Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''

Elisheva Elisheba (; ) was the wife of the Israelite prophet Aaron, who was the elder brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was said to be a daughter of Amminadab from the Tribe of Judah, and a sister ...

''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popular in England in the 13th century following the marriage of

Isabella of Angoulême Isabella (french: Isabelle, ; c. 1186/ 1188 – 4 June 1246) was Queen of England from 1200 to 1216 as the second wife of King John, Countess of Angoulême in her own right from 1202 until her death in 1246, and Countess of La Marche from 122 ...

to the king of England. Today sometimes abbreviated to Isa.

Etymology

This set of names is a Spanish variant of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

name

Elisheba Elisheba (; ) was the wife of the Israelite prophet Aaron, who was the elder brother of Moses and the first High Priest of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was said to be a daughter of Amminadab from the Tribe of Judah, and a sister of ...

through Latin and Greek represented in English and other western languages as Elisabeth.

Albert Dauzat Albert Dauzat (; 4 July 1877 – 31 October 1955) was a French linguist specializing in toponymy and onomastics. Dauzat, a student of Jules Gilliéron, was a director of studies at the École des hautes études. Works * ''L'argot des poilus; di ...

, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par

Marie-Thérèse Morlet Marie-Thérèse Morlet (Guise, Aisne, November 18, 1913 - July 9, 2005) was a French scholar (specialist in onomastics) and honorary director of research at CNRS. Her publications include ''Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille'' (''Et ...

, p. 337a.Chantal Tanet et Tristan Hordé, ''Dictionnaire des prénoms'', Larousse, Paris, 2009, p. 38 These names are derived from the Latin and Greek renderings of the Hebrew name based on both etymological and contextual evidence (the use of Isabel as a translation of the name of the mother of John the Baptist). The variant form originated through the loss of the first syllable and the replacement of final with (as does not appear word-finally in standard Spanish).Hanks, Patrick und Flavia Hodges. ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press, 1996, p.166. Elisabeth was understood in Spain as a name with the masculine

definite article An article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech. In English, both "the" and "a(n)" ar ...

''el'' "the", that is to say ''*El Isabeth'', from it, the short form ''*Isabeth'' where the final ''-el'' was substituted to ''-eth'', both for aesthetical reasons or feminization, or the entire syllable ''-bel'' was substituted to ''-beth'', by analogy with ''bella'' "pretty, beautiful".

Notable individuals

* Isabel I (1451–1504), Queen of Castile and

Léon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

(1474–1504), Queen consort of

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

(1479–1504) *

Isabel Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

, Princess Imperial of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1846–1921) *

Isabel Aboy Isabel Alejandra Aboy Ferrer (born May 4, 1982) is a Spanish actress. She became known in 1995, at age 13, following her role in the successful Telecinco series ''Médico de familia'' (''Family Doctor'') playing María, the eldest daughter o ...

, Spanish actress *

Isabel Allende Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born in Lima, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...

, Chilean author and niece of

Salvador Allende Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens (, , ; 26 June 1908 – 11 September 1973) was a Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as the 28th president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death on 11 September 1973. He was the fir ...

Isabel Bayrakdarian Isabel Bayrakdarian ( arm, Իզապէլ Պայրագտարեան; born February 1, 1974) is a Lebanese-born Canadian operatic soprano of Armenian descent who now resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Zahlé, Lebanon, into an ...

, Canadian-Armenian lyric soprano *

Isabel Carrasco Isabel Carrasco Lorenzo (4 March 1955 – 12 May 2014) was a Spanish politician of the People's Party. Carrasco served in the Senate of Spain between 2003 and 2007. At the time of her death, Carrasco was the head of the government in the northw ...

, Spanish politician *

Isabel Casimiro Isabel Maria Cortesão Casimiro (born 14 January 1955) is a Mozambican sociologist, women's rights activist, and a former politician. She is a professor at the Centre of African Studies, Eduardo Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique. She is a f ...

, Mozambican sociologist *

Isabel Cleghorn Isabel Cleghorn LLA (14 March 1852 – 4 December 1922) was a British educationist and suffragist. She was the headteacher at Heeley which is now part of Sheffield and she was the first woman President of the National Union of Teachers in 1911 ...

(1852–1922), British educationist and suffragist *

Isabel de Castro Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. Biography She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon, ...

, Portuguese actress *

Isabel de Madariaga Isabel Margaret de Madariaga (27 August 1919 – 16 June 2014) was a British historian who specialised on Russia in the 18th century and Catherine the Great. She published six books on Russia and is credited for changing the perception of Cathe ...

