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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (born 1796, died 1875)
French painter.
- Produced Island of Bartolomeo (see list of Artists of the Realism Period)
Jean Antoine Houdon (born 1741, died 1828)
French sculptor.
- Created the marble statue Voltaire (see list of Neoclassical Artists)
Jean Francois Millet (born 1814, died 1875)
French painter.
- Painted The Sower (see list of Artists of the Realism Period)
Jean Louis Pascal
- 1914 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
Jean Sibelius (born 1865, died 1957)
Finnish composer.
- Composed Finlandia (see list of Romantic Composers)

Jean H. Dunant (born 1828, died 1910)
Swiss humanitarian who founded the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1864.
- 1901 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
Jean Gaulin
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Ultramar (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
Jean Paul Getty (born 1892, died 1976)
American businessman, art collector, and author.
- Founded Getty Oil (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Jean Lannes (born 1769, died 1809)
One of Napoleon's favorite marshals.
- Distinguished himself in Italy and Egypt and on the fields of Marango and Austerlitz; fell at the Battle of Essling (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
Jean Paul Marat (born 1743, died 1793)
French revolutionary who escaped the guillotine only to be assassinated in his bathtub.
- A leader of the Jacobins in their overthrow of the Girondists (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)

Jean Pierre Chouteau
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Jean Monnet (born 1888, died 1979)
French economist and diplomat.
- 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Jean Bach Sisley
- Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)

Jean Martin Charcot (born 1825, died 1893)
French neurologist.
- Known for his work on hypnotism, hysteria and senility (see list of Medical Practitioners)
Jean Dausset (born 1916)
French physiologist known for his research on rejection in transfusion recipients.
- 1980 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Baruj Benacerraf and George Snell (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier (born 1768, died 1830)
French mathematician and physicist.
- Noted for his work on heat transfer, which led him to the theory of the Fourier Series (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
Jean B. Lamarck (born 1744, died 1829)
French naturalist.
- Developed an early theory of evolution based on the inheritance of adaptive modifications made during an animal''s lifetime (see list of Biological Scientists)

Jean Béliveau
Hockey player.
- 1956, 1964 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)
- 1956 Art Ross Trophy winner (see list of Art Ross Trophy Winners)
Jean Boiteux
French athlete.
- 1952 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
Jean Borotra
French tennis player.
- 1924, 1926 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1931 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
- 1928 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
Jean Cruguet
Jockey.
- 1977 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- 1977 winner of the Triple Crown, riding ''''Seattle Slew'''' (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Triple Crown)
Jean Galfione
French athlete.
- 1996 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for the Pole Vault (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
Jean Robic
- 1947 Tour de France champion (see list of Tour de France Winners)
Jean Vuarnet
French athlete for whom a line of sportswear is named.
- 1960 Olympic alpine skiing gold medal winner for Downhill (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Downhill Skiing)

Jean Hersholt (born 1886, died 1956)
Danish actor.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Jean Renoir (born 1894, died 1979)
French film director.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Jean Yanne
French actor, writer, director and producer.
- Winner of the 1972 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for We Will Not Grow Old Together (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)

Jean Cocteau (born 1889, died 1963)
French playwright, poet and novelist.
- Wrote The Beauty and the Beast (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Jean de la Fontaine (born 1621, died 1695)
French fabulist.
- Wrote Fables and Tales (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
Jean Adrien Antoine Jules ''J.J.'' Jusserand (born 1855, died 1932)
French diplomat and historian.
- 1917 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for With Americans of Past and Present Days (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
Jean de Meun
Thirteenth-century French poet.
- Completed Guillaume de Lorris'' allegory Le Roman de la rose (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)
Jean Baptiste Molière (born 1622, died 1673)
French playwright.
- Wrote Tartuffe (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
Jean Racine (born 1639, died 1699)
French playwright.
- Wrote Phaedra (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)