Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the

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female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author

Anne de Vries Anne de Vries (22 May 1904 – 29 November 1964) was a Dutch teacher and writer, particularly famous in the Netherlands for his novels of regional life. Born in the village of Kloosterveen near Assen, de Vries married Alida Gerdina van Wermeske ...

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Anne de Montmorency Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings. Early lif ...

) and Scotland (

Lord Anne Hamilton Lord Anne Hamilton (12 October 1709 – 25 December 1748) was a Scottish nobleman. He is said to have married the richest woman in the UK and they had a child. Early life Hamilton was born at St. James's Square, London, the third son of Lieute ...

). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: .

As a feminine name

Anne

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come ...

, Mother of the Virgin Mary *

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known a ...

(1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and Great Britain (1707–14) * Queen consorts, in alphabetical order: ** Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432–1462) ** Anne Neville (1456–1485), wife of King Richard III of England **

Anne of Brittany Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of Franc ...

(1477–1514), Breton ruler, wife of both Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France **

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...

(c. 1501/1507–1536), second wife of King Henry VIII of England **

Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke o ...

(1515–1557), fourth wife of King Henry VIII **

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and Eng ...

(1574–1619), wife of King James VI and I of Scotland, England, and Ireland, **

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 un ...

(1601–1666), wife of Louis XIII of France, Regent of France **

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (26 June 1575 – 8 April 1612) was Queen of Denmark and Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and ...

(1575–1612), wife of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway **

Anne Marie d'Orléans Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 – 26 August 1728) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy. She served as regent of Savoy during the absence of her spouse in 1686 and during the War of the Spanish Succession ...

(1669–1728), wife of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia ** Anne of Romania (1923–2016), wife of King Michael I of Romania ** Anne-Marie of Greece (born 1948), Queen of Greece, wife of King Constantine II *

Princess Anne (disambiguation) Princess Anne (born 1950) is the daughter of late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Princess Anne may also refer to: British royals * Anne Neville (1456–1485), Princess of Wales (1470–1471) as daughter-in-law of Henry VI * Anne of ...

, including: **

Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony Anne of Denmark ( Danish and German: Anna; Haderslev, 22 November 1532 – Dresden, 1 October 1585) was a Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became Electress of Saxony. She was ren ...

(1532–1585), Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg ** Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709–1759), daughter of King George II, wife of William IV, Prince of Orange ** Anne of Orléans (1906–1986), Princess of France ** Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1938), wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria **

Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of Ki ...

(born 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II * Anne Abayasekara (1925–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist *

Anne Applebaum Anne Elizabeth Applebaum (born July 25, 1964) is an American journalist and historian. She has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She has worked at ''The Econ ...

(born 1964), American journalist *

Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut '' The Honkers'' (1972). She had supporting roles in '' Cancel My Reservation'' ...

(born 1947), American actress *

Anne Askew Anne Askew (sometimes spelled Ayscough or Ascue) married name Anne Kyme, (152116 July 1546) was an English writer, poet, and Anabaptist preacher who was condemned as a heretic during the reign of Henry VIII of England. She and Margaret Cheyne ...

(1521–1546), English writer, poet, and Protestant martyr *

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, tw ...

(1931–2005), American actress *

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. A granddaughter of Fra ...

(1923–1985), American actress * Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born 1977), Norwegian singer-songwriter, known as "Annie" * Anne Berthelot (born 1957), French professor of Medieval literature studies * Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie (born 1954), Norwegian writer and psalmist * Anne Bonny (1702–1782?), Irish pirate *

Anne Bosworth Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke (September 29, 1868 – May 15, 1907) was an American mathematician who became the first mathematics professor at what is now the University of Rhode Island, and later became the first female doctoral student of David Hilb ...

(1868–1907), American mathematician * Anne Bourg (born 1987), Luxembourgish footballer * Anne Bourguignon (born 1950), French actress, filmmaker and political activist known as ''Anémone'' * Anne Bourlioux, Canadian mathematician and indoor rower * Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672), America's first published poet *

Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria (born Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish cl ...

(1820–1849), British novelist and poet *

Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (''née'' Milbanke; 17 May 1792 – 16 May 1860), nicknamed Annabella and commonly known as Lady Byron, was wife of poet George Gordon Byron, more commonly known as Lord Byro ...

(1792–1860), British peer, wife of Lord Byron * Anne Byrn (born 1956), American cookbook author *

Anne Carson Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across the Unit ...