, British historian *

Isabel del Puerto Isabel del Puerto (born Elisabeth von Hortenau: August 7, 1921 in Vienna, Austria – March 13, 2014) was an Austrian-born noblewoman Mexican-American model, actress, dancer, writer, photojournalist, realtor and entrepreneur, and is the daughter ...

, Mexican-American actress *

Isabel Escobar Isabel C. Escobar is a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. She is also associate director of the Center of Membrane Sciences and co-director of the College of Engi ...

, Brazilian-American environmental engineer *

Isabel Fillardis Isabel Cristina Teodoro Fillardis (born August 3, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress and model. Career Fillardis began her career as a model at age 11, and at 15 she became a professional model. Two years later, at the i ...

, Brazilian actress *

Isabel Godin des Odonais Isabel Godin des Odonais (1728 in Riobamba, Viceroyalty of Peru, now in Ecuador – 28 September 1792 in Saint-Amand-Montrond, Cher, France) was an 18th-century woman who became separated from her husband in South America by colonial politics, ...

, traveler in the

Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...

Isabel Granada Isabella Villarama Granada (; March 9, 1976 – November 4, 2017) was a Filipino actress and singer. Early life and education Isabel Granada was the daughter of Humberto ortiz Granada, a Filipino chief marine engineer, and Isabel Villarama, a S ...

, Filipino actress *

Isabel Ge Mahe Isabel Ge Mahe (; born 1973/1974) is a Chinese businesswoman, and a vice president of Apple Inc., and managing director and head of its Greater China region. Career Before joining Apple, Mahe was vice president of wireless Software engineering at ...

, Chinese businesswoman *

Isabel Gemio Isabel Gemio Cardoso (born January 5, 1961 in Alburquerque, Badajoz) is a Spanish journalist and radio and television presenter. She was married to a Cuban sculptor ( Julio Nilo Manrique Roldán) and has a biological son and an adopted son.

, Spanish television presenter *

Isabel Getty Isabel Getty (born November 11, 1993) is an American singer, visual artist and socialite. She is the lead singer of the London-based rock band Jean Marlow. Early life and family Isabel Getty is the daughter of Christopher Getty and Pia Miller ...

, American singer-songwriter * Isabel Graham Bryce, British public servant *

Isabel Leonard Isabel Leonard (born February 18, 1982) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer based in New York City. She is of Argentine ancestry on her mother's side. Education Leonard was born in New York City. For five years she sang with the Manhattan S ...

, American opera singer *

Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australian actress and model. She is mainly known for her roles in '' Home and Away'' (2003–06), '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009), ''Daybreakers'' (2009), ''The Waiting City'' (2009), ' ...

, Australian actress and model *

Isabel Macedo María Isabel Macedo (born August 2, 1975) is an Argentine actress and singer. She was the First Lady of Salta Province from September 24, 2016 until December 10, 2019. Biography María Isabel Macedo was born in San Salvador de Jujuy, Arge ...

, Argentine actress *

Isabel Perón Isabel Martínez de Perón (, born María Estela Martínez Cartas, 4 February 1931), also known as Isabelita, is an Argentine politician who served as President of Argentina from 1974 to 1976. She was one of the first female republican heads ...

President of Argentina The president of Argentina ( es, Presidente de Argentina), officially known as the president of the Argentine Nation ( es, Presidente de la Nación Argentina), is both head of state and head of government of Argentina. Under Constitution of Ar ...

(1974–1976) and third wife of

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected P ...

Isabel May Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba, Elisheva''), Arising in ...

, American actress * Isabel McCorkindale, Australian temperance activist * Isabel Nkavadeka, Mozambican politician *

Isabel Nolan Isabel Nolan is an Irish contemporary artist who works with sculpture, textile, photographs, and text. Nolan lives and works in Dublin. Work Nolan, according to a review of her work in Frieze Magazine, works similarly to Eva Berendes, Nicho ...

, Irish artist *

Isabel Oli Maria Olivia Daytia-Prats (born October 20, 1981), better known by the screen name Isabel Oli, is a Filipina model and actress. Background Oli is the youngest of seven children to a Filipino father of Chinese descent and a Filipina mother of S ...

, Filipino actress *

Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer (23 July 1901Funeraria Jackie Oliver. Museum. Avenida Las Americas, Ponce, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. – 4 January 1974), better known as "Isabel la Negra", was a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican brothel owner and Procu ...

