Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

female given name

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include

Annie Annie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress * Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer The ...

. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author

Anne de Vries Anne de Vries (22 May 1904 – 29 November 1964) was a Dutch teacher and writer, particularly famous in the Netherlands for his novels of regional life. Born in the village of Kloosterveen near Assen, de Vries married Alida Gerdina van Wermeske ...

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Anne de Montmorency Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings. Early lif ...

) and Scotland (

Lord Anne Hamilton Lord Anne Hamilton (12 October 1709 – 25 December 1748) was a Scottish nobleman. He is said to have married the richest woman in the UK and they had a child. Early life Hamilton was born at St. James's Square, London, the third son of Lieute ...

). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: .

As a feminine name

Anne

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...

, Mother of the Virgin Mary *

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as ...

(1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and Great Britain (1707–14) * Queen consorts, in alphabetical order: **

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia Anne of Bohemia and Austria (12 April 1432 – 13 November 1462) was a Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right and, as a consort, Landgravine of Thuringia and of Saxony. She was the eldest daughter of Albert of Austria, the future Emperor-El ...

(1432–1462) **

Anne Neville Anne Neville (11 June 1456 – 16 March 1485) was Queen of England as the wife of King Richard III. She was the younger of the two daughters and co-heiresses of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (the "Kingmaker"). Before her marriage to Ric ...

(1456–1485), wife of King Richard III of England **

Anne of Brittany Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France ...

(1477–1514), Breton ruler, wife of both Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France **

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key ...

(c. 1501/1507–1536), second wife of King Henry VIII of England **

Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of ...

(1515–1557), fourth wife of King Henry VIII **

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional fo ...

(1574–1619), wife of King James VI and I of Scotland, England, and Ireland, **

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unti ...

(1601–1666), wife of Louis XIII of France, Regent of France **

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (26 June 1575 – 8 April 1612) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612 as the first spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark. Life Anne Catherine was born in Halle (Saale) and raised in Wolmirstedt. Her par ...

(1575–1612), wife of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway **

Anne Marie d'Orléans Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 – 26 August 1728) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy. She served as regent of Savoy during the absence of her spouse in 1686 and during the War of the Spanish Succession. ...

(1669–1728), wife of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia **

Anne of Romania Princess Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marguerite of Bourbon-Parma (18 September 1923 – 1 August 2016) was the wife of King Michael I of Romania. Michael abdicated the throne in 1947, and he and Anne married the next year. Nonethel ...

(1923–2016), wife of King Michael I of Romania **

Anne-Marie of Greece Anne-Marie, ( el, Άννα-Μαρία ; born 30 August 1946) is a Greek royal family, Greek and Danish royal family, Danish royal who was the last List of Greek royal consorts, Queen of Greece from 1964 to 1973 as the wife of Constantine II of ...

(born 1948), Queen of Greece, wife of King Constantine II *

Princess Anne (disambiguation) Princess Anne (born 1950) is the daughter of late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Princess Anne may also refer to: British royals *Anne Neville (1456–1485), Princess of Wales (1470–1471) as daughter-in-law of Henry VI *Anne of Yor ...

, including: **

Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony Anne of Denmark (Danish and German: Anna; Haderslev, 22 November 1532 – Dresden, 1 October 1585) was a Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became Electress of Saxony. She was renowned ...

(1532–1585), Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg **

Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach. She was the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first heredita ...

(1709–1759), daughter of King George II, wife of William IV, Prince of Orange ** Anne of Orléans (1906–1986), Princess of France ** Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1938), wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria **

Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of ...

(born 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II *

Anne Abayasekara Annette Aurelia Abayasekara (1925 - 4 January, 2015) was a Sri Lankan journalist. She is considered the country's first female staff journalist, having started her career in 1947. Biography Abayasekara was educated at Ladies College, Colombo. W ...

(1925–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist *

Anne Applebaum Anne Elizabeth Applebaum (born July 25, 1964) is an American journalist and historian. She has written extensively about the history of Communism and the development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. She has worked at ''The Econo ...

(born 1964), American journalist *

Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut ''The Honkers'' (1972). She had supporting roles in ''Cancel My Reservation'' (1 ...

(born 1947), American actress *

Anne Askew Anne Askew (sometimes spelled Ayscough or Ascue) married name Anne Kyme, (152116 July 1546) was an English writer, poet, and Anabaptist preacher who was condemned as a heretic during the reign of Henry VIII of England. She and Margaret Chey ...

(1521–1546), English writer, poet, and Protestant martyr *

Anne Bancroft Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, tw ...

(1931–2005), American actress *

Anne Baxter Anne Baxter (May 7, 1923 – December 12, 1985) was an American actress, star of Hollywood films, Broadway productions, and television series. She won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, and was nominated for an Emmy. A granddaughter of Fra ...

(1923–1985), American actress *

Anne Lilia Berge Strand Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born 21 November 1977), known professionally as Annie, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. She began her recording career in 1999 with the underground hit single " The Greatest Hit" and gained int ...

(born 1977), Norwegian singer-songwriter, known as "Annie" *

Anne Berthelot Anne Berthelot (born 1 November 1957) is a French professor of Medieval French literature and studies. She is currently teaching at the University of Connecticut since 1990. Career Anne Berthelot is an since 1980, and a graduate of the École ...

(born 1957), French professor of Medieval literature studies *

Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie (born 2 July 1954) is a Norwegian writer and psalmist. She has worked extensively with South Sami church life and has written books and hymns in South Sami. She is married to the priest and psalmist Bierna Bientie. Anne- ...

