# Janet (given name)

Janet is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious" or "gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет (Zhanet), Circassian Джэнэт (Dzhenet), and Hungarian Zsanett. It is also the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane.

## People with the given name Janet

* Janet A. Deatrick, American professor emerita of nursing
* Janet A. Sanderson (born 1955), American diplomat and adjunct professor of international relations
* Janet A. W. Elliott (born 1967), Canadian engineering scientist and researcher in thermodynamics
* Janet Aalfs (born 1956), American poet and martial artist
* Janet Abbate (born 1962), American associate professor of science, technology, and society
* Janet Abuel (born 1971), Filipino lawyer, accountant, and public servant
* Janet Abu-Lughod (1928–2013), American sociologist
* Janet Achola (born 1988), Ugandan middle-distance runner
* Janet Achurch (1863–1916), English stage actress and actor-manager
* Janet Ackland (1938–2019), Welsh international lawn- and indoor bowler
* Janet Adair (c. 1892–1938), American vaudeville-, ragtime-, musical revue-, and musical comedy performer
* Janet Adam (1940–2021), Scottish potter and sculptor
* Janet Adams (born 1937), American politician
* Janet Adelman (1941–2010), American Shakespeare scholar, literary critic, and professor of English
* Janet Afary, Iranian-born American author, feminist activist, and researcher of history, religious studies, and women studies
* Janet Ågren (born 1949), Swedish actress and model
* Janet Ahlberg (1944–1994), English writer of children's books
* Janet Aitken, several people
* Janet Ajzenstat (born 1936), Canadian professor emeritus of political science
* Janet Akinrinade (1930–1994), Nigerian politician
* Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943–2004), Turkish-American astronomer
* Janet Albrechtsen (born 1966), Australian opinion columnist
* Janet Alcoriza (1918–1998), American screenwriter and actress
* Janet Aldrich (born 1956), American actress and singer
* Janet Alexander (1878–1961), English actress
* Janet Allard, American playwright and theater educator
* Janet Allen, American biochemist and industrial engineer
* Janet Allison, American sex offender
* Janet Amos (born 1944), Canadian actress, educator, playwright, and theater director
* Janet Amponsah (born 1993), Ghanaian sprinter
* Janet Amsden, British actress
* Janet Ancel, American politician
* Janet Anderson (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Andrewartha (1951–2024), Australian television- and theater actress
* Janet Anne Galloway (1841–1909), Scottish activist for women's rights and education
* Janet Arceo (born 1955), Mexican actress, TV presenter, announcer, director, and businesswoman
* Janet Archer (1873–1916), English artist
* Janet Arnold (1932–1998), British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author
* Janet Arnott (1956–2019), Canadian curler and Olympic champion coach
* Janet Arvizo, American prosecuting witness in the Michael Jackson Trial
* Janet Asimov (1926–2019), American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst
* Janet Askew (?-2015), New Zealand nurse
* Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945–1985), American socialite
* Janet Aulisio, American role-playing game artist
* Janet Austin (born 1956/1957), Canadian non-profit sector executive and public servant
* Janet Awino (born 1985), Kenyan rugby sevens player
* Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878–1951), American author and suffragette
* Janet Babb, American geologist
* Janet Backhouse (1938–2004), English manuscripts curator
* Janet Bagguley, English international footballer
* Janet Baird (born 2000), Australian AFLW player
* Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano
* Janet Balaskas, South African author and childbirth educator
* Janet Banana (1938–2021), Zimbabwean teacher who became First Lady of Zimbabwe
* Janet Bannister, Canadian business executive and venture capitalist
* Janet Banzet (1934–1971), American actress
* Janet Barlow, several people
* Janet Barnes, British curator and museum director
* Janet Barnett, American professor of mathematics
* Janet Barresi (born 1952), American politician
* Janet Barrowman (1879–1955), Scottish suffragette
* Janet Barth, American radiation engineer
* Janet Basco, Filipino singer
* Janet Bately, British academic
* Janet Bathgate (1806–1898), Scottish writer and schoolteacher
* Janet Baus, American documentary film- and television director, producer, and editor
* Janet Bayly (born 1955), New Zealand photographer, museum director, and curator
* Janet Beat (born 1937), Scottish composer, music educator, and music writer
* Janet Beaton (1519–1569), Scottish aristocrat
* Janet Beavin Bavelas (1940–2022), American experimental social psychologist
* Janet Beecher (1884–1955), American actress
* Janet Beer (born 1956), British academic
* Janet Beery, American mathematician and mathematics historian
* Janet Behan (born 1954), English-Irish writer and actress
* Janet Beihoffer, American accountant
* Janet Bell (born 1959), English middle-distance runner
* Janet Bennion (born 1964), American anthropologist professor
* Janet Benshoof (1947–2017), American human rights lawyer
* Janet Bentley, American dramaturg at the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre
* Janet Bercovitz, American entrepreneurship scholar and professor
* Janet Berliner (1939–2012), American novelist
* Janet Bethune, Scottish wife of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
* Janet Bewley, several people
* Janet Biehl (born 1953), American artist, author, copyeditor, and translator
* Janet Biggs (born 1959), American artist
* Janet Billig Rich (born 1967), American artist manager, music supervisor, and producer
* Janet Bina Kahama (born 1943), Tanzanian politician
* Janet Birkmyre (born 1966), English track racing cyclist
* Janet Blair (1921–2007), American actress and singer
* Janet Blair (singer-songwriter), American independent pop/Christian singer-songwriter
* Janet Blake (?-1981), American-Canadian agricultural producer and philanthropist
* Janet Bloomfield (1953–2007), British peace- and disarmament campaigner
* Janet Bloomfield (men’s rights activist) (born 1979/1980), Canadian men's rights activist
* Janet Blunt (1859–1950), British folklorist
* Janet Bodnar, American editor and business- and financial journalist
* Janet Bond Arterton (born 1944), American inactive senior district judge
* Janet Bonnema (1938–2008), American civil engineer and women's rights activist
* Janet Bostwick (born 1939), Bahamian lawyer and politician
* Janet Boyd (1850–1928), English suffragette, feminist, and women's rights activist
* Janet Boyle (born 1963), Northern Irish high jumper
* Janet Boyman (?-1572), Scottish woman accused of witchcraft
