Annette (given name)

Last updated September 02, 2025

Annette or Anette is a given name that is the diminutive of Anna or Anne, and has been used as a name of its own since the Industrial Age. In Greek, the variant Anneta is used.^[1]

People named Annette

Annette Abbott Adams (1877–1956), American lawyer and judge
Annette A. Aguilar (born 1957), American drummer
Annette Aiello (born 1941), American entomologist and botanist
Annette Allcock (1923–2001), British artist
Annette Andre (born 1939), Australian actress
Annette Arkeketa, American dramatist
Annette Ashberry (also known as Anne Ashberry) (1894–1990), British engineer, gardener and author
Annette Auguste (died 2020), Haitian folk singer and activist
Annette Bach, German actress
Annette Bade (1900–1975), American showgirl and actress
Annette Badland (born 1950), British actress
Annette Baier (1929–2012), New Zealand philosopher
Annette Baker Fox (c. 1912–2011), American international relations scholar
Annette Barbier (1950–2017), American artist and educator
Annette Kar Baxter (1926–1983), American women’s history expert, professor and author
Annette Bear-Crawford (1853–1899), Australian suffragist
Annette Beard (born 1943), American singer
Annette Beautrais, New Zealand suicidologist
Annette Beck-Sickinger (born 1960), German biochemist
Annette Becker (born 1953), French historian
Annette Bening (born 1958), American actress
Annette Benson, British actress
Annette Bergbo (born 1953), Ålandic politician and journalist
Annette Beutler (born 1976), Swiss cyclist
Annette Beveridge (1842–1929), British orientalist
Annette Bezor (1950–2020), Australian painter
Annette Bjelkevik (born 1978), Norwegian speed skater
Annette Bjergfeldt, Danish singer, songwriter and author
Annette Böckler (born 1966), German scholar of Judaism and librarian
Annette Brander (born 1993), Australia international rugby league footballer
Annette Braun (1884–1978), American entomologist
Annette Brissett, Jamaican reggae singer
Annette Broadrick (born 1938), American novelist
Annette Brooke (1947–2025), British politician
Annette E. Brown (born 1950), retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy
Annette Smith Burgess (1899–1962), American medical illustrator
Annette Byrne, Irish physiologist and researcher
Annette Calud (born 1963), American actress
Annette Campbell (born 1961), British weightlifter
Annette Carell (1926–1967), American actress
Annette Carlén-Karlsson (born 1956), Swedish speed skater
Annette DiMeo Carlozzi, American art curator
Annette Carson (born 1940), British non-fiction writer and biographer
Annette Carter (1941–2025), American politician
Annette Cascone, American author and screenwriter
Annette Chalut (1924–2021), French physician
Annette Chaparro (born 1967), American politician
Annette Charles (1948–2011), American actress, dancer and educator
Annette Clark, American academic administrator
Annette Clarke, Irish sportswoman
Annette Clarke (producer), Canadian film producer
Annette Cleveland, American politician from Washington state
Annette Clifford (1881–1968), New Zealand landlord
Annette Coe (born 1954), British tennis player
Annette Cone-Skelton, American artist
Annette Conlon, American singer-songwriter
Annette Cooper (born 1953), British Church of England priest
Annette Corcoran, American artist
Annette Cottle, American volleyball player and coach
Annette Court (born 1962), British businesswoman
Annette Cowley-Nel (born 1967), South African swimmer
Annette Crosbie (born 1934), Scottish actor
Annette Daniels (1961–2004), American opera singer
Annette Dasch (born 1976), German soprano
Annette Dashofy, American author
Annette DeFoe (1890–1960), American actress
Annette Del Zoppo (1936–2001), American photographer
Annette Dittert, German author and filmmaker
Annette Dobmeier (born 1968), German fencer
Annette Dobson (born 1945), Australian biostatistician researcher and professor
Annette Dolphin, British Professor of Pharmacology
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848), German writer
Annette Drummond (born 1984), Scottish cricketer
