Janet is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious" or "gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет (Zhanet), Circassian Джэнэт (Dzhenet), and Hungarian Zsanett. It is also the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane.

• Janet A. Deatrick, American professor emerita of nursing
• Janet A. Sanderson (born 1955), American diplomat and adjunct professor of international relations
• Janet A. W. Elliott (born 1967), Canadian engineering scientist and researcher in thermodynamics
• Janet Aalfs (born 1956), American poet and martial artist
• Janet Abbate (born 1962), American associate professor of science, technology, and society
• Janet Abuel (born 1971), Filipino lawyer, accountant, and public servant
• Janet Abu-Lughod (1928–2013), American sociologist
• Janet Achola (born 1988), Ugandan middle-distance runner
• Janet Achurch (1863–1916), English stage actress and actor-manager
• Janet Ackland (1938–2019), Welsh international lawn- and indoor bowler
• Janet Adair (c. 1892–1938), American vaudeville-, ragtime-, musical revue-, and musical comedy performer
• Janet Adam (1940–2021), Scottish potter and sculptor
• Janet Adams (born 1937), American politician
• Janet Adelman (1941–2010), American Shakespeare scholar, literary critic, and professor of English
• Janet Afary, Iranian-born American author, feminist activist, and researcher of history, religious studies, and women studies
• Janet Ågren (born 1949), Swedish actress and model
• Janet Ahlberg (1944–1994), English writer of children's books
• Janet Aitken, several people
• Janet Ajzenstat (born 1936), Canadian professor emeritus of political science
• Janet Akinrinade (1930–1994), Nigerian politician
• Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943–2004), Turkish-American astronomer
• Janet Albrechtsen (born 1966), Australian opinion columnist
• Janet Alcoriza (1918–1998), American screenwriter and actress
• Janet Aldrich (born 1956), American actress and singer
• Janet Alexander (1878–1961), English actress
• Janet Allard, American playwright and theater educator
• Janet Allen, American biochemist and industrial engineer
• Janet Allison, American sex offender
• Janet Amos (born 1944), Canadian actress, educator, playwright, and theater director
• Janet Amponsah (born 1993), Ghanaian sprinter
• Janet Amsden, British actress
• Janet Ancel, American politician
• Janet Anderson (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Andrewartha (1951–2024), Australian television- and theater actress
• Janet Anne Galloway (1841–1909), Scottish activist for women's rights and education
• Janet Arceo (born 1955), Mexican actress, TV presenter, announcer, director, and businesswoman
• Janet Archer (1873–1916), English artist
• Janet Arnold (1932–1998), British clothing historian, costume designer, teacher, conservator, and author
• Janet Arnott (1956–2019), Canadian curler and Olympic champion coach
• Janet Arvizo, American prosecuting witness in the Michael Jackson Trial
• Janet Asimov (1926–2019), American science fiction writer, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst
• Janet Askew (?-2015), New Zealand nurse
• Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd (1945–1985), American socialite
• Janet Aulisio, American role-playing game artist
• Janet Austin (born 1956/1957), Canadian non-profit sector executive and public servant
• Janet Awino (born 1985), Kenyan rugby sevens player
• Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878–1951), American author and suffragette
• Janet Babb, American geologist
• Janet Backhouse (1938–2004), English manuscripts curator
• Janet Bagguley, English international footballer
• Janet Baird (born 2000), Australian AFLW player
• Janet Baker (born 1933), English mezzo-soprano
• Janet Balaskas, South African author and childbirth educator
• Janet Banana (1938–2021), Zimbabwean teacher who became First Lady of Zimbabwe
• Janet Bannister, Canadian business executive and venture capitalist
• Janet Banzet (1934–1971), American actress
• Janet Barlow, several people
• Janet Barnes, British curator and museum director
• Janet Barnett, American professor of mathematics
• Janet Barresi (born 1952), American politician
• Janet Barrowman (1879–1955), Scottish suffragette
• Janet Barth, American radiation engineer
• Janet Basco, Filipino singer
• Janet Bately, British academic
• Janet Bathgate (1806–1898), Scottish writer and schoolteacher
• Janet Baus, American documentary film- and television director, producer, and editor
• Janet Bayly (born 1955), New Zealand photographer, museum director, and curator
• Janet Beat (born 1937), Scottish composer, music educator, and music writer
• Janet Beaton (1519–1569), Scottish aristocrat
• Janet Beavin Bavelas (1940–2022), American experimental social psychologist
• Janet Beecher (1884–1955), American actress
• Janet Beer (born 1956), British academic
• Janet Beery, American mathematician and mathematics historian
• Janet Behan (born 1954), English-Irish writer and actress
• Janet Beihoffer, American accountant
• Janet Bell (born 1959), English middle-distance runner
• Janet Bennion (born 1964), American anthropologist professor
• Janet Benshoof (1947–2017), American human rights lawyer
• Janet Bentley, American dramaturg at the August Strindberg Repertory Theatre
• Janet Bercovitz, American entrepreneurship scholar and professor
• Janet Berliner (1939–2012), American novelist
• Janet Bethune, Scottish wife of James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran
• Janet Bewley, several people
• Janet Biehl (born 1953), American artist, author, copyeditor, and translator
• Janet Biggs (born 1959), American artist
• Janet Billig Rich (born 1967), American artist manager, music supervisor, and producer
• Janet Bina Kahama (born 1943), Tanzanian politician
• Janet Birkmyre (born 1966), English track racing cyclist
• Janet Blair (1921–2007), American actress and singer
• Janet Blair (singer-songwriter), American independent pop/Christian singer-songwriter
• Janet Blake (?-1981), American-Canadian agricultural producer and philanthropist
• Janet Bloomfield (1953–2007), British peace- and disarmament campaigner
• Janet Bloomfield (men’s rights activist) (born 1979/1980), Canadian men's rights activist
• Janet Blunt (1859–1950), British folklorist
• Janet Bodnar, American editor and business- and financial journalist
• Janet Bond Arterton (born 1944), American inactive senior district judge
• Janet Bonnema (1938–2008), American civil engineer and women's rights activist
• Janet Bostwick (born 1939), Bahamian lawyer and politician
• Janet Boyd (1850–1928), English suffragette, feminist, and women's rights activist
• Janet Boyle (born 1963), Northern Irish high jumper
• Janet Boyman (?-1572), Scottish woman accused of witchcraft
