Ellen

Ellen
Pronunciation	/ˈɛlən/
Other names
Related names	Elena, Helen, Helena, Elizabeth, Eleanor

Last updated October 09, 2025

Ellen is a feminine given name. It was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004.

A

Ellen Scheel Aalbu (born 1968), Norwegian footballer
Ellen Adair (born 1988), American actress
Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress
Ellen Wetherald Ahrens (1859–1935), American artist
Ellen Ahrndt (1922–2009), American baseball player
Ellen Ainsworth, United States Army officer
Ellen Akins, American novelist
Ellen Alaküla (1927–2011), Estonian actress
Ellen Alemany, American business executive
Ellen Alfsen (born 1965), Norwegian politician
Ellen Palmer Allerton (1835–1893), American poet
Ellen Allgurin (born 1994), Swedish tennis player
Ellen Allien (born 1969), German electronic musician and music producer
Ellen Altfest, American painter
Ellen Ammann (1870–1932), German politician and activist
Ellen Anckarsvärd (1833–1898), Swedish feminist
Ellen Holager Andenæs (born 1947), Norwegian jurist
Ellen Andersen (1898–1989), Danish museum curator
Ellen Damgaard Andersen (born 1939), Danish physician and teacher
Ellen Alice Anderson (1882–1978), New Zealand district nurse
Ellen Anderson (born 1959), American politician
Ellen Andrée (1856–1933), French model
Ellen Angelina (born 1976), Indonesian badminton player
Ellen Arkbro, Swedish composer
Ellen E. Armstrong (1914–c. 1979), American stage magician
Ellen Arnold (1858–1931), Australian missionary
Ellen Arnstad (born 1965), Norwegian magazine editor
Ellen Arruda, American mechanical engineer
Ellen Arthur (1837–1880), wife of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States
Ellen Arthur jr. (1871–1915), daughter of Chester A. Arthur and First Lady Ellen Arthur
Ellen Asher (born 1941), American science fiction editor
Ellen Atkinson (1894–1965), Australian Aboriginal community leader
Ellen Auensen (born 1944), Norwegian illustrator
Ellen Auerbach (1906–2004), German-born American photographer
Ellen Auster, Canadian professor and author

B

Ellen Baake (born 1961), German mathematical biologist
Ellen Babington (1877–1956), British archer
Ellen Baker (disambiguation)
Ellen Balaam (1891–c. 1985), Australian physician
Ellen Ballance (c. 1846–1935), New Zealand suffragist and community leader
Ellen Ballon (1898–1969), Canadian pianist
Ellen Banda-Aaku (born 1965), Zambian writer
Ellen Bang (1906–1981), German actress
Ellen Banks (1938–2017), American painter
Ellen Barber (born 1997), British heptathlete
Ellen Bard (1949–2009), American politician
Ellen Barkin (born 1954), American actress
Ellen Jo Baron, American pathologist
Ellen Barrett (born 1946), American priest
Ellen Barron (1875–1951), Australian nurse
Ellen Barry (disambiguation)
Ellen Bass (born 1947), American poet and author
Ellen Baumler (1949–2023), Montana historian and author
Ellen Rae Simpson Beason (died 1985), American murder victim
Ellen Beaumont (born 1985), Australian football player
Ellen Beck (disambiguation)
Ellen Becker (born 1960), German rower
Ellen Beeman, American fantasy and science fiction author
Ellen Beer (1926–2004), Swiss art historian
Ellen Benediktson (born 1995), Swedish singer and songwriter
Ellen Ida Benham (1871–1917), South Australian educationist
Ellen Bepp (born 1970), American artist
Ellen Berger (c. 1920 or 1921–1997), East German artistic gymnast
Ellen Bergli (born 1945), Norwegian politician
Ellen Bergman (1842–1921), Swedish musician and writer
Ellen Berkenblit, American painter
Ellen Berliner (1920–2011), American activist and feminist
Ellen Bernstein (1953–2024), American rabbi and ecotourism
Ellen S. Berscheid (1936–2025), American psychologist
Ellen Bialystok, Canadian psychologist
Ellen Blackwell (1864–1952), British writer, botanist and photographer
Ellen A. Dayton Blair (1837–1926), social reformer and art teacher
Ellen Blau (died 1985), American murder victim
Ellen Blight (1834–1850), English lion tamer
Ellen Blom (born 1979), Norwegian ski mountaineer
Ellen Boakye, Ghanaian pediatric cardiologist
Ellen Channing Day Bonaparte (1852–1924), wife of Charles Joseph Bonaparte
Ellen Bontje (born 1958), Dutch equestrian
Ellen Scripps Booth, American businessperson and philanthropist
Ellen Botwin, American producer
Ellen M. Bozman (1925–2009), American community activist and politician
Ellen Braae, Danish landscape architect
Ellen Brandom (born 1942), American politician
Ellen Brandt-Forster (1866–1921), Austrian opera singer
Ellen Braumüller (1910–1991), German track and field athlete
Ellen Bravo, American activist and writer
Ellen Breen (born 1963), American freestyle skier
Ellen Brekken (born 1985), Norwegian jazz musician
Ellen Alice Britton (1874–1959), British insect collector and nursery gardener
Ellen Starr Brinton (c. 1886–1954), American pacifist, human rights activist and archivist
Ellen Brockhöft (1893–1977), German figure skater
Ellen Broe (1900–1994), Danish nurse and nursing educator
Ellen Broidy, American LGBT rights activist
Ellen Bromberg, American dance scholar
Ellen Brooks (born 1946), American photographer
Ellen Broselow, American linguist
Ellen Brown (born 1945), American author, attorney, public speaker and advocate
Ellen Brusewitz (1878–1952), American tennis player
Ellen Bry (born 1951), American actress
Ellen Bryan, American journalist
Ellen Buckley (1915–2003), American military nurse
Ellen Coolidge Burbank (1945–2023), American philanthropist
Ellen Burka (1921–2016), Dutch and Canadian figure skater and coach
Ellen Coolidge Burke (1901–1975), American librarian and academic
Ellen Bree Burns (1923–2019), American judge
Ellen Burrell (1850–1938), American mathematics professor
Ellen Burstyn (born 1932), American actress
Ellen Bushell (1884-1948), Irish textile artist and political activist
Ellen Buttrick (born 1995), British Paralympic rower
Ellen Byron, American mystery writer

