Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Jane Harrison 1841 
Jane Pierce 1853-1857
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actresses
(actress) Jane Wyatt 1958; 1959; 1960 Father Knows Best
(actress) Jane Curtin 1984; 1985 Kate & Allie
English and British Kings and Queens:
1 queen
Queen Jane 1553
Fictional Characters from Books:
5 characters, 2 heroes, 1 villain
Jane Bennet 1813 Pride and Prejudice
Jane Fairfax 1815 Emma
Jane Eyre 1847 Jane Eyre
Jane Andrews 1908 Anne of Green Gables
Jane Porter 1912 Tarzan of the Apes
Miss Jane Marple 1930 The Murder at the Vicarage
Jane Rizzoli 2001 The Surgeon
Dolores Umbridge (a.k.a. Jane) 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 characters
Mary Jane Harper 1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
Jane 2000 The Truth About Jane
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
18 characters
(character) Jane 1966 Lady Jane
(character) Jane 1970 Sweet Jane
(character) Jane 1972 Gudbuy T'Jane
(character) Daisy Jane 1975 Daisy Jane
(character) Jane 1979 Jane
(character) Jane 1983 Baby Jane
(character) Jane 1986 Romeo and Jane
(character) Jane 1988 Jane Says
(character) Mary Jane 1988 Mary Jane
(character) Jane 1993 The Song That Jane Likes
(character) Mary Jane 1993 Mary Jane's Last Dance
(character) Jane 1994 Jane
(character) Mary Jane 1996 What's the New Mary Jane
(character) Jane 2006 The Diary of Jane
(character) Jane 2008 Hurricane Jane
(character) Kara Jane 2008 Kara Jane
(character) Jane Doe 2010 Jane Doe
(character) Jane 2014 Reckless Jane
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters, 1 hero
Jane Tennison 1991 Prime Suspect
Jane Deaux 1997 Dharma & Greg
Stevie Hall (a.k.a. Jane) 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Tayler Geddes (a.k.a. Jane) 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Jane Rizzoli 2010 Rizzoli & Isles
Jane Cardone 2016 The Family
Jane "Eleven" Hopper 2016 Stranger Things
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Dolores Umbridge (a.k.a. Jane)
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) Jane Addams 1931
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Jane Addams 1860-1935
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
37 actors, 1 presenter
Jane Darwell 1879-1967
Sally Blane (a.k.a. Jane) 1910-1997
Jane Wyatt 1910-2006
Jane Wyman 1917-2007
Jane Russell 1921-2011
Siân Phillips (a.k.a. Jane) 1933-
Jane Fonda 1937-
Jane Lapotaire 1944-
Jane Birkin 1946-2023
Jane Curtin 1947-
Jane Seymour 1951-
Karen Allen (a.k.a. Jane) 1951-
Jane Kaczmarek 1955-
Wendy Crewson (a.k.a. Jane) 1956-
Harley Jane Kozak 1957-
Miranda Richardson (a.k.a. Jane) 1958-
Jennifer Saunders (a.k.a. Jane) 1958-
Bebe Neuwirth (a.k.a. Jane) 1958-
Rebecca De Mornay (a.k.a. Jane) 1959-
Jane Lynch 1960-
Natasha Richardson (a.k.a. Jane) 1963-2009
Letitia Dean (a.k.a. Jane) 1967-
Jane Krakowski 1968-
Mary J. Blige (a.k.a. Jane) 1971-
Dannii Minogue (a.k.a. Jane) 1971-
Natalie Imbruglia (a.k.a. Jane) 1975-
Sarah Jane Morris 1977-
Samantha Morton (a.k.a. Jane) 1977-
Sophia Myles (a.k.a. Jane) 1980-
Sarah-Jane Crawford 1981-
Eden Riegel (a.k.a. Jane) 1981-
Nora-Jane Noone 1984-
Olivia Wilde (a.k.a. Jane) 1984-
Taylor Schilling (a.k.a. Jane) 1984-
Lily Collins (a.k.a. Jane) 1989-
Lucy Dixon (a.k.a. Jane) 1989-
Eliza Scanlen (a.k.a. Jane) 1999-
Reneé Rapp (a.k.a. Jane) 2000-
Notable Athletes:
1 gymnastics, 1 swimming
(gymnastics) Maddy Curley (a.k.a. Jane) 1981-
(swimming) Maya DiRado (a.k.a. Jane) 1993-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Calamity Jane 1852-1903