• Janet Brady, Canadian candidate in the New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidates in the 1999 Manitoba provincial election
• Janet Bragg (1907–1993), American aviator
• Janet Braun-Reinitz (1938–2023), American muralist, painter, and activist committed to social justice
• Janet Brehaut (born 1988), New Zealand cricketer
• Janet Brennan Croft (born 1961), American librarian and Tolkien scholar
• Janet Brewster (born 1969/1970), Canadian Inuk politician
• Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh (1930–2017), English fashion model and psychotherapist
• Janet Broughton, American emerita professor of philosophy
• Janet Brown (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Browne (born 1950), British historian of science
• Janet Brumby, English development manager of Young Enterprise
• Janet May Buchanan (1866–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
• Janet Buckner, American politician
• Janet Bundi (born 1996), Kenyan footballer
• Janet Burchill (born 1955), Australian contemporary artist
• Janet Burke (born 1962), Jamaican sprinter
• Janet Burroway (born 1936), American author
• Janet Burston (1935–1998), American child actress
• Janet Burton, Welsh professor of medieval history
• Janet C. Howard, American politician
• Janet C. Long (born 1944), American politician and educator
• Janet C. Wolfenbarger (born 1958), American Air Force general
• Janet Caird (1913–1992), Malawi-born Scottish teacher and a writer of mysteries, poems, and short stories
• Janet Camilo (born 1971), Dominican Republic lawyer
• Janet Campbell, several people
• Janet Cardiff (born 1957), Canadian artist
• Janet Carlson, American politician
• Janet Carnochan (1839–1926), Canadian historian and teacher
• Janet Carr (1933–2014), Australian academic and physiotherapist
• Janet Carr (psychologist) (1927–2020), English psychologist
• Janet Carroll (1940–2012), American film-, stage-, and television character actress
• Janet Carsten, British professor of social and cultural anthropology
• Janet Carter, New Zealand clinical psychology academic and professor- and dean of science
• Janet Catherine Berlo, American art historian and academic
• Janet Chance (1886–1953), British feminist writer, sex education advocate, and birth control- and abortion law reformer
• Janet Chandler (1911–1994), American model and actress
• Janet Chapman (?-2017), American author
• Janet Charman (born 1954), New Zealand poet
• Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (born 1978), American distance runner
• Janet Chisholm (1929–2004), British Cold War spy
• Janet Chow (born 1983), Hong Kong actress
• Janet Chvatal (born 1964), American soprano
• Janet Clark, several people
• Janet Clarke (1851–1909), Australian socialite and philanthropist
• Janet Coats (born 1963), American media journalism director and executive editor
• Janet Coats Black (1844–1918), Scottish poet, philanthropist, and founder of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
• Janet Cobbs (born 1967), American/Canadian volleyball coach
• Janet Cochrane (1912–1994), Canadian community organizer and First Nations activist
• Janet Cohen, several people
• Janet Coit, American government official and lawyer
• Janet Coleman (born 1945), British academic and historian of political theory
• Janet Coles (born 1954), American LPGA Tour player
• Janet Collins (1917–2003), American prima ballerina, choreographer, and teacher
• Janet Colquhoun (1781–1846), British religious writer
• Janet Cone (born 1955), American college athletic director
• Janet Conrad (born 1963), American experimental physicist, researcher, and professor
• Janet Cook Lewis (1855–1947), American librarian and book repairer
• Janet Cooke (born 1954), American journalist
• Janet Cooper Alexander (born 1946), American lawyer
• Janet Cornfoot (?-1705), Scottish woman killed for alleged witchcraft
• Janet Cosh (1901–1989), Australian botanist and secondary school teacher
• Janet Coster, English operatic mezzo-soprano
• Janet Cowell (born 1968), American politician
• Janet Cox-Rearick (1930–2018), American art historian and professor of art history
• Janet Craxton (1929–1981), English oboe player and teacher
• Janet Cree (1910–1992), English painter
• Janet Cruz (born 1956), American politician
• Janet Culp (born 1982), American synchronized swimmer
• Janet Currie, Canadian-American economist and professor
• Janet D. Elashoff, American statistician
• Janet D. Spector (1944–2011), American archaeologist
• Janet Daby (born 1970), British politician
• Janet Dacal, American actress, singer, and musical theater performer
• Janet Dailey (1944–2013), American author of romance novels
• Janet Daley (born 1944), American-born British journalist
• Janet Daling, American epidemiologist and emeritus professor
• Janet Daly (born 1969), Australian short track speed skater
• Janet Dancey, Canadian oncologist
• Janet Dando, Spanish international lawn bowler
• Janet Darbyshire, British epidemiologist and science administrator
• Janet Davidson (born 1941), New Zealand archaeologist and curator
• Janet Davies, several people
• Janet Davis, Canadian city councillor
• Janet Dawson (born 1935), Australian artist
• Janet Dawson (writer) (born 1949), American mystery writer
• Janet Dean (born 1949), English politician
• Janet Dean Fodor (1942–2023), American professor emerita of linguistics
• Janet de Coux (1904–1999), American sculptor
• Janet Dees, American curator
• Janet De Gore (1930–2022), American television and theater actress
• Janet DeLaine, Australian archaeologist
• Janet Delaney (born 1952), American photographer and educator
• Janet Dempsey Steiger (1939–2004), American politician
• Janet Devlin (born 1994), Northern Irish singer and songwriter
• Janet Dhillon, American lawyer
• Janet Dibley (born 1958), English actress
• Janet Dicks (born 1933), American weight thrower
• Janet Dietrich (1926–2008), American pilot
• Janet DiFiore (born 1955), American lawyer and judge
• Janet Doe (1895–1985), American librarian
• Janet Donald (c. 1825–1892), New Zealand church leader
• Janet Doub Erickson (1924–2021), American graphic artist and writer
• Janet Douglas, several people
• Janet Dudley-Eshbach, American academic
• Janet Dunbar, American composer
• Janet Duprey (born 1945), American politician
• Janet Dykman (born 1954), American archer
• Janet E. Courtney (1865–1954), English scholar, writer, and feminist
• Janet E. Garvey (born 1953), American ambassador
• Janet E. Helms, American research psychologist
• Janet E. Jackson, American judge
• Janet E. Mertz (born 1949), American biochemist, molecular biologist, and cancer researcher
• Janet E. Minor, Canadian law officer
• Janet E. Steele, American author and professor of journalism
