List of Famous people named Jean

Fra' Jean "Parisot" de la Valette was a French nobleman and 49th Grand Master of the Order of Malta, from 21 August 1557 to his death in 1568. As a Knight Hospitaller, joining the order in the Langue de Provence, he fought with distinction against the Turks at Rhodes. As Grand Master, Valette became the Order's hero and most illustrious leader, commanding the resistance against the Ottomans at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, sometimes regarded as one of the greatest sieges of all time.

Jean Drèze is a Belgian-born Indian economist, social scientist and activist. He has worked on several developmental issues facing India like hunger, famine, gender inequality.

Jean Lacouture was a journalist, historian and author. He was particularly famous for his biographies.

Jean Carlos Vicente, or simply Jean Carlos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Náutico.

Jean Lucas de Souza Oliveira, known as Jean Lucas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Jean Topart was a French actor and voice actor. He was considered one of the best known voices on French television for decades. In addition to providing the voices and narration for television series and animated films, Topart often dubbed American and other foreign films into French.

Jean Starobinski was a Swiss literary critic.

Jean Jullien is a French graphic designer and illustrator.

Jean Erdman was an American dancer and choreographer of modern dance as well as an avant-garde theater director.

Jean Gaven was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996.