Colette is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Colette of Corbie Colette of Corbie, PCC (13 January 1381 – 6 March 1447) was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares. She is honored as a saint in the Catholi ...

(1381–1447), Roman Catholic Saint *

Colette Alliot-Lugaz Colette Alliot-Lugaz (born 20 July 1947) is a French soprano, particularly associated with Mozart. Career Born in Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe, she began her musical studies in Bonneville (Haute Savoie), and later in Geneva, with Magda Fonay-Besso ...

(born 1947), French soprano * Colette Appel (born 1986), American pair skater *

Colette Audry Colette Audry (6 July 1906 – 20 October 1990) was a French novelist, screenwriter, and critic. Audry was born in Orange, Vaucluse. She won the Prix Médicis for the autobiographical novel Derrière la baignoire (Behind the Bathtub). As a scree ...

(1906–1990), French novelist, screenwriter and critic *

Colette Avital Colette Avital ( he, קולט אביטל, born 1 May 1939) is a Romanian-Israeli diplomat and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party and One Israel between 1999 and 2009. Biography Born in Bucharest, Romania, Avit ...

(born 1939), Israeli diplomat and politician * Colette Baron-Reid (born 1958), Canadian spiritual medium *

Colette Besson Colette Besson (7 April 1946 – 9 August 2005) was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Athletic career Prior to the 1968 Olympics, Besson, an unknown physical education teacher, qualifi ...

(1946–2005), French athlete *

Colette Bonheur Colette Bonheur (September 20, 1927 – October 10, 1966) was a singer from Montreal, Quebec. Biography Colette Bonheur is observed in the radio show The Phantom of the keyboard (piano) CKVL-FM (Montreal), led by Jacques Normand, Gilles Peller ...

(real name: Colette Chailler, 1927–1966), Quebec singer *

Colette Boky Colette Boky (born Marie-Rose Élisabeth Giroux; June 4, 1935), is a French-Canadian operatic soprano, particularly associated with lyric roles in the French, Italian, and German repertories. Life and career Born Marie-Rose Élisabeth Giroux, i ...

(born 1935), French-Canadian operatic soprano *

Colette Bourgonje Colette Bourgonje (ber-gon-yah) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage. She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing. Bourgonje's sil ...

(born 1962), Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete *

Colette Brand Colette Roth-Brand (born 5 November 1967 as Colette Brand) is a Swiss freestyle skier and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, in aerials.Colette Brosset Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'' and '' Ah! Les belles ba ...

(1922–2007), French actress, writer and choreographer *

Colette Brown Colette Brown is an English actress. In 1994, she was a presenter of the children's television series, '' Hangar 17''. Brown appeared in an episode of the ITV drama ''A Touch of Frost'' in 1996. Her other television credits include '' Casualty'' ...

(born 1969), British actress *

Colette Bryce Colette Bryce is a poet, freelance writer, and editor. She was a Fellow in Creative Writing at the University of Dundee from 2003 to 2005, and a North East Literary Fellow at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne from 2005 to 2007. She was the ...

(born 1970), Irish poet *

Colette Burson Colette Burson (born June 22, 1970) is an American television writer, screenwriter, producer and director. She is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the HBO television show, '' Hung''. In 2021 she is adapting the best selling nove ...

(born 1970), American screenwriter *

Colette Caillat Colette Caillat (15 January 1921 – 15 January 2007) was a French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar. She was also one of the world's leading Jain scholars. Biography Caillat was born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Seine-et-Oise. She embar ...

(1921–2007), French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar *

Colette Capdevielle Colette Capdevielle (born 14 October 1958) is a French Socialist politician who represented Pyrénées-Atlantiques's 5th constituency in the National Assembly of France in the 14th legislature of the French Fifth Republic, between 2012 and 2017. ...

(born 1958), French politician *

Colette Capriles Colette Capriles is a Venezuelan political scientist. As a professor of political philosophy and social sciences at Simón Bolívar University, she served as Head of the Political Science Section. She specializes in the study of anti-liberal poli ...

, Venezuelan academic *

Colette Carr Colette Mary Carr (born January 6, 1991) is an American musician and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Carr's debut album, ''Skitszo'', a collection of previously released digital EPs, was released on July 9, 2013. " N ...

(born 1991), American recording artist, rapper and songwriter *

Colette Deréal Colette Deréal (; born Colette Denise de Glarélial; 22 September 1927 – 12 April 1988) was a French actress and singer. Eurovision Song Contest 1961 Deréal was born in Saint-Cyr-l'École, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), France. In 1961, ...

