Namesakes
Dolores Umbridge
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 
Fictional Characters from Books 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter Characters
Joan of Aza
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) c. 1135-1205
Saints
Giovanna of Signa
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1244-1307
Saints
Giovanna Soderini
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1301-1367
Saints
Giovanna of Orvieto
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) ?-1306
Saints
Jeanne Marie de Maille
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1332-1414
Saints
Giovanna Scopelli
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1428-1491
Saints
Joana of Portugal
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1452-1490
Saints
Jane Seymour
(f) 1509-1537
Other Royalty 1536-1537 England (queen consort)
Jane
(f) c. 1536-1554
English and British Kings and Queens 1553
Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1562-1641
Saints
Jeanne-Antide Thouret
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1765-1828
Saints
Jane Austen
(f) 1775-1817
Notable Writers
Jane Harrison
(f) 1804-1846
American First Ladies 1841
Jane Pierce
(f) 1806-1863
American First Ladies 1853-1857
Jane Bennet
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1813 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Fairfax
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1815 Emma
Jane Eyre
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1847 Jane Eyre
Calamity Jane
(f) 1852-1903
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Jane Addams
(f) 1860-1935
Nobel Prize Winners 1931 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Flora Thompson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1876-1947
Notable Writers
Jane Darwell
(f) 1879-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1941 The Grapes of Wrath (actress)
Jane Gylling
(f) 1902-1961
Olympic Medalists 1920 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Jane Andrews
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1908 Anne of Green Gables
Jane Bell
(f) 1910-1998
Olympic Medalists 1928 4x100 m relay (gold)
Sally Blane
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1910-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Wyatt
(f) 1910-2006
Emmy Award Winners 1958; 1959; 1960 Father Knows Best (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Fauntz
(f) 1910-1989
Olympic Medalists 1932 diving - springboard (bronze)
Jane Porter
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1912 Tarzan of the Apes
Jane Wyman
(f) 1917-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1949 Johnny Belinda (actress)
Ella Fitzgerald
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1917-1996
Notable Musicians
Jayne Meadows
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1919-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jan Sterling
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1921-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Russell
(f) 1921-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Esther Williams
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1921-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Withers
(f) 1926-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Gardam
(f) 1928-
Notable Writers
Maureen Gardner
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1928-1974
Olympic Medalists 1948 80 m hurdles (silver)
Jane Powell
(f) 1929-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathleen Crowley
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1929-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Miss Jane Marple
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1930 The Murder at the Vicarage
Siân Phillips
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1933-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Goodall
(f) 1934-
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Mary Oliver
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1935-2019
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1984 American Primitive
Jane Fonda
(f) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1972; 1979 Klute; Coming Home (actress)
Jane Yolen
(f) 1939-
Notable Writers
Mary Sears
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m butterfly (bronze)
Jane Alexander
(f) 1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nancy Ramey
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1940-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m butterfly (silver)
Carolyn Schuler
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Rose Tremain
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1943-
Notable Writers
Jane Lapotaire
(f) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Cederqvist
(f) 1945-2023
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 400 m freestyle (silver)
Jane Asher
(f) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Susan Saint James
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Birkin
(f) 1946-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Jane Curtin
(f) 1947-
Emmy Award Winners 1984; 1985 Kate & Allie (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Smiley
(f) 1949-
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1992 A Thousand Acres
Jane Seymour
(f) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Swagerty
(f) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 100 m backstroke (bronze)
Jane Barkman
(f) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/gold)
Karen Allen
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Susan Pedersen
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver/gold)
Jane Campion
(f) 1954-
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 2022 Power of the Dog (director)
Jane Kaczmarek
(f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wendy Crewson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Harley Jane Kozak
(f) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Cindy Brogdon
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (silver)
Miranda Richardson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Wiedlin
(f) 1958-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2021 The Go-Go's
Jennifer Saunders
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bebe Neuwirth
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Vicky Dixon
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1992 field hockey (bronze)
Rebecca De Mornay
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1980; 1984 400 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Jane Lynch
(f) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
L. J. Smith
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) c. 1960-
Notable Writers
Jane Leeves
(f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alison Moyet
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1961-
Notable Musicians
Natasha Richardson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1963-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1966 Lady Jane
Sally Gunnell
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1992 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (gold/bronze)
Letitia Dean
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Kerr
(f) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Jane Krakowski
(f) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Olivia d'Abo
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Catherine Tate
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1970 Sweet Jane
Mary J. Blige
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Dannii Minogue
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 Gudbuy T'Jane
Deborah Mailman
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
B. J. Bedford
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Natalie Appleton
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Hayley Lewis
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 800 m freestyle (bronze/silver)
Andrea Corr
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1974-
Notable Musicians
Janie Wagstaff
(f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Jane Saville
(f) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 2004 20 km walk (bronze)
Daisy Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1975 Daisy Jane
Natalie Imbruglia
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Mary Jane Harper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Sarah Jane Morris
(f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samantha Morton
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1979 Jane
Sophia Myles
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Laura Jane Grace
(f) 1980-
Notable Musicians
Sarah-Jane Crawford
(f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Eden Riegel
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Penny Taylor
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008 basketball (silver)
Maddy Curley
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1981-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Erika Christensen
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1983 Baby Jane
Nora-Jane Noone
(f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Olivia Wilde
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Taylor Schilling
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Zhang
(f) 1984-
Notable Musicians
Jane Moran
(f) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2012 water polo (bronze)
Talulah Riley
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1986 Romeo and Jane
Torah Bright
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 snowboarding (gold/silver)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1988 Jane Says
Mary Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1988 Mary Jane
Lily Collins
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Phoebe Tonkin
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lucy Dixon
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Emma Coburn
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2016 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
Sarah Hyland
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane Tennison
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Prime Suspect
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1993 The Song That Jane Likes
Mary Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1993 Mary Jane's Last Dance
Maya DiRado
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1993-
Notable Athletes (swimming)
Olympic Medalists 2016 swimming (bronze/gold/silver)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1994 Jane
Mary Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1996 What's the New Mary Jane
Jane Deaux
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Dharma & Greg
Eliza Scanlen
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1999-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2000 The Truth About Jane
Reneé Rapp
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 2000-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stevie Hall
(a.k.a. Jane) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Tayler Geddes
(a.k.a. Jane) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Jane Rizzoli
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Surgeon
Fictional Characters from Television 2010 Rizzoli & Isles
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2006 The Diary of Jane
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2008 Hurricane Jane
Kara Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2008 Kara Jane
Jane Doe
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2010 Jane Doe
Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2014 Reckless Jane
Jane Cardone
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2016 The Family
Jane "Eleven" Hopper
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2016 Stranger Things