Namesakes
Belgian Prime Ministers:
9 prime ministers
Joseph Lebeau (a.k.a. Jean) 1831; 1840-1841 
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb 1841-1845
Sylvain Van de Weyer (a.k.a. Jean) 1845-1846
Aloys Van de Vyvere (a.k.a. Jean) 1925
Jules Renkin (a.k.a. Jean) 1931-1932
Camille Huysmans (a.k.a. Jean) 1946-1947
Jean Duvieusart 1950
Jean Van Houtte 1952-1954
Jean-Luc Dehaene 1992-1999
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Jean Chrétien 1993-2003
Emmy Award Winners:
3 actresses
(actress) Jean Marsh 1975 Upstairs, Downstairs (Masterpiece Theatre)
(actress) Jean Stapleton 1971; 1972; 1978 All in the Family
(actress) Jean Smart 2021; 2022 Hacks
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Jean-Claude Pascal 1961 Luxembourg
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 2 heroes
Jean Valjean 1862 Les Misérables
Scout Finch (a.k.a. Jean) 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
Jean Brodie 1961 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Hermione Granger (a.k.a. Jean) 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 heroes
Billie Jean Davy 1985 The Legend of Billie Jean
Hermione Granger (a.k.a. Jean) 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character, 1 hero
Jean MacLaren 1947 Brigadoon
Jean Valjean 1980 Les Misérables
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
5 characters
(character) Jean 1969 Jean
(character) Jean-Pierre 1981 Jean-Pierre
(character) Billie Jean 1982 Billie Jean
(character) Jean 1984 Blue Jean
(character) Ella Jean 2009 Ella Jean
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Pam Ewing (a.k.a. Jean) 1978 Dallas
Jean-Luc Picard 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
C. J. Parker (a.k.a. Jean) 1989 Baywatch
Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux 1991 Step by Step
Frankish and French Kings:
2 kings
King Jean I 1316
King Jean II the Good 1350-1364
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
15 prime ministers, 2 prime minister/presidents, 1 president
(prime minister) Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles 1818-1819
(prime minister) Jean-Baptiste de Villèle 1821-1828
(prime minister) Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac 1828-1829
(prime minister) Jean-de-Dieu Soult 1832-1834; 1839-1840; 1840-1847
(prime minister) François Arago (a.k.a. Jean) 1848
(prime minister/president) Jean Casimir-Perier 1893-1894; 1894-1895
(prime minister) Ferdinand Sarrien (a.k.a. Jean) 1906
(prime minister) Louis Barthou (a.k.a. Jean) 1913
(prime minister) René Viviani (a.k.a. Jean) 1914-1915
(prime minister) Robert Schuman (a.k.a. Jean) 1947-1948; 1948
(prime minister) Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury (a.k.a. Jean) 1957
(prime minister) Pierre Pflimlin (a.k.a. Jean) 1958
(prime minister) Michel Debré (a.k.a. Jean) 1959-1962
(prime minister/president) Georges Pompidou (a.k.a. Jean) 1962-1968; 1969-1974
(prime minister) Jean-Pierre Raffarin 2002-2005
(prime minister) Jean-Marc Ayrault 2012-2014
(president) Emmanuel Macron (a.k.a. Jean) 2017-
(prime minister) Jean Castex 2020-2022
Haitian Presidents:
6 presidents
(president) Jean-Pierre Boyer 1818-1843
(president) Jean-Louis Pierrot 1845-1846
(president) Jean-Baptiste Riché 1846-1847
(president) Cincinnatus Leconte (a.k.a. Jean) 1911-1912
(president) Jean-Claude Duvalier 1971-1986
(president) Jean-Bertrand Aristide 1991; 1994-1996; 2001-2004