* Janet Brady, Canadian candidate in the New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidates in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election
* Janet Bragg (1907–1993), American aviator
* Janet Braun-Reinitz (1938–2023), American muralist, painter, and activist committed to social justice
* Janet Brehaut (born 1988), New Zealand cricketer
* Janet Brennan Croft (born 1961), American librarian and Tolkien scholar
* Janet Brewster (born 1969/1970), Canadian Inuk politician
* Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh (1930–2017), English fashion model and psychotherapist
* Janet Broughton, American emerita professor of philosophy
* Janet Brown (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Browne (born 1950), British historian of science
* Janet Brumby, English development manager of Young Enterprise
* Janet May Buchanan (1866–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
* Janet Buckner, American politician
* Janet Bundi (born 1996), Kenyan footballer
* Janet Burchill (born 1955), Australian contemporary artist
* Janet Burke (born 1962), Jamaican sprinter
* Janet Burroway (born 1936), American author
* Janet Burston (1935–1998), American child actress
* Janet Burton, Welsh professor of medieval history
* Janet C. Howard, American politician
* Janet C. Long (born 1944), American politician and educator
* Janet C. Wolfenbarger (born 1958), American Air Force general
* Janet Caird (1913–1992), Malawi-born Scottish teacher and a writer of mysteries, poems, and short stories
* Janet Camilo (born 1971), Dominican Republic lawyer
* Janet Campbell, several people
* Janet Cardiff (born 1957), Canadian artist
* Janet Carlson, American politician
* Janet Carnochan (1839–1926), Canadian historian and teacher
* Janet Carr (1933–2014), Australian academic and physiotherapist
* Janet Carr (psychologist) (1927–2020), English psychologist
* Janet Carroll (1940–2012), American film-, stage-, and television character actress
* Janet Carsten, British professor of social and cultural anthropology
* Janet Carter, New Zealand clinical psychology academic and professor- and dean of science
* Janet Catherine Berlo, American art historian and academic
* Janet Chance (1886–1953), British feminist writer, sex education advocate, and birth control- and abortion law reformer
* Janet Chandler (1911–1994), American model and actress
* Janet Chapman (?-2017), American author
* Janet Charman (born 1954), New Zealand poet
* Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (born 1978), American distance runner
* Janet Chisholm (1929–2004), British Cold War spy
* Janet Chow (born 1983), Hong Kong actress
* Janet Chvatal (born 1964), American soprano
* Janet Clark, several people
* Janet Clarke (1851–1909), Australian socialite and philanthropist
* Janet Coats (born 1963), American media journalism director and executive editor
* Janet Coats Black (1844–1918), Scottish poet, philanthropist, and founder of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
* Janet Cobbs (born 1967), American/Canadian volleyball coach
* Janet Cochrane (1912–1994), Canadian community organizer and First Nations activist
* Janet Cohen, several people
* Janet Coit, American government official and lawyer
* Janet Coleman (born 1945), British academic and historian of political theory
* Janet Coles (born 1954), American LPGA Tour player
* Janet Collins (1917–2003), American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher
* Janet Colquhoun (1781–1846), British religious writer
* Janet Cone (born 1955), American college athletic director
* Janet Conrad (born 1963), American experimental physicist, researcher, and professor
* Janet Cook Lewis (1855–1947), American librarian and book repairer
* Janet Cooke (born 1954), American journalist
* Janet Cooper Alexander (born 1946), American lawyer
* Janet Cornfoot (?-1705), Scottish woman killed for alleged witchcraft
* Janet Cosh (1901–1989), Australian botanist and secondary school teacher
* Janet Coster, English operatic mezzo-soprano
* Janet Cowell (born 1968), American politician
* Janet Cox-Rearick (1930–2018), American art historian and professor of art history
* Janet Craxton (1929–1981), English oboe player and teacher
* Janet Cree (1910–1992), English painter
* Janet Cruz (born 1956), American politician
* Janet Culp (born 1982), American synchronized swimmer
* Janet Currie, Canadian-American economist and professor
* Janet D. Elashoff, American statistician
* Janet D. Spector (1944–2011), American archaeologist
* Janet Daby (born 1970), British politician
* Janet Dacal, American actress, singer, and musical theater performer
* Janet Dailey (1944–2013), American author of romance novels
* Janet Daley (born 1944), American-born British journalist
* Janet Daling, American epidemiologist and emeritus professor
* Janet Daly (born 1969), Australian short track speed skater
* Janet Dancey, Canadian oncologist
* Janet Dando, Spanish international lawn bowler
* Janet Darbyshire, British epidemiologist and science administrator
* Janet Davidson (born 1941), New Zealand archaeologist and curator
* Janet Davies, several people
* Janet Davis, Canadian city councillor
* Janet Dawson (born 1935), Australian artist
* Janet Dawson (writer) (born 1949), American mystery writer
* Janet Dean (born 1949), English politician
* Janet Dean Fodor (1942–2023), American professor emerita of linguistics
* Janet de Coux (1904–1999), American sculptor
* Janet Dees, American curator
* Janet De Gore (1930–2022), American television and theater actress
* Janet DeLaine, Australian archaeologist
* Janet Delaney (born 1952), American photographer and educator
* Janet Dempsey Steiger (1939–2004), American politician
* Janet Devlin (born 1994), Northern Irish singer and songwriter
* Janet Dhillon, American lawyer
* Janet Dibley (born 1958), English actress
* Janet Dicks (born 1933), American weight thrower
* Janet Dietrich (1926–2008), American pilot
* Janet DiFiore (born 1955), American lawyer and judge
* Janet Doe (1895–1985), American librarian
* Janet Donald (c. 1825–1892), New Zealand church leader
* Janet Doub Erickson (1924–2021), American graphic artist and writer
* Janet Douglas, several people
* Janet Dudley-Eshbach, American academic
* Janet Dunbar, American composer
* Janet Duprey (born 1945), American politician
* Janet Dykman (born 1954), American archer
* Janet E. Courtney (1865–1954), English scholar, writer, and feminist
* Janet E. Garvey (born 1953), American ambassador
* Janet E. Helms, American research psychologist
* Janet E. Jackson, American judge
* Janet E. Mertz (born 1949), American biochemist, molecular biologist, and cancer researcher
* Janet E. Minor, Canadian law officer
* Janet E. Steele, American author and professor of journalism
