Janet (given name)

Janet is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious" or "gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет (Zhanet), Circassian Джэнэт (Dzhenet), and Hungarian Zsanett. It is also the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane.

Janet

Pronunciation	/ˈdʒænɪt/ JAN-it
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	[Hebrew]
Meaning	"God is gracious" or "gift from God"
Other names
Related names	Jeanette, Jane, Juanita, Jeanne, Janeth, Janat, Żaneta

People with the given name Janet

• Janet Aalfs (born 1956), American poet and martial artist
• Janet Abbate (born 1962), American associate professor of science, technology, and society
• Janet Abu-Lughod (1928–2013), American sociologist
• Janet Abuel (born 1971), Filipino lawyer, accountant, and public servant
• Janet Achola (born 1988), Ugandan middle-distance runner
• Janet Achurch (1863–1916), English stage actress and actor-manager
• Janet Ackland (1938–2019), Welsh international lawn- and indoor bowler
• Janet Adair (c. 1892–1938), American vaudeville-, ragtime-, musical revue-, and musical comedy performer
• Janet Adam (1940–2021), Scottish potter and sculptor
• Janet Adams (born 1937), American politician
• Janet Adelman (1941–2010), American Shakespeare scholar, literary critic, and professor of English
• Janet H. Adkins (born 1965), American politician
• Janet Afary, Iranian-born American author, feminist activist, and researcher of history, religious studies, and women studies
• Janet Ågren (born 1949), Swedish actress and model
• Janet Ahlberg (1944–1994), English writer of children's books
• Janet Aitken, several people
• Janet Ajzenstat (born 1936), Canadian professor emeritus of political science
• Janet Akinrinade (1930–1994), Nigerian politician
• Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943–2004), Turkish-American astronomer
• Janet Albrechtsen (born 1966), Australian opinion columnist
• Janet Alcoriza (1918–1998), American screenwriter and actress
• Janet Aldrich (born 1956), American actress and singer
• Janet Alexander (1878–1961), English actress
• Janet Allard, American playwright and theater educator
• Janet Allen, American biochemist and industrial engineer
• Janet Allison, American sex offender
• Janet Amos (born 1944), Canadian actress, educator, playwright, and theater director
• Janet Amponsah (born 1993), Ghanaian sprinter
• Janet Amsden, British actress
• Janet Ancel, American politician
• Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone (1928–1979), English children's book illustrators
• Janet Anderson (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Andrewartha (1951–2024), Australian television- and theater actress
• Janet Anne Galloway (1841–1909), Scottish activist for women's rights and education
• Janet Arceo (born 1955), Mexican actress, TV presenter, announcer, director, and businesswoman
• Janet Archer (1873–1916), English artist
• Janet Arnold (1932–1998), British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author
• Janet Arnott (1956–2019), Canadian curler and Olympic champion coach
• Janet Arvizo, American prosecuting witness in the Michael Jackson Trial
• Janet Asimov (1926–2019), American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst
• Janet Askew (?–2015), New Zealand nurse
• Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945–1985), American socialite
• Janet Aulisio, American role-playing game artist
• Janet Austin (born 1956/1957), Canadian non-profit sector executive and public servant
• Janet Awino (born 1985), Kenyan rugby sevens player
• Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878–1951), American author and suffragette
• Janet Babb, American geologist
• Janet Backhouse (1938–2004), English manuscripts curator
• Janet Ruth Bacon (1891–1965), English university principal
• Janet Bagguley, English international footballer
• Janet Baird (born 2000), Australian AFLW player
• Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano
• Janet M. Baker, American academic and speech processing researcher
• Janet Balaskas, South African author and childbirth educator
• Janet Banana (1938–2021), Zimbabwean teacher who became First Lady of Zimbabwe
• Janet Bannister, Canadian business executive and venture capitalist
• Janet Banzet (1934–1971), American actress
• Janet Barlow, several people
• Janet Barnes, British curator and museum director
• Janet Barnett, American professor of mathematics
• Janet Barresi (born 1952), American politician
• Janet Barrowman (1879–1955), Scottish suffragette
• Janet Barth, American radiation engineer
• Janet Basco, Filipino singer
• Janet Bately, British academic
• Janet Bathgate (1806–1898), Scottish writer and schoolteacher
• Janet Baus, American documentary film- and television director, producer, and editor
• Janet Bayly (born 1955), New Zealand photographer, museum director, and curator
• Janet Beat (born 1937), Scottish composer, music educator, and music writer
• Janet Beaton (1519–1569), Scottish aristocrat
• Janet Beavin Bavelas (1940–2022), American experimental social psychologist
• Janet Beecher (1884–1955), American actress
• Janet Beer (born 1956), British academic
• Janet Beery, American mathematician and mathematics historian
• Janet Behan (born 1954), English-Irish writer and actress
• Janet Beihoffer, American accountant
• Janet L. Beizer, American academic
• Janet Bell (born 1959), English middle-distance runner
• Janet Bennion (born 1964), American anthropologist professor
• Janet Benshoof (1947–2017), American human rights lawyer
• Janet Bentley, American dramaturg at the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre
• Janet Bercovitz, American entrepreneurship scholar and professor
• Janet Berliner (1939–2012), American novelist
• Janet Bethune, Scottish wife of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
• Janet Bewley, several people
• Janet Biehl (born 1953), American artist, author, copyeditor, and translator
• Janet Biggs (born 1959), American artist
• Janet Billig Rich (born 1967), American artist manager, music supervisor, and producer
• Janet Bina Kahama (born 1943), Tanzanian politician
• Janet Birkmyre (born 1966), English track racing cyclist
• Janet Blair (singer-songwriter), American independent pop/Christian singer-songwriter
• Janet Blair (1921–2007), American actress and singer
• Janet Blake (?–1981), American-Canadian agricultural producer and philanthropist
• Janet Bloomfield (men’s rights activist) (born 1979/1980), Canadian men's rights activist
• Janet Bloomfield (1953–2007), British peace- and disarmament campaigner
• Janet Blunt (1859–1950), British folklorist
• Janet Bodnar, American editor and business- and financial journalist
• Janet Bond Arterton (born 1944), American inactive senior district judge
• Janet Bonnema (1938–2008), American civil engineer and women's rights activist
