Fannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Fannie Yarborough Bickett Fanny Neal Yarborough Bickett (October 11, 1870 – July 3, 1941) was an American social worker, public official, lawyer, and lobbyist. She served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1917 to 1921, as the wife of Governor Thomas W. Bickett, a ...

(1870-1941), American social worker and political hostess *

Fannie B. Damon Frances Brackett Damon (, Brackett; pen name, Percy Larkin; May 21, 1857 – December 13, 1939) was an American writer of poetry, short stories, essays, playlets, and novels. She was also an editor of the literary magazines, ''The Quiet Hours'' a ...

(1857-1939), American writer, magazine editor *

Fannie B. Linderman Fannie B. Linderman (, Fry; after first marriage, Linderman; after second marriage, Harling; pen name, Lady Lind; August 1875 – October 9, 1960) was a British-born American teacher of dramatic arts, an entertainer, and a writer. She was a member ...

(1875-1960), British-born American teacher, entertainer, and writer * Fannie Barrier Williams (1855–1944), African American educator, political and women's rights activist *

Fannie Barrios Fannie Barrios (1964-2005) was a professional female bodybuilder from Venezuela. Biography Fannie Josefina Barrios was born in Caracas, Venezuela on May 30, 1964. She was the Venezuelan champion in 1997 and 1998. She earned her pro card in 19 ...

, Venezuelan bodybuilder * Fannie Birckhead (1935–2022), American community organizer, judge, and politician *

Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (July 16, 1863 – August 20, 1927) was an Austrian-born U.S. pianist. Biography Zeisler was born Fannie Blumenfeld on July 16, 1863, in Bielitz, Austrian Silesia, to Jewish parents. She emigrated to the United States ...

(1863–1927), Austrian-born American pianist *

Fannie C. Williams Fannie C. Williams (1882-1980) was an American educator. Early life Fannie C. Williams was born in 1882 in Biloxi, Mississippi. In the pursuit to attend college, she moved to New Orleans. In 1904, she graduated from Straight College, a school tha ...

(1882–1980), American educator *

Fannie E. Motley Fannie Ernestine Motley (January 25, 1927 - May 8, 2016) was the first African Americans, African-American graduate from Spring Hill College, a Society of Jesus, Jesuit institution in Mobile, Alabama. She entered the school in 1954. Biography M ...

, American schoolteacher and president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools * Fannie Farmer (1857–1915), American culinary expert and author *

Fannie Fern Andrews Fannie Fern Andrews (Phillips) (1867–1950) was an American lecturer, teacher, social worker, and writer. Biography Fannie Fern and Frank Edward Phillips were twins, born on 25 September 1867 at Middleton, Annapolis (Nova Scotia) to Anni ...

(1867–1950), American lecturer, teacher, social worker and writer * Fannie Flagg (born 1944), American actress, comedian and author *

Fannie Gaston-Johansson Fannie Jean Gaston-Johansson (born 1938) is an American professor of nursing. She is a professor emerita and university distinguished professor at Johns Hopkins University. Gaston-Johansson researched health disparities, pain management, and co ...

(1938–2023), American professor of nursing *

Fannie Heaslip Lea Fannie Heaslip Lea (October 30, 1884 – January 13, 1955) was an American author and poet, best known for her poem "The Dead Faith". Biography Fannie (sometimes spelled Fanny) Heaslip Lea, the daughter of newspaperman James J. Lea and Marg ...

(1884–1955), American author and poet *

Fannie Hillsmith Fannie Hillsmith (1911 – July 27, 2007) was an American cubist painter from Boston who during a long career, mostly based in New York City, developed a style of Cubism which combined traditional Cubist motifs with what she called "an early Ameri ...

(1911–2007), American cubist painter *

Fannie Hurst Fannie Hurst (October 18, 1889 – February 23, 1968) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era. Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the d ...

(1885–1968), American novelist *

Fannie Kauffman Fannie Kauffman (April 11, 1924 – February 21, 2009), who was often known by the stage name Vitola, was a Canadian-born Cuban actress and comedian. Biography Early life Kauffman was born on April 11, 1924, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She mov ...

(1924–2009), a Mexican comedian and actress *

Fannie Lee Chaney Fannie Lee Chaney (née Roberts; September 4, 1921 – May 22, 2007) was an American baker turned civil rights activist after her son James Chaney was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan during the 1964 Freedom Summer rides in Mississippi. After her so ...

(1921–2007), American baker turned civil rights activist * Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977), American voting rights activist *

Fannie Nampeyo Fannie Nampeyo (1900–1987) (also known as Fannie Lesou Polacca and Fannie Nampeyo Polacca) was a modern and contemporary fine arts potter, who carried on the traditions of her famous mother, Nampeyo of Hano, the grand matriarch of modern Hopi ...

(1900–1987), American potter *

Fannie Hardy Eckstorm Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm (1865–1946) was an American writer, ornithologist and folklorist. Her extensive personal knowledge of her native state of Maine secured her place as one of the foremost authorities on the history, wildlife, cultures, ...

(1865–1946), American writer, ornithologist and folklorist * Fannie Porter (1873–c.1940), American brothel owner *

Fannie Almara Quain Fannie Almara Dunn Quain (née Dunn; February 13, 1874 – February 2, 1950) was an American family physician and public health advocate who was the first woman born in North Dakota to earn a doctor of medicine degree. She led a state campaign t ...

(1874–1950), American family physician * Fannie M. Richards (1840–1922), American educator * Fannie Salter (1883–1966), American lighthouse keeper * Fannie Sellins (1872–1919), American union organizer * Fannie Ward (1872–1952), vaudeville and silent film actress

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