Jeanne (given name)

Jeanne (French pronunciation: [ʒan]) is a French female name, equivalent to the English Joan, Jane, Jean and several historical figures in English named Joanna. (Feminine forms of John)

Historical people who have been called simply Jeanne

• Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc 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 (Joanna of Flanders in English)
• Jeanne de Dreux, also called Jeanne de Penthièvre (Joanna of Dreux in English)
• Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
• Jeanne of Angoulême
• Queen Jeanne II of Naples (Joanna II of Naples)
• Jeanne de Laval
• Jeanne Du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV of France
• Several princesses of France, Navarre, and Valois

People with the given name Jeanne

• Jeanne de Bellem, Belgian politician
• Jeanne Calment, French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history
• Jeanne Cooper, American actress
• Jeanne Crain, American actress
• Jeanne Dumée, French astronomer
• Jeanne Moreau, French actress, screenwriter and director
• Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian politician
• Jeanne Shaheen, American politician
• Jeanne de Tramcourt
• Jeanne Quinault, French actress, salonist and playwright

Fictional people named Jeanne

• Jeanne, one of the two main characters in Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris, 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 antagonists of the video game Bayonetta.

Other

• There have been three hurricanes called Hurricane Jeanne: in 1980, 1998 and 2004.
• Jeanne (crater), a crater on Venus.