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 Barragán (born 1976), American attorney and politician *

Nanette le Besnerais Anne-Marie "Nanette" le Besnerais (née Anne-Marie Carbonel-Tequi; 4 January 1896 – 20 December 1981) was a French tennis player. She finished runner-up in mixed doubles at the 1926 French Championships to Suzanne Lenglen and Jacques Brugnon ...

(1896–1981), French tennis player * Nanette Bordeaux (1911–1956), Canadian-born American actress * Nanette Burstein (born 1970), American film and television director *

Nanette Carter Nanette Carolyn Carter, born January 30, 1954, in Columbus, Ohio, is an African-American artist and college educator living and working in New York City, best known for her collages with paper, canvas and Mylar (archival plastic sheets). Daughte ...

(born 1954), American artist *

Nanette Salomons Cohen Nanette Salomons Cohen (after marriage, Nanette Pressburg; c 1764 – 1833) was a Dutch citizen known for being the maternal grandmother of Karl Marx, the socialist philosopher and economist. Life Nanette Salomons Cohen was born in 1764. Her pa ...

(1764–1833), grandmother of

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

Nanette Comstock Nanette Comstock (July 17, 1866 – June 24, 1942) was an American actress whose career on stage spanned nearly 35 years. She appeared on both the New York and London stage and had shared the stage with many of the luminaries of the late 19th an ...

(1866–1942), American actress *

Nanette M. DeRenzi Nanette M. "Nan" DeRenzi is a former United States Navy officer. She served as the 42nd Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the United States Navy. She assumed that position on July 20, 2012 and held it until her retirement on June 26, 2015. Prior to ...

, United States Navy admiral * Nanette "Nan" Doak-Davis (born 1962), American runner * Nanette Duncan (born 1947), Australian swimmer * Nanette Fabray (1920–2018), 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 Guilford Nanette Guilford (17 August 1903, New York – 17 March 1990, New York), born Nanette Gutman, was an American opera singer (soprano), voice teacher and recording entrepreneur. She is best known for singing at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln ...

(1903–1990), American opera singer *

Nanette Hansen Nanette Hansen was a journalist with CBS, NBC, and CNBC. She co-hosted NBC's ''Early Today'' program from 1999 to 2004 with meteorologist Joe Witte. After leaving NBC, Hanson shifted careers to real estate, first with Corcoran Group Real Estate and ...

, American journalist *

Nanette Hanson Nanette Hanson (1941 – 1 November 1967) was a teacher at St John's Roman Catholic High School, Dundee, Scotland. She talked down Robert Mone during a siege before being fatally wounded by him, and is credited with saving the lives of the twelv ...

(1941–1967), British teacher and Albert Medal recipient *

Nanette Hassall Nanette Hassall (born 1947) is an Australian dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. Life and career Nanette Hassall was born in Sydney, Australia, and studied dance at venues including Australian schools. She taught physical education at a g ...

(born 1947), Australian dancer *

Nanette Inventor Nanette Inventor (born 1954) is a comedian, actress, singer, composer and writer from the Philippines. Early life Agnes Inventor was born on 23 June 1954 in Manila, capital of the Philippines. She had two sisters and a brother. She studied at th ...

(born 1954), Filipino comedian, actress, singer, composer and writer * Nannette Johnston (1782–18??), British actress * Nanette Kay Laughrey (born 1946), American judge * Nanette Kaulla (1812–1872) *

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 *

Nanette L. Laitman Nanette L. Laitman (born 1924, New York City - March 23, 2020) was an art collector and philanthropist. She has been involved with the board of the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) and its precursors in New York City for over 25 years. She became ...

(1924–2020), American art collector and philanthropist * Nanette Lepore (born 1964), American fashion designer *

Nanette Maxine Nanette Maxine is an American Gospel music and R&B singer, songwriter, and poet. Biography Nanette Maxine Brown (born in Richmond, Virginia) was the fourth child in her family. She began singing at the age of five in a Southern Baptist church. ...

, American singer *

Nanette McGuinness Nanette McGuinness is an American soprano and literary translator. She is also the co-founder of the Ensemble for These Times, and is a two-time silver medalist and 2018 gold medalist at the Global Music Awards. Early life Nanette McGuinness was ...

, American soprano and literary translator * Nanette Milne (born 1942), Scottish politician * Nanette Newman (born 1934), English actress and writer * Nanette Rainone (1942–2016), American reporter and radio programmer * Nanette Schechner (1804–1860), German operatic soprano * Nanette Schutte (born 1962), Dutch tennis player * Nanette Thomas (born 1956), Sierra Leonean politician * Nanette "Nan" Stacy Waddy (1915–2015), Australian psychiatrist * Nanette Wenger (born 1930), American clinical cardiologist *

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

Other uses

* List of storms named Nanette * ''Nanette'' (show), stand-up act by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby *" Nanette: An Aside", a short story by Willa Cather *''

No, No, Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves th ...

'', 1924 musical comedy ** ''No, No, Nanette'' (1930 film) ** ''No, No, Nanette'' (1940 film)

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