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How many celebrities named Jane can you think of? The famous Janes below have many different professions, including notable actors named Jane, famous authors named Jane, and even musicians named Jane.
Jane Fonda is certainly one of the most famous Janes on this list. One of the actresses called Jane, she is best known for appearing in such films as Klute, Coming Home, and Barbarella. She is also an outspoken political activist and environmentalist. Jane Levy of Don't Breathe and Evil Dead is another celebrity Jane.
Another of the famous people with the first name Jane is Jane Lynch. She famously played Sue Sylvester in Glee. She also collaborated with Christopher Guest in several comedies including Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration. You may also recognize famous person Jane Krakowski of 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
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42Jane Lynch
1960-07-14Birthplace: Dolton, Illinois, United States of America
Alternative Name: Jany Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, voice actress, author, singer and comedian. She is best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in the musical television series Glee. She... more2
34Jane Fonda
1937-12-21Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States of America
Alternative Name: Jane Fonda
Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA... more- 325
Jane Austen
1775-12-16Birthplace: Steventon, United Kingdom
Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of... more - 424
Jane Krakowski
1968-10-11Birthplace: Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States of America
Jane Krakowski (; born Jane Krajkowski; October 11, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for the roles of Cousin Vicki in National Lampoon's Vacation, and Jenna Maroney in the... more - 524
Jayne Mansfield
1933-04-19Birthplace: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Jayne Mansfield (born April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American film, theater, and television actress. She was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates.... more - 621
Jane Goodall
1934-04-03Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Dame Jane Morris Goodall (; born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall on 3 April 1934), formerly Baroness Jane van Lawick-Goodall, is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world's... more - 725
Jane Seymour
1951-02-15Birthplace: Hayes, Hillingdon, United Kingdom
Jane Seymour, OBE (born 15 February 1951), is an English-American actress, best known for her performances in the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973); Somewhere In Time (1980); East of Eden... more - 817
Jane Leeves
1961-04-18Birthplace: England, London
Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress, model, producer, comedian, singer, and dancer. She played Daphne Moon on the television sitcom Frasier from 1993 until 2004, for... more - 921
Jane Levy
1989-12-29Birthplace: California, United States of America
Jane Colburn Levy is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Tessa Altman on the ABC comedy series Suburgatory. She made her television debut on Showtime's Shameless. Levy appeared in... more - 1015
Jane Russell
1921-06-21Birthplace: Bemidji, Minnesota, United States of America
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Russell moved from the Midwestern... more - 1118
Jane Henson
1934-06-16Birthplace: St. Albans, New York City, New York, United States of America
Jane Ann Henson (née Nebel; June 16, 1934 – April 2, 2013) was an American puppeteer and the wife of puppeteer Jim Henson.... more - 1215
Jane Curtin
1947-09-06Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Jane Therese Curtin (born September 6, 1947) is an American actress and comedian. She is sometimes referred to as "Queen of the Deadpan"; The Philadelphia Inquirer once called her a "refreshing drop... more - 1317
Jane Wyman
1917-01-05Birthplace: Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States of America
Sarah Jane Wyman (née Mayfield; January 5, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and philanthropist whose career spanned seven decades. Winner of the Academy Award for... more - 1414
Jane Asher
1946-04-05Birthplace: Willesden, London, United Kingdom
Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, author and entrepreneur who achieved early fame as a child actress and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career. Asher has... more - 1515
Jane Wiedlin
1958-05-20Birthplace: Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin (born May 20, 1958) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the new wave band the Go-Go's.... more - 1612
Jane Birkin
1946-12-14Birthplace: Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English actress, singer, songwriter, and model. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic... more - 1712
Jane Pauley
1950-10-31Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950), known as Jane Pauley, is an American television journalist and author, active in news reporting since 1972. She is the anchor of CBS Sunday Morning.... more - 1817
Jane Greer
1924-09-09Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States of America
Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947... more - 1917
Jane March
1973-03-20Birthplace: Edgware, London, United Kingdom
Jane March Horwood (born 20 March 1973) is an English film actress and former model.... more - 2017
Jane Oineza
1996-07-22Birthplace: Pasig, Philippines
Elizabeth Jane Urbano Oineza (born July 22, 1996) is a Filipino actress, commercial model and singer. A child star on Goin' Bulilit and Kung Fu Kids, she gained local relativity on Pinoy Big Brother.... more - 2115
Jane Kaczmarek
1955-12-21Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Jane Frances Kaczmarek (; born December 21, 1955) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the character of Lois on the television series Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). Kaczmarek is... more - 2210
Jane Addams
1860-09-06Birthplace: Cedarville, Illinois
Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator, and author. She was a notable figure in the history of... more - 2310
Jane Alexander
1939-10-28Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jane Alexander (born October 28, 1939) is an American author, actress, and former director of the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a Tony Award winner and two-time Emmy Award winner. Alexander... more - 248
Jane Toppan
1857-01-01Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Jane Toppan (August 17, 1854 – October 29, 1938), born Honora Kelley, was an American serial killer, nicknamed "Jolly Jane". After her arrest in 1901, she confessed to 31 murders. She is quoted as... more - 2512
Jane Campion
1954-04-30Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director. Campion is the second of five women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and... more