(born 1954), Norwegian writer and psalmist *

Anne Bonny Anne Bonny (8 March 1697 – disappeared April 1721), sometimes Anne Bonney, was an Irish pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history. What little that is known of her life comes largely from Capta ...

(1702–1782?), Irish pirate *

Anne Bosworth Anne Lucy Bosworth Focke (September 29, 1868 – May 15, 1907) was an American mathematician who became the first mathematics professor at what is now the University of Rhode Island, and later became the first female doctoral student of David Hilb ...

(1868–1907), American mathematician *

Anne Bourg Anne Bourg (born 27 April 1987; ) is a Luxembourgish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Cana ...

(born 1987), Luxembourgish footballer *

Anne Bourguignon Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna (name), Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah (given name), Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie (given name), ...

(born 1950), French actress, filmmaker and political activist known as ''Anémone'' *

Anne Bourlioux Anne Bourlioux is a Canadian mathematician whose research involves the numerical simulation of Combustion#Turbulent, turbulent combustion. She is a winner of the Richard C. DiPrima Prize, and a professor of mathematics and statistics at the Unive ...

, Canadian mathematician and indoor rower *

Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet (née Dudley; March 8, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She is the first Puritan figure in Am ...

(1612–1672), America's first published poet *

Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria (born Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish cl ...

(1820–1849), British novelist and poet *

Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth and Baroness Byron (''née'' Milbanke; 17 May 1792 – 16 May 1860), nicknamed Annabella and commonly known as Lady Byron, was wife of poet George Gordon Byron, more commonly known as Lord Byro ...

(1792–1860), British peer, wife of Lord Byron *

Anne Byrn Anne Byrn (Nashville, Tennessee) is an American cookbook author and the former food editor of ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' and ''The Tennessean''. Biography Anne Byrn graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism i ...

(born 1956), American cookbook author *

Anne Carson Anne Carson (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, translator, classicist, and professor. Trained at the University of Toronto, Carson has taught classics, comparative literature, and creative writing at universities across the Unit ...

(born 1950), Canadian poet, essayist, and translator *

Anne Chislett Anne Chislett (born December 22, 1942) is a Canadian playwright. Biography Born and raised in St. John's, Dominion of Newfoundland, Chislett studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of British Columbia. She taught high s ...

(born 1942), Canadian playwright *

Anne Cox Chambers Anne Beau Cox Chambers (December 1, 1919 – January 31, 2020) was an American media proprietor, diplomat, and philanthropist who served as List of ambassadors of the United States to Belgium, United States Ambassador to Belgium from 1977 to 198 ...

(born 1919), American media proprietor and billionaire *

Anne V. Coates Anne Voase Coates (12 December 1925 – 8 May 2018) was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career. She was perhaps best known as the editor of David Lean's epic film ''Lawrence of Arabia'' in 1962, for which she won an Oscar. C ...

(born 1925), British film editor *

Anne Consigny Anne Consigny (; born 25 May 1963) is a French actress who has been active since 1981. She received a César Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film '' Not Here to Be Loved'' (2005). She is also known for her role as Claude in ...

(born 1963), French actress *

Anne Conway (disambiguation) Anne Conway may refer to: *Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828), née Conway, English sculptor *Anne C. Conway Anne C. Conway (born July 30, 1950) is an American lawyer and Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

, several people *

Anne Virginia Culbertson Anne Virginia Culbertson (November 16, 1857 – December 7, 1918) was an American writer, known chiefly as the author of dialect poems, and as a public reader of her own productions. Culbertson attempted numerous dialects; however, her work was no ...

(1857-1918), American writer *

Anne Dacier Anne Le Fèvre Dacier (1647 – 17 August 1720), better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French scholar, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey''. She sought to champion ...

(1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics *

Anne Seymour Damer Anne Seymour Damer, ''née'' Conway, (26 October 1748 – 28 May 1828) was an English sculptor. Once described as a 'female genius' by Horace Walpole, she was trained in sculpture by Giuseppe Ceracchi and John Bacon. Influenced by the Enlighten ...

(1749–1828), English sculptor *

Anne Daw Anne Daw is a South Australian advocate for the protection of water resources and prime agricultural land from mining and petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture o ...

, Australian environmental activist *

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker (, born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium, grew up in Wemmel) is a contemporary dance choreographer. The dance company constructed around her, , was in residence at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1992 to 2007. Biography ...

(born 1960), Belgian choreographer *

Anne Desclos Anne Cécile Desclos (23 September 1907 – 27 April 1998) was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the pen names Dominique Aury and Pauline Réage. She is best known for her erotic novel ''Story of O'' (1954). Early life Born in ...

(1907–1998), French journalist and novelist *

Anne Diamond Anne Margaret Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She presently hosts the weekend breakfast show on GB News with Stephen Dixon as her co-presenter. She hosted '' Good Morning Britain'' for TV-am and ''Good ...

(born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster *

Anne Distel Anne Distel (born Anne Dayez on 19 February 1947) is a French honorary general curator of heritage at the Musée d'Orsay and specialist in Impressionist paintings. She curated notable exhibitions such as ''Large monographie Renoir'', ''Cézanne et ...

(born 1947), French curator and art critic *

Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Ol ...

(born 1961), American basketball player and coach *

Anne Dudek Anne Louise Dudek (born March 22, 1975) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Tiffany Wilson in the 2004 film ''White Chicks'', Danielle Brookson in the USA Network television series ''Covert Affairs'', Dr. Amber Volakis on the Fox ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genre ...

(born 1956), English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician *

Anne Émond Anne Émond (born 1982) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter, currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Early life and education Born in 1982, Anne Émond has lived and worked in Montreal since 2001. In 2005, she completed her undergraduate pr ...

