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Jeanette (or Jeannette, Jeannetta or Jeanetta) is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew "God is gracious".

Notable people

  • Jeanette (born 1951), Spanish singer
  • Jeanette Antolin (born 1981), American gymnast
  • Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian author
  • Jeanetta Arnette (born 1954), American actress
  • Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress
  • Jeannette Osborn Baylies (1912–1984), American clubwoman
  • Jeannette Benavides (born 1952), Costa Rican nanotechnologist and physical chemist
  • Jeannette Jara (born 1974), Chilean politician and lawyer
  • Jeanette Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language pedagogue
  • Jeanette Biedermann (born 1980), German singer and actress
  • Jeannette Bougrab, French lawyer and politician
  • Jeanette Burrage (born 1952), American politician
  • Jeannette Campbell (1916–2003), Argentine Olympic swimmer
  • Jeanette Crossley (1949–2015), New Zealand biochemist
  • Jeanette Dyrkjær (1963–2011), Danish nude model and adult actress
  • Jeannette Escanilla (born 1961), Swedish politician
  • Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (born 1982), German businesswoman
  • Jeannette Gadson (1945–2007), New York politician
  • Jeanette Granberg (1825–1857), Swedish playwright
  • Jeanette Guysi (1873–1966), American painter
  • Jeannette Lee, British music record executive
  • Jeannette H. Lee (formerly Jeannette Lee White), American entrepreneur
  • Jeanette Lee (born 1971), American professional pool player
  • Jeanette Loff (1906–1942), American actress and singer
  • Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965), American actress and singer
  • Jennette McCurdy (born 1992), American actress
  • Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), American evangelist and industrial educator
  • Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961), American poet
  • Jeannette Ng, Hong Kong-born British fantasy author
  • Jeanette Oppenheim (born 1952), Danish lawyer and politician, MEP
  • Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), American social worker, first woman elected to the United States Congress
  • Jeanette Ullyett (born 1986), New Zealand cricketer
  • Jeannette Walls (born 1960), American writer
  • Jeannette Walworth (1835–1918), American novelist, journalist
  • Jeanette Wässelius (1784–1853), Swedish opera singer
  • Jeanette Winterson (born 1959), British novelist

Fictional characters

  • Jeannette (comics), a fictional banshee in the DC Comics Universe
  • Jeanette Miller, one of the Chipettes in Alvin and the Chipmunks
  • Jeanette Turner is one of the two main protagonists of Freeform's 2021 miniseries Cruel Summer