• Janet Bostwick (born 1939), Bahamian lawyer and politician
• Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, American political scientist and professor
• Janet Boyd (1850–1928), English suffragette, feminist, and women's rights activist
• Janet Boyle (born 1963), Northern Irish high jumper
• Janet Boyman (?–1572), Scottish woman accused of witchcraft
• Janet Brady, Canadian candidate in the New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidates in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election
• Janet Bragg (1907–1993), American aviator
• Janet Braun-Reinitz (1938–2023), American muralist, painter, and activist committed to social justice
• Janet Brehaut (born 1988), New Zealand cricketer
• Janet Brennan Croft (born 1961), American librarian and Tolkien scholar
• Janet Brewster (born 1969/1970), Canadian Inuk politician
• Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh (1930–2017), English fashion model and psychotherapist
• Janet Broughton, American emerita professor of philosophy
• Janet Brown (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Browne (born 1950), British historian of science
• Janet Brumby, English development manager of Young Enterprise
• Janet Buckner, American politician
• Janet Bundi (born 1996), Kenyan footballer
• Janet Burchill (born 1955), Australian contemporary artist
• Janet Burke (born 1962), Jamaican sprinter
• Janet Burroway (born 1936), American author
• Janet Burston (1935–1998), American child actress
• Janet Burton, Welsh professor of medieval history
• Janet S. Butel, American professor of molecular virology and microbiology
• Janet Caird (1913–1992), Malawi-born Scottish teacher and a writer of mysteries, poems, and short stories
• Janet Camilo (born 1971), Dominican Republic lawyer
• Janet Campbell, several people
• Janet Cardiff (born 1957), Canadian artist
• Janet Carlson, American politician
• Janet Carnochan (1839–1926), Canadian historian and teacher
• Janet Carr (psychologist) (1927–2020), English psychologist
• Janet Carr (1933–2014), Australian academic and physiotherapist
• Janet Carroll (1940–2012), American film-, stage-, and television character actress
• Janet Carsten, British professor of social and cultural anthropology
• Janet Carter, New Zealand clinical psychology academic and professor- and dean of science
• Janet Catherine Berlo, American art historian and academic
• Janet Chance (1886–1953), British feminist writer, sex education advocate, and birth control- and abortion law reformer
• Janet Chandler (1911–1994), American model and actress
• Janet Chapman (?–2017), American author
• Janet Charman (born 1954), New Zealand poet
• Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (born 1978), American distance runner
• Janet Chisholm (1929–2004), British Cold War spy
• Janet Chow (born 1983), Hong Kong actress
• Janet Chvatal (born 1964), American soprano
• Janet Clark, several people
• Janet Clarke (1851–1909), Australian socialite and philanthropist
• Janet Coats Black (1844–1918), Scottish poet, philanthropist, and founder of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
• Janet Coats (born 1963), American media journalism director and executive editor
• Janet Cobbs (born 1967), American/Canadian volleyball coach
• Janet Cochrane (1912–1994), Canadian community organizer and First Nations activist
• Janet Cohen, several people
• Janet Coit, American government official and lawyer
• Janet Coleman (born 1945), British academic and historian of political theory
• Janet Coles (born 1954), American LPGA Tour player
• Janet Collins (1917–2003), American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher
• Janet Colquhoun (1781–1846), British religious writer
• Janet Cone (born 1955), American college athletic director
• Janet Conrad (born 1963), American experimental physicist, researcher, and professor
• Janet Cook Lewis (1855–1947), American librarian and book repairer
• Janet Cooke (born 1954), American journalist
• Janet Cooper Alexander (born 1946), American lawyer
• Janet Cornfoot (?–1705), Scottish woman killed for alleged witchcraft
• Janet Cosh (1901–1989), Australian botanist and secondary school teacher
• Janet Coster, English operatic mezzo-soprano
• Janet E. Courtney (1865–1954), English scholar, writer, and feminist
• Janet Cowell (born 1968), American politician
• Janet Cox-Rearick (1930–2018), American art historian and professor of art history
• Janet Craxton (1929–1981), English oboe player and teacher
• Janet Cree (1910–1992), English painter
• Janet Cruz (born 1956), American politician
• Janet Culp (born 1982), American synchronized swimmer
• Janet Currie, Canadian-American economist and professor
• Janet Daby (born 1970), British politician
• Janet Dacal, American actress, singer, and musical theater performer
• Janet Dailey (1944–2013), American author of romance novels
• Janet Daley (born 1944), American-born British journalist
• Janet Daling, American epidemiologist and emeritus professor
• Janet Daly (born 1969), Australian short track speed skater
• Janet Dancey, Canadian oncologist
• Janet Dando, Spanish international lawn bowler
• Janet Darbyshire, British epidemiologist and science administrator
• Janet Davidson (born 1941), New Zealand archaeologist and curator
• Janet Davies, several people
• Janet Davis, Canadian city councillor
• Janet Dawson (writer) (born 1949), American mystery writer
• Janet Dawson (born 1935), Australian artist
• Janet de Coux (1904–1999), American sculptor
• Janet De Gore (1930–2022), American television and theater actress
• Janet Dean Fodor (1942–2023), American professor emerita of linguistics
• Janet Dean (born 1949), English politician
• Janet A. Deatrick, American professor emerita of nursing
• Janet Dees, American curator
• Janet DeLaine, Australian archaeologist
• Janet Delaney (born 1952), American photographer and educator
• Janet Dempsey Steiger (1939–2004), American politician
• Janet Devlin (born 1994), Northern Irish singer and songwriter
• Janet Dhillon, American lawyer
• Janet Dibley (born 1958), English actress
• Janet Dicks (born 1933), American weight thrower
• Janet Dietrich (1926–2008), American pilot
• Janet DiFiore (born 1955), American lawyer and judge
• Janet Doe (1895–1985), American librarian
• Janet L. Dolgin, American legal scholar and professor of health
• Janet Donald (c. 1825–1892), New Zealand church leader
• Janet Doub Erickson (1924–2021), American graphic artist and writer
• Janet Douglas, several people
• Janet Dudley-Eshbach, American academic
• Janet Dunbar, American composer
• Janet Duprey (born 1945), American politician
• Janet Dykman (born 1954), American archer
• Janet Echelman (born 1966), American sculptor and fiber artist
• Janet Ecker (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Janet Edeme, Nigerian agricultural scientist and plant biologist
• Janet Egyir (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer
• Janet Eisner, American college professor emerita
• Janet Eissenstat, American government worker
• Janet D. Elashoff, American statistician
• Janet Elder (1956–2017), American writer, editor, author, and reporter
• Janet Eldred, American professor and author
• Janet Elizabeth Astor, English wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
• Janet Elizabeth Case (1863–1937), British classical scholar, tutor of ancient Greek, and women's rights advocate
• Janet Elizabeth Macgregor (1920–2005), Scottish physician and cytologist
• Janet Elliott Wulsin (1894–1963), American nurse and explorer
• Janet A. W. Elliott (born 1967), Canadian engineering scientist and researcher in thermodynamics
• Janet Ellis (born 1955), English television presenter, actress, and writer
• Janet Ellis (politician) (born 1956), American politician
• Janet Ellzey, American mechanical engineer
• Janet Ely (born 1953), American diver
• Janet Emerson Bashen (born 1957), American entrepreneur, business consultant, and software inventor
• Janet Emig (born 1928), American composition scholar
• Janet Eremenko, Canadian politician
• Janet Erskine Stuart (1857–1914), English Roman Catholic nun and educator
• Janet Ertel (1913–1988), American member of music group The Chordettes
• Janet Evanovich (born 1943), American writer
• Janet Evans (revolutionary), British revolutionary
• Janet Evans (born 1971), American competition swimmer
• Janet Evra (born 1988), English-born vocalist, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader
• Janet Fairbank (1903–1947), American operatic singer
• Janet Fallis, Australian professional tennis player
• Janet Farrar (born 1950), British teacher, author, and Wiccan priestess
• Janet Febisola Adeyemi (born 1958), Nigerian civil engineer and geologist
• Janet Feder, American composer and guitarist
• Janet Fieldhouse (born 1971), Australian ceramic artist
• Janet Fielding (born 1953), Australian actress
• Janet Finch-Saunders (born 1958), Welsh politician
• Janet Finch (born 1946), British sociologist and academic administrator
• Janet Fish (born 1938), American contemporary realist artist
• Janet Fitch (born 1955), American author
• Janet Flanner (1892–1978), American writer and pioneering narrative journalist
• Janet Fletcher, Australian linguist
• Janet Fockart (?–1596), Scottish merchant and moneylender
• Janet Folkes (1959–2012), English balloonist
• Janet Fookes (born 1936), British politician
• Janet Ford (born 1945), British sociologist and university administrator
• Janet Foutty, American businessperson, author, and public speaker
• Janet Fox (author) (1940–2009), American fantasy- and horror writer, poet, teacher, editor, and publisher
• Janet Fox (1912–2002), American actress
• Janet Fragoso Alonso (born 1973), birth name of Mexican professional wrestler Miss Janeth
• Janet Frame (1924–2004), New Zealand author
• Janet Franklin (swimmer) (born 1948), English swimmer
• Janet Franklin (born 1959), German-born American botanist, geographer, and landscape ecologist
• Janet Fraser (1883–1945), New Zealand community leader
• Janet Freeman (1950–2011), American community organizer and activist for tenant's rights
• Janet Friedman (1945–2002), American archaeologist
• Janet Froelich (born 1946), American graphic designer and creative director
• Janet S Gaffney, American-New Zealand academic
• Janet Gardner (born 1962), American rock singer
• Janet Garrett, American candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
• Janet E. Garvey (born 1953), American ambassador
• Janet Gasparini, Canadian candidate in the 2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election
• Janet Gaylord Moore (1906–1992), American writer, curator, and artist
• Janet Gaymer (born 1947), British civil servant, solicitor, and lawyer
• Janet Gaynor (1906–1984), American actress
• Janet Georges (born 1979), Seychellois weightlifter
• Janet Gerhauser (born 1932), American pair skater
• Janet Gertrude Higgins (1885–1964), birth name of Nettie Palmer, Australian poet, essayist, and literary critic
• Janet Gezari (born 1945), American literary critic and scholar
• Janet Gibson, Belizean biologist and zoologist
• Janet Gillies (1864–1947), New Zealand civilian- and military nurse and army nursing administrator
• Janet Gilsdorf, American pediatric infectious diseases physician, scientist, and writer
• Janet Godfrey, British songwriter
• Janet Godman (born 1966), English cricketer
• Janet Goldner (born 1952), American visual artist
• Janet González Tostado (born 1957), Mexican politician
• Janet Gourlay (1863–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
• Janet Gover, Australian writer of short stories and romance novels
• Janet Grace Akech Okori-Moe (born 1966), Ugandan teacher and politician
• Janet Graham (poet) (1723–1805), Scottish poet
• Janet Graham (born 1948), English composer, music educator, and music therapist
• Janet Gray Hayes (1926–2014), American politician
• Janet Greek (born 1949), American director and writer of film and television
• Janet Green, several people
• Janet Greene (1930–2021), American singer
• Janet Greenip (born 1947), American politician
• Janet Greig (1874–1950), Scottish-Australian anaesthetist
• Janet Grey (born 1952), American soap opera actress
• Janet Grieve (born 1940), New Zealand biological oceanographer
• Janet Grillo, American filmmaker
• Janet Grogan (born 1988), Irish singer and songwriter
• Janet Gulland (1934–2017), British aeronautical engineer
• Janet Gunn (born 1961), American actress
• Janet Gurwitch (born 1954), American businesswoman and investor
• Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race car driver
• Janet Gyatso, American religious studies scholar
• Janet Haas (born 1953), American professional tennis player
• Janet Hailes Michelmore, Australian business executive and health activist
• Janet Hale, American educational theorist and educator
• Janet Hall, several people
• Janet Halley (born 1952), American legal scholar
• Janet Hamill (born 1945), American poet and spoken word artist
• Janet Hamilton (1795–1873), Scottish poet
• Janet Hanson, American financier
• Janet Harbison (born 1955), Irish harper, composer, teacher, and orchestra director
• Janet Harden (1776-c. 1837), Scottish diarist
• Janet Hardy, American writer and sex educator
• Janet Harris, American NCAA player
• Janet M. Hartley (born 1954), English emeritus professor of international history
• Janet Harvey (born 1967), Canadian curler
• Janet Hatta (born 1953), Japanese actress
• Janet Haworth, Welsh politician
• Janet Healy Weeks (born 1932), American lawyer and judge
• Janet Healy, American animated film producer
• Janet Heenan (born 1969), New Zealand rugby union player
• Janet E. Helms, American research psychologist
• Janet Hemingway (born 1957), British infectious diseases specialist
• Janet Henderson (born 1957), Welsh Anglican priest and former nurse
