List of Famous people named Joan

Joan, Countess of Kent, known to history as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the mother of King Richard II of England, her son by her third husband, Edward the Black Prince, son and heir apparent of King Edward III. Although the French chronicler Jean Froissart called her "the most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving", the appellation "Fair Maid of Kent" does not appear to be contemporary. Joan inherited the titles 4th Countess of Kent and 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell after the death of her brother John, 3rd Earl of Kent, in 1352. Joan was made a Lady of the Garter in 1378.

Joan Sastre Morro is a Spanish professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He is a 2.01 m (6'7") tall swingman, as he plays at both the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Joan Lily Amelia Hughes, MBE was a World War II ferry pilot and one of Britain's first female test pilots. She was considered a capable instructor and flew everything except flying boats.

Joan Ribó i Canut is a Spanish politician who has been the mayor of Valencia since 13 June 2015. Ribó is member of Compromís.

Joan Herrera i Torres is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Catalonia. He was the leader of the leftist party Iniciativa per Catalunya.

Joan Massagué, is a biologist and the current director of the Sloan Kettering Institute at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He is also an internationally recognized leader in the study of both cancer metastasis and growth factors that regulate cell behavior, as well as a professor at the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.

Joan Gaspart Solves is a Spanish businessman and a former FC Barcelona president between July 2000 and February 2003. He was born in Barcelona. He is known as one of the best vice presidents of the club but one of the worst presidents. Gaspart spent all the money taken from the sale of Luís Figo to Real Madrid, buying Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars from Arsenal and Gerard from Valencia.

Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília, GCC is the current bishop of Urgell, a Catholic diocese, and ex officio co-prince of Andorra. He holds the rank of archbishop and monarch.

Joan Pau Verdier was a French singer born in Périgueux, Dordogne, who performed in both Occitan and French. He was one of the main figures of Nòva chançon musical renewal wave during the 1970s.

Joan Josep Nuet i Pujals is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who currently serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Senate of Spain and the Parliament of Catalonia.