Diane (given name)

Alternative spellings include Daiane, Dianne, Dianna, Dian, Diahann, Dyan, Dyanne and Dyane. See also Di and Diana

Notable people

• Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (born 1940), French-German painter, sculptor, writer, and philanthropist
• Diane Abbott (born 1953), British politician
• Diane Ablonczy (born 1949), Canadian politician
• Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American poet, essayist, and naturalist
• Diane Adams, Canadian curler
• Diane Adehm (born 1970), Luxembourgish politician
• Diane Airey (born 1943), Australian politician
• Diane Allahgreen (born 1975), British hurdler
• Diane Allen (born 1948), American politician
• Diane Marie Amann, American law professor
• Diane Andersen (born 1934), Belgian pianist
• Diane Anderson, American politician
• Diane Anderson-Minshall (born 1968), American journalist
• Diane Arbus (1923-1971), American photographer
• Diane Archie, Canadian politician
• Diane Arkenstone (born 1960), musical artist
• Diane Armstrong (born 1939), Australian writer
• Diane Asitimbay, American writer
• Diane Atkinson, British historian and writer
• Diane Austin-Broos (born 1946), Australian anthropologist
• Diane Awerbuck (born 1974), South African novelist
• Diane Ayala Goldner (born 1956), American actress
• Diane Bailey, English amateur golfer
• Diane Baker (born 1938), American actress
• Diane Barbeau (1961–2021), Canadian politician
• Diane Barber, American cell physiologist and biologist
• Diane Barnard, English professional golfer
• Diane Barwick (1938–1986), Canadian anthropologist
• Diane Barz (1943–2014), American judge
• Diane Bassham, plant physiologist and researcher
• Diane Beamer (born 1960), Australian politician
• Diane E. Beaver, American lawyer
• Diane Meredith Belcher (born 1960), American concert organist, teacher and church musician
• Diane Bell, several people
• Diane Bellemare (born 1949), Canadian politician
• Diane E. Benson (born 1954), American politician
• Diane Bertrand (born 1951), French film director
• Diane Bilyeu (born 1935), American politician and realtor from Idaho
• Diane F. Birt, American nutritionist
• Diane Birch (born 1983), American singer-songwriter
• Diane Bish (born 1941), American organist, composer, conductor, and producer
• Diane Black (born 1951), American politician
• Diane Blair (1938–2000), American political scientist
• Diane Blair-Sherlock, American politician
• Diane Bond (born 1945), American actress
• Diane Borg (born 1990), Maltese sprinter
• Diane Borsato, Canadian visual artist
• Diane Bourgeois (born 1949), Canadian politician
• Diane Bracalente (born 1963), American field hockey player
• Diane Braceland (born 1950), American rower
• Diane Bragg, American pole vaulter
• Diane Brand, New Zealand architecture academic
• Diane Brandt (1938–2010), American politician
• Diane Brentari, American linguist
• Diane Brewster (1931–1991), American actress
• Diane Briars, American mathematics educator
• Diane Mary Bridson (born 1942), British botanist
• Diane Brown, New Zealand novelist and poet
• Diane Brown (curling) (born 1946), American curler and coach
• Diane Jardine Bruce, Bishop Provisional of the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri
• Diane Bui Duyet (born 1979), French New Caledonian swimmer
• Diane Burko, American painter
• Diane Burns, Anishinaabe and Chemehuevi artist
• Diane Cailhier (1947–2020), Canadian filmmaker
• Diane Caldwell (born 1988), Irish footballer
• Diane Cardwell, American journalist
• Diane Carey (born 1954), American writer
• Diane Carlson Evans, American army nurse
• Diane Carr (born 1946), American artist
• Diane Cary, American actress
• Diane Chamberlain (born 1950), American author of adult fiction
• Diane Charlemagne (1964–2015), British musical artist
• Diane Charlie-Puna, Cook Islands public servant
• Diane Chase, Canadian singer
• Diane Zaino Chase, American archaeologist
• Diane Chen (born 1979), American figure skater
• Diane Chenery-Wickens (1959–2008), English makeup artist
• Diane Cilento (1932–2011), Australian actress
• Diane Clare (1938–2013), English actress
• Diane Cluck, American singer-songwriter
• Diane Coates (1932–2021), British javelin thrower