• Janet Hendry (1906–2004), Scottish aviator
• Janet Henfrey (born 1935), English stage- and television actress
• Janet Henry (artist), American visual artist
• Janet Henry (economist) (born 1969), British economist
• Janet Hergt, Australian geochemist
• Janet Hering (born 1958), American academic and environmental scientist
• Janet Hetherington (born 1955), Canadian writer and artist
• Janet Hill Gordon (1915–1990), American lawyer and politician
• Janet Hiller (born 1953), Australian epidemiologist and health services researcher
• Janet Hills, British police detective
• Janet Hilton (born 1945), English clarinet soloist, teacher, chamber performer, and orchestral musician
• Janet Hinostroza, Ecuadorian television journalist
• Janet Hitchman (1916–1980), English writer
• Janet Hobhouse (1948–1991), American novelist, biographer, and editor
• Janet Hoek, New Zealand academic and professor of public health
• Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann (born 1938), birth name of Viva (actress), American actress, writer, and former Warhol superstar
• Janet Hogan (born 1945), Australian swimmer
• Janet Holborow, New Zealand mayor
• Janet Holder, Canadian business executive
• Janet Holm (1923–2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian
• Janet Holmes, several people
• Janet L. Holmgren, American linguist, professor and administrator
• Janet Hong, Canadian translator
• Janet Honour (born 1950), English athlete
• Janet Hopner (born 1936), Australian fencer
• Janet Hopps Adkisson (born 1934), American professional tennis player
• Janet Horne (?–1727), Scottish woman executed for witchcraft
• Janet C. Howard, American politician
• Janet Howell (born 1944), American politician
• Janet Hsieh (born 1980), Taiwanese-American television personality, actress, producer, violinist, and author
• Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film- and television actress
• Janet Huckabee (born 1955), American politician
• Janet Hunter, English candidate in the 2004 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
• Janet Huntington Brewster (1910–1998), American philanthropist, writer, radio broadcaster, and relief worker
• Janet Hürlimann, Canadian-Swiss curler and curling coach
• Janet Hurst (born c. 1947), British microbiologist, editor, and science educator
• Janet Husband, British emeritus professor of radiology
• Janet Iacobuzio (born 1962), American television soap opera writer
• Janet Irwin (1923–2009), New Zealand medical practitioner
• Janet Iwasa (born 1978), American data visualization expert and assistant professor of biochemistry
• Janet Jackson (golfer) (1891–1960), Irish golfer
• Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
• Janet E. Jackson, American judge
• Janet Jacobs (1928–2017), American baseball player
• Janet L. Jacobs (born 1948), American sociologist
• Janet Jagan (1920–2009), American-born Guyanese politician
• Janet Jakobsen, American professor, academic, and scholar of gender and sexuality
• Janet Wilson James (1918–1987), American historian, educator, and pioneer
• Janet Jamieson (born 1927), American professional baseball player
• Janet Jansson, American biological scientist
• Janet Jenkins, American woman who went to court
• Janet Jennings (1842–1917), American nurse and reporter
• Janet Jesudason (born 1936), Singaporean sprinter
• Janet Johnson, several people
• Janet Jones (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Jonsson (born 1977), Swedish snowboarder
• Janet J. Joyce (1940–2015), American farmer and politician
• Janet Joyce, American novelist
• Janet Julian (born 1959), American educator, author, and actress
• Janet Kagan (1946–2008), American author
• Janet Kalven (1913–2014), American Catholic educator and writer
• Janet Kaplan (born 1958), American poet and professor
• Janet Karim (born 1954), Malawian journalist and diplomat
• Janet Karin (born 1938), Australian ballerina
• Janet Karvonen (born 1962), American basketball player
• Janet Kauffman (born 1945), American Mennonite novelist, poet, mixed media artist, and academic
• Janet L. Kavandi (born 1959), American scientist and NASA astronaut
• Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951), American author
• Janet Kay (born 1958), English actress and vocalist
• Janet Kear (1933–2004), English ornithologist and conservationist
• Janet Keeping, Canadian politician
• Janet Kelso (born 1975), South African computational biologist
• Janet Kennedy (designer) (1934–2021), British print designer
• Janet Kennedy (c. 1480-c. 1545), Scottish noble, and mistress of King James IV of Scotland
• Janet Kerdikoshvili (born 1991), American model, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder
• Janet Key (1945–1992), English actress
• Janet Khan (born 1940), Australian author
• Janet Khoo (born 1973), Malaysian TV drama- and film actress
• Janet Kidder (born 1972), Canadian actress
• Janet Kigusiuq (1926–2005), Inuk artist
• Janet Kirkland Starr, American politician
• Janet Kisa (born 1992), Kenyan professional middle- and long-distance runner
• Janet Kitz (1930–2019), Scottish-born Canadian educator, author, and historian
• Janet Kohan-Sedq (1945–1972), Iranian athlete
• Janet L. Kolodner, American cognitive- and learning scientist
• Janet Koper (1931–1988), Canadian politician
• Janet Koth, American homemaker and contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
• Janet Kozyra, American heliophysicist
• Janet Krupin (born 1987), American actress, singer, writer, and producer
• Janet Kukuk (1942–2000), American politician
• Janet Lacey (1903–1988), English charity director and philanthropist
• Janet Lagasse, American professional tennis player
• Janet Lam (born 1964), spouse of Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• Janet Lambert (1893–1973), American actress and author
• Janet Land (born 1956), Canadian film- and television actress
• Janet Tai Landa, Canadian economist, researcher, and professor
• Janet Landgard (born 1947), American actress and model
• Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967), English physician
• Janet Langhart (born 1941), American television journalist, anchor, and author
• Janet Langsam (born 1935), American cultural activist
• Janet Lansburgh (1911–1973), American screenwriter and director
• Janet Laurence (author) (born 1937), British author and cookery writer
• Janet Laurence (born 1947), Australian artist
• Janet Lauritsen, American criminologist and professor
• Janet LaValley, American past member of alternative rock band Tribe (band)
• Janet Lawless (born 1985), South African athlete
• Janet Lawson (1940–2021), American jazz singer and educator
• Janet Leach (appropriate adult), English social worker
• Janet Leach (1918–1997), American studio potter
• Janet Leahy, American television executive producer and writer
• Janet Leathem, New Zealand psychology academic
