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