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* Billy Jayne, American television and film actor * Caroline Furness Jayne (1873–1909), American ethnologist * Erika Jayne, American dance/club music performer * Francis Jayne (1845–1921), British bishop and academic * Horace Jayne (1859–1913), American biologist, zoologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author * Ira W. Jayne (born 1882), American judge * Jennifer Jayne (1931–2006), English film and television actress *

Joey Jayne Joey Jayne, is an American and Navajo politician and attorney from Montana, who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. She served as Justice of the Peace in L ...

, Democratic Party member of the Montana House of Representatives * Joseph Lee Jayne (1863–1928), rear admiral in the United States Navy, veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I *

Keith Jayne Keith Jayne (born 10 December 1960) is a British actor, known for playing the title role in the 1981 television adaptation ''Stig of the Dump''. A slow growth rate, due to a pituitary gland problem, made Keith a target of bullies at grammar ...

(born 1960), a British television actor *

Mark Jayne Mark Jayne is a former American wrestling, wrestler. He established himself in wrestling at St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio), Lakewood St. Edward High School in Ohio. Jayne was a three-time state champion in for St. Edward, while his team ...

, American wrestler * Mitchell F. Jayne (1928–2010), emcee and upright bass player in The Dillards bluegrass band * Randy Jayne (born 1944), Managing Partner at Heidrick & Struggles * Robert Jayne (born 1973), American actor *

Roland Everett Jayne Roland Everett Jayne (1886–1937) was a Methodist clergyman and biographer. He is noted for two biographies: ''Jonas Hanway: Philanthropist, Politician and Author'' (1929) and ''The Story of John Pounds, Founder of Ragged Schools'' (1925). He se ...

(1886–1937), Methodist clergyman and biographer *

Richard Jayne Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...

(1930-2022), Historian and prisoner of war *Sam Jayne, vocalist/guitarist of indie band Love as Laughter, formerly of

Lync Lync was a 1990s post-hardcore band from Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1992, Lync was composed of vocalist/guitarist Sam Jayne, bassist/vocalist James Bertram and drummer Dave Schneider. Lync's distinctive sound of distortion, cryptic lyri ...

. * Silas Carter Jayne (1907–1987), implicated in the 1955 murder of three young boys in Chicago *

William Jayne William A. Jayne (October 8, 1826March 20, 1916) was an American politician and physician. He served as Governor of the Dakota Territory and as the territory's delegate to the United States House of Representatives during the American Civil Wa ...

(1826–1916), Abraham Lincoln’s personal physician, first Governor of the Dakota Territory, Delegate to the House of Representatives, three terms as mayor of Springfield, Il, from 1876

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Jayne Appel Jayne Appel-Marinelli (born May 14, 1988) is a retired center who last played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in 2016. She played collegiate basketball at Stanford University. High school career ...

(born 1988), basketball player * Jayne V. Armstrong (fl. 1996), British botanist * Jayne Atkinson (born 1959), English film, theatre and television actress *

Jayne Baxter Jayne Baxter (born 5 November 1955) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2012 to 2016. She succeeded John Park when he resigned his list seat to tak ...

, Scottish Labour Party politician * Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London * Jayne Brook (born 1960), American actress *

Jayne Casey Jayne Casey (born 1956, in Wallasey, Cheshire) is an English artistic director who was known for being involved in the Liverpool punk and new wave scene in the 1970s and 1980s, with Big in Japan, Pink Military and Pink Industry. A Keychan ...

(born 1956), English artistic director * Jayne Cobb, a character from the television series ''Firefly'' * Jayne Cortez (1934–2012), African-American poet, activist, small press publisher and spoken-word performance artist * Jayne County (born 1947), American performer, musician and actress * Katrina Jayne Dimaranan (born 1993), Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder * Sarah Jayne Dunn (born 1981), English actress * Jayne Eastwood (born 1946), Canadian actress *

Jayne Furlong Jayne Furlong, also referred to as Jane Furlong, was a New Zealand teenager from Auckland who disappeared from a street in Auckland on 26 May 1993 while working in the sex trade. She had been abducted and murdered. Disappearance Her remains w ...

, New Zealand girl abducted in 1993 and murdered *

Jayne Gackenbach Jayne Gackenbach (born May 24, 1946) is a dream researcher whose focus is lucid dreaming and other Altered state of consciousness, altered states of consciousness. She holds a Ph.D in Experimental Psychology. She attended Virginia Commonwealth Un ...

, writer and dream researcher * Mary Jayne Gold (1909–1997), American heiress, helped European Jews and intellectuals escape Nazi Germany in 1940-1941 * Jayne Grayson, a character from the television series ''Holby City'' *

Mary Jayne Harrelson Mary Jayne Harrelson (married name ''Reeves;'' born June 17, 1978, in Roxboro, North Carolina) is a female middle distance runner from the United States. She won a silver medal in the women's 1,500 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games in ...

(born 1978), female middle distance runner from the United States * Jayne Hayden (born 1968), former operative for the Central Intelligence Agency * Jayne Heitmeyer (born 1960), Canadian actress *

Jayne Hepsibah Jayne Hepsibah Sullivan is a Hatmaking, milliner who creates and sells women's headwear and hats to a top drawer clientele such as Camilla Parker Bowles. Her shop was ''Hepsibah Hats'' in Brackenbury Village in Hammersmith. References

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, milliner * David Jayne Hill (1850–1932), American academic, diplomat and author * Jayne Houdyshell (born 1953), Tony Award–nominated American theater actress * Jayne Hughes, the Deputy High Bailiff and Judicial Officer of the Isle of Man *

Jayne Irving Jayne Irving (born 30 August 1956, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British TV presenter best known for appearing on the Breakfast Television show ''Good Morning Britain (1983), Good Morning Britain'', plus the BBC One weekday morning pho ...

