Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew

Hannah Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a famil ...

, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author

Anne de Vries Anne de Vries (22 May 1904 – 29 November 1964) was a Dutch teacher and writer, particularly famous in the Netherlands for his novels of regional life. Born in the village of Kloosterveen near Assen, de Vries married Alida Gerdina van Wermes ...

). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th
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Anne de Montmorency Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter (15 March 1493, Chantilly, Oise12 November 1567, Paris) was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France and served five kings. Early li ...

) and Scotland (

Lord Anne Hamilton Lord Anne Hamilton (12 October 1709 – 25 December 1748) was a Scottish nobleman. He is said to have married the richest woman in the UK and they had a child. Early life Hamilton was born at St. James's Square, London, the third son of Lieutena ...

). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: .

As a feminine name

Anne

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim co ...

, Mother of the Virgin Mary *

Anne, Queen of Great Britain Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 8 March 1702 until 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known ...

(1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) and Great Britain (1707–14) * Queen consorts, in alphabetical order: **

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia Anne of Bohemia and Austria (12 April 1432 – 13 November 1462) was a Duchess of Luxembourg in her own right and, as a consort, Landgravine of Thuringia and of Saxony. She was the eldest daughter of Albert of Austria, the future Emperor-El ...

(1432–1462) ** Anne Neville (1456–1485), wife of King Richard III of England **

Anne of Brittany Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of Franc ...

(1477–1514), Breton ruler, wife of both Charles VIII of France and Louis XII of France **

Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn (; 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and of her execution by beheading for treason and other charges made her a key f ...

(c. 1501/1507–1536), second wife of King Henry VIII of England **

Anne of Cleves Anne of Cleves (german: Anna von Kleve; 1515 – 16 July 1557) was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Not much is known about Anne before 1527, when she became betrothed to Francis, Duke of ...

(1515–1557), fourth wife of King Henry VIII **

Anne of Denmark Anne of Denmark (; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I; as such, she was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and En ...

(1574–1619), wife of King James VI and I of Scotland, England, and Ireland, **

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 un ...

(1601–1666), wife of Louis XIII of France, Regent of France **

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (26 June 1575 – 8 April 1612) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612 as the first spouse of King Christian IV of Denmark. Life Anne Catherine was born in Halle (Saale) and raised in Wolmirstedt. Her ...

(1575–1612), wife of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway **

Anne Marie d'Orléans Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 – 26 August 1728) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy. She served as regent of Savoy during the absence of her spouse in 1686 and during the War of the Spanish Succession ...

(1669–1728), wife of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia ** Anne of Romania (1923–2016), wife of King Michael I of Romania ** Anne-Marie of Greece (born 1948), Queen of Greece, wife of King Constantine II *

Princess Anne (disambiguation) Princess Anne (born 1950) is the daughter of late Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Princess Anne may also refer to: British royals * Anne Neville (1456–1485), Princess of Wales (1470–1471) as daughter-in-law of Henry VI *Anne of Y ...

, including: **

Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony Anne of Denmark ( Danish and German: Anna; Haderslev, 22 November 1532 – Dresden, 1 October 1585) was a Denmark, Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg. Through her marriage with Augustus of Saxony she became List of Saxon royal consor ...

(1532–1585), Danish princess from the House of Oldenburg ** Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1709–1759), daughter of King George II, wife of William IV, Prince of Orange ** Anne of Orléans (1906–1986), Princess of France ** Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1938), wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria **

Anne, Princess Royal Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of Kin ...

(born 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II * Anne Abayasekara (1925–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Anne Applebaum (born 1964), American journalist *

Anne Archer Anne Archer (born August 24, 1947) is an American actress. Archer was named Miss Golden Globe in 1971, and in the year following, appeared in her feature film debut '' The Honkers'' (1972). She had supporting roles in '' Cancel My Reservation'' ...

(born 1947), American actress * Anne Askew (1521–1546), English writer, poet, and Protestant martyr * Anne Bancroft (1931–2005), American actress * Anne Baxter (1923–1985), American actress * Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born 1977), Norwegian singer-songwriter, known as "Annie" *

Anne Berthelot Anne Berthelot (born 1 November 1957) is a French professor of Medieval French literature and studies. She is currently teaching at the University of Connecticut since 1990. Career Anne Berthelot is an since 1980, and a graduate of the École ...

(born 1957), French professor of Medieval literature studies * Anne-Grethe Leine Bientie (born 1954), Norwegian writer and psalmist *

Anne Bonny Anne Bonny (8 March 1697 – disappeared April 1721), sometimes Anne Bonney, was an Irish pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the few female pirates in recorded history. What little that is known of her life comes largely from Capta ...