* Janet E. Tobitt (1898–1984), British-American author, editor, publisher, music director, collector of folk songs and dances, playwright, teacher, Girl Guide and Girl Scout leader, and shepherd's pipe player
* Janet E. Turner (1914–1988), American artist
* Janet Echelman (born 1966), American sculptor and fiber artist
* Janet Ecker (born 1953), Canadian politician
* Janet Edeme, Nigerian agricultural scientist and plant biologist
* Janet Egyir (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer
* Janet Eisner, American college professor emerita
* Janet Eissenstat, American government worker
* Janet Elder (1956–2017), American writer, editor, author, and reporter
* Janet Eldred, American professor and author
* Janet Elizabeth Astor, English wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
* Janet Elizabeth Case (1863–1937), British classical scholar, tutor of ancient Greek, and women's rights advocate
* Janet Elizabeth Macgregor (1920–2005), Scottish physician and cytologist
* Janet Elliott Wulsin (1894–1963), American nurse and explorer
* Janet Ellis (born 1955), English television presenter, actress, and writer
* Janet Ellis (politician) (born 1956), American politician
* Janet Ellzey, American mechanical engineer
* Janet Ely (born 1953), American diver
* Janet Emerson Bashen (born 1957), American entrepreneur, business consultant, and software inventor
* Janet Emig (born 1928), American composition scholar
* Janet Eremenko, Canadian politician
* Janet Erskine Stuart (1857–1914), English Roman Catholic nun and educator
* Janet Ertel (1913–1988), American member of music group The Chordettes
* Janet Evanovich (born 1943), American writer
* Janet Evans (born 1971), American competition swimmer
* Janet Evra (born 1988), English-born vocalist, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader
* Janet F. Werker, Canadian researcher of developmental psychology
* Janet Fairbank (1903–1947), American operatic singer
* Janet Fallis, Australian professional tennis player
* Janet Farrar (born 1950), British teacher, author, and Wiccan priestess
* Janet Febisola Adeyemi (born 1958), Nigerian civil engineer and geologist
* Janet Feder, American composer and guitarist
* Janet Fieldhouse (born 1971), Australian ceramic artist
* Janet Fielding (born 1953), Australian actress
* Janet Finch (born 1946), British sociologist and academic administrator
* Janet Finch-Saunders (born 1958), Welsh politician
* Janet Fish (born 1938), American contemporary realist artist
* Janet Fitch (born 1955), American author
* Janet Flanner (1892–1978), American writer and pioneering narrative journalist
* Janet Fletcher, Australian linguist
* Janet Fockart (?-1596), Scottish merchant and moneylender
* Janet Folkes (1959–2012), English balloonist
* Janet Fookes (born 1936), British politician
* Janet Ford (born 1945), British sociologist and university administrator
* Janet Foutty, American businessperson, author, and public speaker
* Janet Fox (1912–2002), American actress
* Janet Fox (author) (1940–2009), American fantasy- and horror writer, poet, teacher, editor, and publisher
* Janet Fragoso Alonso (born 1973), birth name of Mexican professional wrestler Miss Janeth
* Janet Frame (1924–2004), New Zealand author
* Janet Franklin (born 1959), German-born American botanist, geographer, and landscape ecologist
* Janet Franklin (swimmer) (born 1948), English swimmer
* Janet Fraser (1883–1945), New Zealand community leader
* Janet Freeman (1950–2011), American community organizer and activist for tenant's rights
* Janet Friedman (1945–2002), American archaeologist
* Janet Froelich (born 1946), American graphic designer and creative director
* Janet G. Mullins Grissom (1949–2023), American lobbyist
* Janet G. Osteryoung (1939–2021), American chemist
* Janet G. Travell (1901–1997), American physician and medical researcher
* Janet G. Woititz (1938–1994), American psychologist and researcher
* Janet Gardner (born 1962), American rock singer
* Janet Garrett, American candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
* Janet Gasparini, Canadian candidate in the 2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election
* Janet Gaylord Moore (1906–1992), American writer, curator, and artist
* Janet Gaymer (born 1947), British civil servant, solicitor, and lawyer
* Janet Gaynor (1906–1984), American actress
* Janet Georges (born 1979), Seychellois weightlifter
* Janet Gerhauser (born 1932), American pair skater
* Janet Gertrude Higgins (1885–1964), birth name of Nettie Palmer, Australian poet, essayist, and literary critic
* Janet Gezari (born 1945), American literary critic and scholar
* Janet Gibson, Belizean biologist and zoologist
* Janet Gillies (1864–1947), New Zealand civilian- and military nurse and army nursing administrator
* Janet Gilsdorf, American pediatric infectious diseases physician, scientist, and writer
* Janet Godfrey, British songwriter
* Janet Godman (born 1966), English cricketer
* Janet Goldner (born 1952), American visual artist
* Janet González Tostado (born 1957), Mexican politician
* Janet Gourlay (1863–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
* Janet Gover, Australian writer of short stories and romance novels
* Janet Grace Akech Okori-Moe (born 1966), Ugandan teacher and politician
* Janet Graham (born 1948), English composer, music educator, and music therapist
* Janet Graham (poet) (1723–1805), Scottish poet
* Janet Gray Hayes (1926–2014), American politician
* Janet Greek (born 1949), American director and writer of film and television
* Janet Green, several people
* Janet Greene (1930–2021), American singer
* Janet Greenip (born 1947), American politician
* Janet Greig (1874–1950), Scottish-Australian anaesthetist
* Janet Grey (born 1952), American soap opera actress
* Janet Grieve (born 1940), New Zealand biological oceanographer
* Janet Grillo, American filmmaker
* Janet Grogan (born 1988), Irish singer and songwriter
* Janet Gulland (1934–2017), British aeronautical engineer
* Janet Gunn (born 1961), American actress
* Janet Gurwitch (born 1954), American businesswoman and investor
* Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race car driver
* Janet Gyatso, American religious studies scholar
* Janet H. Adkins (born 1965), American politician
* Janet Haas (born 1953), American professional tennis player
* Janet Hailes Michelmore, Australian business executive and health activist
* Janet Hale, American educational theorist and educator
* Janet Hall, several people
* Janet Halley (born 1952), American legal scholar
* Janet Hamill (born 1945), American poet and spoken word artist
* Janet Hamilton (1795–1873), Scottish poet
* Janet Hanson, American financier
* Janet Harbison (born 1955), Irish harper, composer, teacher, and orchestra director
* Janet Harden (1776-c. 1837), Scottish diarist
* Janet Hardy, American writer and sex educator
* Janet Harris, American NCAA player
* Janet Harvey (born 1967), Canadian curler