• Janet E. Tobitt (1898–1984), British-American author, editor, publisher, music director, collector of folk songs and dances, playwright, teacher, Girl Guide and Girl Scout leader, and shepherd's pipe player
• Janet E. Turner (1914–1988), American artist
• Janet Echelman (born 1966), American sculptor and fiber artist
• Janet Ecker (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Janet Edeme, Nigerian agricultural scientist and plant biologist
• Janet Egyir (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer
• Janet Eisner, American college professor emerita
• Janet Eissenstat, American government worker
• Janet Elder (1956–2017), American writer, editor, author, and reporter
• Janet Eldred, American professor and author
• Janet Elizabeth Astor, English wife of Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond
• Janet Elizabeth Case (1863–1937), British classical scholar, tutor of ancient Greek, and women's rights advocate
• Janet Elizabeth Macgregor (1920–2005), Scottish physician and cytologist
• Janet Elliott Wulsin (1894–1963), American nurse and explorer
• Janet Ellis (born 1955), English television presenter, actress, and writer
• Janet Ellis (politician) (born 1956), American politician
• Janet Ellzey, American mechanical engineer
• Janet Ely (born 1953), American diver
• Janet Emerson Bashen (born 1957), American entrepreneur, business consultant, and software inventor
• Janet Emig (born 1928), American composition scholar
• Janet Eremenko, Canadian politician
• Janet Erskine Stuart (1857–1914), English Roman Catholic nun and educator
• Janet Ertel (1913–1988), American member of music group The Chordettes
• Janet Evanovich (born 1943), American writer
• Janet Evans (born 1971), American competition swimmer
• Janet Evra (born 1988), English-born vocalist, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and bandleader
• Janet F. Werker, Canadian researcher of developmental psychology
• Janet Fairbank (1903–1947), American operatic singer
• Janet Fallis, Australian professional tennis player
• Janet Farrar (born 1950), British teacher, author, and Wiccan priestess
• Janet Febisola Adeyemi (born 1958), Nigerian civil engineer and geologist
• Janet Feder, American composer and guitarist
• Janet Fieldhouse (born 1971), Australian ceramic artist
• Janet Fielding (born 1953), Australian actress
• Janet Finch (born 1946), British sociologist and academic administrator
• Janet Finch-Saunders (born 1958), Welsh politician
• Janet Fish (born 1938), American contemporary realist artist
• Janet Fitch (born 1955), American author
• Janet Flanner (1892–1978), American writer and pioneering narrative journalist
• Janet Fletcher, Australian linguist
• Janet Fockart (?-1596), Scottish merchant and moneylender
• Janet Folkes (1959–2012), English balloonist
• Janet Fookes (born 1936), British politician
• Janet Ford (born 1945), British sociologist and university administrator
• Janet Foutty, American businessperson, author, and public speaker
• Janet Fox (1912–2002), American actress
• Janet Fox (author) (1940–2009), American fantasy- and horror writer, poet, teacher, editor, and publisher
• Janet Fragoso Alonso (born 1973), birth name of Mexican professional wrestler Miss Janeth
• Janet Frame (1924–2004), New Zealand author
• Janet Franklin (born 1959), German-born American botanist, geographer, and landscape ecologist
• Janet Franklin (swimmer) (born 1948), English swimmer
• Janet Fraser (1883–1945), New Zealand community leader
• Janet Freeman (1950–2011), American community organizer and activist for tenant's rights
• Janet Friedman (1945–2002), American archaeologist
• Janet Froelich (born 1946), American graphic designer and creative director
• Janet G. Mullins Grissom (1949–2023), American lobbyist
• Janet G. Osteryoung (1939–2021), American chemist
• Janet G. Travell (1901–1997), American physician and medical researcher
• Janet G. Woititz (1938–1994), American psychologist and researcher
• Janet Gardner (born 1962), American rock singer
• Janet Garrett, American candidate in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
• Janet Gasparini, Canadian candidate in the 2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election
• Janet Gaylord Moore (1906–1992), American writer, curator, and artist
• Janet Gaymer (born 1947), British civil servant, solicitor, and lawyer
• Janet Gaynor (1906–1984), American actress
• Janet Georges (born 1979), Seychellois weightlifter
• Janet Gerhauser (born 1932), American pair skater
• Janet Gertrude Higgins (1885–1964), birth name of Nettie Palmer, Australian poet, essayist, and literary critic
• Janet Gezari (born 1945), American literary critic and scholar
• Janet Gibson, Belizean biologist and zoologist
• Janet Gillies (1864–1947), New Zealand civilian- and military nurse and army nursing administrator
• Janet Gilsdorf, American pediatric infectious diseases physician, scientist, and writer
• Janet Godfrey, British songwriter
• Janet Godman (born 1966), English cricketer
• Janet Goldner (born 1952), American visual artist
• Janet González Tostado (born 1957), Mexican politician
• Janet Gourlay (1863–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
• Janet Gover, Australian writer of short stories and romance novels
• Janet Grace Akech Okori-Moe (born 1966), Ugandan teacher and politician
• Janet Graham (born 1948), English composer, music educator, and music therapist
• Janet Graham (poet) (1723–1805), Scottish poet
• Janet Gray Hayes (1926–2014), American politician
• Janet Greek (born 1949), American director and writer of film and television
• Janet Green, several people
• Janet Greene (1930–2021), American singer
• Janet Greenip (born 1947), American politician
• Janet Greig (1874–1950), Scottish-Australian anaesthetist
• Janet Grey (born 1952), American soap opera actress
• Janet Grieve (born 1940), New Zealand biological oceanographer
• Janet Grillo, American filmmaker
• Janet Grogan (born 1988), Irish singer and songwriter
• Janet Gulland (1934–2017), British aeronautical engineer
• Janet Gunn (born 1961), American actress
• Janet Gurwitch (born 1954), American businesswoman and investor
• Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race car driver
• Janet Gyatso, American religious studies scholar
• Janet H. Adkins (born 1965), American politician
• Janet Haas (born 1953), American professional tennis player
• Janet Hailes Michelmore, Australian business executive and health activist
• Janet Hale, American educational theorist and educator
• Janet Hall, several people
• Janet Halley (born 1952), American legal scholar
• Janet Hamill (born 1945), American poet and spoken word artist
• Janet Hamilton (1795–1873), Scottish poet
• Janet Hanson, American financier
• Janet Harbison (born 1955), Irish harper, composer, teacher, and orchestra director
• Janet Harden (1776-c. 1837), Scottish diarist