• Janet Lee (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Lee Stevens (1950–1983), American journalist
• Janet Lees Price (1943–2012), British actress
• Janet Lembke (1933–2013), American author, essayist, naturalist, translator, and scholar
• Janet Leon (born 1990), Swedish singer, songwriter, and A&R
• Janet Leung (born 1994), Canadian Olympian and NPF player
• Janet Lever (born 1946), American sociologist and professor emerita of sociology
• Janet K. Levit, American law professor, attorney, and university administrator
• Janet Lewis (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Leys Shaw Mactavish (1925–1972), Canadian architect
• Janet Liang (1987–2012), American health advocate and activist
• Janet Lilly (born 1957), American modern dancer and choreographer
• Janet Lilo (born 1982), New Zealand visual artist
• Janet Lim (c. 1923 – 2014), Hong Kong–born Singaporean writer and nurse
• Janet Lim-Napoles (born 1964), Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and convict
• Janet Lindup, South African ballet dancer
• Janet Lippincott (1918–2007), American artist
• Janet Little (1759–1813), Scottish poet
• Janet Lockton (born 1942), American politician
• Janet C. Long (born 1944), American politician and educator
• Janet Looker, English lord mayor and solicitor of York
• Janet Love (born 1957), South African civil servant, activist, and politician
• Janet Lowe (1940–2019), American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer
• Janet Lucroy, American visual artist
• Janet Luhmann (born 1946), American physicist
• Janet Lunn (1928–2017), Canadian children's book writer
• Janet Lupo, American 1975 Playboy model
• Janet Lusk (1924–1994), Scottish social worker
• Janet Lynn Skinner (born 1955), American gospel musician
• Janet Lynn (born 1953), American figure skater
• Janet Mackenzie (New Zealand teacher) (1878–1962), Scottish-born New Zealand schoolteacher
• Janet Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Cam Mackenzie, 11th of Kintail
• Janet Mackenzie (born 1962), British Anglican priest and former teacher
• Janet Mackey (born 1953), New Zealand politician
• Janet MacLachlan (1933–2010), American actress
• Janet Maguire (born 1927), American composer
• Janet Mahoney (born 1938), English actress
• Janet Main (born 1989), New Zealand basketball player
• Janet Malcolm (1934–2021), American writer, staff journalist, and collagist
• Janet Mansfield (1934–2013), Australian potter, publisher, and author
• Janet Manyowa (born 1985), Zimbabwean gospel musician
• Janet Maratita (born 1965/1966), Northern Mariana Islands politician
• Janet March (1963–1996), American children's book illustrator and murder victim
• Janet Marder, American rabbi
• Janet Margolin (1943–1993), American actress
• Janet Marie Rogers (born 1963), Canadian First Nations Mohawk/Tuscarora writer and poet
• Janet Marion Martin (1938–2023), American professor
• Janet Marlow (born 1958), British middle-distance runner
• Janet Martin Welch, American librarian
• Janet Martin, American film actress and singer
• Janet Mary Lord, British biologist and professor
• Janet Mary Riley (1915–2008), American civil rights activist and law professor
• Janet Mary Salsbury (1881–1951), British composer, music educator, and organist
• Janet Maslin (born 1949), American journalist
• Janet Mathews (1914–1992), Australian pianist, music teacher, and documenter of Aboriginal music, language, and culture
• Janet Matthews, Australian artist
• Janet Maw (born 1954), English actress
• Janet May Buchanan (1866–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
• Janet Mayo (1915–1995), Australian advocate for war widows
• Janet Mbabazi (born 1996), Ugandan cricketer
• Janet Mbene (born 1952), Tanzanian politician
• Janet Mbugua (born 1984), Kenyan media personality, anchor, and actress
• Janet McAdams (born 1957), American poet
• Janet McCabe, American attorney and academic
• Janet McCallum, several people
• Janet McCalman (born 1948), Australian social historian, population researcher, and author
• Janet McCarter Woolley (1906–1996), American bacteriologist
• Janet McCloud (1934–2003), Native American indigenous rights activist
• Janet J. McCoy (1916–1995), American politician and businesswoman
• Janet McCracken, American philosopher and professor
• Janet McCredie (1935–2023), Australian radiologist
• Janet McDonald (1953–2007), American writer and attorney
• Janet McDonald (mathematician) (1905–2006), American mathematician and professor
• Janet McEwan (1860–1921), British politician
• Janet McIntyre, New Zealand television journalist, reporter, and producer
• Janet McKenzie, American artist
• Janet McKenzie Hill (1852–1933), American practitioner of culinary reform, food science, and scientific cooking
• Janet McLachlan (born 1977), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
• Janet McLean, New Zealand law academic and professor
• Janet McNaughton (born 1953), Canadian writer
• Janet McNeill (1907–1994), Irish novelist and playwright
• Janet McTeer (born 1961), English actress
• Janet McVeagh (1941–2005), New Zealand disability worker, environmentalist, and politician
• Janet Mead (1937–2022), Australian Catholic nun
• Janet Meakin Poor (1929–2017), American landscape designer
• Janet Meik Wright (born 1946), American legal scholar and attorney
• Janet Melville (born 1958), English golfer
• Janet Merlo (born 1963), Canadian police officer and autobiographer
• Janet E. Mertz (born 1949), American biochemist, molecular biologist, and cancer researcher
• Janet Metcalf (born 1935), American politician
• Janet Millett (1821–1904), English writer
• J. M. A. Mills (1894–1986), English theosophist writer and clerk
• Janet M. Mills (c. 1921–1991), American politician
• Janet E. Minor, Canadian law officer
• Janet Mitchell, several people
• Janet Mock (born 1983), American writer, television host, director, producer, and transgender rights activist
• Janet Monach Patey (1842–1894), English concert- and oratorio contralto
• Janet Mondlane (born 1934), American-born Mozambican activist
• Janet Monge, American curator, physical anthropologist, and scientist
• Janet Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton (c. 1854–1923), Australian-born Scottish countess and Red Cross administrator
• Janet Montgomery (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Moore (1880–1968), New Zealand civilian- and army nurse, nursing administrator, and hospital matron
• Janet Moreau (1927–2021), American track and field athlete
• Janet Morgan (squash player) (1921–1990), English squash player
• Janet Morgan Riggs (born c. 1955), American psychologist and academic administrator
• Janet Morgan, Lady Balfour of Burleigh (born 1945), Canadian-born English writer and historian
• Janet Morin (born 1975), Canadian gymnast
• Janet Morison Miller (1891–1946), Canadian lawyer
• Janet Morley, English author, poet, and Christian feminist
