Elena (given name)
Name list
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Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena (less common).[1]
Other common variants are Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian); Alenka (Slovenian); Alyona (Russian); Elene (Georgian); Helen (English); Hélène (French); Helena (Latin, Polish); Eliana (Portuguese); Eline (Dutch, Norwegian, Sranan Tongo); Ileana (Romanian, Italian, Spanish); Ilona (Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian); Ilana (Greek); Olena (Ukrainian); Leena (Finnish); and Elena/Yelena/Jelena (Russian, Serbian, Croatian).[2]
Notable people
Given name
A–K
- Elena Abelson (1904–1993), better known as Tamara Talbot Rice, Russian-English art historian
- Elena Abramovich (born 1981), Belarusian handball player
- Elena Agafonnikova (born 1965), Russian basketball player
- Elena Aiello (1895–1961), Italian blessed
- Elena Akselrod, Russian poet and translator
- Elena Albu (1949–2003), Romanian actress
- Elena Aldunate (1925–2005), Chilean journalist and writer
- Elena Alexandrova (born 1950), Soviet figure skater
- Elena Alexieva (born 1975), Bulgarian writer
- Elena Alistar (1873–1955), Bessarabian politician
- Elena Allen (born 1972), British sport shooter
- Elena Altieri (1916–1997), Italian actress
- Elena Altsjoel (born 1964), Belarusian draughts player
- Elena Amat Calderón (1910–2006), Spanish university professor and archivist
- Elena Amato (born 1983), Italian gymnast
- Elena Anagnostopoulou (born 1967), Greek theoretical linguist
- Elena Anaya (born 1975), Spanish actress
- Elena Andreianova (1819–1957), Russian dancer
- Elena Andreicheva, Ukrainian documentary filmmaker
- Elena Andrieș (born 1994), Romanian weightlifter
- Elena Anguissola, 16th-century Italian artist
- Elena Aniushina (born 1993), Russian canoeist
- Elena Antoci (born 1975), Romanian middle-distance runner
- Elena Oana Antonescu (born 1979), Romanian politician
- Elena Apreleva (1846–1923), Russian writer
- Elena Aprile (born 1954), Italian experimental particle physicist
- Elena Arenas (born 2001), American artistic gymnast
- Elena Arifova (born 1972), Azerbaijani football player
- Elena Aristodimou (born 2002), Cypriot footballer
- Elena Arizmendi Mejía (1884–1949), Mexican feminist writer
- Elena Artamendi (born 1939), Spanish gymnast
- Elena Arzak (born 1969), Spanish chef
- Elena Arzhakova (born 1989), Russian runner who specializes in the middle-distance events
- Elena Asachi (1789–1877), Romanian pianist, singer and composer
- Elena Asimakopoulou (born 1984), Greek model
- Elena Azarova (born 1973), Russian synchronized swimmer
- Elena Bacaloglu (1878–c. 1947), Romanian journalist, literary critic, novelist and fascist militant
- Elena Bajo, Spanish painter
- Elena Ballesteros (born 1981), Spanish actress
- Elena Balletti (1686–1771), Italian actress and writer
- Elena Baltacha (1983–2014), British tennis player, born in Kyiv
- Elena Baranova (born 1972), Russian basketball player
- Elena Baravilala (born 1988), Fijian singer-songwriter
- Elena Barolo (born 1982), Italian actress, showgirl and vlogger
- Elena Barozzi (1514–1580), Venezuelan patrician
- Elena Barulina (1895–1957), Russian Soviet botanist and geneticist, expert on lentils.
- Elena Bascone (born 1995), Italian political economist
- Elena Băsescu (born 1980), Romanian politician
- Elena Bashir, American linguist
- Elena Bashkirova, Russian-Israeli classical pianist
- Elena Basile (born 1959), Italian diplomat and author
- Elena Batalova (born 1964), Russian freestyle skier
- Elena Batanova (born 1964), Soviet figure skater
- Elena Bechke (born 1966), Russian pair skater
- Elena Becker-Barroso, Spanish molecular biologist
- Elena Alexandrina Bednarik (1883–1939), Romanian painter
- Elena Beglova (born 1987), Russian basketball player
- Elena Belci (born 1964), Italian speed skater
- Elena Belle (born 1985), Swedish model
- Elena Bellò (born 1997), Italian middle-distance runner
- Elena Belova, several people
- Elena Benarroch (born 1955), Spanish fashion designer
- Elena Benítez (born 1966), Spanish taekwondo practitioner
- Elena Bennett (born 1972), American systems ecologist
- Elena Berezhnaya (born 1977), Russian pair skater
- Elena Berezovich (born 1966), Russian linguist
- Elena Berkova (born 1985), Russian model, television presenter, singer and actress
- Elena Berlato (born 1988), Italian cyclist
- Elena Berta (born 1992), Italian sailor
- Elena Bertocchi (born 1994), Italian diver
- Elena Besley, British computational chemist and researcher
- Elena Besova (born 1966), Russian judoka
- Elena Bianchini-Cappelli (1873–1919), Italian opera singer
- Elena Bibescu (1855–1902), Romanian noblewoman and pianist