(1901–1974), Puerto Rican brothel owner *

Isabel Ordaz Isabel Ordaz Luengo (born 11 March 1957) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1982. She won the Silver St. George for Best Actress for her role in '' Chevrolet'' at the 20th Moscow Internation ...

, Spanish actress *

Isabel Pantoja María Isabel Pantoja Martín (; born August 2, 1956) is a Spanish singer. She was born in the Triana district of Seville, Spain. She has released more than a dozen albums throughout a career spanning many decades, mostly of '' copla'' genre, ...

, Spanish singer *

Isabel Parra Violeta Isabel Cereceda Parra (born 29 September 1939), better known as Isabel Parra, is a famous Chilean singer-songwriter and interpreter of Latin American musical folklore. Early years Parra was born in Chile in 1939 and began her career in ...

, Chilean singer-songwriter *

Isabelle Rauch Isabelle Rauch (born 10 August 1968) is a French politician of Horizons (Ensemble) who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since the 2017 elections, representing the ninth constituency of the department of Moselle. ...

(born 1968), French politician *

Isabel Ruth Isabel Ruth (born 6 April 1940) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1963. She starred in '' River of Gold'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmog ...

, Portuguese actress *

Isabel Sanford Isabel Sanford (born Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford; August 29, 1917 – July 9, 2004) was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian best known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms ''All in the Fam ...

, American actress *

Isabel Toledo Isabel Toledo (born Maria Isabel Izquierdo; April 9, 1960 – August 26, 2019) was a Cuban-American fashion designer based in New York City. She was widely recognized in the fashion industry for her attention to craftsmanship and the "sophisticat ...

(1961–2019), Cuban-American fashion designer *

Isabel Hooks Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of ''Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba, Elisheva''), Arising in ...

(born 2001), Namibian graphic designer

Individuals named Isabelle

Isabella of France (disambiguation) Isabella of France (c. 1295 – 1358), was the daughter of Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre, queen consort of Edward II of England and mother of Edward III of England. Isabella of France (or Isabelle, etc.) may also refer to: *Saint Isabel ...

, a disambiguation page *

Isabelle of Luxembourg Isabelle of Luxembourg (1247–1298) was a countess consort of Flanders and a marquis consort of Namur by marriage to Guy of Dampierre. Life She was the daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and Margaret of Bar. Isabelle was a member of the House of ...

(1247–1298), a daughter of Henry V of Luxembourg and his wife Margaret of Bar *

Isabelle of Orléans (disambiguation) Isabelle of Orléans or Isabelle d'Orléans may refer to: * Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans (1646-1696), Duchess of Alençon and Angoulême * Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961), member of the French Orleanist royal family and by marriage D ...

, a disambiguation page *

Princess Isabelle (disambiguation) Princess Isabelle may refer to: * Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911–2003), Countess of Paris * Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961) (1878–1961), a member of the French Orleanist royal family * Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1 ...

, a disambiguation page *

Isabelle Abiera Isabelle Abiera Collins-Magno (born 28 August 1992), professionally known as Max Collins, is a Filipino-American actress and model. Early life Collins was born in California. Her mother is a Filipino who is from Kalibo, Aklan. Her father is an ...

(born 1992), a Filipina actress and model *

Isabelle Adjani Isabelle Yasmina Adjani ; born 27 June 1955) is a French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. She is the only performer in history to win five César Awards for acting; she won the Best Actress award for ''Possession'' (1981), ''O ...

(born 1955), a French film actress and singer *

Isabelle Antena Isabelle Antena (born 28 May 1960) is a French singer and songwriter, and founder of the electro- samba group ''Antena''. Biography Isabelle Antena is a bossa nova and samba-inflected nu jazz and electropop artist. She was a founding member o ...

, a French singer *

Isabelle Arnould Isabelle Arnould (born 6 December 1970) is a retired female freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Belgium. Arnould was born in Liège, and represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul, South Korea (1988 ...

(born 1970), a retired Belgian female freestyle swimmer *

Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret (; born Thérèse Coquerelle; 27 July 1938) is a French singer best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with the song "Un premier amour". Early life Thérèse Coquerelle was born in Lille, France, on 27 July ...

(born 1938), a French singer *

Isabelle Autissier Isabelle Autissier (born 18 October 1956) is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition ( BOC Challenge 1990–91). Based in La Rochel ...

(born 1956), a French sailor, navigator, writer and broadcaster *

Isabelle Amyes Isabelle Amyes (born 13 June 1950) is an English actress best known for her role as Barbara Hunt in the British TV drama '' Bad Girls'' from 2000 to 2003. Another prominent role was as Fanny in ''Love in a Cold Climate'' (1980). Her various gu ...