• Diane Colley-Urquhart, Canadian politician
• Diane Collings (born 1959), New Zealand sport shooter
• Diane Atnally Conlin, American classicist and archaeologist
• Diane Cook, several people
• Diane Corcoran (1946–2023), US army nurse
• Diane Corner (born 1959), British ambassador
• Diane Coyle (born 1961), British economist
• Diane Craig (born 1949), Irish actress
• Diane Crespo, American film producer
• Diane Crump (born 1948), American jockey
• Diane Cummins (born 1974), Canadian middle-distance runner
• Diane Curry (born 1938), American operatic mezzo-soprano
• Diane Gabrielle Damas, French aristocrat
• Diane Damiano, American biomedical scientist and physical therapist
• Diane D'Aquila (born 1952), Canadian-American actress
• Diane Davis, American philosopher
• Diane De Courcy, Canadian politician
• Diane Deans (1958–2024), Canadian politician
• Diane Delano (born 1992), American actress
• Diane Delin, American jazz violinist, composer and educator
• Diane Denish (born 1949), American politician
• Diane Denoir (born 1957), Uruguayan singer
• Diane Desfor (born 1955), American tennis player
• Diane Dezura (born 1958), Canadian curler and Olympic medalist
• Diane DiMassa, American feminist artist
• Diane Dimond (born 1952), American journalist
• Diane Disney Miller (1933–2013), elder child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian Bounds Disney
• Diane Dixon (born 1964), American athlete
• Diane Dixon (politician), California State Politician
• Diane Dodds (born 1958), Northern Ireland politician
• Diane Donnelly (born 1965), American tennis player
• Diane Douglas, American politician
• Diane Downs (born 1955) American murderer
• Diane Drake, American screenwriter
• Diane Drufenbrock (1929–2013), American politician
• Diane Duane (born 1952), American writer
• Diane Ducret (born 1982), Franco-Belgian writer
• Diane Dufresne (born 1944), Canadian musical artist
• Diane Elam (born 1958), American feminist writer
• Diane Ellis (1909–1930), American actress
• Diane Elson (born 1946), British sociologist
• Diane English (born 1948), American film director
• Diane Erpelding (born 1982), Luxembourgish dressage rider
• Diane van Es, Dutch athlete
• Diane Esmond, French painter
• Diane Etiennette (born 1988), Mauritian swimmer
• Diane Fahey (born 1945), Australian poet
• Diane Falkenhagen, American artist and metal smith
• Diane Fanning (born 1950), American crime writer and author
• Diane Farr (born 1969), American actress, producer and writer
• Diane Farr (writer), American writer
• Diane Farrell (born 1955), American politician
• Diane Farrell (tennis) (born 1961), American tennis player
• Diane Felix (born 1953), American disc jockey and LGBT activist
• Diane Finegood, Canadian American chemical engineer
• Diane Fingleton (born 1947), Australian magistrate
• Diane Finley (born 1957), Canadian politician
• Diane Flacks, Canadian actress and writer
• Diane Fleri (born 1983), French-born Italian actress
• Diane Fletcher (born 1944), English actress
• Diane Follingstad, American psychologist and author
• Diane Fordney, American physician and sex therapist
• Diane Foster (1928–1999), Canadian sprinter
• Diane Foster (curler), Canadian curler
• Diane de France (1538–1619), daughter of Henry II of France
• Diane Francis (born 1946), American-born Canadian journalist
• Diane Francis (athlete) (born 1968), Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter
• Diane Franklin (born 1962), American actress
• Diane Franklin (politician) (born 1956), American politician
• Diane Frolov, American television writer and producer
• Diane von Furstenberg (born 1946), Belgian fashion designer
• Diane Gaidry (1964–2019), American actress
• Diane Gamboa, American painter
• Diane Garnick (born 1967), American investment manager
• Diane Gashumba, Rwandan minister of health
• Diane Gaston, American novelist
• Diane Gayer, Swiss architect
• Diane Geppi-Aikens (1962–2003), American lacrosse coach
• Diane Gerace (born 1943), Canadian high jumper, long jumper, and pentathlete
• Diane Gerencser (born 1972), Italian-Swiss figure skater
• Diane Ghirardo (born 1950), American architect and art historian
• Diane Giebel (born 1953), American swimmer
