Jane 466651 223775120 2008-07-05T19:12:01Z 85.1.61.219 /* Literature */ '''Jane''' is a female given name. It is one of the many feminine forms of [[John (name)|John]]. For more information on the origin of the name, see [[Jane (given name)]] It is also a [[Catalan]] last name, spelled as Jané or Janè. ==General== '''Jane''' can be used to identify a generic public person. It is often used in conjunction with its male counterpart '''John'''. See the following: *[[Jane Doe]], female counterpart to [[John Doe]] *[[Jane Q. Public]], female counterpart to [[John Q. Public]] ==Activism== * "[[Abortion_in_the_United_States#Abortion_before_Roe|Jane]]," an underground Chicago abortion service in the late 1960's and early 1970's (before ''[[Roe vs. Wade]]''). ==Music== ===Albums=== *''[[Songs About Jane]]'', album by [[Maroon 5]] *''Jane Doe'', album by [[Converge (band)|Converge]] ===Bands=== *[[Jane (band)]], a German progressive rock band from the 1970s *[[Jane (Panda Bear band)]], an American duo consisting of Scott Mou and Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear of the Animal Collective) * Jane (Finnish band), a Finnish Pop Girl Band *[[Jane's Addiction]], an American alternative rock band *[[Saving Jane]] is a band from Columbus Rock, alternative rock ===Songs=== *"Baby Jane", a song by Rod Stewart. *"Queen Jane Approximately", a song by Bob Dylan from his 1965 album ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]'' *"Jane", a song by Ben Folds Five from their 1999 album ''[[The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner]]'' *"[[Jane (Barenaked Ladies song)|Jane]]", a song by the [[Barenaked Ladies]], from their 1994 album ''[[Maybe You Should Drive]]'' *"Jane", a song by [[Brooks Williams]] *"Jane", a song by [[Catie Curtis]] *"Jane", a song by [[Elf Power]] *"Jane", a song by EPMD, from their 1988 album ''[[Strictly Business]]'' *"Jane", a song by the [[Jefferson Starship]], from their 1979 album ''[[Freedom at Point Zero]]'' *"Jane", a song by the Loved Ones, from their 2006 album ''[[Keep Your Heart]]'' *"Jane", a song by [[Sam Rosenthal]] *"Jane", a song by [[Vance Gilbert]] *"Jane (Stop This Crazy Thing!)" a song by [[MC Shan]] *"Happy Birthday Jane", a song by [[The Enemy]] *"[[Lady Jane]]", a song by [[The Rolling Stones]] *"[[Lazy Line Painter Jane]]", a song by [[Belle and Sebastian]] *"Me Jane", a song by [[PJ Harvey]] *"My Blue Eyed Jane", a song by Lulu Belle White and recorded by Jimmie Rodgers at Hollywood Recording Studios in 1930 *"[[Sweet Jane]]", a song originally performed by [[The Velvet Underground]] and covered by [[The Cowboy Junkies]] *"Jane, Jane, Jane", a song by [[The Kingston Trio]] *"[[The Diary of Jane]]", a song by the band [[Breaking Benjamin]] *"[[Jane Says]]", a song by [[Jane's Addiction]] based on lead singer Perry Farrell's ex-housemate, Jane Bainter *"Soldier Jane", a song by [[Beck]] on his album ''[[The Information]]'' * "Zoe Jane", a song by [[Staind]] * "Hazey Jane" a song by [[Nick Drake]] * "Jane Fonda" a song by [[Mickey Avalon]] ==Print media== ===Literature=== *''[[The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman]]'', a book by [[Ernest Gaines]] *''Jane'', a 1900 book by [[Marie Corelli]] *''[[Jane and the Dragon]]'', series of children's books by [[Martin Baynton]] *''[[Jane Eyre]]'', a novel by [[Charlotte Brontë]] * ''[[Jane of Lantern Hill]]'', a book by [[L.M. Montgomery]] *''[[See Jane Run]]'', a 1992 novel by [[Joy Fielding]] ===Comics=== *''[[Jane (comic strip)]]'', a comic strip by [[Norman Pett]] *''[[Jane Arden]]'', a comic strip and its title character *''[[Jane's World]]'', a comic strip that debuted in March 