* Janet Hatta (born 1953), Japanese actress
* Janet Haworth, Welsh politician
* Janet Healy, American animated film producer
* Janet Healy Weeks (born 1932), American lawyer and judge
* Janet Heenan (born 1969), New Zealand rugby union player
* Janet Hemingway (born 1957), British infectious diseases specialist
* Janet Henderson (born 1957), Welsh Anglican priest and former nurse
* Janet Hendry (1906–2004), Scottish aviator
* Janet Henfrey (born 1935), English stage- and television actress
* Janet Henry (artist), American visual artist
* Janet Henry (economist) (born 1969), British economist
* Janet Hergt, Australian geochemist
* Janet Hering (born 1958), American academic and environmental scientist
* Janet Hetherington (born 1955), Canadian writer and artist
* Janet Hiller (born 1953), Australian epidemiologist and health services researcher
* Janet Hill Gordon (1915–1990), American lawyer and politician
* Janet Hills, British police detective
* Janet Hilton (born 1945), English clarinet soloist, teacher, chamber performer, and orchestral musician
* Janet Hinostroza, Ecuadorian television journalist
* Janet Hitchman (1916–1980), English writer
* Janet Hobhouse (1948–1991), American novelist, biographer, and editor
* Janet Hoek, New Zealand academic and professor of public health
* Janet Hogan (born 1945), Australian swimmer
* Janet Holborow, New Zealand mayor
* Janet Holder, Canadian business executive
* Janet Holm (1923–2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian
* Janet Holmes, several people
* Janet Hong, Canadian translator
* Janet Honour (born 1950), English athlete
* Janet Hopner (born 1936), Australian fencer
* Janet Hopps Adkisson (born 1934), American professional tennis player
* Janet Horne (?-1727), Scottish woman executed for witchcraft
* Janet Howell (born 1944), American politician
* Janet Hsieh (born 1980), Taiwanese-American television personality, actress, producer, violinist, and author
* Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film- and television actress
* Janet Huckabee (born 1955), American politician
* Janet Hunter, English candidate in the 2004 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
* Janet Huntington Brewster (1910–1998), American philanthropist, writer, radio broadcaster, and relief worker
* Janet Hürlimann, Canadian-Swiss curler and curling coach
* Janet Hurst (born c. 1947), British microbiologist, editor, and science educator
* Janet Husband, British emeritus professor of radiology
* Janet Iacobuzio (born 1962), American television soap opera writer
* Janet Irwin (1923–2009), New Zealand medical practitioner
* Janet Iwasa (born 1978), American data visualization expert and assistant professor of biochemistry
* Janet J. Joyce (1940–2015), American farmer and politician
* Janet J. McCoy (1916–1995), American politician and businesswoman
* Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
* Janet Jackson (golfer) (1891–1960), Irish golfer
* Janet Jacobs (1928–2017), American baseball player
* Janet Jagan (1920–2009), American-born Guyanese politician
* Janet Jakobsen, American professor, academic, and scholar of gender and sexuality
* Janet Jamieson (born 1927), American professional baseball player
* Janet Jansson, American biological scientist
* Janet Jenkins, American woman who went to court
* Janet Jennings (1842–1917), American nurse and reporter
* Janet Jesudason (born 1936), Singaporean sprinter
* Janet Johnson, several people
* Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone (1928–1979), English children's book illustrator
* Janet Jones (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Jonsson (born 1977), Swedish snowboarder
* Janet Joyce, American novelist
* Janet Julian (born 1959), American educator, author, and actress
* Janet K. Levit, American law professor, attorney, and university administrator
* Janet K. Yamamoto, American immunologist
* Janet Kagan (1946–2008), American author
* Janet Kalven (1913–2014), American Catholic educator and writer
* Janet Kaplan (born 1958), American poet and professor
* Janet Karim (born 1954), Malawian journalist and diplomat
* Janet Karin (born 1938), Australian ballerina
* Janet Karvonen (born 1962), American basketball player
* Janet Kauffman (born 1945), American Mennonite novelist, poet, mixed media artist, and academic
* Janet Kay (born 1958), English actress and vocalist
* Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951), American author
* Janet Kear (1933–2004), English ornithologist and conservationist
* Janet Keeping, Canadian politician
* Janet Kelso (born 1975), South African computational biologist
* Janet Kennedy (c. 1480-c. 1545), Scottish noble, and mistress of King James IV of Scotland
* Janet Kennedy (designer) (1934–2021), British print designer
* Janet Kerdikoshvili (born 1991), American model, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder
* Janet Key (1945–1992), English actress
* Janet Khan (born 1940), Australian author
* Janet Khoo (born 1973), Malaysian TV drama- and film actress
* Janet Kidder (born 1972), Canadian actress
* Janet Kigusiuq (1926–2005), Inuk artist
* Janet Kirkland Starr, American politician
* Janet Kisa (born 1992), Kenyan professional middle- and long-distance runner
* Janet Kitz (1930–2019), Scottish-born Canadian educator, author, and historian
* Janet Kohan-Sedq (1945–1972), Iranian athlete
* Janet Koper (1931–1988), Canadian politician
* Janet Koth, American homemaker and contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
* Janet Kozyra, American heliophysicist
* Janet Krupin (born 1987), American actress, singer, writer, and producer
* Janet Kukuk (1942–2000), American politician
* Janet L. Beizer, American academic
* Janet L. Dolgin, American legal scholar and professor of health
* Janet L. Holmgren, American linguist, professor and administrator
* Janet L. Jacobs (born 1948), American sociologist
* Janet L. Kavandi (born 1959), American scientist and NASA astronaut
* Janet L. Kolodner, American cognitive- and learning scientist
* Janet L. Norwood (1923–2015), American statistician
* Janet L. Robinson (born 1950), American executive
* Janet L. Springer, American ballet dancer, artistic director, choreographer, and specialist in classical ballet
* Janet L. Wolff (1920–2014), American advertising executive
* Janet Lacey (1903–1988), English charity director and philanthropist
* Janet Lagasse, American professional tennis player
* Janet Lam (born 1964), spouse of Chief Executive of Hong Kong
* Janet Lambert (1893–1973), American actress and author
* Janet Land (born 1956), Canadian film- and television actress
* Janet Landgard (born 1947), American actress and model
* Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967), English physician
* Janet Langhart (born 1941), American television journalist, anchor, and author