• Janet Morris (born 1946), American author and defense analyst
• Janet Morrison, Canadian academic administrator
• Janet Morrissey, Canadian figure skating champion
• Janet Morton (born 1963), Canadian visual artist
• Janet Moses (?-2007), New Zealand woman killed for exorcism
• Janet Mullarney (1952–2020), Irish artist and sculptor
• Janet G. Mullins Grissom (1949–2023), American lobbyist
• Janet Munsil, Canadian playwright
• Janet Munyarryun, Aboriginal dancer
• Janet Murguía (born 1960), American civil rights activist
• Janet Murphy (born 1965), Canadian curler
• Janet Myhre, American statistician
• Janet Napolitano (born 1957), American lawyer and politician
• Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (born 1940), British lawyer and crime fiction writer
• Janet T. Neff (born 1945), American senior district judge
• Janet Nelson (born 1942), British historian and emerita professor
• Janet Newberry (born 1953), American professional tennis player
• Janet Nguyen (born 1976), American politician
• Janet Nichols Lynch (born 1952), American author, pianist, and teacher
• Janet Niven (1902–1974), British histologist and pathologist
• Janet Nkubana, Rwandan basket weaver
• Janet Noble (born 1940), American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist
• Janet L. Norwood (1923–2015), American statistician
• Janet Nungnik (born 1954), Inuk textile artist
• Janet Nutter (born 1953), Canadian diver
• Janet Nwadiogo Mokelu (1910–2003), Nigerian politician, philanthropist, nurse, teacher, headmistress, and businesswoman
• Janet W. O'Brien, American politician
• Janet O'Sullivan (born 1974/1975), Irish pro-choice campaigner
• Janet Okala (1894–1971), Nigerian political leader
• Janet Okell (1922–2005), English wargamer
• Janet Okelo (born 1992), Kenyan rugby sevens player
• Janet Olson, American electrical engineer and electronic design automation industry executive
• Janet Omorogbe (born 1942), Nigerian sprinter
• Janet Ong'era, Kenyan politician
• Janet Oppenheim (1948–1994), American historian
• Janet Osgerby (1963–2020), British swimmer
• Janet G. Osteryoung (1939–2021), American chemist
• Janet Otieno (born 1977), Kenyan gospel music singer and songwriter
• Janet Owen Thomas (1961–2002), British composer and organist
• Janet S. Owens, American candidate in the 2006 Maryland Comptroller election
• Janet Owusu (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
• Janet Paisley (1948–2018), Scottish writer, poet, and playwright
• Janet Pancho Gupta (born 1976), Filipino artist and photographer
• Janet Panic (born 1970), Métis singer, guitarist, and songwriter
• Janet Paraskeva (born 1946), British government official
• Janet Parker (1938–1978), British medical photographer who was the last recorded person to die from smallpox
• Janet Parshall (born 1950), American Christian radio talk show host
• Janet Paschal (born 1956), American inspirational gospel vocalist
• Janet Patterson (1956–2016), Australian costume- and production designer
• Janet Paul (1919–2004), New Zealand publisher, painter, and art historian
• Janet Pavek (1936–2009), American operatic soprano and musical theater actress
• Janet Payne Bowles (1872/1873 – 1948), American art educator, metalsmith, and jewelry designer
• Janet Peckinpaugh (born 1950), American television anchor, reporter, business owner, and political candidate
• Janet Peery (born 1948), American short story writer and novelist
• Janet Peoples, American screenwriter
• Janet Perlman (born 1954), Canadian animator, author, and illustrator
• Janet Perr, American art director, graphic designer, author, and illustrator
• Janet Perry (born 1947), American operatic soprano
• Janet Petersen (born 1970), American politician
• Janet Petro (born 1960), American engineer and civil servant
• Janet Philip (1876–1959), British baroness and journalist
• Janet Pierce (born 1947), Scottish-born Irish painter
• Janet Pierrehumbert (born 1954), American professor of linguistics
• Janet Pilgrim, several people
• Janet Planet (Grace Stephenson), Australian member of indie electro pop band Confidence Man (band)
• Janet Plowe (c. 1905–2018), American biologist
• Greta and Janet Podleski, Canadian author, chef, and television presenter
• Janet Polasky, American presidential professor of history
• Janet Porter (born 1962), American anti-abortion activist and author
• Janet Powell (1942–2013), Australian politician
• Janet Pressley, American singer-songwriter
• Janet Price (born 1938), Welsh soprano
• Janet Protasiewicz (born 1962), American attorney and jurist
• Janet Quigley (1902–1987), British radio broadcaster
• Janet Quin-Harkin (born 1941), British novelist and dance teacher
• Janet Quist, American 1978 Playboy model
• Janet Radünzel (born 1973), German rower
• Janet Ramus, real name of Cookie (singer), British soul singer
• Janet Ray Michie (1934–2008), Scottish speech therapist and politician
• Janet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress
• Janet Reger (1935–2005), British lingerie designer and businesswoman
• Janet Rehnquist (born 1957), American inspector general
• Janet Reno (1938–2016), American lawyer and attorney general
• Janet Rice (born 1960), Australian politician
• Janet Richard (born 1998), Maltese athlete
• Janet Richards, several people
• Janet Rideout (born 1939), American organic chemist
• Janet Ritterman (born 1941), Australian-educated British college director
• Janet Roach, Australian contestant on The Real Housewives of Melbourne
• Janet Robertson (born 1965), Argentine-born Falkland Islands politician
• Janet Robin (born 1966), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, film- and television composer, and guitar coach
• Janet L. Robinson (born 1950), American executive
• Janet Roitman, American anthropologist
• Janet Romano-Zicari (born 1976/1977), birth name of Lizzy Borden (actress), American pornographic actress and professional wrestler
• Janet Ronalds (born 1985), Australian-born German physiotherapist and cricketer
• Janet Rono (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Janet Rosenberg (landscape architect), Canadian landscape architect
• Janet Ross (1842–1927), English historian, biographer, and Tuscan cookbook author
• Janet Rossant (born 1950), English developmental biologist
• Janet Routledge, Canadian politician
• Janet Rowley (1925–2013), American human geneticist
• Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (born 1955), British politician
• Janet Rumsey (1931–2008), American AAGPBL pitcher
• Janet Russell Perkins (1853–1933), American botanist
• Janet Ruttenberg (born 1931), American painter
• Janet Ryder (born 1955), Welsh politician
• Janet Rzewnicki (born 1953), American politician and businesswoman
• Janet A. Sanderson (born 1955), American diplomat and adjunct professor of international relations
• Janet Sape (1959–2017), Papua New Guinean business leader, international netball player, coach, and administrator
