Helene () is a female

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, a variant of Helen, using the

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spelling. Helen is ultimately from

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Ἑλένη. The name is used in many other languages.

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Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

(as Helén) - October 14,

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

- August 18,

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

(as Ελένη) - May 21.

People with the given name Helene

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Helene Luise Elisabeth; 24 January 1814 – 17 May 1858) was a French Crown Princess after her marriage in 1837 to the eldest son of Louis Philippe I. She is known as the mother of the future Count of Paris ...

(1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans *

Princess Hélène of Orléans Princess Hélène of Orléans (; 13 June 1871 – 21 January 1951) was a member of the deposed House of Orléans, Orléans royal family of France and, by marriage to the head of a cadet branch of the Italian royal family, the Prince Emanuele Fi ...

(1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris *

Duchess Helene in Bavaria Duchess Helene in Bavaria (Helene Caroline Therese; 4 April 1834 16 May 1890), nicknamed Néné, was the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis as the wife of Maximilian Anton Lamoral. She was a Duchess in Bavaria by birth as the daughter of D ...

(1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis, *

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (16 January 1857 – 28 August 1936) was a daughter of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and his wife, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia. She was the second wife of Prince Albert of Saxe-A ...

(1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia *

Hélène Alarie Hélène Alarie (6 June 1941 – 26 October 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1997 to 2000. By career, she had work in teaching, government and agriculture. Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Queb ...

(1941–2023), Canadian politician * Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician * Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist *

Hélène Conway-Mouret Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 13 September 1960 in Bône, French Algeria) is a French academic and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate between 2011 and 2012, and since 2014, representing the con ...

(born 1960), French politician * Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist *

Hélène Defrance Hélène Defrance (born 11 August 1986) is a French former sailor, who won a bronze medal in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won the 2010 470 European Championships race, and the 2016 470 World Championships. Defranc ...

(born 1986), French sailor * Hélène Egger (1929–2024), Dutch Holocaust survivor * Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor *

Helene Fischer Helene Fischer (German: eˈleːnə ˈfɪʃɐ born 5 August 1984) is a German '' schlager'' singer. Since her debut in 2005, she has won numerous awards, including 17 Echo awards, four "''Die Krone der Volksmusik''" awards, and three Bambi awar ...

(born 1984), German singer *

Hélène de Gingins Hélène de Gingins (née Tronchin; 15 May 1828 – 23 July 1905) was a Swiss salonnière, abolitionist, and feminist. She hosted political and religious salons in Geneva and was active in promoting children's welfare and fighting to end female p ...

(1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist *

Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) was a German-born fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despit ...

(1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer *

Hélène Miard-Delacroix Hélène Miard-Delacroix (born 5 November 1959) is a French historian and Germanist, specializing in the history of Germany and Franco-German relations. She is a professor at Sorbonne University. Her expertise in research on Franco-German relatio ...

(born 1959), French historian, Germanist, professor * Helene Michelson (born 1906, date of death unknown), Estonian figure skater * Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician * Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist *

Hélène Noesmoen Hélène Noesmoen (born 31 December 1992) is a French windsurfer who competes in the IQFoil class. She won the women's events at the 2021 IQFoil World Championships and the 2020, 2021 and 2022 IQFoil European Championships. Noesmoen also won t ...

(born 1992), French windsurfer *

Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 9 March 1962 in Toulouse), is a French chemist. She is a research fellow in the field of homogeneous molecular catalysis at IFP Énergies Nouvelle, and her work aims to develop homogeneous catalytic processes that ...

(born 1962), French chemist and engineer *

Hélène Pastor Hélène Pastor (31 March 1937 – 21 May 2014) was a Monegasque businesswoman and heiress. She headed what is seen as Monaco’s ‘second dynasty’, and was the richest woman in the principality. She was assassinated by a gang that included he ...

(1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco *

Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (1932 – February 14, 2025) was a Canadian ''femme de lettres'', journalist, essayist, and biographer from Québec. Background Hélène Pelletier was born in Montreal in 1932, the daughter of Dominique Pelletier, ...

(born 1932), Canadian journalist and writer *

Helene Schjerfbeck Helena Sofia (Helene) Schjerfbeck (; July 10, 1862 – January 23, 1946) was a Finnish modernist painter known for her realist works and self-portraits, and also for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life her work changed dram ...

(1862–1946), Finnish artist *

Hélène Ségara Hélène Ségara (, born ''Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo''; 26 February 1971), is a French singer of Armenian and Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical ''Notre Dame de Paris''. She has sold o ...

(born 1971), French singer *

Helene Spilling Helene Spilling Ødegaard (''née'' Spilling, born 17 April 1996) is a Norwegian professional dancer. She is best known for her appearances on ''Skal vi danse'', the Norwegian edition of ''Dancing with the Stars,'' and was the winner of the 17th s ...

(born 1996), Norwegian dancer * Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress *

Hélène Rollès Hélène Rollès (; at times just the mononym Hélène; born 20 December 1966) is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV sitcom '' Hélène et les Garçons'' (Helen and the Boys), alongside Sébastien Roch. Lif ...

(born 1966), French singer *

Hélène Ryckmans Hélène Ryckmans (born 20 May 1959 in Thyville, Belgian Congo), is a Belgian politician. She used to be the President of Ecolo-Groen group in the Senate of Belgium The Senate ( ; ; ) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parl ...

(born 1959), Belgian politician * Hélène Tigroudja (born 1975), French jurist and international law expert * Helene Tschitschko (1908–1992), Austrian politician

Classical figures

Helen of Troy Helen (), also known as Helen of Troy, or Helen of Sparta, and in Latin as Helena, was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. She was believed to have been the daughter of Zeus and Leda (mythology), ...

, the daughter of Zeus and Leda * Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of

Aphrodite Aphrodite (, ) is an Greek mythology, ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretism, syncretised Roman counterpart , desire, Sexual intercourse, sex, fertility, prosperity, and ...

and helped her seduce Adonis * Helene, a daughter of Tityrus and an

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...

who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her * Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in ''

Adversus Haereses ''Adversus Haereses'' is the commonly used Latin title for a book by the Church Father Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon in Gaul (now France). It is also often cited as ''Against Heresies'' or ''On the Detection and Overthrow of the So-Called Gnosis''. I ...

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People with the given name Helene

Classical figures

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