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Jack Laviolette (a.k.a. Jean) 1962
(ice hockey) Jean Béliveau 1972
(ice hockey) Jean Ratelle 1985
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Hermione Granger (a.k.a. Jean)
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Jean Béliveau 1956; 1964 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 chemistry, 2 literature, 2 medicine, 1 economics, 1 peace, 1 physics
(peace) Henri Dunant (a.k.a. Jean) 1901
(physics) Jean Baptiste Perrin 1926
(medicine) Corneille Heymans (a.k.a. Jean) 1938
(literature) Jean-Paul Sartre 1964
(medicine) Jean Dausset 1980
(chemistry) Jean-Marie Lehn 1987
(literature) J. M. G. Le Clézio (a.k.a. Jean) 2008
(economics) Jean Tirole 2014
(chemistry) Jean-Pierre Sauvage 2016
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Karl III Johan (a.k.a. Jean) 1818-1844
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
2 activists
(activist) Jean-Paul Marat 1743-1793
(activist) Henri Dunant (a.k.a. Jean) 1828-1910
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
47 actors, 1 actor/model, 1 magician, 1 model
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 1805-1871
Jean Hersholt 1886-1956
Adolphe Menjou (a.k.a. Jean) 1890-1963
Jean Renoir 1894-1979
Jean Arthur 1900-1991
Jean Gabin 1904-1976
Jean-Pierre Aumont 1911-2001
Jean Muir 1911-1996
Jean Harlow 1911-1937
Jean Marais 1913-1998
Diana Serra Cary (a.k.a. Jean) 1918-2020
Jean Kent 1921-2013
Eleanor Parker (a.k.a. Jean) 1922-2013
Dorothy Dandridge (a.k.a. Jean) 1922-1965
Jean Stapleton 1923-2013
Jean Hagen 1923-1977
Noreen Nash (a.k.a. Jean) 1924-2023
Vivean Gray (a.k.a. Jean) 1924-2016
Lola Albright (a.k.a. Jean) 1924-2017
Jean Peters 1926-2000
Jean-Claude Pascal 1927-1992
Jean Simmons 1929-2010
Jean-Louis Trintignant 1930-2022
Barbara Eden (a.k.a. Jean) 1931-
Jean-Paul Belmondo 1933-2021
Jean Marsh 1934-
Jean Seberg 1938-1979
Patrick Bauchau (a.k.a. Jean) 1938-
Donna Mills (a.k.a. Jean) 1940-
Jean Shrimpton 1942-
Hervé Villechaize (a.k.a. Jean) 1943-1993
Jean Reno 1948-
Tess Harper (a.k.a. Jean) 1950-
Cheryl Ladd (a.k.a. Jean) 1951-
Lynda Carter (a.k.a. Jean) 1951-
Jean Smart 1951-
Jean-Claude Van Damme 1960-
Paige Turco (a.k.a. Jean) 1965-
Embeth Davidtz (a.k.a. Jean) 1965-
Guillaume Depardieu (a.k.a. Jean) 1971-2008
Jean Louisa Kelly 1972-
Leslie Mann (a.k.a. Jean) 1972-
Jean Dujardin 1972-
Jenna von Oÿ (a.k.a. Jean) 1977-
Busy Philipps (a.k.a. Jean) 1979-
Lara Jean Chorostecki 1984-
Emma Stone (a.k.a. Jean) 1988-
Regé-Jean Page 1990-
Caitlin Stasey (a.k.a. Jean) 1990-
Jean-Luc Bilodeau 1990-
Notable Artists:
10 painters, 4 sculptors, 3 cartoonists, 2 painter/sculptors, 1 fashion designer
Jean Fouquet 1420-1481
Giambologna (a.k.a. Jean) 1529-1608
Antoine Watteau (a.k.a. Jean) 1684-1721
Jean Siméon Chardin 1699-1779
Jean-Honoré Fragonard 1732-1806
Jean-Antoine Houdon 1741-1828
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 1780-1867
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot 1796-1875
Jean-François Millet 1814-1875
Jean-Léon Gérôme 1824-1904
Jean Arp 1886-1966
Jean Rouppert 1887-1979
Jean Dubuffet 1901-1985
Jean-Paul Riopelle 1923-2002
Jean Tinguely 1925-1991
Jean Tabary 1930-2011
Jean Roba 1930-2006
Jean Giraud 1938-2012
Jean-Paul Gaultier 1952-
Jean-Michel Basquiat 1960-1988
Notable Athletes:
11 soccer, 3 tennis, 2 ice hockey, 1 martial arts, 1 rugby, 1 skiing
(ice hockey) Jack Laviolette (a.k.a. Jean) 1879-1960
(tennis) René Lacoste (a.k.a. Jean) 1904-1996