(1927–1988), French actress and singer *

Colette Descombes Colette Descombes is a French film actress, active between 1961 and 1978. She was born on January 26, 1943, in Romans sur Isère, department of Drôme (France). Colette Descombes made her film debut in ''Les nymphettes'', a French drama directed ...

, French film actress *

Colette Doherty Colette Doherty is an Irish poker player. In her career, she won the Irish Poker Open twice, including in its inaugural year, 1980, and again in 1991. She is also noted as the first European and first female player to play in the World Series o ...

, Irish poker player *

Colette Fitzpatrick Colette Fitzpatrick (born June 1974) is one of the main news anchors at Virgin Media News (formerly known as "TV3 News"), since September 2006. She is a native of Holycross, Thurles, County Tipperary.("Colette, 31, from Thurles, Co Tipperary") ...

, Irish news anchor for TV3 Ireland *

Colette Flesch Colette Flesch (born 16 April 1937 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgish politician and former fencer. Life She gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wellesley College in 1960, then earned an M.A. in International Affairs from ...

(born 1937), Luxembourgian politician and fencer *

Colette Giudicelli Colette Giudicelli (24 November 1943 – 24 September 2020) was a French politician and a member of the French Senate. She represented the Alpes-Maritimes department and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement party and later of The ...

(1943–2020), French politician and a member of the Senate of France *

Colette Gouvion Colette Gouvion is a journalist and author. She worked for 13 years on the French weekly , and for 15 years was editor-in-chief of the magazine ''Marie Claire ''Marie Claire'' is a French international monthly magazine first published in Fr ...

, French journalist and author *

Colette Guillaumin Colette Guillaumin (28 January 1934 – 10 May 2017), was a sociologist at the French National Centre for Scientific Research and a French feminist. Guillaumin is an important theorist of the mechanisms of racism and sexism, and relations of dom ...

(1934–2017), French sociologist *

Colette Hiller Colette Hiller is an American actress who starred on film, theatre and television. She attended the Performing Arts Academy in New York as a teenager, and appeared in the original musical play of ''Annie'', and in other films and plays such as ' ...

, American actress *

Colette Hume Colette Hume is the Education Correspondent for BBC Wales Today as well as a network stand-in for Wales Correspondent Wyre Davies for BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) respo ...

, Welsh education correspondent for BBC Wales Today *

Colette Inez Colette Inez (June 3, 1931 – January 16, 2018) was an American poet and a faculty member at Columbia University’s Undergraduate Writing Program. She published ten poetry collections and won the Guggenheim Fellowship, Rockefeller Fellowship ...

(1931–2018), American poet and composer *

Colette de Jouvenel Colette de Jouvenel, also known as Bel-Gazou, (July 19131981) was the French producer of an animated film. She was the daughter of French writer Colette and her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel. She was the half-sister of :fr:Renaud de Jouvene ...

(1913–1981), the daughter of French writer

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

and her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel *

Colette Justine Colette Justine, better known as Colette Lumiere, is a French Born in Tunisia-and later naturalized American . The multimedia artist is well known since the seventies for her pioneering work in performance art, street art, and photographic t ...

(born 1952), French multimedia artist *

Colette Khoury ) , native_name_lang = Arabic , pseudonym = , birth_name = , birth_date = , birth_place = Bab Tuma, Damascus, Syria , death_date = , death_place = , resting_place = , occupation = Writer, Professor, Poet, Member of Parliament , lang ...

(born ), Syrian novelist and poet *

Colette Langlade Colette Langlade (born 20 June 1956) was a member of the National Assembly of France. She represented Dordogne's 3rd constituency Dordogne's 3rd constituency is one of four French legislative constituencies in the department of Dordogne. I ...

(born 1956), member of the National Assembly of France *

Colette Le Moal Colette Le Moal (born 27 March 1932 in Paris) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Yvelines department, and is a member of the New Centre. References

1932 births Living people Politicians from Paris Th ...

(born 1932), member of the National Assembly of France *

Colette Mann Colette Mann (born 17 February 1950) is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer and author/writer and media personality, she has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years. Mann appeared in two Grundy Org ...

(born 1950), Australian actress *

Colette Marchand Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French prima ballerina and actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1952 for her performance as Marie Charlet in '' Moulin Rouge'', directed b ...

(1925–2015), French dancer and actress * Colette Marino (born 1975), American house music DJ and vocalist *

Colette McSorley Collette McSorley is a camogie player, national Young Player of the Year award winner in 2005, the first Armagh camogie player to win a major national award in the sport, and winner of a Soaring Star Award in 2011 and nominated for another in ...