(born 1950), an English actress *

Isabelle Blais Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer. History Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoir ...

, a Canadian actress and musician *

Isabelle Blanc Isabelle Blanc (born 25 July 1975) is a French snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capita ...

(born 1975), a French snowboarder and Olympic champion *

Isabelle Boulay Isabelle Boulay, (born 6 July 1972) is a French Canadian singer. Biography Born in Sainte-Félicité, Quebec, where her parents owned a restaurant, Boulay moved to the nearby city of Matane at the start of her adolescence, and studied litera ...

(born 1972), a francophone Canadian pop singer *

Isabelle Boulogne Isabelle Boulogne (born May 3, 1971 in Épernay) is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of K-4 500 m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on t ...

(born 1971), a French sprint canoer *

Isabelle Brasseur Isabelle Brasseur, (born July 28, 1970) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With her partner, Lloyd Eisler, she won two Olympic medals and the 1993 World Championships. Personal life Brasseur was born on July 28, 1970, in Kingsbury, Q ...

(born 1970), a Canadian figure skater *

Isabelle Breitman Zabou Breitman (born Isabelle Breitman; 30 October 1959), or simply Zabou, is a French actress and director. She is the daughter of actors Jean-Claude Deret and Céline Léger. At the age of four, she appeared in her first movie. Since 1981, Za ...

(born 1959), a French actress and director * Isabelle von Bueltzingsloewen (born 1964), a French academic and historian * Isabelle Buret, a French telecommunications and space science engineer *

Isabelle Le Callennec Isabelle Le Callennec (born 14 October 1966) is a French politician who represented Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS ...

(born 1966), French politician *

Isabel Calvimontes Isabel Calvimontes (November 19, 1790 – December 20, 1855) was a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot who participated in Buenos Aires society at the service of the May Revolution and in the early years of the emancipatory movement. She is one of the ...

(1790-1855), a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot; one of the Patricias Argentinas *

Isabelle Carbonell Isabelle Carbonell is a Belgian-Uruguayan-American award-winning experimental documentary filmmaker, and an assistant film professor at the American University of Paris. She holds a PhD in film from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her ...

, a Belgio-Uruguayan documentary photographer and filmmaker *

Isabelle Caro Isabelle Caro Rosenbohm (12 September 1982 – 18 November 2010) was a French model and actress from Marseille, France, who became well known after appearing in a controversial advertising campaign "No Anorexia" which showed Caro with vertebr ...

, a French model suffering from severe anorexia nervosa *

Isabelle Carré Isabelle Carré (born 28 May 1971) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in '' Se souvenir des belles choses'' (2001), and has been nominated a further six ti ...

(born 1971), a French actress * Isabelle Champmoreau (born 1974), a New Caledonian politician *

Isabelle Charest Isabelle Charest (born January 3, 1971 in Rimouski, Quebec) is a Canadian athlete and politician.Isabelle Chartrand Isabelle Chartrand (born April 20, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. As a member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, she won Olympic gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2001 IIHF Women's World Champion ...

(born 1978), a Canadian ice hockey player *

Isabelle Cheng Isabelle Cheng (), also known as Cheng Nian-tzu, was an intelligence agent for the National Security Bureau of Taiwan. She came to public attention when her relationship with Donald Keyser, an official of the United States Department of State, ...

(born 1970), an intelligence agent *

Isabelle Collin Dufresne Isabelle Collin Dufresne (6 September 1935 – 14 June 2014), known professionally as Ultra Violet, was a French-American artist, author, and both a colleague of Andy Warhol and one of his so-called Superstars. Earlier in her career, she worked ...

(aka Ultra Violet, born 1935), a French-American artist *

Isabelle Corey Isabelle Corey (29 May 1939 – 6 February 2011) was a French actress and model. Corey started modeling in Paris in her teens for magazines such as ''Jardin des Modes'', ''Elle'' and ''Madame Figaro''. She was discovered in the Latin Quarter, wh ...

(born 1939), a French film actress *

Isabelle Coutant-Peyre Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (born in 1952) is a French lawyer engaged to Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, the international terrorist better known as "Carlos" or "Carlos the Jackal". She represented Zacarias Moussaoui early on during his imprisonment, while ...

(born 1952), a French lawyer *

Isabelle Daniels Isabelle Frances Daniels (later ''Holston''; July 31, 1937 – September 8, 2017) was an American sprinter. Daniels attended Tennessee State University, where she was part of their AAU champion relay team for 5 years. She took the silver i ...

