Jessica (originally Iessica, also Jesica, Jesika, Jessicah, Jessika, or Jessikah) is a

female An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Hebrew origin. The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the

Shakespearean William Shakespeare ( 23 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 ...

character Jessica, from the play ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...

''. The name may have been an anglicisation of the biblical

Iscah Iscah ( ''Yīskā''; ) is the daughter of Haran and the niece of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. The passage in which Iscah is mentioned is extremely brief. As a result rabbinical scholars have developed theories to explain it, typically adoptin ...

(from ), the name of a daughter of

Haran Haran or Aran ( ''Hārān'') is a man in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He was a son of Terah, brother of Abraham, and father of son Lot and daughters Milcah and Iscah. He died in Ur of the Chaldees. Through Lot, Haran was the ance ...

briefly mentioned in the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; ; ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its incipit, first word, (In the beginning (phrase), 'In the beginning'). Genesis purpor ...

(). Iscah was rendered as "Iesca" (Jeska) in the

Matthew Bible ''The Matthew Bible'', also known as ''Matthew's Version'', was first published in 1537 by John Rogers, under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew". It combined the New Testament of William Tyndale, and as much of the Old Testament as he had been abl ...

version available in Shakespeare's day. Alternately, Shakespeare might have derived the name from a feminine version of the name

Jesse Jesse may refer to: People * Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible * Jesse (given name), including a list of people * Jesse (surname), a list of people Music * ''Jesse'' (album), a 2003 album by Jesse Powell * "Jesse" (s ...

, or from the word

jess Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Jess Atkinson (born 1961), American football player * Jess Cain (1926–2008), American radi ...

, a thin leather strap used to tether a bird such as a

falcon Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distrib ...

falconry Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. Small animals are hunted; squirrels and rabbits often fall prey to these birds. Two traditional terms are used to describe a person ...

. "Jessica" was the first- or second-most popular female

baby name The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be c ...

in the United States from 1981 to 1998Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s
Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.
Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007. before falling out of the Top 20 in 2004. It also rose to 1 in England and Wales in 2005,
Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom. Released: 28 July 2011. dropping to No. 3 in 2006.
Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom. Released: 28 July 2011. Common nicknames of the name Jessica include "Jess", "Jessi" and "Jessie".

Jessica in other languages

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Xhesika *

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: جيسيكا (Jaysika) *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

: essեսիկա (Essesika) *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: জেসিকা (Jēsikā) * Bulgarian: Джесика (Dzhesika) *

Chinese Simplified Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets widely used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters. Their mass standardization during the 20th century was part of an initiative by th ...

: 杰西卡 (Jié xī kǎ) *

Chinese Traditional Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages. In Taiwan, the set of traditional characters is regulated by the Ministry of Education and standardized in the ''Standard Form of ...

: 傑西卡 (Jié xī kǎ) *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: Jessica * Danish: Jessica *

Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...

: Ĝesika * Finnish: Jessica *

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

: Jessica * Georgian: ჯესიკა (Jesik’a) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Jessica *

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: Τζέσικα (Tzésika) *

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

: જેસિકા (Jēsikā) *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: ג'סיקה *

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

: जेसिका (jesika) * Hungarian: Jessica *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Jessica *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: Jessica,

Gessica Gessica and Géssica are, respectively, the Italian and Portuguese equivalents of the English name Jessica. Notable people with the name include: *Géssica do Nascimento (born 1991), Brazilian footballer *Gessica Généus (born 1985), Haitian actor ...

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: ジェシカ (Jeshika) *

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

: ಜೆಸ್ಸಿಕಾ (Jessikā) *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: 제시카 (Jesika) * Malay: Jessica *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

: जेसिका (jesika) *

Mongolian Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

: жессика (Jyessika) * Norwegian: Jessica *

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: جسیکا *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

: Jessica * Portuguese: Jéssica, Géssica *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

: ਜੈਸਿਕਾ (Jaisikā) *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: Jessica *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: Джессика (Dzhessika) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

: јессица (Jessica) * Slovene: Jessica *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: Jessica *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Jessica *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

: ஜெசிகா (Jecikā) *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

: జెస్సికా (Jessikā) * Thai: เจสซิกา (Ces̄s̄ik̂ā) * Ukrainian: Джессіка (Dzhessika) *

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: جیسکا *

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

: Chúatể *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

: Jessica

People with the given name

Jessica Abel Jessica Abel (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known as the creator of such works as ''Life Sucks'', ''Drawing Words & Writing Pictures'', ''Soundtrack'', ''La Perdida'', ''Mirror, Window'', ''Radio: An Illustrated Guide' ...

(born 1969), American comic book writer and artist * Jessica Aber (1981–2025), American attorney *

Jessica Adair Jessica Elizabeth Adair (born December 19, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Personal Born December 19, 1986 in Washington, D.C. H ...

(born 1986), American professional basketball player *

Jessica Adolfsson Jessica Mariette Adolfsson (born 15 July 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey player and member of the Swedish national team. She signed a ten-day standard player agreement with the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) on 10 J ...

(born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player *

Jessica Aguilar Jessica Aguilar (born May 8, 1982) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in RIZIN. At the time of her voluntary departure from World Series of Fighting, she was the reigning WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion. Aguilar previously competed ...

(born 1982), Mexican-American mixed martial artist *

Jessica Ainscough Jessica Ainscough (15 July 1985 – 26 February 2015) was an Australian teen magazine editor who became a writer and wellness entrepreneur after turning her back on the prescribed treatment for a rare cancer she was diagnosed with at the age of ...

(1985–2015), Australian teen magazine editor who became a writer and wellness entrepreneur *

Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 28, 1981) is an American actress and businesswoman. She began her acting career at age 13 in ''Camp Nowhere'', followed up by ''The Secret World of Alex Mack'' (both 1994), and rose to prominence at age 19 as ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Jessica Alexander Jessica Caroline Alexander (born 19 June 1999) is an English actress. She began her career in short films and garnered recognition for her role in the BBC iPlayer series '' Get Even'' (2020), and made her feature film debut in '' Glasshouse'' ...

(born 1999), English actress and model *

Jessica Allister Jessica Lynne Allister (born October 7, 1982) is an American softball coach and former catcher who is the current head coach at Stanford. Allister played college softball at Stanford and earned second-team All-American honors in her senior season ...

(born 1982), American softball coach and former catcher * Jessica Alves (born 1983), Brazilian-British television personality *

Jessica Amornkuldilok Jessica Amornkuldilok (), born Rattana Yimchan (; 18 December 1985) is a Thai fashion model, who is the winner of the first cycle of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' in 2012. Elite Model Look Thailand In 2004, Amornkuldilok applied for Elite Model ...

(born 1985), Thai model *

Jessica Anderson (footballer) Jessica Anderson (born 16 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). AFL Women's career Melbourne Anderson was drafted by Melbourne with their fou ...

(born 1997), Australian rules footballer *

Jessica Anderson (writer) Jessica Margaret Anderson (née Queale; 25 September 19169 July 2010) was an Australian novelist and short story writer. Born in Gayndah, Anderson lived the bulk of her life in Sydney apart from a few years in London. She began her career wr ...

(1916–2010), Australian novelist and short story writer *

Jessica Andersson Jessica Elisabeth Andersson (born Jessica Arvidsson on 27 October 1973) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She was part of the Swedish duo Fame with Magnus Bäcklund between 2002 and 2006 after they met at the reality television show '' Fame ...

(born 1973), Swedish singer *

Jessica Andrews Jessica Danielle Andrews Chagnon (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with the single "I Will Be ...

(born 1983), American country music singer * Jessica Antiles (born 1996), American swimmer *

Jessica-Jane Applegate Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE (born 22 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Applegate competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. She qual ...

(born 1996), British Paralympic swimmer * Jessica Backhaus (born 1970), German photographer *

Jessica Bäckman Jessica Sofia Elizabet Bäckman (born 25 August 1997) is a Swedish racing driver currently competing in the GT4 European Series for racing one. She is the sister of fellow racing driver Andreas Bäckman. Jessica Bäckman has previously raced i ...

(born 1997), Swedish racing driver *

Jessica Baglow Jessica Baglow (born 23 March 1989) is an English actress, known for '' Gentleman Jack'', '' Where the Heart Is'' and '' Waterloo Road''. Early life and career Baglow was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. She began her acting career a ...

(born 1989), English actress * Jessica Balogun (born 1988), German professional boxer *

Jessica Barden Jessica Amy Barden (born 21 July 1992) is an English actress. She began her career as a child actress. She is best known for her role as Alyssa Foley in the Channel 4 comedy-drama '' The End of the F***ing World'' (2017–2019). She received a B ...

(born 1992), English actress *

Jessica Barry Jessica Barry (born 14 June 1994) is an English Professional boxing, professional boxer. As of March 2025 she holds the English and Commonwealth Boxing Council, Commonwealth Silver female featherweight titles. Career After an amateur career w ...

(born 1994), British boxer *

Jessica Barson Jessica Barson is an American neuroscientist and associate professor at Drexel University College of Medicine. Barson investigates neuropeptide signalling in the Thalamus, paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus as well as the nucleus accumbens ...

