Annette (given name)

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.

Notable people with the name include:

People named Annette

• 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

• 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

• 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