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Jane Campion 1954-
Notable Musicians:
9 singers, 1 musician
Ella Fitzgerald (a.k.a. Jane) 1917-1996
Jane Birkin 1946-2023
Alison Moyet (a.k.a. Jane) 1961-
Mary J. Blige (a.k.a. Jane) 1971-
Dannii Minogue (a.k.a. Jane) 1971-
Natalie Appleton (a.k.a. Jane) 1973-
Andrea Corr (a.k.a. Jane) 1974-
Natalie Imbruglia (a.k.a. Jane) 1975-
Laura Jane Grace 1980-
Jane Zhang 1984-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist/anthropologist
Jane Goodall 1934-
Notable Writers:
7 authors, 1 poet
Jane Austen 1775-1817
Flora Thompson (a.k.a. Jane) 1876-1947
Jane Gardam 1928-
Mary Oliver (a.k.a. Jane) 1935-2019
Jane Yolen 1939-
Rose Tremain (a.k.a. Jane) 1943-
Jane Smiley 1949-
L. J. Smith (a.k.a. Jane) c. 1960-
Olympic Medalists:
9 bronze, 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Jane Gylling 1920 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Jane Bell 1928 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Jane Fauntz 1932 diving - springboard
(silver) Maureen Gardner (a.k.a. Jane) 1948 80 m hurdles
(bronze) Mary Sears (a.k.a. Jane) 1956 swimming - 100 m butterfly
(silver) Nancy Ramey (a.k.a. Jane) 1956 swimming - 100 m butterfly
(gold) Carolyn Schuler (a.k.a. Jane) 1960 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Jane Cederqvist 1960 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze) Jane Swagerty 1968 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(silver/gold) Susan Pedersen (a.k.a. Jane) 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze/gold) Jane Barkman 1968; 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Cindy Brogdon (a.k.a. Jane) 1976 basketball
(bronze) Kathy Smallwood-Cook (a.k.a. Jane) 1980; 1984 4x100 m relay; 400 m
(bronze) Jane Kerr 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Vicky Dixon (a.k.a. Jane) 1992 field hockey
(gold/bronze) Sally Gunnell (a.k.a. Jane) 1992 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) Hayley Lewis (a.k.a. Jane) 1992 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 800 m freestyle
(gold) Janie Wagstaff 1992 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) B. J. Bedford (a.k.a. Jane) 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Jane Saville 2004 20 km walk
(bronze) Jane Moran 2012 water polo
(gold/silver) Torah Bright (a.k.a. Jane) 2010; 2014 snowboarding
(gold/bronze/silver) Maya DiRado (a.k.a. Jane) 2016 swimming
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actresses, 1 director
(actress) Jane Darwell 1941 The Grapes of Wrath
(actress) Jane Wyman 1949 Johnny Belinda
(actress) Jane Fonda 1972; 1979 Klute; Coming Home
(director) Jane Campion 2022 Power of the Dog
Other Royalty:
1 queen consort
Jane Seymour 1536-1537 England
Pulitzer Award Winners:
2 literatures
(literature) Mary Oliver (a.k.a. Jane) 1984 American Primitive
(literature) Jane Smiley 1992 A Thousand Acres
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Jane Wiedlin 2021 The Go-Go's
Saints:
7 blessed, 2 saints
Blessed Joan of Aza (a.k.a. Jane) c. 1135-1205
Blessed Giovanna of Signa (a.k.a. Jane) 1244-1307
Blessed Giovanna Soderini (a.k.a. Jane) 1301-1367
Blessed Giovanna of Orvieto (a.k.a. Jane) ?-1306
Blessed Jeanne Marie de Maille (a.k.a. Jane) 1332-1414
Blessed Giovanna Scopelli (a.k.a. Jane) 1428-1491
Blessed Joana of Portugal (a.k.a. Jane) 1452-1490
Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal (a.k.a. Jane) 1562-1641
Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret (a.k.a. Jane) 1765-1828