, American neuroscientist and associate professor *

Jessica Barth Jessica Barth is an American actress, known for portraying Tami-Lynn McCafferty in the film '' Ted'' and its sequel. Education After high school, she took classes at the Wilma Theater, and later attended La Salle University, where she studied ...

, American actress * Jessica Barter, New Zealand architect *

Jessica Beinecke Jessica Beinecke hinese: 白洁 (Bai Jie)(born about 1987) is an American educator, entertainer, videographer and online personality in China. She is the founder of production company JM Beinecke, Inc. Her program ''Jessica白洁'' has achieved ...

, American educator, entertainer, videographer and online personality in China * Jessica Bejarano, American conductor *

Jessica Bendinger Jessica Bendinger (born November 10, 1966) is an American screenwriter and novelist. Education Bendinger graduated from Columbia University in 1988. She is a classmate of screenwriter Andrew W. Marlowe. While at Columbia, Bendinger interned for ...

(born 1966), American screenwriter and novelist *

Jessica Benham Jessica L. Benham (born December 13, 1990) is an American politician and disability rights activist serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 36th District. She is the first openly LGBTQ+ woman and first openly au ...

, American politician and disability rights activist *

Jessica Benjamin Jessica Benjamin (born 1946) is a psychoanalyst known for her contributions to psychoanalysis and social thought. She is currently a practicing psychoanalyst in New York City where she is on the faculty of the New York University Postdoctoral P ...

, psychoanalyst * Jessica Berscheid (born 1997), Luxembourgish footballer * Jessica-Bianca Wessolly (born 1996), German sprinter * Jessica Bibby (born 1979), Australian sportswoman *

Jessica Biel Jessica Claire Timberlake (née Biel ; born March 3, 1982) is an American actress. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2007 ...

(born 1982), American actress and model *

Jessica Bird Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore (born April 19, 1969) is an American novelist. Under her maiden name, Jessica Bird, she writes contemporary romance novels, and as J.R. Ward, she writes paranormal romance. She is a three-time winner of the Rom ...

(born 1996), American novelist *

Jessica Blank Jessica Blank is an American Actor, actress, writer, and Theatre director, director who works in film, television, and theater. She is also a consultant and public speaker on story and social change. Early life and education Born in New Haven, Co ...

, American actress, writer, and director * Jessica Blaszka (born 1992), Dutch wrestler * Jessica Boehrs (born 1980), German actress and singer *

Jessica Bonilla Jessica Bonilla Escapite (born 13 April 1996) is a Mexican female road and track cyclist, representing Mexico at international competitions. She won the silver medal at the 2016 Pan American Track Cycling Championships in the team pursuit. Major ...

(born 1996), Mexican female road and track cyclist *

Jessica Boone Jessica Boone is an American film, television, theatre, and voice actress. Her earlier career while she lived in Houston involved work primarily for ADV Films, Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, and Seraphim Digital. She has since focused more on th ...

(born 1984), American film, television, theatre, and voice actress * Jessica Borthwick (1888–1946), British filmmaker and sculptor *

Jessica Brody Jessica Brody is an American author and writing educator. Her writing consists mainly of young adult fiction. Early life Brody graduated from Smith College in 2001 with a double major in Economics and French and worked for MGM Studios as a fina ...

, American author *

Jessica Brown Findlay Jessica Rose Brown Findlay (born 14 September 1987) is an English actress. She played Lady Sybil Crawley (2010–2012) in the ITV television period drama series ''Downton Abbey'' and Emelia Conan Doyle in the 2011 British comedy-drama featu ...

(born 1989), English actress * Jessica Buettner (born 1995), Canadian powerlifter * Jessy Bulbo (born 1974), Mexican singer, bassist and composer *

Jessica Burciaga __NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2009, the 55th anniversary year of the publication. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. January Dasha Astafieva (; born 4 August 1985) ...

(born 1983), American model *

Jessica Caban Jessica Caban is an American model, actress, and fashion designer. She was a contestant on '' Model Latina'', where she was crowned the first ever Model Latina champion. Career She began her career in 2002, after being chosen to represent Jen ...

(born 1982), American model, dancer and actress * Jessica Cambensy (born 1988), American-born Hong Kong model and actress * Jessica Canseco (born 1972), former wife of Jose Canseco and author of a biography of her life with Canseco *

Jessica Capshaw Jessica Brooke Capshaw (born August 9, 1976) is an American actress known for her roles as Jamie Stringer on the ABC legal drama series ''The Practice'', and as Dr. Arizona Robbins on the ABC medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy''. Early life Caps ...

(born 1976), American actress *

Jessica Care Moore Jessica Care Moore (born October 28, 1971) is an American poet. She is the CEO of Moore Black Press, executive producer of BLACK WOMEN ROCK!, and founder of the literacy-driven jess Care moore Foundation. An internationally renowned poet, playwr ...

(born 1971), American poet *

Jessica Caro Jessica Caro García (born 20 July 1988) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Generaciones Palmiranas and the Colombia women's national team. International career Caro made her senior debut for Colombia during the 2018 Copa ...

(born 1988), Colombian footballer *

Jessica Castles Jessica Castles (born 16 July 2002) is a British-born Swedish artistic gymnast who represented Sweden in international competitions. She is the 2019 European Games floor exercise bronze medalist and the 2018 Swedish national champion. She compe ...

(born 2002), English-Swedish artistic gymnast *

Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects with Feminism, feminist themes, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Chastain, various ...

(born 1977), American actress *

Jessica Chávez Jessica may refer to: Given name * Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name * Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica * Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the mon ...

(born 1988), Mexican professional boxer * Jessica Ching (born 1987), Hong Kong racewalking athlete * Jessica Cirio (born 1985), Argentine model * Jessica Cisneros (born 1993), American attorney * Jessica Clark (actress) (born 1985), British model and actress *

Jessica Clarke (model) Jessica Roimata Clarke (born 1993) is a New Zealand model. She began professionally modelling at the age of 15, and by 17 had appeared on the catwalks of Milan, Paris, New York and London. Fresh to New York she was the Calvin Klein exclusive at ...

(born 1993), New Zealand model *

Jessica Clarke (footballer) Jessica Anne Clarke (born 5 May 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward. After beginning her career with hometown team Leeds United (known as Leeds Carnegie between 2008 and 2010), Clarke joined Lincoln Ladies in 2010 a ...

(born 1989), English footballer * Jessica G. L. Clarke (born 1983), American lawyer *

Jessica Cleaves Jessica Marguerite Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead singer of the Friends of Distinction, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, and Raw Silk. Early life Jessica Cleaves was ...

(1948–2014), American singer and songwriter *

Jessica-Jane Clement Jessica-Jane Stafford (née Clement; born 24 February 1985) is an English actress, television presenter and former glamour model who is best known for starring in the BBC programme '' The Real Hustle'' from 2006 to 2012. Early life Clement was ...

(born 1985), British glamour model, actress and TV presenter *

Jessica Coch Jessica Coch (born Jessica Alejandra Coch Montes de Oca on November 4, 1979, in Puebla, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Biography Coch was born on November 4, 1979, in the city of Puebla, Mexico. She is the daughter of an Argentine professional ...

(born 1979), Mexican actress *

Jessi Combs Jessica Combs (July 27, 1980 – August 27, 2019) was an American professional racer, television personality, and metal fabricator. She set a women's land speed class record (four wheels) in 2013 and broke her own record in 2016. She was kno ...

(1980–2019), American racer and TV presenter * Jessica Cornish, known as

Jessie J Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), known professionally as Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she began her career on stage, aged 11, with a role in the West End musical '' Whistle Down the Wind ...

(born 1988), British singer-songwriter *

Jessica Cottis Jessica Cottis (born 13 December 1979) is an Australian-British conductor. Since 2011 she has been artistic director and chief conductor of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. Early life Cottis was born at RAAF Base East Sale in Victoria, Austr ...

(born 1979), Australian-British conductor *

Jessica Cox Jessica Cox (born February 2, 1983) is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association.

(born 1983), American pilot * Jessica Cristina (born 1975), merengue artist and pop singer * Jessica Cutler (cyclist) (born 1979), American professional racing cyclist *

Jessica Davenport Jessica Davenport, born June 24, 1985, is an American basketball player, formerly a reserve center for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. She previously played for The Ohio State University's women's basketball team. High school Davenport played for ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Jessica Degenhardt Jessica Doreen Degenhardt (born 21 April 2002) is a German luger. She is four-time Junior World Champion and won gold medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics at doubles' race and silver medal at the individual race. She also retains the World C ...

(born 2002), German luger *

Jessica De Gouw Jessica Elise De Gouw (born 15 February 1988) is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Helena Bertinelli/The Huntress in the television series ''Arrow'', as Mina Murray in the NBC TV series ''Dracula'', and as Elizabeth Hawkes in ...

(born 1988), Australian actress * Jessica Deglau (born 1980), Canadian swimmer *

Jessica DiCicco Jessica Sonya DiCicco (; born June 10, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Her first voice role was the announcer for Nickelodeon's educational channel Noggin. DiCicco has since ...