- Elena Bineva (born 1999), Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Bissolati (born 1997), Italian cyclist
- Elena Blasco, Spanish multidisciplinary artist
- Elena Bobrovskaya (born 1975), Kyrgyzstani athlete
- Elena Bodnarenco (1965–2022), Moldovan politician
- Elena Boeva (born 1985), Bulgarian model and actress
- Elena Bogdan (born 1992), Romanian tennis player
- Elena Boldyreva (born 1961), Russian chemist
- Elena Boledovičová (born 1953), Slovak handball player
- Elena Bolotina (born 1997), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Bomeshko (born 1950), Transnistrian politician
- Elena Bondar (born 1958), Romanian rower
- Elena Bonetti (born 1974), Italian politician
- Elena Maria Bonfanti (born 1988), Italian sprinter
- Elena Borstein (born 1946), American artist
- Elena Botchorichvili, Georgian-Canadian writer
- Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, (born 1963), Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Lugo
- Elena Bouryka (born 1983), Russian-Italian actress
- Elena Bovina (born 1983), Russian tennis player
- Elena Božić Talijan (born 1970), Serbian politician
- Elena Brambilla (1942–2018), Italian historian
- Elena Braslavsky, American pianist of Russian descent
- Elena Braverman (born 1961), Russian, Israeli, and Canadian mathematician
- Elena Brejniva (born 1990), Russian cyclist
- Elena Brezányiová (born 1958), Slovak handball player
- Elena Brioukhovets (born 1971), Soviet-Ukrainian tennis player
- Elena Brockmann (1867–1946), Spanish artist
- Elena Brugger (born 1997), German freestyle wrestler
- Elena Buglova, IAEA administrator
- Elena Bukreeva (born 1965), Soviet gymnast
- Elena Bulgakova (1893–1970), Soviet author and intellectual
- Elena Bunina (born 1976), Russian mathematician
- Elena Burkard (born 1992), German long-distance runner
- Elena Burke (1928–2002), Cuban singer
- Elena Busso (born 1976), Italian volleyball player
- Elena Butnaru (born 1975), Romanian volleyball player
- Elena Karina Byrne, American poet
- Elena Caffarena (1903–2003), Chilean lawyer, jurist and politician
- Elena Gatti Caporaso (1918–1999), Italian politician
- Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887–1929), Romanian aviator
- Elena Carapetis (born 1970), Greek-Australian actress
- Elena Carraro (born 2001), Italian hurdler
- Elena Carrión (born 1970), Spanish field hockey player
- Elena Carter Richardson (1948–2006), American ballerina and dance instructor
- Elena Cassin (1909–2011), Italian oriental scholar
- Elena Catena (1920–2012), Spanish academic
- Elena Cattaneo (born 1962), Italian academic
- Elena Cazzulani (1920–2007), Italian writer and poet
- Elena Ceampelea (born 1947), Romanian artistic gymnast
- Elena Ceaușescu (1916–1989), wife of former Romanian head of state Nicolae Ceaușescu
- Elena Cecchini (born 1992), Italian cyclist
- Elena Celledoni (born 1967), Italian mathematician
- Elena Cernei (1924–2000), Romanian opera singer
- Elena Chalova (born 1987), Russian tennis player
- Elena Chebanu (born 1981), Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Paralympic sprinter
- Elena Chernenko, multiple people
- Elena Chiozza (1919–2011), Argentine geographer
- Elena Chistilina (born 1982), Russian Paralympic athlete
- Elena Chizhova, Russian translator and writer
- Elena Chudinova (born 1959), Russian writer
- Elena Colas (born 2010), French artistic gymnast
- Elena Congost (born 1987), Spanish Paralympic athlete
- Elena Conis (born 1974), American historian of medicine
- Elena Constantinescu (1925–2005), British nightclub owner and spy
- Elena Conterno (born 1969), Peruvian economist and politician
- Elena Conti (born 1967), Italian biochemist
- Elena Corregido (born 1956), Argentine politician
- Elena-Luminița Cosma (born 1972), Romanian chess player
- Elena Cotta (born 1931), Italian actress
- Elena Cuoco, Italian astrophysicist and professor
- Elena Curtoni (born 1991), Italian alpine skier
- Elena Cuza (1825–1909), Romanian noble and philanthropist
- Elena D'Amario (born 1990), Italian dancer and choreographer
- Elena D'Angri (1824–1886), Greek opera singer
- Elena Dabija, Moldovan librarian and activist
- Elena Dache (born 1997), Romanian handball player
- Elena Dami (born 1999), Italian curler
- Elena Damiani (born 1979), Peruvian visual artist
- Elena Dan, Romanian opera singer
- Elena Danilova (born 1987), Russian footballer
- Elena Darikovich, Russian photographer
- Elena Abramovna Davidovich (1922–2013), Russian archaeologist and numismatist
- Elena D'Elia (born 2005), Italian singer-songwriter
- Elena Delle Donne (born 1989), American basketball player
- Elena Dementieva (born 1981), Russian former tennis player
