Namesakes
Jean Baptiste Poquelin "Molière"
(m) 1622-1673 
Notable Writers
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(m) 1712-1778
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
(m) 1780-1867
Notable Artists
Jean-Paul Sartre
(m) 1905-1980
Nobel Prize Winners 1964 (literature)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Writers
Jean Chauvin
(m) 1509-1564
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Georges Pompidou
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1911-1974
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1962-1968; 1969-1974 (prime minister/president)
Emmanuel Macron
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1977-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2017- (president)
Britney Spears
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1981-
Notable Musicians
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
(m) 1744-1829
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jean Racine
(m) 1639-1699
Notable Writers
Cardinal Richelieu
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1585-1642
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Henri Dunant
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1828-1910
Nobel Prize Winners 1901 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Jean de La Fontaine
(m) 1621-1695
Notable Writers
Jean Sibelius
(m) 1865-1957
Notable Musicians
Jean Cocteau
(m) 1889-1963
Notable Writers
Jean Piaget
(m) 1896-1980
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
J. M. G. Le Clézio
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1940-
Nobel Prize Winners 2008 (literature)
Notable Writers
Jean-Paul Belmondo
(m) 1933-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Baptiste Perrin
(m) 1870-1942
Nobel Prize Winners 1926 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jean-François Champollion
(m) 1790-1832
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Karl III Johan
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1763-1844
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1818-1844
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIV Johan) 1818-1844
Jean II the Good
(m) 1319-1364
Frankish and French Kings 1350-1364
Jean-Baptiste Lully
(m) 1632-1687
Notable Musicians
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
(m) 1788-1827
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
(m) 1796-1875
Notable Artists
Antoine Watteau
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1684-1721
Notable Artists
Jack Kerouac
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1922-1969
Notable Writers
Jean-Luc Godard
(m) 1930-2022
Notable Filmmakers
Jean-Paul Marat
(m) 1743-1793
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Jean Gabin
(m) 1904-1976
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
François Arago
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1786-1853
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1848 (prime minister)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
(m) 1683-1764
Notable Musicians
Jean I
(m) 1316
Frankish and French Kings 1316
Jean Renoir
(m) 1894-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Johnny Hallyday
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1943-2017
Notable Musicians
Robert Schuman
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1886-1963
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1947-1948; 1948 (prime minister)
Jean-Claude Juncker
(m) 1954-
Other Leaders 1995-2013 Luxembourg (prime minister)
Jean-Claude Van Damme
(m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Hermione Granger
(a.k.a. Jean) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Fictional Characters from Movies 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter Characters
Billie Jean King
(f) 1943-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Jean Marais
(m) 1913-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
(m) 1732-1806
Notable Artists
Jean-François Millet
(m) 1814-1875
Notable Artists
Jean Dubuffet
(m) 1901-1985
Notable Artists
Jean Harlow
(f) 1911-1937
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Reno
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jacques I
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1758-1806
Other Royalty 1804-1806 Haiti (emperor)
Jean-Marie Le Pen
(m) 1928-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jean-Léon Gérôme
(m) 1824-1904
Notable Artists
Jean Chrétien
(m) 1934-
Canadian Prime Ministers 1993-2003
Jean Fouquet
(m) 1420-1481
Notable Artists
Jean-Michel Jarre
(m) 1948-
Notable Musicians
Jean Simmons
(f) 1929-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Giambologna
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1529-1608
Notable Artists
Jean-Martin Charcot
(m) 1825-1893
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jean-Marie Lehn
(m) 1939-
Nobel Prize Winners 1987 (chemistry)
Jean Dujardin
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2012 The Artist (actor)
Jean Siméon Chardin
(m) 1699-1779
Notable Artists
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
(m) 1944-
Nobel Prize Winners 2016 (chemistry)
Jean Castex