(born 1980), American actress * Jessica Dominguez, immigration lawyer based in California *

Jessica Drake Jessica Drake is an American pornographic actress and sex educator. Career Drake spent two years as a contract performer for the studio Sin City until May 31, 2002, when her contract expired. She gained her first AVN Award in 2001, winning "Be ...

(born 1974), American pornographic actress *

Jessica Dubé Jessica Dubé (born October 29, 1987) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater who is best known for her pairs career with Bryce Davison. They are the 2008 World bronze medallists, the 2009 Four Continents silver medallists, and three-ti ...

(born 1987), Canadian former competitive figure skater *

Jessica Dubroff Jessica Whitney Dubroff (May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a seven-year-old American trainee pilot who died while attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light aircraft across the United States. On day two of her quest, the Cessna 1 ...

(1988–1996), American pilot trainee *

Jessica Durlacher Jessica Durlacher (; born 6 September 1961) is a Dutch literary critic, columnist and novelist. Her father is the sociologist and writer Gerhard Durlacher, who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp. She is married to novelist Leon de Wint ...

(born 1961), Dutch literary critic, columnist and novelist * Jessica Eddie (born 1984), English rower *

Jessica Ennis-Hill Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill (née Ennis; born 28 January 1986) is a British retired athlete who specialised in the heptathlon and 100 metres hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2 ...

(born 1986), British athlete * Jessica Enström (born 1977), Swedish handball player * Jessica Sompong Espiner (born 1997), Thai actress * Jessica Esquivel, Mexican and American physicist and science communicator * Jessica Ewing, American innovator and entrepreneur *

Jessica Eye Jessica Jo-Anne Eye (born July 27, 1986) is a former American professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently signed with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). She competed as a flyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Champio ...

(born 1986), American mixed martial artist * Jessica Falk (born 1973), Swedish singer-songwriter and musician *

Jessica Fay Jessica L. Fay is an American politician who has served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives since December 2016. She currently represents Maine's 86th House district. Electoral history Jessica Fay was first elected to the 66th di ...

, American politician * Jessica Feshbach (born 1975), American former Scientologist *

Jessica Fintzen Jessica Fintzen is a German mathematician whose research concerns the representation theory of algebraic groups over the p-adic number, -adic numbers, with connections to the Langlands program. She is a professor at the University of Bonn. Educ ...

, German mathematician *

Jessica M. Fishman ''Death Makes the News: How the Media Censor and Display the Dead'' is a book by social and behavioral scientist Jessica M. Fishman. It was published in 2017 by New York University Press. The book focuses on the media's response to and portrayal ...

, American author and behavioral scientist * Jesica Fitriana (born 1995), Indonesian HIV/AIDS activist, furniture designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Jessica Fodera (born 1975), American musician, singer and artist, known professionally as Jessicka *

Jessica Folcker Jessica Elisabeth Angelique Folcker (born 9 July 1975), known professionally as Jessica, is a Swedish singer. Her debut album ''Jessica'' in 1998 used her mononym, whereas follow up album ''Dino'' credited Jessica Folcker. Her following albums ...

(born 1975), Swedish singer *

Jessica Fox (canoeist) Jessica Esther Fox (born 11 June 1994) is a French-born Australian Olympic and world champion Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist. Fox made her Olympic debut at 18 years of age in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she won a silver medal in t ...

(born 1994), French-Australian world and Olympic champion slalom canoer *

Jessica Fullalove Jessica Fullalove (born 27 July 1996 in Oldham, England) is a British backstroke swimmer. Fullalove competed at the 2013 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Sc ...

(born 1996), British backstroke swimmer *

Jessica Gadirova Jessica Gadirova (born 3 October 2004) is an English Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast of Irish birth and Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani descent, representing Great Britain women's national artistic gymnastics team, Great Britain internationally ...

(born 2004), English artistic gymnast * Jessica Gagen, English beauty pageant titleholder *

Jessica Gal Jessica Gal (born 6 July 1971) is a Dutch former judoka. She competed at the 1992, 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known a ...

(born 1971), Dutch judoka *

Jessica García Jessica García (born July 12, 1980, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan) is a Puerto Rican judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category. She picked up a total of twenty-one medals in her career, including a prestigious gold from the 20 ...

(born 1980), Puerto Rican judoka *

Jessica Garlick Jessica Julie Anne Garlick (born 1981) is a Welsh pop singer. Garlick made her first steps into show business when she was 16. At that age, she won the Welsh final of BBC One's talent show ''Star for a Night (UK TV series), Star for a Night''. ...

(born 1981), Welsh singer * Jessica Gaspar (born 1976), American professional basketball player * Jessica Gaudreault (born 1994), Canadian water polo goalkeeper * Jessica Glynne, better known as

Jess Glynne Jessica Hannah Glynne (born 20 October 1989) is a British singer. She rose to prominence in 2014 as a featured artist on the singles " Rather Be" by Clean Bandit and " My Love" by Route 94, both of which reached number one on the UK Singles C ...

(born 1989), English singer-songwriter *

Jessica Good Jessica Good (born 4 August 1994) is an Australian rules football, Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton Football Club, Carlton in the AFL Women's , AFL Women's (AFLW). Good is an Australian former professional basketball player. Car ...

(born 1994), Australian basketball player * Jessica Gordon Brown (born 1995), English weightlifter *

Jessica Gomes Jessica Gomes (born 25 September 1985) is an Australian model who appeared in the ''Swimsuit Issue'' of the American publication ''Sports Illustrated'' every year from 2008 to 2015. She works extensively in Australia and Asia. Gomes was the fe ...

(born 1985), Australian model *

Jessica Gonzalez (labor organizer) Jessica Gonzalez (born 1992 or 1993) is an American labor organizer working with CODE-CWA, the Communication Workers of America's Campaign to Organize Digital Employees. She is known for her work organizing in the video game industry and founding ...

(born 1992 or 1993), American labor organizer *

Jessica González-Rojas Jessica González-Rojas (born May 19, 1976) is an American activist, politician, and academic. A Democrat, she is the New York State Assembly member for the 34th District, having been elected in 2020 after defeating incumbent Michael DenDekker in ...

(born 1976), American activist, politician, and academic *

Jessica Graf Jessica Furtado Nickson (name at birth, née Graf; born December 11, 1990) is an American reality television personality, actress, and model. She first came to national prominence after competing in ''Big Brother 19 (American season), Big Broth ...

(born 1990), American reality television personality, actress, and model *

Jessica Gunning Jessica Faye Gunning (born 1 January 1986) is an English actress. She has appeared in the TV series '' White Heat'' (2012), '' What Remains'' (2013), ''Back'' (2017–2021), and '' The Outlaws'' (2021–2024). She received widespread critical a ...

(born 1986), English actress *

Jessica Haines Jessica Haines (born 1978) is a South African actress. She is best known for the 2008 film '' Disgrace'' in which she acts alongside John Malkovich. She frequently works in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Kampala. She is married to Richard ...

(born 1978), South African actress *

Jessica Hall (British actress) Jessica Hall is an English actress, known for her role as Sheila Buxton in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Career She attended Fred Longworth Arts College, Wigan and Leigh College and The University of Aberystwyth before completing her ...

(born 1981), English actress * Jessica Hammerl (born 1988), German ice hockey defender *

Jessica Hardy Jessica Adele Hardy Meichtry (born March 12, 1987) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and freestyle events. Hardy earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley r ...

(born 1987), American competitive swimmer *

Jessica Harp Jessica Leigh Harp (born February 3, 1982) is an American songwriter and former country artist from Kansas City, Missouri. Between 2005 and 2007, Harp and Michelle Branch recorded and performed as The Wreckers, a duo that topped the country ch ...

(born 1982), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist *

Jessica Harrison-Hall Jessica Lucy Kilgour Harrison-Hall Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, FSA (; born 1965) is a British art historian, sinologist, curator and author. She is currently Head of the China section, Curator of Chinese Ceramics and Decorativ ...

(born 1965), British sinologist, curator and author *

Jessica Hawkins Jessica Mary Hawkins (born 16 February 1995) is a British people, British Auto racing#Racing driver, racing driver and stunt driver from East Hampshire, England. She currently competes in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Comt ...

(born 1995), British racing driver and stunt driver * Jessica Hayllar (1858–1940), British artist and painter * Jessica Heeringa (1987–?), American murder victim * Jessica Helleberg (born 1986), Swedish handball player *

Jessica Hemmings Jessica Hemmings is a British writer and academic whose focus is textile design. Early life Born in Wales, Jessica Hemmings spent her childhood in Indonesia and the United States. She graduated with a BFA in Textile Design from the Rhode Isl ...

, British academic and writer *

Jessica Henwick Jessica Yu-Li Henwick ( ;) is a British actress, writer, and director. She began her career in 2010 and is best known for her roles in ''Game of Thrones'' (2015–17), '' Iron Fist'' (2017–18), '' Love and Monsters'' (2020), ''Underwater (film ...