(born 1982), Canadian film director and screenwriter *

Anne Catherine Emmerich Anne Catherine Emmerich (also ''Anna Katharina Emmerick''; 8 September 1774 – 9 February 1824) was a Roman Catholic Augustinian Canoness Regular of Windesheim, mystic, Marian visionary, ecstatic and stigmatist. She was born in Flamschen, a ...

(1774–1824), German nun, mystic and stigmatic *

Anne Fletcher Anne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress. She directed the films '' Step Up'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008) and ''The Proposal (2009 film), The Proposal'' (2009). Early life Born Anne Marie ...

(born 1966), American choreographer and film director * Anne Stella Fomumbod, Cameroonian women's rights activist *

Anne Fontaine Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor Je ...

(born 1959), French film director, screenwriter, and actress *

Anne Francine Anne Hollingshead Francine (August 8, 1917 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress and cabaret singer. Biography Francine was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Philadelphia socialite parents Albert and Emilie Francine. She was raised on ...

(1917–1999), American actress and cabaret singer *

Anne Francis Anne Francis (also known as Anne Lloyd Francis; September 16, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress known for her ground-breaking roles in the science-fiction film ''Forbidden Planet'' (1956) and the television action-drama seri ...

(1930–2011), American actress *

Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – )Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new light on Anne Fra ...

(1929–1945), German-Dutch diarist and Holocaust victim *

Anne Geddes Anne Elizabeth Geddes (born 1956) is an Australian-born, New York City-based portrait photographer known primarily for her elaborately-staged photographs of infants. Geddes's books have been published in 83 countries. According to Amazon.com, ...

(born 1956), Australian photographer and businesswoman *

Anne Golon Anne Golon (17 December 1921 – 14 July 2017) was a French author, better known to English-speaking readers as Sergeanne Golon. Her ''Angélique'' novels have reportedly sold 150 million copies worldwide and have inspired multiple adaptations. ...

(born 1921), French author *

Anne Grant Anne Grant often styled Mrs Anne Grant of Laggan (21 February 1755 – 7 November 1838) was a Scottish poet and author best known for her collection of mostly biographical poems ''Memoirs of an American Lady'' as well as her earlier work ''Letter ...

(1755–1838), Scottish poet, author *

Anne Haney Anne Ryan Haney ( Thomas; March 4, 1934 – May 26, 2001) was an American stage and screen actress. She was best known for her roles in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Liar Liar'', as well as Alberta Meechum on the sitcom ''Mama's Family''. Early yea ...

(1934–2001), American actress *

Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Anne Hathaway, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Awar ...

(1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare *

(born 1982), American actress *

Anne Hébert Anne Hébert (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry. Early life Hébe ...

(1916–2000) Canadian author and poet *

Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche ( ; May 25, 1969August 11, 2022) was an American actress, known for her roles in a variety of genres in film, television, and theater, receiving numerous accolades, including a National Board of Review Award and multiple Emmy ...

(1969–2022), American actress *

Anne Heggtveit Anne Heggtveit, (born January 11, 1939) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada. She was an Olympic gold medallist and double world champion in 1960. Early years Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Heggtveit was raised in New Edinburgh, one of the ol ...

(born 1939), Canadian alpine skier *

Anne Henning Anne Elizabeth Henning (born September 6, 1955) is a retired American Speed skating, speed skater. She grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, and started in short track speed skating, but then, like many short track speed skaters before and after her, ...

(born 1955), American speed skater *

Anne Hidalgo Ana María "Anne" Hidalgo Aleu (, ; born 1959) is a Spanish-French politician who has served as Mayor of Paris since 2014, the first woman to hold the office. She is a member of the Socialist Party. Hidalgo served as First Deputy Mayor of Paris ...

(born 1959), French politician, Mayor of Paris *

Anne Holt Anne Holt (born 16 November 1958) is a Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice. Early life She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978. Holt graduated with a law degree from the Universit ...

(born 1958), Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice *

Anne Hugon Anne Hugon (born 1965) is a French historian specialising in the history of African exploration. Career Anne Hugon has worked for several years on the history of European exploration of Africa. She taught at the University of Lyon II and wro ...

(born 1965), French historian and Africanist *

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her ...

(1591–1643), American religious

dissenter A dissenter (from the Latin ''dissentire'', "to disagree") is one who dissents (disagrees) in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Usage in Christianity Dissent from the Anglican church In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and ...

Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created ...

(1637–1671), Duchess of York *

Anne Jackson Anne Jackson (September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016); retrieved April 16, 2016Archivedfrom the original on April 16, 2016. was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-sta ...

(1925–2016), American actress *

Anne Jeffreys Anne Jeffreys (born Annie Jeffreys Carmichael; January 26, 1923 – September 27, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She was noted as the female lead in the 1950s TV series '' Topper''. Career Jeffreys was born Annie Jeffreys Carmichae ...

(born 1923), American actress and singer *

Anne Judkins Anne Maree Judkins (born 1 March 1964) is a retired female track and field athlete from New Zealand who specialised in racewalking. Judkins was born in 1964. Her uncle is Robin Judkins, a retired sports administrator from Christchurch. She rece ...

(born 1964), New Zealand race walker *

Anne Keothavong Anne Viensouk Keothavong (born 16 September 1983) is a retired British tennis player. During her career, she won a total of 28 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved on 23 Februar ...

(born 1983), British tennis player *

Anne Kirkbride Anne Kirkbride (21 June 1954 – 19 January 2015) was an English actress, best known for her long-running role as Deirdre Barlow in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap ''Coronation Street'', which she played for 42 years from 1972 to 2014. For this ...