(1702–1782?), Irish pirate * Anne Bosworth (1868–1907), American mathematician * Anne Bourg (born 1987), Luxembourgish footballer * Anne Bourguignon (born 1950), French actress, filmmaker and political activist known as ''Anémone'' * Anne Bourlioux, Canadian mathematician and indoor rower *

Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet (née Dudley; March 8, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She is the first Puritan figure in ...

(1612–1672), America's first published poet *

Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (, commonly ; 17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849) was an English novelist and poet, and the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. Anne Brontë was the daughter of Maria (born Branwell) and Patrick Brontë, a poor Irish c ...

(1820–1849), British novelist and poet * Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron (1792–1860), British peer, wife of Lord Byron * Anne Byrn (born 1956), American cookbook author * Anne Carson (born 1950), Canadian poet, essayist, and translator * Anne Chislett (born 1942), Canadian playwright * Anne Cox Chambers (born 1919), American media proprietor and billionaire *

Anne V. Coates Anne Voase Coates (12 December 1925 – 8 May 2018) was a British film editor with a more than 60-year-long career. She was perhaps best known as the editor of David Lean's epic film ''Lawrence of Arabia'' in 1962, for which she won an Oscar. C ...

(born 1925), British film editor * Anne Consigny (born 1963), French actress *

Anne Conway (disambiguation) Anne Conway may refer to: * Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828), née Conway, English sculptor * Anne C. Conway (born 1950), US federal judge * Anne Conway (philosopher) (1631–1679), English philosopher *Anna Conway Anna Conway (born 1973) is an ...

, several people * Anne Virginia Culbertson (1857-1918), American writer * Anne Dacier (1654–1720), French scholar and translator of the classics *

Anne Seymour Damer Anne Seymour Damer, ''née'' Conway, (26 October 1748 – 28 May 1828) was an English sculptor. Once described as a 'female genius' by Horace Walpole, she was trained in sculpture by Giuseppe Ceracchi and John Bacon. Influenced by the Enlighte ...

(1749–1828), English sculptor * Anne Daw, Australian environmental activist *

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Anne Teresa, Baroness De Keersmaeker (, born 1960 in Mechelen, Belgium, grew up in Wemmel) is a contemporary dance choreographer. The dance company constructed around her, , was in residence at La Monnaie in Brussels from 1992 to 2007. Biography ...

(born 1960), Belgian choreographer * Anne Desclos (1907–1998), French journalist and novelist * Anne Diamond (born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster * Anne Distel (born 1947), French curator and art critic *

Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Ol ...

(born 1961), American basketball player and coach * Anne Dudek (born 1975), American actress *

Anne Dudley Anne Jennifer Dudley (née Beckingham; born 7 May 1956) is an English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician. She was the first BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association in 2001. She has worked in the classical and pop genr ...

(born 1956), English composer, keyboardist, conductor and pop musician * Anne Émond (born 1982), Canadian film director and screenwriter * Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824), German nun, mystic and stigmatic *

Anne Fletcher Anne Fletcher (born May 1, 1966) is an American choreographer, film director, dancer and actress. She directed the films '' Step Up'' (2006), ''27 Dresses'' (2008) and '' The Proposal'' (2009). Early life Born Anne Marie Fletcher in Detroit, Mich ...

(born 1966), American choreographer and film director *

Anne Stella Fomumbod Anne Stella Fomumbod is a Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west ...

, Cameroonian women's rights activist * Anne Fontaine (born 1959), French film director, screenwriter, and actress *

Anne Francine Anne Hollingshead Francine (August 8, 1917 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress and cabaret singer. Biography Francine was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey to Philadelphia socialite parents Albert and Emilie Francine. She was raised on ...

(1917–1999), American actress and cabaret singer * Anne Francis (1930–2011), American actress *

Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – )Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new light on Anne Fra ...

(1929–1945), German-Dutch diarist and Holocaust victim * Anne Geddes (born 1956), Australian photographer and businesswoman * Anne Golon (born 1921), French author * Anne Grant (1755–1838), Scottish poet, author * Anne Haney (1934–2001), American actress * Anne Hathaway (1556–1623), wife of William Shakespeare * Anne Hathaway (born 1982), American actress *

Anne Hébert Anne Hébert (pronounced in French) (August 1, 1916 – January 22, 2000), was a Canadian author and poet. She won Canada's top literary honor, the Governor General's Award, three times, twice for fiction and once for poetry. Early life Héb ...