(born 1992), English actress and writer * Jessica Hewitt (born 1986), Canadian short track speed skater * Jessica Hilzinger (born 1997), German alpine ski racer * Jessica Hogg (born 1995), Welsh artistic gymnast * Jessica Ho (rugby union) (born 1992), Hong Kong rugby union player * Jessica Ho, known as

Jessi Jessi may refer to: People * Jessi (musician) (born 1988), Korean-American rapper, singer, and songwriter * Gianluigi Jessi (born 1945), Italian basketball player * Jessi Alexander (born 1976), American country music artist * Jessi Colter (b ...

(born 1988), American rapper, singer, and entertainer * Jessica Ho, known as

Sica The sica is a short sword or large dagger of ancient Illyrians, Thracians, and Dacians; it was also used in ancient Rome. It is a shorter form of the falx, and the root of the word is the same as the modern sickle. It was originally depicted as ...

(born 2000), Hong Kong singer, musician, stage actress and cosplayer *

Jessica Holmes (disambiguation) Jessica Holmes may refer to: * Jessica Holmes (comedian) (born 1973), Canadian comedian, actress and mental-health advocate * Jessica Holmes (television presenter) (born 1976), co-host of ''Slime Time Live'' and anchor or KTLA Morning News * Jessi ...

, several people *

Jessica Hsuan Jessica Hester Hsuan ( PA: syn hyn born 18 August 1970), also known as Suen Huen, is a Hong Kong actress. Early life Hsuan's father gave her the name Jessica, while her mother gave her the middle name Hester. She was educated in Hong Kong ...

(born 1970), Hong Kong actress *

Jessica Huntley Jessica Elleisse Huntley (née Carroll; 23 February 1927 – 13 October 2013) was a Guyanese-British political reformer and prominent race equality campaigner. She was a publisher of black and Asian literature, and a women's and community righ ...

(1927–2013), Guyanese-British activist and publisher *

Jessica Hynes Jessica Hynes (''née'' Stevenson) is a British actress, director and writer. Best known as a comedy actress, she has played Cheryl in ''The Royle Family'' (1998–2010), Siobhan Sharpe in ''Twenty Twelve'' (2011–2012) and ''W1A'' (2014–2 ...

(born 1972), British actress, writer and comedian *

Jessica Iskandar Jessica Iskandar (born 29 January 1988) is an Indonesian actress, model (person), model, Television presenter, presenter, singer.Bradley, Grant.Stars get Indonesia hungry for NZ travel" ''New Zealand Herald''. Saturday 17 November 2012. Retri ...

(born 1988), Indonesian actress and model * Jessica Iwanson (born 1948), Swedish choreographer and artistic director# *

Jessica Jaccoud Jessica Jaccoud (born 16 August 1983 in Lausanne; resident of Montilliez) is a Swiss politician ( SP). She has been a member of the National Council since 2023. Life Jessica Jaccoud's father is an engineer. She has one brother. She initially ...

(born 1983), Swiss politician * Jessica Jackley (born 1977), American businesswoman and entrepreneur *

Jessica Jaymes Jessica Redding (March 8, 1979 – September 17, 2019), known by her stage name Jessica Jaymes, was an American pornographic actress. She was '' Hustler''s first contract model and the "''Hustler'' Honey of the Year" in 2004, the August 20 ...

(1979–2019), American pornographic actress * Jessica Jerome (born 1987), American ski jumper *

Jessica Jislová Jessica Jislová (; born 28 July 1994) is a Czech biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup, and represented the Czech Republic at the Biathlon World Championships 2016. Biathlon results All results are sourced from the International ...

(born 1994), Czech biathlete * Jessica Jonassen (born 1992), Australian cricketer *

Jessica Leigh Jones Jessica Leigh Jones (born 1994) is a Welsh engineer and astrophysicist from Cardiff. She is credited with becoming the first female to win the UK Young Engineer of the Year Award in 2012 for her work designing a portable uterine contraction m ...

(born 1994), Welsh engineer and astrophysicist * Jessica Jordan (born 1984), Bolivian-British politician, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Jessica Joseph (born 1982), American ice dancer *

Jessica Judd Jessica Warner-Judd (born 7 January 1995) is an English middle- and long-distance runner. She won two individual medals in the Under-20 and U23 races at the European Cross Country Championships and a gold medal for the 5000 metres at the 201 ...

(born 1995), English middle- and long-distance runner *

Jessica Jung Jessica Jung (born April 18, 1989) is a South Korean and American singer-songwriter, actress, author, and businesswoman. She is best known for her work as a former member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. As an actress, Jung por ...

(born 1989), American-Korean pop singer * Jessica Karlsson (born 1992), Swedish professional golfer *

Jessica Kellgren-Fozard Jessica Kellgren-Fozard (née Kellgren-Hayes; born 25 January 1989) is a British YouTuber, television personality and writer. She is known for her videos on disability awareness, LGBT history, and vintage fashion. She began making YouTube video ...

(born 1989), English YouTuber *

Jessica Kingdon Jessica Kingdon is a Chinese Americans, Chinese American director and producer. She was nominated for the 2022 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for directing the documentary Ascension (film), ''Ascension''. Career Kingdon received her ...

, Chinese American director and producer *

Jessica Kizaki (born 10 June 1989) is a Japanese former AV idol, actress, singer and gravure model. She was also a member of Ebisu Muscats. Life and career Born in Tokyo, Kizaki made her debut in June 2008, appearing on the first image DVD ''Active high sc ...

(Japanese: 希崎ジェシカ) (born 1989), Japanese former AV actress *

Jessica Klimkait Jessica Klimkait (born 31 December 1996) is a Canadian Judoka who competes in the women's 57 kg category. In 2021 she became Canada's second judo world champion, defeating Momo Tamaoki of Japan in the women's lightweight (57 kg) final ...

(born 1996), Canadian Judoka *

Jessica Knappett Jessica Amy Knappett (born 9 April 1984) is an English comedian, actress, and writer. She is the creator, writer, executive producer, and star of the E4 sitcom '' Drifters'', and appeared as Lisa in ''The Inbetweeners Movie''. She was also one ...

(born 1984), English comedy writer and actress * Jessica Kondas (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jessica Korda Jessica Regina Korda (, born February 27, 1993) is a Czech-American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. Amateur career Korda was a member of the 2009 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and the 2010 U.S. Curtis Cup teams. As an amateur, she w ...

(born 1993), Czech-American professional golfer * Jessica Reed Kraus, American writer *

Jessica Krug Jessica Anne Krug (born ) is an American historian, author, and activist who taught at George Washington University (GWU) from 2012 to 2020, eventually becoming a tenured associate professor of history. Her publications include ''Fugitive Moder ...

(born c. 1982), American historian, author, and activist *

Jessica Kürten Jessica Kürten (born 24 November 1969) is a British equestrian from Northern Ireland who competes in the sport of show jumping, representing Ireland. Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth. In 1994 K� ...

(born 1969), Irish equestrian *

Jessica Lange Jessica Phyllis Lange (; born April 20, 1949) is an American actress. With a career spanning over five decades, she is known for her roles Jessica Lange on screen and stage, on stage and screen. She has received List of awards and nominati ...

(born 1949), American actress *

Jessica Landström Jessica Elin Maria Landström (born 12 December 1984) is a former Swedish football forward who has represented the Sweden women's national football team at the 2008 Olympic Football Tournament, the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship and the 2011 FI ...

(born 1984), Swedish footballer * Jessica Lapenn, American career member of the Senior Foreign Service * Jessica Largey, American chef * Jessica Larsson, Swedish two-time world champion bridge player *

Jessica Lee (disambiguation) Jessica Lee is a British politician. Jessica Lee may also refer to: * Jessica Lee (actress), British musical theatre actress *Jessica Lee (cyclist) (born 1990), Hong Kong cyclist *Jessica Lee (figure skater) (born 1999), American figure skater *Je ...

, several people *

Jessica Lee Rose Jessica Lee Rose (born April 26, 1987) is an American-New Zealand actress who first gained popularity after playing the role of ''lonelygirl15'', a fictional teenage homeschooled character named Bree who appeared in YouTube video blogs, beginnin ...

(born 1987), American-New Zealand actress *

Jessica Liedberg Jessica Martina Liedberg (born 7 October 1969) is a Swedish actress. She graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1992. She and her husband Gustaf Hammarstein have four daughters. She was nominated for Best Supporting ...

(born 1969), Swedish actress *

Jessica Lindell-Vikarby Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (born 7 February 1984) is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Huddinge, Stockholm County, she made her World Cup debut in October 2002, and has two World Cup victories and seven podium finishes. Lindel ...

(born 1984), Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer *

Jessica Linley Jessica Linley (born 28 March 1989) is an English actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss England 2010 on 1 September 2010. She is originally from Norwich. She represented Nottingham at the Miss England competition an ...

(born 1989), English beauty pageant titleholder * Jessica Mei Li (born 1995), English actress * Jessica Lindstrom (born 1996), American professional basketball player *

Jesseca Liu Jesseca Liu (born Lao Chew Yen on 13 February 1979) is a Malaysian actress who is based in Singapore. She is a contracted artiste under MediaCorp and managed by HIM International Music. Early life Jesseca Liu was born on 13 February 1979 in ...