Annette Dubas (born 1956), American politician from Nebraska
Annette Ducharme, Canadian musician and songwriter
Annette Duetz (born 1993), Dutch competitive sailor
Annette Dytrt (born 1983), German figure skater
Annette Echikunwoke (born 1996), Nigerian-American hammer thrower
Annette Eddie-Callagain (born 1953), American lawyer
Annette Edmondson (born 1991), Australian cyclist
Annette Eick (1909–2010), Jewish lesbian writer
Annette Ekblom, English actress
Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician
Annette Evans (born 1944), Scottish lawn bowls player
Annette Faße (born 1947), German politician
Annette Fellows (born 1955), Australian cricketer
Annette Ferguson, Scottish observational astrophysicist
Annette Finch (born 1980), Australian rugby union player
Annette Finnigan (c. 1873–1940), American suffragist and philanthropist
Annette Hoyt Flanders, American landscape architect
Annette Focks (born 1964), German musician and film score composer
Annette Frederiksen (1954–2022), Danish association football player
Annette Freyberg-Inan, German political scientist
Annette Frier (born 1974), German actress and comedian
Annette Fuentes, American journalist
Annette Fugmann-Heesing (born 1955), German politician
Annette Funicello (1942–2013), American actress and singer
Annette Georges, Seychellois politician and lawyer
Annette Gerritsen (born 1985), Dutch speed skater
Annette Gigon (born 1959), Swiss architect
Annette Glenn (born 1963), American politician
Annette Gordon-Reed (born 1958), American historian
Annette Gough, Australian academic
Annette Groth (born 1954), German politician
Annette Groth (born 1952), Norwegian journalist
Annette Grüters-Kieslich (born 1954), German pediatrician
Annette Gulley (born 1964), Australian tennis player
Annette Haas (1912–2002), French pianist
Annette Hadding (born 1975), German swimmer
Annette Hagre, Swedish ten-pin bowler
Annette Hakonsen (born 1962), Danish darts player
Annette Hamilton, Australian cultural anthropologist
Annette Hamm, Canadian news anchor and reporter
Annette Hanshaw (1901–1985), American jazz singer
Annette Harnack (born 1958), German high jumper
Annette Haven (born 1954), American pornographic film actress and erotic dancer
Annette Heffernan (born 1962), New Zealand netball international
Annette Henderson, psychology professor in New Zealand
Annette Henninger, German political scientist
Annette Herfkens (born 1961), Dutch-Venezuelan sole survivor
Annette Herscovics (c. 1938–2008), scientist at McGill University
Annette Hohn (born 1966), German rower
Annette Holmberg-Jansson (born 1969), Finnish politician
Annette Huber-Klawitter (born 1967), German mathematician
Annette Hug (born 1970), Swiss author
Annette Humpe (born 1950), German songwriter, pop singer, and record producer
Annette Huntington, New Zealand nursing academic
Annette Hurley (born 1955), Australian politician
Annette Huygens Tholen (born 1966), Australian beach volleyball player
Annette Imhausen (born 1970), German historian of ancient Egyptian mathematics
Annette Insdorf, American film historian
Annette Jahns (1958–2020), German contralto
Annette P. Jimerson, American painter
Annette Johnson (1928–2017), New Zealand alpine skier
Annette Jones, New Zealand architect and urban designer
Annette Jørgensen (born 1966), Danish swimmer
Annette Jörnlind (born 1967), Swedish female curler
Annette Malm Justad (born 1958), Norwegian businessperson
Annette Kansy (born 1955), German figure skater
Annette Karmiloff-Smith (1938–2016), developmental psychologist
Annette Kaufman (1914–2016), American pianist and author
Annette Kellerman (1886–1975), Australian swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer
Annette Kennedy, Past President of the International Council of Nurses
Annette Kerr (1920–2013), Scottish actress
Annette Kim, American academic and urban planner
Annette King (born 1947), New Zealand politician
Annette Curtis Klause (born 1953), American novelist
Annette Klug (born 1969), German fencer
Annette Kolb (1870–1967), the working name of German author and pacifist Anna Mathilde Kolb