(m) 1965-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2020-2022 (prime minister)
Vincent Kompany
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Corneille Heymans
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1892-1968
Nobel Prize Winners 1938 (medicine)
Jean Arp
(m) 1886-1966
Notable Artists
Jean Genet
(m) 1910-1986
Notable Writers
Jean Tirole
(m) 1953-
Nobel Prize Winners 2014 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jean François de Galaup
(m) 1741-1788
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Jean Casimir-Perier
(m) 1847-1907
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1893-1894; 1894-1895 (prime minister/president)
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
(m) 1769-1851
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1832-1834; 1839-1840; 1840-1847 (prime minister)
Jean-Marc Ayrault
(m) 1950-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2012-2014 (prime minister)
Jean-Jacques Annaud
(m) 1943-
Notable Filmmakers
Jean Dausset
(m) 1916-2009
Nobel Prize Winners 1980 (medicine)
J. Paul Getty
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1892-1976
Notable Businesspeople
Jean-Louis Trintignant
(m) 1930-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney
(m) 1786-1859
Saints
Prince Henrik of Denmark
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1934-2018
Other Royalty 1967-2018 Denmark (prince)
Bernard Arnault
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1949-
Notable Businesspeople
Eleanor Parker
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1922-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(m) 1921-2019
Other Royalty 1964-2000 Luxembourg (grand duke)
Jean Arthur
(f) 1900-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Luc Dehaene
(m) 1940-2014
Belgian Prime Ministers 1992-1999
Ronda Rousey
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1987-
Notable Athletes (martial arts)
Olympic Medalists 2008 judo (bronze)
Jean Rhys
(f) 1890-1979
Notable Writers
Louis Barthou
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1862-1934
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1913 (prime minister)
Jean Giraud
(m) 1938-2012
Notable Artists
Jean-Michel Basquiat
(m) 1960-1988
Notable Artists
Jean-Claude Duvalier
(m) 1951-2014
Haitian Presidents 1971-1986 (president)
Jean-Paul Gaultier
(m) 1952-
Notable Artists
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
(m) 1651-1719
Saints
Jean-Claude Killy
(m) 1943-
Notable Athletes (skiing)
Olympic Medalists 1968 alpine skiing (gold)
Leslie Mann
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Maxim Choupo-Moting
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
René Lacoste
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1904-1996
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Jean-Antoine Houdon
(m) 1741-1828
Notable Artists
Jean Beausejour
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Adolphe Menjou
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1890-1963
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Pierre Melville
(m) 1917-1973
Notable Filmmakers
Jean Seberg
(f) 1938-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
(m) 1953-
Haitian Presidents 1991; 1994-1996; 2001-2004 (president)
Jean-Marie Pfaff
(m) 1953-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Michel Debré
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1912-1996
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1959-1962 (prime minister)
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
(m) 1948-
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 2002-2005 (prime minister)
Amy Klobuchar
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1960-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Jean Makoun
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jean Tinguely
(m) 1925-1991
Notable Artists
Jean-Claude Pascal
(m) 1927-1992
Eurovision Song Contest Winners 1961 Luxembourg
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
(m) 1805-1871
Notable Actors and Entertainers (magician)
Lynda Carter
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Jean-Pierre Blanchard
(m) 1753-1809
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jean Smart
(f) 1951-
Emmy Award Winners 2021; 2022 Hacks (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean de Béthencourt
(m) 1362-1425
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John of Matha
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1154-1213
Saints
John the Bastard of Orleans
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1402-1468
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
Camille Huysmans
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1871-1968
Belgian Prime Ministers 1946-1947
Jean-Pierre Boyer
(m) 1776-1850
Haitian Presidents 1818-1843 (president)
Jean-Jacques Goldman
(m) 1951-
Notable Musicians
Jean-Luc Picard
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
René Viviani
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1863-1925
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1914-1915 (prime minister)
Jean Eudes
(m) 1601-1680
Saints
Hervé Villechaize