C

Ellen Cahill (1863–1934), Irish-Australian street singer also known as "Killarney Kate"
Ellen van der Cammen (born 1977), Dutch curler
Ellen Moves Camp (1931–2008), American Indian activist
Ellen Campbell, American politician
Ellen O'Malley Camps, actor, producer and playwright
Ellen M. Canavan, American politician
Ellen Cantor (1961–2013), American artist
Ellen Carey (born 1952), American artist and photographer
Ellen Carlson (1929–2022), American journalist
Ellen Maria Carpenter (1830–1908), American painter
Ellen Carter (1762–1815), English artist
Ellen Cassedy, workers' rights activist
Ellen Cerreta, American materials scientist
Ellen Chan (born 1966), Hong Kong actress and singer
Ellen Chaplin, English actress
Ellen Chapman, British suffragist and politician
Ellen Chapman (lion tamer) (1831–1899), British circus performer and lion tamer
Ellen Charry, American theologian and author
Ellen Cheeseman (1848–1928), New Zealand artist
Ellen Cheever (1949–2021), American interior designer
Ellen Chenoweth, American casting director
E. Kitch Childs (1937–1993), American clinical psychologist
Ellen Christensen (1913–1998), Danish resistance member
Ellen Christenson (born 1938), American singer
Ellen Christi (born 1958), American jazz musician
Ellen Christine Christiansen (born 1964), Norwegian politician
Ellen Christo (born 1965), American judge
Ellen Christoffersen (born 1972), Greenlandic politician
Ellen Church (1904–1965), American aviation pioneer
Ellen Clacy, English writer and journalist
Ellen Louise Clacy, English artist
Ellen Clapsaddle (1865–1934), American illustrator
Ellen Clark (1915–1988), Australian carcinologist, influenza researcher and naturalist
Ellen Clark-King, British-Canadian Anglican priest and academic
Ellen Garrison Jackson Clark (1823–1892), American civil rights activist
Ellen Clayton (disambiguation)
Ellen Cleghorne (born 1965), American comedian and actress
Ellen Mary Clerke (1840–1906), Irish poet, linguist and journalist
Ellen Cobb (born 1940), retired British judoka
Ellen Melicent Cobden (1848–1914), British writer and suffragist
Ellen Cohen, American politician
Ellen Gertrude Cohen (1860–1946), British painter and illustrator
Ellen Coleman (disambiguation)
Ellen Maria Colfax (1836–1911), Second Lady of the United States
Ellen Conford (1942–2015), American novelist
Ellen Conners, American politician
Ellen Contini-Morava, linguistic anthropologist
Ellen Randolph Coolidge (1796–1876), granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson
Ellen Rankin Copp (1853–1901), American sculptor
Ellen Corbett (1954–2024), American politician
Ellen Corby (1911–1999), American actress
Ellen Corkrum, Liberian philanthropist, politician and convicted criminal
Ellen Covey (born 1947), American neurobiologist and perfumer
Ellen C. Covito, Argentine composer
Ellen Craft (1826–1891), American fugitive slave and abolitionist
Ellen Walker Craig-Jones (1906–2000), American politician
Ellen Craswell (1932–2008), American politician
Ellen Crawford (born 1951), American actress
Ellen Crocker (1872–1962), British suffragette
Ellen Crowe (c. 1847–1930), New Zealand homemaker and community leader
Ellen Crowley-Suyematsu (1916–2001), American politician
Ellen Cuffe, Countess of Desart (1857–1933), Irish politician and company director
Ellen Currie (c. 1930–2012), American author

D

Ellen Lawson Dabbs (1853–1908), American physician, activist and writer
Ellen Dahl (1886–1959), Danish writer and philanthropist
Ellen Dahrendorf, British historian and translator
Ellen ten Damme (born 1967), Dutch actress and musician
Ellen Dannin, American law professor
Ellen Wordsworth Darwin (1856–1903), British academic
Ellen Datlow (born 1949), American editor and anthropologist
Ellen David, Canadian actress
Ellen Davis (disambiguation)
Ellen Davitt (c. 1812–1879), English-born Australian writer
Ellen Dawson (1900–1967), Scottish-American activist
Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958), American comedian, actress, and talk-show host
Ellen Demming (1922–2002), American actress
Ellen Louise Demorest (1824–1898), American publisher and businesswoman
Ellen Demuth (born 1982), German politician
Ellen Desailly (1857–1939), Australian charity worker
Ellen Dickson (c. 1819–1878), English ballad composer
Ellen Battelle Dietrick (c. 1847–1895), American suffragist and author
Ellen Diggs, American anthropologist
Ellen van Dijk (born 1987), Dutch road and track cyclist
Ellen Dissanayake (born c. 1935), American anthropologist and author
Ellen D'Oench (1930–2009), American art historian and curator
Ellen Dolan (born 1955), American actress
Ellen Dougherty (1844–1919), New Zealand nurse
Ellen Douglas (1921–2012), American novelist
Ellen Albertini Dow (1913–2015), American actress and drama coach
Ellen Mary Patrick Downing (1828–1869), Irish nationalist, poet and nun
Ellen Drew (1914–2003), American actress
Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, American rabbi
Ellen Driscoll (born 1953), American artist
Ellen R.M. Druffel, American oceanographer
Ellen Dubin, Canadian actress
Ellen DuBois (born 1947), American historian
Ellen Duncan (1862–1937), Irish art gallery director and critic
Ellen Dunham-Jones (born 1959), architectural educator and urbanist
Ellen Griffin Dunne (1932–1997), American actor and activist

