Famous People with Name Jane

Jane Luu            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jane Luu: a Vietnamese American astronomer.As a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley[3] and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she worked with David C. Jewitt to discover the Kuiper Belt.[1] In 1992, after five years of observation, they found the first known Kuiper Belt object, using the University of Hawaii's 2.2 meter telescope on Mauna Kea.[4] This object is (15760) 1992 QB1, which she and Jewitt nicknamed "Smiley".[2] The American Astronomical Society awarded Luu the Annie J. Cannon Award in Astronomy in 1991. In 1992, Luu received a Hubble Fellowship from the University of California, Berkeley. The asteroid 5430 Luu is named in her honor.[5]

Jane Jacobs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jane Jacobs: was an American-born Canadian urbanist, writer and activist. She is best known for “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” (1961), a powerful critique of the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in the United States. The book has been credited with reaching beyond planning issues to influence the spirit of the times.During her first several years in the city, Jacobs held a variety of jobs, working mainly as a stenographer and freelance writer, often writing about working districts in the city. These experiences, she later said, “… gave me more of a notion of what was going on in the city and what business was like, what work was like.” Her first job was for a trade magazine, first as a secretary, then as an editor.

Jane Fulton Alt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jane Fulton Alt: is an American photographer who explores issues of love, loss, and spirituality in her work.Jane Fulton Alt was born in Chicago in 1951 and has been active in the arts much of her lifetime. She grew up with parents who were avid collectors and began activ

Jane Kerr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jane Kerr: is a former international butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada.

Jane Therese Curtin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jane Therese Curtin: is an Emmy Award-winning American actress and comedienne. She starred in such hits, as The Coneheads and more recently The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines. Curtin was also an actor and cast member on Saturday Night Live.

Jesse Jane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jesse Jane: is an American pornographic actress and model. Jane was a military brat, growing up on military bases in the Midwestern United States playing soccer. After extensive dance training, she became her high school's top varsity cheerleader.