(born 1937), an American athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres *

Isabelle de Charrière Isabelle de Charrière (20 October 174027 December 1805), known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands, née Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken, and adameIsabelle de Charrière (married name) elsewhere, was a Dutch and ...

(1740–1805), a Dutch-born writer of the Enlightenment *

Isabelle de Craon Isabelle de Craon, Dame de Fougères (born 1212), was a French noblewoman, being the daughter of Amaury I, Sire de Craon, a wealthy baron who was the possessor of many lordships in Anjou and Maine. She was the wife of Raoul III, Sire de Fougères ...

(1212-), a French noblewoman *

Isabelle Debré Isabelle Debré (born 23 May 1957 in Lisieux, Calvados) was a member of the Senate of France from 2004 to 2017. A member of The Republicans Party, she represented the Hauts-de-Seine department, in Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; lit ...

(born 1957), a member of the Senate of France *

Isabelle Delobel Isabelle Delobel (born 17 June 1978) is a French former competitive ice dancer. With partner Olivier Schoenfelder, she is the 2008 World champion, the 2007 European champion, and the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion. Delobel and Schoenfelder r ...

(born 1978), a French figure skater * Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991), a Canadian composer, pianist and music educator *

Isabelle de Meulan Isabelle de Meulan, Dame de Mayenne, Dame de Craon (c. 1148 – 10 May 1220) was a French noblewoman, being the daughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan. Isabelle married twice; firstly to Geoffroy, Seigneur de Mayenn ...

(c. 1148 – 1220), a French noblewoman *

Isabelle Demongeot Isabelle Demongeot (born 18 September 1966) is a former professional tennis player from France, who turned professional on 1 May 1983. She lived in Saint-Tropez in the French Riviera in the early stages of her career and later settled further ...

(born 1966), a former French professional tennis player *

Isabelle de Montolieu Isabelle de Montolieu (1751–1832) was a Swiss novelist and translator. She wrote in and translated to the French language. Montolieu penned a few original novels and over 100 volumes of translations. She wrote the first French translation of ...

(1751–1832), a Swiss novelist and translator *

Isabelle Despres Isabelle Despres (born 8. August 1973) is a French slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K1 team event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Nottingham Nottingham ( , ...

, a French slalom canoer *

Isabelle Devaluez Isabelle Devaluez (born 17 March 1966 in Grenoble, Isère) is a retired female discus thrower from France, who competed in the discus contest at the Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended u ...

(born 1966), a retired French discus thrower *

Isabelle Diks Lillian Isabella (Isabelle) Diks (Heerlen, 25 July 1965) is a Politics of the Netherlands, Dutch GreenLeft politician. Between 1 September 2008 and 1 January 2009 she replaced Member of Parliament Mariko Peters as member of the House of Represen ...

(born 1965), a Dutch GreenLeft politician *

Isabelle Dinoire Isabelle Dinoire (3 February 1967 – 22 April 2016) was a French woman who was the first person to undergo a partial face transplant, after her Labrador retriever cross breed mauled her in May 2005. She underwent a 15-hour operation in November ...

(born 1967), the first person to undergo a partial face transplant *

Isabelle Duchesnay Isabelle Duchesnay (born December 18, 1963 in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice dancer who represented France for most of her career. With her brother Paul Duchesnay, she is the 1991 World champion and the 1992 Olympic silver med ...

(born 1963), an ice dancer who competed for both Canada and France *

Isabelle Durant Isabelle Annie J. Durant (born 4 September 1954) is a Belgian politician of the Ecolo party who served as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 2017 to 2021 and as acting Secretary-General ...

(born 1954), a Belgian politician, member of the Ecolo party *

Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (17 February 1877 – 21 October 1904) was a Swiss explorer and author. As a teenager, Eberhardt, educated in Switzerland by her father, published short stories under a male pseudonym. She became interested ...

(1877–1904), a Swiss -Algerian explorer and writer * Isabelle Ferron (born 1967), an actress in both film and stage *

Isabelle Fijalkowski Isabelle Fijalkowski, now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize (born May 23, 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme), is a retired French basketball player. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011. Career United States F ...

(born 1972), a retired French basketball player * Isabelle Flory, a French violinist *

Isabelle Fuhrman Isabelle Fuhrman (born February 25, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Esther in the horror film ''Orphan'' (2009) and its prequel '' Orphan: First Kill'' (2022). She also portrayed Clove in the dystopian adventure film ' ...