• Janet Sarbanes, American author and a professor of creative writing and cultural studies
• Janet Sassoon (born 1963), American ballet dancer and teacher
• Janet Sawbridge (1947–2021), British ice dancer and figure skating coach
• Janet Sawicki, American cancer researcher and professor emeritus
• Janet Scarfe (born 1947), Australian academic and historian
• Janet Schaw (1730-1740 – 1800), Scottish traveler and diarist
• Janet Schulman (1933–2011), American author of children's books and editor
• Janet Schuster (born c. 1961), Canadian Paralympic and visually-impaired cross-country skier and physiotherapist
• Janet Scicluna, British businessperson
• Janet Scott, several people
• Janet Scudder (1869–1940), American sculptor and painter
• Janet Seeley (1905–1987), American college professor
• Janet Seidel (1955–2017), Australian jazz vocalist and pianist
• Janet Semple (born 1955), South African politician
• Janet Seymour-Smith (1930–1998), English translator and scholar
• Janet Shackleton (1928–2021), New Zealand hurdler
• Janet Shamlian (born 1962), American television reporter and correspondent
• Janet Shaw, several people
• Janet Sheather (1912–1945), Canadian swimmer
• Janet Sheen (born 1944), American actress
• Janet Shibley Hyde, British psychologist and professor
• Janet Siefert, American biologist
• Janet Simkin, British lichenologist
• Janet Simpson (1944–2010), English sprinter
• Janet Sinsheimer (1957–2023), American expert in statistical genetics
• Janet Sision, Kenyan actress
• Janet Smith, several people
• Janet Smylie, Métis family medicine physician
• Janet Snyder Matthews, American historian and author
• Janet Sobel (1893–1968), Ukrainian-born American painter
• Janet Soergel Mielke (born 1937), American politician and secretary
• Janet Sorg Stoltzfus (1931–2004), American educator
• Janet Soskice (born 1951), Canadian-born English Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher
• Janet Souto (born 1967), Spanish professional tennis player
• Janet D. Spector (1944–2011), American archaeologist
• Janet Spens (1876–1963), Scottish literary scholar
• Janet Sprent (born 1934), British botanical scientist and emeritus professor
• Janet L. Springer, American ballet dancer, artistic director, choreographer, and specialist in classical ballet
• Janet Sprintall, Australian-born American oceanographer
• Janet Staiger (born 1946), American professor emeritus of communication
• Janet Stancomb-Wills (1854–1932), British mayor and philanthropist
• Janet Stavinga, Canadian mayor
• Janet E. Steele, American author and professor of journalism
• Janet Steinbeck (born 1951), Australian competitive swimmer
• Janet Stephens, American hairstyle archaeologist
• Janet Sternburg (born 1943), American writer, poet, and photographer
• Janet Stevenson (1913–2009), American writer, teacher, and social activist
• Janet Stewart, several people
• Janet Strayer, German curler
• Janet Street-Porter (born 1946), English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality
• Janet Stuart Oldershaw Durham (1879–1969), American suffragist, clubwoman, lawyer, and politician
• Janet Stumbo (born 1954), American associate justice
• Janet Sung, American classical violinist
• Janet Sutherland (born 1957), English poet
• Janet Suzman (born 1939), South African-born British actress
• Janet M. Suzuki (1943–1987), Japanese-American librarian
• Janet Tamaro, American television writer, series creator, executive producer, and showrunner
• Janet Tashjian (born 1956), American writer
• Janet Taylor Lisle (born 1947), American writer
• Janet Taylor Pickett (born 1948), American artist
• Janet Taylor Spence (1923–2015), American psychologist
• Janet Taylor (1804–1870), English astronomer, navigation expert, mathematician, and meteorologist
• Janet Tedstone (born 1959), English cricketer
• Janet Teissier du Cros (1905–1990), Scottish writer, translator, broadcaster, and pianist
• Janet Tempest (1930–2021), Argentine-born British landowner and Catholic philanthropist
• Janet Thomas, Australian mathematician and educator
• Janet Thompson, several people
• Janet Thomson (born 1942), English geologist and Antarctic researcher
• Janet Thornton (born 1949), British senior scientist and director emeritus
• Janet Thurlow (1926–2022), American jazz singer
• Janet Tibbits (born 1967), Australian swimmer
• Janet Tobias, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Janet E. Tobitt (1898–1984), British-American author, editor, publisher, music director, collector of folk songs and dances, playwright, teacher, Girl Guide and Girl Scout leader, and shepherd's pipe player
• Janet Todd (born 1942), British academic and author
• Janet Todd (kickboxer) (born 1985), American Muay Thai kickboxer
• Janet Toro (born 1963), Chilean performance artist
• Janet G. Travell (1901–1997), American physician and medical researcher
• Janet Treasure (born 1952), British psychiatrist
• Janet Trevelyan (1879–1956), British writer, social campaigner, and fundraiser
• Janet Trotter (born 1943), English academic and administrator
• Janet Trujillo, American politician
• Janet Truncale, American business executive
• Janet Turner, multiple people
• Janet E. Turner (1914–1988), American artist
• Janet Tyler (nurse) (born 1933), Australian registered nurse
• Janet van de Graaf (born 1965), Canadian improv artist and television actress
• Janet Varney, American actress, comedian, and voice artist
• Janet Vasconzuelos (born 1969), Peruvian volleyball player
• Janet Vaughan (1899–1993), British physiologist, academic, and academic administrator
• Janet Velie (1895–1992), American actress
• Janet Vernon, Australian wife of dancer and choreographer Graeme Murphy
• Janet Vestal Kelly (born 1976), American politician
• Janet Vidhi (born 1995), Indian professional squash player
• Janet Vitmayer (born 1952), British museum director
• Janet Vogel, American past member of doo-wop group The Skyliners
• Janet Waldo (1919–2016), American actress and voice artist
• Janet Walker, Canadian legal scholar, author, and professor
• Janet Walker (costumier) (1850–1940), Australian costumier and businesswoman
• Janet Wall (born 1949), American politician
• Janet Wallach (born 1942), American writer
• Janet Wallis (1858–1928), British philanthropist
• Janet Wanja (1984–2024), Kenyan volleyball player
• Janet Ward (1925–1995), American actress
• Janet Waring (1870–1941), American art historian
• Janet Watson (1923–1985), English geologist
• Janet Watson (linguist) (born 1959), British linguist, academic, and phonologist
• Janet Watt (born 1952), New Zealand badminton player
• Janet Webb (1930–1983), English actress
• Janet Weinberg (1955–2018), American LGBTQ activist, advocate for people with HIV/AIDS, and disability rights advocate
• Janet Weiss (born 1965), American rock drummer
• Janet Welch (1894–1959), English doctor
• Janet Wells (born 1957), New Zealand alpine skier