- Elena Denchtchik (born 1973), Russian footballer
- Elena Denisova (born 1963), Austrian violinist
- Elena Desderi (born 1967), Italian cross-country skier
- Elena Deza (born 1961), Russian mathematician
- Elena Dhont (born 1998), Belgian footballer
- Elena Di Cioccio (born 1974), Italian actress
- Elena Di Girolamo, Argentine politician
- Elena Di Liddo (born 1993), Italian swimmer
- Elena Dimitrakopoulou (born 1977), Greek sailor
- Elena Dobrițoiu (born 1957), Romanian rower
- Elena Dobronravova (1932–1999), Russian actress
- Elena Dolgopolova (born 1980), Russian gymnast
- Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya (1957–2012), Soviet-born American chess player
- Elena Donati (born 1974), Italian swimmer
- Elena Donazzan (born 1972), Italian politician
- Elena Dorfman, American fine art photographer
- Elena Doronina (born 1981), Russian bobsledder
- Elena Dostatni (born 1983), Russian ice dancer
- Elena Dostay (born 1969), Russian archer
- Elena J. Duarte, American lawyer
- Elena Duggan (born 1983), Australian cook
- Elena Duglioli (c. 1472–1520), Italian Roman Catholic aristocrat
- Elena Durán (born 1949), American flautist
- Elena Dzamashvili (1942–2020), Georgian pianist
- Elena Elagina (1949–2022), Russian artist
- Elena Elfimova (born 1972), Russian volleyball player
- Elena Eliseenko (born 1959), Soviet tennis player
- Elena Engel, American film producer
- Elena Epuran (born 1931), Romanian alpine skier
- Elena Erbakova, Russian actress
- Elena Eremina (born 2001), Russian artistic gymnast
- Elena Erighina (born 1996), Moldovan weightlifter
- Elena Erosheva, Russian statistician and social scientist
- Elena Eskina (born 1976), retired Russian field hockey player and umpire
- Elena Espinosa (born 1960), Spanish politician
- Elena Esposito (born 1960), Italian sociologist
- Elena Evseeva (born 1982), Russian ballerina
- Elena Ezhova (born 1977), Russian volleyball player
- Elena Fabrizi (1915–1993), Italian actress
- Elena Fanailova (born 1962), Russian poet
- Elena Fanchini (1985–2023), Italian alpine skier
- Elena Farago (1878–1954), Romanian poet, translator and children's author
- Elena Fatalibekova (born 1947), Russian chess player
- Elena Fattori (born 1966), Italian politician from Rimini
- Elena Favilli (born 1982), Italian author and entrepreneur
- Elena Aída Fernicola, Argentine politician
- Elena Fernández (born 1956), Spanish operations researcher
- Elena Ferrante (active 1992–present), pseudonymous Italian novelist
- Elena Ferrari, Italian computer scientist
- Elena Ferretti, Italian singer
- Elena Fidatov (born 1960), Romanian runner
- Elena Filipovska, Macedonian philologist, teacher and writer
- Elena Filonova, French classical pianist
- Elena Fiore (1914–1983), Italian actress
- Elena Firsova (born 1950), Russian composer
- Elena Florica (born 1992), Romanian handball player
- Elena Fomicheva (born 1987), Russian musician
- Elena Fomina (born 1979), Russian footballer
- Elena Fonseca (1930–2024), Uruguayan activist and radio journalist
- Elena Forbes, English writer
- Elena Ford (born 1966), American businesswoman
- Elena Fortún (1886–1952), Spanish author
- Elena Franchi (born 1996), Italian cyclist
- Elena Freda (1890–1978), Italian mathematician and mathematical physicist
- Elena Frías de Chávez (born 1935), mother of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, Aníbal José Chávez Frías, Adán Chávez and granddaughter of Pedro Pérez Delgado
- Elena Frolova (born 1969), Russian-Latvian singer
- Elena Frumosu (born 1968), Moldovan politician
- Elena Fuentes-Afflick, American pediatrician
- Elena Furiase (born 1988), Spanish actress
- Elena Gadel (born 1982), Spanish singer
- Elena Gaja (born 1946), Romanian mezzo-soprano opera singer
- Elena de Galantha (1890–1986), American histologist
- Elena Galiabovitch (born 1989), Australian sport shooter
- Elena Galoppini, Italian chemist
- Elena Garanina (born 1956), Soviet ice dancer
- Elena García Armada (born 1971), Spanish engineer
- Elena Garro (1916–1998), Mexican writer
- Elena Gaskell (born 2001), Canadian freestyle skier
- Eléna Gee (born 1949), New Zealand jeweller
- Elena Gemo (born 1987), Italian swimmer
- Elena Georgescu (born 1964), Romanian rower
- Elena Georgieva (1930–2007), Bulgarian linguist
- Elena Georgieva (gymnast) (born 1947), Bulgarian gymnast
- Elena Georgievskaya (born 1980), Russian author and politician
- Elena Gerasimova (born 2004), Russian artistic gymnast
- Elena Gerhardt (1883–1961), German opera singer
- Elena Gheorghe (born 1985), Romanian singer; known for her hits "The Balkan Girls" and "Disco Romancing"
- Elena Gianini Belotti (1929–2022), Italian writer, teacher and activist
