Helene (name)

Helene (French: Hélène) is a female given name, a French variant of Helen. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.

The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) – October 14, Estonia – August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) – May 21.

People with the given name Helene

• Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans
• Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
• Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis
• Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia
• Hélène Adant (1903–1985), Russian-born French philosopher
• Hélène Agofroy (born 1953), French artist
• Hélène Ahrweiler (1926–2026), Greek Byzantinologist
• Hélène Aholou Keke, Beninese lawyer and politician
• Hélène Alarie (1941–2023), Canadian politician
• Helene Aldwinckle (1920–2020), British translator and gallerist
• Heléne Alexopoulos, American ballet dancer
• Hélène Marie Antigna (1837–1918), French painter
• Helena Antipoff (1892–1974), Brazilian psychologist
• Hélène Arpels, French model and shoe designer
• Helène Aylon (1931–2020), American multimedia, eco-feminist artist and educator
• Hélène Baillargeon (1916–1997), Canadian singer, actor and folklorist
• Hélène Barcelo (born 1954), Canadian-American mathematician
• Hélène de Beauvoir (1910–2001), French painter
• Helene Bechstein (1876–1951), German socialite and businesswoman
• Hélène Bellosta (1946–2011), French historian of mathematics
• Hélène Benichou-Safar, French historian, archaeologist, epigraphist and Semiticist
• Helene Thomas Bennett (1901–1988), American bacteriologist and businesswoman
• Helene Benveniste, Danish academic
• Hélène Bergès (born 1966), French biologist
• Helene Bergsholm (born 1992), Norwegian actress
• Hélène Berr (1921–1945), French note writer
• Hélène Bertaux (1825–1909), French sculptor and women's rights advocate
• Helene Bielansky (born 1931), Austrian hurdler
• Helene Billgren (born 1952), Swedish artist
• Hélène Binet, Swiss-French architectural photographer
• Hélène Bischler (1932–2005), French botanist and bryologist
• Hélène Bizot (born 1973), French actress
• Heléne Björklund (born 1972), Swedish politician
• Helene Blum, Danish folk music singer
• Helene Böhlau (1859–1940), German writer
• Hélène Boivin (born 1959), Canadian swimmer
• Helene Bøksle (born 1981), Norwegian singer and actress
• Helene von Bolváry (1892–1943), Hungarian actress
• Hélène Bons (1903–1999), French high jumper
• Hélène Boschi (1917–1990), Franco-Swiss pianist
• Hélène Boucher (1908–1934), French pilot
• Hélène Bouchet (born 1980), French ballet dancer
• Hélène Bouchez, French conductor
• Hélène Bouchiat (born 1958), French physicist
• Hélène Boudreau (born 1969), Canadian children's author
• Hélène Bourdages (born 1959), Canadian fencer
• Hélène Bourgault (1945–2006), Canadian video and film artist
• Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc (born 1974), Canadian actress
• Hélène Bouvier (1905–1978), French operatic mezzo-soprano
• Helene Brandt (1936–2013), American sculptor
• Hélène Brasseur (born 2002), Belgian field hockey player
• Helene Brehm (1862–1932), German poet and teacher
• Hélène Breschand (born 1966), French harpist and composer
• Helene Bresslau Schweitzer (1879–1957), German medical missionary, nurse, social worker, linguist, public medicine enthusiast, editor, feminist, sociologist and wife of Albert Schweitzer
• Helene von Breuning (1750–1838), German noblewoman
• Hélène Brion (1882–1962), French socialist feminist
• Helene Hathaway Britton (1879–1950), American baseball executive
• Hélène Brodeur (1923–2010), Canadian writer
• Helene Darrell Brown, Bermudian politician
• Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician
• Helene Budliger Artieda, Swiss diplomat
• Hélène Cadou (1922–2014), French poet and writer
• Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist
• Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929–2023), French historian
• Hélène Cazès-Benatar (1898–1979), Moroccan Jewish lawyer and human rights activist
• Hélène Cedet (born 1965), French tennis player
• Helene Chadwick (1897–1940), American actress
• Hélène Chanel (born 1941), French actress
• Hélène Châtelain (1935–2020), French actress
• Helene Christaller (1872–1953), German Protestant writer
• Helene Chung Martin (born 1945), Australian journalist
• Hélène Cixous (born 1937), French writer
• Helene Clarkson, Canadian actress
• Helene S. Coleman (1925–2021), former president of the National Council of Jewish Women in United States of America
• Hélène Connart (born 1988), Belgian kickboxer
• Hélène Contostavlos (1903–1963), French-born Greek tennis player
• Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician
• Helene Cooper (born 1966), Liberian-born American journalist
• Hélène Cortin (born 1972), French rower
• Helene Costello (1906–1957), American actress
• Hélène Courtois, French astrophysicist
• Helene Cramer (1844–1916), German painter
• Helene Cronin, American singer-songwriter
• Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist
• Hélène Cuvigny, French historian
• Heléne Dahlberg (born 1971), Swedish biathlete
• Helene von Damm (born 1938), Austrian-born American diplomat
• Hélène Daneault (born 1961), Canadian politician
• Hélène Darly (1900–1994), French actress
• Hélène Darroze (born 1967), French chef
• Hélène David (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor
• Hélène Delmée (born 1987), Belgian field hockey player
• Helene Demuth (1820–1890), housekeeper of Karl Marx
• Hélène Deschamps Adams (1921–2006), United States intelligence agency member
• Hélène Desputeaux (born 1959), Canadian educator, writer and illustrator
• Helene Deutsch (1884–1982), American psychoanalyst
• Helene Diamantides, fell runner
• Hélène Diarra (c. 1955–2021), Malian actress
• Hélène R. Dickel, American astronomer
• Helene Dietrich (born 1960), German footballer
• Helene Dillard, American plant pathologist
• Helene Dolgoruki (1789–1860), Russian noblewoman
• Hélène Dorion (born 1958), Canadian poet and writer
• Helene von Druskowitz (1856–c. 1918), Austrian philosopher, writer and music critic
• Hélène Dubreuil (born 1967), French set decorator
• Hélène Duc (1917–2014), French actress
• Helene Duhamel, American politician and judge
• Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanist and botanical artist
• Hélène Dutrieu (1877–1961), French cyclist, stunt driver and aviator
• Hélène Edlund (1858–1941), Swedish photographer
• Hélène Egger (1929–2024), Dutch Holocaust survivor
• Helene Elliott, American sportswriter
• Helene von Engelhardt (1850–1910), Baltic German poet, writer and translator
• Helene Engelmann (1898–1985), Austrian pair skater
• Hélène Esnault (born 1953), French mathematician
• Hélène Ezanno (born 1984), French rugby union player
• Hélène Fargier, French computer scientist
• Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 1997), Norwegian handball player
• Hélène Feillet (c. 1812–1889), French lithographer and painter
• Hélène Fercocq (born 1998), French association footballer
• Helene Ferris, first second-career female rabbi
• Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor
• Hélène Fillières (born 1972), French actress, film director and screenwriter
• Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer
• Helene Fladmark (born 1966), Norwegian politician
• Hélène Flautre (born 1958), French politician
• Helene Fleischer (1899–1941), German politician
• Hélène Fleury-Roy (1876–1957), French composer
• Hélène Florent (born 1974), Canadian actress
• Helene P. Foley (born 1942), American classical philosopher
• Helene von Forster (1859–1923), German women's rights activist
• Helene Fortunoff (1933–2021), American businesswoman
• Hélène de Fougerolles (born 1973), French actress
• Hélène Franco (born 1971), French magistrate and politician
• Helene Frank, Danish singer
• Hélène Frankowska, Polish and French mathematician
• Heléne Fritzon (born 1960), Swedish politician
• Helene Funke (1869–1957), German painter
• Hélène Gassin (born 1975), French politician
• Helene D. Gayle (born 1955), American pediatric and humanitarian
• Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk, American serial killer
• Hélène Geoffroy (born 1970), French politician
• Hélène Gestern (born 1971), French writer
• Hélène de Gingins (1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist
• Hélène Girard, Canadian film editor
• Hélène Gordon-Lazareff (1909–1988), French journalist
• Hélène Goudin (born 1956), Swedish politician
• Helene Granqvist (born 1970), Swedish curler
• Hélène Grémillon (born 1977), French writer
• Hélène Grenier (1900–1992), Canadian librarian
• Hélène Grimaud (born 1969), French pianist
• H. A. Guerber (1859–1929), American writer
• Helene Guerin, French opera composer
• Helene Hagan, American anthropologist
• Helene Hale (1918–2013), American politician
• Helene Hanff (1916–1997), American dramatist
• Helene Hansen (sailor) (born 1968), Danish sailor
• Hélène Harbec (born 1946), Canadian writer
• Hélène Harder, French-German director
• Hélène Hatzfeld (born 1950), French political scientist
• Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman (born 1949), British politician
• Helene Hecht (1854–1940), German art collector
• Helene Hegemann (born 1992), German writer, director and actress
• Helene Hellmark Knutsson (born 1969), Swedish politician
• Hélène Hendriks (born 1980), Dutch television presenter
• Helene Herzbrun (1921–1984), American painter
• Hélène Hesters (born 2005), Belgian cyclist
• Helene Hewitt, British climate scientist
• Helene Hibben (1882–1968), American sculptor
• Hélène Hillion-Guillemin (born 1969), French footballer
• Helene Holzman (1891–1968), German painter and author
• Helene Hovanec, American children's puzzle book writer
• Hélène Huart (born 1965), French hurdler
• Hélène Huby, French rocket and space scientist
• Hélène Iswolsky (1896–1975), Russian noblewoman, anti-communist political refugee, writer, translator and journalist
• Helene Jarmer (born 1971), Austrian politician
• Hélène Jégado (1803–1852), French serial killer
• Helene Jensen, Danish curler
• Helene Johnson (1906–1995), American poet
• Helene Jonsson (born 1971), Swedish curler
• Hélène Jourdan-Morhange (1888–1961), French violinist
• Hélène Joy (born 1978), Australian actress
• Helene Jung (1887–1975), German opera singer
• Helene J. Kantor (1919–1993), American architect
• Helene Kappler (born 1973), Venezuelan tennis player
• Helene Karastoyanova (born 1933), Bulgarian composer
• Hélène Karbanov (born 2004), French rhythmic gymnast
• Hélène Kaziende (born 1967), Nigerian educator, journalist and writer
• Helene Keeley (born 1965), American politician
• Helene Khatskels (1882–1973), Yiddish children's educator and writer
• Helene Kindberg (born 1998), Danish handball player
• Helene Kirkegaard (born 1971), Danish badminton player
• Helene Kirsch (1906–1999), German politician
• Helene Koch (born 1967), Swedish professional golfer
• Helene Koppejan (1927–1998), Dutch astrologer and entrepreneur
• Hélène Koscielniak, Canadian novelist
• Hélene Kotchoubey (1812–1888), Russian noblewoman
• Helene Kottanner, Hungarian courtier and writer
• Helene Kröller-Müller (1869–1939), German art collector
• Helene Amalie Krupp (1732–1810), German industrialist
• Helene Kullman (1920–1943), Estonian intelligence agent
• Helene Kulsrud (1933–2025), computer scientist
• Hélène Labarrière (born 1963), French jazz musician
• Hélène Lam Trong, French documentary filmmaker
• Hélène Landemore, French political scientist
• Helene Langevin, American neurological scientist
• Hélène Langevin-Joliot (born 1927), French physicist
• Helene Lapierre, research scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Hélène Laporte (born 1978), French politician
• Hélène Laverdière (born 1955), Canadian politician
• Hélène Le Gal (born 1967), French diplomat
• Hélène LeBlanc (born 1958), Canadian politician
• Helene Lecher (1865–1929), Austrian philanthropist
• Hélène Ledoux (born 1963), French rower
• Hélène Lee, French journalist
• Hélène Lefebvre (born 1991), French rower
• Hélène Lenoir (born 1955), French writer
• Helene Liebmann (1795–1835), German pianist and composer
• Hélène Lindqvist, Swedish singer
• Hélène Lipietz (born 1958), French politician
• Hélène Loiselle (1928–2013), Canadian actress
• Hélène Louvart (born 1964), French cinematographer
• Hélène Mallebrancke (1902–1940), Belgian civil engineer, member of Belgian Resistance during the Second World War
• Hélène Mandroux (born 1940), French politician
• Hélène Mannarino (born 1990), French journalist, television and radio presenter
• Countess Hélène Mannerheim (1842–1881), Finnish noblewoman
• Hélène Martin (1928–2021), French singer-songwriter
• Hélène Martini (1924–2017), French theater director
• Hélène Massam (1949–2020), Canadian statistician
• Hélène Masson-Maret (born 1947), French politician
• Helene Mayer (1910–1953), German and American Olympic champion foil fencer
• Hélène Mercier-Arnault (born 1960), Canadian concert pianist
• Helene Meyers, American writer and professor
• Hélène Miard-Delacroix (born 1959), French historian, Germanist, professor
• Hélène Michel-Wolfromm, French gynecologist
• Helene Michelson (born 1906, date of death unknown), Estonian figure skater
• Helene Migerka (1867–1928), Austrian poet and novelist
• Hélène Mignon (born 1934), French politician
• Helene Millard (1905–1974), American actress
• Helene Minkin (1873–1954), Russian-Jewish anarchist
• Hélène Missoffe (1927–2015), French politician
• Helene Mitterstieler, Italian luger
• Helene Moglen (1936–2018), American feminist scholar and author
• Hélène Monastier (1882–1976), Swiss peace activist and teacher
• Hélène de Monferrand, French novelist
• Hélène de Montgeroult (1764–1836), French pianist and composer
• Hélène Napoleone de Montholon (1816–c. 1907), reputed daughter of Napoleon
• Hélène Morlon (born 1978), French mathematician and ecologist
• Helene Moszkiewiez (1920–1998), Jewish Belgian double agent
• Helene Muller (born 1978), South African swimmer
• Helene Muller-Landau, American ecologist
• Helene Mullins (1899–1991), American poet
• Helene Muri, Norwegian climate scientist
• Helene Næss (born 1991), Norwegian sailor
• Hélène Nautré (1904–1976), French woman resistance fighter and politician
• Helene Nayituriki, Rwandan Catholic nun
• Hélène Noesmoen (born 1992), French windsurfer
• Helene Nonné-Schmidt (1891–1976), German textile artist
• Helene Odilon (1865–1939), German stage actress
• Hélène Oettingen (1887–1950), French painter and poet
• Helene Olafsen (born 1990), Norwegian former snowboarder
• Helene Ollendorff Curth (1899–1982), American dermatologist
• Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou (born 1962), French chemist and engineer
• Helene Overlach (1894–1983), German politician
• Helene Palmer (1928–2011), English actress
• Hélène Papper, French international executive leader
• Hélène Parisot (born 1992), French athlete
• Hélène Parmelin (1915–1998), French novelist and art critic
• Hélène Pastor (1937–2014), heiress and businesswoman from Monaco
• Hélène Pedneault (1952–2008), Canadian writer
• Hélène Pelletier (born 1959), Canadian tennis player
• Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon (1932–2025), Canadian journalist and writer
• Helene Pellicano (born 2002), Maltese tennis player
• Hélène Pelosse (born 1970), French official
• Hélène Perdriat (1894–1969), French painter
• Hélène Perdrière (1912–1992), French actress
• Hélène Perrin (born 1972), French physicist
• Hélène Persson (born 1966), Swedish figure skater
• Helene Petersson (born 1956), Swedish politician
• Hélène Jawhara Piñer, French-Spanish historian
• Helene Polatajko, Canadian occupation therapist
• Hélène de Portes (c. 1902–1940), French woman; lover of Paul Reynaud
• Helene Postranecky (1903–1995), Austrian politician
• Hélène de Pourtalès (1868–1945), Swiss sailor
• Helene Quilter, New Zealand public servant
• Hélène Raguénès (born 2000), French canoeist
• Hélène Ramjiawan (1952–2021), Surinamese writer
• Helene Rask (born 1980), Norwegian model
• Helene Raynsford (born 1979), British Paralympic rower
• Hélène Receveaux (born 1991), French judoka
• Hélène Rémy (born 1932), French actress
• Hélène Rey, French economist
• Helene Reynard (1875–1947), UK economist and college administrator
• Hélène Ricardo (born 1974), French swimmer
• Hélène Rioux (born 1949), Canadian writer and translator
• Helene Ripa (born 1971), Swedish Paralympic athlete
• Helene Ritchie (born 1945), New Zealand politician
• Hélène Rivier (1902–1986), Swiss librarian
• Hélène Robert (politician) (born 1945), Canadian politician
• Hélène Robert (actress) (1910–1981), French actress
• Hélène Robert-Mazel, French composer
• Hélène Rochette, Canadian artist
• Hélène Rollès (born 1966), French singer
• Helene Rønningen (born 1998), Norwegian sprinter
• Helene Rosson (1897–1985), American actress
• Helene Rother, American female industrialist
• Helene Rothländer (1890–1976), German politician and educator
• Hélène Rousseaux (born 1991), Belgian volleyball player
• Hélène Roussel (1932–2022), French actress
• Hélène Ruiz Fabri, French jurist and Professor of Law
• Hélène Ryckmans (born 1959), Belgian politician
• Hélène Rytmann (1910–1980), French revolutionary and sociologist
• Hélène de Saint Lager (born 1957), French artist and sculptor
• Hélène de Saint-Père (1963–2022), French actress
• Helene Sandvig (born 1968), Norwegian journalist
• Hélène Sardeau (1899–1969), American sculptor
• Hélène Scherrer (born 1950), Canadian politician
• Helene Scheu-Riesz (1880–1970), Austrian activist and writer
• Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946), Finnish artist
• Helene Schlanzowsky-Grekowska, Polish-Austrian ballet dancer
• Hélène Schmitt, French musician
• Helene Schmitz (born 1960), Swedish photographer
• Helene Schneider (born 1970), American politician
• Hélène Schwab (1878–1954), French painter
• Helene Sedlmayr (1813–1898), German beauty
• Hélène Ségara (born 1971), French singer
• Helene Sensburg, German radio propagandist
• Hélène Seuzaret (born 1976), French actress
• Hélène Simard (born 1965), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
• Helene J. Sinnreich, US historian and academic
• Hélène Smith (1861–1929), French occultist
• Helene Söderlund (born 1987), Swedish ski-orienteer
• Hélène Solomon-Langevin (1909–1995), French politician
• Hélène Sosnowska (1864–1942), Polish-French gynecologist
• Hélène Sparrow (1891–1970), Polish microbiologist and public health pioneer
• Helene Spilling (born 1996), Norwegian dancer
• Helene Stähelin (1891–1970), Swiss mathematician, teacher and peace activist
• Helene Stanley (1929–1990), American actress
• Helene Stanton (1925–2017), American actress
• Helene Steed (born 1970), Irish Anglican priest
• Helene Stöcker (1869–1943), German feminist, pacifist and gender activist
• Helene Marie Stromeyer (1834–1924), German painter
• Hélène de Suzannet (1901–1961), French politician
• Hélène Swarth (1859–1941), Dutch poet
• Helene Taube (1860–1930), Baltic German noblewoman
• Helene von Taussig (1879–1942), Austrian artist
• Hélène Tétreault (1958–2025), Canadian handball player
• Helene Thimig (1889–1974), Austrian actress
• Hélène Thouy (born 1983), French politician
• Helene Thurner (born 1938), Austrian luger
• Hélène Tigroudja (born 1975), French jurist and international law expert
• Hélène Tréheux-Duchêne (born 1963), French diplomat
• Helene Tschitschko (1908–1992), Austrian politician
• Helene Turner, American film editor
• Helene Tursten (born 1954), Swedish writer
• Hélène Tysman (born 1982), French classical pianist
• Helene Udy (born 1962), American actress
• Helene Uri (born 1964), Norwegian linguist, novelist and children's writer
• Hélène Vachon, Canadian writer
• Hélène Vainqueur-Christophe (born 1956), French politician
• Helene Vannari (1948–2022), Estonian actress
• Hélène Velasco-Graciet, French academic
• Helene von Vetsera (1847–1925), Austrian noblewoman
• Hélène Vincent (born 1943), French actress and stage director
• Helene Voigt-Diederichs (1875–1961), German writer
• Helene Walsh, American politician
• Helene Warne (1894–1993), British film editor
• Helene Weber (1881–1962), German politician and activist
• Helene Wecker (born 1975), American speculative fiction writer
• Helene Weigel (1900–1971), Austrian actress and artist
• Helene Weinstein (born 1952), American politician
• Helene Weiss (1898–c. 1951), German philosopher
• Helene Wessel (1898–1969), German politician
• Helene Weyl (1893–1948), German translator
• Hélène Wezeu Dombeu (born 1987), Cameroonian judoka
• Helene White (born 1954), American judge
• Helene Whitney (1914–1990), American actress
• Helene Whittaker (born 1958), Norwegian-Canadian architect
• Helene Wiese (1828–1862), Norwegian actress and singer
• Helene Wiet (1871–c. 1939), Austrian soprano
• Helene Wildbrunn (1882–1972), Austrian opera singer
• Helene Winer, American art gallery owner and curator
• Helene Winterstein-Kambersky (1900–1966), Austrian singer and inventor
• Helene Billing Wurlitzer (1874–1963), American philanthropist
• Heléne Yorke (born 1985), Canadian actress
• Helene Young, Australian author
• Hélène Zannier (born 1972), French politician
• Hélène van Zuylen (1863–1947), French author and member of the prominent Rothschild banking family

Classical figures

• Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda
• Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis
• Helene, a daughter of Tityrus and an Amazon who fought Achilles and died after he seriously wounded her
• Helene, the consort of Simon Magus in Adversus Haereses

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Helene (name)
• All pages with titles beginning with Hélène

References

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