• Janet Hardy, American writer and sex educator
• Janet Harris, American NCAA player
• Janet Harvey (born 1967), Canadian curler
• Janet Hatta (born 1953), Japanese actress
• Janet Haworth, Welsh politician
• Janet Healy, American animated film producer
• Janet Healy Weeks (born 1932), American lawyer and judge
• Janet Heenan (born 1969), New Zealand rugby union player
• Janet Hemingway (born 1957), British infectious diseases specialist
• Janet Henderson (born 1957), Welsh Anglican priest and former nurse
• Janet Hendry (1906–2004), Scottish aviator
• Janet Henfrey (born 1935), English stage- and television actress
• Janet Henry (artist), American visual artist
• Janet Henry (economist) (born 1969), British economist
• Janet Hergt, Australian geochemist
• Janet Hering (born 1958), American academic and environmental scientist
• Janet Hetherington (born 1955), Canadian writer and artist
• Janet Hiller (born 1953), Australian epidemiologist and health services researcher
• Janet Hill Gordon (1915–1990), American lawyer and politician
• Janet Hills, British police detective
• Janet Hilton (born 1945), English clarinet soloist, teacher, chamber performer, and orchestral musician
• Janet Hinostroza, Ecuadorian television journalist
• Janet Hitchman (1916–1980), English writer
• Janet Hobhouse (1948–1991), American novelist, biographer, and editor
• Janet Hoek, New Zealand academic and professor of public health
• Janet Hogan (born 1945), Australian swimmer
• Janet Holborow, New Zealand mayor
• Janet Holder, Canadian business executive
• Janet Holm (1923–2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian
• Janet Holmes, several people
• Janet Hong, Canadian translator
• Janet Honour (born 1950), English athlete
• Janet Hopner (born 1936), Australian fencer
• Janet Hopps Adkisson (born 1934), American professional tennis player
• Janet Horne (?-1727), Scottish woman executed for witchcraft
• Janet Howell (born 1944), American politician
• Janet Hsieh (born 1980), Taiwanese-American television personality, actress, producer, violinist, and author
• Janet Hubert (born 1956), American film- and television actress
• Janet Huckabee (born 1955), American politician
• Janet Hunter, English candidate in the 2004 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
• Janet Huntington Brewster (1910–1998), American philanthropist, writer, radio broadcaster, and relief worker
• Janet Hürlimann, Canadian-Swiss curler and curling coach
• Janet Hurst (born c. 1947), British microbiologist, editor, and science educator
• Janet Husband, British emeritus professor of radiology
• Janet Iacobuzio (born 1962), American television soap opera writer
• Janet Irwin (1923–2009), New Zealand medical practitioner
• Janet Iwasa (born 1978), American data visualization expert and assistant professor of biochemistry
• Janet J. Joyce (1940–2015), American farmer and politician
• Janet J. McCoy (1916–1995), American politician and businesswoman
• Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
• Janet Jackson (golfer) (1891–1960), Irish golfer
• Janet Jacobs (1928–2017), American baseball player
• Janet Jagan (1920–2009), American-born Guyanese politician
• Janet Jakobsen, American professor, academic, and scholar of gender and sexuality
• Janet Jamieson (born 1927), American professional baseball player
• Janet Jansson, American biological scientist
• Janet Jenkins, American woman who went to court
• Janet Jennings (1842–1917), American nurse and reporter
• Janet Jesudason (born 1936), Singaporean sprinter
• Janet Johnson, several people
• Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone (1928–1979), English children's book illustrator
• Janet Jones (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Jonsson (born 1977), Swedish snowboarder
• Janet Joyce, American novelist
• Janet Julian (born 1959), American educator, author, and actress
• Janet K. Levit, American law professor, attorney, and university administrator
• Janet K. Yamamoto, American immunologist
• Janet Kagan (1946–2008), American author
• Janet Kalven (1913–2014), American Catholic educator and writer
• Janet Kaplan (born 1958), American poet and professor
• Janet Karim (born 1954), Malawian journalist and diplomat
• Janet Karin (born 1938), Australian ballerina
• Janet Karvonen (born 1962), American basketball player
• Janet Kauffman (born 1945), American Mennonite novelist, poet, mixed media artist, and academic
• Janet Kay (born 1958), English actress and vocalist
• Janet Kay Jensen (born 1951), American author
• Janet Kear (1933–2004), English ornithologist and conservationist
• Janet Keeping, Canadian politician
• Janet Kelso (born 1975), South African computational biologist
• Janet Kennedy (c. 1480-c. 1545), Scottish noble, and mistress of King James IV of Scotland
• Janet Kennedy (designer) (1934–2021), British print designer
• Janet Kerdikoshvili (born 1991), American model, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder
• Janet Key (1945–1992), English actress
• Janet Khan (born 1940), Australian author
• Janet Khoo (born 1973), Malaysian TV drama- and film actress
• Janet Kidder (born 1972), Canadian actress
• Janet Kigusiuq (1926–2005), Inuit artist
• Janet Kirkland Starr, American politician
• Janet Kisa (born 1992), Kenyan professional middle- and long-distance runner
• Janet Kitz (1930–2019), Scottish-born Canadian educator, author, and historian
• Janet Kohan-Sedq (1945–1972), Iranian athlete
• Janet Koper (1931–1988), Canadian politician
• Janet Koth, American homemaker and contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
• Janet Kozyra, American heliophysicist
• Janet Krupin (born 1987), American actress, singer, writer, and producer
• Janet Kukuk (1942–2000), American politician
• Janet L. Beizer, American academic
• Janet L. Dolgin, American legal scholar and professor of health
• Janet L. Holmgren, American linguist, professor and administrator
• Janet L. Jacobs (born 1948), American sociologist
• Janet L. Kavandi (born 1959), American scientist and NASA astronaut
• Janet L. Kolodner, American cognitive- and learning scientist
• Janet L. Norwood (1923–2015), American statistician
• Janet L. Robinson (born 1950), American executive
• Janet L. Springer, American ballet dancer, artistic director, choreographer, and specialist in classical ballet
• Janet L. Wolff (1920–2014), American advertising executive
• Janet Lacey (1903–1988), English charity director and philanthropist
• Janet Lagasse, American professional tennis player
• Janet Lam (born 1964), spouse of Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• Janet Lambert (1893–1973), American actress and author
• Janet Land (born 1956), Canadian film- and television actress
• Janet Landgard (born 1947), American actress and model
• Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967), English physician
• Janet Langhart (born 1941), American television journalist, anchor, and author
• Janet Langsam (born 1935), American cultural activist
• Janet Lansburgh (1911–1973), American screenwriter and director
• Janet Laurence (born 1947), Australian artist
• Janet Laurence (author) (born 1937), British author and cookery writer
• Janet Lauritsen, American criminologist and professor
• Janet LaValley, American past member of alternative rock band Tribe (band)
• Janet Lawless (born 1985), South African athlete
• Janet Lawson (1940–2021), American jazz singer and educator
• Janet Leach (1918–1997), American studio potter
• Janet Leach (appropriate adult), English social worker
• Janet Leahy, American television executive producer and writer
• Janet Leathem, New Zealand psychology academic
• Janet Lee (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Lee Stevens (1950–1983), American journalist
• Janet Lees Price (1943–2012), British actress
• Janet Lembke (1933–2013), American author, essayist, naturalist, translator, and scholar
• Janet Leon (born 1990), Swedish singer, songwriter, and A&R
• Janet Leung (born 1994), Canadian Olympian and NPF player
• Janet Lever (born 1946), American sociologist and professor emerita of sociology
• Janet Lewis (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Leys Shaw Mactavish (1925–1972), Canadian architect
• Janet Liang (1987–2012), American health advocate and activist
• Janet Lilly (born 1957), American modern dancer and choreographer
• Janet Lilo (born 1982), New Zealand visual artist
• Janet Lim (c. 1923–2014), Hong Kong-born Singaporean writer and nurse
• Janet Lim-Napoles (born 1964), Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and convict
• Janet Lindup, South African ballet dancer
• Janet Lippincott (1918–2007), American artist
• Janet Little (1759–1813), Scottish poet
• Janet Lockton (born 1942), American politician
• Janet Looker, English lord mayor and solicitor of York
• Janet Love (born 1957), South African civil servant, activist, and politician
• Janet Lowe (1940–2019), American journalist, newspaper editor, and writer
• Janet Lucroy, American visual artist
• Janet Luhmann (born 1946), American physicist
• Janet Lunn (1928–2017), Canadian children's book writer
• Janet Lupo, American 1975 Playboy model
• Janet Lusk (1924–1994), Scottish social worker
• Janet Lynn (born 1953), American figure skater
• Janet Lynn Skinner (born 1955), American gospel musician
• Janet M. Baker, American academic and speech processing researcher
• Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, American political scientist and professor
• Janet M. Hartley (born 1954), English emeritus professor of international history
• Janet M. Mills (c. 1921–1991), American politician
• Janet M. Suzuki (1943–1987), Japanese-American librarian
• Janet Mackenzie (born 1962), British Anglican priest and former teacher
• Janet Mackenzie, daughter of Colin Cam Mackenzie, 11th of Kintail
• Janet Mackenzie (New Zealand teacher) (1878–1962), Scottish-born New Zealand schoolteacher
• Janet Mackey (born 1953), New Zealand politician
• Janet MacLachlan (1933–2010), American actress
• Janet Maguire (born 1927), American composer
• Janet Mahoney (born 1938), English actress
• Janet Main (born 1989), New Zealand basketball player
• Janet Malcolm (1934–2021), American writer, staff journalist, and collagist
• Janet Mansfield (1934–2013), Australian potter, publisher, and author
• Janet Manyowa (born 1985), Zimbabwean gospel musician
• Janet Maratita (born 1965/1966), Northern Mariana Islands politician
• Janet March (1963–1996), American children's book illustrator and murder victim
• Janet Marder, American rabbi
• Janet Margolin (1943–1993), American actress
• Janet Marion Martin (1938–2023), American professor
• Janet Marlow (born 1958), British middle-distance runner
• Janet Martin, American film actress and singer
• Janet Martin Welch, American librarian
• Janet Mary Lord, British biologist and professor
• Janet Mary Riley (1915–2008), American civil rights activist and law professor
• Janet Mary Salsbury (1881–1951), British composer, music educator, and organist
• Janet Maslin (born 1949), American journalist
• Janet Mathews (1914–1992), Australian pianist, music teacher, and documenter of Aboriginal music, language, and culture
• Janet Matthews, Australian artist
• Janet Maw (born 1954), English actress
• Janet May Buchanan (1866–1912), Scottish Egyptologist
• Janet Mayo (1915–1995), Australian advocate for war widows
• Janet Mbabazi (born 1996), Ugandan cricketer
• Janet Mbene (born 1952), Tanzanian politician
• Janet Mbugua (born 1984), Kenyan media personality, anchor, and actress
• Janet McAdams (born 1957), American poet
• Janet McCabe, American attorney and academic
• Janet McCallum, several people
• Janet McCalman (born 1948), Australian social historian, population researcher, and author
• Janet McCarter Woolley (1906–1996), American bacteriologist
• Janet McCloud (1934–2003), Native American indigenous rights activist
• Janet McCracken, American philosopher and professor
• Janet McCredie (1935–2023), Australian radiologist
• Janet McDonald (1953–2007), American writer and attorney
• Janet McDonald (mathematician) (1905–2006), American mathematician and professor
• Janet McEwan (1860–1921), British politician
• Janet McIntyre, New Zealand television journalist, reporter, and producer
• Janet McKenzie, American artist
• Janet McKenzie Hill (1852–1933), American practitioner of culinary reform, food science, and scientific cooking
• Janet McLachlan (born 1977), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
• Janet McLean, New Zealand law academic and professor
• Janet McNaughton (born 1953), Canadian writer
• Janet McNeill (1907–1994), Irish novelist and playwright
• Janet McTeer (born 1961), English actress
• Janet McVeagh (1941–2005), New Zealand disability worker, environmentalist, and politician
• Janet Mead (1937–2022), Australian Catholic nun
• Janet Meakin Poor (1929–2017), American landscape designer
• Janet Meik Wright (born 1946), American legal scholar and attorney
• Janet Melville (born 1958), English golfer
• Janet Merlo (born 1963), Canadian police officer and autobiographer
• Janet Metcalf (born 1935), American politician
• Janet Millett (1821–1904), English writer
• Janet Mitchell, several people
• Janet Mock (born 1983), American writer, television host, director, producer, and transgender rights activist
• Janet Monach Patey (1842–1894), English concert- and oratorio contralto
• Janet Mondlane (born 1934), American-born Mozambican activist
• Janet Monge, American curator, physical anthropologist, and scientist
• Janet Montgomerie, Countess of Eglinton (c. 1854–1923), Australian-born Scottish countess and Red Cross administrator