Annette Kolb (born 1983), German tennis player
Annette Kolodny (1941–2019), American academic
Annette Kouamba Matondo, Congolese film director and journalist
Annette Krier (born 1937), Luxembourgish gymnast
Annette Kroon, Dutch cricketer
Annette Kruisbrink (born 1958), Dutch classical guitarist and composer
Annette Kuhn (born 1945), British academic
Annette Kullenberg (1939–2021), Swedish writer and journalist
Annette Kundu (born 1996), Kenyan footballer
Annette Kurschus (born 1963), German Protestant theologian and pastor
Annette Laming-Emperaire (1917–1977), French archaeologist
Annette Lapointe (born 1978), Canadian writer
Annette Lareau (born 1952), American sociologist
Annette Wirén Larsen (born 1991), Danish handball player
Annette Laursen (born 1975), Danish footballer
Annette S. Lee, American astrophysicist, educator and artist
Annette Lee (born 1992), Singaporean singer-songwriter
Annette Lemieux (born 1957), American artist
Annette Leo (born 1948), German historian and biographer
Annette LeSiege (1947–2012), American composer
Annette Lewis Phinazee (1920–1983), American librarian
Annette Lind (born 1969), Danish politician
Annette Lovemore (born 1958), South African politician
Annette Lu (born 1944), Taiwanese politician
Annette Lyon (born 1973), American novelist
Annette Macarthur-Onslow (born 1933), Australian author/illustrator
Annette Elizabeth Mahon (1918–2013), Irish pilot
Annette Main (born 1951/1952), New Zealand politician
Annette Mangaard, Danish/Canadian filmmaker
Annette Markert, German classical mezzo-soprano and alto
Annette Markham, American academic
Annette Mbaye d'Erneville (born 1926), Senegalese writer
Annette McCarthy (1958–2023), American actress
Annette McGavigan, Northern Irish student, killed during the Troubles
Annette Meakin (1867–1959), British travel author
Annette Meeks (born 1960), American politician
Annette Meeuvissen (1962–2004), German touring car driver
Annette Melton (born 1988), Australian actress and television presenter
Annette Merz (born 1965), German theologian
Annette Messager (born 1943), French artist
Annette Jacky Messomo (born 1993), Cameroonian footballer
Annette Meyers (born 1934), American mystery writer
Annette Michelson (1922–2018), American art film critic
Annette Mills (1894–1955), English actress, dancer and broadcaster
Annette Mills, Jamaican-New Zealand professor
Annette Mogensen (born 1959), Danish footballer
Annette Moreno (born 1972), American singer and songwriter
Annette Muller (1933–2021), French writer and holocaust survivor
Annette Nazareth (born 1956), American lawyer
Annette Nellen, American lawyer and professor
Annette Ngo Ndom (born 1985), Cameroonian footballer
Annette Nijs (born 1961), Dutch politician
Annette Lucile Noble (1844–1932), American novelist and travel writer
Annette O'Connor, Canadian professor of nursing
Annette O'Toole (born 1952), American actress
Annette Obrestad (born 1988, Norwegian poker player
Annette K. Olesen (born 1965), Danish screenwriter and director
Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau (born 1972), member of the Dutch nobility
Annette Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven (1909–1989), Irish historian
Annette Oxenius (born 1968), Swiss immunologist and academic
Annette Page (1932–2017), English ballerina
Annette av Paul (born 1944), Swedish Canadian ballet dancer
Annette Paul, New Zealand Salvation Army officer
Annette Peacock, American jazz composer
Annette Pearse, New Zealand art gallery curator and director
Annette Pehnt, German writer and literary critic
Annette Penhaligon (born 1946), British politician
Annette Peters (born 1965), American long-distance runner
Annette Peulvast-Bergeal (born 1946), French politician
Annette Poivre (1917–1988), French actress
Annette Potempa (born 1976), German gymnast
Annette Poulsen (born 1969), Danish swimmer
Annette Presley, New Zealand businesswoman
Annette Quijano (born 1962), American politician
Annette Reber (1964–2008), German stage director and dramaturge
Annette Yoshiko Reed, religious studies academic