1998 about Jane Wyatt, a young lesbian woman *''[[Painkiller Jane]]'' *''[[Cecil Castellucci#The P.L.A.I.N. Janes (2007)|The P.L.A.I.N. Janes]]'', a 2007 comic created by [[Cecil Castellucci]] and published by [[DC Comics|DC Comics']] [[Minx (comics)|Minx]] imprint, that stars four characters named Jane (Main Jane, Brain Jane, Theater Jane, and Sporty Jane). A sequel called ''Janes in Love'' is planned. ===Magazines=== *''[[Jane (magazine)]]'', a magazine replacement for ''[[Sassy Magazine]]'' ==Business== *Jane (cosmetics), a cosmetics company owned by the [[Estée Lauder Companies]]. The cosmetics are available at drugstores. *[[Jane Collective]], an organization providing illegal abortions in the [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] area in the 1960s and early 1970s *[[Jane's Information Group]], often called Jane's, which publishes books and trade magazines that are considered the ''de facto'' public source of information on warfare and transportation systems ==Species== *[[Jane (dinosaur)]], Jane the juvenile dino at the [[Burpee Museum of Natural History]] ==Fictional characters named Jane== ===Animation=== * [[Jane Doe (Camp Lazlo)|Jane Doe]], a character on the animated series ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'' *Jane Jetson, from the animated series ''[[The Jetsons]]'' *[[Jane Lane (Daria)]], a character on the television show [[Daria]]. ===Comic books=== *[[Jane Foster (comics)]], a character in ''[[Marvel Comics]]'' *[[Painkiller Jane]], a comic book character that has spawned a [[Painkiller Jane (film)|made-for-TV movie]] and a [[Painkiller Jane (TV series)|TV series]] ===Literature=== *[[Dick and Jane]], characters by [[Zerna Sharp]] *[[Jane (Ender's Game)]], an [[AI]] entity from the ''[[Ender's Game]]'' series *Jane, Wendy Darling's daughter from [[J.M. Barrie]]'s [[Peter Pan]] mythos. [[Return to Neverland#Voice Cast|Jane]] was also the central character in the Disney ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' movie sequel, ''[[Return to Neverland]]'' *[[Mary Poppins#The Banks' children|Jane Banks]], a child of Mr. & Mrs. Banks in the [[Mary Poppins]] books, film, and stage musical *[[Pride and Prejudice#Jane Bennet|Jane Bennet]], the eldest sister of the Bennet family in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' *[[Jane Eyre (character)|Jane Eyre]], the titular character of a famous novel by [[Charlotte Brontë]] and several film adaptations based on it *[[Miss Marple|Miss Jane Marple]], an elderly spinster and amateur detective created by mystery writer [[Agatha Christie]] *[[Jane Porter (Tarzan)]], the sweetheart of [[Tarzan]] ===TV, film, & theater=== * [[Jane (7th Heaven)|Jane]], a character on ''[[7th Heaven]]'' *Jane Christie, a character from ''[[Coupling (TV series)]]'' *[[Jane Collins]], a character from the BBC soap opera ''[[Eastenders]]'' *[[Jayne Cobb]], a character on the sci-fi series [[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]. *''[[Becoming Jane]]'', a 2007 film based on the life of [[Jane Austen]] *''[[G.I. Jane]]'', a 1997 war-movie, with [[Demi Moore]] in the leading role. ===Video games=== *[[List of minor Tekken characters#Jane|Jane (Tekken)]], a minor female character in the [[Tekken (series)|Tekken video game series]] ==Real people with Jane as a given name== ===Arts=== *[[Jane Burden]], [[pre-Raphaelite]] model and [[muse]], known for her beauty *[[Jane Frank]] (1918-1986), American artist *[[Jane Kelly]], artist and journalist ===Entertainment=== *[[Jane Adams (actress)]], American actress *[[Poni Adams|Jane "Poni" Adams]], American actress *[[Jane Asher]], English actress and author *[[Jane