Jeanne is a French personal name which is the feminine form of the male given name Jean (the French equivalent of John). It is equivalent to the English Joan, Jane, Jean and several historical figures in English named Joanna. The names derive from the Old French name Jehanne.
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Historical people whose name includes Jeanne
Queen Jeanne I of Navarre
Queen Jeanne II of Navarre
Queen Jeanne III of Navarre, also called Jeanne d'Albret
Jeanne de Flandre (Joan of Flanders, Countess of Montfort 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
Several princesses of France, Navarre, and Valois
People with the given name Jeanne
Jeanne Auclair (1924–2026), Canadian artist
Jeanne Basone (born 1963), American professional wrestler, actress, model, and stuntwoman
Jeanne Behrend (1911–1988), American pianist, musicologist, music educator, and composer
Jeanne de Bellem (1732/34–fl. 1790), Belgian writer and revolutionary
Jeanne Bérangère (1864–1938), French actress
Jeanne Black (1937–2014), American country music singer
Jeanne Milliken Bonds (born 1962), American politician
Jeanne Calment (1875–1997), French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history
Jeanne C. Smith Carr (1825–1903), American educator, author
Jeanne Carstensen, American journalist and author
Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress
Jeanne Cordova (1948–2016), American trailblazer
Jeanne Crain (1925–2003), American actress
Jeanne Dumée (1660–1706), French astronomer
Jeanne Dunning (born 1960), American photographer
Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874–1959), French author and literary critic.
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 characters of the video game series Bayonetta
Jeanne, one of the main characters alter egos as Kaitou Jeanne who is the reincarnation of Joan de Arc in the TV show Kaitou Jeanne
Jeanne, the main character in Jeanne d'Arc the video game
Jeanne, one of the primary characters in the TV show The Case Study of Vanitas
Other
Jeanne (crater), a crater on Venus
There have been three hurricanes called Hurricane Jeanne: in 1980, 1998 and 2004