Famous People with Name Joan

Joan McSheehy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joan McSheehy: was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 she finished fifth in the 100 metre backstroke event.

Joan Spillane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joan Spillane: is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

Joan Marjorie Langdon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joan Marjorie Langdon: is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was eliminated in the first round of the 200 metre breaststroke event.

Joan Heckaman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joan Heckaman: is a North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 23rd district since 2007.

Joan Bissett Neiman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joan Bissett Neiman: is a retired Canadian senator.A Liberal, she served until her mandatory retirement in 1995. She was chair of the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for eight years. She was chair of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Selected as Chair of Human Rights for Interparliamentary Union being 1st Canadian to be so honoured. Served as a Team Member of The Dalhousie Health Law Institute End of Life Project.

Saint Joan Of Arc            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Saint Joan Of Arc: is a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation

Léo Joannon            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Léo Joannon: was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence,[1] Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman.[2] Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of S.O.S. Mediterranean, when his attempts to include shots of a German naval ship docked in the port of Tangier created a diplomatic incident between the pre-World War II French and German governments. The film later won the Grand Prix du Cinema Français.[3]

Johnny S. Joannou            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Johnny S. Joannou: is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1976–1983, the Senate of Virginia 1984–1991, and has been in the House again since 1998. He currently represents the 79th district, made up of parts of t

Joseph Joanovici            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Joseph Joanovici: was a Jewish-French iron supplier, who supplied both Nazi Germany and the French Resistance. He may also have been an agent of the Soviet Comintern. His activities made him a millionaire, but he was found guilty of collaboration and died in prison after an escape attempt and extradition request by Israel.