- Elena Gibson (born 1976), English dancer
- Elena Gigli (born 1985), Italian water polo player
- Elena Gilels (1948–1996), Russian pianist
- Elena Ginko (born 1976), Belarusian race walker
- Elena Giurcă (1946–2013), Romanian rower
- Elena Gjeorgjievska (born 1990), Macedonian handball player
- Elena Glinskaya, grand princess of Moscow
- Elena Glurjidze, Georgian ballet dancer
- Elena Gnesina (1874–1967), Russian composer and teacher
- Elena Gogoleva (1900–1993), Soviet and Russian actress
- Elena Goh Ling Yin (born 1996), Malaysian race walker
- Elena Golovina (born 1961), Russian biathlete
- Elena Gómez (born 1985), Spanish gymnast
- Elena González-Moñux, Spanish politician
- Elena Goode (born 1983), American actress
- Elena Gorohova (born 1972), Moldovan biathlete
- Elena Gorokhova (1933–2014), Russian painter
- Elena Gorokhova (writer) (born 1955), Russian writer
- Elena Gorolová (born 1969), Czech human rights defender
- Elena Gorlova (born 1981), Russian Paralympic athlete
- Ellie Goulding (born 1986), British singer-songwriter, born Elena Jane Goulding
- Elena Gremina (1956–2018), Russian writer and playwright
- Elena Grigorenko (born 1965), American clinical psychologist
- Elena Grigoryants (born 1965), Russian culturologist
- Elena de' Grimani (born 1975), Italian comics illustrator
- Elena Grinenko, Russian dancer
- Elena Grölz (1960–2025), Romanian-born German handball player
- Elena Grosheva (born 1979), Russian artistic gymnast
- Elena Grushina (born 1975), Ukrainian figure skater
- Elena Guerra (1835–1914), Italian catholic religious sister
- Elena Guerra (born 1976), Uruguayan middle-distance runner
- Elena Guro (1877–1913), Russian writer, illustrator and painter
- Elena Guseva, Russian operatic soprano
- Elena Guskova (born 1949), Russian historian
- Elena Hartmann (born 1990), Swiss cyclist
- Elena Hassinger, German physicist
- Elena Hauer (born 1986), German footballer
- Elena Herraiz (born 1992), Spanish linguist and YouTube personality
- Elena Herzenberg (born 1979), German high jumper
- Elena Hight (born 1989), American snowboarder
- Elena Highton de Nolasco (born 1942), Argentine judge
- Elena Hila (born 1974), Romanian shot putter
- Elena Holmberg (1931–1978), Argentine diplomat
- Elena Horvat (born 1958), Romanian rower
- Elena Hrenova (1950–2020), Russian-Moldovan politician
- Elena Hristova (born 2011), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Huelva (2002–2023), Spanish cancer activist and writer
- Elena Huerta Muzquiz (1908–1997), Mexican artist
- Elena Ierodiakonou (born 1982), Cypriot model
- Elena Ilinykh (born 1994), Russian ice dancer
- Elena Ionescu (born 1988), Romanian singer
- Elena Irureta (born 1955), Spanish actress
- Elena Ivanova, several people
- Elena Ivashchenko (1984–2013), Russian judoka
- Elena Izcue (1889–1970), Peruvian illustrator, graphic artist
- Elena Jacinto (born 1985), Spanish wheelchair tennis player
- Elena Jahn (1938–2014), American painter
- Elena Janulaitienė (1893–1982), Lithuanian painter
- Elena Jikhareva (born 1974), Russian footballer
- Elena Johnson (born 1985), Guernsey badminton player
- Elena Julve (born 2000), Spanish footballer
- Elena Jurado (1901–1974), Filipino-American actress
- Elena Juricich (born 1979), Uruguayan tennis player
- Elena Kagan (born 1960), former United States Solicitor General and current Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Elena Kalinina (born 1997), Russian kitesurfer
- Elena Kaliská (born 1972), Slovak slalom canoeist
- Elena Kamburova (born 1940), Russian singer and actress
- Elena Kampouris (born 1997), American actress
- Elena Karaman Karić (born 1971), Serbian interior designer
- Elena Karpova (born 1980), Russian basketball player
- Elena Karpukhina (born 1951), Soviet rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Karpushenko (1961–2024), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Kats-Chernin (born 1957), Australian composer
- Elena Kazan, German-Russian actress
- Elena Kazantseva (born 1956), Belarusian poet and singer
- Elena Kazimirtchak-Polonskaïa (1902–1992), Ukrainian astronomer
- Elena Keldibekova (born 1974), Kazakhstani-Peruvian volleyball player
- Elena Kelety (born 1999), German hurdler
- Elena Khatzisavva (born 1977), Cypriot gymnast
- Elena Khusyaynova, Russian accountant
- Elena Kirillova (born 1986), Russian basketball player
- Elena Kitić (born 1997), Serbian singer-songwriter
- Elena Kliachkina (born 2005), Russian para swimmer
- Elena Nikandrovna Klokacheva (1871–19??), Russian artist
- Elena Kochneva (born 1989), Russian footballer
- Elena Koleva (born 1977), Bulgarian volleyball player
- Elena Kolomina (born 1981), Kazakhstani cross-country skier