E

Ellen Eagle, American painter
Ellen Eglin, African-American inventor
Ellen Ehni, German journalist
Ellen Einan (1931–2013), Norwegian poet and illustrator
Ellen Eischen, American mathematician
Ellen Ek (born 1997), Swedish diver
Ellen Ekkart, Belgian dancer and choreographer
Ellen van Eldik (born 1960), Dutch footballer
Ellen Elias-Bursać, American scholar and translator
Ellen Ellis (disambiguation)
Ellen Elzerman (born 1971), Dutch swimmer
Ellen Russell Emerson (1837–1907), American author and ethnologist
Ellen Eriksen (born 1972), Norwegian politician
Ellen Estes (born 1978), American water polo player

F

Ellen Hackl Fagan, American artist
Ellen Fairclough (1905–2004), Canadian politician
Ellen Falkner (born 1979), British bowls player
Ellen Fanning (born 1967), Australian journalist
Ellen Birgitte Farbrot (born 1984), Norwegian dressage rider
Ellen Farner (born 1941), German actress
Ellen Frances Burpee Farr (1840–1907), American painter
Ellen Faull (1918–2008), American operatic soprano
Ellen Favorin (1853–1919), Finnish painter
Ellen Fechner (1895–1951), German novelist and screenwriter
Ellen Feld, American writer
Ellen Feldman, American novelist
Ellen Aline Fenner (1889–?), American botanist
Ellen Fetter, American computer scientist and chaos theory researcher
Ellen Fiedler (born 1958), East German hurdler
Ellen Fife (born 1997), Australian lawn bowler
Ellen Thayer Fisher (1847–1911), American botanical illustrator
Ellen Eliza Fitz, American inventor
Ellen Fitzhugh (1942–2023), American musical theatre director
Ellen Fitzsimon (c. 1805–1883), Irish poet
Ellen Foley (born 1951), American singer and actress
Ellen Forney (born 1968), American cartoonist
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (1860–1929), English writer
Ellen France, New Zealand jurist
Ellen Francke (1943–1990), Norwegian poet and novelist
Ellen Frank (disambiguation)
Ellen Frankel, American writer
Ellen Franz (1839–1923), German pianist and actress
Ellen Sulley Fray (1832–c. 1903), British-American social reformer
Ellen G. Friedman, American author, editor and professor
Ellen Fries (1855–1900), Swedish feminist and writer, first woman to be awarded a PhD in Sweden
Ellen Frothingham (1835–1902), American translator
Ellen Fullman, American classical composer
Ellen V. Futter (born 1949), American museum administrator

G

Ellen Gabriel, Canadian activist and artist
Ellen Galford (born 1947), American-born Scottish writer
Ellen Galinsky (born 1942), American writer
Ellen Gallagher (born 1965), American artist
Ellen Garwood (1903–1993), American philanthropist
Ellen Maria Huntington Gates (1835–1920), American poet
Ellen Geer (born 1941), American actress, acting teacher and theatre director
Ellen Gerstein, American actress
Ellen Gerstell (born 1954), American voice actress
Ellen Gethner (born 1960), American mathematician and computer scientist
Ellen Gilbert (1837–1900), American chess player
Ellen Gilchrist (1935–2024), American novelist, short story writer, and poet
Ellen Githmark, Norwegian female curler
Ellen Gittelsohn (born 1945), American television director
Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945), American novelist
Ellen Gleditsch (1879–1968), Norwegian radiochemist
Ellen F. Golden (born 1946), American nonprofit executive
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, American television and film producer
Ellen Goodman (born 1941), American journalist and writer
Ellen Lakshmi Goreh (1853–1937), Indian poet
Ellen Gorman (born 1955), American judge
Ellen Gottschalch (1894–1981), Danish actress
Ellen Graber, American-Israeli research scientist
Ellen Louise Graham (born 1943), American journalist
Ellen Granberg, American academic administrator
Ellen Grant (1855–1922), the third child and only daughter of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States
Ellen Greenberg (1983–2011), American suicide victim
Ellen Greene (born 1951), American singer and actress
Ellen Greenwood (1837–1917), New Zealand teacher and social worker
Ellen Grimshaw, Australian actor
Ellen Grindvold (born 1946), Norwegian basketball and tennis player
Ellen R. Gritz (born 1944), American psychologist and cancer researcher
Ellen Gronemeyer (born 1979), German painter
Ellen Gruenbaum, American anthropologist
Ellen Gulbranson (1863–1947), Swedish operatic soprano
Ellen Gustafson, American businesswoman
Ellen Gwaradzimba (1960–2021), Zimbabwean politician

