prefer the spelling "Ellenor" to "Eleanor."

The most recent usage in the Hollywood world that I can think of is in the film "Gone In 60 Seconds". Nicholas Cage's character Randel Reynes calls 50 cars he has to steal in one night by ladies names. ELEANOR is the codename for a Shelby Mustang GT 500 which is by far one of the most beautiful and elegant cars ever created.

Eleanor is the name of the woman from The Beatles' song "Eleanor Rigby".