Famous People with Name Johanne

Johanne "Jo" Whiley            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Johanne "Jo" Whiley: Whiley was born to Martin, an electrician, and Christine a postmistress. She attended Campion School near Northampton and then studied applied languages at Brighton Polytechnic – "I went to Brighton Polytechnic to do languages, which I didn't particularly

Johanne Luise Heiberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Johanne Luise Heiberg: was one of the greatest Danish actresses of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success.Like Hans Christian Andersen she originally belonged to a poor milieu. She was the daughter of a stallholder and innkeeper and of his Jewish wife, very early she showed artistic gifts and entered the ballet school 1820. By the help of patrons she was promoted to the rank of an actress and made a successful debut 1827. From then she for more than thirty years appeared the absolutely leading actress of Danish theatre.

Johanne Bégin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Johanne Bégin: is a Canadian water polo player.Bégin was a member of the fifth-placed women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Johanne Valois            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Johanne Valois: is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. She played all five matches and scored four goals.

Johanne Seizberg            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Johanne Seizberg: was a Danish artist, drawing artist, and illustrator, and a teacher.From 1754, she was a student of the artist couple Frants Michael Regenfuss and Margaretha Ludwig. She illustrated the Auserlesne Schnecken, Musscheln und andere Schaalthiere (1758), and the Flora Danica (1761). In 1762, she became a teacher in the art school for female students protected by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1772, the school was closed after the fall of Struensees.