H

Ellen Hagan, Ghanaian entrepreneur
Ellen Hagen (1873–1967), Swedish suffragette and politician
Ellen Day Hale (1855–1940), American impressionist painter and printmaker
Ellen Hall (1923–1999), American actress
Ellen Roosval von Hallwyl (1867–1952), Swedish sculptor
Ellen Halpenny (born 1990), New Zealand netball international
Ellen Hamaker (born 1974), Dutch-American psychologist and statistician
Ellen Hambro (born 1964), Norwegian civil servant
Ellen Hamilton (1889–1970), Swedish fencer
Ellen Hamlin (1835–1925), Second Lady of the United States
Ellen Hammer (1921–2001), American historian
Ellen Hancock, American businesswoman
Ellen Handy (born 1961), American art critic and historian
Ellen Hanley (1926–2007), American actress
Ellen Hansell (1869–1937), American tennis player
Ellen Harley (born 1946), American politician
Ellen Hart (born 1949), American novelist
Ellen Hartman (1860–1945), Swedish actress
Ellen Harvey, American-British conceptual artist
Ellen Douglass Hatch, Australian actress
Ellen Inga O. Hætta (1953–2023), Norwegian-Sami school principal and politician
Ellen Hayes (1851–1930), American mathematician
Ellen Heine (1907–1989), New Zealand botanist, photographer and painter
Ellen Hellmann (1908–1982), South African social anthropologist
Ellen Roy Herzfelder, American former politician
Ellen Hewett (1843–1926), New Zealand writer
Ellen Charlotte Higgins (1871–1951), British teacher
Ellen Hight (born 1981), Zambian swimmer
Ellen Hildreth, American computer scientist
Ellen Hillingsø (born 1967), Danish actress
Ellen Hinsey (born 1960), American poet
Ellen 't Hoen (born 1960), Dutch lawyer and Médecins sans Frontières director
Ellen Hogerwerf (born 1989), Dutch rower
Ellen Lipton Hollander (born 1949), American judge
Ellen Hollman (born 1983), American actress
Ellen Hollond (1822–1884), English writer and philanthropist
Ellen Holly (1931–2023), American actress
Ellen Hoog (born 1986), Dutch field hockey player
Ellen Sturgis Hooper (1812–1848), American poet
Ellen Hooton, British child laborer
Ellen Hopkins (born 1955), American writer
Ellen Evert Hopman (born 1952), American author, herbalist, lay homeopath, lecturer and mental health counselor
Ellen Horn (born 1951), Norwegian actress, theater director, and politician
Ellen Hørup (1871–1953), Danish journalist and non-fiction writer
Ellen Hovde (1925–2023), American documentarian
Ellen Jane Hover (died 1977), American murder victim
Ellen Clementine Howarth, American poet
Ellen Howell (born 1961), American astronomer and planetary scientist
Ellen Huet, American journalist
Ellen Hughes (1862–1927), Welsh-language writer, temperance reformer and suffragist
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, American economist
Ellen Kent Hughes (1893–1979), Australian medical practitioner
Ellen Hunnicutt (1931–2003), American author
Ellen Hunter (born 1968), Welsh racing cyclist
Ellen Hutchins (1785–1815), Irish botanist, writer and illustrator
Ellen Segal Huvelle (born 1948), American judge

I

Ellen Idelson (1961–2003), American television producer
Ellen Iden (1897–1961), Norwegian artist
Ellen M. Immergut, political scientist
Ellen Ingvadóttir (born 1953), Icelandic swimmer
Ellen Isefiær (1899–1985), Norwegian actress and stage director

J

Ellen Jaffee (born 1944), American politician
Ellen Jansen (born 1992), Dutch footballer
Ellen Jansø (1907–1981), Danish actress
Ellen Jeffreys (1827–1904), New Zealand artist
Ellen Jens (1940–2023), Dutch television director and producer
Ellen Johnson (disambiguation)
Ellen Johnston (c. 1835–1874?), Scottish power-loom weaver and poet
Ellen Jokikunnas (born 1976), Finnish model and television host
Ellen Jolin (1854–1939), Swedish artist
Ellen Jones (disambiguation)
Ellen Jorgensen (born 1955), American molecular biologist and community science advocate
Ellen Jørgensen, Danish historian and librarian
Ellen José (c. 1951–2017), Australian photographer
Ellen Joyce (1832–1924), British organizer of women’s emigration
Ellen Juntti (born 1958), Swedish politician

K

Ellen Kaarma (1928–1973), Estonian actress
Ellen Kaisse, American linguist
Ellen Kandeler (born 1957), German biologist and agricultural scientist
Ellen S. Kappel, American oceanographer
Ellen Karcher (born 1964), American politician
Ellen Karlsson (born 1994), Swedish footballer
Ellen Kean (1805–1880), English actress
Ellen Keane (born 1995), Irish Paralympic swimmer
Ellen J. Kennedy, American academic
Ellen Goosenberg Kent, American film producer and director
Ellen Ketterson, American biologist
Ellen Kettle (1922–1999), Australian nurse and midwife
Ellen Key (1849–1926), Swedish feminist writer and suffragette
Ellen Kidd (c. 1852–1932), American suffragist and businesswoman
Ellen Kiessling (born 1968), German track and field athlete
Ellen Y.D. Kim, South Korean film producer
Ellen King (1909–1994), Scottish swimmer
Ellen Olney Kirk (1842–1928), American novelist
Ellen Kirkman, American mathematician
Ellen Kjellberg (born 1948), Norwegian dancer
Ellen Klages (born 1954), American writer
Ellen Kleman, Swedish writer and women’s rights activist
Ellen Mary Knox (1858–1924), Canadian educator and school administrator
Ellen Kooi (born 1962), Dutch artist and photographer
Ellen Kooijman, Dutch geoscientist
Ellen Kort, American poet
Ellen Ernst Kossek, American academic and social scientist
Ellen Krause (1905–1990), Danish artist
Ellen Krauss (born 2000), Swedish singer
Ellen Krug (born 1956), American lawyer
Ellen Kuhl, professor at Stanford University
Ellen Kuipers (born 1971), Dutch field hockey player
Ellen J. Kullman (born 1956), American business executive, CEO of DuPont
Ellen Kuras (born 1959), American cinematographer and film director
Ellen Kürti (1903–1966), Hungarian actress
Ellen Kushner (born 1955), American writer
Ellen Kuzwayo (1914–2006), South African women's rights activist and politician