(1954–2015), English soap actress *

Anne Kremer Anne Kremer (born 17 October 1975) is a Luxembourgish retired tennis player. Anne won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. On 29 July 2002, she achieved her best WTA ranking of world No. 18. Anne completed her schooling at the Athénée de Luxe ...

(born 1975), Luxembourgish tennis player *

Anne Osborn Krueger Anne Osborn Krueger (; born February 12, 1934) is an American economist. She was the World Bank Chief Economist from 1982 to 1986, and the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2001 to 2006. She is currently ...

(born 1934), American economist, deputy director of the IMF *

Anne Margiste Anne Margiste (often credited as Anne-Reet Margiste; born 3 August 1942), is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress whose career began in the mid-1960s. Early life and education Anne-Reet Margiste was born in Vääna, the only child of ...

(born 1942), Estonian actress *

Anne Morrow Lindbergh Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh (June 22, 1906 – February 7, 2001) was an American writer and aviator. She was the wife of decorated pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh, with whom she made many exploratory flights. Raised in Englewood, New Jers ...

(1906–2001), American author and aviator *

Anne Birgitte Lundholt Anne Birigitte Lundholt (born 11 June 1952) is a member of the Danish Conservative People's Party and businessperson who served in the Danish Government and the Folketing. She was deputy director of the industry organization Textile Industry from ...

(born 1952), Danish politician and businessperson *

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...

(1926–2011), American-born Irish science fiction and fantasy writer *

Anne Hazen McFarland Anne Hazen McFarland, M.D. (, McFarland; after first marriage, Cromwell; after second marriage, Sharpe; October 10, 1868 – December 13, 1930) was an American physician and medical journal editor. Early life and education Anne Hazen McFarland wa ...

(1868–1930), American physician, editor *

Anne Meara Anne Meara Stiller (September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015) was an American actress and comedian. Along with her husband Jerry Stiller, she was one-half of the prominent 1960s comedy team Stiller and Meara. Their son is actor, director, and producer ...

(1929–2005), American actress and comedian *

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, (, – ) known as ''La Grande Mademoiselle'', was the only daughter of Gaston d'Orléans with his first wife, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. One of the greatest heiresses in ...

(1627–1693), French memoirist *

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the fir ...

(born 1945), Canadian singer *

Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist. She was supported early in her career by Herbert von Karajan. As an advocate of contemporary music, she has had several works composed especially for her, by Sebastian Currier, Henri ...

(born 1963), German violinist * Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker (1766–1817), French writer and philosopher, known as Madame de Staël *

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swe ...

(born 1955), Swedish mezzo-soprano *

Anne Parillaud Anne Parillaud (; born 6 May 1960) is a French actress who has been active since 1977. She is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film '' La Femme Nikita''. Biography Parillaud was born in Paris. While in ...

(born 1960), French actress * Anne Peichert (born 1996), French singer, songwriter and actress, known as Louane Emera *

Anne Peyroche Anne Peyroche, born Anne Marthe Alice Smal, is a French biologist and geneticist. From October 2017 to January 2018, she acted as interim president of the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) until fraud allegations were made. Biograph ...

, French biologist and geneticist *

Anne Provoost Anne Provoost (born 26 July 1964) is a Flemish author who now lives in Antwerp with her husband and three children. Career Anne Provoost was born in the Belgian town of Poperinge. She grew up in a family of four children in West Flanders and we ...

(born 1964), Flemish author *

Anne Quemere Anne Quemere (born May 19, 1966) is a French sailor and sportswoman. Biography From an early age, she found herself close to the sea on which she sails, as a family living in the Glénan archipelago, on the islands of Groix, Belle-Île, Houat ...

(born 1966), French sailor *

Anne Ramsey Angelina Anne Ramsey-Mobley (March 27, 1929 – August 11, 1988) was an American actress. She is best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in ''The Goonies'' (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), the latter of wh ...

(1929–1988), American actress *

Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera '' Coronation Street'' (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000); and her role ...

(born 1935), English actress *

Anne Revere Anne Revere (June 25, 1903 – December 18, 1990) was an American actress and a progressive member of the board of the Screen Actors' Guild. She was best known for her work on Broadway theatre, Broadway and her film portrayals of mothers in a ...

(1903–1990), American actress *

Anne Rice Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature. She was best known for her series of novels ''The Vampire Chronicles''. B ...

(1941–2021), American author *

Anne Royall Anne Royall (June 11, 1769 – October 1, 1854) was a travel writer, newspaper editor, and, by some accounts, the first professional female journalist in the United States. Early life She was born Anne Newport in Baltimore, Maryland. Anne grew ...

(1769–1854), American journalist *

Anne Schedeen Luanne Ruth Schedeen (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Anne Schedeen, is an American actress who worked primarily in television. She appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles in the 1970s before portraying the lead role ...

(born 1949), American television actress *

Anne Schilling Anne Schilling is an American mathematician specializing in algebraic combinatorics, representation theory, and mathematical physics. She is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis. Education Schilling completed her Ph. ...

, American mathematician *

Anne Sexton Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book '' Live or Die''. Her poetry details ...

(1928–1974), American poet *

Anne Shirley Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel '' Anne of Green Gables'' by L. M. Montgomery. Shirley is featured throughout the classic book series, which revolve around her life and family in 19th and 20th-century Prince Edw ...

(1918–1993), American actress *

Anne Smith (disambiguation) Anne or Ann Smith may refer to: People In arts and media * Anne Smith (silversmith) ( 1770s), English silversmith *Ann Eliza Smith (1819–1905), American author and patriot * Anne Mollegen Smith, American magazine editor and writer *Anne Smith ( 1 ...

