List of Famous people named Jean

Jean (Jan) Marie Joseph, Baron Van Houtte was a Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgium from 1952 to 1954.

Jean-Marc Ela was a Cameroonian sociologist and theologian. Working variously as a diocesan priest and a professor, Ela was the author of many books on theology, philosophy, and social sciences in Africa. His most famous work, African Cry has been called the "soundest illustration" of the spirit of liberation theology in sub-Saharan Africa. His works are widely cited as exemplary of sub-Saharan African Christian theology for their focus on contextualisation and their emphasis on community-centered approaches to theology.

Jean Thuillier was a French novelist and physician. He wrote a number of books, and won the Prix Littré and the Prix Méditerranée among others. Thuillier died in August 2017 at the age of 95.

Jean Marcel Honoré was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a former archbishop of Tours. He was born in Saint-Brice-en-Coglès.

Jean Legrez is a French Dominican friar, and since February 2011 Archbishop of Albi.