(born 1997), an American teen actress *

Isabelle Gatti de Gamond Isabelle Laure Gatti de Gamond (28 July 1839 – 11 October 1905) was a Belgian educationalist, feminist, and politician. Life Isabelle Gatti was the second of four daughters born to Giovanni Gatti, an Italian artist, and feminist writer Zo� ...

(1839–1905), an Italo-Belgian educationalist, feminist and politician *

Isabelle Goldenson Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein Goldenson (May 18, 1920 - February 21, 2005) was the wife of American Broadcasting Company founder and chairman Leonard Goldenson, and a co-founder of the charity United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). The Goldensons' daughter Ge ...

(-2005) *

Isabelle Guyon Isabelle Guyon (; born August 15, 1961) is a French-born researcher in machine learning known for her work on support-vector machines, artificial neural networks and bioinformatics. She is a Chair Professor at the University of Paris-Saclay. ...

(born 1961), French-born researcher in machine learning *

Isabelle Haak Isabelle Haak (born 11 July 1999) is a Swedish volleyball player, who plays as an opposite for the Italian club Imoco Volley Conegliano and the Swedish national team. Club career Haak started playing volleyball at the youth teams of her homet ...

(born 1999), Swedish volleyball player * Isabelle Holland (1920–2002), an author of children and adult fiction books *

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

(born 1953), a French actress *

Isabelle Keith Isabelle Keith (born Isobel Keep; May 27, 1898 – July 20, 1979) was an American actress. Keith was born Isobel Keep on May 27, 1898, in Nebraska. She initially was billed under her birth name, but she changed her professional name to Isabell ...

(1898–1979), an American actress *

Isabelle LaMal Isabelle LaMal (July 16, 1886 – July 20, 1952) was an American film actress. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she appeared in over 95 films between 1928 and 1951. LaMal is best known for her appearance as Mrs. Bedford, socialite owner of pr ...

(1886–1952), an American film actress *

Isabelle Lendl Isabelle Lendl (born July 29, 1991) is an American amateur golfer. She finished second in the 2006 American Junior Golf Association girls standings. She ranked first in the Top Fives and was named a first team Rolex Junior All-American. Her fath ...

(born 1991), an American amateur golfer *

Isabelle Li Isabelle Li Siyun (born 28 August 1994) is a Singaporean table tennis player who was part of the team that won the women's team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She won a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, a silver medal in ...

, Singaporean table tennis player *

Isabelle Liberman Isabelle Yoffe Liberman (1918–1990) was an American psychologist, born in Latvia, who was an expert on reading disabilities, including dyslexia. Isabelle Liberman received her bachelor's degree from Vassar College and her doctorate from Yale Uni ...

(1918–1990), an American psychologist *

Isabelle Lucas Isabelle Harriet Lucas (3 December 1927 – 24 February 1997) was a Canadian-born British actress and singer. Life and career Isabelle Lucas was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a chef from Barbados who worked on the Canadian Pacific Railw ...

(1927–1997), a Canadian-born British actress and singer *

Isabelle Mancini Isabelle Mancini (born July 26, 1967 in Arbois, Jura) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1994. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finishes at Albertville in 1992 with a fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay ...

(born 1967), a French cross country skier *

Isabelle Mercier Isabelle Mercier (born August 5, 1975 in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a professional poker player. Mercier originally learned to play poker as a child, but prior to turning to a poker career, she earned an undergraduate law academic degree, degree ...

(born 1975), a Canadian professional poker player * Isabelle E. Merry (1908-2002), Australian Congregational minister and chaplain *

Isabelle Mir Isabelle Mir (born 2 March 1949) is a French former Alpine skier. At the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble Mir was silver medalist in the downhill. She received a silver medal at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1970 The FIS Alpine World ...

(born 1949), a French former Alpine skier *

Isabelle Morneau Isabelle Morneau (born April 18, 1976 in Greenfield Park, Quebec) is Canadian retired Association football, soccer player who played for the Canada women's national soccer team. She was selected as a member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame in 2 ...

(born 1976), a defender on the Canada women's national soccer team *

Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (born 14 June 1966 in Annecy) is an athlete from France, who competes in triathlon. Mouthon competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She took seventh place with a total time of 2:02:53.41. H ...

(born 1966), a French athlete *

Isabelle Nanty Isabelle Nanty (born 21 January 1962) is a French actress, film and theatre director and screenwriter. Career She was a teacher for several years at the Cours Florent, and then received a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actres ...