(1916–2000) Canadian author and poet * Anne Heche (1969–2022), American actress *

Anne Heggtveit Anne Heggtveit, (born January 11, 1939) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada. She was an Olympic gold medallist and double world champion in 1960. Early years Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Heggtveit was raised in New Edinburgh, one of the o ...

(born 1939), Canadian alpine skier * Anne Henning (born 1955), American speed skater * Anne Hidalgo (born 1959), French politician, Mayor of Paris * Anne Holt (born 1958), Norwegian author, lawyer and former Minister of Justice * Anne Hugon (born 1965), French historian and Africanist *

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her ...

(1591–1643), American religious

dissenter A dissenter (from the Latin ''dissentire'', "to disagree") is one who dissents (disagrees) in matters of opinion, belief, etc. Usage in Christianity Dissent from the Anglican church In the social and religious history of England and Wales, and ...

Anne Hyde Anne Hyde (12 March 163731 March 1671) was Duchess of York and Albany as the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry – Edward Hyde (later created ...

(1637–1671), Duchess of York * Anne Jackson (1925–2016), American actress * Anne Jeffreys (born 1923), American actress and singer * Anne Judkins (born 1964), New Zealand race walker *

Anne Keothavong Anne Viensouk Keothavong (born 16 September 1983) is a retired British tennis player. During her career, she won a total of 28 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 (achieved on 23 Febru ...

(born 1983), British tennis player * Anne Kirkbride (1954–2015), English soap actress * Anne Kremer (born 1975), Luxembourgish tennis player * Anne Osborn Krueger (born 1934), American economist, deputy director of the IMF * Anne Margiste (born 1942), Estonian actress * Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), American author and aviator *

Anne Birgitte Lundholt Anne Birigitte Lundholt (born 11 June 1952) is a member of the Danish Conservative People's Party and businessperson who served in the Danish Government and the Folketing. She was deputy director of the industry organization Textile Industry from ...

(born 1952), Danish politician and businessperson *

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 1 ...

(1926–2011), American-born Irish science fiction and fantasy writer * Anne Hazen McFarland (1868–1930), American physician, editor * Anne Meara (1929–2005), American actress and comedian * Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (1627–1693), French memoirist *

Anne Murray Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career. Murray was the firs ...

(born 1945), Canadian singer *

Anne-Sophie Mutter Anne-Sophie Mutter (born 29 June 1963) is a German violinist. She was supported early in her career by Herbert von Karajan. As an advocate of contemporary music, she has had several works composed especially for her, by Sebastian Currier, Hen ...

(born 1963), German violinist * Anne-Louise-Germaine Necker (1766–1817), French writer and philosopher, known as Madame de Staël *

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swe ...

(born 1955), Swedish mezzo-soprano * Anne Parillaud (born 1960), French actress * Anne Peichert (born 1996), French singer, songwriter and actress, known as Louane Emera * Anne Peyroche, French biologist and geneticist * Anne Provoost (born 1964), Flemish author * Anne Quemere (born 1966), French sailor * Anne Ramsey (1929–1988), American actress *

Anne Reid Anne Reid, MBE (born 28 May 1935) is a British stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000); and her ro ...

(born 1935), English actress * Anne Revere (1903–1990), American actress * Anne Rice (1941–2021), American author * Anne Royall (1769–1854), American journalist * Anne Schedeen (born 1949), American television actress * Anne Schilling, American mathematician *

Anne Sexton Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book '' Live or Die''. Her poetry details h ...

(1928–1974), American poet *

Anne Shirley Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel '' Anne of Green Gables'' by L. M. Montgomery. Shirley is featured throughout the classic book series, which revolve around her life and family in 19th and 20th-century Prince ...

(1918–1993), American actress * Anne Smith (disambiguation), several people * Anne Steele (1717–1778), English hymnwriter, essayist *

Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan Macy (born as Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; April 14, 1866 – October 20, 1936) was an American teacher best known for being the instructor and lifelong companion of Helen Keller.Herrmann, Dorothy. ''Helen Keller: A Life'', Alfred ...

(1866–1936), American teacher and companion of Helen Keller * Anne Sweeney (born 1957), American businesswoman, co-chair of Disney Media * Lady Anne Tree (1927–2010), British philanthropist and prison visitor * Anne Tyler (born 1941), American writer and literary critic * Anne Veski (born 1956), Estonian pop singer * Anne Watanabe 渡辺杏 (Anne/杏) (born 1986), Japanese model and actress, known as "Anne" * Anne Winters (actress) (born 1994), American actress * Anne Wizorek (born 1981), German journalist, author and feminist *

Anne Wood (singer) Anne Wood (2 August 1907 – 12 June 1998), was a British mezzo-soprano singer and opera administrator. Early life Anne Wood was born on 2 August 1907 at The Grange, Crawley, Sussex, the daughter of Percival Wood, JP for Sussex, and his wife, Elea ...