L

Ellen La Motte (1873–1961), American nurse, journalist and author
Ellen Lahn (1918–2004), Norwegian politician
Ellen Land-Weber (born 1943), American photographer and author
Ellen van Langen (born 1966), Dutch middle-distance runner
Ellen Langer (born 1947), American psychologist
Ellen Langwith, English businesswoman
Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013), American painter
Ellen Hodakova Larsson, Swedish fashion designer
Ellen Lax (born 1885, date of death unknown), German physicist
Ellen Petry Leanse (born 1958), American author and businesswoman
Ellen Lee (born 1957), Singaporean politician
Ellen Leibenluft, American psychiatrist
Ellen Lenneck (1851-1880), German novelist
Ellen Leonard (1933–2022), Canadian theologian and Roman Catholic religious sister
Ellen Lesperance (born 1971), American artist and educator
Ellen Levine, American media executive
Ellen Levy, American multimedia artist
Ellen Lewin, anthropologist and professor
Ellen Lewis, American casting director
Ellen Liiger (1918–1987), Estonian actress
Ellen Kate Limouzin (1870–1950), British suffragette, socialist, music hall performer, writer and Esperanto speaker
Ellen Lipton (born 1967), American politician from Michigan
Ellen Liston, Australian writer and educator
Ellen Litman, American novelist
Ellen Löfqvist (born 1997), Swedish footballer
Ellen Lohr (born 1965), German racing driver
Ellen Margrethe Løj (born 1948), Danish diplomat
Ellen Longmire, American applied physicist and mechanical engineer
Ellen Joyce Loo (1986–2018), Hong Kong musician, singer-songwriter and record producer
Ellen Lord, American businesswoman and government official
Ellen Jane Lorenz (1907–1996), American composer
Ellen Lumpkin, American neuroscientist
Ellen Lupton, American graphic designer

M

Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), British yachtswoman
Ellen MacGregor (1906–1954), American novelist
Ellen J. MacKenzie, American scientist and academic administrator
Ellen MacKinnon (1926–2001), Canadian politician
Ellen Maggs (born 1996), English footballer
Ellen Malcolm (born 1947), American activist
Ellen Malos (1937–2023), Australian-British scholar and activist
Ellen Manderfield (1916–1999), American industrial designer
Ellen van Maris (born 1957), Dutch bodybuilder
Ellen Markman, American psychologist
Ellen Marlow (born 1994), American actress
Ellen Marriage (1865–1946), English female novelist
Ellen Marsvin (1572–1649), Danish noble, landowner and county administrator
Ellen Martin (disambiguation)
Ellen Marx (disambiguation)
Ellen Masaki, American music teacher and pianist
Ellen Mason (disambiguation)
Ellen Buckingham Mathews (1849–1920), English novelist
Ellen Mattson (born 1962), Swedish writer
Ellen Mattsson (born 1973), Swedish actress
Ellen Maycock (born 1950), American mathematician
Ellen McArthur (1862–1927), British economic historian
Ellen McCaleb, American artist
Ellen E. McCarthy, American intelligence officer
Ellen McCarthy, American urban planner
Ellen McCormack (1926–2011), American politician
Ellen McCourt (born 1984), British trade unionist
Ellen McCulloch (1930–2005), Australian nature writer
Ellen McCullough (1908–1985), British trade unionist
Ellen McElduff (born 1964), Canadian actress
Ellen Barnes McGinnis (1842–1890), American enslaved woman
Ellen McGrattan (born 1962), American economist
Ellen McIlwaine (1945–2021), American musician
Ellen McLain (born 1952), American voice actress
Ellen McLaughlin (born 1957), American playwright and actress
Ellen Meade, American beauty pageant titleholder
Ellen Meara, American health economist
Ellen Meijers (born c.1971), Dutch video game music composer
Ellen Meliesie (born 1963), Dutch rower
Ellen Meloy (1946–2004), American nature writer
Ellen Melville (1882–1946), New Zealand politician
Ellen Louise Mertz (1896–1987), Danish geologist
Ellen von Meyern (1881–c. 1912), New Zealand painter
Ellen Miles (born 1957), American writer
Ellen Miller (disambiguation)
Ellen Mirojnick (born 1949), American costume designer
Ellen Mitchell (philosopher), American philosopher and educator
Ellen Mitchell, Norwegian handball player
Ellen Moffat (born 1954), Canadian media artist
Ellen Moir, American nonprofit executive
Ellen 'Maposholi Molapo, Mosotho politician
Ellen Molekane (born 1953), South African politician
Ellen Molloy (born 2004), Irish footballer
Ellen Montalba (1842–1930), British artist
Ellen Moons, Belgian materials scientist and academic
Ellen Bryan Moore (1912–1999), American politician
Ellen Moran (born 1966), American politician
Ellen More, 16th-century African servant at the Scottish court
Ellen Morphonios (1929–2002), American judge
Ellen Mortyn (c. 1834–1859), English actress
Ellen Mosley-Thompson, American glaciologist and climatologist
Ellen Moyer (born 1936), American politician
Ellen Muehlberger, American scholar
Ellen Mundinger (born 1955), German high jumper
Ellen Murphy (born 1995), Irish rugby player
Ellen Murray, American painter
Ellen Spencer Mussey (1850–1936), American lawyer
Ellen Musson (1867–1960), British nurse
Ellen Muth (born 1981), American actress

N

Ellen Torelle Nagler (1870–1965), American biologist, author, lecturer
Ellen Nakashima, American journalist
Ellen Namhila, vice rector of the University of Namibia
Ellen Serwaa Nee-Whang (born 1952), Ghanaian diplomat
Ellen van Neerven, Australian Aboriginal writer, educator and editor
Ellen Nielsen (1871–1960), Danish missionary and educator
Ellen Niit (1928–2016), Estonian children's writer, poet and translator
Ellen Nikolaysen (born 1951), Norwegian actress
Ellen Nisbeth (born 1987), Swedish violist
Ellen Noble (born 1995), American cyclist
Ellen Kyle Noel (1815–1873), Irish Canadian writer
Ellen Trane Nørby (born 1980), Danish politician
Ellen Gracie Northfleet (born 1948), Brazilian judge
Ellen Nowak, American attorney and politician
Ellen Nussey (1817–1897), British writer
Ellen Nyman (born 1971), Swedish actress, performance artist and theatre director