(born 1962), a French actress and film director * Isabelle Nylander (born 1990), a Swedish figure skater *

Isabelle Pasco Isabelle Pasco (born 25 April 1966) is a French actress and model. Pasco was born in Perpignan. She began her career as a model, modelling for photographers including: Paolo Roversi; Peter Lindberg; David Lachapelle; Helmut Newton; Antony Arm ...

(born 1966), a French actress and model *

Isabelle Pasquet Isabelle Pasquet (born March 8, 1962) is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to ...

(born 1962), member of the Senate of France *

Isabelle Pearson Isabelle Pearson (born March 14, 1981) is a female judoka from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's half middleweight division (+ 63 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, alongside Argentina's Da ...

(born 1981), Canadian judoka *

Isabelle Peretz Isabelle Peretz (born 1956) is a professor of psychology at the University of Montreal, holding a Canada Research Chair and Casavant Chair in neurocognition of music. She specializes in music cognition, focusing on congenital and acquired musica ...

, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Montreal *

Isabelle Pieman Isabelle Pieman (born 28 September 1983) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She won five senior international medals and three Belgian national titles (2007, 2009, 2012). At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, Pieman qualified a spot for Bel ...

(born 1983), Belgian figure skater *

Isabelle Poulenard Isabelle Poulenard (born 5 July 1961) is French contemporary soprano. Poulenard was born in Paris. Her work has generally been focused on music of the French Baroque, however, she has performed and recorded George Frideric Handel and Georg P ...

(born 1961), French soprano *

Isabelle Rampling Isabelle Rampling (born June 24, 1985) is a Canadians, Canadian synchronized swimming, synchronized swimmer. Career At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Rampling won a gold medal, which she followed up with two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American G ...

(born 1985), Canadian synchronized swimmer * Isabelle Rezazadeh, also known as Rezz, a Canadian DJ and record producer *

Isabelle Romée Isabelle Romée, also known as Isabelle de Vouthon and Isabelle d'Arc (1377–1458) and Ysabeau Romee, was the mother of Joan of Arc. She grew up in Vouthon-Bas and later married Jacques d'Arc. The couple moved to Domrémy, where they owned a ...

(1377–1458), the mother of Joan of Arc *

Isabelle Sadoyan Isabelle Sadoyan (12 May 1928 – 10 July 2017) was a French-Armenian actress. She was the wife of actor Jean Bouise. Her filmography includes films by Jeanne Moreau, Claude Chabrol, Claude Lelouch, Luc Besson, Jean-Luc Godard, Henri Verneuil, ...

(born 1928), French actress *

Isabelle Sandy Isabelle Sandy (a pseudonym; 15 June 1884, Cos, Ariège – 8 May 1975) was a French poet, writer and radio presenter, best known for her French literary regionalism, regionalism.Frédérique Chevillot, Anna Norris, ''Des femmes écrivent la guer ...

(1884–1975), French poet and writer *

Isabelle Schad Isabelle Schad (born 21 April 1970) is a German dancer and choreographer. Biography Schad was born in Stuttgart and studied ballet there from 1981 to 1990. She then danced for six years in various ballet companies before becoming a member of U ...

(born 1970), German dancer and choreographer *

Isabelle Severino Isabelle Severino (born 9 April 1980) is a French gymnast and actress from Montmorency, Paris, France. Severino was a member of the 1996 and 2004 French Olympic teams where the French team placed 8th and 6th respectively. Isabelle is also a v ...

(born 1980), French gymnast and actress *

Isabelle Simonis Isabelle Simonis (born 4 March 1967) is a Belgians, Belgian politician from the Socialist Party (francophone Belgium), Socialist Party. Simonis studied Communication studies, communication, and she was active in the socialist women's rights mo ...

(born 1967), Belgian politician from the Socialist Party *

Isabelle Stengers Isabelle Stengers (; ; born 1949) is a Belgian philosopher, noted for her work in the philosophy of science. Trained as a chemist, she has collaborated with Russian-Belgian chemist Ilya Prigogine and French philosopher/sociologist Bruno Latour am ...

(born 1949), Belgian philosopher and the daughter of the historian Jean Stengers *

Isabelle Stoehr Isabelle Stoehr (born June 9, 1979, in Tours) is a professional squash player from France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and te ...

(born 1979), French professional squash player *

Isabelle Stone Isabelle Stone (October 18, 1868 – 1966) was an American physicist and educator. She was one of the founders of the American Physical Society. She was among the first women to be awarded a PhD in physics in the United States. Early life a ...