, several people *

Anne Steele Anne Steele (pen name, Theodosia; 171711 November 1778) was an English Baptist hymn writer and essayist. For a full century after her death, she filled a larger place in United States and British hymnals than any other woman. At an early age, Ste ...

(1717–1778), English hymnwriter, essayist *

Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.Herrmann, Dorothy. ''Helen Keller: A Life'', Alfred ...

(1866–1936), American teacher and companion of Helen Keller *

Anne Sweeney Anne Marie Sweeney (born November 4, 1957) is an American businesswoman. She was formerly the co-chair of Disney Media, President of the Disney–ABC Television Group, and the President of Disney Channel from 1996 to 2014. In March 2014, she an ...

(born 1957), American businesswoman, co-chair of Disney Media *

Lady Anne Tree Lady Anne Evelyn Beatrice Tree (; 6 November 1927 – 9 August 2010) was a British philanthropist, prison visitor, prisoner rights activist, and the founder of the charity Fine Cell Work, which gives prisoners the opportunity to do worthwhile wo ...

(1927–2010), British philanthropist and prison visitor *

Anne Tyler Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-four novels, including ''Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant'' (1982), ''The Accidental Tourist'' (1985), and '' Breathin ...

(born 1941), American writer and literary critic *

Anne Veski Anne Veski (born Anne Vaarmann; 27 February 1956) is an Estonian pop singer who has recorded music in both her native language as well as Russian. Biography Anne Veski was born as Anne Vaarmann in Rapla, Estonia. She graduated from the musica ...

(born 1956), Estonian pop singer *

Anne Watanabe is a Japanese fashion model, actress, and singer. She is the daughter of film actor Ken Watanabe and his first wife Yumiko. In her modeling work, she is known by the mononym Anne.Kuhn, Anthony"For Japanese Women, The Past Is The Latest Fad"/ref> ...

渡辺杏 (Anne/杏) (born 1986), Japanese model and actress, known as "Anne" *

Anne Winters (actress) Anne Christine Winters (born June 3, 1994) is an American actress. She has played roles in the FX (TV channel), FX's series ''Tyrant (TV series), Tyrant'' as Emma Al-Fayeed, American Broadcasting Company, ABC's series ''Wicked City (TV series), Wi ...

(born 1994), American actress *

Anne Wizorek Anne Wizorek (born 5 May 1981) is a German journalist, author and feminist. Life In January 2013, she founded the blog ''Kleinerdrei''. She was the editor-in-chief of the blog with Juliane Leopold from 2013 to December 2018 when it became defu ...

(born 1981), German journalist, author and feminist *

Anne Wood (singer) Anne Wood (2 August 1907 – 12 June 1998), was a British mezzo-soprano singer and opera administrator. Early life Anne Wood was born on 2 August 1907 at The Grange, Crawley, Sussex, the daughter of Percival Wood, JP for Sussex, and his wife, E ...

(1907–1998), British mezzo-soprano and opera administrator *

Anne Wood Anne Wood, CBE (born 18 December 1937) is an English children's television producer, responsible for creating shows such as ''Teletubbies'' with Andrew Davenport. She is also the creator of ''Tots TV'' and ''Rosie and Jim''. She was a recipien ...

(born 1937), English children's television producer *

Anne Wolden-Ræthinge Anne Wolden-Ræthinge, known by the pseudonym Ninka, (11 July 1929 – 22 April 2016) was a Danish broadcast and newspaper journalist, biographer and writer who specialised in interviews with high-profile figures. She first worked at the Copenhagen ...

(1929–2016), Danish biographer, journalist and writer *

Anne Woolliams Anne Woolliams (3 August 1926 – 8 July 1999) was an English artistic director, ballet choreographer, dancer and teacher. She began studying dance at age five, performing with the Russian Opera and Ballet, the Ballet de la Jeunesse Anglaise and t ...

(1926–1999), English artistic director, ballet choreographer, dancer and teacher.

Ann

Ann (singer) Ann (; born 27 September 1991) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. She released her debut album, ''Catcher in the Rye'', in 2012. She has been publishing her songs on the internet since 2008 and was later discovered and signed by B'in Music, a ...

(born 1991), Taiwanese singer-songwriter *

Ann Bancroft Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fa ...

(born 1955), American author, teacher, adventurer and public speaker *

Ann Bollin Ann Marie Bollin (born August 18, 1960) is an American politician in Michigan. Bollin is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 42. Education Bollin attended Central Michigan University. Bollin was a Taubman Fello ...

(born 1960), American politician *

Ann Brashares Ann Brashares (born July 30, 1967) is an American young adult novelist. She is best known as the author of ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' series. Life and career Brashares was born in Alexandria, Virginia, and grew up in Chevy Chase, ...

(1967), American YA author * Ann Cashion, American chef *

Ann R. Chaintreuil Ann R. Chaintreuil (born June 10, 1947) is an American architect and co-founder of an architectural firm. Early life Chaintreuil was born at Genesee Hospital on June 10, 1947, in Rochester, New York, to John Urquhart Ross and Janet Getman Ross. ...

(born 1947), American architect *

Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman Ann Crittenden Coleman (, Crittenden; pen name, Mrs. Chapman Coleman; May 5, 1813 – February 13, 1891) was a 19th-century American author and translator. Her parents were John J. Crittenden, the statesman, and Sarah O. (Lee) Crittenden, of the ...

(1813–1891), American author, translator *

Ann Curry Ann Curry (born November 19, 1956) is an American journalist and photojournalist, who has been a reporter for more than 30 years, focused on human suffering in war zones and natural disasters. Curry has reported from the wars in Kosovo, Iraq, S ...

