Helene () is a female given name, a French variant of Helen. Helen is ultimately from Greek Ἑλένη.
The name is used in many other languages. Name days: Hungary (as Helén) – October 14, Estonia – August 18, Greece (as Ελένη) – May 21.
People with the given name Helene Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814–1858), Duchess of Orléans Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951), Duchess of Aosta, second daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834–1890), Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1857–1936), great-granddaughter of Paul I of Russia Hélène Adant (1903–1985), Russian-born French philosopher Hélène Agofroy (born 1953), French artist Hélène Ahrweiler (1926–2026), Greek Byzantinologist Hélène Aholou Keke, Beninese lawyer and politician Hélène Alarie (1941–2023), Canadian politician Helene Aldwinckle (1920–2020), British translator and gallerist Heléne Alexopoulos, American ballet dancer Hélène Marie Antigna (1837–1918), French painter Helena Antipoff (1892–1974), Brazilian psychologist Hélène Arpels, French model and shoe designer Helène Aylon (1931–2020), American multimedia, eco-feminist artist and educator Hélène Baillargeon (1916–1997), Canadian singer, actor and folklorist Hélène Barcelo (born 1954), Canadian-American mathematician Hélène de Beauvoir (1910–2001), French painter Helene Bechstein (1876–1951), German socialite and businesswoman Hélène Bellosta (1946–2011), French historian of mathematics Hélène Benichou-Safar, French historian, archaeologist, epigraphist and Semiticist Helene Thomas Bennett (1901–1988), American bacteriologist and businesswoman Helene Benveniste, Danish academic Hélène Bergès (born 1966), French biologist Helene Bergsholm (born 1992), Norwegian actress Hélène Berr (1921–1945), French note writer Hélène Bertaux (1825–1909), French sculptor and women's rights advocate Helene Bielansky (born 1931), Austrian hurdler Helene Billgren (born 1952), Swedish artist Hélène Binet, Swiss-French architectural photographer Hélène Bischler (1932–2005), French botanist and bryologist Hélène Bizot (born 1973), French actress Heléne Björklund (born 1972), Swedish politician Helene Blum, Danish folk music singer Helene Böhlau (1859–1940), German writer Hélène Boivin (born 1959), Canadian swimmer Helene Bøksle (born 1981), Norwegian singer and actress Helene von Bolváry (1892–1943), Hungarian actress Hélène Bons (1903–1999), French high jumper Hélène Boschi (1917–1990), Franco-Swiss pianist Hélène Boucher (1908–1934), French pilot Hélène Bouchet (born 1980), French ballet dancer Hélène Bouchez, French conductor Hélène Bouchiat (born 1958), French physicist Hélène Boudreau (born 1969), Canadian children's author Hélène Bourdages (born 1959), Canadian fencer Hélène Bourgault (1945–2006), Canadian video and film artist Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc (born 1974), Canadian actress Hélène Bouvier (1905–1978), French operatic mezzo-soprano Helene Brandt (1936–2013), American sculptor Hélène Brasseur (born 2002), Belgian field hockey player Helene Brehm (1862–1932), German poet and teacher Hélène Breschand (born 1966), French harpist and composer Helene Bresslau Schweitzer (1879–1957), German medical missionary, nurse, social worker, linguist, public medicine enthusiast, editor, feminist, sociologist and wife of Albert Schweitzer Helene von Breuning (1750–1838), German noblewoman Hélène Brion (1882–1962), French socialist feminist Helene Hathaway Britton (1879–1950), American baseball executive Hélène Brodeur (1923–2010), Canadian writer Helene Darrell Brown, Bermudian politician Helene Liliendahl Brydensholt (born 1987), Danish politician Helene Budliger Artieda, Swiss diplomat Hélène Cadou (1922–2014), French poet and writer Hélène Campbell (born 1991), Canadian activist Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929–2023), French historian Hélène Cazès-Benatar (1898–1979), Moroccan Jewish lawyer and human rights activist