Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Ellen Wilson 1913-1914 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ellen Robillard O'Hara 1936 Gone With the Wind
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 characters, 1 hero
Mary Ellen Walton 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Ellen Ripley 1979 Alien
Ellen Taylor 2012 For Ellen
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Mary Ellen Walton 1972 The Waltons
Sue Ellen Ewing 1978 Dallas
Chrissy Seaver (middle name Ellen) 1985 Growing Pains
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane
Hurricane Ellen 1973
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
24 actors, 1 actor/dancer, 1 actor/model, 1 actor/presenter
Ellen Terry 1847-1928
Miriam Hopkins (a.k.a. Ellen) 1902-1972
Ellen Corby 1911-1999
Martha Scott (middle name Ellen) 1912-2003
June Havoc (a.k.a. Ellen) 1912-2010
Vera-Ellen 1921-1981
Ellen Vogel 1922-2015
Marion Ross (middle name Ellen) 1928-
Mala Powers (middle name Ellen) 1931-2007
Ellen Burstyn 1932-
Marj Dusay (middle name Ellen) 1936-2020
Patty McCormack (middle name Ellen) 1945-
Jaclyn Smith (middle name Ellen) 1945-
Judith Light (middle name Ellen) 1949-
Ellen Barkin 1954-
Mel Harris (middle name Ellen) 1956-
Ellen DeGeneres 1958-
Jennifer Tilly (middle name Ellen) 1958-
Tawny Kitaen (middle name Ellen) 1961-2021
Melissa Gilbert (middle name Ellen) 1964-
Theresa Randle (middle name Ellen) 1964-
Ellen ten Damme 1967-
Ellen Pompeo 1969-
Rosamund Pike (middle name Ellen) 1979-
Ellen Muth 1981-
Elliot Page (a.k.a. Ellen) 1987-
Emily Rudd (middle name Ellen) 1993-
Notable Musicians:
5 singers, 1 musician
Cass Elliot (a.k.a. Ellen) 1941-1974
Naomi Judd (middle name Ellen) 1946-2022
Ellen Foley 1951-
Tori Amos (middle name Ellen) 1963-
Ellen ten Damme 1967-
Jessie J (middle name Ellen) 1988-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Jill Stein (middle name Ellen) 1950-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Ellen G. White 1827-1915
Ellen Glasgow 1873-1945
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver/bronze
(silver) Ellen King 1928 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Ellen Braumüller 1932 javelin throw
(silver) Jeanne Collier (middle name Ellen) 1964 diving - springboard
(bronze) Jane Swagerty (middle name Ellen) 1968 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(bronze/gold) Ellen Streidt 1976 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Nancy Garapick (middle name Ellen) 1976 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke
(bronze) Ellen Fiedler 1988 400 m hurdles
(gold) Ellen van Langen 1992 800 m
(bronze) Mary Ellen Clark 1992; 1996 diving - platform
(silver/bronze) Ellen Estes 2000; 2004 water polo
(gold) Ruth Riley (middle name Ellen) 2004 basketball
(gold) Ellen Hoog 2012 field hockey
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Ellen Burstyn 1975 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Ellen Glasgow 1942 In This Our Life
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Cass Elliot (a.k.a. Ellen) 1998 The Mamas & the Papas
Chrissie Hynde (middle name Ellen) 2005 The Pretenders