Jane
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- For the religion with a similar pronunciation, see Jain.
Jane is a given name for a female. It is one of the English feminine forms of John. Jane may refer to any of the following:
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[edit] General
- Jane means "God is gracious"
- Jane Doe, a name used for a female anonymous person, see John Doe
[edit] Music
[edit] Albums
- Songs About Jane, album by Maroon 5
- Jane Doe, album by Converge
[edit] Bands
- Jane (band), a German progressive rock band from the 1970s
- Jane (Panda Bear band), an American duo consisting of Scott Mou and Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear of the Animal Collective)
- Jane (Finnish band), a Finnish Pop Girl Band
- Jane's Addiction, an American alternative rock band
[edit] Songs
- "Jane," a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
- "Jane", a song by the Jefferson Starship, from their 1979 album Freedom at Point Zero
- "Jane", a song by the Barenaked Ladies, from their 1994 album Maybe You Should Drive
- "Jane", a song by EPMD, from their 1988 album Strictly Business
- "Jane", a song by the Loved Ones, from their 2006 album Keep Your Heart
[edit] Comics
- Jane Foster (comics), a character in Marvel Comics
- Jane (comic strip), a comic strip by Norman Pett
- Jane Arden, a comic strip and its title character
[edit] Literature
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, a book by Ernest Gaines
- Jane, a 1900 book by Marie Corelli
- Jane (magazine), a magazine replacement for Sassy
- Jane and the Dragon, series of children's books by Martin Baynton
- Jane Eyre, a novel by Charlotte Bronte
- See Jane Run, a 1992 novel by Joy Fielding
[edit] Business
- Jane (cosmetics), a cosmetics company
- Jane Collective, an organization providing illegal abortions in the Chicago area in the 1960s and early 1970s
[edit] Species
- Jane (dinosaur), Jane the juvenile dino at the Burpee Museum of Natural History
[edit] Fictional Characters named Jane
- Dick and Jane, characters by Zerna Sharp
- Jane, a character from Coupling (TV series)
- Jane (Ender's Game), a character from the Ender's Game series
- Jane (Peter Pan II: Return to Neverland), the daughter of Wendy Darling.
- Jane (Tekken), a minor female character in the game Tekken
- Jane Eyre (disambiguation), a famous novel by Charlotte Brontë, or one of the film adaptations based on it; also the titular character
- Jane Porter (Tarzan), the sweetheart of Tarzan
- Jane Lane (Daria), a character on the television show Daria.
- Jayne Cobb, a character on the sci-fi series Firefly.
- Jane Banks, a character on the film Mary Poppins
[edit] Real People with Jane as a given name
[edit] Arts
- Jane Burden, pre-Raphaelite model and muse, known for her beauty
- Jane Frank (1918-1986), American artist
- Jane Kelly, artist and journalist
[edit] Entertainment
- Jane Adams (actress), American actress
- Jane "Poni" Adams, American actress
- Jane Asher, English actress and author
- Jane Badler, actress
- Jane Birkin, actress and singer
- Jane Curtin, American actress and comedian
- Jane Fonda, American actress, former fitness instructor, and daughter of actor Henry Fonda
- Jane Kaczmarek, American actress
- Jane Krakowski, American actress
- Jane Lapotaire, English actress
- Jayne Mansfield, American actress and 1950s-1960s sex symbol
- Jane March, English actress
- Jane Monheit, American singer
- Jane Novak, American actress
- Jane Powell, American actress and singer
- Jane Russell, American actress and sex symbol
- Jane Seymour (actress), English actress
- Jane Wyman, American actress and ex-wife of President Ronald Reagan
[edit] History
- Calamity Jane (1852-1903), U.S. frontierswoman
- Jane Addams, American Nobel Peace Prize-winning social worker and co-founder of Hull House.
[edit] Literature
- Jane Austen (1775-1817), a famed 18th Century British novelist, famous for Emma and Pride and Prejudice.
- Jane Louise Curry, American writer
- Jane Lindskold, American author
- Jane Taylor, English poet and novelist
- Jane Yolen, American author
[edit] Religion
- Jane Elizabeth Faulding, British Protestant Christian missionary
- Jane Frances de Chantal, French saint
[edit] Royalty
- Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554), Queen/pretender of England
- Jane Seymour, Queen and wife of King Henry VIII of England
- Lady Jane Conyngham, Baroness
- Jane Wharton, Baroness
[edit] Science
- Jane Colden, American botanist
- Jane Goodall, English primatologist, known for studying chimpanzees and founder of The Jane Goodall Institute
[edit] Sport
- Jane Salumäe, Estonian marathon runner
[edit] Films and Television
- Lady Jane (film), film starring Helena Bonham Carter
- See Jane Date (2003), TV movie starring Charisma Carpenter
- What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (film), film starring Bette Davis
[edit] See also
- Baby Jane
- Joanna - origin of the name Jane
- List of people by name: Jan-Jaz for people with the family name Jane