Namesakes
Jeanne of Arc
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1412-1431 
Notable Military Figures
Saints
Shakespearian Characters (Joan la Pucelle) Henry VI (1)
Joan Miró
(m) 1893-1983
Notable Artists
Barbra Streisand
(middle name Joan) (f) 1942-
Grammy Award Winners 1964; 1978 The Barbra Streisand Album; Evergreen (album of the year/song of the year)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Oscar Award Winners 1969 Funny Girl (actress)
Joan Crawford
(f) c. 1904-1977
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1946 Mildred Pierce (actress)
Juana the Mad
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1479-1555
Spanish Kings and Queens 1504-1555
Joan Baez
(f) 1941-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017
Joan Rivers
(f) 1933-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Joan Fontaine
(f) 1917-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1942 Suspicion (actress)
Joni Mitchell
(f) 1943-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997
Joan Cusack
(f) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Sutherland
(f) 1926-2010
Notable Musicians
Joan Gamper
(m) 1877-1930
Notable Businesspeople
Joan Bennett
(f) 1910-1990
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Allen
(f) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Award Winners 1988 Burn This (actress)
Melissa Joan Hart
(f) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Jett
(f) 1958-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Joan Didion
(f) 1934-2021
Notable Writers
Joan Plowright
(f) 1929-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Chen
(f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Blondell
(f) 1906-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joanne Dru
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1922-1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Leslie
(f) 1925-2015
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Hackett
(f) 1934-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christine Taylor
(middle name Joan) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Benoit
(f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1984 marathon (gold)
Joan Lorring
(f) 1926-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mamie Van Doren
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1931-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Kathy Reichs
(middle name Joan) (f) 1948-
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Notable Writers
Joan Van Ark
(f) 1943-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wendy Williams
(middle name Joan) (f) 1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Annette Rogers
(middle name Joan) (f) 1913-2006
Olympic Medalists 1932; 1936 4x100 m relay (gold)
Joan Harrison
(f) 1935-
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 100 m backstroke (gold)
Jean Kent
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1921-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Copeland
(f) 1922-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Greenwood
(f) 1921-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Röell
(m) 1844-1914
Dutch Prime Ministers 1894-1897
Anne Heywood
(middle name Joan) (f) 1931-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joan Lino Martínez
(m) 1978-
Olympic Medalists 2004 long jump (bronze)
Diane "Deedles" Schuur
(middle name Joan) (f) 1953-
Notable Musicians
Kate Schmidt
(middle name Joan) (f) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 javelin throw (bronze)
Joan Spillane
(f) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Jeanne Delanoue
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1666-1736
Saints
Keala Settle
(middle name Joan) (f) 1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Jody Alderson
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1935-2021
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/silver)
Nancy Simons
(middle name Joan) (f) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Joan Rosazza
(f) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 4x100 freestyle relay (silver)
Joan of Aza
(f) c. 1135-1205
Saints
Joan Crawford
(f) 1937-
Hall-of-Famers 1997 (basketball)
M. J. Hyland
(middle name Joan) (f) 1968-
Notable Writers
Joan Holloway
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Mad Men
Joan
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1988 (hurricane)
Joan Hunt
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Body of Proof
Joanie Hansen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Providence
Jeanne of Valois
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1464-1505
Saints
Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1773-1838
Saints
Jeanne-Antide Thouret
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1765-1828
Saints
Joan
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1705 Gossip Joan
Joana of Portugal
(a.k.a. Joan) (f) 1452-1490
Saints