(born 1979), Malaysian actress *

Jessica Long Jessica Tatiana Long (born February 29, 1992) is a Russian-born American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8_(classification), S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at six ...

(born 1992), Russian-American Paralympic swimmer *

Jessica López Jessica Brizeida López Arocha (born January 22, 1986) is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast who competes for the Venezuela national team. She competed at the 2008, the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she qualified to the uneven bars final, ...

(born 1986), Venezuelan artistic gymnast *

Jessica Lowndes Jessica Suzanne Lowndes (; born November 8, 1988) is a Canadian actress, singer, and songwriter. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Lowndes began her acting career at a young age, appearing in various television shows and films before landing h ...

(born 1988), Canadian actress and singer-songwriter * Jessica Lu (born 1985), American actress *

Jessica Lucas Jessica Lucas (born September 24, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in television, such as '' The Resident'', '' Edgemont'', ''Melrose Place'', ''Cult'', and '' Gotham'', and in the films '' The Covenant'', ''Cloverfield'' ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress and singer *

Jessica Lynch Jessica Dawn Lynch (born April 26, 1983) is an American teacher, actress, and former United States Army soldier who served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq as a private first class. On March 23, 2003, she was serving as a unit supply specialist ...

(born 1983), American soldier, teacher and actress * Jessica Lynch (Miss New York) (born 1979), American pageant contestant, Miss New York 2003 * Jessica Lynn (born 1990), American country music singer and songwriter *

Jessica Macaulay Jessica Macaulay (born 9 November 1992) is a British and Canadian high diver. She placed second in the women's competition at two Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, established in 2009 and created ...

(born 1992), British and Canadian high diver *

Jessica Mager Jessica Mager (born 1 June 1988) is a German sports shooter. She competed in the Women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2 ...

(born 1988), German sports shooter * Jessica Mah (born 1990), American entrepreneur * Jessica Makinson (born 1978), American actress *

Jessica Malone Jessica Malone (born 27 November 1986 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. She held five Australian titles in her own division, picked up dozens medals in her career, includin ...

(born 1986), Australian judoka *

Jessica Marais Jessica Dominique Marais is a South African-born Australian former actress. She is best known for her roles in Australian television. Her accolades include five Logie Awards and nine nominations, as well as two Equity Ensemble Awards nomination ...

(born 1985), South African-born Australian actress * Jessica Marasigan (born 1994), Filipino-American model, host, singer, actress, and beauty queen *

Jessica Martin Jessica Cecelia Anna Maria Martin (born 25 August 1962) is an English actress, singer, and illustrator. Specializing as an impressionist, her television roles have included ''Spitting Image'', '' Copy Cats'' and two series with Bobby Davro. Sh ...

(born 1962), British actress and comedian *

Jessica Mauboy Jessica Hilda Mauboy (; born 4 August 1989) is an Australian singer. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the Australian Idol (season 4), fourth season of ''Australian Idol'', where she was runner-up and s ...

(born 1989), Australian singer *

Jessica Mbangeni Jessica Thembela Mbangeni (22 August 1977 – 31 August 2024) was a South African praise poet and singer. Born and raised in Nqamakwe, Eastern Cape, she rose to prominence after participating on Soweto Gospel Choir in 2002. Mbangeni had also pu ...

(born 1977), South African praise poet and singer * Jessica McCabe, American actress, writer, and YouTube personality *

Jessica McClain Jessica McClain ( ''Tonn'' born February 15, 1992) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner. As a Stanford Cardinal, Jess was a seven-time NCAA Division I All-American cross country and Track and field runner. High school Tonn q ...

(born 1992), American middle-distance and long-distance runner *

Jessica McClure Jessica McClure Morales (born March 26, 1986; widely known as "Baby Jessica" in 1987) fell into a well in her aunt's backyard in Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987, at the age of 18 months. Over the next 58 hours, rescuers worked to free ...

(born 1986), known as "Baby Jessica" when rescued from a well as a toddler *

Jessica Medina Jessica Medina is an American singer-songwriter of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage, who performs mainly in the genres of jazz and Latin music. She has been reviewed by NPR as a "super talented vocalist that effortlessly bridges jazz, soul an ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Jessica Meir Jessica Ulrika Meir ( IPA: ; ; born ) is an American NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, following postdo ...

(born 1977), American astronaut, biologist, and underwater diver *

Jessica Mendoza Jessica Ofelia Mendoza (born November 11, 1980) is an American sportscaster and former softball player. Currently, she serves as an analyst for ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball and Los Angeles Dodgers coverage on Spectrum SportsNet LA. ...

(born 1980), American softball player and sportscaster * Jessica Michibata, Japanese fashion model *

Jessica Mitford Jessica Lucy "Decca" Freeman-Mitford (11 September 1917 – 23 July 1996) was an English author, one of the six aristocratic Mitford sisters noted for their sharply conflicting politics. Jessica married her second cousin Esmond Romilly, who ...

(1917–1996), Anglo-American writer * Jessica Mila (born 1992), Indonesian actress and model * Jessica Moore (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player *

Jessica Moore (journalist) Jessica Carol Moore (born May 22, 1982) is an American journalist who currently works for WCBS-TV in New York City. Awards and nominations * 2010, won Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Award for WLEX-TV * 2011, won KAPB Award for WLEX-TV * 2013, won T ...

(born 1982), American journalist *

Jessica Moore (tennis) Jessica Moore (born 16 August 1990) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Moore won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four singles and 31 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 27 October 2008, she reache ...

(born 1990), Australian tennis player * Jessica Morlacchi (born 1987), former member of Italian band Gazosa * Jessica Morse (born 1982), American government official and politician *

Jessica Motaung Jessica Motaung (born 23 August 1973) is a South African television personality, sports executive and beauty pageant titleholder. As of February 2021 she is marketing Ddirector of the Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (known popu ...

(born 1973), South African television personality, sports executive and former beauty pageant winner *

Jessica Murrey Jessica Murrey is an international peacebuilder, a multi-generational gamer, and game developer. Murrey received a Northwest Regional Emmy for lead role in ''Don't Turn Away'', in 2012. Early life and education Jessica Murrey attended Ashland H ...

, American game developer and peacemaker *

Jessika Nash Jessika Jayne Nash (born 5 October 2004) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League Women. She has previously played for Canberra United, Sydney FC, and Melbourne Victory. Early life Nash grew up in New ...

(born 2004), Australian footballer * Jessica Nettelbladt (born 1972), Swedish director and documentary filmmaker * Jessica Nigri (born 1989), American cosplay enthusiast, promotional model, voice actress and Internet personality *

Jessica Nkosi Jessica Ayanda Nkosi (born 20 January 1990) is a South African actress and TV presenter, best known for her leading roles in M-Net commissioned telenovelas ''Isibaya'', ''Ayeye'', ''The Queen'', and ''Lavish''. Early life Nkosi was born in E ...

(born 1990), South African actress * Jessica Garza Montes de Oca (born 1984), Mexican actress, singer-songwriter and writer *

Jessica Olérs Jessica Patricia Marie Olérs (born in 1978 in Borlänge, Sweden) is a Swedish beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Sweden and her country's representative at the Miss Universe 1998 pageant. She has studied marketing in Stockholm and New York Cit ...

(born 1978), Swedish beauty pageant contestant, Miss Sweden 1998 *

Jessica Opare-Saforo Jessica Opare Saforo (born 29 April 1981) is a Ghanaian media personality, TV and radio broadcaster, and Youtuber entrepreneur. Also, she is the host of ''Transformation with Jess,'' Ghana's first-ever weight loss reality TV show. She is the owner ...

(born 1981), Ghanaian media personality, TV and radio broadcaster and entrepreneur *

Jessica Origliasso Jessica Louise Origliasso (born 25 December 1984) is an Australian singer-songwriter and producer. She and her twin sister Lisa formed the pop band The Veronicas. Biography 1984–2003: Early life and career beginnings Jessica Louise Origlias ...

(born 1984), Australian musician *

Jessica Oyelowo Jessica Oyelowo ( Watson; born 1978) is a British-American actress and singer. Early life She was born Jessica Watson in Ipswich, and spent her childhood in Woodbridge, Suffolk. She attended Woodbridge School as a child and was a member of the ...

(born 1978), British actress and singer *

Jessica Paré Jessica Paré (born December 5, 1980) is a Canadian actress and musician known for her co-starring roles on the AMC series '' Mad Men'' and the CBS series '' SEAL Team''. She has also appeared in the films '' Stardom'' (2000), '' Lost and Del ...

(born 1982), Canadian actress * Jessica Park (born 2001), English professional footballer *

Jessica Parra Jessica Marcela Parra Rojas (born 10 August 1995) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . Major results ;2014 : 3rd Team pursuit, Central American and Caribbean Games (with Valentin ...

(born 1995), Colombian professional racing cyclist *

Jessica Pasaphan Jessica Pasaphan () is a Thai actress. She first appeared in a 2009 film called ''Slice'' together with Arak Amornsupasiri, followed by a Thai television drama Pathapee Leh Ruk on Channel 3. Filmography Dramas Television series * 2015 ''Club ...

