Women Named Johanna
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland's first female Prime Minister (incumbent) and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.
- Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, a.k.a. Yohanna, an Icelandic singer who was Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 singing "Is It True?"
- Johanna Asplund, bassist in the Swedish rock band Sahara Hotnights
- Johanna Barker, character in Steven Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- Johanna Berglind, Swedish sign language educator
- Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, Swedish writer
- Johanna Edwards, American novelist
- Johanna Fateman, American musician, writer and editor, former bandmember of punk band LeTigre
- Johanna Griggs, Australian sportsperson and television personality
- Johanna Hedén, Swedish obstetrician
- Johanna Lind, 1993 Miss Sweden
- Johanna Dorothea Lindenaer, Dutch writer
- Johanna Lindsey, American author of romance novels
- Johanna Löfblad, Swedish actress
- Johanna Loisinger, opera singer
- Johanna Nichols, linguist at UC Berkeley, known for inventing research techniques for the deep prehistory of languages, and for her mastery of Caucasian languages like Chechen
- Johanna Ray, American casting director and producer
- Johanna Schaller-Klier, retired German Olympic hurdler and Olympic gold medallist
- Johanna von Schoultz, Finnish opera singer
- Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, famous for Heidi
- Johanna de Timmerman, Dutch poet
- Johanna Wattier, Dutch actress
- Johanna Sophia of Bavaria, Duchess consort of Austria
- Johanna Adwah Ayima Kjærbo, Danish topmodel
- Johanna Jacobsen, English teacher, Waterford High School, Waterford CT
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