Ellen

Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor and Helen. Ellen is the 666th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden (2004). People named Ellen include: Ellen Alaküla (1927–2011), Estonian actress Ellen Anckarsvärd (1833-1898), Swedish feminist Ellen Barkin (born 1954), American actress Ellen Burstyn (born 1932), American actress Ellen Carter (1762-1815), English artist Ellen Cleghorne (born 1965), American comedian and actress Ellen Craswell (1932-2008), American politician Ellen DeGeneres (born 1958) American comedian, actress, and talk-show host Ellen Dissanayake, anthropologist and author Ellen Estes (born 1978), American water polo player Ellen Foley (born 1951), American singer and actress Ellen Fries (1855-1900), Swedish feminist and writer, first woman to be awarded a PhD in Sweden Ellen Gallagher (born 1965), American artist Ellen Kaarma (1928-1973), Estonian actress Ellen Key (1849-1926), Swedish feminist writer and suffragette Ellen Liiger (1918–1987), Estonian actress Ellen MacArthur (born 1976), British yachtswoman Ellen McIlwaine (born 1945), American musician Ellen McLain, American voice actress Ellen Muth (born 1981), American actress Ellen Nikolaysen (born 1951), Norwegian actress Ellen Page (born 1987), Canadian actress Ellen Pao (born 1970), American lawyer and the former interim chief executive officer of Internet company Reddit Inc. Ellen Pompeo (born 1969), American actress Ellen Sauerbrey (born 1937), American politician Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938), President of Liberia Ellen Roche, is a Brazilian actress and mode