• Janet Montgomery (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Moore (1880–1968), New Zealand civilian- and army nurse, nursing administrator, and hospital matron
• Janet Moreau (1927–2021), American track and field athlete
• Janet Morgan (squash player) (1921–1990), English squash player
• Janet Morgan, Lady Balfour of Burleigh (born 1945), Canadian-born English writer and historian
• Janet Morgan Riggs (born c. 1955), American psychologist and academic administrator
• Janet Morin (born 1975), Canadian gymnast
• Janet Morison Miller (1891–1946), Canadian lawyer
• Janet Morley, English author, poet, and Christian feminist
• Janet Morris (born 1946), American author and defense analyst
• Janet Morrison, Canadian academic administrator
• Janet Morrissey, Canadian figure skating champion
• Janet Morton (born 1963), Canadian visual artist
• Janet Moses (?-2007), New Zealand woman killed for exorcism
• Janet Mullarney (1952–2020), Irish artist and sculptor
• Janet Munsil, Canadian playwright
• Janet Munyarryun, Aboriginal dancer
• Janet Murguía (born 1960), American civil rights activist
• Janet Murphy (born 1965), Canadian curler
• Janet Myhre, American statistician
• Janet Napolitano (born 1957), American lawyer and politician
• Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (born 1940), British lawyer and crime fiction writer
• Janet Nelson (born 1942), British historian and emerita professor
• Janet Newberry (born 1953), American professional tennis player
• Janet Nguyen (born 1976), American politician
• Janet Nichols Lynch (born 1952), American author, pianist, and teacher
• Janet Niven (1902–1974), British histologist and pathologist
• Janet Nkubana, Rwandan basket weaver
• Janet Noble (born 1940), American playwright, screenwriter, and journalist
• Janet Nungnik (born 1954), Inuit textile artist
• Janet Nutter (born 1953), Canadian diver
• Janet Nwadiogo Mokelu (1910–2003), Nigerian politician, philanthropist, nurse, teacher, headmistress, and businesswoman
• Janet O'Sullivan (born 1974/1975), Irish pro-choice campaigner
• Janet Okala (1894–1971), Nigerian political leader
• Janet Okell (1922–2005), English wargamer
• Janet Okelo (born 1992), Kenyan rugby sevens player
• Janet Olson, American electrical engineer and electronic design automation industry executive
• Janet Omorogbe (born 1942), Nigerian sprinter
• Janet Ong'era, Kenyan politician
• Janet Oppenheim (1948–1994), American historian
• Janet Osgerby (1963–2020), British swimmer
• Janet Otieno (born 1977), Kenyan gospel music singer and songwriter
• Janet Owen Thomas (1961–2002), British composer and organist
• Janet Owusu (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
• Janet Paisley (1948–2018), Scottish writer, poet, and playwright
• Janet Pancho Gupta (born 1976), Filipino artist and photographer
• Janet Panic (born 1970), Métis singer, guitarist, and songwriter
• Janet Paraskeva (born 1946), British government official
• Janet Parker (1938–1978), British medical photographer who was the last recorded person to die from smallpox
• Janet Parshall (born 1950), American Christian radio talk show host
• Janet Paschal (born 1956), American inspirational gospel vocalist
• Janet Patterson (1956–2016), Australian costume- and production designer
• Janet Paul (1919–2004), New Zealand publisher, painter, and art historian
• Janet Pavek (1936–2009), American operatic soprano and musical theater actress
• Janet Payne Bowles (1872/1873-1948), American art educator, metalsmith, and jewelry designer
• Janet Peckinpaugh (born 1950), American television anchor, reporter, business owner, and political candidate
• Janet Peery (born 1948), American short story writer and novelist
• Janet Peoples, American screenwriter
• Janet Perlman (born 1954), Canadian animator, author, and illustrator
• Janet Perr, American art director, graphic designer, author, and illustrator
• Janet Perry (born 1947), American operatic soprano
• Janet Petersen (born 1970), American politician
• Janet Petro (born 1960), American engineer and civil servant
• Janet Philip (1876–1959), British baroness and journalist
• Janet Pierce (born 1947), Scottish-born Irish painter
• Janet Pierrehumbert (born 1954), American professor of linguistics
• Janet Pilgrim, several people
• Janet Planet (Grace Stephenson), Australian member of indie electro pop band Confidence Man (band)
• Janet Plowe (c. 1905–2018), American biologist
• Greta and Janet Podleski, Canadian author, chef, and television presenter
• Janet Polasky, American presidential professor of history
• Janet Porter (born 1962), American anti-abortion activist and author
• Janet Powell (1942–2013), Australian politician
• Janet Pressley, American singer-songwriter
• Janet Price (born 1938), Welsh soprano
• Janet Protasiewicz (born 1962), American attorney and jurist
• Janet Quigley (1902–1987), British radio broadcaster
• Janet Quin-Harkin (born 1941), British novelist and dance teacher
• Janet Quist, American 1978 Playboy model
• Janet Radünzel (born 1973), German rower
• Janet Ramus, real name of Cookie (singer), British soul singer
• Janet Ray Michie (1934–2008), Scottish speech therapist and politician
• Janet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress
• Janet Reger (1935–2005), British lingerie designer and businesswoman
• Janet Rehnquist (born 1957), American inspector general
• Janet Reno (1938–2016), American lawyer and attorney general
• Janet Rice (born 1960), Australian politician
• Janet Richard (born 1998), Maltese athlete
• Janet Richards, several people
• Janet Rideout (born 1939), American organic chemist
• Janet Ritterman (born 1941), Australian-educated British college director
• Janet Roach, Australian contestant on The Real Housewives of Melbourne
• Janet Robertson (born 1965), Argentine-born Falkland Islands politician
• Janet Robin (born 1966), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, film- and television composer, and guitar coach
• Janet Marie Rogers (born 1963), Canadian First Nations Mohawk/Tuscarora writer and poet
• Janet Roitman, American anthropologist
• Janet Romano-Zicari (born 1976/1977), birth name of Lizzy Borden (actress), American pornographic actress and professional wrestler
• Janet Ronalds (born 1985), Australian-born German physiotherapist and cricketer
• Janet Rono (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Janet Rosenberg (landscape architect), Canadian landscape architect
• Janet Ross (1842–1927), English historian, biographer, and Tuscan cookbook author
• Janet Rossant (born 1950), English developmental biologist
• Janet Routledge, Canadian politician
• Janet Rowley (1925–2013), American human geneticist
• Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (born 1955), British politician