(born 1988), Thai actress *

Jessica Pegula Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved October 2022, and in doubles of world No. 1, set on 11 September 2023. Pegula reached the single ...

(born 1994), American tennis player * Jessica Pengelly (born 1991), South African-born Australian swimmer * Jessica Pickering (born 2001), Australian trampoline gymnast *

Jessica Nery Plata Jessica Nery Plata Noriega (born 17 May 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer who currently holds the WBA and WBC World female light-flyweight titles. Professional career Plata made her professional debut on 9 July 2011, scoring a four-round ...

(born 1994), Mexican professional boxer *

Jessica Plummer Jessica Kate Plummer (born 16 September 1992) is an English actress and singer. From 2013 to 2015, she was a member of the British girl group Neon Jungle, with whom she released an album that peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart. She is ...

(born 1992), English actress and singer *

Jessica Polfjärd Jessica Susanne Zindalai Polfjärd (born 27 May 1971) is a Korean-Swedish politician of the Moderate Party who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden. She was re-elected in t ...

(born 1971), Swedish politician *

Jessica Pugh Jessica Rose Pugh (born 17 March 1997) is an English badminton player. She joined the national junior team in 2008, and selected to the senior team in 2015. She had won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships i ...

(born 1997), English badminton player * Jéssica Quintino (born 1991), Brazilian handball player *

Jessica Raine Jessica Raine (née Lloyd; born 20 May 1982) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Jenny Lee in the television series ''Call the Midwife'' (2012–2014) and Verity Lambert in the television film ''An Adventure in Space and T ...

(born 1982), English actress *

Jessica Ransom Jessica Audrey Ransom (born 1 December 1981) is a British actress and writer, best known for her role as medical receptionist Morwenna Newcross in the ITV drama ''Doc Martin'' (2011–2022), as well as being a writer on ''The Amazing World of ...

(born 1981), British actress and writer *

Jessica Rawson Dame Jessica Mary Rawson, (born 20 January 1943) is an English art historian, curator and sinologist, specialising in Chinese art. She is also an academic administrator. After many years at the British Museum, she was Warden (head) of Merton C ...

(born 1943), English art historian, curator and sinologist *

Jessica Regan Jessica Regan (born 24 February 1982) is an Irish actress, known for portraying the role of Niamh Donoghue in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. For her portrayal of the role, she won the award for Best Female Acting Performance at the 2014 RTS M ...

(born 1982), Irish actress * Jessica Kelly Siobhan Reilly, known as

Kelly Reilly Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (born 18 July 1977) is an English actress. She first appeared on screen in 1995 on the series ''The Biz (TV series), The Biz''. Her other television work includes starring roles in the British crime drama ''Above S ...

(born 1977), English actress *

Jessica Rich (snowboarder) Jessica Rich (born 21 March 1990) is an Australian snowboarder who competes internationally. She represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also ...

(born 1990), Australian snowboarder * Jessica Ridgeway (2002–2012), American murder victim * Jessica Rivera (born 1974), American soprano *

Jessica Roberts Jessica Anne Roberts (born 11 April 1999) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She was part of the Great Britain squad which won gold in the team pursuit at the 2024 UCI Track Cycling World Championships ...

(born 1999), British cyclist *

Jessica Rodén Jessica Rodén (born 1976) is a Swedish politician. she serves as Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of Västra Götaland County South. She is affiliated with the Social Democrats Social democracy is a social, economic, ...

(born 1976), Swedish politician *

Jessica Rodríguez Jessica Patricia Rodríguez Clark (born September 18, 1981) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the official representative of Panama in the 53rd Miss Universe 2004 pageant, that was held at the Centro de Convenciones ...

(born 1981), Panamanian model and pageant titleholder *

Jessica Roland-Pratt Jessica Julia Roland-Pratt (born June 1, 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Puerto Rico. Biography Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, Roland is a graduate of Hollywood High School, where she was a two-time Los ...

(born 1982), Puerto Rican tennis player *

Jessica Rosencrantz Jessica Emilia Marie Rosencrantz (; born 6 October 1987) is a Swedish politician (Moderate Party) and a Member of Parliament ( Sveriges Riksdag) since 2010. She is the chair of the Parliament's EU Committee and deputy group leader in the Parliame ...

(born 1987), Swedish politician * Jessica Rosenthal (born 1992), German politician *

Jessica Rossi Jessica Rossi (born 7 January 1992) is a female Italian sports shooter. She has won Olympic gold and three world titles in the women's trap event. Biography She took up shooting in 2001. Her father Ivan had also competed in shooting for Italy ...

(born 1992), Italian sport shooter *

Jessica Rothe Jessica Ann Rothenberg (born May 28, 1987), known professionally as Jessica Rothe (), is an American actress. After appearing in Independent film, independent films and on stage, her Breakthrough role, breakthrough came with playing Tree Gelbman i ...

(born 1987), American actress * Jessica Roux (born 1992), South African distance swimmer *

Jessica Ryde Jessica Ryde (born 18 May 1994) is a Swedish handball player for DVSC Schaeffler and the Swedish national team. She represented Sweden at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. Achievements *EHF European League: **''Winner'': 2023 ...

(born 1994), Swedish handball player *

Jessica Seobyn Ryu Jessica Seo-byn Ryu (born 17 March 2000) is a South Korean model and beauty pageant titleholder who wears the crown of Miss Korea Earth upon being appointed as Miss Earth Korea 2024 and represented her country at Miss Earth 2024. Early life Ryu ...

, South Korean beauty queen; Miss Korea 2024 * Jessica Salazar (born 1995), Mexican track cyclist * Jessica Samuelsson (heptathlete) (born 1985), Swedish heptathlete *

Jessica Sanchez Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez (born August 4, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence following her finish as the runner-up on the eleventh season of ''American Idol''. Early life Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez was born in Chula ...

(born 1995), American recording artist *

Jessica Savitch Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947 – October 23, 1983) was an American television journalist who was the weekend anchor of ''NBC Nightly News'' and daily newsreader for NBC News during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Savitch was one of ...

(1947–1983), American TV news reporter * Jessica Scheel (born 1990), Guatemalan model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Jessica Schilder Jessica Schilder (; born 19 March 1999) is a Dutch track and field athlete competing in shot put. Her outdoors personal best set in 2025 is 20.47 m, which is a Dutch record, and her indoors personal best is 20.69 m. She is two-time medalist at ...

(born 1999), Dutch athlete *

Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian former competition swimmer and former world record holder for 200 metres butterfly. Specialising in the 100 and 200 metres butterfly, she won several gold medals at the Olympic G ...

(born 1986), Australian competition swimmer * Jessica Schmidt (born 1979), German chess Women Grandmaster *

Jessica Schultz Jessica Schultz (born January 2, 1985) is a former American curler. She is a two-time Olympian and three-time U.S. Champion. She is currently the Director of the Women’s National Team & Juniors programs at the United States Curling Associati ...

(born 1985), American curler *

Jessica Schwarz Jessica Schwarz (born 5 May 1977) is a German actress. Life and career Schwarz was born in Erbach im Odenwald and grew up in the small town of Michelstadt, Germany. She won a contest of the German teen magazine ''Bravo'' in 1993. Subsequently, ...

(born 1977), German film and TV actress *

Jessica Simpson Jessica Ann Johnson (née Simpson; born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' ...

(born 1980), American pop singer and actress * (born 2004), Indonesian actress and model * Jessica Sklar, American mathematician *

Jessica Smith (editor) Jessica Smith (November 29, 1895 – October 17, 1983) was an American editor and activist. She was married to Harold Ware and subsequently John Abt, both members of the Ware Group run by Whittaker Chambers and whose members also included Al ...

(1895–1983), American editor and activist * Jessica Smith (speed skater) (born 1983), American long track speed skater and short track speed skater *

Jessica Snow Jessica Snow (born 1964) is an American abstract artist, filmmaker, curator, and professor. Distinguishing characteristics of Snow’s paintings and drawings include bright, vivid colors through a visual language that employs color, shape and te ...

(born 1964), American abstract artist, filmmaker, curator, and professor * Jessika Sobocińska (born 2001), Polish rower *

Jessica Soho Maria Jessica Aspiras Soho (; born March 27, 1964) is a Filipino broadcast journalist affiliated with GMA Network. She is the host of the news magazine program ''Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho'' on GMA, and was the news anchor for '' State of the Na ...

(born 1964), Filipina broadcast journalist *

Jessica Spring Jessica Spring is an American letterpress printer and book artist known for her work with ''Dead Feminists'' and ''Ladies of Letterpress''. Spring is the owner of Springtide Press in Tacoma, Washington. Education Spring has an MFA from Columb ...

, American letterpress printer, book artist * Jessica Springsteen (born 1991), American equestrian *

Jessica Stam Jessica Elizabeth Stam (born 23 April 1986) is a Canadian model. She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as "doll faces." In 2007, ''Forbes'' named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels, earning ...

