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 (middle name Jean) 1925
Jules Renkin (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1978 Dallas
Jean-Luc Picard 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
C. J. Parker (middle name 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:
17 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1957
(prime minister) Pierre Pflimlin (middle name Jean) 1958
(prime minister) Michel Debré (middle name Jean) 1959-1962
(prime minister/president) Georges Pompidou (middle name Jean) 1962-1968; 1969-1974
(prime minister) Jean-Pierre Raffarin 2002-2005
(prime minister) Jean-Marc Ayrault 2012-2014
(president) Emmanuel Macron (middle name Jean) 2017-
(prime minister) Jean Castex 2020-2022
(prime minister) Michel Barnier (middle name Jean) 2024
(prime minister) François Bayrou (middle name Jean) 2024-
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 (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1918-2020
Jean Kent 1921-2013
Eleanor Parker (middle name Jean) 1922-2013
Dorothy Dandridge (middle name Jean) 1922-1965
Jean Stapleton 1923-2013
Jean Hagen 1923-1977
Noreen Nash (middle name Jean) 1924-2023
Vivean Gray (a.k.a. Jean) 1924-2016
Lola Albright (middle name Jean) 1924-2017
Jean Peters 1926-2000
Jean-Claude Pascal 1927-1992
Jean Simmons 1929-2010
Jean-Louis Trintignant 1930-2022
Barbara Eden (middle name Jean) 1931-
Jean-Paul Belmondo 1933-2021
Jean Marsh 1934-
Jean Seberg 1938-1979
Patrick Bauchau (middle name Jean) 1938-
Donna Mills (middle name Jean) 1940-
Jean Shrimpton 1942-
Hervé Villechaize (middle name Jean) 1943-1993
Jean Reno 1948-
Tess Harper (middle name Jean) 1950-
Cheryl Ladd (middle name Jean) 1951-
Lynda Carter (middle name Jean) 1951-
Jean Smart 1951-
Jean-Claude Van Damme 1960-
Paige Turco (a.k.a. Jean) 1965-
Embeth Davidtz (middle name Jean) 1965-
Guillaume Depardieu (middle name Jean) 1971-2008
Jean Louisa Kelly 1972-
Leslie Mann (middle name Jean) 1972-
Jean Dujardin 1972-
Jenna von Oÿ (middle name Jean) 1977-
Busy Philipps (middle name Jean) 1979-
Lara Jean Chorostecki 1984-
Emma Stone (middle name Jean) 1988-
Regé-Jean Page 1990-
Caitlin Stasey (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1986-
(soccer) Jean 1986-
(martial arts) Ronda Rousey (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1939-2001
Johnny Hallyday (a.k.a. Jean) 1943-2017
Jennifer Warnes (middle name Jean) 1947-
Jean-Michel Jarre 1948-
Jean-Jacques Goldman 1951-
Jean-Jacques Burnel 1952-
Christophe Beck (a.k.a. Jean) 1972-
Britney Spears (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1585-1642
Jean-Marie Le Pen 1928-2025
Amy Klobuchar (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1932 discus throw
(gold) Jean Shiley 1932 high jump
(silver) Jean Kerebel 1948 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1968 swimming - 800 m freestyle
(bronze/silver) Susie Atwood (middle name Jean) 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke
(gold) Carol Menken-Schaudt (middle name Jean) 1984 basketball
(silver) Leslie Deniz (middle name Jean) 1984 discus throw
(silver) Pam Bileck (middle name Jean) 1984 artistic gymnastics
(gold) Jean Galfione 1996 pole vault
(silver/bronze) Jean-Philippe Gatien 1992; 2000 table tennis
(gold) Natalie Williams (middle name Jean) 2000 basketball
(silver) Yann Bonato (middle name Jean) 2000 basketball
(bronze) Ronda Rousey (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Jean) 1967-2018 Denmark
Leopold of Liechtenstein (middle name 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