Colette is a French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Colette of Corbie Colette of Corbie, PCC (13 January 1381 – 6 March 1447) was a French abbess and the foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, a reform branch of the Order of Saint Clare, better known as the Poor Clares. She is honored as a saint in the Cathol ...

(1381–1447), Roman Catholic Saint * Colette Alliot-Lugaz (born 1947), French soprano * Colette Appel (born 1986), American pair skater * Colette Audry (1906–1990), French novelist, screenwriter and critic * Colette Avital (born 1939), Israeli diplomat and politician * Colette Baron-Reid (born 1958), Canadian spiritual medium *

Colette Besson Colette Besson (7 April 1946 – 9 August 2005) was a French athlete, the surprise winner of the 400 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Athletic career Prior to the 1968 Olympics, Besson, an unknown physical education teacher, qualifi ...

(1946–2005), French athlete * Colette Bonheur (real name: Colette Chailler, 1927–1966), Quebec singer * Colette Boky (born 1935), French-Canadian operatic soprano *

Colette Bourgonje Colette Bourgonje (ber-gon-yah) (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete of Métis heritage. She has won four bronze medals in Summer Paralympics and medals in Winter Paralympics for skiing. Bourgonje's ...

(born 1962), Paralympic cross-country skier and athlete * Colette Brand (born 1967), Swiss freestyle skier and Olympic medallist *

Colette Brosset Colette Marie Claudette Brosset (21 February 1922 – 1 March 2007) was a French actress, writer and choreographer. She was once married to actor Robert Dhéry, with whom she appeared onstage in ''La Plume de Ma Tante'' and '' Ah! Les belles ba ...

(1922–2007), French actress, writer and choreographer *

Colette Brown Colette Brown is an English actress. In 1994, she was a presenter of the children's television series, ''Hangar 17''. Brown appeared in an episode of the ITV drama ''A Touch of Frost'' in 1996. Her other television credits include ''Casualty (TV ...

(born 1969), British actress * Colette Bryce (born 1970), Irish poet *

Colette Burson Colette Burson (born June 22, 1970) is an American television writer, screenwriter, producer and director. She is the creator, executive producer and showrunner of the HBO television show, ''Hung''. In 2021 she is adapting the best selling novel ...

(born 1970), American screenwriter *

Colette Caillat Colette Caillat (15 January 1921 – 15 January 2007) was a French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar. She was also one of the world's leading Jain scholars. Biography Caillat was born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Seine-et-Oise. She emba ...

(1921–2007), French professor of Sanskrit and comparative grammar * Colette Capdevielle (born 1958), French politician * Colette Capriles, Venezuelan academic * Colette Carr (born 1991), American recording artist, rapper and songwriter * Colette Deréal (1927–1988), French actress and singer *

Colette Descombes Colette Descombes is a French film actress, active between 1961 and 1978. She was born on January 26, 1943, in Romans sur Isère, department of Drôme (France). Colette Descombes made her film debut in ''Les nymphettes'', a French drama directed ...

, French film actress *

Colette Doherty Colette Doherty is an Irish poker player. In her career, she won the Irish Poker Open twice, including in its inaugural year, 1980, and again in 1991. She is also noted as the first European and first female player to play in the World Series o ...

, Irish poker player * Colette Fitzpatrick, Irish news anchor for TV3 Ireland *

Colette Flesch Colette Flesch (born 16 April 1937 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgish politician and former fencer. Life She gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Wellesley College in 1960, then earned an M.A. in International Affairs from ...

(born 1937), Luxembourgian politician and fencer * Colette Giudicelli (1943–2020), French politician and a member of the Senate of France * Colette Gouvion, French journalist and author * Colette Guillaumin (1934–2017), French sociologist * Colette Hiller, American actress * Colette Hume, Welsh education correspondent for BBC Wales Today * Colette Inez (1931–2018), American poet and composer *

Colette de Jouvenel Colette de Jouvenel, also known as Bel-Gazou, (July 19131981) was the French producer of an animated film. She was the daughter of French writer Colette and her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel. She was the half-sister of :fr:Renaud de Jouvene ...

(1913–1981), the daughter of French writer

Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

and her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel * Colette Justine (born 1952), French multimedia artist *

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(born ), Syrian novelist and poet * Colette Langlade (born 1956), member of the National Assembly of France * Colette Le Moal (born 1932), member of the National Assembly of France *

Colette Mann Colette Mann (born 17 February 1950) is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer and author/writer and media personality, she has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years. Mann appeared in two Grundy Orga ...

(born 1950), Australian actress *

Colette Marchand Colette Janine Marchand (29 April 1925 – 5 June 2015) was a French prima ballerina and actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1952 for her performance as Marie Charlet in ''Moulin Rouge (1952 film), Mou ...

(1925–2015), French dancer and actress * Colette Marino (born 1975), American house music DJ and vocalist * Colette McSorley, Irish camogie player * Colette Mélot (born 1947), member of the Senate of France * Colette Nelson (born 1974), IFBB American professional bodybuilder * Colette O'Neil (1937–2021), Scott actress * Colette O'Niel (aka Lady Constance Malleson, 1895–1975), British writer and actress * Colette Pechekhonova (born 1980), Russian fashion model * Colette Peignot (1903–1938), French author * Colette Renard (1924–2010), French actress and singer * Colette Revenu (born 1944), French fencer * Colette Reynaud (1872–1965), French feminist, socialist and pacifist journalist *

Colette Rolland Colette Rolland (born 1943, in Dieupentale, Tarn-et-Garonne, France) is a French computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science in the department of Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, and a leading r ...

(born 1943), French computer scientist *

Colette Rosambert Colette Rosambert-Boegner () was a French tennis player. Rosambert learnt to play tennis from the professional Albert Burke in Deauville. She notably reached the final of the women's doubles at the French Open in 1933, with her compatriot Syl ...

, French tennis player * Colette Rossant (1932–2023), French-American cookbook author, journalist, translator and restaurateur * Colette Roy-Laroche (born 1943), Canadian politician * Colette Sénami Agossou Houeto (born 1939), Beninese educator and a feminist poet *

Colette Trudeau Colette Marie Trudeau (born June 17, 1985) is a Canadian born Métis singer-songwriter, best known as a vocalist for the band LiveonRelease. LiveonRelease LiveonRelease was founded by Colette Trudeau and Britt Black, Brittin Karroll, who had ...

(born 1985), Canadian singer and songwriter * Colette van den Keere (1568–1629), Dutch engraver * Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada (born 1982), aka Colettea, Mexican singer and contestant of ''La Academia''

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* Colette, a characters from

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by the Finnish video game company Supercell. It was released worldwide on December 12, 2018, on iOS and Android. The game f ...

* Colette Brunel, character in ''Tales of Symphonia'' *

Colette Flaherty In 1997, the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' broadcast three singular transmissions that were filmed on location in Dublin, Ireland. The episodes involved the The Beale/Fowler family, Fowler and Beale family travelling from London to Ireland to ...

, character in ''EastEnders'' in Ireland * Colette Green, character in the videogame ''Half-Life: Decay'' * Colette Hankinson, character in ''Coronation Street'' * Colette Tatou, character in the film ''Ratatouille'' * Colette Marchant, from the 2019 movie

Dumbo (2019 film) ''Dumbo'' is a 2019 American fantasy period adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Ehren Kruger. The film is a live-action adaptation and reimagining of Walt Disney's 1941 animated film of the same name, which is b ...

* Colette, one of the Thea Sisters from

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

Thea Stilton ''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's chapter book series written by Elisabetta Dami under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation has published the English version of the series in the US since February 2004, and t ...

Fictional characters

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