Diane (given name)

''Alternative spellings include Daiane, Dianne, Dianna, Dian, Diahann, Dyan, Dyanne and Dyane. See also Di and Diana''

Notable people

 * Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (born 1940), French-German painter, sculptor, writer, and philanthropist
 * Diane Abbott (born 1953), British politician
 * Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American poet, essayist, and naturalist
 * Diane Arbus (1923-1971), American photographer
 * Diane Austin-Broos (born 1946), Australian anthropologist
 * Diane Bish (born 1941), American organist, composer, conductor, and producer
 * Diane Cummins (born 1974), Canadian middle-distance runner
 * Diane Damiano, American biomedical scientist and physical therapist
 * Diane D'Aquila (born 1952), Canadian-American actress
 * Diane Denoir (born 1957), Uruguayan singer
 * Diane Downs (born 1955) American murderer
 * Diane Duane (born 1952), American writer
 * Diane Flacks, Canadian actress and writer
 * Diane de France (1538–1619), daughter of Henry II of France
 * Diane Franklin, American actress
 * Diane Gerace (born 1943), Canadian high jumper, long jumper, and pentathlete
 * Diane Guerrero (born 1986), Colombian-American actress
 * Diane Guthrie-Gresham (born 1971), Jamaican long jumper and heptathlete
 * Diane Henderson, American applied mathematician
 * Diane Holl (born 1964), English motorsports engineer
 * Diane Keaton (born 1946), American actress
 * Diane Kennedy, American CPA, speaker and financial writer
 * Diane Kruger (born 1976), German actress
 * Diane Ladd (born 1935), American actress
 * Diane Lambert, American statistician
 * Diane Lane (born 1965), American actress
 * Diane S. Littler, American phycologist
 * Diane Maclagan (born 1974), mathematician
 * Diane Mazloum (born 1980), French-Lebanese writer
 * Diane Menzies, New Zealand landscape architect
 * Diane Modahl (born 1966), English middle-distance runner
 * Diane Murphy (born 1964), American actress
 * Diane Nash (born 1938), American civil rights activist
 * Diane Neal (born 1975), American actress
 * Diane Nelson (born 1958), Canadian curler
 * Diane Nelson (comics) (born 1968), American business executive
 * Diane Obomsawin (born 1959), Canadian author, illustrator and animated filmmaker
 * Diane Pappas (born 1970/1971), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives
 * Diane de Poitiers (1500–1566), French noblewoman
 * Diane Rakiecki (born 1961), Canadian multi-sport para-athlete
 * Diane Ratnik (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player
 * Diane Ravitch (born 1938), American historian, educational policy analyst, and professor
 * Diane Rehm (born 1936), American journalist and public radio talk show host
 * Diane Rodríguez (born 1982), Ecuadorian activist and politician
 * Diane Sawyer (born 1945), American television journalist
 * Diane Schuur (born 1953), American jazz singer and pianist
 * Diane Tell (born 1959), Canadian musician
 * Diane Warren (born 1956), American songwriter
 * Diane Wood (born 1950), American judge and attorney
 * Diane von Furstenberg (born 1946), Belgian fashion designer
 * Diane Youdale (born 1970), English television personality


 * Other
 * Diahann Carroll (1935–2019), American actress and singer
 * Dian Fossey (1932–1985), American primatologist and conservationist
 * Dianne Nelson (born 1954), American short-story writer
 * Dyan Cannon (born 1937), American actress
 * Dianne Wiest (born 1948), American actress

Fictional characters

 * Diane Butcher, fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders
 * Diane Court, a fictional character in the 1989 Cameron Crowe film Say Anything..., played by Ione Skye
 * Diane Chambers, a fictional character in the TV series Cheers
 * Diane Darcy, a fictional race car driver in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
 * Diane, an unseen character from the 2008 video game No More Heroes
 * Diane, an unseen and unheard character in the television show Twin Peaks
 * Diane Hutchinson, character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
 * Diane Jenkins Newman, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
 * Diane Lockhart, a fictional character of CBS television series The Good Wife
 * Diane Miller, a character on the American soap opera General Hospital
 * Diane Sugden, a character on the British soap opera Emmerdale
 * Diane Nguyen, a fictional character on the American adult animated series Bojack Horseman, voiced by Alison Brie
 * Pinkamena Diane Pie, full name of Pinkie Pie, a character in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
 * Diane Simmons, a character in the TV series Family Guy
 * Diane Johnson, a main character in Black-ish