Annette de la Renta (born 1939), French-American philanthropist
Annette Richardson Dinwoodey (1906–2007), American singer
Annette Robertson, English actress
Annette Robinson (born 1940), American politician
Annette Rogers (1913–2006), American sprinter and high jumper
Annette Roozen (born 1976), Dutch Paralympic athlete
Annette Roque (born 1966), Dutch model and equestrian
Annette Rubinstein (1910–2007), American Marxist educator, literary critic and activist
Annette Saint-Pierre (born 1925), Canadian educator, writer and publisher
Annette Salaman (1827–1879), English writer
Annette Salmeen (born 1974), American swimmer
Annette Sanders, American jazz musician
Annette Sattel (born 1971), French sports shooter
Annette Sawade (born 1953), German politician
Annette Schavan (born 1955), German politician
Annette Schlünz (born 1964), German classical composer and musician
Annette Schmiedchen, German author
Annette Schortinghuis-Poelenije (born 1952), Dutch rower
Annette Schultz (born 1957), East German volleyball player
Annette Seegers (born 1952), South African academic
Annette Seiltgen (born 1964), German opera singer
Annette Sergent (born 1962), French long-distance runner
Annette Shelby (1939–2025), American academic
Annette Sikveland (born 1972), Norwegian biathlete
Annette Sinclair, American actress and author
Annette Skotvoll (born 1968), Norwegian handball player
Annette Smith-Knight, American women’s basketball player and coach
Annette Snell (1945–1977), American singer
Annette Solange Georges (born 1957), Seychellois politician and lawyer
Annette Solmell (born 1959), Swedish equestrian
Annette Stensson-Fjordefalk (born 1958), Swedish actress
Annette Steyn (born 1969), South African politician
Annette Strauss (1924–1998), American politician
Annette Stroyberg (1936–2005), Danish actress
Annette Summers Engel, American earth scientist
Annette Sweeney (born 1957), American politician
Annette Sykes (born 1961), New Zealand activist and lawyer
Annette Taddeo (born 1967), American politician
Annette Tånnander (born 1958), Swedish Olympic athlete
Annette Thoma (1886–1974), German female composer
Annette Thomas, American-born publishing executive
Annette Thommessen (1932–1994), French-Norwegian human rights activist
Annette Thychosen (born 1968), Danish footballer
Annette Tison (1942–2010), French architect and writer
Annette Tucker, American songwriter
Annette Turnbaugh, American politician
Annette Tveter (born 1974), Norwegian handball player
Annette Unger (born 1962), German classical violinist
Anette Vaher (born 2007), Estonian rhythmic gymnast
Annette van Dyck-Hemming (born 1965), German musicologist
Annette Van Dyke (born 1943), American women’s studies academic
Annette Van Zyl (born 1943), South African tennis player
Annette Vilhelmsen (born 1959), Danish politician
Annette Vissing-Jørgensen, Danish financial economist
Annette Volfing (born 1965), German academic
Annette Volkamer, German classical pianist
Annette Wademant (1928–2017), Belgian screenwriter
Annette Persis Ward (1873–1953), American librarian, writer
Annette Warren (born 1922), American vocalist and jazz stylist
Annette Watts (born 1959), American basketball player and coach
Annette Weber (born 1967), German political scientist
Annette Weiner (1933–1997), American anthropologist
Annette Weintraub (born 1946), American new media artist and writer
Annette Werner (born 1966), German mathematician
Annette Westbay, American actress and playwright
Annette Widmann-Mauz (born 1966), German politician
Annette Wieviorka (born 1948), French historian
Annette Polly Williams (1937–2014), American counselor, clerical worker and politician
Annette Winkler (born 1959), German businessman
Annette Woodward (born 1947), Australian sport shooter
Annette Wyrwoll (born 1955), German equestrian
Annette Ziegler (born 1964), American attorney and judge
Annette Zilinskas (born 1962), American musician
Annette Zippelius (born 1949), German physicist
Annette, Special Operations Executive codename for Yvonne Cormeau, a British spy during World War II

