Namesakes
Alison Moyet
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1961- 
Notable Musicians
Andrea Corr
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1974-
Notable Musicians
B. J. Bedford
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Bebe Neuwirth
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Carolyn Schuler
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Catherine Tate
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Cindy Brogdon
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (silver)
Daisy Jane
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1975 Daisy Jane
Dannii Minogue
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Deborah Mailman
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dolores Umbridge
(a.k.a. Jane) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter Characters
Eden Riegel
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eliza Scanlen
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1999-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ella Fitzgerald
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1917-1996
Notable Musicians
Emma Coburn
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2016 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
Erika Christensen
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Esther Williams
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1921-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Flora Thompson
(a.k.a. 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
(a.k.a. 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 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
(a.k.a. 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
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathleen Crowley
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1929-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1980; 1984 400 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Laura Jane Grace
(f) 1980-
Notable Musicians
Letitia Dean
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lily Collins
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
L. J. Smith
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) c. 1960-
Notable Writers
Lucy Dixon
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Maddy Curley
(a.k.a. 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
(a.k.a. 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
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1935-2019
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1984 American Primitive
Mary Sears
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1939-
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m butterfly (bronze)
Maureen Gardner
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1928-1974
Olympic Medalists 1948 80 m hurdles (silver)
Maya DiRado
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1993-
Notable Athletes (swimming)
Olympic Medalists 2016 swimming (bronze/gold/silver)
Miranda Richardson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nancy Ramey
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1940-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m butterfly (silver)
Natalie Appleton
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Natalie Imbruglia
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Natasha Richardson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1963-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nora-Jane Noone
(f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Olivia d'Abo
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Olivia Wilde
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Penny Taylor
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1981-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008 basketball (silver)
Phoebe Tonkin
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1989-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rebecca De Mornay
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Reneé Rapp
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 2000-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rose Tremain
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1943-
Notable Writers
Sally Blane
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1910-1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sally Gunnell
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1992 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (gold/bronze)
Samantha Morton
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sarah-Jane Crawford
(f) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Sarah Hyland
(a.k.a. 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
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stevie Hall
(a.k.a. Jane) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
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)
Susan Saint James
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Talulah Riley
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tayler Geddes
(a.k.a. Jane) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Taylor Schilling
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Torah Bright
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 snowboarding (gold/silver)
Vicky Dixon
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1992 field hockey (bronze)
Wendy Crewson
(a.k.a. Jane) (f) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)