Arts and Music

• Joan Miró (born 1893, died 1983)

  Spanish Surrealist painter.

  • Painted Catalan Landscape (see list of 20th-century Modern Artists)

Arts and Music

• Joan Armatrading (born 1950)

  British singer and songwriter.

  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
• Joan Baez (born 1941)

  American singer and political activist.

  • Performed at Woodstock, August 15-17, 1969 (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
• Joan Mitchell (born 1926)

  American Abstract Expressionist painter.

  • Painted Lucky Seven (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)

Leadership

• Joan of Arc (born 1412, died 1431)

  Religiously inspired peasant girl who rallied the French armies against English invaders. Burned at the stake; later canonized.

  • The national heroine of France, who led an army against the English to free the city of Orleans (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
• Joan Kelly Horn (born 1936)

  American politician.

  • Representative, D-Missouri, 1991-93 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)

Miscellaneous

• Joan Baez (born 1941)

  American singer and political activist.

  • 1961 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Joan Brown
  • 1962 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Joan Ganz Cooney

  American television producer and founder of the Children's Television Workshop.

  • 1995 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Joan Culver
  • 1956 Rose Queen (see list of Tournament of Roses, Rose Bowl Queens)
• Joan Murray
  • 1970 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
• Joanne Kathleen (J. K.) Rowling

  British writer

  • 1999 gross earnings: $42 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
• Joan Woodbury
  • 1907 Rose Queen (see list of Tournament of Roses, Rose Bowl Queens)

Science and Philosophy

• Joan A. Steitz
  • 1986 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)

Sports

• Joan Benoit

  American runner.

  • 1984 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Marathon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
  • 1979, 1983 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
• Joan Crawford

  American basketball player.

  • Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Joan Harrison

  South African athlete.

  • 1952 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m backstroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
• Joan Hartigan
  • 1933-34, 1936 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
• Joan Holm
  • Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Joan Touchette
  • Member of America-cubed sailing team that competed for the America''s Cup in 1995 (see list of Members of the America-cubed Yachting Team)

Stage and Screen

• Joan Allen (born 1956)

  American actress.

  • 1988 Tony Award winner for her performance in Burn This (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)
• Joan Benham

  British actress.

  • Portrayed Lady Prudence (see list of Actors on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
• Joan Bennett (born 1910, died 1990)

  American actress.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Played Amy March in the 1933 movie Little Women (see list of Actresses Who Have Played in ''Little Women'')
• Joan Blondell (born 1912, died 1979)

  American 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)
• Joan Bradford

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Diana Hyland (see list of Characters on ''Eight is Enough'')
• Joan Caulfield (born 1922)

  American actress and model.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Joan Chen (born 1961)

  Chinese actress and producer.

  • Portrayed Jocelyn ''''Josie'''' Packard (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Joan Henrietta Collins (born 1933)

  English actress best known for her role on ''Dynasty.''

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Joan Crawford (born 1908, died 1977)

  American actress. Original name: Lucille Le Sueur.

  • 1945 Academy Award winner for her performance in Mildred Pierce (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)
• Joan Cusack (born 1962)

  American actress and comedienne.

  • A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1985-1986 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
• Joan Davis (born 1907, died 1961)

  American actress.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Joan Fontaine (born 1917)

  American actress. Original name: Joan de Havilland. Sister of actress Olivia de Havilland.

  • 1941 Academy Award winner for her performance in Suspicion (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)
• Joan Leslie
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Joan Plowright (born 1929)

  English actress.

  • 1961 Tony Award winner for her performance in A Taste of Honey (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)
• Joan Rivers (born 1933)

  American comedian and talk-show host.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Joan of Arc (born 1412, died 1431)

  Religiously inspired peasant girl who rallied the French armies against English invaders. Burned at the stake; later canonized.

  • Portrayed as a witch and libertine in Henry VI, Pt. I (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
• Joan Blos
  • 1980 Newbery Medal winner, for A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl''s Journal, 1830-32 (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
• Joan Didion (born 1934)

  American novelist and essayist.

  • Wrote The White Album (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Joan D. Hedrick

  American author.

  • 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
• Joan Vennochi
  • 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
• Joan D. Vinge
  • Author of the 1983 best-selling novel Return of the Jedi Storybook (see list of Bestselling Fiction Authors in the U.S.)