Nanette is a feminine given name. By 2013, the name was considered to be on the verge of extinction in the United States; it had been among the top 1000 baby names until 1977, and had reached a peak in usage in 1956. Notable people with the name include: *

Nanette Bordeaux Hélène Olivine Veilleux (April 3, 1911September 20, 1956), known professionally as Nanette Bordeaux, was a French Canadian-born American film actress. Bordeaux made over 15 film appearances between 1942 and 1957. Career Bordeaux moved with he ...

(1911–1956), Canadian-born American actress *

Nanette Burstein Nanette Burstein (born May 23, 1970) is an American film and television director. Burstein has produced, directed, and co-directed several documentaries including the Academy Award nominated and Sundance Special Jury Prize winning film '' On th ...

(born 1970), American film and television director * Nanette M. DeRenzi, United States Navy admiral *

Nanette Fabray Nanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career performing in vaudeville as a child and became a musical-theatre actress dur ...

(born 1920), American actress, comedian, singer, dancer and activist *

Nanette Gartrell Nanette Gartrell is an American psychiatrist, researcher, lesbian activist and writer. Gartrell is the author of over 70 research reports on topics ranging from medical student depression to sexual minority parent families to sexual exploitation o ...

, American psychiatrist and writer * Nanette Hansen, American journalist * Nanette Hassall (born 1947), Australian dancer *

Nanette Kay Laughrey Nanette Kay Laughrey (born 1946) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri The United States Di ...

(born 1946), American judge *

Nanette Lepore Nanette is a feminine given name. By 2013, the name was considered to be on the verge of extinction in the United States; it had been among the top 1000 baby names until 1977, and had reached a peak in usage in 1956. Notable people with the name i ...

(born 1964), American fashion designer * Nanette Maxine, American singer *

Nanette Milne Nanette Lilian Margaret Milne (born 27 April 1942, in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish Conservative Party politician. She served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland from 2003 to 2016. Early life and education ...

(born 1942), Scottish politician *

Nanette Newman Nanette Newman (born 29 May 1934) is an English actress and author. She appeared in nine films directed by her husband Bryan Forbes, including ''Séance on a Wet Afternoon'' (1964), '' The Whisperers'' (1967), '' Deadfall'' (1968), '' The Stepf ...

(born 1934), English actress and writer *

Nanette Workman Nanette Joan Workman (born 20 November 1945, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is a singer-songwriter, actress and author, who has been based in Quebec, Canada, during much of her career. She holds dual citizenship of both the United States and ...

(born 1945), American singer-songwriter, actress and writer * Nanette Barragan (born 1976), American politician *

Nanette Blitz Konig Nanette Konig-Blitz (born 6 April 1929) is a Bergen-Belsen concentration camp survivor and former classmate of Anne Frank. She has lived in São Paulo, Brazil since 1953. In 2015, she published a book about being a Belsen survivor called ''Eu Sobre ...

(born 1929), Holocaust survivor

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* ''Nanette'' (show), stand-up act by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby *The

Groovy Girls Groovy Girls were a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a funky alternative to Barbie. Each dol ...

doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Nanette. *" Nanette: An Aside", a short story by Willa Cather

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