(born 1950), Canadian poet, essayist, and translator * Anne Chislett (born 1942), Canadian playwright *

Anne Cox Chambers Anne Beau Cox Chambers (December 1, 1919 – January 31, 2020) was an American media proprietor, diplomat, and philanthropist who served as United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 1981. She co-owned the family company Cox Enterprises, a ...

(born 1919), American media proprietor and billionaire *

Anne V. Coates Anne Voase Coates (12 December 1925 – 8 May 2018) was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career. She was perhaps best known as the editor of David Lean's epic film '' Lawrence of Arabia'' in 1962, for which she won an Oscar. ...

(born 1925), British film editor * Anne Consigny (born 1963), French actress * Anne Conway (disambiguation), several people * Anne Virginia Culbertson (1857-1918), American writer * Anne Dacier (1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics *

Anne Seymour Damer Anne Seymour Damer, ''née'' Conway, (26 October 1748 – 28 May 1828) was an English sculptor. Once described as a 'female genius' by Horace Walpole, she was trained in sculpture by Giuseppe Ceracchi and John Bacon. Influenced by the Enlighte ...

(1749–1828), English sculptor * Anne Daw, Australian environmental activist * Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (born 1960), Belgian choreographer * Anne Desclos (1907–1998), French journalist and novelist *

Anne Diamond Anne Margaret Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She presently hosts the weekend breakfast show on GB News with Stephen Dixon as her co-presenter. She hosted '' Good Morning Britain'' for TV-am and ''Go ...

(born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster * Anne Distel (born 1947), French curator and art critic *

Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Ol ...

(born 1961), American basketball player and coach *

Anne Dudek Anne Louise Dudek (born March 22, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 film '' White Chicks'', Danielle Brookson in the USA Network television series '' Covert Affairs'', Dr. Amber Volakis on the ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genre ...

(born 1956), English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician * Anne Émond (born 1982), Canadian film director and screenwriter *

Anne Catherine Emmerich Anne Catherine Emmerich (also ''Anna Katharina Emmerick''; 8 September 1774 – 9 February 1824) was a Roman Catholic Augustinian Canoness Regular of Windesheim, mystic, Marian visionary, ecstatic and stigmatist. She was born in Flamsche ...

(1774–1824), German nun, mystic and stigmatic *

Anne Fletcher Anne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress. She directed the films '' Step Up'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008) and '' The Proposal'' (2009). Early life Born Anne Marie Fletcher in Detroit, Mich ...

(born 1966), American choreographer and film director * Anne Stella Fomumbod, Cameroonian women's rights activist * Anne Fontaine (born 1959), French film director, screenwriter, and actress *

Anne Francine Anne Hollingshead Francine (August 8, 1917 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress and cabaret singer. Biography Francine was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Philadelphia socialite parents Albert and Emilie Francine. She was raised on ...

(1917–1999), American actress and cabaret singer *

Anne Francis Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film '' Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama ser ...

(1930–2011), American actress *

Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – )Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new light on Anne Fra ...

(1929–1945), German-Dutch diarist and Holocaust victim * Anne Geddes (born 1956), Australian photographer and businesswoman * Anne Golon (born 1921), French author * Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish poet, author *

Anne Haney Anne Ryan Haney ( Thomas; March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles in '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' and '' Liar Liar'', as well as Alberta Meechum on the sitcom '' Mama's Family''. Early ...

(1934–2001), American actress *

Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Awar ...

(1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare *

(born 1982), American actress * Anne Hébert (1916–2000) Canadian author and poet *

Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater, receiving numerous accolades, including a National Board of Review Award and multiple Emmy ...

(1969–2022), American actress * Anne Heggtveit (born 1939), Canadian alpine skier *

Anne Henning Anne Elizabeth Henning (born September 6, 1955) is a retired American speed skater. She grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, and started in short track speed skating, but then, like many short track speed skaters before and after her, switched to lo ...

(born 1955), American speed skater *

Anne Hidalgo Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (, ; born 1959) is a Spanish-French politician who has served as Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party. Hidalgo served as First Deputy Mayor of Pari ...

(born 1959), French politician, Mayor of Paris * Anne Holt (born 1958), Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice * Anne Hugon (born 1965), French historian and Africanist *

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her ...

(1591–1643), American religious

dissenter A dissenter (from the Latin ''dissentire'', "to disagree") is one who dissents (disagrees) in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Usage in Christianity Dissent from the Anglican church In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and ...

* Anne Hyde (1637–1671), Duchess of York * Anne Jackson (1925–2016), American actress *

Anne Jeffreys Anne Jeffreys (born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael; January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She was noted as the female lead in the 1950s TV series '' Topper''. Career Jeffreys was born Annie Jeffreys Carmichae ...