• Diane Gifford-Gonzalez, American archaeologist
• Diane Giguère (born 1937), Canadian writer living in Quebec
• Diane Gilbert Sypolt (born 1947), American judge
• Diane Gilliam Fisher, American poet
• Diane Gilman, several people
• Diane Gilpin, British technology shipping chief executive
• Diane Glancy (born 1941), American writer and professor
• D. G. K. Goldberg (1953–2005), American novelist
• Diane Goldman Kemper, American real estate investor
• Diane Goode (born 1949), American children’s book author and illustrator
• Diane Gordon, American politician
• Diane Grayson (born 1948), English actress
• Diane Greene (born 1955), American businesswoman
• Diane Grendell (born 1945), American politician
• Diane Griffin, several people
• Diane Gromala (born 1960), Canadian computer scientist
• Diane Guérin (1948–2022), Canadian actress and singer
• Diane Guerrero (born 1986), Colombian-American actress
• Diane Gujarati (born 1969), American judge
• Diane de Guldencrone (1848–1930), French historian
• Diane Gushulak (born 1969), Canadian curler
• Diane Guthrie-Gresham (born 1971), Jamaican long jumper and heptathlete
• Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation
• Diane Haigh (1949–2022), British architect
• Diane F. Halpern, American psychologist
• Diane Hamelin (born 1951), Canadian politician
• Diane Hansen, several people
• Diane Harkey (born 1951), American politician
• Diane Harper, American medical researcher
• Diane Hart (1926–2002), English actress
• Diane Hathaway (born 1954), American judge
• Diane Havlir, US leader of HIV/AIDS work
• Diane Hegarty (1942–2022), American religious leader
• Diane Henderson, American applied mathematician
• Diane Hendricks (born 1947), American billionaire businesswoman and film producer
• Diane Hildebrand (born 1945), American pop singer-songwriter
• Diane Hoh, American author of young adult horror
• Diane Holl (born 1964), English motorsports engineer
• Diane Holland (1930–2009), British actress
• Diane Holmes, Canadian politician
• Diane Hoskins, American business executive and architect
• Diane Hubka (born 1957), American jazz guitarist and vocalist
• Diane Hughes, developmental psychologist
• Diane Humetewa (born 1964), American judge
• Diane Ibbotson, English artist
• Diane Itter (1946–1989), American fiber artist
• Diane James (born 1959), Brexit Party politician and former leader of the UK Independence Party
• Diane A. Jenkins (born 1946), American lawyer
• Diane Jergens (1935–2018), American actress
• Diane Jerome (born 1941), American canoeist
• Diane Johnsen, American judge
• Diane Johnson (born 1934), American journalist
• Diane Johnstone, Australian diplomat
• Diane Jones-Konihowski (born 1951), Canadian pentathlete
• Diane Juster, Canadian singer-songwriter and composer
• Diane Karusisi, Rwandan economist and banker
• Diane Katsiaficas (born 1947), American visual artist
• Diane Keating (born 1940), Canadian writer
• Diane Keaton (born 1946), American actress
• Diane Keen (born 1946), English actress
• Diane Kelly, several people
• Diane Kendal, British-born makeup artist
• Diane Kennedy, American CPA, speaker and financial writer
• Diane Kerr, Australian indigenous rights activist
• Diane Kingston (born 1966), English human rights defender
• Diane Kirkby (born 1948), Australian historian
• Diane Kochilas (born 1960), Greek American cookbook author and chef
• Diane Koenker, American historian
• Diane Koken, American politician
• Diané Mariam Koné (born 1953), Malian politician
• Diane Kroupa (born 1955), American attorney
• Diane Kruger (born 1976), German actress
• Diane Kunz (born 1952), American historian
• Diane Kurys (born 1948), French filmmaker and actress
• Diane Lacombe (born 1976), French swimmer
• Diane Ladd (born 1935), American actress
• Diane Lamarre (born 1955), Canadian pharmacist and politician
• Diane Lambert, American statistician
• Diane Lamein (born 1979), Dutch handball player
• Diane Lamoureux (born 1954), Canadian professor, writer and essayist
• Diane Landry, Canadian kinetic artist
• Diane Lane (born 1965), American actress
• Diane Luby Lane, American writer and nonprofit executive
• Diane Langmore, Australian historian
• Diane Langton (born 1947), English actress and singer