, (1868-1944), American physicist *

Isabelle Story Isabelle Florence Story (1887–1970) was an American writer and editor. Much of her career was spent in the employment of the National Park Service. Early life Story was from Chicago. Her sister was Eleanor Chittenden Cress. Career Story ...

(1887–1970), American writer and editor *

Isabelle Turcotte Baird Isabelle Turcotte Baird (born September 24, 1970 in Quebec City, Quebec) is an athlete from Canada. She competes in the triathlon. Baird competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, official ...

(born 1970), Canadian athlete *

Isabelle Urquhart Isabelle Urquhart (December 9, 1865 – February 7, 1907) was an American contralto and actress, noted for her performances in comic opera and Musical theatre, musical comedy.Isabelle Vasseur (born 1959), member of the National Assembly of France *

Isabelle Valentin Isabelle Valentin (born 20 January 1962 in Le Puy-en-Velay) is a French politician of the Republicans who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly since 28 June 2017, representing the 1st constituency of Haute-Loire. Political car ...

(born 1962), French politician *

Isabelle Vengerova Isabelle Vengerova ( be, Ізабэла Венгерава; 7 February 1956) was a Russian, later American, pianist and music teacher. She was born Izabella Afanasyevna Vengerova (Изабелла Афанасьевна Венгерова) in M ...

(1877–1956), a Russian-born American pianist and music teacher *

Isabelle Wendling Isabelle Wendling (born 30 January 1971, in Boulay-Moselle) is a French handball player and member of a former World Champion France national team. She became World Champion in 2003, when France won the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship i ...

(born 1971), a French handball player *

Isabelle Wéry Isabelle Wéry is a Belgian actress and award-winning writer. Wéry was born in Liège. She studied theatre in INSAS, where she was graduated in 1991. René Hainaux was her teacher. She has performed in several theatres from France, Belgium, It ...

, a Belgian actress and writer * Isabelle Westbury (born 1990), an English cricketer *

Isabelle White Isabelle Mary White (1 September 1894 – 24 June 1972) was the first British diver to win a medal at the Olympic Games, and the first to win a European championship. She competed in four Olympics, including the 1912 Summer Olympics, where ...

(1894–1972), a British diver *

Isabelle Yacoubou Isabelle Yacoubou (born 21 April 1986) is a Beninese-born French basketball player. She plays for France women's national basketball team. She has competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics where France won a silver medal. Since May 2004 she also hold ...

(born 1986), is a French of Bénin origin professional basketball player

Fictional characters

* Isabelle Andersson, fictional character in the Sune book series, Sune's younger sister * Isabelle Kruger, a fictional character played by

Marion Cotillard Marion Cotillard (; born 30 September 1975) is a French actress, film producer, singer, and environmentalist who is widely known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters in both European and Hollywood productions. She has received ...

in the 2005 film '' The Black Box'' *

Isabelle (comics) ''Isabelle'' was a Belgian comic series drawn by Will and written by André Franquin, Delporte and Raymond Macherot. The comic first appeared in '' Spirou'' magazine in 1969. Created by a top team of already-famous contributors to the magazin ...

, a Belgian comic book series * Isabelle of Cornwall, the mother of

Tristan Tristan (Latin/ Brythonic: ''Drustanus''; cy, Trystan), also known as Tristram or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed ...

in Arthurian legend *

Isabelle Lightwood This is a list of the main characters from ''The Mortal Instruments'' series by Cassandra Clare, including the novels '' City of Bones'', '' City of Ashes'', '' City of Glass'', ''City of Fallen Angels'', '' City of Lost Souls'', and '' City of ...

, fictional character in ''

The Mortal Instruments ''The Mortal Instruments'' is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by American author Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. ''The Mortal Instruments'' is chronologically the third series of a planned fi ...

'' series and ''

Shadowhunters ''Shadowhunters'', also known as ''Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments'', is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Ed Decter, based on the book series ''The Mortal Instruments'' written by Cassandra Clare. It premiered ...

'' TV series based on the novel. * Isabelle Tyler, a fictional character on the USA Network science fiction television series ''The 4400'' *

Isabelle (Animal Crossing) Isabelle, known as in Japan, is a fictional character from the '' Animal Crossing'' series of video games. She is a kindly Shih Tzu that debuted in the 2012 release '' Animal Crossing: New Leaf'', where she serves as the secretary to the player ...

, an anthropomorphic dog character who was introduced as the mayor's assistant in the

Nintendo 3DS The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The system features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS video games. As an eighth-generatio ...

game title '' Animal Crossing: New Leaf''

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