- Elena Komendrovskaja (born 1991), Russian badminton player
- Elena Kong (born 1971), Hong Kong actress, radio DJ and television host
- Elena Konstantinova (born 1981), Russian volleyball player
- Elena Könz (born 1987), Swiss snowboarder
- Elena Köpke (born 1984), German chess player
- Elena Korikova (born 1972), Russian theater and television actress
- Elena Korosteleva (born 1972), Belarusian political scientist
- Elena Koshka (born 1993), Russian-American adult fiction writer
- Elena Kosmina (born 1995), Ukrainian beauty queen and model
- Elena Kössler (born 1999), Austrian footballer
- Elena Kostenko (1926–2019), Russian artist
- Elena Kostyuchenko (born 1987), Russian journalist
- Elena Kotulskaya (born 1988), Russian middle-distance runner
- Elena Kountoura (born 1962), Greek ex-model and politician
- Elena Kratter (born 1996), Swiss para-athlete
- Elena Kriegner (born 1968), Austrian jewelry designer
- Elena Krishtof (1925–2001), Soviet Russian writer, and educator
- Elena Krivonosova (born 1972), Ukrainian volleyball player
- Elena Kruchinkina (born 1995), Belarusian biathlete
- Elena Krutova (born 1980), Russian Paralympic archer
- Elena Krykanova, Soviet figure skater
- Elena Kubiliūnaitė (1900–1997), Lithuanian athletics competitor
- Elena Kucharik (born 1942), American artist
- Elena Kuchinskaya (born 1984), Russian cyclist
- Elena Kulichenko (born 2002), Cypriot athlete
- Elena Kunova (born 1975), Bulgarian volleyball player
- Elena Kurbakova (born 1982), Israeli snooker and pool player
- Elena Kuschnerova (born 1959), Russian-born pianist
- Elena Kustarova (born 1976), Russian ice dancer and coach
- Elena Kutorgienė (1888–1963), Lithuanian physician
- Elena Efimovna Kuzmina (1931–2013), Russian archaeologist
- Elena Kuznetsova (born 1982), Uzbekistani sport shooter
- Elena Kviatkovskaya (born 1965), Uzbekistani sprinter
L–Z
- Elena Lacková (1921–2003), Slovak poet and writer
- Elena Lagadinova (1930–2017), Bulgarian agronomist, genetic engineer and politician
- Elena Lagorara (1939–2003), Italian gymnast
- Elena Landázuri (1888–1970), Mexican musician and activist
- Elena Lander (born 1985), Russian actress and television presenter
- Elena Langer, Russian composer
- Elena Lasconi (born 1972), Romanian politician
- Elena Lashmanova (born 1992), Russian race walker
- Elena Laumenskienė (1880–1960), Lithuanian composer and educator
- Elena Ledda (born 1959), Sardinian singer
- Elena Leeve (born 1983), Finnish actress
- Elena Lengwiler (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player and nominated kitefoiler
- Elena Leonova (born 1973), Russian pair skater
- Elena Letuchaya (born 1978), Russian television presenter
- Elena Leușteanu (1935–2008), Romanian artistic gymnast
- Elena Liashenko (born 1976), Ukrainian figure skater
- Elena Libera (1917–2012), Italian fencer
- Elena Likhovtseva (born 1975), Russian tennis player
- Elena Lilik (born 1998), German canoeist
- Elena Linari (born 1994), Italian footballer
- Elena Lipalit (born 1936), Romanian canoeist
- Elena Lissacheva (born 1973), Russian footballer
- Elena Litchman, professor of aquatic ecology
- Elena Livrinikj (born 1994), Macedonian handball player
- Elena Lizzi (born 1967), Italian politician
- Elena Lobsanova, Russian-Canadian ballet dancer
- Elena Loewenthal (born 1960), Italian historian and translator
- Elena Logofătu (born 1997), Romanian rower
- Elena Lohner (born 2001), Liechtensteiner footballer
- Elena Lomakin, Russian-American painter
- Elena Long, American physicist and activist
- Elena López (born 1994), Spanish rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Loyo (born 1983), Spanish long-distance runner
- Elena Lucchinelli (born 2001), Italian cyclist
- Elena Lucchini (born 1984), Italian politician
- Elena Lucena (1914–2015), Argentine actress
- Elena Lukauskienė (1909–1959), Lithuanian chess player
- Elena Luksch-Makowsky (1878–1967), Russian painter
- Elena Lunda (1901–1941), Italian actress
- Elena Luzzatto (1900–1983), Italian architect
- Elena Lyadova (born 1980), Russian actress
- Elena Macovei (born 1963), Romanian sports shooter
- Elena Maganini, American film editor
- Elena Makarova (born 1973), Russian tennis player
- Elena Makhnev, Mexican musician
- Elena Maksimova (born 1988), Belarusian chess player
- Elena Makushkina, Russian rower
- Elena Malõgina (born 2000), Estonian tennis player
- Elena Mandalis, Australian actress
- Elena Manferdini (born 1974), Italian architect
- Elena Manistina (born 1973), Russian operatic mezzo-soprano
- Elena Mantovan, mathematician
- Elena Manuele (born 2003), Italian singer
- Elena Marchisotto, American mathematician
- Elena Mărgărit (born 1936), Romanian artistic gymnast