(born 1923), American actress and singer * Anne Judkins (born 1964), New Zealand race walker * Anne Keothavong (born 1983), British tennis player *

Anne Kirkbride Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for her long-running role as Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap ''Coronation Street'', which she played for 42 years from 1972 to 2014. For this role, she posthu ...

(1954–2015), English soap actress * Anne Kremer (born 1975), Luxembourgish tennis player * Anne Osborn Krueger (born 1934), American economist, deputy director of the IMF * Anne Margiste (born 1942), Estonian actress *

Anne Morrow Lindbergh Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 – February 7, 2001) was an American writer and aviator. She was the wife of decorated pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh, with whom she made many exploratory flights. Raised in Englewood, New Jerse ...

(1906–2001), American author and aviator * Anne Birgitte Lundholt (born 1952), Danish politician and businessperson *

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 1 ...

(1926–2011), American-born Irish science fiction and fantasy writer * Anne Hazen McFarland (1868–1930), American physician, editor *

Anne Meara Anne Meara Stiller (September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015) was an American actress and comedian. Along with her husband Jerry Stiller, she was one-half of the prominent 1960s comedy team Stiller and Meara. Their son is actor, director, and produce ...

(1929–2005), American actress and comedian *

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, (, – ) known as ''La Grande Mademoiselle'', was the only daughter of Gaston d'Orléans with his first wife, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. One of the greatest heiresses in ...

(1627–1693), French memoirist * Anne Murray (born 1945), Canadian singer * Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 1963), German violinist * Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker (1766–1817), French writer and philosopher, known as Madame de Staël *

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swedi ...

(born 1955), Swedish mezzo-soprano * Anne Parillaud (born 1960), French actress * Anne Peichert (born 1996), French singer, songwriter and actress, known as Louane Emera * Anne Peyroche, French biologist and geneticist * Anne Provoost (born 1964), Flemish author * Anne Quemere (born 1966), French sailor *

Anne Ramsey Angelina Anne Ramsey-Mobley (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in '' Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), the latter of w ...

(1929–1988), American actress * Anne Reid (born 1935), English actress *

Anne Revere Anne Revere (June 25, 1903 – December 18, 1990) was an American actress and a progressive member of the board of the Screen Actors' Guild. She was best known for her work on Broadway and her film portrayals of mothers in a series of critical ...

(1903–1990), American actress * Anne Rice (1941–2021), American author *

Anne Royall Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a travel writer, newspaper editor, and, by some accounts, the first professional female journalist in the United States. Early life She was born Anne Newport in Baltimore, Maryland. Anne grew ...

(1769–1854), American journalist *

Anne Schedeen Luanne Ruth Schedeen (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Anne Schedeen, is an American actress who worked primarily in television. She appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles in the 1970s before portraying the lead role ...

(born 1949), American television actress *

Anne Schilling Anne Schilling is an American mathematician specializing in algebraic combinatorics, representation theory, and mathematical physics. She is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Education Schilling completed her Ph ...

, American mathematician *

Anne Sexton Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional poetry, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book ''Live or Die (boo ...

(1928–1974), American poet * Anne Shirley (1918–1993), American actress * Anne Smith (disambiguation), several people *

Anne Steele Anne Steele (pen name, Theodosia; 171711 November 1778) was an English Baptist hymn writer and essayist. For a full century after her death, she filled a larger place in United States and British hymnals than any other woman. At an early age, St ...

(1717–1778), English hymnwriter, essayist *

Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.Herrmann, Dorothy. ''Helen Keller: A Life'', Alfred ...

(1866–1936), American teacher and companion of Helen Keller * Anne Sweeney (born 1957), American businesswoman, co-chair of Disney Media * Lady Anne Tree (1927–2010), British philanthropist and prison visitor *

Anne Tyler Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-four novels, including '' Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant'' (1982), '' The Accidental Tourist'' (1985), and '' Breath ...

(born 1941), American writer and literary critic * Anne Veski (born 1956), Estonian pop singer * Anne Watanabe 渡辺杏 (Anne/杏) (born 1986), Japanese model and actress, known as "Anne" * Anne Winters (actress) (born 1994), American actress * Anne Wizorek (born 1981), German journalist, author and feminist * Anne Wood (singer) (1907–1998), British mezzo-soprano and opera administrator *

Anne Wood Anne Wood, CBE (born 18 December 1937) is an English children's television producer, responsible for creating shows such as ''Teletubbies'' with Andrew Davenport. She is also the creator of ''Tots TV'' and ''Rosie and Jim''. She was a recipient ...