O

Ellen Ochoa (born 1958), American engineer and astronaut
Ellen O'Doherty (1894–1983), Australian religious, superior general of Sisters of Charity
Ellen Oh, American author
Ellen O'Keefe, Irish-American nurse and immigrant
Ellen O'Leary, Irish poet
Ellen Oléria (born 1982), Brazilian singer
Ellen Oliver (disambiguation)
Ellen Sofie Olsvik (born 1962), Norwegian orienteer
Ellen Oppenheimer (born 1952), American quilter
Ellen Organ (1903–1908), Irish child mystic
Ellen Sewall Osgood (1822–1892), American amateur geologist
Ellen Osiier (1890–1962), Danish Olympic fencing foil champion
Ellen Owen (born 1963), American diver

P

Ellen Page, former name of Elliot Page (born 1987), Canadian actor
Ellen Webster Palmer (1839–1918), early advocate for child labor laws
Ellen Palmstierna, Swedish activist
Ellen Paneok (1959–2008), first indigenous Alaskan woman to become a licensed pilot
Ellen Pao (born 1970), American lawyer, former CEO of Reddit
Ellen Mary Paraman, governess to George Curzon
Ellen Park (born 1972), American lawyer and Democratic Party politician
Ellen Parker (actress) (born 1949), American actress
Ellen Pau, Chinese artist, curator and researcher
Ellen M. Pawlikowski, United States Air Force general
Ellen Nora Payne (1865–1962), Australian woodcarver
Ellen E. Peck (c. 1830s—after 1925?), American criminal
Ellen Peck (1942–1995), American feminist and writer
Ellen Birgitte Pedersen (born 1955), Norwegian politician
Ellen Hart Peña (born 1958), American lawyer and athlete
Ellen Pence (1948–2011), American sociologist and activist
Ellen Pennock (born 1992), Canadian triathlete
Ellen Perez (born 1995), Australian tennis player
Ellen E. Perry, American classicist
Ellen Perry, American film director
Ellen Peters (disambiguation)
Ellen Dorrit Petersen (born 1975), Norwegian actress
Ellen Peterson (1923–2011), American activist
Ellen Petri (born 1982), Belgian beauty pageant
Ellen Phelan, American painter
Ellen Picard, Canadian former law professor and judge
Ellen Pickering (c. 1802–1843), British novelist
Ellen Pinsent (1866–1949), British mental health worker
Ellen Plessow (1891–1967), German actress
Ellen Pollock (1903–1997), British actress
Ellen Pompeo (born 1969), American actress
Ellen Popeyus, Dutch former footballer
Ellen Port (born 1961), American amateur golfer and former coach
Ellen Potter, American author
Ellen Culver Potter (1871–1958), American physician
Ellen Preis (1912–2007), German-born Austrian Olympic champion foil fencer
Ellen Prendergast (1918–1999), Ireland's first female professional archaeologist
Ellen Price (1878–1968), Danish actress and ballerina
Ellen Prince (1944–2010), American linguist
Ellen Prince (costume designer), American actress and costume designer
Ellen Prom (1865–c. 1925), Norwegian actress
Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle (1876–1936), American illustrator

Q

Ellen Schulz Quillin (1887–1970), American botanist, author, educator and museum director

R

Ellen Emmet Rand (1875–1941), American painter
Ellen Henrietta Ranyard (1810–1879), English writer and missionary
Ellen Rapoport, American television writer, producer and director
Ellen Raskin (1928–1984), American writer and illustrator
Ellen Rathje, American civil engineer
Ellen Ratner, American news analyst
Ellen Ravenscroft, American painter
Ellen Read, American politician
Ellen Elizabeth Reed (c. 1916–2020), British code-breaker
Ellen P. Reese (1926–1997), American psychologist
Ellen Reid (born 1966), Canadian musician
Ellen Reid (composer), American composer
Ellen Renfroe (born 1992), American softball player
Ellen Swallow Richards (1842–1911), American industrial and environmental chemist
Ellen Riloff, American computer scientist
Ellen Ringier (1951–2025), Swiss publisher
Ellen Robbins, American botanical illustrator
Ellen Roberts (born 1959), Colorado State Representative
Ellen Roberts (softball) (born 1992), Australian softball and baseball player
Ellen Robertson, British actress and writer
Ellen Robinson (1840–1912), British teacher, Quaker minister, feminist and peace activist
Ellen Rocche (born 1979), Brazilian actress
Ellen Roche (born 1979), Brazilian actress and model
Ellen Rochefort (born 1954), Canadian long-distance runner
Ellen Rockmore, American politician
Ellen Rometsch (born 1936), German club hostess
Ellen Roosevelt (1868–1954), American tennis player
Ellen Mary Rope (1855–1934), British sculptor
Ellen Alida Rose (1843–1???), American agriculturist, suffragist
Ellen Roseman, Canadian journalist
Ellen Rosenblum (born 1951), American politician
Ellen Rosenbush, American journalist
Ellen Rothenberg (disambiguation)
Ellen G. K. Rubin, American book collector
Ellen Sergeant Rude (1838-1916), American writer and poet
Ellen Ryan (c. 1851–1920), Australian publican and entrepreneur
Ellen Rydelius (1885–1957), Swedish translator and writer

