Famous People with Name Adrienne

Adrienne ("Janet") Cornelia Dykman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Adrienne ("Janet") Cornelia Dykman: is an American archer.

Adrienne Bolland            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Adrienne Bolland: was a French test pilot and the first woman to fly over the Andes. In 1921, Bolland worked as a test pilot for Caudron. The flight over the Andes was a publicity stunt to promote the new G3 model of the French aircraft manufacturer. Bolland started on April 1, 1921 in Mendoza, Argentina and kept a flight level of 14,750 feet (4500 m), which meant she had to fly around some of the mountains. After a 10 hours flight, she landed in Santiago de Chile. Many people had gathered to celebrate the feat — notably missing was the French consul who believed it was an April Fool's Day joke.

Adrienne Monnier            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Adrienne Monnier: was a French poet, bookseller and publisher and an important figure in the modernist writing scene in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1915 when she opened her bookshop called "La Maison des Amis des Livres", Adrienne Monnier was among the first women in France to found her own book store. While women sometimes assisted in a family bookstore, and widows occasionally took over their husband’s bookselling or publishing business, it was unusual for a French woman to independently set herself up as a bookseller. Nonetheless Monnier, who had worked as a teacher and as a literary secretary,

Adrienne Goodson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Adrienne Goodson: is a former basketball player, a 6-foot forward noted for her exceptional rebounding ability, especially on the offensive glass. Her professional career in Brazil, the ABL, and the WNBA spanned 14 years.