(born 1956), American journalist *

Ann Donahue Ann Donahue is a prominent television writer. She along with Carol Mendelsohn and Anthony E. Zuiker created the successful ''CSI'' franchise which includes ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''CSI: NY'', and '' CSI: Cyber''. ...

, television writer *

Ann Druyan Ann Druyan ( ; born June 13, 1949) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series ''Cosmos'', hosted by Carl Sagan, w ...

(born 1949), American writer and producer *

Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995) was an American anthropologist who specialized in the economic anthropology and rural development of Indonesia. She is the mother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the Uni ...

(1942–1995), American anthropologist *

Ann, Lady Fanshawe Ann Fanshawe, Lady Fanshawe (25 March 1625 – 20 January 1680) was an English memoirist and cookery author. Her recipe for ice cream is thought to be the earliest recorded in Europe. Early life and education Ann (or Anne) Harrison was born on 2 ...

(1625–1680), English memoirist and cookery author *

Ann Flagg Ann Kathryn Flagg (April 29, 1924 – ) was an American playwright, stage actress and drama teacher, whose works deal with the 19th and 20th century African-American experience. She is best known for her play ''Great Gettin up Mornin'', aired b ...

(1924–1970), African-American playwright, stage actress and drama teacher *

Ann Flora Froude Flashman Ann Flora Froude Flashman (Lady Rylah), (1911 - March 1969) was an Australian veterinarian. She was the first woman to enrol in the University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science and the first paid veterinarian at the Lort Smith Animal Hospita ...

(1911–1961), Australian veterinarian * Ann Getty (1941–2020), American philanthropist *

Ann Hasseltine Judson Ann Hasseltine Judson (December 22, 1789 – October 24, 1826) was one of the first female American foreign missionaries. Biography Ann attended the Bradford Academy and during a revival there read ''Strictures on the Modern System of Female ...

(1789–1826), American foreign missionary *

Ann E. Kelley Ann Elizabeth Kelley (1954–2007) was an American neuroscientist, who specialized in the neuroscience of reward and behavior. She was a professor at the University of Wisconsin. Biography Kelley was born in Milton, Massachusetts. She became i ...

(1954–2007), American neuroscientist *

Ann Kenrick Ann Kenrick (born 13 January 1958) is a charity leader in the United Kingdom. Early life and family Ann Kenrick is the second of four children of the pastor and homelessness campaigner, Rev Dr Bruce Kenrick, and his wife Isabel. Ann was born in th ...

(born 1958), British charity worker * Ann Lambert (born 1957), Canadian author and playwright *

Ann Lamont Ann Lamont (née Huntress) is an American venture capitalist and the First Lady of Connecticut, as the wife of Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont. Early life and career Lamont was born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, to Betsy Ann (née Whiteside) ...

, American venture capitalist *

Ann Landers Ann Landers was a pen name created by ''Chicago Sun-Times'' advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002) in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated ad ...

(1918–2002), pen name of American advice columnist Ruth Crowley and later, Esther Pauline Lederer *

Ann Lee Ann Lee (29 February 1736 – 8 September 1784), commonly known as Mother Ann Lee, was the founding leader of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, or the Shakers. After nearly two decades of participation in a re ...

(1736–1784), English church leader *

Ann Lewis Hamilton Ann Lewis Hamilton is an American television producer and writer. She worked in both capacities on ''Thirtysomething''. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards in 1991 for her work on the show; one for Outstanding Drama Series and one for Outstand ...

, American television producer and writer *

Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. She is known for her roles in ''Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), ''State Fair'' (1962), ''B ...

(born 1941), Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer *

Ann Marks Ann Marks (24July 19419October 2016) was a British physics teacher and science communicator. Biography Marks obtained a scholarship and studied at the University of Liverpool, receiving a BSc in physics in 1963. She also trained as a Qualifi ...

(1941-2016), British physicist and science communicator *

Ann M. Martin Ann Matthews Martin (born August 12, 1955) is an American children's fiction writer, known best for ''The Baby-Sitters Club'' series. Early life Ann Matthews Martin grew up in Princeton, NJ. Her mother, Eden Martin, was a preschool teacher and h ...

(born 1955), American children's author, known best for the ''Baby-sitters Club'' series *

Ann McCrory Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

(born 1956), First Lady of North Carolina *

Ann Miller Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American retired actress and former dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early ...

(1923–2004), American dancer, singer and actress *

Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series ''Widows'' as well as the sequels '' Widows 2'' and ''She's Out'', all writte ...

(born 1939), British stage and television actress *

Ann Nardulli Ann M. Nardulli (November 28, 1948 – June 27, 2018) was an American endocrinologist known for her research into the role of estrogen in breast cancer. Biography Ann Wannemacher was born in 1948 in Morrison, Illinois, to Rita and Rudolph Wannema ...

(1948–2018), American endocrinologist *

Ann Petry Ann Petry (October 12, 1908 – April 28, 1997) was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel ''The Street'' became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a milli ...

(1908–1997), American author and journalist *

Ann Putnam Jr. Annie Putnam (October 18, 1679 – 1716) was an important witness at the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts during the later portion of 17th-century Colonial America. Born 1679 in Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, she was ...

(1679–1716), witness at the Salem Witch Trials *

Ann Radcliffe Ann Radcliffe (née Ward; 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English novelist and a pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining respectability for G ...

(1764–1823), English author and pioneer of the Gothic subgenre *

Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (November 10, 1949December 12, 2020) was an American dancer, actress, choreographer and singer. She worked predominantly in musical theater, starring in Broadway (theatre), Broadway productions such as ''Coco (musical), Coco'' (1969) ...

(1949–2020), American actor, dancer, and choreographer *

Ann Richards Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, ...