S

Ellen Clara Sabin (1850–1949), American educator
Ellen Samyn (born 1980), Belgian politician
Ellen Sandelin (1862–1907), Swedish physician
Ellen Sandell (born 1984), Australian environmentalist and politician
Ellen A. Sandimanie, Liberian city official
Ellen Sandweiss (born 1958), American actress
Ellen Santana (born 1998), Brazilian judoka
Ellen Sarjeant (1868–1939), New Zealand artist, curator, registrar and philanthropist
Ellen Sauerbrey (born 1937), American politician
Ellen Savage (192–1985), Australian army nurse and hospital matron
Ellen Mills Scarbrough (1900–1983), Liberian politician
Ellen Schlichting (born 1957), Norwegian gastroenterological surgeon
Ellen Schmidt (1922–1997), German art director
Ellen Schrecker (born 1938), American historian
Ellen Schreiber (born 1967), American young adult fiction author
Ellen Schulten-Baumer (born 1979), german dressage rider
Ellen Schutt (born 1995), American politician
Ellen Isham Schutt (1873–1955), American botanical illustrator
Ellen Schwamm (born 1934), American novelist
Ellen Schwanneke (1906–1972), German dancer and actress
Ellen Schwiers (1930–2019), German actress
Ellen Browning Scripps (1836–1932), American journalist and philanthropist
Ellen Seip (born 1949), Norwegian civil servant
Ellen Churchill Semple (1863–1932), American geographer
Ellen Shade (born 1944), American opera singer
Ellen Sharples (1769–1849), British artist
Ellen Eddy Shaw (1874–1960), American writer
Ellen Sheidlin (born 1994), Russian photoblogger and fashion designer
Ellen Ruppel Shell, American journalist
Ellen Shenton, English sculptor
Ellen Shine (1891–1993), survivor of the RMS Titanic
Ellen Shipley (born 1949), American musician and songwriter
Ellen Biddle Shipman (1869–1950), American landscape architect
Ellen Shub (1946–2019), American photojournalist
Ellen Shumsky, American lesbian feminist activist
Ellen Sidransky, American pediatrician and clinical geneticist
Ellen Silbergeld, American academic and biologist
Ellen Rosalie Simon (1916–2011), Canadia artist
Ellen Simpson, Canadian writer
Ellen Sinding (1899–1980), Norwegian actress and dancer
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938), President of Liberia
Ellen Skerritt (born 1994), Australian cyclist
Ellen Aslaksdatter Skum (1827–1895), Norwegian Sami reindeer herder
Ellen Sletten, American chemist
Ellen Smith (disambiguation)
Ellen M. Cyr Smith, American author and educator
Ellen Smyly (1815–1901), Irish charity worker
Ellen Spertus, American computer scientist
Ellen Spiegel, American politician
Ellen Spijkstra (born 1957), Dutch ceramic artist and photographer
Ellen S. Spinden (1897–1985), American archaeologist
Ellen Spiro, American film director
Ellen Sprunger (born 1986), Swiss athlete
Ellen Stager (1865–1951), American heiress and British peeress
Ellen Gates Starr (1859–1940), American social activist
Ellen Mary Stawell-Brown, English tennis and badminton player
Ellen Steiber, American novelist
Ellen Margrethe Stein (1893–1979), Danish actress
Ellen Stekert (born 1935), professor of English and folklorist
Ellen Stevenson (née Borden, 1907–1972), American socialite and First Lady of Illinois
Ellen Stewart (disambiguation)
Ellen Stiefler (born 1958), American agent, producer and lawyer
Ellen Stimson (born 1962), American author
Ellen Stofan (born 1961), Under Secretary for Science and Research at The Smithsonian
Ellen Stone (disambiguation)
Ellen Story (born 1941), American politician
Ellen Sulzberger Straus (1925–1995), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Ellen Streidt (born 1952), East German sprinter
Ellen E. Strong, American malacologist
Ellen Sussman, American novel writer
Ellen Svinhufvud (1869–1953), First Lady of Finland
Ellen Swift (born 1972), British archaeologist

T

Ellen Tamaki (born 1992), American actress
Ellen Tauscher (1951–2019), American politician, Under Secretary of State
Ellen Taylor, Irish author
Ellen Ternan (1839–1914), English actress
Ellen Terry (1847–1928), English stage actress
Ellen Thesleff (1869–1954), Finnish painter
Ellen Thomas (born 1947), American peace activist
Ellen Thomas (actress) (born 1964), Sierra Leonean-British actress
Ellen Thomas (scientist), Dutch-born environmental scientist
Ellen Thompson (disambiguation)
Ellen Powell Tiberino (1937–1992), African-American visual artist
Ellen Tiedtke (1930–2022), German actress
Ellen Tittel (1948–2023), German middle-distance runner
Ellen Joy Todd (1860–1948), Australian journalist, feminist and editor
Ellen Tomek (born 1984), American rower
Ellen Travolta (born 1940), American actress
Ellen Trevorrow (born 1955), Aboriginal Australian weaver and cultural educator
Ellen Tronnier (1927–2015), American baseball player
Ellen Trotzig (1878–1949), Swedish artist
Ellen Troxclair, American politician
Ellen Trueblood (1911–1994), American mycologist
Ellen Tuckey (1884–1939), one of the first three women
Ellen Smith Tupper (1822–1888), American writer, expert beekeeper and first female editor

U

Ellen Ueberschär, German evangelical theologian
Ellen Ugland (1953–2010), Norwegian billionaire
Ellen Ullman (born 1949), American writer and programmer
Ellen Umansky, American academic
Ellen von Unwerth (born 1954), German photographer and director
Ellen Urbani (born 1969), American author
Ellen Uuspõld (1927–2019), Estonian linguist