(1907–1998), British mezzo-soprano and opera administrator * Anne Wood (born 1937), English children's television producer * Anne Wolden-Ræthinge (1929–2016), Danish biographer, journalist and writer * Anne Woolliams (1926–1999), English artistic director, ballet choreographer, dancer and teacher.

Ann

* Ann (singer) (born 1991), Taiwanese singer-songwriter *

Ann Bancroft Ann Bancroft (born September 29, 1955) is an American author, teacher, adventurer, and public speaker. She was the first woman to finish a number of expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fa ...

(born 1955), American author, teacher, adventurer and public speaker *

Ann Bollin Ann Marie Bollin (born August 18, 1960) is an American politician in Michigan. Bollin is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 42. Education Bollin attended Central Michigan University. Bollin was a Taubman Fello ...

(born 1960), American politician * Ann Brashares (1967), American YA author *

Ann Cashion Ann Cashion is a James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur in Washington D.C. Cashion is a native of Jackson, Mississippi, and she graduated from Harvard University in 1976. She enrolled in graduate school at Stanford University for two yea ...

, American chef * Ann R. Chaintreuil (born 1947), American architect * Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator * Ann Curry (born 1956), American journalist * Ann Donahue, television writer * Ann Druyan (born 1949), American writer and producer *

Ann Dunham Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995) was an American anthropologist who specialized in the economic anthropology and rural development of Indonesia. She is the mother of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the U ...

(1942–1995), American anthropologist * Ann, Lady Fanshawe (1625–1680), English memoirist and cookery author * Ann Flagg (1924–1970), African-American playwright, stage actress and drama teacher * Ann Flora Froude Flashman (1911–1961), Australian veterinarian *

Ann Getty Ann Getty (née Gilbert, March 11, 1941 – Sept 14, 2020) was an American philanthropist, publisher, paleoanthropologist and socialite. As a fellow of the Leakey Foundation, she worked on archeological digs in Turkey and Ethiopia and was part of ...

(1941–2020), American philanthropist *

Ann Hasseltine Judson Ann Hasseltine Judson (December 22, 1789 – October 24, 1826) was one of the first female American foreign missionaries. Biography Ann attended the Bradford Academy and during a revival there read ''Strictures on the Modern System of Female E ...

(1789–1826), American foreign missionary * Ann E. Kelley (1954–2007), American neuroscientist * Ann Kenrick (born 1958), British charity worker *

Ann Lambert Ann Lambert (born 1957) is a Montreal-based Canadian playwright and author. Her plays include ''Force of Circumstance'', ''Parallel Lines'' and ''Very Heaven''. Her debut novel, ''The Birds That Stay'', was published in 2019. She also teaches at ...

(born 1957), Canadian author and playwright * Ann Lamont, American venture capitalist *

Ann Landers Ann Landers was a pen name created by '' Chicago Sun-Times'' advice columnist Ruth Crowley in 1943 and taken over by Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002) in 1955. For 56 years, the Ask Ann Landers syndicated a ...

(1918–2002), pen name of American advice columnist Ruth Crowley and later, Esther Pauline Lederer * Ann Lee (1736–1784), English church leader * Ann Lewis Hamilton, American television producer and writer *

Ann-Margret Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish–American actress, singer, and dancer. As an actress and singer, she is credited as Ann-Margret. She is known for her roles in '' Pocketful of Miracles'' (1961), '' State Fair'' (1962), ' ...

(born 1941), Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer *

Ann Marks Ann Marks (24July 19419October 2016) was a British physics teacher and science communicator. Biography Marks obtained a scholarship and studied at the University of Liverpool, receiving a BSc in physics in 1963. She also trained as a Qualifi ...

(1941-2016), British physicist and science communicator * Ann M. Martin (born 1955), American children's author, known best for the ''Baby-sitters Club'' series * Ann McCrory (born 1956), First Lady of North Carolina * Ann Miller (1923–2004), American dancer, singer and actress *

Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell (born 22 April 1939) is a British stage and television actress. She came to prominence in the 1980s when she starred as Dolly Rawlins in the crime series ''Widows'' as well as the sequels '' Widows 2'' and '' She's Out'', all writt ...

(born 1939), British stage and television actress * Ann Nardulli (1948–2018), American endocrinologist * Ann Petry (1908–1997), American author and journalist * Ann Putnam Jr. (1679–1716), witness at the Salem Witch Trials *

Ann Radcliffe Ann Radcliffe (née Ward; 9 July 1764 – 7 February 1823) was an English novelist and a pioneer of Gothic fiction. Her technique of explaining apparently supernatural elements in her novels has been credited with gaining respectability for G ...