(born 1986), Canadian model * Jessica Stasinowsky (born 1985), Australian convicted murderer *

Jessica Steck Jessica Steck (born 6 August 1978) is a South African former tennis player. During her career on the professional tennis circuit from 1996 to 2003, she won the 1996 US Open Junior Girls' Doubles title and won several singles and doubles titles ...

(born 1978), South African tennis player *

Jessica Steen Jessica Steen (born December 19, 1965) is a Canadian actress in both film and television, who may be best known for her recurring role as Lisa Stillman, on the CBC primetime drama series '' Heartland'' (2007–present). Personal life Jessica S ...

, Canadian actress * Jessica Steffens (born 1987), American water polo player * Jessica Stegrud (born 1970), Swedish politician *

Jessica Steiger Jessica Steiger (born 24 May 1992) is a German swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly roman ...

(born 1992), German swimmer * Jessica Steinhauser, known as

Asia Carrera Asia Carrera Lemmon (born Jessica Steinhauser, August 6, 1973) is an American former pornographic actress. Early life Asia Carrera was born Jessica Steinhauser in New York City to a German mother and Japanese father, the oldest of four sibling ...

(born 1973), American pornographic actress * Jessica Stenson (born 1987), Australian athlete *

Jessica Stevens Jessica Stevens (born July 5, 2000) is an American individual and synchronised Trampolining, trampoline gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Career In May 2023, Stevens competed at the 2023 Pan American Trampo ...

(born 2000), American trampoline gymnast *

Jessica Stockholder Jessica Stockholder (born 1959) is a Canadian-American artist known for site-specific installation art, installation works and sculptures that are often described as "paintings in space."Kino, Carol"Go Ahead, Play With (And On) the Art,"''The ...

(born 1959), Canadian-American artist * Jessica Stretton (born 2000), British archer *

Jessica Stroup Jessica Stroup (born October 23, 1986) is an American actress, best known for her role as Silver on '' 90210'' (2008–2013), Max Hardy on ''The Following'' (2014–2015) and Joy Meachum on '' Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), which is set in the Marve ...

(born 1986), American actress and model *

Jessica Sula Jessica Bianca Sula (born 3 May 1994) is a Welsh actress born in Swansea, Wales, known for her portrayal of the character Grace Blood in the third generation of the E4 television series ''Skins'' and for her role in the M. Night Shyamalan-dir ...

(born 1994), Welsh actress *

Jessica Sutta Jessica Lynn Sutta (born May 15, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and former actress. She is a former member of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls. As a solo artist, Sutta shelved her first attempt with a debut album, ''Sutta Pop'' ( ...

(born 1982), American dancer and singer *

Jessica Sutton Jessica Laura Sutton (born June 2, 1993) is a South African actress. She is best known as Tally Craven from the Freeform series '' Motherland: Fort Salem'' and Mia in ''The Kissing Booth''. Early life and education Sutton was born in Cape Town ...

(born 1993), South African actress *

Jessica Swale Jessica Swale (born 27 February 1982) is a British playwright, theatre director and screenwriter. Her first play, '' Blue Stockings,'' premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013. It is widely performed by UK amateur companies and is also studied o ...

(born 1982), British playwright, theatre director and screenwriter *

Jessica Szohr Jessica Szohr (; born March 31, 1985) is an American actress. She started her screen career appearing on television shows such as '' My Wife and Kids'' (2003), ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2004), '' What About Brian'' (2007) and '' CSI: Miami'' (2007). S ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Jessica Tan Jessica Tan Soon Neo (; born 28 May 1966) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 2020. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) re ...

(born 1966), Singaporean politician * Jessica Tan (badminton) (born 1993), Singaporean badminton player *

Jessica Tandy Jessie Alice Tandy (7 June 1909 – 11 September 1994) was a British actress. An icon in the film industry, she appeared in over 100 stage productions and had more than 60 roles in film and TV, receiving an Academy Award, four Tony Awards, a BAF ...

(1909–1994), English-American actress * (born 1994), Indonesian entrepreneur *

Jessica Tatti Jessica Tatti (born 22 April 1981) is a German politician (BSW, former The Left). Born in Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, she was member of German Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg from 2017 to 2025. She switched party from T ...

(born 1981), German politician *

Jessica Taylor (disambiguation) Jessica Taylor (born 1980) is an English singer who was a member of Liberty X. Jessica Taylor may also refer to: * Jessica Taylor (author), British author * Jessica Taylor (athlete) (born 1988), British track and field athlete *Jessica Taylor (die ...

, several people * Jessica Tejada (born 1971), Peruvian volleyball player * Jessica Thunander (born 1973), Swedish politician *

Jessica Torny Janna "Jessica" Torny (born 30 September 1980) is a Dutch football coach and former footballer, who is currently the head coach of the Feyenoord's women's team. As a player, she made 62 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football ...

(born 1980), Dutch footballer * Jessica Townsend (born 1985), Australian author *

Jessica Triebeľová Jessica Triebeľová (born 11 April 2001) is a Slovak boxer. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Triebeľová is a European Championship medallist, having won bronze in the welterweight category in 2024. Early life Jessica Triebeľová w ...

(born 2001), Slovak boxer * Jessica Salazar Trejo (born 1991), Mexican politician * Jessica Trisko-Darden (born 1984), Canadian academic, activist, model, and beauty queen * Jessica Tsoi, Hong Kong singer *

Jessica Turnbull Jessica van der Walt, (née Turnbull (born 23 June 1995) is an Australian female squash player. She reached a career high ranking of 56 in the world during January 2024. Jessica was also part of the 2017 PSA World Tour. After marrying she pl ...

(born 1995), Australian female squash player * Jessica Upshaw (1959–2013), American politician and lawyer * Jessica Utts (born 1952), American statistician * Jessica van der Spil (born 1979), Dutch judoka *

Jessica Van Der Steen Jessica Van Der Steen (born 9 July 1984 in Westmalle, Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp ...

(born 1984), Belgian fashion model * Jessica van Eijs (born 1981), Dutch politician * Jessica Vania (born 1996), Indonesian singer and musician *

Jessica Varnish Jessica Varnish (born 19 November 1990) is a former British track cyclist. Varnish was part of the 2014 world record holding European Championships team sprint champions and is a multiple medalist at the World Championships. Biography Jessica Va ...

(born 1990), British track cyclist *

Jessica Velasquez Jessica Velasquez (born 1976 or 1977), is an American politician serving as the chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. Early life Velasquez grew up in a “tiny farm community north of Pittsburgh on what was left of the family farm.” She e ...

(born 1976 or 1977), American politician *

Jessica Veranda JKT48 is an Indonesian girl group formed in 2011 as a sister group of the Japanese idol group AKB48. Since 2021, members are selected through auditions in Jakarta, Indonesia. Among the members are Trainees who serve as understudies for the main m ...

(born 1993), Indonesian singer and actress *

Jessica Vetter Jessica Ann "Jessie" Vetter (born December 19, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She was a member of the 2008–09 Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hoc ...

(born 1985), American ice hockey player *

Jessica Villarubin Jessica Villarubin (; born May 14, 1996) is a Filipino singer. She emerged victorious as the third grand champion of GMA's singing competition, ''The Clash''. As an artist under GMA Network, Villarubin is currently seen in variety show ''All- ...

(born 1996), Filipino singer and performer *

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Jessica may refer to: Given name * Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name * Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica * Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the ...

(born 1986), German dressage rider *

Jessica Voorsanger Jessica Voorsanger (born 1965) is an American artist and academic, living and working in London. She has worked on the "Mystery Train" project for the Institute of Contemporary Arts to make contemporary art more accessible to people with learnin ...

(born 1965), American artist *

Jessica Wade Jessica Alice Feinmann Wade (born October 1988) is a British physicist in the Blackett Laboratory at Imperial College London, specialising in Raman spectroscopy. Her research investigates polymer-based OLED, organic light emitting diodes (OLED ...

(born 1988), British physicist *

Jessica Wahls Jessica Martina Wahls (born 2 February 1977), also known under her nickname Jess, is a German pop singer, radio music editor, and former television host, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No An ...

(born 1977), German pop singer * Jessica Walsh (born 1986), American designer, art director, illustrator and educator *

Jessica Walter Jessica Ann Walter (January 31, 1941 – March 24, 2021) was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 film, stage, and television productions. In films, she was best known for her role as a psychotic and obsessed fan of a local disc ...

(1941–2021), American actress *

Jessica Watkins Jessica Andrea Watkins (born May 14, 1988) is an American NASA astronaut, geologist, aquanaut, and former international rugby player. Watkins was announced as the first Black woman to serve on the International Space Station for a long-term mis ...

(born 1988), American astronaut, geologist, aquanaut and rugby player *

Jessica Watson Jessica Watson (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation at the age of 16. Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that re ...

(born 1993), Australian sailor *

Jessica Weintraub Jessica Weintraub (born 20 March 2007) is an Australian Olympic Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast. She represents Australia in international competitions. She competed for Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Australia at the 2024 Paris Ol ...

