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