(born 1937), English children's television producer * Anne Wolden-Ræthinge (1929–2016), Danish biographer, journalist and writer * Anne Woolliams (1926–1999), English artistic director, ballet choreographer, dancer and teacher.

Ann

* Ann (singer) (born 1991), Taiwanese singer-songwriter *

Ann Bancroft Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fam ...

(born 1955), American author, teacher, adventurer and public speaker * Ann Bollin (born 1960), American politician * Ann Brashares (1967), American YA author * Ann Cashion, American chef * Ann R. Chaintreuil (born 1947), American architect * Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator * Ann Curry (born 1956), American journalist * Ann Donahue, television writer * Ann Druyan (born 1949), American writer and producer * Ann Dunham (1942–1995), American anthropologist * Ann, Lady Fanshawe (1625–1680), English memoirist and cookery author * Ann Flagg (1924–1970), African-American playwright, stage actress and drama teacher * Ann Flora Froude Flashman (1911–1961), Australian veterinarian * Ann Getty (1941–2020), American philanthropist * Ann Hasseltine Judson (1789–1826), American foreign missionary * Ann E. Kelley (1954–2007), American neuroscientist * Ann Kenrick (born 1958), British charity worker * Ann Lambert (born 1957), Canadian author and playwright * Ann Lamont, American venture capitalist *

Ann Landers Ann Landers was a pen name created by '' Chicago Sun-Times'' advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002) in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated a ...

(1918–2002), pen name of American advice columnist Ruth Crowley and later, Esther Pauline Lederer * Ann Lee (1736–1784), English church leader *

Ann Lewis Hamilton Ann Lewis Hamilton is an American television producer and writer. She worked in both capacities on ''Thirtysomething''. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 1991 for her work on the show; one for Outstanding Drama Series and one for Outstand ...

, American television producer and writer * Ann-Margret (born 1941), Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer * Ann Marks (1941-2016), British physicist and science communicator * Ann M. Martin (born 1955), American children's author, known best for the ''Baby-sitters Club'' series *

Ann McCrory Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...

(born 1956), First Lady of North Carolina *

Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American retired actress and former dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her earl ...

(1923–2004), American dancer, singer and actress *

Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series '' Widows'' as well as the sequels '' Widows 2'' and '' She's Out'', all writ ...

(born 1939), British stage and television actress * Ann Nardulli (1948–2018), American endocrinologist *

Ann Petry Ann Petry (October 12, 1908 – April 28, 1997) was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel '' The Street'' became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a mill ...

(1908–1997), American author and journalist * Ann Putnam Jr. (1679–1716), witness at the Salem Witch Trials *

Ann Radcliffe Ann Radcliffe (née Ward; 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English novelist and a pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining respectability for ...

(1764–1823), English author and pioneer of the Gothic subgenre *

Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway productions such as '' Coco'' (1969), ''Over Here!'' (1974), ''Goodtime ...

(1949–2020), American actor, dancer, and choreographer *

Ann Richards Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, w ...

(1933–2006), American politician *

Ann Romney Ann Lois Romney ( Davies; born April 16, 1949) is an American author and philanthropist. She is the wife of businessman and politician, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah. From 2003 to 2007, Romney was First Lady of Massachusetts, while her husband se ...

(born 1949), wife of American businessman and politician, Mitt Romney * Ann E. Rondeau, American Navy admiral *

Ann Rule Ann Rae Rule (''née'' Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American author of true crime books and articles. She is best known for '' The Stranger Beside Me'' (1980), about the serial killer Ted Bundy, with whom Rule worked a ...

(1931–2015), American author *

Ann Sarnoff Ann Marie Sarnoff (née Misiaszek; born c. 1961) is an American television executive. She became the chairwoman and CEO of Warner Bros. in the summer of 2019. Sarnoff was the first woman to hold the position at the company. Early life and educat ...

(born ca. 1962), American businesswoman * Ann London Scott (1929–1975), American feminist * Ann Smith (activist) (fl. 1682–1686), English political activist * Ann Eliza Smith (1819–1905), American author *

Ann Sothern Ann Sothern (born Harriette Arlene Lake; January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film, and television, in a career that spanned nearly six decades. Sothern began her career in the late 1920 ...

