Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
9575 famous people named Jean found on Wikipedia.
457864 female, 24008 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
2393-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
12-th in year 1929
Used in: English, French, Scottish
A male given name, form of John.
On the European continent and in all French-speaking countries, Jean, pronounced [ʒɑ̃], is a male name derived from the Old French Jehan. The female equivalent is Jeanne, pronounced [ʒan], and derives from the Old French Jehanne. Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ιωαννης Ioannes, the name used for various New Testament characters, most notably John the Baptist. The Greek name ultimately derive from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "YHWH/The Lord is Gracious.
Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelt Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan.
People known only as Jean:
Jean Reno (born 1948), actor
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921), ruled Luxembourg, 1964-2000
Prince Jean of Luxembourg (born 1957)
DJ Jean (born Jan Engelaar), a Dutch disc jockey
Jean (footballer)
Articles beginning with Jean
Jean in fiction:
Jean Havoc, supporting character in "Fullmetal Alchemist"
Jean Kujo, A French karate expert from Virtua Fighter Series
Jean Valjean, protagonist of the Victor Hugo novel Les Misérables
Jean Roqua, trainer of Jake Tyler in the movie Never Back Down
Jean Kirschtein, supporting character in "Attack on Titan"
Jean Pierre Polnareff, one of the protagonists in part 3 of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
Songs about Jean:
Jean the Birdman by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp from the album The First Day
Masc. proper name, French equivalent of John (q.v.). The fem. proper name is from the French equivalent of Jane. Related: Jeanette.
God is gracious.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Harlow | 1911 | American film actress |
| 2 | Jean Smart | 1951 | American film, television, and stage actress |
| 3 | Jean Reno | 1948 | French actor |
| 4 | Jean Piaget | 1896 | Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher & academic |
| 5 | Wyclef Jean | 1969 | Haitian rapper, musician and actor |
| 6 | Cassandra Jean | 1985 | American actress and model |
| 7 | Jean Simmons | 1929 | British-American actress |
| 8 | Jean Stapleton | 1923 | American actress |
| 9 | Jean Peters | 1926 | Actress |
| 10 | Jean Kennedy Smith | 1928 | Diplomat and ambassador from the United States |
| 11 | Jean Pierre Kraemer | 1980 | German presenter and entrepreneur |
| 12 | Jean Chrétien | 1934 | 20th Prime Minister of Canada |
| 13 | Jean Seberg | 1938 | American actress |
| 14 | Jean Arthur | 1900 | Actress |
| 15 | Jean Sibelius | 1865 | Finnish composer of the late Romantic period |
| 16 | Jean Dujardin | 1972 | French actor |
| 17 | Jean Cocteau | 1889 | French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker |
| 18 | Jean Valjean | Fictional character | |
| 19 | Jean Louisa Kelly | 1972 | American actress |
| 20 | Jean Baudrillard | 1929 | French sociologist and philosopher |
| 21 | Jean Batten | 1909 | New Zealand aviatrix |
| 22 | Jean Lafitte | 1776 | French pirate and privateer |
| 23 | Jean Shrimpton | 1942 | English model and actress |
| 24 | Jean Shepherd | 1921 | American writer and radio host |
| 25 | Jean Alexander | 1926 | English actress |
| 26 | Jean Giraud | 1938 | French comics artist |
| 27 | Jean Todt | 1946 | FIA President, UN SG's Special Envoy for Road Safety |
| 28 | Jean Speegle Howard | 1927 | American actress |
| 29 | Jean Hagen | 1923 | American actress |
| 30 | Jean van de Velde | 1966 | Professional golfer |
| 31 | Jean Genet | 1910 | French novelist, playwright, poet and political activist |
| 32 | Jean Marsh | 1934 | English actress |
| 33 | Jean Renoir | 1894 | French film director and screenwriter |
| 34 | Michaëlle Jean | 1957 | Canadian politician and journalist |
| 35 | Jean Shepard | 1933 | American singer |
| 36 | BC Jean | 1987 | American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 37 | Jean Harris | 1923 | Headmistress; convicted murderer |
| 38 | Jean Pascal | 1982 | Haitian-Canadian boxer |
| 39 | Jean Sagal | 1967 | Actress, director |
| 40 | Jean Hilliard | ||
| 41 | Jean Beausejour | 1984 | Chilean footballer |
| 42 | Jean Veil | 1947 | French lawyer |
| 43 | Jean de La Fontaine | 1621 | French poet, fabulist and writer. |
| 44 | Jean Racine | 1639 | French dramatist |
| 45 | Jean Kasem | 1955 | American actress married to Casey Kasem |