Hélène Cedet (born 1965), French tennis player Helene Chadwick (1897–1940), American actress Hélène Chanel (born 1941), French actress Hélène Châtelain (1935–2020), French actress Helene Christaller (1872–1953), German Protestant writer Helene Chung Martin (born 1945), Australian journalist Hélène Cixous (born 1937), French writer Helene Clarkson, Canadian actress Helene S. Coleman (1925–2021), former president of the National Council of Jewish Women in United States of America Hélène Connart (born 1988), Belgian kickboxer Hélène Contostavlos (1903–1963), French-born Greek tennis player Hélène Conway-Mouret (born 1960), French politician Helene Cooper (born 1966), Liberian-born American journalist Hélène Cortin (born 1972), French rower Helene Costello (1906–1957), American actress Hélène Courtois, French astrophysicist Helene Cramer (1844–1916), German painter Helene Cronin, American singer-songwriter Hélène Cuenat (1931–2022), French anti-colonial activist Hélène Cuvigny, French historian Heléne Dahlberg (born 1971), Swedish biathlete Helene von Damm (born 1938), Austrian-born American diplomat Hélène Daneault (born 1961), Canadian politician Hélène Darly (1900–1994), French actress Hélène Darroze (born 1967), French chef Hélène David (born 1953), Canadian politician Hélène Defrance (born 1986), French sailor Hélène Delmée (born 1987), Belgian field hockey player Helene Demuth (1820–1890), housekeeper of Karl Marx Hélène Deschamps Adams (1921–2006), United States intelligence agency member Hélène Desputeaux (born 1959), Canadian educator, writer and illustrator Helene Deutsch (1884–1982), American psychoanalyst Helene Diamantides, fell runner Hélène Diarra (c. 1955–2021), Malian actress Hélène R. Dickel, American astronomer Helene Dietrich (born 1960), German footballer Helene Dillard, American plant pathologist Helene Dolgoruki (1789–1860), Russian noblewoman Hélène Dorion (born 1958), Canadian poet and writer Helene von Druskowitz (1856–c. 1918), Austrian philosopher, writer and music critic Hélène Dubreuil (born 1967), French set decorator Hélène Duc (1917–2014), French actress Helene Duhamel, American politician and judge Hélène Durand (1883–1934), Belgian botanist and botanical artist Hélène Dutrieu (1877–1961), French cyclist, stunt driver and aviator Hélène Edlund (1858–1941), Swedish photographer Hélène Egger (1929–2024), Dutch Holocaust survivor Helene Elliott, American sportswriter Helene von Engelhardt (1850–1910), Baltic German poet, writer and translator Helene Engelmann (1898–1985), Austrian pair skater Hélène Esnault (born 1953), French mathematician Hélène Ezanno (born 1984), French rugby union player Hélène Fargier, French computer scientist Helene Gigstad Fauske (born 1997), Norwegian handball player Hélène Feillet (c. 1812–1889), French lithographer and painter Hélène Fercocq (born 1998), French association footballer Helene Ferris, first second-career female rabbi Helene Fesenmaier (1937–2013), American painter and sculptor Hélène Fillières (born 1972), French actress, film director and screenwriter Helene Fischer (born 1984), German singer Helene Fladmark (born 1966), Norwegian politician Hélène Flautre (born 1958), French politician Helene Fleischer (1899–1941), German politician Hélène Fleury-Roy (1876–1957), French composer Hélène Florent (born 1974), Canadian actress Helene P. Foley (born 1942), American classical philosopher Helene von Forster (1859–1923), German women's rights activist Helene Fortunoff (1933–2021), American businesswoman Hélène de Fougerolles (born 1973), French actress Hélène Franco (born 1971), French magistrate and politician Helene Frank, Danish singer Hélène Frankowska, Polish and French mathematician Heléne Fritzon (born 1960), Swedish politician Helene Funke (1869–1957), German painter Hélène Gassin (born 1975), French politician Helene D. Gayle (born 1955), American pediatric and humanitarian Helene Auguste Geisen-Volk, American serial killer Hélène Geoffroy (born 