(1909–2001), American actress * Ann Sullivan (animator) (1929–2020), American animator * Ann Syrdal (1945–2020), American psychologist and researcher * Ann Thongprasom (born 1976), Thai film and television actress, host and producer *

Ann Widdecombe Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947) is a British politician, author and television personality. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald, and the former Maidstone constituency, from 1987 to 2010 and Member of the ...

(born 1947), British politician, author and television personality * Ann Wilson (born 1950), American musician * Ann Winsborn (born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter

As a masculine name

Anna of East Anglia Anna (or Onna; killed 653 or 654) was king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles, and one of the three sons of Eni who ruled the kingdom of East An ...

(died 653/54), king of East Anglia * Anne Bignan (1795–1861), French poet and translator * Anne van der Bijl (born 1928), Dutch Christian missionary * Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle (1836–1918), botanist * Anne Claude de Caylus (1692–1765), French antiquarian and proto-archaeologist *

Anne Danican Philidor Anne Danican Philidor (11 April 1681 – 8 October 1728) was a French woodwind player and composer of the Philidor family. Born in Paris on 11 April 1681, his grandfather and father were also professional woodwind players in the king's service. An ...

(1681–1728), French musician, composer, founder, Concert Spirituel Tuileries 172–1791 * Anne Hamilton (1709–1748), Scottish nobleman * Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell (1783–1864), French admiral * Anne du Bourg (1521–1559), French magistrate *

Anne d'Escars de Givry Anne d'Escars de Givry (29 March 1546 – 19 April 1612) was a French Benedictine churchman, supporter of the ''Ligue The Catholic League of France (french: Ligue catholique), sometimes referred to by contemporary (and modern) Catholics as the ...

(1546–1612), French Benedictine cardinal * Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767–1824), French Romantic painter * Anne de Joyeuse (c.1560–1587), French admiral during the French Wars of Religion * Anne Louis Henri de La Fare (1752–1829), French Roman Catholic cardinal and counter-revolutionary *

(1493–1567), constable of France, soldier, statesman, and diplomat * Anne de Noailles (d. 1678), first Duke of Noailles * Anne Poulett (1711–1785), British Member of Parliament * Anne Jean Marie René Savary (1774–1833), French general and diplomat *

Anne Hilarion de Tourville Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (24 November 1642, Paris – 23 May 1701) was a French naval commander who served under King Louis XIV. He was made Marshal of France in 1693. Tourville is widely considered as one of the most cel ...

(1642–1701), French naval commander, Marshal of France *

Anne Sjerp Troelstra Anne Sjerp Troelstra (10 August 1939 – 7 March 2019) was a professor of pure mathematics and foundations of mathematics at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the University of Amsterdam. He was a constructivist logic ...

(1939–2019), Dutch mathematician and logician *

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne ( ; ; 10 May 172718 March 1781), commonly known as Turgot, was a French economist and statesman. Originally considered a physiocrat, he is today best remembered as an early advocate for economic libe ...

(1727–1781), French economist and statesman * Anne Vermeer (1916–2018), Dutch politician * Anne Vondeling (1916–1979), Dutch politician *

(1904–1964), Dutch writer from Drenthe

Fictional characters

* Ann, in the Story of Seasons video game franchise * Ann, a hunter in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Sto ...

'' * Anne Boonchuy, from the American animated TV series '' Amphibia'' * Anne Brookes, on the American TV sitcom ''

The Ropers ''The Ropers'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from March 13, 1979, to May 22, 1980. It is a spin-off of ''Three's Company'' and loosely based on the British sitcom ''George and Mildred'', which was itself a spin-off ...

'' * Ann Darrow, in the films ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''King Kong'' (2005) * Anne Elliot, in

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots oft ...

's ''

Persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for influence. Persuasion can influence a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behaviours. Persuasion is studied in many disciplines. Rhetoric studies modes of persuas ...

'' * Anne Glass, in the American TV series ''

Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a former history professor who becom ...

'' *Anne Kirrin, the youngest of the four cousins in

Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have b ...

's The Famous Five novels * Anne Lester, a survivor in the video game ''

'' * Anne Lewis, in the ''Robocop'' franchise * Anne Maria, from the Canadian animated TV series '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Anne Page, from

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a re ...

'' * Ann Perkins, from the American television series ''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 1 ...

'' * Anne Shirley, in

Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with ''Anne of Green Gables''. She ...

's ''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

'' * Ann Takamaki, one of the main characters from video game ''

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

'' *

Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Gruelle re ...

, rag doll in Johnny Gruelle's books, 1918 onwards * Rebecca Anne "Annie" January, one of the main characters in ''The Boys'' franchise

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