• Diane Lanpher (born 1955), American politician
• Diane Lansley, English swimmer
• Diane Larsen-Freeman (born 1946), American linguist
• Diane Larson, American politician
• Diane Latiker, American community activist
• Diane Le Grelle (born 1952), British sports shooter
• Diane Leather (1933–2018), British runner
• Diane Leblanc (born 1954), Canadian politician
• Diane Lebouthillier (born 1959), Canadian politician
• Diane Lee (born 1959), Taiwanese politician
• Diane Legault (born 1956), Canadian politician and dentist
• Diane Lemaire (1923–2012), Australian aeronautical engineer
• Diane Lemieux (born 1961), Canadian politician
• Diane Levin (born 1947), American author, educator and advocate
• Diane Lewis, several people
• Diane Leyre (born 1997), French beauty pageant contestant
• Diane Lillo-Martin, American linguist
• Diane Lim, economist and writer
• Diane Linkletter (1948–1969), daughter of Art Linkletter
• Diane Lipscombe (born 1960), British neuroscientist
• Diane Litman, American computer scientist
• Diane S. Littler, American phycologist
• Diane Lockward, American poet
• Diane Loeffler (1953–2019), American politician
• Diane Loranger (1920–2004), Canadian geologist and paleobotanist
• Diane Louoba (born 1983), Congolese handball player
• Diane Sher Lutovich (died 2004), American poet
• Diane Macedo (born 1982), American news personality
• Diane M. Mackie, social psychologist
• Diane MacKown, American photographer
• Diane Maclagan (born 1974), mathematician
• Diane Madl (born 1967), American field hockey player
• Diane Maliukaetau (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
• Diane Mantzaris (born 1962), Australian artist
• Diane de Margerie (1927–2023), French writer
• Diane Marleau (1943–2013), Canadian politician
• Diane Martel, American music video director
• Diane Martinez (born 1953), American politician
• Diane Massam, Canadian linguist
• Diane Matheson (born 1936), Canadian sprinter
• Diane Mathis, American immunologist
• Diane Mazloum (born 1980), French-Lebanese writer
• Diane McBain (1941–2022), American actress
• Diane McFarlin, American educator and author
• Diane McGifford (born 1945), Canadian politician
• Diane McKinney-Whetstone (born 1953), American novelist
• Diane McNaron (1947–2022), American musical artist
• Diane McWhorter (born 1952), American journalist and author
• Diane E. Meier (born 1952), American geriatrics
• Diane Menzies, New Zealand landscape architect
• Diane Michelle (born 1969), American voice actress
• Diane Middlebrook (1939–2007), American poet
• Diane Mitsch Bush (born 1950), American politician
• Diane Mizota (born 1973), American actress
• Diane Modahl (born 1966), English middle-distance runner
• Diane Mollenkopf, New Zealand academic
• Diane Montagna, American journalist and author
• Diane Morgan (born 1975), British actress, comedian and writer
• Diane Morrison (born 1958), American tennis player
• Diane Mott Davidson (born 1949), American novelist
• Diane Moy Quon, American film producer
• Diane Moyer (born 1958), American field hockey player
• Diane Muldrow, American author and editor
• Diane Munday (born 1931), British political activist
• Diane Murphy (born 1964), American actress
• Diane Murray (born 1956), American taekwondo practitioner
• Diane Nash (born 1938), American civil rights activist
• Diane Bayegla Ndeme (born 1990), Cameroonian footballer
• Diane Neal (born 1976), American actress
• Diane Nelson (born 1958), Canadian curler
• Diane Nelson (businesswoman), American media executive
• Diane Nelson (comics) (born 1968), American business executive
• Diane Neumaier (born 1946), American photographer
• Diane Ninemire (born 1957), American softball coach
• Diane Noomin (1947–2022), American comics artist
• Diane Nukuri (born 1984), Burundian-American long-distance runner
• Diane Nyland (1944–2014), Canadian actress, director and choreographer
• Diane Obomsawin (born 1959), Canadian author, illustrator and animated filmmaker
• Diane Ogibowski (born 1965), Canadian figure skater
• Diane Ogle (born 1965), Australian luger
• Diane Oliver (1943–1966), African-American writer
• Diane Orentlicher, American international law professor
• Diane Orihel, freshwater ecologist
