Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Jane Irwin 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; 2002 The Surgeon; The Apprentice
Dolores Umbridge (a.k.a. Jane) 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character, 1 hero
Calamity Jane 1953 Calamity Jane
Crystal Smith (a.k.a. Jane) 2009 Dead like Me: Life After Death
Fictional Characters from Television:
7 characters
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
Crystal Smith (a.k.a. Jane) 2003 Dead Like Me
Jane Rizzoli 2010 Rizzoli & Isles
Jane Cardone 2016 The Family
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Dolores Umbridge (a.k.a. Jane)
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace
(peace) Jane Addams 1931
Notable Actors and Actresses:
18 actresses
Jane Darwell 1879-1967
Jane Wyatt 1910-2006
Jane Wyman 1917-2007
Jane Fonda 1937-
Jane Lapotaire 1944-
Jane Birkin 1946-
Jane Curtin 1947-
Jane Seymour 1951-
Jane Kaczmarek 1955-
Harley Jane Kozak 1957-
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-
Sarah Jane Morris 1977-
Eden Riegel (a.k.a. Jane) 1981-
Eliza Scanlen (a.k.a. Jane) 1999-
Notable Athletes:
1 gymnastics, 1 swimming
(gymnastics) Maddy Curley (a.k.a. Jane) 1981-
(swimming) Maya DiRado (a.k.a. Jane) 1993-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Jane Campion 1954-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television/radio
(television/radio) Sarah-Jane Crawford 1981-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers, 1 musician/singer
Ella Fitzgerald (a.k.a. Jane) 1917-1996 jazz
Mary J. Blige (a.k.a. Jane) 1971- R&B, hip hop, soul
Laura Jane Grace 1980- punk rock
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist
Jane Goodall 1934-
Notable Writers:
7 authors
Jane Austen 1775-1817
Ada J. Graves (a.k.a. Jane) 1870-1918
Flora Thompson (a.k.a. Jane) 1876-1947
Jane Gardam 1928-
Jane Yolen 1939-
Rose Tremain (a.k.a. Jane) 1943-
L. J. Smith (a.k.a. Jane) c. 1960-
Olympic Medalists:
9 bronze, 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze, 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
(bronze/gold) Jane Barkman 1968; 1972 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(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
(silver) Cindy Brogdon (a.k.a. Jane) 1976 basketball
(bronze) Kathy Smallwood-Cook (a.k.a. Jane) 1980; 1984 400 m; 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Jane Kerr 1988 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Vickey 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) Elizabeth Jane 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
(gold/silver) Torah Bright (a.k.a. Jane) 2010; 2014 snowboarding
(bronze) Jane Moran 2012 water polo
(bronze/gold/silver) Maya DiRado (a.k.a. Jane) 2016 swimming
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actresses, 1 director
(actress) Jane Darwell 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
(actress) Jane Wyman 1948 Johnny Belinda
(actress) Jane Fonda 1971; 1978 Klute; Coming Home
(director) Jane Campion 2021 Power of the Dog
Other Royalty:
1 queen consort
Jane Seymour 1536-1537 England
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 winner
Jane Smiley 1992 A Thousand Acres
Saints:
8 blessed, 2 saints
Blessed Joan of Aza (a.k.a. Jane) ?-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
Blessed Jeanne Gerard (a.k.a. Jane) ?-1794
Title Characters:
19 songs, 7 books, 1 book/musical/film, 1 film, 1 tv show
(film) Calamity Jane 1953 Calamity Jane
(song) Jane 1966 Lady Jane
(song) Jane 1970 Sweet Jane
(song) Jane 1972 Gudbuy T'Jane
(song) Daisy Jane 1975 Daisy Jane
(book) Mary Jane Harper 1978 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
(song) Jane 1979 Jane
(song) Jane 1983 Baby Jane
(song) Jane 1986 Romeo and Jane
(song) Jane 1988 Jane Says
(song) Mary Jane 1988 Mary Jane
(book) Jane Fairfax 1990 Jane Fairfax
(song) Jane 1993 The Song That Jane Likes
(song) Mary Jane 1993 Mary Jane's Last Dance
(song) Jane 1994 Jane
(song) Mary Jane 1996 What's The New Mary Jane
(song) Jane Porter 1998 Tarzan & Jane
(tv show) Jane 2000 The Truth About Jane
(book) Jane Seymour 2006 Plain Jane
(book) Jane 2006 In the Shadow of Lady Jane
(song) Jane 2006 The Diary Of Jane
(book) Jane 2006 The Playboy's Plain Jane
(book) Jane Austen 2004; 2007 The Jane Austen Book Club; Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict
(song) Jane 2008 Hurricane Jane
(song) Kara Jane 2008 Kara Jane
(book) Jane 2010 Jane
(song) Jane Doe 2010 Jane Doe
(book/musical/film) Jane Eyre 1847; 2000; 2011 Jane Eyre
(song) Jane 2014 Reckless Jane