• Janet Wentz (1937–2003), American politician
• Janet F. Werker, Canadian researcher of developmental psychology
• Janet Werner (born 1959), Canadian artist
• Janet Wesonga (born c. 1928), Ugandan local politician
• Janet Wheeler (born 1957), British composer and choral conductor
• Janet Whitaker, Baroness Whitaker (born 1936), British politician
• Janet Wilder Dakin (1910–1994), American philanthropist and zoologist
• Janet Wiley (1933–2010), American AAGPBL player
• Janet Williams, several people
• Janet Williamson (1862–1936), New Zealand nurse
• Janet Wilmshurst (born 1966), New Zealand palaeoecologist
• Janet Wilson (born 1948), New Zealand academic
• Janet Wishart (?–1597), Scottish accused witch
• Janet Wittes, American statistician
• Janet G. Woititz (1938–1994), American psychologist and researcher
• Janet Wolfe (1933–1951), American professional wrestler
• Janet C. Wolfenbarger (born 1958), American Air Force general
• Janet L. Wolff (1920–2014), American advertising executive
• Janet Wolfson de Botton (born 1952), British art collector and philanthropist
• Janet S. Wong, American poet and author of children's books
• Janet Woodcock (born 1948), American physician and pharmacologist
• Janet Woods (1912–1998), English photographer and hostess
• Janet Woollacott (1939–2011), English-born French singer
• Janet Woollard (born 1955), Australian politician
• Janet Wright (1945–2016), English-born Canadian actress and theater director
• Janet Wu, American TV presenter, journalist, and teacher
• Janet Yale, Canadian telecommunications lawyer and association executive
• Janet K. Yamamoto, American immunologist
• Janet Yang Rohr, American politician
• Janet Yang (born 1956), American film producer
• Janet Yates, Northern Irish archer
• Janet Yawson (born 1957), Ghanaian long jumper
• Janet Yee (1934–2019), Singaporean social worker and children's rights advocate
• Janet Yellen (born 1946), American economist
• Janet Young, several people
• Janet Zaph Briggs (1912–1974), American metallurgist
• Janet Zarish (born 1954), American actress, director, and teacher
• Janet Zollinger Giele (born 1934), American sociologist and professor emerita
• Janet Zweig (born 1950), American artist

People with the given name Janat

• Janat Ansari (born 1970), Nepalese politician
• Janat Gul, alternate name of Hammdidullah, Afghan prisoner of the U.S.
• Janat Gul (cricketer) (born 1991), Afghan cricketer
• Janat Mukwaya (born 1951), Ugandan politician

People with the given name Janeth

• Janeth Arcain (born 1969), Brazilian WNBA player
• Janeth Caizalitín (born 1974), Ecuadorian athlete
• Janeth Jepkosgei (born 1983), Kenyan middle-distance runner
• Janeth Magufuli (born 1960), Tanzanian educator and former First Lady of Tanzania
• Janeth Morón (born 1988), Bolivian footballer
• Janeth Mumtaz Deen, Australian community figure
• Janeth Pangamwene (born 2000), Tanzanian professional footballer
• Janeth Shija, Tanzanian professional footballer

People with the given name Żaneta

• Żaneta Glanc (born 1983), Polish discus thrower
• Żaneta Skowrońska (born 1979), Polish dressage rider

Fictional characters with the given name Janet

• Janet, in the Scottish border ballad "Tam Lin". She is alternately named "Margaret" in many versions.
• Janet, in the US fantasy comedy TV series The Good Place, played by D'Arcy Carden
• Janet, in the UK children's drama TV series Grange Hill, played by Stella Haime
• Janet, in the video game Brawl Stars
• Janet, in the video game Quake Live
• Janet Barch, in the US adult animated sitcom Daria, voiced by Ashley Albert
• Janet Barlow, in the UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by Judith Barker
• Janet Bergman Collins, in the US TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow, played by Marian Hailey, Sandy Robinson, Fran Sharon, Ellen Spencer, and Millee Taggart
• Janet Bhai, in the Japanese manga and anime Black Lagoon, voiced by Miki Nagasawa (Japanese) and Kelly Sheridan (English)
• Janet Buckley, in the UK play Peril at End House, played by Nancy Poultney (1940) and Joan Hart (1945)
• Janet Chant, in Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci fantasy novel series
• Janet Ciccone, in the US soap opera As the World Turns, played by Julie Pinson
• Janet Cruise, in the 1988 US science fiction film Mac and Me, played by Christine Ebersole
• Janet Cunningham, in the 2009 US horror film The Final Destination, played by Haley Webb
• Janet Darling, in the US teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All, played by Elizabeth Hess
• Janet Dawkins, in the UK TV sitcom My Hero, played by Emily Joyce
• Janet Dent, in the UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by Linda Clark
• Janet Drake, Tim Drake's mother
• Janet Fraiser, in the science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, played by Teryl Rothery
• Janet Garrison, in the US animated TV series South Park, voiced by Trey Parker
• Janet Gavin, in the US comedy-drama TV series Rescue Me, played by Andrea Roth
• Janet Green, in the soap opera All My Children, played by Kate Collins, Melody Anderson, and Robin Mattson
• Janet Keogh, in the UK TV sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, played by Sheridan Smith
• Janet Kim, in the Canadian TV sitcom Kim's Convenience, played by Andrea Bang
• Janet King, several characters
• Janet Kirk, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Roberta Connelly
• Janet Meadows, in the US drama TV series October Road, played by Rebecca Field
• Janet Mitchell, in the soap opera EastEnders, played by child actress Grace
• Janet Nelson Jr., in the animated TV series Johnny Test, voiced by Kathleen Barr
• Janet Nettles, the mayor in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• Janet O'Flynn, in the 2009 film Survival of the Dead, played by Kathleen Munroe
• Janet Pearson, in the 1989 US independent coming-of-age comedy film She's Out of Control, played by Catherine Hicks
• Janet Petty, in the US TV series The Flash, played by Bethany Brown
• Janet Reid, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Judith Barker
• Janet Scott, in the UK TV series Scott & Bailey, played by Lesley Sharp
• Janet Sosna, in the US teen drama TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, played by Lindsay Price
• Janet St. Clair, in the UK children's drama TV series Grange Hill, played by Simone Nylander
• Janet Stein, in Pride (comics)
• Janet Thompson, in the film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, played by Marjorie Lord
• Janet van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp, in the Marvel Universe
• Janet Weiss, in the 1975 independent musical comedy horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, played by Susan Sarandon
• Janet Wood, in the US TV sitcom Three's Company, played by Joyce DeWitt
• Janet York, in the US TV series 24, played by Jacqui Maxwell