• Diane Papan, American politician
• Diane Pappas (born 1970/1971), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Diane Paragas, American film and television director
• Diane Parish (born 1969), English actress
• Diane Parry (born 2002), French tennis player
• Diane Passage (born 1976), American woman from New York City
• Diane E. Pataki, American academic
• Diane Pathieu, American television anchor
• Diane Patrick, several people
• Diane Paul, American historian of science
• Diane Paulus (born 1966), American theater and opera director
• Diane Pearson (1931–2017), British novelist and editor
• Diane Pearson (landscape architect), New Zealand landscape architecture
• Diane Pedgrift (born 1988), Scottish cricketer
• Diane Pernet, French journalist
• Diane Pershing (born 1943), American voice actress
• Diane de Poitiers (1500–1566), French noblewoman
• Diane Poitras, Canadian film and video artist
• Diane Pozefsky, American computer scientist
• Diane Pratte (born 1953), Canadian alpine skier
• Diane Prince, several people
• Diane di Prima (1934–2020), American poet
• Diane Purkiss (born 1961), British-Australian historian
• Diane Rakiecki (born 1961), Canadian multi-sport para-athlete
• Diane Ramsay (born 1993), Scottish sprinter
• Diane Raptosh, American writer
• Diane Ratnik (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player
• Diane Ravitch (born 1938), American historian, educational policy analyst, and professor
• Diane Ray (1945–2020), American pop and rock and roll singer
• Diane Redmond, British writer and playwright
• Diane Rehm (born 1936), American journalist and public radio talk show host
• Diane Renay (born 1945), American singer
• Diane Richardson, American basketball coach
• Diane Roark (born 1949), American whistleblower
• Diane Roberts (born 1959), American author, columnist, essayist, radio commentator, reviewer and educator
• Diane Roberts (director), English theatre artist
• Diane Robertson (born 1953), New Zealand community leader
• Diane Rodríguez (born 1982), Ecuadorian activist and politician
• Diane Rodriguez (1951–2020), American actress
• Diane Rosenbaum (born 1949), American politician
• Diane Roter (born 1948), American actress
• Diane Rouxel (born 1993), French actress
• Diane Thiede Rover, American engineer
• Diane Rowe (1933–2023), British table tennis player
• Diane Roy (born 1971), Canadian wheelchair racer
• Diane Ruggiero (born 1970), American television writer and producer
• Diane Russell, American politician
• Diane Russet (born 1996), Nigerian actress
• Diane Rwigara, Rwandan businesswoman and presidential candidate
• Diane Sabenacio Nititham, American cultural sociologist
• Diane Sabin (born 1952), American feminist
• Diane Salinger (born 1951), American actress
• Diane Samuels (born 1960), British author and playwright
• Diane Sands (born 1947), American politician
• Diane Saunders, British biologist and academic
• Diane Savereide (born 1954), American chess player
• Diane Savino (born 1963), American politician
• Diane Sawyer (born 1945), American television journalist
• Diane Schanzenbach, American economist
• Diane Grob Schmidt (born 1945), American chemist
• Diane Schnapp (born 1968), American rugby union player
• Diane Schoemperlen (born 1954), Canadian novelist and short story writer
• Diane Schuur (born 1953), American jazz singer and pianist
• Diane Setterfield (born 1964), English author
• Diane Seuss, American poet and educator
• Diane Seward, New Zealand thermochronologist
• Diane Shalet (1935–2006), American actress
• Diane Shaw (born 1962), British singer
• Diane Sherbloom (1942–1961), American ice dancer
• Diane Simmons (born 1948), American author
• Diane Simpson, several people
• Diane Sinclair (1921–2011), American actress
• Diane Smith, several people
• Diane B. Snelling (born 1952), American politician
• H. Diane Snyder, American politician
• Diane Solomon, American singer
• Diane Sommerfield (1949–2001), American actress
• Diane Souvaine, computer scientist
• Diane St-Jacques (born 1953), Canadian businessperson and politician
• Diane St. Onge (born 1956), American politician
• Diane Stanley (born 1943), American children’s book writer and illustrator