| 46 | Jean Monnet | 1888 | French political economist regarded by many as a chief architect of European unity |
| 47 | Jean Imbert | 1981 | French cook |
| 48 | Jean Baptiste Charbonneau | 1805 | American explorer, guide, fur trapper, and military scout |
| 49 | Elsa Jean | 1996 | |
| 50 | Jean Hudson Boyd | 1954 | Judge, presided over Ethan Couch case |
| 51 | Jean Marais | 1913 | French actor and theatre director |
| 52 | Jean Arp | 1886 | Alsatian, sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist |
| 53 | Jean Gabin | 1904 | French actor |
| 54 | Jean Jacques Machado | 1968 | Brazilian martial artist |
| 55 | Jean Alesi | 1964 | French racecar driver |
| 56 | Jean Béliveau | 1931 | Canadian ice hockey player |
| 57 | Jean Rhys | 1890 | Novelist from Dominica |
| 58 | Jean David Blanc | 1968 | French musician |
| 59 | Jean le Rond d'Alember | 1717 | French philosopher |
| 60 | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable | 1745 | Founder of Chicago |
| 61 | Jean Acker | 1893 | Actress |
| 62 | Jean M. Auel | 1936 | Novelist |
| 63 | Jean Darling | 1922 | Film actress |
| 64 | Jean Vander Pyl | 1919 | American actress |
| 65 | Jean Moulin | 1899 | Member of the French Resistance during WWII |
| 66 | Jean Dubuffet | 1901 | Sculptor from France |
| 67 | Al Jean | 1961 | American writer and producer |
| 68 | Jean Jaurès | 1859 | French / Occitan Socialist leader |
| 69 | Jean Nouvel | 1945 | French architect (b.1945) |
| 70 | Jean Maximilien Lamarque | 1770 | French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician |
| 71 | Jean Lapierre | 1956 | Canadian politician and television broadcaster |
| 72 | Jean Bodin | 1529 | French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parlement of Paris and professor of law in Toulouse |
| 73 | Jean Hersholt | 1886 | Actor |
| 74 | Jean Tigana | 1955 | French football player and coach |
| 75 | Jean Garcia | 1969 | Actress |
| 76 | Jean Vanier | 1928 | Canadian humanitarian |
| 77 | Jean Fergusson | 1944 | British actress |
| 78 | Jean Grae | 1976 | Hip-hop musician |
| 79 | Jean Marie Dongou | 1995 | Cameroonese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza |
| 80 | Jean MacArthur | 1898 | Wife of General Douglas MacArthur |
| 81 | Jean de Villiers | 1981 | Rugby union player |
| 82 | Jean Bruce Scott | 1956 | American actress |
| 83 | Jean Metzinger | 1883 | French painter |
| 84 | Jean Butler | 1971 | American dancer, choreographer and actress |
| 85 | Jean Tirole | 1953 | French economist |
| 86 | Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin | 1755 | French lawyer, politician and writer |
| 87 | Jean de Lattre de Tassigny | 1889 | Marshal of France |
| 88 | Jean Shafiroff | American philanthropist and socialite | |
| 89 | Jean Byron | 1925 | American actress |
| 90 | Jean Sarrus | 1945 | French actor, film director and musician |
| 91 | Jean Segura | 1990 | Baseball player |
| 92 | Jean Ping | 1942 | Gabonese politician |
| 93 | Jean Seri | 1991 | Ivorian footballer |
| 94 | Jean Evrard Kouassi | 1994 | Footballer |
| 95 | Jean Rochefort | 1930 | French actor |
| 96 | Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin | 1805 | French magician |
| 97 | Jean Charest | 1958 | Canadian politician |
| 98 | Jean Lannes | 1769 | Marshal of France |
| 99 | Jean Paul | 1763 | German novelist |
| 100 | Jean Val Jean | 1980 | French actor |
| 101 | Jean Roucas | 1952 | French comedian |
| 102 | Jean de Brébeuf | 1593 | Jesuit missionary and martyr |
| 103 | Jean Slater | ||
| 104 | Jean Anouilh | 1910 | French playwright |
| 105 | Jean Wallace | 1923 | American television and film actress |
| 106 | Jean Willes | 1923 | American actress |
| 107 | Emilio Azcárraga Jean | 1968 | Mexican businessman |
| 108 | Jean Schultheis | 1943 | French singer-songwriter |
| 109 | Jean Louis | 1907 | French costume designer |
| 110 | Jean Tinguely | 1925 | Swiss painter and sculptor |
| 111 | Jean Clemens | 1880 | Youngest daughter of Mark Twain |
| 112 | Jean Carson | 1923 | American stage, film and television actress |
| 113 | Jean Hale | 1938 | American actress |
| 114 | Norma Jean | 1938 | American musician |
| 115 | Jean Spangler | 1923 | American actress |
| 116 | Jean Sarkozy | 1986 | French politician |
| 117 | Jean Makoun | 1983 | Cameroonian footballer |
| 118 | Jean Toomer | 1894 | American poet and novelist |
| 119 | Jean Sasson | 1947 | American writer |
| 120 | Jean Passepartout | Character created by Jules Verne | |
| 121 | Jean Lassalle | 1955 | French politician |
| 122 | Jean Loring | ||