* Janet Langsam (born 1935), American cultural activist
* Janet Lansburgh (1911–1973), American screenwriter and director
* Janet Laurence (born 1947), Australian artist
* Janet Laurence (author) (born 1937), British author and cookery writer
* Janet Lauritsen, American criminologist and professor
* Janet LaValley, American past member of alternative rock band Tribe (band)
* Janet Lawless (born 1985), South African athlete
* Janet Lawson (1940–2021), American jazz singer and educator
* Janet Leach (1918–1997), American studio potter
* Janet Leach (appropriate adult), English social worker
* Janet Leahy, American television executive producer and writer
* Janet Leathem, New Zealand psychology academic
* Janet Lee (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Lee Stevens (1950–1983), American journalist
* Janet Lees Price (1943–2012), British actress
* Janet Lembke (1933–2013), American author, essayist, naturalist, translator, and scholar
* Janet Leon (born 1990), Swedish singer, songwriter, and A&R
* Janet Leung (born 1994), Canadian Olympian and NPF player
* Janet Lever (born 1946), American sociologist and professor emerita of sociology
* Janet Lewis (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Leys Shaw Mactavish (1925–1972), Canadian architect
* Janet Liang (1987–2012), American health advocate and activist
* Janet Lilly (born 1957), American modern dancer and choreographer
* Janet Lilo (born 1982), New Zealand visual artist
* Janet Lim (c. 1923–2014), Hong Kong-born Singaporean writer and nurse
* Janet Lim-Napoles (born 1964), Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and convict
* Janet Lindup, South African ballet dancer
* Janet Lippincott (1918–2007), American artist
* Janet Little (1759–1813), Scottish poet
* Janet Lockton (born 1942), American politician
* Janet Looker, English lord mayor and solicitor of York
* Janet Love (born 1957), South African civil servant, activist, and politician
* Janet Lowe (1940–2019), American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer
* Janet Lucroy, American visual artist
* Janet Luhmann (born 1946), American physicist
* Janet Lunn (1928–2017), Canadian children's book writer
* Janet Lupo, American 1975 Playboy model
* Janet Lusk (1924–1994), Scottish social worker
* Janet Lynn (born 1953), American figure skater
* Janet Lynn Skinner (born 1955), American gospel musician
* Janet M. Baker, American academic and speech processing researcher
* Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, American political scientist and professor
* Janet M. Hartley (born 1954), English emeritus professor of international history
* Janet M. Mills (c. 1921–1991), American politician
* Janet M. Suzuki (1943–1987), Japanese-American librarian
* Janet Mackenzie (born 1962), British Anglican priest and former teacher
* Janet Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Cam Mackenzie, 11th of Kintail
* Janet Mackenzie (New Zealand teacher) (1878–1962), Scottish-born New Zealand schoolteacher
* Janet Mackey (born 1953), New Zealand politician
* Janet MacLachlan (1933–2010), American actress
* Janet Maguire (born 1927), American composer
* Janet Mahoney (born 1938), English actress
* Janet Main (born 1989), New Zealand basketball player
* Janet Malcolm (1934–2021), American writer, staff journalist, and collagist
* Janet Mansfield (1934–2013), Australian potter, publisher, and author
* Janet Manyowa (born 1985), Zimbabwean gospel musician
* Janet Maratita (born 1965/1966), Northern Mariana Islands politician
* Janet March (1963–1996), American children's book illustrator and murder victim
* Janet Marder, American rabbi
* Janet Margolin (1943–1993), American actress
* Janet Marion Martin (1938–2023), American professor
* Janet Marlow (born 1958), British middle-distance runner
* Janet Martin, American film actress and singer
* Janet Martin Welch, American librarian
* Janet Mary Lord, British biologist and professor
* Janet Mary Riley (1915–2008), American civil rights activist and law professor
* Janet Mary Salsbury (1881–1951), British composer, music educator, and organist
* Janet Maslin (born 1949), American journalist
* Janet Mathews (1914–1992), Australian pianist, music teacher, and documenter of Aboriginal music, language, and culture
* Janet Matthews, Australian artist
* Janet Maw (born 1954), English actress
* Janet May Buchanan (1866–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
* Janet Mayo (1915–1995), Australian advocate for war widows
* Janet Mbabazi (born 1996), Ugandan cricketer
* Janet Mbene (born 1952), Tanzanian politician
* Janet Mbugua (born 1984), Kenyan media personality, anchor, and actress
* Janet McAdams (born 1957), American poet
* Janet McCabe, American attorney and academic
* Janet McCallum, several people
* Janet McCalman (born 1948), Australian social historian, population researcher, and author
* Janet McCarter Woolley (1906–1996), American bacteriologist
* Janet McCloud (1934–2003), Native American indigenous rights activist
* Janet McCracken, American philosopher and professor
* Janet McCredie (1935–2023), Australian radiologist
* Janet McDonald (1953–2007), American writer and attorney
* Janet McDonald (mathematician) (1905–2006), American mathematician and professor
* Janet McEwan (1860–1921), British politician
* Janet McIntyre, New Zealand television journalist, reporter, and producer
* Janet McKenzie, American artist
* Janet McKenzie Hill (1852–1933), American practitioner of culinary reform, food science, and scientific cooking
* Janet McLachlan (born 1977), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
* Janet McLean, New Zealand law academic and professor
* Janet McNaughton (born 1953), Canadian writer
* Janet McNeill (1907–1994), Irish novelist and playwright
* Janet McTeer (born 1961), English actress
* Janet McVeagh (1941–2005), New Zealand disability worker, environmentalist, and politician
* Janet Mead (1937–2022), Australian Catholic nun
* Janet Meakin Poor (1929–2017), American landscape designer
* Janet Meik Wright (born 1946), American legal scholar and attorney
* Janet Melville (born 1958), English golfer
* Janet Merlo (born 1963), Canadian police officer and autobiographer
* Janet Metcalf (born 1935), American politician
* Janet Millett (1821–1904), English writer
* Janet Mitchell, several people
* Janet Mock (born 1983), American writer, television host, director, producer, and transgender rights activist
* Janet Monach Patey (1842–1894), English concert- and oratorio contralto
* Janet Mondlane (born 1934), American-born Mozambican activist
* Janet Monge, American curator, physical anthropologist, and scientist
* Janet Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton (c. 1854–1923), Australian-born Scottish countess and Red Cross administrator
* Janet Montgomery (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Moore (1880–1968), New Zealand civilian- and army nurse, nursing administrator, and hospital matron