(ice hockey) Jean Béliveau 1931-2014
(skiing) Jean-Claude Killy 1943-
(tennis) Billie Jean King 1943-
(soccer) Jean-Pierre Adams 1948-2021
(soccer) Jean-Marie Pfaff 1953-
(soccer) Jean-François Gillet 1979-
(rugby) Jean de Villiers 1981-
(tennis) Jean-Julien Rojer 1981-
(soccer) Jean Makoun 1983-
(soccer) Jean Beausejour 1984-
(soccer) Vincent Kompany (a.k.a. Jean) 1986-
(soccer) Jean 1986-
(martial arts) Ronda Rousey (a.k.a. Jean) 1987-
(soccer) Maxim Choupo-Moting (a.k.a. Jean) 1989-
(soccer) Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik 1989-
(soccer) Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro 1992-
(soccer) Jean Marie Dongou 1995-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
J. Paul Getty (a.k.a. Jean) 1892-1976
Bernard Arnault (a.k.a. Jean) 1949-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Jean de Béthencourt 1362-1425
Jean François de Galaup 1741-1788
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors, 2 director/screenwriters
Jean Renoir 1894-1979
Jean-Pierre Melville 1917-1973
Jean-Luc Godard 1930-2022
Jean-Jacques Annaud 1943-
Jean van de Velde 1957-
Notable Musicians:
4 composers, 4 singers, 3 musicians, 1 musician/singer
Jean-Baptiste Lully 1632-1687
Jean-Philippe Rameau 1683-1764
Jean Sibelius 1865-1957
Jean-Claude Pascal 1927-1992
Betty Everett (a.k.a. Jean) 1939-2001
Johnny Hallyday (a.k.a. Jean) 1943-2017
Jennifer Warnes (a.k.a. Jean) 1947-
Jean-Michel Jarre 1948-
Jean-Jacques Goldman 1951-
Jean-Jacques Burnel 1952-
Christophe Beck (a.k.a. Jean) 1972-
Britney Spears (a.k.a. Jean) 1981-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 philosophers, 1 economist, 1 philologist, 1 psychologist, 1 theologian
Jean Chauvin 1509-1564
Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778
Jean-François Champollion 1790-1832
Jean Piaget 1896-1980
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905-1980
Jean Tirole 1953-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
3 politicians
Cardinal Richelieu (a.k.a. Jean) 1585-1642
Jean-Marie Le Pen 1928-
Amy Klobuchar (a.k.a. Jean) 1960-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 inventors, 2 physicians, 1 biologist, 1 physicist
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 1744-1829
Jean-Pierre Blanchard 1753-1809
Augustin-Jean Fresnel 1788-1827
Jean-Martin Charcot 1825-1893
Antoine Marfan (a.k.a. Jean) 1858-1942
Jean Baptiste Perrin 1870-1942
Notable Writers:
6 authors, 2 playwrights, 1 author/poet, 1 fabulist
Jean de La Fontaine 1621-1695
Jean Baptiste Poquelin "Molière" 1622-1673
Jean Racine 1639-1699
Jean Cocteau 1889-1963
Jean Rhys 1890-1979
Jean Toomer 1894-1967
Jean-Paul Sartre 1905-1980
Jean Genet 1910-1986
Jack Kerouac (a.k.a. Jean) 1922-1969
J. M. G. Le Clézio (a.k.a. Jean) 1940-
Olympic Medalists:
11 silver, 7 bronze, 7 gold, 4 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver/bronze
(silver) Jean de Backer 1900 water polo
(bronze) Jean Fardelle 1900 water polo
(bronze/silver) Jean Chastanié 1900 2500 m steeplechase; 5000 m team
(silver) Jean Bouin 1912 5000 m
(bronze) André Devaux (a.k.a. Jean) 1920 4x400 m relay
(gold) Jean Lasquin 1924 water polo
(silver) Jean Taris 1932 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(silver) Henri LaBorde (a.k.a. Jean) 1932 discus throw
(gold) Jean Shiley 1932 high jump