| 123 | Jean Doumanian | 1934 | American stage, television and film producer |
| 124 | Jean Bastien-Thiry | 1927 | French engineer and air force officer |
| 125 | Jean Paul Lal | 1988 | Indian film director |
| 126 | Jean Parker | 1915 | Actress |
| 127 | Jean Tatlock | 1914 | American activist |
| 128 | Jean Stein | 1934 | American writer and editor |
| 129 | Jean Sylvain Bailly | 1736 | French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader |
| 130 | Jean Fouquet | 1420 | French painter |
| 131 | Jean Raymond Gottlieb | 1967 | Monegasque bodyguard |
| 132 | Jean Conan Doyle | 1912 | RAF officer; daughter/heir to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 133 | Jean Boht | 1932 | English actress |
| 134 | Gloria Jean | 1926 | Actress, singer |
| 135 | Jean Parisot de la Valette | 1494 | Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller |
| 136 | Jean Patou | 1880 | French fashion designer |
| 137 | Jean Talon | 1626 | First Intendant of New France |
| 138 | Jean Drèze | 1959 | Belgian-Indian economist |
| 139 | Jean Galabru | 1960 | French actor |
| 140 | Jean Raspail | 1925 | French writer |
| 141 | Jean Kent | 1921 | English actress |
| 142 | Jean Terrell | 1944 | American musician |
| 143 | Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington | 1922 | British politician |
| 144 | Brian Jean | 1963 | Canadian politician |
| 145 | Jean Berko Gleason | 1931 | American psycholinguist |
| 146 | Jean Donovan | 1953 | Catholic martyr of El Salvador |
| 147 | Peggy Jean | Peanuts character | |
| 148 | Jean Victor Marie Moreau | 1763 | Marshal of France |
| 149 | Jean Hazlewood | 1916 | American screenwriter |
| 150 | Jean Ritchie | 1922 | American folk singer |
| 151 | Jean Vigo | 1905 | French film director |
| 152 | Jean Borotra | 1898 | French tennis player |
| 153 | James Jean | 1979 | Artist |
| 154 | Jean Rouch | 1917 | French film director |
| 155 | Jean Beauvoir | American musician | |
| 156 | Jean Froissart | 1337 | French writer |
| 157 | Jean Rogers | 1916 | Actress |
| 158 | Jean Anderson | 1907 | British actress |
| 159 | Jean Bugatti | 1909 | French engineer |
| 160 | Jean Baptiste Perrin | 1870 | French physicist |
| 161 | Jean Carnahan | 1933 | American politician |
| 162 | Jean Craighead George | 1919 | American novelist and nature writer |
| 163 | Jean Nicolet | 1598 | French explorer |
| 164 | Jean Ribault | 1520 | French navigator and colonizer |
| 165 | Corentin Jean | 1995 | French footballer |
| 166 | Jean Rollin | 1938 | French film director, actor and novelist |
| 167 | Jean Heather | 1921 | Actress |
| 168 | Jean Buridan | 1295 | Medieval philosopher |
| 169 | Jean Améry | 1912 | Austrian essayist |
| 170 | Jean Erdman | 1916 | American dancer |
| 171 | Jean Piccard | 1884 | American balloonist |
| 172 | Jean Bell | 1944 | American actor and playmate |
| 173 | Jean Carlos | 1971 | Argentinian composer, singer and ballet dancer |
| 174 | Jean Quatremer | 1957 | French journalist |
| 175 | Jean Calas | 1698 | French martyr |
| 176 | Jean Thurel | 1698 | Fusilier of the French Army for over 90 years |
| 177 | Jean Houston | 1937 | American writer |
| 178 | Jean Muir | 1911 | American stage and film actress and educator |
| 179 | Jean Stothert | 1954 | American mayor |
| 180 | Jean Leloup | 1961 | Singer-songwriter from Quebec |
| 181 | Jean Giono | 1895 | French writer |
| 182 | Jean Danker | 1978 | Singaporean DJ |
| 183 | Jean Leon Gerome Ferris | 1863 | Painter |
| 184 | Jean Watson | 1940 | Nurse |
| 185 | Jean de La Bruyère | 1645 | 17th-century French writer and philosopher |
| 186 | Jean de Breteuil | 1949 | French drug dealer (1949-1971) |
| 187 | Jean Yoon | 1962 | Canadian poet and actor |
| 188 | Jean Frankfurter | 1948 | German composer and songwriter |
| 189 | Jean Kilbourne | 1943 | American writer |
| 190 | Jean Webster | 1876 | American novelist |
| 191 | Jean Bellette | 1908 | Australian artist |
| 192 | Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès | 1753 | French lawyer and statesman during the French Revolution and the First Empire, best remembered as the author of the Napoleonic Code |
| 193 | Jean Heywood | 1921 | British actress |
| 194 | Jean Rostand | 1894 | French writer |
| 195 | Jean Marc Gaspard Itard | 1774 | French physician |
| 196 | Jean Bourgain | 1954 | Belgian mathematician and Fields Medalist |
| 197 | Jean Chatzky | 1968 | American journalist |
| 198 | Jean Lesage | 1912 | Lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada |
| 199 | Jean Bartik | 1924 | American ENIAC computer programmer |
| 200 | Jean Dion |