Badler]], actress *[[Jane Birkin]], actress and singer *[[Jane Bryan]], American actress *[[Jane Curtin]], American actress and comedian *[[Jane Fonda]], American actress, former fitness instructor, and daughter of actor [[Henry Fonda]] *[[Jane Kaczmarek]], American actress *[[Jane Krakowski]], American actress *[[Jane Lapotaire]], English actress *[[Jayne Mansfield]], American actress and 1950s-1960s [[sex symbol]] *[[Jane March]], English actress *[[Jane Monheit]], American singer *[[Jane Novak]], American actress *[[Jane Powell]], American actress and singer *[[Jane Russell]], American actress and [[sex symbol]] *[[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], English actress *[[Jane Siberry]], Canadian singer/songwriter, has changed her name to '''Issa''' *[[Jane Wyman]], American actress and ex-wife of President [[Ronald Reagan]] *[[Jesse Jane]], American pornographic actress and model ===History=== *[[Calamity Jane]] (1852-1903), U.S. frontierswoman *[[Jane Addams]], American [[Nobel Peace Prize]]-winning social worker and co-founder of [[Hull House]]. *[[Jane Roe]], alias of Norma Leah McCorvey, plaintiff in the landmark 1973 ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in the United States. ===Literature=== *[[Jane Austen]] (1775-1817), a famed 18th century British novelist, famous for ''[[Emma]]'' and ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''. *[[Jane Louise Curry]], American writer *[[Jane Lindskold]], American author *[[Jane Taylor]], English poet and novelist *[[Jane Yolen]], American author *[[Jane Kenan]], French and English author ===News media=== *[[Jane Pauley]], American television journalist ===Religion=== *[[Jane Elizabeth Faulding]], British Protestant Christian missionary *[[Jane Frances de Chantal]], French saint ===Royalty=== *[[Jane Loeau]] (1828-1873), Hawaiian noble lady *[[Lady Jane Grey]] (1537-1554), Queen of England, also known as '''Jane of England''' *[[Jane Seymour]], Queen and wife of King [[Henry VIII]] of England *[[Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill|Lady Jane Conyngham]], Baroness *[[Jane Wharton, 7th Baroness Wharton|Jane Wharton]], Baroness * [[Jane Lane, Lady Fisher]] (1626-1689), played a heroic role in the Escape of Charles II in 1651 ===Science=== *[[Jane Colden]], American [[botany|botanist]] *[[Jane Goodall]], English [[primatology|primatologist]], known for studying [[chimpanzees]] and founder of [[The Jane Goodall Institute]] *[[Jane McGrath]], co-founder of the McGrath Foundation ===Sport=== *[[Jane Frederick]], American heptathlete *[[Jane Salumäe]], Estonian marathon runner ==Real people with Jane as a surname== * [[Fred T. Jane]], the founding editor of reference books on warships (''[[All the World's Fighting Ships]]'') and aircraft * [[Thomas Jane]], actor * [[Joseph Jane]] Royalist MP ==Vehicles== * [[Jane (ship)]], a ship that disappeared near Australia in 1816. ==Places== * [[Jane Street]], a major street in Toronto. Hence: ** [[Jane and Finch]], a neighbourhood. ** [[Jane (TTC)]], a subway station. ==See also== *{{lookfrom|Jane}} *[[Baby Jane]] *[[Joanna]] - origin of the name Jane *[[Janes]] *[[Mary Jane]] *[[Sarah Jane]] {{disambig}} == '''Celebrities named Jane:''' == *Jane Addams (Nobel Peace Prize 1931, social reformist) *Jane Asher(British actress) *Jane Goodall (Primatologist) *Jane Greer (American actress) *Jane Powell (American singer, dancer, actress) *Jane Seymour Fonda (American actress) *Jane Pratt (American Actress) *Jane Russell (American Actress, sex symbol) *Jane Wiedlin (Musician) *Jane Xie (Professional swimmer) [[da:Jane]] [[de:Jane]] [[nl:Jane]] [[ja:ジェーン]] [[pt:Jane]] [[sv:Jane]]