1970), French politician Hélène Gestern (born 1971), French writer Hélène de Gingins (1828–1905), Swiss salonnière and feminist Hélène Girard, Canadian film editor Hélène Gordon-Lazareff (1909–1988), French journalist Hélène Goudin (born 1956), Swedish politician Helene Granqvist (born 1970), Swedish curler Hélène Grémillon (born 1977), French writer Hélène Grenier (1900–1992), Canadian librarian Hélène Grimaud (born 1969), French pianist H. A. Guerber (1859–1929), American writer Helene Guerin, French opera composer Helene Hagan, American anthropologist Helene Hale (1918–2013), American politician Helene Hanff (1916–1997), American dramatist Helene Hansen (sailor) (born 1968), Danish sailor Hélène Harbec (born 1946), Canadian writer Hélène Harder, French-German director Hélène Hatzfeld (born 1950), French political scientist Helene Hayman, Baroness Hayman (born 1949), British politician Helene Hecht (1854–1940), German art collector Helene Hegemann (born 1992), German writer, director and actress Helene Hellmark Knutsson (born 1969), Swedish politician Hélène Hendriks (born 1980), Dutch television presenter Helene Herzbrun (1921–1984), American painter Hélène Hesters (born 2005), Belgian cyclist Helene Hewitt, British climate scientist Helene Hibben (1882–1968), American sculptor Hélène Hillion-Guillemin (born 1969), French footballer Helene Holzman (1891–1968), German painter and author Helene Hovanec, American children's puzzle book writer Hélène Huart (born 1965), French hurdler Hélène Huby, French rocket and space scientist Hélène Iswolsky (1896–1975), Russian noblewoman, anti-communist political refugee, writer, translator and journalist Helene Jarmer (born 1971), Austrian politician Hélène Jégado (1803–1852), French serial killer Helene Jensen, Danish curler Helene Johnson (1906–1995), American poet Helene Jonsson (born 1971), Swedish curler Hélène Jourdan-Morhange (1888–1961), French violinist Hélène Joy (born 1978), Australian actress Helene Jung (1887–1975), German opera singer Helene J. Kantor (1919–1993), American architect Helene Kappler (born 1973), Venezuelan tennis player Helene Karastoyanova (born 1933), Bulgarian composer Hélène Karbanov (born 2004), French rhythmic gymnast Hélène Kaziende (born 1967), Nigerian educator, journalist and writer Helene Keeley (born 1965), American politician Helene Khatskels (1882–1973), Yiddish children's educator and writer Helene Kindberg (born 1998), Danish handball player Helene Kirkegaard (born 1971), Danish badminton player Helene Kirsch (1906–1999), German politician Helene Koch (born 1967), Swedish professional golfer Helene Koppejan (1927–1998), Dutch astrologer and entrepreneur Hélène Koscielniak, Canadian novelist Hélene Kotchoubey (1812–1888), Russian noblewoman Helene Kottanner, Hungarian courtier and writer Helene Kröller-Müller (1869–1939), German art collector Helene Amalie Krupp (1732–1810), German industrialist Helene Kullman (1920–1943), Estonian intelligence agent Helene Kulsrud (1933–2025), computer scientist Hélène Labarrière (born 1963), French jazz musician Hélène Lam Trong, French documentary filmmaker Hélène Landemore, French political scientist Helene Langevin, American neurological scientist Hélène Langevin-Joliot (born 1927), French physicist Helene Lapierre, research scientist for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Hélène Laporte (born 1978), French politician Hélène Laverdière (born 1955), Canadian politician Hélène Le Gal (born 1967), French diplomat Hélène LeBlanc (born 1958), Canadian politician Helene Lecher (1865–1929), Austrian philanthropist Hélène Ledoux (born 1963), French rower Hélène Lee, French journalist Hélène Lefebvre (born 1991), French rower Hélène Lenoir (born 1955), French writer Helene Liebmann (1795–1835), German pianist and composer Hélène Lindqvist, Swedish singer Hélène Lipietz (born 1958), French politician Hélène Loiselle (1928–2013), Canadian actress Hélène Louvart (born 1964), French cinematographer