(silver) Jean Kerebel 1948 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (a.k.a. Jean) 1948; 1952 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Jean Desforges 1952 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Jean Stewart 1952 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(gold/bronze) Jean Boiteux 1952 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Jean Scrivens 1956 4x100 m relay
(bronze/silver) Paula Jean Myers-Pope 1952; 1956; 1960 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(gold) Jean-Claude Killy 1968 alpine skiing
(silver) Pam Kruse (a.k.a. Jean) 1968 swimming - 800 m freestyle
(bronze/silver) Susie Atwood (a.k.a. Jean) 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke
(gold) Carol Menken-Schaudt (a.k.a. Jean) 1984 basketball
(silver) Leslie Deniz (a.k.a. Jean) 1984 discus throw
(silver) Pam Bileck (a.k.a. Jean) 1984 artistic gymnastics
(gold) Jean Galfione 1996 pole vault
(silver/bronze) Jean-Philippe Gatien 1992; 2000 table tennis
(gold) Natalie Williams (a.k.a. Jean) 2000 basketball
(silver) Yann Bonato (a.k.a. Jean) 2000 basketball
(bronze) Ronda Rousey (a.k.a. Jean) 2008 judo
(bronze) Jean-Marc Gaillard 2014 cross-country skiing
(bronze) Jean-Guillaume Béatrix 2014 biathlon
(gold) Jean-Frédéric Chapuis 2014 freestyle skiing
(silver) Jean-Charles Valladont 2016 archery - individual
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 actress
(actor) Jean Dujardin 2012 The Artist
(actress) Emma Stone (a.k.a. Jean) 2017; 2024 La La Land; Poor Things
Other Leaders:
7 prime ministers
Prime Minister Jean-Jacques Willmar 1848-1853 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Pierre Voizard (a.k.a. Jean) 1950-1953 Monaco
Prime Minister Jean Reymond 1963-1966 Monaco
Prime Minister Jean Herly 1981-1985 Monaco
Prime Minister Jean Ausseil 1985-1991 Monaco
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker 1995-2013 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Jean-Paul Proust 2005-2010 Monaco
Other Royalty:
2 princes, 1 emperor, 1 grand duke
Jacques I (a.k.a. Jean) 1804-1806 Haiti
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1964-2000 Luxembourg
Prince Henrik of Denmark (a.k.a. Jean) 1967-2018 Denmark
Leopold of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Jean) 1984 Liechtenstein
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Jean Stafford 1970 The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Donna Jean Godchaux 1994 The Grateful Dead
Saints:
10 saints, 8 blessed
Saint John of Gorze (a.k.a. Jean) 900-974
Saint John of the Grating (a.k.a. Jean) 1098-1168
Blessed John the Spaniard (a.k.a. Jean) 1123-1160
Blessed John of Thérouanne (a.k.a. Jean) ?-1130
Saint John of Matha (a.k.a. Jean) 1154-1213
Blessed John of Barastre (a.k.a. Jean) ?-1275
Saint Jean-François Régis 1597-1640
Saint Jean Eudes 1601-1680
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle 1651-1719
Blessed Jean-Nicolas Cordier 1710-1794
Blessed Jean-Michel Langevin 1731-1793
Blessed Jean-Baptiste Souzy 1734-1794
Blessed Jean-Marie du Lau 1738-1792
Blessed Jean Bourdon 1747-1794
Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney 1786-1859
Saint Jean-Gabriel Perboyre 1802-1840
Saint Jean-Charles Cornay 1809-1837
Saint Jean-Louis Bonnard 1824-1852
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
John the Bastard of Orleans (a.k.a. Jean) Henry VI (1)
Swedish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Karl XIV Johan (a.k.a. Jean) 1818-1844
Swiss Presidents:
2 presidents
Jean-Marie Musy 1925; 1930
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz 1989; 1996