* Janet Moreau (1927–2021), American track and field athlete
* Janet Morgan (squash player) (1921–1990), English squash player
* Janet Morgan, Lady Balfour of Burleigh (born 1945), Canadian-born English writer and historian
* Janet Morgan Riggs (born c. 1955), American psychologist and academic administrator
* Janet Morin (born 1975), Canadian gymnast
* Janet Morison Miller (1891–1946), Canadian lawyer
* Janet Morley, English author, poet, and Christian feminist
* Janet Morris (born 1946), American author and defense analyst
* Janet Morrison, Canadian academic administrator
* Janet Morrissey, Canadian figure skating champion
* Janet Morton (born 1963), Canadian visual artist
* Janet Moses (?-2007), New Zealand woman killed for exorcism
* Janet Mullarney (1952–2020), Irish artist and sculptor
* Janet Munsil, Canadian playwright
* Janet Munyarryun, Aboriginal dancer
* Janet Murguía (born 1960), American civil rights activist
* Janet Murphy (born 1965), Canadian curler
* Janet Myhre, American statistician
* Janet Napolitano (born 1957), American lawyer and politician
* Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (born 1940), British lawyer and crime fiction writer
* Janet Nelson (born 1942), British historian and emerita professor
* Janet Newberry (born 1953), American professional tennis player
* Janet Nguyen (born 1976), American politician
* Janet Nichols Lynch (born 1952), American author, pianist, and teacher
* Janet Niven (1902–1974), British histologist and pathologist
* Janet Nkubana, Rwandan basket weaver
* Janet Noble (born 1940), American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist
* Janet Nungnik (born 1954), Inuk textile artist
* Janet Nutter (born 1953), Canadian diver
* Janet Nwadiogo Mokelu (1910–2003), Nigerian politician, philanthropist, nurse, teacher, headmistress, and businesswoman
* Janet O'Sullivan (born 1974/1975), Irish pro-choice campaigner
* Janet Okala (1894–1971), Nigerian political leader
* Janet Okell (1922–2005), English wargamer
* Janet Okelo (born 1992), Kenyan rugby sevens player
* Janet Olson, American electrical engineer and electronic design automation industry executive
* Janet Omorogbe (born 1942), Nigerian sprinter
* Janet Ong'era, Kenyan politician
* Janet Oppenheim (1948–1994), American historian
* Janet Osgerby (1963–2020), British swimmer
* Janet Otieno (born 1977), Kenyan gospel music singer and songwriter
* Janet Owen Thomas (1961–2002), British composer and organist
* Janet Owusu (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
* Janet Paisley (1948–2018), Scottish writer, poet, and playwright
* Janet Pancho Gupta (born 1976), Filipino artist and photographer
* Janet Panic (born 1970), Métis singer, guitarist, and songwriter
* Janet Paraskeva (born 1946), British government official
* Janet Parker (1938–1978), British medical photographer who was the last recorded person to die from smallpox
* Janet Parshall (born 1950), American Christian radio talk show host
* Janet Paschal (born 1956), American inspirational gospel vocalist
* Janet Patterson (1956–2016), Australian costume- and production designer
* Janet Paul (1919–2004), New Zealand publisher, painter, and art historian
* Janet Pavek (1936–2009), American operatic soprano and musical theater actress
* Janet Payne Bowles (1872/1873-1948), American art educator, metalsmith, and jewelry designer
* Janet Peckinpaugh (born 1950), American television anchor, reporter, business owner, and political candidate
* Janet Peery (born 1948), American short story writer and novelist
* Janet Peoples, American screenwriter
* Janet Perlman (born 1954), Canadian animator, author, and illustrator
* Janet Perr, American art director, graphic designer, author, and illustrator
* Janet Perry (born 1947), American operatic soprano
* Janet Petersen (born 1970), American politician
* Janet Petro (born 1960), American engineer and civil servant
* Janet Philip (1876–1959), British baroness and journalist
* Janet Pierce (born 1947), Scottish-born Irish painter
* Janet Pierrehumbert (born 1954), American professor of linguistics
* Janet Pilgrim, several people
* Janet Planet (Grace Stephenson), Australian member of indie electro pop band Confidence Man (band)
* Janet Plowe (c. 1905–2018), American biologist
* Greta and Janet Podleski, Canadian author, chef, and television presenter
* Janet Polasky, American presidential professor of history
* Janet Porter (born 1962), American anti-abortion activist and author
* Janet Powell (1942–2013), Australian politician
* Janet Pressley, American singer-songwriter
* Janet Price (born 1938), Welsh soprano
* Janet Protasiewicz (born 1962), American attorney and jurist
* Janet Quigley (1902–1987), British radio broadcaster
* Janet Quin-Harkin (born 1941), British novelist and dance teacher
* Janet Quist, American 1978 Playboy model
* Janet Radünzel (born 1973), German rower
* Janet Ramus, real name of Cookie (singer), British soul singer
* Janet Ray Michie (1934–2008), Scottish speech therapist and politician
* Janet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress
* Janet Reger (1935–2005), British lingerie designer and businesswoman
* Janet Rehnquist (born 1957), American inspector general
* Janet Reno (1938–2016), American lawyer and attorney general
* Janet Rice (born 1960), Australian politician
* Janet Richard (born 1998), Maltese athlete
* Janet Richards, several people
* Janet Rideout (born 1939), American organic chemist
* Janet Ritterman (born 1941), Australian-educated British college director
* Janet Roach, Australian contestant on The Real Housewives of Melbourne
* Janet Robertson (born 1965), Argentine-born Falkland Islands politician
* Janet Robin (born 1966), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, film- and television composer, and guitar coach
* Janet Marie Rogers (born 1963), Canadian First Nations Mohawk/Tuscarora writer and poet
* Janet Roitman, American anthropologist
* Janet Romano-Zicari (born 1976/1977), birth name of Lizzy Borden (actress), American pornographic actress and professional wrestler
* Janet Ronalds (born 1985), Australian-born German physiotherapist and cricketer
* Janet Rono (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner
* Janet Rosenberg (landscape architect), Canadian landscape architect
* Janet Ross (1842–1927), English historian, biographer, and Tuscan cookbook author
* Janet Rossant (born 1950), English developmental biologist
* Janet Routledge, Canadian politician
* Janet Rowley (1925–2013), American human geneticist
* Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (born 1955), British politician
* Janet Rumsey (1931–2008), American AAGPBL pitcher
* Janet Russell Perkins (1853–1933), American botanist
* Janet Ruth Bacon (1891–1965), English university principal