(born 1956), British TV presenter * Jayne Jagot, Australian judge *

Jayne Fenton Keane Jayne Fenton Keane is a contemporary Australian poet and poetry performer. She is known for making innovative use of multimedia including Adobe Flash, for publishing her poetry on the web, and for poetry performance. Early life and education Ke ...

, contemporary Australian poet * Jayne Kennedy (born 1951), American actress, beauty pageant titleholder and sportscaster *

Jayne Ann Krentz Jayne Ann Krentz, née Jayne Castle (born March 28, 1948 in Cobb, California, United States), is an American writer of romance novels. Krentz is the author of a string of ''New York Times'' bestsellers under seven different pseudonyms. Now, she ...

, née Jayne Castle (born 1948), American writer of romance novels *

Jayne Lawless Jayne Lawless (born 1974) is an English installation art, installation artist from Liverpool. A 2011 Fine Art Masters graduate of Bath Spa University following a successful post-graduate diploma course at Stass Paraskos' Cyprus College of Art in ...

(born 1974), English installation artist from Liverpool * Jayne Loader (born 1951), American director and writer * Jayne Ludlow (born 1979), Welsh football coach and former player * Jayne Mansfield (1933–1967), American actress in film, theatre, and television *

Jayne Marie Mansfield Jayne Marie Mansfield (born November 8, 1950) is an American actress and model. She is the first child and eldest daughter of 1950s Hollywood sex symbol and ''Playboy'' Playmate Jayne Mansfield and Mansfield's ex-husband Paul. Mansfield is also t ...

(born 1950), the first child of Jayne Mansfield *

Jayne McHugh Jayne Marie McHugh (born May 31, 1960) is a former volleyball player. She played for the United States national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

(born 1960), former volleyball player * Jayne Meadows (born 1919), American stage, film and television actress, author and lecturer * Jayne Middlemiss (born 1971), English television and radio presenter *

E. Jayne Mockler E. Jayne Mockler (born September 21, 1957) is a Democratic politician from the state of Wyoming who currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Wyoming Board of Equalization. Prior to first being appointed to the Board in 2013 by Governor Matt Mead ...

, Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate *

Jayne Modean Jayne Modean is an American model and actress who got her break as a fashion model in the late 1970s, appearing on four ''Seventeen'' covers in 1977. She was the featured cover model on the February 1981 ''Inside Sports'' annual swimsuit issue. C ...

(born 1958), American model and actress *

Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill (née Poole; 10 June 1973 – 6 May 2006) was a flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who died in Iraq, becoming the first British servicewoman to be killed in action for more than 20 years. Born Sarah-Jayne Poole ...

(1973–2006), Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force who died in Iraq *

Jayne Parsons Jayne Parsons (born 18 March 1962 in Lower Hutt) is a New Zealand paralympic cycle sport, cyclist who New Zealand at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Annaliisa Farrell in t ...

(born 1962), New Zealand paralympic cyclist * Jayne Anne Phillips (born 1952), American novelist and short story writer * Jayne Pierson, Welsh fashion designer *

Jayne Pupek Jayne Pupek (March 8, 1962 – August 30, 2010) was an American poet and fiction writer. She wrote and published two collections of poetry: ''The Livelihood of Crows'' (Mayapple Press, 2010) and ''Forms of Intercession'' (Mayapple Press, 2008), ...

(1962–2010), American poet and fiction writer *

Jayne Walton Rosen Jayne Walton Rosen (August 28, 1917 – January 10, 2010) was an American entertainer, singer and actress, who worked as Lawrence Welk's Champagne Lady from 1940 until 1945. Rosen was born Jayne Flanagan in San Antonio, Texas, on August 28, 1917. ...

(1917–2010), American entertainer, singer and actress * Jayne Sharp (born 1977), English broadcaster *

Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill, OBE (born 7 October 1957) is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the ...

, OBE (born 1957), British ice dancer *

Jayne Trcka Jayne Marie Trcka (born April 16, 1963) is an American female bodybuilder, fitness model and actress. Early life She studied gymnastics and other sports in school. She started weight training after moving to Southern California in 1986. Caree ...

, amateur female bodybuilder and actress *

Jayne Tunnicliffe The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2004, by order of first appearance. Eric Garside Eric Garside, played by Peter Kay, appeared on 30 January 2004. Eric i ...

(born 1967), English actress *

Jayne West Jayne West is an American operatic soprano, who was born in White Plains, New York, and was raised in Framingham, Massachusetts. After graduation from Oberlin College, she moved to Boston, where she studied at the Boston Conservatory. West has ap ...

, American operatic soprano * Emma-Jayne Wilson (born 1981), Sovereign and Eclipse Award-winning jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing * Jayne Wisener (born 1987), actress and singer from Northern Ireland *

Jayne Wrightsman Jayne Kirkman Wrightsman (née Larkin; October 21, 1919 – April 20, 2019) was an American philanthropist, arts collector and widow of Charles B. Wrightsman (1895–1986). She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in ...

(born 1919), American philanthropist, fine arts collector widow of Charles B. Wrightsman

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