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1943-1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Stapleton
(f) 1923-2013
Emmy Award Winners 1971; 1972; 1978 All in the Family (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Marsh
(f) 1934-
Emmy Award Winners 1975 Upstairs, Downstairs (Masterpiece Theatre) (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pierre Pflimlin
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1907-2000
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1958 (prime minister)
Joseph Lebeau
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1794-1865
Belgian Prime Ministers 1831; 1840-1841
Jean Béliveau
(m) 1931-2014
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1956; 1964 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Embeth Davidtz
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-François Gillet
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Diana Serra Cary
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1918-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Duvieusart
(m) 1900-1977
Belgian Prime Ministers 1950
Jean Shiley
(f) 1911-1998
Olympic Medalists 1932 high jump (gold)
Jennifer Warnes
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1947-
Notable Musicians
Jean Shrimpton
(f) 1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model)
Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1914-1993
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1957 (prime minister)
Christophe Beck
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1972-
Notable Musicians
Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac
(m) 1778-1832
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1828-1829 (prime minister)
Jean Van Houtte
(m) 1907-1991
Belgian Prime Ministers 1952-1954
Busy Philipps
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jean Marie Dongou
(m) 1995-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jean Galfione
(m) 1971-
Olympic Medalists 1996 pole vault (gold)
Jean-Julien Rojer
(m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Jean Valjean
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1862 Les Misérables
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1980 Les Misérables
Jules Renkin
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1862-1934
Belgian Prime Ministers 1931-1932
Regé-Jean Page
(m) 1990-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles
(m) 1767-1828
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1818-1819 (prime minister)
Jean-Baptiste de Villèle
(m) 1773-1854
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1821-1828 (prime minister)
Patrick Bauchau
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1938-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paige Turco
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Bouin
(m) 1888-1914
Olympic Medalists 1912 5000 m (silver)
Jean-Pierre Adams
(m) 1948-2021
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
(m) 1805-1881
Belgian Prime Ministers 1841-1845
Jean-Philippe Gatien
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 2000 table tennis (silver/bronze)
Jean-Paul Proust
(m) 1940-2010
Other Leaders 2005-2010 Monaco (prime minister)
Ferdinand Sarrien
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1840-1915
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1906 (prime minister)
Jean-Guillaume Béatrix
(m) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2014 biathlon (bronze)
Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Betty Everett
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1939-2001
Notable Musicians
Jean Kent
(f) 1921-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Aloys Van de Vyvere
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1871-1961
Belgian Prime Ministers 1925
Jean
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jean-Charles Valladont
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2016 archery - individual (silver)
Jean Boiteux
(m) 1933-2010
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)
Jean-Paul Riopelle
(m) 1923-2002
Notable Artists
Jean Stafford
(f) 1915-1979
Pulitzer Award Winners 1970 The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
Jean Taris
(m) 1909-1977
Olympic Medalists 1932 swimming - 400 m freestyle (silver)
Jean Louisa Kelly
(f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Jacques Willmar
(m) 1792-1866
Other Leaders 1848-1853 Luxembourg (prime minister)
Sylvain Van de Weyer
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1802-1874
Belgian Prime Ministers 1845-1846
Jean Desforges
(f) 1929-2013
Olympic Medalists 1952 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Jenna von Oÿ
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Louis Pierrot
(m) 1761-1857
Haitian Presidents 1845-1846 (president)
Cincinnatus Leconte
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1854-1912
Haitian Presidents 1911-1912 (president)
Jean Chastanié
(m) 1875-1948
Olympic Medalists 1900 3000 m steeplechase; 5000 m team (bronze/silver)
Jean Tabary
(m) 1930-2011
Notable Artists
Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1928-1993
