Jean (male given name)

On the European continent and in all French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French Jehan. The female equivalent is Jeanne (French: [ʒan]) and derives from the Old French Jehanne. Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης), the name used for various New Testament characters, most notably John the Baptist. The Greek name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning "YHWH/Yahweh is Gracious".

People known only as Jean:

• Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921–2019), ruled Luxembourg, 1964–2000
• Prince Jean of Luxembourg (born 1957)
• DJ Jean (born Jan Engelaar), a Dutch disc jockey

Jean as a male given name:

• Jean Brankart (1930–2020), Belgian cyclist
• Jean Chrétien (born 1934), Canadian politician
• Jean Hersholt (1886–1956), Danish-American actor
• Jean Todt (born 1946), president of the FIA
• Jean Mannheim (1863–1945), German-born American painter and educator
• Jean Paul Getty (1892–1976), American-born British petrol-industrialist
• Jean Piaget (1896–1980), Swiss psychologist and epistemologist
• Jean Reno (born 1948), French actor
• Jean Sibelius (1892-1952), Finnish composer

Jean in fiction:

• Jean Havoc, supporting character in "Fullmetal Alchemist"
• Jean Kujo, A French karate expert from Virtua Fighter Series
• Jean Valjean, protagonist of the Victor Hugo novel Les Misérables
• Jean Roqua, trainer of Jake Tyler in the movie Never Back Down
• Jean Kirschtein, supporting character in Attack on Titan
• Jean Tannen, protagonist of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence

Songs about Jean:

• Jean the Birdman by David Sylvian and Robert Fripp from the album The First Day