(1933–2006), American politician *

Ann Romney Ann Lois Romney ( Davies; born April 16, 1949) is an American author and philanthropist. She is the wife of businessman and politician, Senator Mitt Romney of Utah. From 2003 to 2007, Romney was First Lady of Massachusetts, while her husband se ...

(born 1949), wife of American businessman and politician, Mitt Romney *

Ann E. Rondeau Ann Elisabeth Rondeau is a retired United States Navy vice admiral. During her tenure in the navy, she received two Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, and four Legion of Merit awards. Rondeau was the presi ...

, American Navy admiral *

Ann Rule Ann Rae Rule (''née'' Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American author of true crime books and articles. She is best known for ''The Stranger Beside Me'' (1980), about the serial killer Ted Bundy, with whom Rule worked an ...

(1931–2015), American author *

Ann Sarnoff Ann Marie Sarnoff (née Misiaszek; born c. 1961) is an American television executive. She became the chairwoman and CEO of Warner Bros. in the summer of 2019. Sarnoff was the first woman to hold the position at the company. Early life and educat ...

(born ca. 1962), American businesswoman *

Ann London Scott Ann London Scott (1929-1975) was an American feminist. She founded the Buffalo chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). As legislative vice president of the national organization in the early 1970s, she led the effort to ratify the ...

(1929–1975), American feminist *

Ann Smith (activist) Ann Smith ( 1682–1686) was an English anti-Catholic political activist. A devout Baptist, she and her family sheltered the rebel 9th Earl of Argyll when he was in hiding in London and fled with him to the Spanish Netherlands in 1683. She live ...

(fl. 1682–1686), English political activist *

Ann Eliza Smith Ann Eliza Smith ( pen name, Mrs. J. Gregory Smith; October 7, 1819 – January 6, 1905) was an American author. She was president of the board of managers for the Vermont woman's exhibit at the Centennial Exposition of 1876, at Philadelphia, and w ...

(1819–1905), American author *

Ann Sothern Ann Sothern (born Harriette Arlene Lake; January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001) was an American actress who worked on stage, radio, film, and television, in a career that spanned nearly six decades. Sothern began her career in the late 1920 ...

(1909–2001), American actress *

Ann Sullivan (animator) Ann Sullivan (April 10, 1929 – April 13, 2020) was an American animator, who primarily worked for Disney Animation. Early life and education Born Sara Ann McNeese in Fargo, North Dakota, to Thomas and Helen (Kossick) McNeese. Thomas was an a ...

(1929–2020), American animator *

Ann Syrdal Ann Kristen Syrdal (December 13, 1945July 24, 2020) was an American psychologist and computer science researcher who worked with speech synthesis technology. She developed the first female-sounding voice synthesizer. Early life Syrdal was bor ...

(1945–2020), American psychologist and researcher *

Ann Thongprasom Anne Thongprasom ( th, แอน ทองประสม; born 1 November 1976) is a Thai actress, model and producer who was the lead actress in many Thai series in the 2000s and had the lead role in the 2004 romantic melodrama '' The Letter: J ...

(born 1976), Thai film and television actress, host and producer *

Ann Widdecombe Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947) is a British politician, author and television personality. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald, and the former Maidstone constituency, from 1987 to 2010 and Member of the E ...

(born 1947), British politician, author and television personality *

Ann Wilson Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

(born 1950), American musician *

Ann Winsborn Ann Winsborn (born 5 July 1981Ann Winsborn
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(born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter

As a masculine name

Anna of East Anglia Anna (or Onna; killed 653 or 654) was king of East Anglia from the early 640s until his death. He was a member of the Wuffingas family, the ruling dynasty of the East Angles, and one of the three sons of Eni who ruled the kingdom of East Angli ...

(died 653/54), king of East Anglia *

Anne Bignan Anne Bignan (1795–1861) was a French poet and translator, known for his translations of Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two ...

(1795–1861), French poet and translator *

Anne van der Bijl Andrew "Anne" van der Bijl (; 11 May 1928 – 27 September 2022), known in English-speaking countries as Brother Andrew, was a Dutch Christian missionary and founder of the Christian organization Open Doors. He was known for smuggling Bibles and ...

(born 1928), Dutch Christian missionary *

Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle Anne Casimir Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (20 February 1836, Geneva – 3 October 1918, Chêne-Bougeries) was a Swiss botanist, the son of Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle. Early life and education He studied chemistry, physics and mathematic ...

(1836–1918), botanist *

Anne Claude de Caylus Anne Claude de Tubières-Grimoard de Pestels de Lévis, ''comte de Caylus'', marquis d'Esternay, baron de Bransac (Anne Claude Philippe; 31 October, 16925 September 1765), was a French antiquarian, proto-archaeologist and man of letters. Born in ...

(1692–1765), French antiquarian and proto-archaeologist *

Anne Danican Philidor Anne Danican Philidor (11 April 1681 – 8 October 1728) was a French woodwind player and composer of the Philidor family. Born in Paris on 11 April 1681, his grandfather and father were also professional woodwind players in the king's service. An ...

(1681–1728), French musician, composer, founder, Concert Spirituel Tuileries 172–1791 * Anne Hamilton (1709–1748), Scottish nobleman *

Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell (25 August 1783 – 1864) was a French admiral and the governor of the ''Isle de Bourbon'' in the Indian Ocean – now known as the French overseas department of Réunion – from May 1838 to October 18 ...

(1783–1864), French admiral *

Anne du Bourg Anne du Bourg (1521, Riom – 23 December 1559, Paris) was a French magistrate, nephew of the chancellor Antoine du Bourg, and a Protestant martyr. Early life Educated at the university of Orléans, he became a professor and had Étienne de la ...