• Diane Messina Stanley (born 1946), American television writer and producer
• Diane Stevenett (born 1954), Canadian artist, singer, actress and producer
• Diane Stone (born 1964), Australian-British academic
• Diane Stratas (1932–2023), Canadian politician
• Diane Straus (1951–2017), American magazine publisher
• Diane Sutherland, English swimmer
• Diane Swanson (born 1944), Canadian children’s writer
• Diane Swanton (born 1979), South African sport shooter
• Diane Swonk (born 1962), American economist
• Diane S. Sykes (born 1957), American judge
• Diane Teel (born 1948), American racing driver
• Diane Tell (born 1959), Canadian musician
• Diane Therrien, Canadian politician
• Diane Thomas (1946–1985), American screenwriter
• Diane Thome (born 1942), American composer
• Diane Thorne, Canadian politician
• Diane Todd (1937–2010), British-born actress and singer
• Diane Torr (1948–2017), Canadian artist and drag king
• Diane Towler (born 1946), English ice dancer
• Diane Tuckman, American artist
• Diane Pierce Tudela, judoka
• Diane Tuft, American photographer
• Diane Urquhart, Canadian financial analyst
• Diane Valkenburg (born 1984), Dutch speed skater
• Diane Van Deren (born 1960), American ultra-runner
• Diane Varsi (1938–1992), American actress
• Diane Vaughan, American sociologist
• Diane Venora (born 1952), American stage, television and film actress
• Diane Victor (born 1964), South African artist and printmaker
• Diane Virjee (born 1960), Canadian field hockey player
• Diane Von Hoffman (1962–2017), American professional wrestler
• Diane Wakoski (born 1937), American poet
• Diane Wald (born 1948), American poet
• Diane Walker, British swimmer
• Diane Wang, Chinese businesswoman
• Diane Ward (born 1956), American poet
• Diane Warren (born 1956), American songwriter
• Diane Watson (born 1933), American politician
• Diane Watson (archer) (born 1964), American archer
• Diane Watt, British medievalist
• Diane Webber (1932–2008), American actress
• Diane Wei Liang, Chinese-born writer
• Diane Weyermann (1955–2021), American film producer
• Diane Wheatley, American politician from North Carolina
• Diane Whitehouse, Canadian painter, professor and art activist
• Diane Wiessinger, American author and researcher
• Diane Wilkins, American film director
• Diane Williams, several people
• Diane Wilson (born 1948), American environmental activist, anti-war activist and author
• Diane Winston (born 1951), American professor of media and religion
• Diane Wittry, American conductor and composer
• Diane Wood (born 1950), American judge and attorney
• Diane Yimga, Congolese handball player
• Diane Youdale (born 1970), English television personality
• Diane Zamora (born 1978), American midshipman and murderer

Other

• Diahann Carroll (1935–2019), American actress and singer
• Dian Fossey (1932–1985), American primatologist and conservationist
• Dianne Nelson (born 1954), American short-story writer
• Dyan Cannon (born 1937), American actress
• Dianne Wiest (born 1948), American actress

Fictional characters

• Diane Butcher, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Diane Court, a fictional character in the 1989 Cameron Crowe film Say Anything..., played by Ione Skye
• Diane Chambers, a fictional character in the TV series Cheers
• Diane Darcy, a fictional race car driver in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
• Diane, an unseen character from the 2008 video game No More Heroes
• Diane, an unseen and unheard character in the television show Twin Peaks
• Diane Hutchinson, character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Diane Jenkins Newman, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Diane Lockhart, a fictional character of CBS television series The Good Wife
• Diane Miller, a character on the American soap opera General Hospital
• Diane Sugden, a character on the British soap opera Emmerdale
• Diane Nguyen, a fictional character on the American adult animated series Bojack Horseman, voiced by Alison Brie
• Pinkamena Diane Pie, full name of Pinkie Pie, a character in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
• Diane Simmons, a character in the TV series Family Guy
• Diane Johnson, a main character in Black-ish