Annette (given name)
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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]
Notable people with the name include:
People named Annette
[edit]- Annette Abbott Adams (1877–1956), American lawyer and judge
- Annette Allcock (1923–2001), British artist
- Annette Ashberry (also known as Anne Ashberry) (1894–1990), British engineer, gardener and author
- Annette Badland (born 1950), British actress
- Annette Bear-Crawford (1853–1899), Australian suffragist
- Annette Bening (born 1958), American actress
- Annette Brooke (born 1947), British politician
- Annette Chaparro (born 1967), American politician
- Annette Cleveland, American politician from Washington state
- Annette Cottle, American volleyball player and coach
- Annette Dubas (born 1956), American politician from Nebraska
- Annette Dytrt (born 1983), German figure skater
- Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician
- Annette Fugmann-Heesing (born 1955), German politician
- Annette Funicello (1942–2013), American actress and singer
- Annette Glenn, American politician
- Annette Groth (born 1954), German politician
- Annette Groth (born 1952), Norwegian journalist
- Annette Herfkens (born 1961), Dutch-Venezuelan sole survivor
- Annette Holmberg-Jansson (born 1969), Finnish politician
- Annette Humpe (born 1950), German songwriter, pop singer, and record producer
- Annette Hurley (born 1955), Australian politician
- Annette Imhausen (born 1970), German historian of ancient Egyptian mathematics
- Annette King (born 1947), New Zealand politician
- Annette Kolb (1870–1967), the working name of German author and pacifist Anna Mathilde Kolb
- Annette Kolb (born 1983), German tennis player
- Annette Lovemore (born 1958), South African politician
- Annette Lu (born 1944), Taiwanese politician
- Annette Main (born 1951/1952), New Zealand politician
- Annette Meeks (born 1960), American politician
- Annette Nijs (born 1961), Dutch politician
- Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau (born 1972), member of the Dutch nobility
- Annette Penhaligon (born 1946), British politician
- Annette Quijano (born 1962), American politician
- Annette Robinson, American politician
- Annette Schavan (born 1955), German politician
- Annette Solange Georges (born 1957), Seychellois politician and lawyer
- Annette Strauss (1924–1998), American politician
- Annette Steyn (born 1969), South African politician
- Annette Sweeney (born 1957), American politician
- Annette Sykes (born 1961), New Zealand activist and lawyer
- Annette Taddeo (born 1967), American politician
- Annette Thommessen (1932–1994), French-Norwegian human rights activist
- Annette Vilhelmsen (born 1959), Danish politician
- Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848), German writer
- Annette Werner (born 1966), German mathematician
- Annette Polly Williams (1937–2014), American counselor, clerical worker and politician
- Annette Ziegler (born 1964), American attorney and judge
- Annette, Special Operations Executive codename for Yvonne Cormeau, a British spy during World War II
People named Anette
[edit]- 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, 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 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 Kontaveit (born 1995), Estonian former professional tennis player
- 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 Kramme (born 1967), German lawyer and politician
- Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress
- 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 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 Viborg Andreasen (born 1990), Danish sailor
- Anette Wiig Bryn (born 1964), Norwegian politician
- Anette Wilhelm (born 1972), Swedish wheelchair curler
Fictional Characters
[edit]- 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
- Annette Birkin, a character from the original and remake Resident Evil 2 games