* Janet Ruttenberg (born 1931), American painter
* Janet Ryder (born 1955), Welsh politician
* Janet Rzewnicki (born 1953), American politician and businesswoman
* Janet S. Butel, American professor of molecular virology and microbiology
* Janet S Gaffney, American-New Zealand academic
* Janet S. Owens, American candidate in the 2006 Maryland Comptroller election
* Janet S. Wong, American poet and author of children's books
* Janet Sape (1959–2017), Papua New Guinean business leader, international netball player, coach, and administrator
* Janet Sarbanes, American author and a professor of creative writing and cultural studies
* Janet Sassoon (born 1963), American ballet dancer and teacher
* Janet Sawbridge (1947–2021), British ice dancer and figure skating coach
* Janet Sawicki, American cancer researcher and professor emeritus
* Janet Scarfe (born 1947), Australian academic and historian
* Janet Schaw (1730-1740-1800), Scottish traveler and diarist
* Janet Schulman (1933–2011), American author of children's books and editor
* Janet Schuster (born c. 1961), Canadian Paralympic and visually-impaired cross-country skier and physiotherapist
* Janet Scicluna, British businessperson
* Janet Scott, several people
* Janet Scudder (1869–1940), American sculptor and painter
* Janet Seeley (1905–1987), American college professor
* Janet Seidel (1955–2017), Australian jazz vocalist and pianist
* Janet Semple (born 1955), South African politician
* Janet Seymour-Smith (1930–1998), English translator and scholar
* Janet Shackleton (1928–2021), New Zealand hurdler
* Janet Shamlian (born 1962), American television reporter and correspondent
* Janet Shaw, several people
* Janet Sheather (1912–1945), Canadian swimmer
* Janet Sheen (born 1944), American actress
* Janet Shibley Hyde, British psychologist and professor
* Janet Siefert, American biologist
* Janet Simkin, British lichenologist
* Janet Simpson (1944–2010), English sprinter
* Janet Sinsheimer (1957–2023), American expert in statistical genetics
* Janet Sision, Kenyan actress
* Janet Smith, several people
* Janet Smylie, Métis family medicine physician
* Janet Snyder Matthews, American historian and author
* Janet Sobel (1893–1968), Ukrainian-born American painter
* Janet Soergel Mielke (born 1937), American politician and secretary
* Janet Sorg Stoltzfus (1931–2004), American educator
* Janet Soskice (born 1951), Canadian-born English Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher
* Janet Souto (born 1967), Spanish professional tennis player
* Janet Spens (1876–1963), Scottish literary scholar
* Janet Sprent (born 1934), British botanical scientist and emeritus professor
* Janet Sprintall, Australian-born American oceanographer
* Janet Staiger (born 1946), American professor emeritus of communication
* Janet Stancomb-Wills (1854–1932), British mayor and philanthropist
* Janet Stavinga, Canadian mayor
* Janet Steinbeck (born 1951), Australian competitive swimmer
* Janet Stephens, American hairstyle archaeologist
* Janet Sternburg (born 1943), American writer, poet, and photographer
* Janet Stevenson (1913–2009), American writer, teacher, and social activist
* Janet Stewart, several people
* Janet Strayer, German curler
* Janet Street-Porter (born 1946), English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality
* Janet Stuart Oldershaw Durham (1879–1969), American suffragist, clubwoman, lawyer, and politician
* Janet Stumbo (born 1954), American associate justice
* Janet Sung, American classical violinist
* Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann (born 1938), birth name of Viva (actress), American actress, writer, and former Warhol superstar
* Janet Sutherland (born 1957), English poet
* Janet Suzman (born 1939), South African-born British actress
* Janet T. Neff (born 1945), American senior district judge
* Janet Tai Landa, Canadian economist, researcher, and professor
* Janet Tamaro, American television writer, series creator, executive producer, and showrunner
* Janet Tashjian (born 1956), American writer
* Janet Tavakoli (born 1953), American finance- and investment writer
* Janet Taylor (1804–1870), English astronomer, navigation expert, mathematician, and meteorologist
* Janet Taylor Lisle (born 1947), American writer
* Janet Taylor Pickett (born 1948), American artist
* Janet Taylor Spence (1923–2015), American psychologist
* Janet Tedstone (born 1959), English cricketer
* Janet Teissier du Cros (1905–1990), Scottish writer, translator, broadcaster, and pianist
* Janet Tempest (1930–2021), Argentine-born British landowner and Catholic philanthropist
* Janet Thomas, Australian mathematician and educator
* Janet Thompson, several people
* Janet Thomson (born 1942), English geologist and Antarctic researcher
* Janet Thornton (born 1949), British senior scientist and director emeritus
* Janet Thurlow (1926–2022), American jazz singer
* Janet Tibbits (born 1967), Australian swimmer
* Janet Tobias, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
* Janet Todd (born 1942), British academic and author
* Janet Todd (kickboxer) (born 1985), American Muay Thai kickboxer
* Janet Toro (born 1963), Chilean performance artist
* Janet Treasure (born 1952), British psychiatrist
* Janet Trevelyan (1879–1956), British writer, social campaigner, and fundraiser
* Janet Trotter (born 1943), English academic and administrator
* Janet Trujillo, American politician
* Janet Truncale, American business executive
* Janet Turner, multiple people
* Janet Tyler (nurse) (born 1933), Australian registered nurse
* Janet van de Graaf (born 1965), Canadian improv artist and television actress
* Janet Varney, American actress, comedian, and voice artist
* Janet Vasconzuelos (born 1969), Peruvian volleyball player
* Janet Vaughan (1899–1993), British physiologist, academic, and academic administrator
* Janet Velie (1895–1992), American actress
* Janet Vernon, Australian wife of dancer and choreographer Graeme Murphy
* Janet Vestal Kelly (born 1976), American politician
* Janet Vidhi (born 1995), Indian professional squash player
* Janet Vitmayer (born 1952), British museum director
* Janet Vogel, American past member of doo-wop group The Skyliners
* Janet W. O'Brien, American politician
* Janet Waldo (1919–2016), American actress and voice artist
* Janet Walker, Canadian legal scholar, author, and professor
* Janet Walker (costumier) (1850–1940), Australian costumier and businesswoman
* Janet Wall (born 1949), American politician
* Janet Wallach (born 1942), American writer
* Janet Wallis (1858–1928), British philanthropist
* Janet Wanja (1984–2024), Kenyan volleyball player
* Janet Ward (1925–1995), American actress
* Janet Waring (1870–1941), American art historian
* Janet Watson (1923–1985), English geologist
* Janet Watson (linguist) (born 1959), British linguist, academic, and phonologist
