Arts and Music

• Janet Fish (born 1938)

  American painter.

  • Painted Black Vase with Daffodils (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
• Janet Jackson (born 1966)

  American singer and actress.

  • Two-time winner of the MTV Networks award for best video by a female artist, in 1991 for ''''Love Will Never Do Without You,'''' and in 1994 for ''''If'''' (see list of Winners of MTV Video Music Awards)
  • Member of the Jackson Family (see list of Members of the Jackson Family)
  • Made her television debut on ''''American Bandstand'''' (see list of Musicians Who Debuted on ''American Bandstand'')

Leadership

• Janet Reno (born 1938)

  American lawyer and government official.

  • U.S. attorney general, 1993- (see list of Women Cabinet Members)

Miscellaneous

• Janet Collins
  • 1950 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Janet Evans (born 1971)

  American swimmer.

  • Former Girl Scout (see list of Former Girl Scouts)
• Janet Newton
  • 1963 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Janet D. Rowley (born 1925)

  Leading researcher in chromosome abnormality and leukamia

  • 1998 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)

Sports

• Janet Anderson
  • 1982 U.S. Women''s Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
• Janet Evans (born 1971)

  American swimmer.

  • 1988 and 1992 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 800m Freestyle; 1988 gold medal winner for 400m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
  • 1988 Olympic swimming gold medal winner in 400m Individual Medley (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Individual Medley)
• Janet Harman
  • Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Janet Lynn
  • 1969-73 U. S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)

Stage and Screen

• Janet Blake

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Pamela Hensley (see list of Characters on ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'')
• Janet Gaynor (born 1906, died 1984)

  American actress.

  • 1928 Academy Award winner for her performance in Seventh Heaven (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actress)
  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Janet Green

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Characters on ''All My Children'')
• Janet Jackson (born 1966)

  American singer and actress.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Janet

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Wendy Girard (see list of Characters in the film Annie Hall)
• Janet Leigh (born 1927)

  American actress. Original name: Jeanette Morrison.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Played Meg March in the 1949 movie Little Women (see list of Actresses Who Have Played in ''Little Women'')
• Janet McTeer
  • 1997 Tony Award winner for her performance in A Doll''s House (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)

The Literary World

• Janet Cooke
  • 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing)
• Janet Dailey (born 1944)

  American novelist.

  • Wrote Calder Born, Calder Bred (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)