, Irish camogie player * Colette Mélot (born 1947), member of the Senate of France *

Colette Nelson Colette Nelson (born April 5, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder and women's physique competitor. Early life and education Colette Nelson was born in 1974 in Southfield, Michigan and grew up in Royal Oak. At the age of 12 yea ...

(born 1974), IFBB American professional bodybuilder *

Colette O'Neil Mary Irene Colette Ellis ( McCrossan, 18 November 1935 – 11 July 2021), better known by the stage name Colette O'Neil, was a Scottish actress, noted for her various roles on British television. Life and career O'Neil was a semi-regular cast ...

(1937–2021), Scott actress *

Colette O'Niel Lady Constance Malleson (24 October 1895 – 5 October 1975) was a British writer and actress (appearing as Colette O'Niel). The daughter of Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley, Malleson studied at the Royal Academy of Drama Art and was a popular t ...

(aka Lady Constance Malleson, 1895–1975), British writer and actress *

Colette Pechekhonova Colette Pechekhonova is a Russian model (person), model. Early life Pechekhonova was born on March 12, 1980, in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg. She was a student of ballet from a young age. While in college studying medicine, she sent pictures ...

(born 1980), Russian fashion model *

Colette Peignot Colette Peignot (October 8, 1903 – November 7, 1938) was a French writer and poet. She is most known by the pseudonym ''Laure'', but also wrote under the name ''Claude Araxe''. Profile Peignot was profoundly affected during her childhood by t ...

(1903–1938), French author *

Colette Renard Colette Renard (1 November 1924, Ermont – 6 October 2010, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse), born Colette Lucie Raget, was a French actress and singer. Renard is closely associated with the titular character from the musical ''Irma La Douce'', a rol ...

(1924–2010), French actress and singer * Colette Revenu (born 1944), French fencer *

Colette Reynaud Colette Reynaud (1872–1965) was a French feminist, socialist and pacifist journalist. In 1917, she was the co-founder and director of the weekly newspaper ''La Voix des femmes (France, 1917), La Voix des femmes'' (Women's voice). Career Togethe ...

(1872–1965), French feminist, socialist and pacifist journalist *

Colette Rolland Colette Rolland (born 1943, in Dieupentale, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) is a French computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science in the department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and a leading ...

(born 1943), French computer scientist * Colette Rosambert, French tennis player *

Colette Rossant Colette Rossant (born 1932) is a French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator, and restaurateur, who is a member of the Pallache family. Background Born in Paris, Rossant traveled with her mother to Cairo to live with her father and ...

(1932–2023), French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator and restaurateur *

Colette Roy-Laroche Colette Roy-Laroche (born August 2, 1943) is a former Canadian politician who served as mayor of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec from 2002 to 2015.Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto (born 1939), Beninese educator and a feminist poet *

Colette Trudeau Colette Marie Trudeau (born June 17, 1985) is a Canadian born Métis singer-songwriter, best known as a vocalist for the band LiveonRelease. LiveonRelease LiveonRelease was founded by Colette Trudeau and Brittin Karroll, who had decided to ...

(born 1985), Canadian singer and songwriter *

Colette van den Keere Colette van den Keere (sometimes known as Colette Hondius after her marriage) (1568–1629) was a Dutch engraver who was the sister of engraver Pieter van den Keere. She married his master, the cartographer Jodocus Hondius in 1587 and she ran the ...

(1568–1629), Dutch engraver * Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada (born 1982), aka Colettea, Mexican singer and contestant of ''La Academia''

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* Colette, a characters from

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by the Finnish video game company Supercell. It was released worldwide on December 12, 2018, on iOS and Android. The game fea ...

Colette Brunel is an action role-playing game released for the Nintendo GameCube on August 29, 2003, in Japan. It was published by Namco and is the fifth core product of the ''Tales'' series. The game was localized and released in North America on July 13, ...

, character in ''Tales of Symphonia'' *

Colette Flaherty In 1997, the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' broadcast three singular transmissions that were filmed on location in Dublin, Ireland. The episodes involved the Fowler and Beale family travelling from London to Ireland to meet their long-lost r ...

, character in ''EastEnders'' in Ireland * Colette Green, character in the videogame ''Half-Life: Decay'' * Colette Hankinson, character in ''Coronation Street'' * Colette Tatou, character in the film ''Ratatouille'' * Colette Marchant, from the 2019 movie

Dumbo (2019 film) ''Dumbo'' is a 2019 American fantasy period adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger. The film is a live-action adaptation and reimagining of Walt Disney's 1941 animated film of the same name, which is ...

* Colette, one of the Thea Sisters from

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

Thea Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta Dami under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and th ...

Fictional characters

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