(1521–1559), French magistrate *

Anne d'Escars de Givry Anne d'Escars de Givry (29 March 1546 – 19 April 1612) was a French Benedictine churchman, supporter of the ''Ligue'', and Cardinal. Biography He was born in Paris, the son of Jacques de Pérusse, Seigneur d'Escars and Françoise de Longwy, Dam ...

(1546–1612), French Benedictine cardinal *

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (or ''de Roucy''), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824),Long, George. (1851) ''The Supplement to the Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...

(1767–1824), French Romantic painter *

Anne de Joyeuse Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse (1560 – 20 October 1587) was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion. An intimate friend of Henry III of France, he was keeper of the kin ...

(c.1560–1587), French admiral during the French Wars of Religion *

Anne Louis Henri de La Fare Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare (1752–1829) was a French Roman Catholic Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal and counter-revolutionary. References

1752 births 1829 deaths 18th-century French cardinals 19th-century French cardinals Archbishop ...

(1752–1829), French Roman Catholic cardinal and counter-revolutionary *

(1493–1567), constable of France, soldier, statesman, and diplomat *

Anne de Noailles Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles (died 15 February 1678) was the great-grandson of Antoine, 1st comte de Noailles. He played an important part in the Fronde and the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, became captain-general of the newly ...

(d. 1678), first Duke of Noailles *

Anne Poulett The Honourable Anne Poulett (11 July 1711 – 5 July 1785) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons for sixteen years from 1769 until his death in 1785. Poulett was the fourth son of John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett and was born o ...

(1711–1785), British Member of Parliament *

Anne Jean Marie René Savary Anne Jean Marie René Savary, 1st Duke of Rovigo (26 April 17742 June 1833) was a French military officer and diplomat who served in the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the French invasion of Algeria. He was Minister of Police ...

(1774–1833), French general and diplomat *

Anne Hilarion de Tourville Anne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (24 November 1642, Paris – 23 May 1701) was a French Navy, French naval commander who served under King Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV. He was made Marshal of France in 1693. Tourville is widely co ...

(1642–1701), French naval commander, Marshal of France *

Anne Sjerp Troelstra Anne Sjerp Troelstra (10 August 1939 – 7 March 2019) was a professor of pure mathematics and foundations of mathematics at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) of the University of Amsterdam. He was a Constructivism (mathem ...

(1939–2019), Dutch mathematician and logician *

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne ( ; ; 10 May 172718 March 1781), commonly known as Turgot, was a French economist and statesman. Originally considered a physiocrat, he is today best remembered as an early advocate for economic libe ...

(1727–1781), French economist and statesman * Anne Vermeer (1916–2018), Dutch politician *

Anne Vondeling Anne Vondeling (2 March 1916 – 22 November 1979) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and agronomist. Vondeling studied Agronomy at the Wageningen Agricultural College obtaining a Master of Science in Engineering degree and wor ...

(1916–1979), Dutch politician *

(1904–1964), Dutch writer from Drenthe

Fictional characters

* Ann, in the

Story of Seasons ''Story of Seasons'', known in Japan as and formerly known as ''Harvest Moon'', is an agricultural simulation role-playing video game series created by Yasuhiro Wada and developed by Victor Interactive Software (acquired by Marvelous Entert ...

video game franchise * Ann, a hunter in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' *

Anne Boonchuy Anne Savisa Boonchuy ( ; Thai language, Thai: แอนน์ สาวิสา บุญช่วย) is the main protagonist of the Disney Channel animated series ''Amphibia (TV series), Amphibia'', created by Matt Braly. She is voiced by Bre ...

, from the American animated TV series ''

Amphibia Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...

'' * Anne Brookes, on the American TV sitcom ''

The Ropers ''The Ropers'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on ABC from March 13, 1979, to May 22, 1980. It is a spin-off of ''Three's Company'' and loosely based on the British sitcom ''George and Mildred'', which was itself a spin-off of ...

'' * Ann Darrow, in the films ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''King Kong'' (2005) * Anne Elliot, in

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

's ''

Persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for Social influence, influence. Persuasion can influence a person's Belief, beliefs, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, Intention, intentions, Motivation, motivations, or Behavior, behaviours. ...

'' *

Anne Glass Anne Glass is a Character (arts), fictional character on the TNT (U.S. TV network), TNT television series ''Falling Skies'' played by Moon Bloodgood. She is the ''de facto'' female lead. ''Falling Skies'' tells the story of the aftermath of a globa ...

, in the American TV series ''

Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, executive produced by Steve ...

'' *Anne Kirrin, the youngest of the four cousins in

Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have be ...

's The Famous Five novels * Anne Lester, a survivor in the video game ''

'' * Anne Lewis, in the ''Robocop'' franchise * Anne Maria, from the Canadian animated TV series '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Anne Page, from

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

'' *

Ann Perkins Ann Meredith Perkins, RN, portrayed by Rashida Jones, is a fictional character in the NBC comedy ''Parks and Recreation''. She is a nurse and Leslie Knope's best friend. Storyline Season 1 At the start of the series, Ann Perkins is living wit ...

, from the American television series ''

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Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with '' Anne of Green Gables''. She ...

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Ann Takamaki is a character in the 2016 video game ''Persona 5''. She is a Japanese teenage girl and a second-year student at the fictional Shujin Academy. She is also one of the founding members of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts, a group formed with the in ...

, one of the main characters from video game ''

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Raggedy Ann Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Gruelle re ...

, rag doll in Johnny Gruelle's books, 1918 onwards * Rebecca Anne "Annie" January, one of the main characters in ''The Boys'' franchise

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