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/silver)
Antoine Marfan
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1858-1942
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jean de Backer
(m) 18xx-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (silver)
Jean-Marie Musy
(m) 1876-1952
Swiss Presidents 1925; 1930
Jean-Baptiste Riché
(m) 1780-1847
Haitian Presidents 1846-1847 (president)
Jean Kerebel
(m) 1918-2010
Olympic Medalists 1948 4x400 m relay (silver)
Jean-Marc Gaillard
(m) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2014 cross-country skiing (bronze)
André Devaux
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1894-1981
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Jean-Frédéric Chapuis
(m) 1989-
Olympic Medalists 2014 freestyle skiing (gold)
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
(m) 1802-1840
Saints
Jean Toomer
(m) 1894-1967
Notable Writers
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
(m) 1936-1998
Swiss Presidents 1989; 1996
Jean Stewart
(f) 1930-2020
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 100 m backstroke (bronze)
Henri LaBorde
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1909-1993
Olympic Medalists 1932 discus throw (silver)
Paula Jean Myers-Pope
(f) 1934-1995
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1956; 1960 diving - platform; diving - springboard (bronze/silver)
Jack Laviolette
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1879-1960
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Jean-Charles Cornay
(m) 1809-1837
Saints
Jean-Marie du Lau
(m) 1738-1792
Saints
Leslie Deniz
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1984 discus throw (silver)
Jean Roba
(m) 1930-2006
Notable Artists
Jean Scrivens
(f) 1935-
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x100 m relay (silver)
Noreen Nash
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1924-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lara Jean Chorostecki
(f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Jacques Burnel
(m) 1952-
Notable Musicians
Pam Bileck
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1984 artistic gymnastics (silver)
Pam Kruse
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 800 m freestyle (silver)
Jean Ratelle
(m) 1940-
Hall-of-Famers 1985 (ice hockey)
Carol Menken-Schaudt
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (gold)
Jean-Louis Bonnard
(m) 1824-1852
Saints
Susie Atwood
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke (bronze/silver)
Jean de Villiers
(m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
John of Gorze
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 900-974
Saints
Donna Jean Godchaux
(f) 1947-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1994 The Grateful Dead
Jean Rouppert
(m) 1887-1979
Notable Artists
John of the Grating
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1098-1168
Saints
Jean Ausseil
(m) 1925-2001
Other Leaders 1985-1991 Monaco (prime minister)
Vivean Gray
(a.k.a. Jean) (f) 1924-2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pam Ewing
(a.k.a. Jean) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Jean Herly
(m) 1920-1998
Other Leaders 1981-1985 Monaco (prime minister)
Jean Reymond
(m) 1912-1992
Other Leaders 1963-1966 Monaco (prime minister)
Jean van de Velde
(m) 1957-
Notable Filmmakers
Pierre Voizard
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1896-1982
Other Leaders 1950-1953 Monaco (prime minister)
Jean Brodie
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1961 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
C. J. Parker
(a.k.a. Jean) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Baywatch
Jean-Nicolas Cordier
(m) 1710-1794
Saints
Jean-Michel Langevin
(m) 1731-1793
Saints
Jean-Baptiste Souzy
(m) 1734-1794
Saints
Scout Finch
(a.k.a. Jean) (f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
Billie Jean
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1982 Billie Jean
Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Step by Step
Billie Jean Davy
(f)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1985 The Legend of Billie Jean
Jean
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1984 Blue Jean
Jean MacLaren
(f)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1947 Brigadoon
Ella Jean
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Ella Jean
Jean
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1969 Jean
Jean-Pierre
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1981 Jean-Pierre
Jean Bourdon
(m) 1747-1794
Saints
Jean Fardelle
(m) 18xx-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1900 water polo (bronze)
Jean Lasquin
(m) ?-19xx
Olympic Medalists 1924 water polo (gold)
Jean-François Régis
(m) 1597-1640
Saints
John of Thérouanne
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) ?-1130
Saints
John the Spaniard
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1123-1160
Saints
John of Barastre
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) ?-1275
Saints
Leopold of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Jean) (m) 1984
Other Royalty 1984 Liechtenstein (prince)