(born 2007), Australian rhythmic gymnast * Jessica Weller (born 1983), German politician * Jessica Wetterling (born 1986), Swedish politician *

Jessica White Jessica Angel White (born June 21, 1984) is an American fashion model, actress and television personality. She is best known for being a Victoria's Secret runway model, Maybelline spokesperson and working for CoverGirl, as well as her appearances ...

(born 1984), American model * Jessica Wich (born 1990), German footballer * Jessica Wik (born 1992), Swedish professional footballer *

Jessica Williams (actress) Jessica Renee Williams (born July 31, 1989) is an American actress and comedian. She has appeared as a senior correspondent on ''The Daily Show'', as cohost of the podcast '' 2 Dope Queens'', as Lally Hicks in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' film ...

, American actress and comedian *

Jessica Williams (musician) Jessica Jennifer Williams (March 17, 1948 – March 10, 2022) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Williams was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 17, 1948. She started playing the piano at age four, began music lessons wi ...

(1948–2022), American pianist and composer * Jessica Wong (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player *

Jessica Wright (disambiguation) Jessica Wright may refer to: * Jessica L. Wright (born 1952), American politician * Jess Wright (born 1986), English television personality and star of ''The Only Way Is Essex'' * J. Madison Wright Morris (1984–2006), American actress * Jessica ...

, several people *

Jessica Keenan Wynn Jessica Keenan Wynn (born Jessica Keenan Armstrong; June 12, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Heather Chandler in the off-Broadway production of '' Heathers: The Musical'' and Young Tanya in ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again ...

(born 1986), American actress * Jessica Xue (born 1994), Chinese radio host, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Jessica Yang (born 1990), professional tennis player from Hong Kong *

Jessica Yaniv Jessica Simpson, commonly known by her former legal name, Jessica Yaniv, is a Canadian transgender activist in British Columbia who is best known for filing at least 15 complaints of discrimination on the basis of gender identity against vari ...

, Canadian transgender activist *

Jessica Yellin Jessica Sage Yellin (born February 25, 1971) is an American journalist. She is the founder of ''News Not Noise,'' a podcast and social media brand focused on politics. Described by ''Politico'' as "one of the most powerful women in Washington," Y ...

(born 1971), American journalist * Jessica M. Young (1893–1961), American astronomer *

Jessica Yu Jessica Yu ( zh, c=虞琳敏, p=Yú Línmǐn) is an American director, writer, producer, and film editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject ...

(born 1966), American film director *

Jessica Zafra Jessica Zafra (; born 1965) is a fiction writer, columnist, editor, publisher, and former television and radio show host.Jessica Zahedi Jessica Zahedi (born 1 August 1978 in Heidelberg) is a German television presenter and journalist. Zahedi completed her Abitur at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Mainz and studied political science at the University of Hagen. Later she worked at Rad ...

(born 1978), German television presenter and journalist * Jessica Zajicek, American actress *

Jessica Zandén Anna Jessica Zandén (born 28 March 1957) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She is the sister of actor Philip Zandén and the aunt of Alice Bier Zandén. Selected filmography * ''Freud ...

(born 1957), Swedish actress *

Jessica Zelinka Jessica Zelinka (born 3 September 1981 in London, Ontario) is a Canadians, Canadian pentathlon, pentathlete, heptathlon, heptathlete, and 100-metre hurdles, 100 m hurdler. Her personal best score is 6599 points for the heptathlon. She was t ...

(born 1981), Canadian pentathlete *

Jessica Zhu Jessica Zhu (born October 22, 1986) is a Chinese-American pianist who is currently undertaking a doctorate in musical arts (DMA) under the supervision of Paul Roberts and Caroline Rae at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, in London. She p ...

(born 1986), Chinese-American pianist

People with the middle name

* Chika Jessica (born 1988), Indonesian actress *

Sarah Jessica Parker Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. In a career spanning over five decades, she has performed across several productions of both Sarah Jessica Parker filmography, screen and stage. List o ...

(born 1965), American actress, model, singer and producer

Fictional characters

* Jessica (''The Merchant of Venice''), in William Shakespeare's ''The Merchant of Venice'' * Jessica Baker, in the 2003 film ''

Cheaper by the Dozen ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, published in 1948. The novel recounts the authors' childhood lives growing up in a household of 12 children. The bes ...

'' and its sequel * Jessica "Jessie" Bannon, in the television series ''

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures'') is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996, to April 16, 1997. ...

'' * Jessica Brynley, in ''

Arknights ''Arknights'' is a free-to-play tactical RPG/tower defense mobile game developed by Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1 May 2019, in other countries on 16 January 2020, and in Taiwan on 29 June 2020. ''Arknights'' is available o ...

'' *

Jessica Cruz Jessica Cruz, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, she is a member of the Green Lantern Corps and Justice League ...

, superhero in DC Comics universe * Jessica Darling, in a novel series by Megan McCafferty * Jessica Davis, in the novel and Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...

'' * Jessica Day, in the sitcom ''

New Girl ''New Girl'' is an American television sitcom created by Elizabeth Meriwether and produced by 20th Century Fox Television for Fox that aired from September 20, 2011, to May 15, 2018. The series revolves around quirky teacher, Jessica Day ( Zo ...

'' *

Jessica Drew Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin (comics), Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (February 1977 ...

, in the Marvel Comics Universe series ''Spider-Woman'' *

Jessica Edwards Jessica Edwards is a Canadian-American filmmaker known for her documentary ''Mavis!'' about musician and civil rights figure Mavis Staples. Early career Edwards received a BFA in Cinema from Montreal’s Concordia University and a master's deg ...

, in the manga series and anime ''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...

'' * Jessica Fisher, in the television series '' Waterloo Road'' *

Jessica Fletcher Jessica Beatrice "J. B." Fletcher () is a fictional detective and writer and the main character and protagonist of the American television series ''Murder, She Wrote''. Portrayed by award-winning actress Angela Lansbury, Fletcher is a best-sel ...

, in the American television mystery series ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' * Jessica Glitter, in the American sitcom ''

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main char ...

'' *

Jessica Hamby Jessica Hamby is a fictional character in the ''True Blood'' series, portrayed by Deborah Ann Woll. In the series, which chronicles the life of human waitress Sookie Stackhouse and her friends after vampires make themselves known to humans, Jessi ...

, in the HBO series ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels ...

'' * Jessica James, in ''

The Incredible Jessica James ''The Incredible Jessica James'' is a 2017 American romantic comedy film written and directed by James C. Strouse and starring Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, Noël Wells, Lakeith Stanfield, Megan Ketch and Zabryna Guevara. It was released on ...

'' *

Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones-Cage, professionally known as Jessica Jones, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appea ...

, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe * Jessica Kaios, in the game series and anime '' Little Battlers Experience W'' * Jessica Lovejoy, in the American television comedy series ''The Simpsons'' * Jessica Moore, in the TV series ''Supernatural'' * Jessica Morgan, the main human protagonist of ''

The Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

'' Season 3, "The Return of Optimus Prime" * Jessica Olson, from the Disney Channel original movie ''Starstruck'' (2010) *

Jessica Rabbit Jessica Rabbit ( Krupnick) is a fictional character in the novel '' Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' and its film adaptation, ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit''. She is depicted as the human cartoon wife of Roger Rabbit in various ''Roger Rabbit'' media. ...

, in the ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' series * Jessica "Jesse" Miriam Reeves, in the 2002 film ''

Queen of the Damned ''Queen of the Damned'' is a 2002 horror film directed by Michael Rymer from a screenplay by Scott Abbott and Michael Petroni, and based on the 1988 novel ''The Queen of the Damned'' by Anne Rice, the third novel of the book series ''The Vampi ...

'' * Jessica Riggs, in the 1989 film '' Prancer'' * Jessica Riley, a playable character in the survival horror game ''

Until Dawn ''Until Dawn'' is a 2015 interactive drama survival horror game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players assume control of eight young adults who have to survive on Blackwood Mountain when their ...

'' * Jessica Ruiz, in the 2009 television series ''

The Electric Company ''The Electric Company'' is an American educational children's television series produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It was co-created by Paul Dooley, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. ...

'' * Jessica Sanders, in the NBC science fiction drama ''Heroes'' * Jessica Stanley, in the ''Twilight Saga'' written by Stephenie Meyer * Jessica Stiehl, fictional character in the German soap opera ''

Verbotene Liebe ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") is a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of Mall ...

'' (''Forbidden Love'') * Jessica Tate, in the American TV series ''

Soap Soap is a salt (chemistry), salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. In a domestic setting, soaps, specifically "toilet soaps", are surfactants usually u ...

'' * Jessica Ushiromiya, from ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' * Jessica Wakefield, in the ''Sweet Valley High'' and ''Sweet Valley Twins'' novels *

Jessica Warren This is a list of fictional characters in the American television series ''Bones''. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters. The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic ...

, in the television series ''Bones'' *

Lady Jessica Lady Jessica is a fictional character in the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. A main character in the 1963–65 novel ''Dune'', Jessica also plays an important role in the later installment '' Children of Dune'' (1976). The events sur ...

, in the ''Dune'' science fiction universe

References

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