- Elena Marinucci (1928–2023), Italian politician
- Elena Vladimirovna Markova (1923–2023), Soviet-Russian cyberneticist[3]
- Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová (1855–1939), Slovak writer and editor
- Elena Maroulleti, Greek Cypriot American independent journalist/reporter and founder of AKTINA FM
- Elena Martín, Spanish actress and filmmaker
- Elena Martinez Fontes (1915–1989), Argentine marine biologist
- Elena Martínez Rosso, Uruguayan lawyer and judge
- Elena Marttila (1923–2022), Russian painter
- Elena Mathis (born 1999), Swiss-Italian curler
- Elena Matous (born 1953), Italian alpine skier
- Elena Mauti Nunziata (1946–2024), Italian opera singer
- Elena Mazzantini (born 1874, date of death unknown), Italian actress known as Daisy Sylvan
- Elena Medel (born 1985), Spanish poet
- Elena Mederos (1900–1981), Cuban activist, feminist and social reformer
- Elena Medved (born 1985), Russian footballer
- Elena Meissner, Romanian feminist and suffragist
- Elena Melián (born 2001), Spanish synchronized swimmer
- Elena Melnik (born 1986), Russian fashion model
- Elena Mestergazi (born 1967), Russian academic
- Elena Meuti (born 1983), Italian high jumper
- Elena Micheli (born 1999), Italian modern pentathlete
- Elena Micic (born 2004), Australian tennis player
- Elena Mikhaylichenko (born 2001), Russian handball player
- Elena Mikhnenko (1922–1993), Ukrainian exile
- Elena Milashina (born 1977), Russian journalist
- Elena Miller, Soviet spy
- Elena Milovanović (born 2001), Serbian tennis player
- Elena Miramova (1901–1992), American actress and playwright
- Elena Moldovan Popoviciu (1924–2009), Romanian mathematician
- Elena Moosmann (born 2002), Swiss professional golfer
- Elena Moreno (1892–1974), Chilean actress
- Elena Moretti (born 1987), Italian judoka
- Elena Puw Morgan, Welsh novelist and children's writer
- Elena Morozova (born 1987), Russian footballer
- Elena Moskaleva (born 1957), Russian painter
- Elena Moskalová-Poláková (born 1948), Czech volleyball player
- Elena Moșuc (born 1964), Romanian operatic soprano
- Elena Motta (born 2000), Guatemalan politician
- Elena Mousikou (born 1988), Cypriot archer
- Elena Mrozovskaya (c. 1861–c. 1941), Russian photographer
- Elena Mukhina (1960–2006), Soviet gymnast
- Elena Murariu (born 1963), Romanian painter and iconographer
- Elena Muratova (skier) (born 1986), Russian freestyle skier
- Elena Murgoci (1960–1999), Romanian long-distance runner
- Elena Murzina (born 1984), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Myers (born 1993), American motorcycle racer
- Elena Napăr (born 1977), Romanian handball player
- Elena Naperotić (born 2001), Croatian singer-songwriter
- Elena Alexandrovna Naryshkina (1785–1855), Russian noblewoman
- Elena Näsänen (born 1968), Finnish visual artist
- Elena Năsturel, Romanian princess consort
- Elena Nathanael (1947–2008), Greek actress
- Elena Naumoska (born 1994), Macedonian footballer
- Elena Nefedova (born 1974), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Negreanu (1918–2016), Romanian actress
- Elena Neill (born 1997), Irish sportswoman
- Elena Neklyudova (born 1973), Russian singer
- Elena Nevado (born 1967), Spanish politician and MEP
- Elena Nikitina (born 1992), Russian skeleton racer
- Elena Nikolaeva, several people
- Elena Nikolaidi (1906–2002), Greek-American opera singer
- Elena Nikoli (born 1982), Greek handball player
- Elena Nikonova, Russian pair skater
- Elena Nobili (1833–1900), Italian painter
- Elena Novelli, Italian social scientist
- Elena Novikova (born 1984), woman endurance cyclist
- Elena Nozdran (born 1975), Ukrainian badminton player
- Elena Nurgalieva (born 1976), Russian ultramarathon runner
- Elena Obono (born 1999), Equatoguinean footballer
- Elena Obraztsova (1930–2015), Russian operatic mezzo-soprano
- Elena Ochoa Foster (born 1958), Spanish publisher and art curator
- Elena Oetling (born 1993), Mexican sailor
- Elena Oprea (born 1953), Romanian rower
- Elena Oriabinskaia (born 1994), Serbian rower
- Elena Orlando (born 1992), American ice hockey player
- Elena Osipova, several people
- Elena Osokina (born 1959), Russian historian
- Elena Ospitaletche (born 1960), Uruguayan swimmer
- Elena Oznobkina (1959–2010), Russian philosopher and human rights activist
- Elena Ornella Paciotti (born 1941), Italian politician
- Elena Padilla (born 1925), Puerto Rican anthropologist
- Elena María del Rocio Padrones Nieto (born 1973), Spanish cyclist
- Elena Pampoulova (born 1972), Bulgarian tennis player
- Elena Adelina Panaet (born 1993), Romanian long-distance and steeplechase runner
- Elena Panaritis (born 1968), Greek economist
- Elena Paneska (born 2002), Macedonian footballer
