Jeanne is a French female name, equivalent to the English '' Joan'', '' Jane'', ''

Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

'' and several historical figures in English named ''

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of th ...

''. (Feminine forms of ''

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

''). The names derive from the

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...

name ''Jehanne'', which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ιωαννης ''Ioannes'', ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan, a short form of the name ''Yehochanan'', meaning "Yahweh is Gracious".

Historical people whose name includes ''Jeanne''

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...

Josephe Jeanne * Jeanne d'Arc (

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...

in English) * Queen Jeanne I of Navarre * Queen Jeanne II of Navarre * Queen Jeanne III of Navarre, also called Jeanne d'Albret * Jeanne de Flandre (

Joan of Flanders, Countess of Montfort Joan of Flanders ( 1295 – September 1374) was duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John of Montfort. Much of her life was taken up in defense of the rights of her husband to the duchy, and, later, her son's rights to the duchy, which was c ...

in English) * Jeanne de Dreux, also called Jeanne de Penthièvre ( Joanna of Dreux in English) *

Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons Jeanne de Bar, suo jure Countess of Marle and Soissons, Dame d'Oisy, Viscountess of Meaux, and Countess of Saint-Pol, of Brienne, de Ligny, and Conversano (1415 – 14 May 1462) was a noble French heiress and Sovereign Countess. She was the only ...

Jeanne of Angoulême Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, c.1412–1431), French folk heroine and saint * Jeanne Devos (religious sister) * Jeanne Devos (photographer) * Joan of Flanders ...

* Queen Jeanne II of Naples ( Joanna II of Naples) * Jeanne de Laval * Jeanne Du Barry, mistress of King

Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defi ...

* Several princesses of France,

Navarre Navarre ( ; ; ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre, is a landlocked foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Autonomous Community, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and New Aquitaine in France. ...

, and Valois

People with the given name Jeanne

* Jeanne Basone (born 1963), American professional wrestler, actress, model, and stuntwoman * Jeanne de Bellem (1732/34–fl. 1790), Belgian writer and revolutionary * Jeanne Bérangère (1864–1938), French actress *

Jeanne Black Gloria Jeanne Black (October 25, 1937 – October 23, 2014) was an American country music singer. Life and career Gloria Jeanne Black was born on October 25, 1937, in Pomona, California. She first gained wide exposure singing on Cliffie Stone' ...

(1937–2014), American country music singer * Jeanne Milliken Bonds (born 1962), American politician *

Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment (; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian. With a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, she was the oldest people, oldest person in history whose age has been verified. Her longevity at ...

(1875–1997), French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history * Jeanne C. Smith Carr (1825–1903), American educator, author * Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress * Jeanne Cordova (1948–2016), American trailblazer *

Jeanne Crain Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in ''Pinky (film), Pinky'' (1949). She also starred in the films ''In the Meantime, Da ...

(1925–2003), American actress * Jeanne Dumée (1660–1706), French astronomer * Jeanne Dunning (born 1960), American photographer * Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874–1959), French author and literary critic. * Jeanne Halbwachs (1890-1980), French pacifist, feminist and socialist * Jeanne Hoff (1938-2023), American psychiatrist * Jeanne Jugan (1792–1879), French nun and saint * Marie Sophie Jeanne Laisné (born 1870; year of death unknown), French operatic soprano * Jeanne Landry (1922–2011), Canadian composer, pianist and teacher * Jeanne Le Ber, French Canadian recluse * Jeanne Leblanc (born 1978), Canadian film director and screenwriter * Jeanne Macherez (1852–1930), French heroine during the World War I; Mayor of Soissons * Jeanne de Montagnac (1882–1966), French singer and salonnière *

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Mo ...

(1928–2017), French actress, screenwriter and director * Jeanne Pallier (1863 or 1864 – 1939), French aviator, founder of ''le Club Féminine Automobile'' to provide female drivers for the ambulances near the Front in the First World War. * Jeanne Audrey Powers, leader within

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, an advocate for women and LGBTQ+ people in the church, and one of the first women ordained in the denomination * Jeanne Quinault (1699–1783), French actress, salonist and playwright * Jeanne de La Saulcée (died 1559), French publisher, printer and bookseller *

Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (; ; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician, journalist and stateswoman who served as the 23rd governor general of Canada from 1984 to 1990 and as the 29th Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada), ...

(1922–1993), Canadian politician *

Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American politician and former educator serving since 2009 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from New Hampshire. A ...

(born 1947), American politician * Jeanne de Tramcourt (1875–1952), French mistress of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden * Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963), American actress * Jeanne Van Calck (1897–1906), Belgian child who was murdered * Jeanne Murray Vanderbilt (1919–2013), American socialite * Jeanne Fox Weinmann (1874–1962), American socialite, historian, and clubwoman * Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born 1976), American actress * Jeanne You (born 1978), South Korean pianist

Fictional people named Jeanne

*Jeanne, one of the two main characters in

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci ( ; ; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved inte ...

's film ''

Last Tango in Paris ''Last Tango in Paris'' (; ) is a 1972 Erotic film, erotic Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider (actor), Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a rec ...

'', played by Maria Schneider * Dr. Jeanne Benoit, subject of an undercover mission (and potential romantic interest) of Special Agent Tony DiNozzo in the TV show '' NCIS'', played by Scottie Thompson *Jeanne, one of the primary characters of the video game series ''

Bayonetta is a science fantasy action-adventure video game franchise created by Hideki Kamiya. It is developed by PlatinumGames, owned by Sega, and, since the release of Bayonetta 2 in 2014, published by Nintendo. The franchise was introduced in 2009 w ...

''. *Jeanne, one of the main characters alter egos as Kaitou Jeanne who is the reincarnation of Joan de Arc in the TV show '' Kaitou Jeanne''. *Jeanne, the main character in ''

Jeanne d'Arc Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...

'' the video game. *Jeanne, one of the primary characters in the TV show '' The Case Study of Vanitas''.

Other

Jeanne (crater) Jeanne is an impact crater on Venus. The distinctive triangular shape of the ejecta indicates that the impacting body probably hit obliquely, traveling from southwest to northeast. The crater is surrounded by dark material of two types. The dark ...

, a crater on Venus. * There have been three hurricanes called

Hurricane Jeanne Hurricane Jeanne was the deadliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin since Mitch in 1998, and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2004. It was the tenth named storm, the seventh hurricane, and the fifth major hurricane of the se ...

: in

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Historical people whose name includes ''Jeanne''

People with the given name Jeanne

Fictional people named Jeanne

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