V

Ellen Van Loy (born 1980), Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist
Ellen Van Volkenburg (1882–1978), American actress
Ellen Marie Vars (born 1957), Norwegian Sami writer
Ellen Venker (born 1983), Dutch softball player
Ellen Vilbaste (1893–1974), Estonian botanist
Ellen Vitetta, American immunologist
Ellen Vogel (1922–2015), Dutch actress
Ellen Bryant Voigt (born 1943), American poet
Ellen Voorhees, American computer scientist

W

Ellen Walshe (born 2001), Irish swimmer
Ellen Walther (born 1999), Swiss Paralympic snowboarder
Ellen Hardin Walworth (1832–1915), American lawyer
Ellen Andrea Wang (born 1986), Norwegian jazz musician
Ellen Wangerheim (born 2004), Swedish association footballer
Ellen Wartella (born 1949), American child development
Ellen Lima Wassu, Brazilian indigenous writer
Ellen Doré Watson, American poet, translator and teacher
Ellen Watson (1860–1889), American rancher
Ellen Watson (cricketer) (born 2000), Scottish cricketer
Ellen Watters (1988–2016), Canadian cyclist
Ellen Weaver (born 1979), American politician
Ellen Webber (1926–2003), Canadian politician and lawyer
Ellen Webster (1881–1965), Australian politician
Ellen Weeton (1776–1850), English school mistress, woman letter writer and governess
Ellen van der Weijden-Bast (born 1971), Dutch water polo player
Ellen Weinberg-Hughes (born 1969), American ice hockey player
Ellen Weintraub, member of the United States Federal Election Commission
Ellen Havre Weis (1957–2021), American historian and museum co-founder
Ellen Weiss (born 1959), American journalist
Ellen Weston (born 1939), American actress, producer and writer
Ellen Wheeler (born 1961), American actress, director and producer
Ellen Whinnett (born 1971), Australian journalist
Ellen Whitaker (born 1986), English snow jumping rider
Ellen White (disambiguation)
E. Florence Whitlock (1889–1978), British composer, conductor and educator
Ellen Whitmore (1828–1861), American educator and missionary
Ellen Wibe (born 1965), Norwegian politician
Ellen Widder (born 1955), German historian
Ellen Wiegers (born 1980), Dutch speed skater
Ellen Wiener (born 1954), American painter
Ellen Wilkinson (1891–1947), British politician
Ellen Willard (born 1941), American actress
Ellen Williams (disambiguation)
Ellen Willis (1941–2006), American writer
Ellen Willmott (1858–1934), English horticulturalist
Ellen Wilson (disambiguation)
Ellen Winner (born 1947), psychologist
Ellen Black Winston (1903–1984), American sociologist and social worker
Ellen Winther (1933–2011), Danish opera singer
Ellen Wittlinger (1948–2022), American author
Ellen Woglom (born 1987), American actress
Ellen E. Wohl, American aquatic scientist
Ellen van Wolde (born 1954), Dutch biblical scholar
Ellen Wondra, American theologian
Ellen Wong (born 1985), Canadian actress
Ellen Wood (disambiguation)
Ellen Woodbury (born 1962), American sculptor
Ellen Woodlock (1811–1884), Irish philanthropist
Ellen Sullivan Woodward (1887–1971), American politician
Ellen Riley Wright (1859–1904), English composer

Y

Ellen Beach Yaw (1869–1947), American opera singer
Ellen Yoffa, American physicist and technical executive
Ellen Young (disambiguation)

Z

Ellen Zavian (born 1963), American sports agent
Ellen W. Zegura, American computer scientist
Ellen Zentner, American economist
Ellen Gould Zweibel (born 1952), American astrophysicist
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (born 1939), American classical music composer

Fictional characters

Ellen, a character in the post-apocalyptic short story I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Ellen, one of the two main characters in the book series and animated television series Edgar & Ellen
Ellen, the main character in the American animated television series Ellen's Acres
Ellen, a character in the 1990 American comedy movie Ski Patrol
Ellen, a character in the 1997 American drama television movie Deep Family Secrets
Ellen, a character in the 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV movie Life-Size
Ellen, a character in the 2015 American comedy-drama movie The Breakup Girl
Ellen, a character in the 2016 American workplace teen comedy movie Hickey
Ellen, a character in the American science fiction horror film Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys
Ellen, a character in the American TV sitcom Will & Grace
Ellen Ashland, a character in the movie Sightless
Ellen Bains, a character from the movie Back to the Future
Ellen Berent, a character in the 1988 American made-for-television drama film Too Good to Be True
Ellen Blake, a character played by Loni Anderson in the 1984 TV movie My Mother's Secret Life
Ellen Brody, a character in the Jaws movie franchise
Ellen Foxworthy, a character in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
Ellen Grant, the main character in the 1949 American comedy movie Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Mrs. Ellen Hartley, a character in the American 1947 Drama movie Seven Were Saved
Ellen Hutter, the main protagonist in the classic silent film Nosferatu
Ellen Joe, a playable character in the video game Zenless Zone Zero
Ellen Johnson, a character in the American teen comedy drama Teenage Bounty Hunters
Ellen Kurokawa, a character in the Japanese anime series Suite PreCure (also called Eren)
Ellen Lamb, character in the 1985 science fiction movie D.A.R.Y.L.
Ellen Lindsey, the main character in the movie 1974 American made-for-television drama Can Ellen Be Saved
Ellen Macauley, in One of Us Is Lying
Ellen Morgan, the main character in the TV series Ellen
Ellen Powell, a character in the American sitcom television series Charles in Charge
Ellen Randall, a character in the Canadian-produced sitcom Learning the Ropes
Ellen Reed, a character who appeared in five episodes of the American TV sitcom Family Ties
Ellen Ripley, a character in the Alien film series
Ellen Rockland, a character in the 1988 American science-fiction horror movie Pulse
Ellen Wilson, a character from the American science fiction web television series For All Mankind

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