- Elena Paparazzo (born 1973), Italian basketball player
- Elena Paparizou (born 1982), Greek singer
- Elena Parent (born 1975), American politician
- Elena Partac (born 1984), Moldovan chess player
- Elena Passarello, American writer, actor and professor
- Elena Patron (1933–2021), Filipina writer
- Elena Paunero Ruiz (1906–2009), Spanish botanist
- Elena Pautova (born 1986), Russian Paralympic athlete
- Elena Pavel (born 1984), Romanian footballer
- Elena Perepelkina (born 1982), Russian freestyle wrestler
- Elena Perova (born 1976), Russian singer
- Elena Petreska (born 1980), Macedonian pop singer
- Elena Maria Petrini (born 1992), Italian triathlete
- Princess Elena of Montenegro (Princess Elena Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro, 1873–1952), wife of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
- Elena Philipieva (born 1970), Ukrainian prima ballerina
- Elena Pietrini (born 2000), Italian volleyball player
- Elena Pinderhughes (born 1995), American jazz flutist
- Elena Pingacheva (born 1981), Russian figure skater
- Elena Piron (born 1960), Romanian volleyball player
- Elena Pirozhkova (born 1986), American sport wrestler
- Elena Pirrone (born 1999), Italian cyclist
- Elena Pisareva (born 1967), Russian politician
- Elena Cornaro Piscopia (1646–1684), Venetian philosopher
- Elena Piskun (born 1978), Belarusian artistic gymnast
- Elena V. Pitjeva, Russian astronomer
- Elena Plante, speech language pathologist
- Elena Plastinina (born 1963), Ukrainian athlete
- Elena Podzámska (born 1972), Slovak actress
- Elena Pogorelova (born 1969), Russian tennis player
- Elena Pogrebizhskaya (born 1972), Russian journalist, director and screenwriter
- Elena Polyakova (born 1981), Russian ultramarathon runner
- Elena Poniatowska (born 1932), Mexican journalist and author
- Elena Pontiggia (born 1955), Italian art critic
- Elena Pop-Hossu-Longin (1862–1940), Hungarian-born Romanian writer and activist
- Elena Popa (born 1976), Romanian rower
- Elena Popescu (born 1989), Moldovan middle-distance runner
- Elena Moldovan Popoviciu (1924–2009), Romanian mathematician
- Elena Popovska (born 1990), Macedonian swimmer
- Elena Poptodorova (born 1951), Bulgarian politician and diplomat
- Elena Porosniuc (born 1987), Moldovan footballer
- Elena Postică (born 1954), Moldovan historian
- Elena Presser (born 1940), Argentine artist
- Elena Pridankina (born 2005), Russian tennis player
- Elena Prieto-Rodriguez, Spanish-Australian mathematician
- Elena Proklova (born 1953), Soviet-Russian actress
- Elena Prokofeva (born 1971), Russian para table tennis player
- Elena Prokofyeva (born 1994), Russian synchronized swimmer
- Elena Proskurakova (born 1985), Kyrgyzstani judoka
- Elena Prosteva (born 1990), Russian alpine skier
- Elena Prus (born 1986), Ukrainian badminton player
- Elena Prushakevich, Russian populist and revolutionary
- Elena Queirolo, Uruguayan toxicology researcher
- Elena Quinteros (1945–1976), Uruguayan anarchist and school teacher
- Elena Quirici (born 1994), Swiss karateka
- Elena Quiroga (1921–1995), Spanish writer
- Elena Radionova (born 1999), Russian figure skater
- Elena Radonicich (born 1985), Italian actress
- Elena Radu (born 1975), Romanian canoeist
- Elena Raffalovich (1842–1918), Russian educator
- Elena Ralph (born 1983), Israeli model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Elena Ramírez Parra, Spanish scientist and molecular biologist
- Elena Ecaterina Rareș, Moldavian princess consort
- Elena Rastello (born 1958), Italian middle-distance runner
- Elena Recco (c. 1654–1700s), Italian still-life painter
- Elena Rede (born 1967), Italian sculptor
- Elena Reiche (born 1979), German modern pentathlete
- Elena Reid (born 1981), American martial artist
- Elena Remizova (born 1986), Russian Paralympic skier
- Elena Reygadas (born 1976), Mexican chef
- Elena Reynaga, Argentinian activist
- Elena Sofia Ricci (born 1962), Italian actress
- Elena Richter (born 1989), German archer
- Elena Rigas (born 1996), Danish speed skater
- Elena Rios, American physician and public health advocate
- Elena Risteska (born 1986), Macedonian singer and songwriter
- Elena Rivera, several people
- Elena del Rivero, Spanish artist
- Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Mexican academic and engineer
- Elena Roger (born 1974), Argentine actress
- Elena Romanovna, Russian princess
- Elena Romanovskaya (born 1984), Russian ice dancer
- Elena de Roo, New Zealand author and poet
- Elena Roos (born 1991), Swiss orienteer
- Elena Rose (born 1995), Venezuelan-American singer
- Elena Rosell (born 1986), Spanish motorcycle racer
- Elena Rossini, Italian filmmaker, writer and artist