(1764–1823), English author and pioneer of the Gothic subgenre * Ann Reinking (1949–2020), American actor, dancer, and choreographer *

Ann Richards Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, w ...

(1933–2006), American politician * Ann Romney (born 1949), wife of American businessman and politician, Mitt Romney * Ann E. Rondeau, American Navy admiral * Ann Rule (1931–2015), American author * Ann Sarnoff (born ca. 1962), American businesswoman * Ann London Scott (1929–1975), American feminist * Ann Smith (activist) (fl. 1682–1686), English political activist * Ann Eliza Smith (1819–1905), American author * Ann Sothern (1909–2001), American actress * Ann Sullivan (animator) (1929–2020), American animator * Ann Syrdal (1945–2020), American psychologist and researcher * Ann Thongprasom (born 1976), Thai film and television actress, host and producer *

Ann Widdecombe Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947) is a British politician, author and television personality. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald, and the former Maidstone constituency, from 1987 to 2010 and Member of t ...

(born 1947), British politician, author and television personality * Ann Wilson (born 1950), American musician * Ann Winsborn (born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter

As a masculine name

* Anna of East Anglia (died 653/54), king of East Anglia * Anne Bignan (1795–1861), French poet and translator * Anne van der Bijl (born 1928), Dutch Christian missionary *

Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle Anne Casimir Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (20 February 1836, Geneva – 3 October 1918, Chêne-Bougeries) was a Swiss botanist, the son of Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle. Early life and education He studied chemistry, physics and mathematic ...

(1836–1918), botanist * Anne Claude de Caylus (1692–1765), French antiquarian and proto-archaeologist * Anne Danican Philidor (1681–1728), French musician, composer, founder, Concert Spirituel Tuileries 172–1791 * Anne Hamilton (1709–1748), Scottish nobleman *

Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell (25 August 1783 – 1864) was a French admiral and the governor of the ''Isle de Bourbon'' in the Indian Ocean – now known as the French overseas department of Réunion – from May 1838 to October 18 ...

(1783–1864), French admiral * Anne du Bourg (1521–1559), French magistrate * Anne d'Escars de Givry (1546–1612), French Benedictine cardinal *

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (or ''de Roucy''), also known as Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson or simply Girodet (29 January 17679 December 1824),Long, George. (1851) ''The Supplement to the Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...

(1767–1824), French Romantic painter *

Anne de Joyeuse Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse (1560 – 20 October 1587) was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion. An intimate friend of Henry III of France, he was keeper of the k ...

(c.1560–1587), French admiral during the French Wars of Religion * Anne Louis Henri de La Fare (1752–1829), French Roman Catholic cardinal and counter-revolutionary *

(1493–1567), constable of France, soldier, statesman, and diplomat * Anne de Noailles (d. 1678), first Duke of Noailles * Anne Poulett (1711–1785), British Member of Parliament * Anne Jean Marie René Savary (1774–1833), French general and diplomat * Anne Hilarion de Tourville (1642–1701), French naval commander, Marshal of France * Anne Sjerp Troelstra (1939–2019), Dutch mathematician and logician * Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727–1781), French economist and statesman *

Anne Vermeer Anne Rinse Vermeer (12 December 1916 – 26 July 2018) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). Decorations References External links ;Official *Drs. A.R. (Anne) VermeerParlement & Politiek *Drs. A.R. Vermeer (PvdA)Eerste Kamer ...

(1916–2018), Dutch politician * Anne Vondeling (1916–1979), Dutch politician *

(1904–1964), Dutch writer from Drenthe

Fictional characters

* Ann, in the Story of Seasons video game franchise * Ann, a hunter in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * Anne Boonchuy, from the American animated TV series '' Amphibia'' * Anne Brookes, on the American TV sitcom '' The Ropers'' * Ann Darrow, in the films ''King Kong'' (1933) and ''King Kong'' (2005) * Anne Elliot, in Jane Austen's ''

Persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for Social influence, influence. Persuasion can influence a person's Belief, beliefs, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, Intention, intentions, Motivation, motivations, or Behavior, behaviours. ...

'' * Anne Glass, in the American TV series ''

Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a former history professor who becomes ...

'' *Anne Kirrin, the youngest of the four cousins in

Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have be ...

's The Famous Five novels * Anne Lester, a survivor in the video game ''

'' * Anne Lewis, in the ''Robocop'' franchise * Anne Maria, from the Canadian animated TV series '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Anne Page, from

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