* Janet Watt (born 1952), New Zealand badminton player
* Janet Webb (1930–1983), English actress
* Janet Weinberg (1955–2018), American LGBTQ activist, advocate for people with HIV/AIDS, and disability rights advocate
* Janet Weiss (born 1965), American rock drummer
* Janet Welch (1894–1959), English doctor
* Janet Wells (born 1957), New Zealand alpine skier
* Janet Wentz (1937–2003), American politician
* Janet Werner (born 1959), Canadian artist
* Janet Wesonga (born c. 1928), Ugandan local politician
* Janet Wheeler (born 1957), British composer and choral conductor
* Janet Whitaker, Baroness Whitaker (born 1936), British politician
* Janet Wilder Dakin (1910–1994), American philanthropist and zoologist
* Janet Wiley (1933–2010), American AAGPBL player
* Janet Williams, several people
* Janet Williamson (1862–1936), New Zealand nurse
* Janet Wilmshurst (born 1966), New Zealand palaeoecologist
* Janet Wilson (born 1948), New Zealand academic
* Janet Wilson James (1918–1987), American historian, educator, and pioneer
* Janet Wishart (?-1597), Scottish accused witch
* Janet Wittes, American statistician
* Janet Wolfe (1933–1951), American professional wrestler
* Janet Wolfson de Botton (born 1952), British art collector and philanthropist
* Janet Woodcock (born 1948), American physician and pharmacologist
* Janet Woods (1912–1998), English photographer and hostess
* Janet Woollacott (1939–2011), English-born French singer
* Janet Woollard (born 1955), Australian politician
* Janet Wright (1945–2016), English-born Canadian actress and theater director
* Janet Wu, American TV presenter, journalist, and teacher
* Janet Yale, Canadian telecommunications lawyer and association executive
* Janet Yang (born 1956), American film producer
* Janet Yang Rohr, American politician
* Janet Yates, Northern Irish archer
* Janet Yawson (born 1957), Ghanaian long jumper
* Janet Yee (1934–2019), Singaporean social worker and children's rights advocate
* Janet Yellen (born 1946), American economist
* Janet Young, several people
* Janet Zaph Briggs (1912–1974), American metallurgist
* Janet Zarish (born 1954), American actress, director, and teacher
* Janet Zollinger Giele (born 1934), American sociologist and professor emerita
* Janet Zweig (born 1950), American artist

## People with the given name Janat

* Janat Ansari (born 1970), Nepalese politician
* Janat Gul, alternate name of Hammdidullah, Afghan prisoner of the U.S.
* Janat Gul (cricketer) (born 1991), Afghan cricketer
* Janat Mukwaya (born 1951), Ugandan politician

## People with the given name Janeth

* Janeth Arcain (born 1969), Brazilian WNBA player
* Janeth Caizalitín (born 1974), Ecuadorian athlete
* Janeth Jepkosgei (born 1983), Kenyan middle-distance runner
* Janeth Magufuli (born 1960), Tanzanian educator and former First Lady of Tanzania
* Janeth Morón (born 1988), Bolivian footballer
* Janeth Mumtaz Deen, Australian community figure
* Janeth Pangamwene (born 2000), Tanzanian professional footballer
* Janeth Shija, Tanzanian professional footballer

## People with the given name Żaneta

* Żaneta Glanc (born 1983), Polish discus thrower
* Żaneta Skowrońska (born 1979), Polish dressage rider

## Fictional characters with the given name Janet

* Janet, in the video game Brawl Stars
* Janet, in the US fantasy comedy TV series The Good Place, played by D'Arcy Carden
* Janet, in the UK children's drama TV series Grange Hill, played by Stella Haime
* Janet, in the fantasy novel Tam Lin. She is alternately named "Margaret" in many versions.
* Janet, in the video game Quake Live
* Janet Barch, in the US adult animated sitcom Daria, voiced by Ashley Albert
* Janet Barlow, in the UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by Judith Barker
* Janet Bergman Collins, in the US TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow, played by Marian Hailey, Sandy Robinson, Fran Sharon, Ellen Spencer, and Millee Taggart
* Janet Bhai, in the Japanese manga and anime Black Lagoon, voiced by Miki Nagasawa (Japanese) and Kelly Sheridan (English)
* Janet Buckley, in the UK play Peril at End House, played by Nancy Poultney (1940) and Joan Hart (1945)
* Janet Chant, in Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci fantasy novel series
* Janet Ciccone, in the US soap opera As the World Turns, played by Julie Pinson
* Janet Cruise, in the 1988 US science fiction film Mac and Me, played by Christine Ebersole
* Janet Cunningham, in the 2009 US horror film The Final Destination, played by Haley Webb
* Janet Darling, in the US teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All, played by Elizabeth Hess
* Janet Dawkins, in the UK TV sitcom My Hero, played by Emily Joyce
* Janet Dent, in the UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by Linda Clark
* Janet Drake, Tim Drake's mother
* Janet Fraiser, in the science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, played by Teryl Rothery
* Janet Garrison, in the US animated TV series South Park, voiced by Trey Parker
* Janet Gavin, in the US comedy-drama TV series Rescue Me, played by Andrea Roth
* Janet Green, in the soap opera All My Children, played by Kate Collins, Melody Anderson, and Robin Mattson
* Janet Keogh, in the UK TV sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, played by Sheridan Smith
* Janet Kim, in the Canadian TV sitcom Kim's Convenience, played by Andrea Bang
* Janet King, several characters
* Janet Kirk, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Roberta Connelly
* Janet Meadows, in the US drama TV series October Road, played by Rebecca Field
* Janet Mitchell, in the soap opera EastEnders, played by child actress Grace
* Janet Nelson Jr., in the animated TV series Johnny Test, voiced by Kathleen Barr
* Janet O'Flynn, in the 2009 film Survival of the Dead, played by Kathleen Munroe
* Janet Pearson, in the 1989 US independent coming-of-age comedy film She's Out of Control, played by Catherine Hicks
* Janet Petty, in the US TV series The Flash, played by Bethany Brown
* Janet Reid, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Judith Barker
* Janet Scott, in the UK TV series Scott & Bailey, played by Lesley Sharp
* Janet Sosna, in the US teen drama TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, played by Lindsay Price
* Janet St. Clair, in the UK children's drama TV series Grange Hill, played by Simone Nylander
* Janet Stein, in Pride (comics)
* Janet Thompson, in the film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, played by Marjorie Lord
* Janet van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp, in the Marvel Universe
* Janet Weiss, in the 1975 independent musical comedy horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, played by Susan Sarandon
* Janet Wood, in the US TV sitcom Three's Company, played by Joyce DeWitt
* Janet York, in the US TV series 24, played by Jacqui Maxwell