- Elena Rostropovich (born 1958), Russian pianist
- Elena Rozmirovich (1886–1953), Russian politician
- Elena Ruehr, American musician, music educator and composer
- Elena Ruiz (born 2004), Spanish water polo player
- Elena Runggaldier (born 1990), Italian skier
- Elena Russo (born 1972), Italian actress
- Elena Rybakina (born 1999), Russian-Kazakhstani tennis player
- Elena Rybkina (born 1964), Russian badminton player
- Elena Rzhevskaya (1919–2017), Soviet war interpreter
- Elena Săcălici (1935–1959), Romanian artistic gymnast
- Elena Sadiku (born 1993), Swedish football player and coach
- Elena Sainz (born 2001), Mexican footballer
- Elena Salgado (born 1949), Spanish politician
- Elena Salvador (born 1979), Spanish tennis player
- Elena Samokysh-Sudkovskaya (1863–1924), Russian painter
- Elena Sanayeva (born 1942), Soviet and Russian actress
- Elena Sánchez, several people
- Elena Sancho (born 1989), Spanish politician
- Elena Sangro (1897–1969), Italian actress
- Elena Santarelli (born 1981), Italian model, television personality and actress
- Elena Santiago (1936–2021), Spanish author
- Elena Santoni (1930–2022), Italian gymnast
- Elena Santonja (1932–2016), Spanish television presenter and actress
- Elena Gracinda Santos (born 1997), American soccer player
- Elena Sanz (1844–1898), Spanish opera singer
- Elena Satine (born 1987), Georgian-American actress and singer
- Elena Saurel, London-based Spanish-American actress
- Elena Savelyeva (born 1984), Russian boxer
- Elena Savoldi (born 1972), Italian tennis player
- Elena Sazhina (born 1994), Russian TV host, vlogger and actress
- Elena Sazonenkova (born 1973), Soviet artistic gymnast
- Elena Scarpellini (born 1987), Italian pole vaulter
- Elena Schegaleva (born 1987), Russian footballer
- Elena Schiavo (born 1948), Italian footballer
- Elena Scott (born 2003), American volleyball player
- Elena Sedina (born 1968), Ukrainian-Italian chess player
- Elena Seifert (born 1973), Kazakh-Russian poet, translator, literary critic, and journalist
- Elena Seiple (born 1973), American bodybuilder
- Elena Semechin (born 1993), German Paralympic swimmer
- Elena Semikina (born 1983), Russian-Canadian actress
- Elena Semino (born 1964), British linguist
- Elena Sever (born 1973), Russian singer
- Elena Shaddow, American singer and actress
- Elena Shadrina (born 1982), Russian weightlifter
- Elena Shcheglova (born 1950), Russian figure skater
- Elena Sheynina (born 1965), Ukrainian children's writer
- Elena Shimko (born 1982), Russian badminton player
- Elena Shinohara (born 2000), American rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Shirman (1908–1942), Russian-Jewish poet
- Elena Shportun-Willemer (born 1976), Russian bodybuilder
- Elena Shtaerman (1914–1991), Soviet academic
- Elena Shumilova (born 1978), Russian politician
- Elena Shumskaya, Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Shvarts (1948–2010), Russian meta-realist poet
- Elena Sidneva (born 1964), Russian dressage rider
- Elena Siegman, American singer
- Elena Simperl (born 1978), computer scientist
- Elena Sisto, American painter based in New York
- Elena Skochilo (born 1980), Kyrgyzstani journalist
- Elena Skordelli (born 1968), Cypriot television presenter
- Elena Skuin (1908–1986), Russian artist
- Elena Smolyanova (born 1986), Uzbekistani shot putter
- Elena Smurova (born 1974), Russian water polo player
- Elena Sokhryakova (born 1990), Russian speed skater
- Elena Sokolova, several people
- Elena Solovey (born 1947), Soviet-Russian actress
- Elena Sordelli (born 1976), Italian sprinter
- Elena Sorokina, writer, curator and art historian
- Elena Sorolla (1895–1975), Spanish painter
- Elena Sotgiu (born 1995), Belgian field hockey player
- Elena Souliotis (1943–2004), Greek opera singer
- Elena Spirgevičiūtė (1924–1944), Lithuanian martyr and Servant of God
- Elena Stan (born 1958), Romanian luger
- Elena Stasova (1873–1966), Russian communist revolutionary
- Elena Stejko, Ukrainian-born New Zealand actress and theatre director
- Elena Stern (born 1994), Swiss curler
- Elena Stikhina (born 1986), Russian operatic soprano
- Elena Stonaker (born 1985), American fine artist and designer
- Elena Stoyanova (born 1952), Bulgarian shot putter
- Elena Subirats (1947–2018), Mexican tennis player
- Elena Surgutskaya (born 1986), Russian dancer and choreographer
- Elena Suslova (born 1984), Russian footballer
- Elena Sviridova (born 1988), Russian Paralympic athlete
- Elena Tagliabue (born 1977), Italian alpine skier
- Elena Tairova (1991–2010), Belarusian-Russian chess player
- Elena Andreea Taloș (born 1995), Romanian triple jumper
- Elena Tărîță (born 1954), Romanian sprinter
- Elena Tarrats (born 1993), Spanish actress
- