Annette (given name)

Annette or Anette is a given name that is the diminutive of Anna or Anne, and has been used as a name of its own since the Industrial Age. In Greek, the variant Anneta is used.

Notable people with the name include:

People named Annette

 * Annette Abbott Adams (1877–1956), American lawyer and judge
 * Annette Allcock (1923–2001), British artist
 * Annette Ashberry (also known as Anne Ashberry) (1894–1990), British engineer, gardener and author
 * Annette Badland (born 1950), British actress
 * Annette Bear-Crawford (1853–1899), Australian suffragist
 * Annette Bening (born 1958), American actress
 * Annette Brooke (born 1947), British politician
 * Annette Chaparro (born 1967), American politician
 * Annette Cleveland, American politician from Washington state
 * Annette Cottle, American volleyball player and coach
 * Annette Dubas (born 1956), American politician from Nebraska
 * Annette Dytrt (born 1983), German figure skater
 * Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician
 * Annette Fugmann-Heesing (born 1955), German politician
 * Annette Funicello (1942–2013), American actress and singer
 * Annette Glenn, American politician
 * Annette Groth (born 1954), German politician
 * Annette Groth (born 1952), Norwegian journalist
 * Annette Herfkens (born 1961), Dutch-Venezuelan sole survivor
 * Annette Holmberg-Jansson (born 1969), Finnish politician
 * Annette Humpe (born 1950), German songwriter, pop singer, and record producer
 * Annette Hurley (born 1955), Australian politician
 * Annette Imhausen (born 1970), German historian of ancient Egyptian mathematics
 * Annette King (born 1947), New Zealand politician
 * Annette Kolb (1870–1967), the working name of German author and pacifist Anna Mathilde Kolb
 * Annette Kolb (born 1983), German tennis player
 * Annette Lovemore (born 1958), South African politician
 * Annette Lu (born 1944), Taiwanese politician
 * Annette Main (born 1951/1952), New Zealand politician
 * Annette Meeks (born 1960), American politician
 * Annette Nijs (born 1961), Dutch politician
 * Princess Annette of Orange-Nassau (born 1972), member of the Dutch nobility
 * Annette Penhaligon (born 1946), British politician
 * Annette Quijano (born 1962), American politician
 * Annette Robinson, American politician
 * Annette Schavan (born 1955), German politician
 * Annette Solange Georges (born 1957), Seychellois politician and lawyer
 * Annette Strauss (1924–1998), American politician
 * Annette Steyn (born 1969), South African politician
 * Annette Sweeney (born 1957), American politician
 * Annette Sykes (born 1961), New Zealand activist and lawyer
 * Annette Taddeo (born 1967), American politician
 * Annette Thommessen (1932–1994), French-Norwegian human rights activist
 * Annette Vilhelmsen (born 1959), Danish politician
 * Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797–1848), German writer
 * Annette Werner (born 1966), German mathematician
 * Annette Polly Williams (1937–2014), American counselor, clerical worker and politician
 * Annette Ziegler (born 1964), American attorney and judge
 * Annette, Special Operations Executive codename for Yvonne Cormeau, a British spy during World War II

People named Anette

 * Gry-Anette Rekanes Amundsen (born 1973), Norwegian politician
 * Karen Anette Anti (born 1972), Norwegian Sami politician
 * Anette Askvik (born 1983), Norwegian songwriter, composer, pianist, and vocalist
 * Anette Bøe (born 1957), former Norwegian cross-country skier
 * Anette Borchorst, Danish academic
 * Anette Börjesson (born 1954), Swedish badminton player
 * Anette Dawn (born 1978), Hungarian call girl and make-up artist
 * Anette Egelund (born 1956), Danish politician
 * Anette Fanqvist (born 1969), Swedish cross-country skier
 * Anette Fredriksson (1960–2008), Swedish breaststroke swimmer
 * Anette Gersch (born 1966), German former alpine skier
 * Anette Gleichmann (born 1964), Norwegian investor and publisher
 * Anette Granstedt (born 1968), Swedish orienteering competitor
 * Anette Grecchi Gray, Swiss chef
 * Anette Kontaveit (born 1995), Estonian former professional tennis player
 * Anette Haellmigk, German cinematographer
 * Anette Hansson (born 1963), Swedish former footballer
 * Anette Helene Hansen (born 1992), former Norwegian handball player
 * Anette Hoff (born 16 May 1961), Norwegian actress
 * Anette Hoffmann (born 1971), former Danish team handball player
 * Anette Hosoi, American mechanical engineer, biophysicist, and mathematician
 * Anette Hovind Johansen (born 1980) is a Norwegian handball player
 * Anette Hübinger (born 1955), German politician
 * Anette Igland (born 1971), Norwegian former footballer
 * Anette Kolmos (born 1956), Danish academic
 * Anette Kramme (born 1967), German lawyer and politician
 * Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress
 * Anette S. Olsen (born 1956), Norwegian businesswoman
 * Anette Olzon (born 1971), Swedish politician
 * Anette Philipsson (born 1965), former Swedish swimmer
 * Anette Poelman (1853–1914), Dutch suffragist and philanthropist.
 * Anette Prehn (born 1975), Danish author and sociologist
 * Anette Rangdag (born 1962), Swedish politician
 * Anette Ree Andersen (born 1967), Danish sailor
 * Anette Rückes (born 1951), German athlete
 * Anette Sagen (born 1985), Norwegian former ski jumper
 * Anette Sanford (born 1983), Dominican nurse and politician
 * Anette Stai (born 1961), Norwegian model
 * Anette Støvelbæk (born 1967), Danish actress
 * Anette Tønsberg (born 1970), Norwegian speed skater
 * Anette Trettebergstuen (born 25 May 1981), Norwegian politician
 * Anette Viborg Andreasen (born 1990), Danish sailor
 * Anette Wiig Bryn (born 1964), Norwegian politician
 * Anette Wilhelm (born 1972), Swedish wheelchair curler

Fictional Characters

 * Annette Fantine Dominic, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
 * Annette Pavlovna Scherer, a character from the Russian literary work War and Peace


 * Annette Birkin, a character from the original and remake Resident Evil 2 games