• Janet Rumsey (1931–2008), American AAGPBL pitcher
• Janet Russell Perkins (1853–1933), American botanist
• Janet Ruth Bacon (1891–1965), English university principal
• Janet Ruttenberg (born 1931), American painter
• Janet Ryder (born 1955), Welsh politician
• Janet Rzewnicki (born 1953), American politician and businesswoman
• Janet S. Butel, American professor of molecular virology and microbiology
• Janet S Gaffney, American-New Zealand academic
• Janet S. Owens, American candidate in the 2006 Maryland Comptroller election
• Janet S. Wong, American poet and author of children's books
• Janet Sape (1959–2017), Papua New Guinean business leader, international netball player, coach, and administrator
• Janet Sarbanes, American author and a professor of creative writing and cultural studies
• Janet Sassoon (born 1963), American ballet dancer and teacher
• Janet Sawbridge (1947–2021), British ice dancer and figure skating coach
• Janet Sawicki, American cancer researcher and professor emeritus
• Janet Scarfe (born 1947), Australian academic and historian
• Janet Schaw (1730-1740-1800), Scottish traveler and diarist
• Janet Schulman (1933–2011), American author of children's books and editor
• Janet Schuster (born c. 1961), Canadian Paralympic and visually-impaired cross-country skier and physiotherapist
• Janet Scicluna, British businessperson
• Janet Scott, several people
• Janet Scudder (1869–1940), American sculptor and painter
• Janet Seeley (1905–1987), American college professor
• Janet Seidel (1955–2017), Australian jazz vocalist and pianist
• Janet Semple (born 1955), South African politician
• Janet Seymour-Smith (1930–1998), English translator and scholar
• Janet Shackleton (1928–2021), New Zealand hurdler
• Janet Shamlian (born 1962), American television reporter and correspondent
• Janet Shaw, several people
• Janet Sheather (1912–1945), Canadian swimmer
• Janet Sheen (born 1944), American actress
• Janet Shibley Hyde, British psychologist and professor
• Janet Siefert, American biologist
• Janet Simkin, British lichenologist
• Janet Simpson (1944–2010), English sprinter
• Janet Sinsheimer (1957–2023), American expert in statistical genetics
• Janet Sision, Kenyan actress
• Janet Smith, several people
• Janet Smylie, Métis family medicine physician
• Janet Snyder Matthews, American historian and author
• Janet Sobel (1893–1968), Ukrainian-born American painter
• Janet Soergel Mielke (born 1937), American politician and secretary
• Janet Sorg Stoltzfus (1931–2004), American educator
• Janet Soskice (born 1951), Canadian-born English Roman Catholic theologian and philosopher
• Janet Souto (born 1967), Spanish professional tennis player
• Janet Spens (1876–1963), Scottish literary scholar
• Janet Sprent (born 1934), British botanical scientist and emeritus professor
• Janet Sprintall, Australian-born American oceanographer
• Janet Staiger (born 1946), American professor emeritus of communication
• Janet Stancomb-Wills (1854–1932), British mayor and philanthropist
• Janet Stavinga, Canadian mayor
• Janet Steinbeck (born 1951), Australian competitive swimmer
• Janet Stephens, American hairstyle archaeologist
• Janet Sternburg (born 1943), American writer, poet, and photographer
• Janet Stevenson (1913–2009), American writer, teacher, and social activist
• Janet Stewart, several people
• Janet Strayer, German curler
• Janet Street-Porter (born 1946), English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality
• Janet Stuart Oldershaw Durham (1879–1969), American suffragist, clubwoman, lawyer, and politician
• Janet Stumbo (born 1954), American associate justice
• Janet Sung, American classical violinist
• Janet Susan Mary Hoffmann (born 1938), birth name of Viva (actress), American actress, writer, and former Warhol superstar
• Janet Sutherland (born 1957), English poet
• Janet Suzman (born 1939), South African-born British actress
• Janet T. Neff (born 1945), American senior district judge
• Janet Tai Landa, Canadian economist, researcher, and professor
• Janet Tamaro, American television writer, series creator, executive producer, and showrunner
• Janet Tashjian (born 1956), American writer
• Janet Tavakoli (born 1953), American finance- and investment writer
• Janet Taylor (1804–1870), English astronomer, navigation expert, mathematician, and meteorologist
• Janet Taylor Lisle (born 1947), American writer
• Janet Taylor Pickett (born 1948), American artist
• Janet Taylor Spence (1923–2015), American psychologist
• Janet Tedstone (born 1959), English cricketer
• Janet Teissier du Cros (1905–1990), Scottish writer, translator, broadcaster, and pianist
• Janet Tempest (1930–2021), Argentine-born British landowner and Catholic philanthropist
• Janet Thomas, Australian mathematician and educator
• Janet Thompson, several people
• Janet Thomson (born 1942), English geologist and Antarctic researcher
• Janet Thornton (born 1949), British senior scientist and director emeritus
• Janet Thurlow (1926–2022), American jazz singer
• Janet Tibbits (born 1967), Australian swimmer
• Janet Tobias, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Janet Todd (born 1942), British academic and author
• Janet Todd (kickboxer) (born 1985), American Muay Thai kickboxer
• Janet Toro (born 1963), Chilean performance artist
• Janet Treasure (born 1952), British psychiatrist
• Janet Trevelyan (1879–1956), British writer, social campaigner, and fundraiser
• Janet Trotter (born 1943), English academic and administrator
• Janet Trujillo, American politician
• Janet Truncale, American business executive
• Janet Turner, multiple people
• Janet Tyler (nurse) (born 1933), Australian registered nurse
• Janet van de Graaf (born 1965), Canadian improv artist and television actress
• Janet Varney, American actress, comedian, and voice artist
• Janet Vasconzuelos (born 1969), Peruvian volleyball player
• Janet Vaughan (1899–1993), British physiologist, academic, and academic administrator
• Janet Velie (1895–1992), American actress
• Janet Vernon, Australian wife of dancer and choreographer Graeme Murphy
• Janet Vestal Kelly (born 1976), American politician
• Janet Vidhi (born 1995), Indian professional squash player
• Janet Vitmayer (born 1952), British museum director
• Janet Vogel, American past member of doo-wop group The Skyliners
• Janet W. O'Brien, American politician
• Janet Waldo (1919–2016), American actress and voice artist
• Janet Walker, Canadian legal scholar, author, and professor
• Janet Walker (costumier) (1850–1940), Australian costumier and businesswoman
• Janet Wall (born 1949), American politician
• Janet Wallach (born 1942), American writer
• Janet Wallis (1858–1928), British philanthropist
• Janet Wanja (1984–2024), Kenyan volleyball player
• Janet Ward (1925–1995), American actress
• Janet Waring (1870–1941), American art historian