People named Anette

Gry-Anette Rekanes Amundsen (born 1973), Norwegian politician
Karen Anette Anti (born 1972), Norwegian Sami politician
Anette Askvik (born 1983), Norwegian songwriter, composer, pianist, and vocalist
Anette Bøe (born 1957), former Norwegian cross-country skier
Anette Borchorst (born 1951), Danish academic
Anette Börjesson (born 1954), Swedish badminton player
Anette Dawn (born 1978), Hungarian call girl and make-up artist
Anette Egelund (born 1956), Danish politician
Anette Fanqvist (born 1969), Swedish cross-country skier
Anette Fischer (1946–1992), Danish librarian and human rights activist
Anette Fredriksson (1960–2008), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
Anette Gersch (born 1966), German former alpine skier
Anette Gleichmann (born 1964), Norwegian investor and publisher
Anette Granstedt (born 1968), Swedish orienteering competitor
Anette Grecchi Gray, Swiss chef
Anette Haellmigk, German cinematographer
Anette Hansson (born 1963), Swedish former footballer
Anette Helene Hansen (born 1992), former Norwegian handball player
Anette Hoff (born 16 May 1961), Norwegian actress
Anette Hoffmann (born 1971), former Danish team handball player
Anette Hosoi, American mechanical engineer, biophysicist, and mathematician
Anette Hovind Johansen (born 1980) is a Norwegian handball player
Anette Hübinger (born 1955), German politician
Anette Igland (born 1971), Norwegian former footballer
Anette Kolmos (born 1956), Danish academic
Anette Kontaveit (born 1995), Estonian former professional tennis player
Anette Kramme (born 1967), German lawyer and politician
Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress
Anette Norberg (born 1966), Swedish curler and Olympic gold medalist
Anette S. Olsen (born 1956), Norwegian businesswoman
Anette Olzon (born 1971), Swedish politician
Anette Philipsson (born 1965), former Swedish swimmer
Anette Poelman (1853–1914), Dutch suffragist and philanthropist.
Anette Prehn (born 1975), Danish author and sociologist
Anette Rangdag (born 1962), Swedish politician
Anette Ree Andersen (born 1967), Danish sailor
Anette Reuterskiöld (1804–1880), Finnish writer
Anette Rückes (born 1951), German athlete
Anette Sagen (born 1985), Norwegian former ski jumper
Anette Sanford (born 1983), Dominican nurse and politician
Anette Stai (born 1961), Norwegian model
Anette Støvelbæk (born 1967), Danish actress
Anette Tønsberg (born 1970), Norwegian speed skater
Anette Trettebergstuen (born 25 May 1981), Norwegian politician
Anette Vázquez (born 2002), Mexican footballer
Anette Viborg Andreasen (born 1990), Danish sailor
Anette Wiig Bryn (born 1964), Norwegian politician
Anette Wilhelm (born 1972), Swedish wheelchair curler

Fictional Characters

Annette Fantine Dominic, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Annette Pavlovna Scherer, a character from the Russian literary work War and Peace

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Annette Birkin, a character from the original and remake Resident Evil 2 games

References

↑ "Άννα". Ονοματολόγιο. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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Annette (given name)

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People named Annette

People named Anette

Fictional Characters

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