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