• Janet Watson (1923–1985), English geologist
• Janet Watson (linguist) (born 1959), British linguist, academic, and phonologist
• Janet Watt (born 1952), New Zealand badminton player
• Janet Webb (1930–1983), English actress
• Janet Weinberg (1955–2018), American LGBTQ activist, advocate for people with HIV/AIDS, and disability rights advocate
• Janet Weiss (born 1965), American rock drummer
• Janet Welch (1894–1959), English doctor
• Janet Wells (born 1957), New Zealand alpine skier
• Janet Wentz (1937–2003), American politician
• Janet Werner (born 1959), Canadian artist
• Janet Wesonga (born c. 1928), Ugandan local politician
• Janet Wheeler (born 1957), British composer and choral conductor
• Janet Whitaker, Baroness Whitaker (born 1936), British politician
• Janet Wilder Dakin (1910–1994), American philanthropist and zoologist
• Janet Wiley (1933–2010), American AAGPBL player
• Janet Williams, several people
• Janet Williamson (1862–1936), New Zealand nurse
• Janet Wilmshurst (born 1966), New Zealand palaeoecologist
• Janet Wilson (born 1948), New Zealand academic
• Janet Wilson James (1918–1987), American historian, educator, and pioneer
• Janet Wishart (?-1597), Scottish accused witch
• Janet Wittes, American statistician
• Janet Wolfe (1933–1951), American professional wrestler
• Janet Wolfson de Botton (born 1952), British art collector and philanthropist
• Janet Woodcock (born 1948), American physician and pharmacologist
• Janet Woods (1912–1998), English photographer and hostess
• Janet Woollacott (1939–2011), English-born French singer
• Janet Woollard (born 1955), Australian politician
• Janet Wright (1945–2016), English-born Canadian actress and theater director
• Janet Wu, American TV presenter, journalist, and teacher
• Janet Yale, Canadian telecommunications lawyer and association executive
• Janet Yang (born 1956), American film producer
• Janet Yang Rohr, American politician
• Janet Yates, Northern Irish archer
• Janet Yawson (born 1957), Ghanaian long jumper
• Janet Yee (1934–2019), Singaporean social worker and children's rights advocate
• Janet Yellen (born 1946), American economist
• Janet Young, several people
• Janet Zaph Briggs (1912–1974), American metallurgist
• Janet Zarish (born 1954), American actress, director, and teacher
• Janet Zollinger Giele (born 1934), American sociologist and professor emerita
• Janet Zweig (born 1950), American artist

• Janat Ansari (born 1970), Nepalese politician
• Janat Gul, alternate name of Hammdidullah, Afghan prisoner of the U.S.
• Janat Gul (cricketer) (born 1991), Afghan cricketer
• Janat Mukwaya (born 1951), Ugandan politician

• Janeth Arcain (born 1969), Brazilian WNBA player
• Janeth Caizalitín (born 1974), Ecuadorian athlete
• Janeth Jepkosgei (born 1983), Kenyan middle-distance runner
• Janeth Magufuli (born 1960), Tanzanian educator and former First Lady of Tanzania
• Janeth Morón (born 1988), Bolivian footballer
• Janeth Mumtaz Deen, Australian community figure
• Janeth Pangamwene (born 2000), Tanzanian professional footballer
• Janeth Shija, Tanzanian professional footballer

• Żaneta Glanc (born 1983), Polish discus thrower
• Żaneta Skowrońska (born 1979), Polish dressage rider

• Janet, in the video game Brawl Stars
• Janet, in the US fantasy comedy TV series The Good Place, played by D'Arcy Carden
• Janet, in the UK children's drama TV series Grange Hill, played by Stella Haime
• Janet, in the fantasy novel Tam Lin. She is alternately named "Margaret" in many versions.
• Janet, in the video game Quake Live
• Janet Barch, in the US adult animated sitcom Daria, voiced by Ashley Albert
• Janet Barlow, in the UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by Judith Barker
• Janet Bergman Collins, in the US TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow, played by Marian Hailey, Sandy Robinson, Fran Sharon, Ellen Spencer, and Millee Taggart
• Janet Bhai, in the Japanese manga and anime Black Lagoon, voiced by Miki Nagasawa (Japanese) and Kelly Sheridan (English)
• Janet Buckley, in the UK play Peril at End House, played by Nancy Poultney (1940) and Joan Hart (1945)
• Janet Chant, in Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci fantasy novel series
• Janet Ciccone, in the US soap opera As the World Turns, played by Julie Pinson
• Janet Cruise, in the 1988 US science fiction film Mac and Me, played by Christine Ebersole
• Janet Cunningham, in the 2009 US horror film The Final Destination, played by Haley Webb
• Janet Darling, in the US teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All, played by Elizabeth Hess
• Janet Dawkins, in the UK TV sitcom My Hero, played by Emily Joyce
• Janet Dent, in the UK soap opera Coronation Street, played by Linda Clark
• Janet Drake, Tim Drake's mother
• Janet Fraiser, in the science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, played by Teryl Rothery
• Janet Garrison, in the US animated TV series South Park, voiced by Trey Parker
• Janet Gavin, in the US comedy-drama TV series Rescue Me, played by Andrea Roth
• Janet Green, in the soap opera All My Children, played by Kate Collins, Melody Anderson, and Robin Mattson
• Janet Keogh, in the UK TV sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, played by Sheridan Smith
• Janet Kim, in the Canadian TV sitcom Kim's Convenience, played by Andrea Bang
• Janet King, several characters
• Janet Kirk, in the Australian TV soap opera Neighbours, played by Roberta Connelly
• Janet Meadows, in the US drama TV series October Road, played by Rebecca Field
• Janet Mitchell, in the soap opera EastEnders, played by child actress Grace
• Janet Nelson Jr., in the animated TV series Johnny Test, voiced by Kathleen Barr
• Janet O'Flynn, in the 2009 film Survival of the Dead, played by Kathleen Munroe
• Janet Pearson, in the 1989 US independent coming-of-age comedy film She's Out of Control, played by Catherine Hicks
• Janet Petty, in the US TV series The Flash, played by Bethany Brown
• Janet Reid, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Judith Barker
• Janet Scott, in the UK TV series Scott & Bailey, played by Lesley Sharp
• Janet Sosna, in the US teen drama TV series Beverly Hills, 90210, played by Lindsay Price
• Janet St. Clair, in the UK children's drama TV series Grange Hill, played by Simone Nylander
• Janet Stein, in Pride (comics)
• Janet Thompson, in the film serial The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, played by Marjorie Lord
• Janet van Dyne, a.k.a. the Wasp, in the Marvel Universe
• Janet Weiss, in the 1975 independent musical comedy horror film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, played by Susan Sarandon
• Janet Wood, in the US TV sitcom Three's Company, played by Joyce DeWitt
• Janet York, in the US TV series 24, played by Jacqui Maxwell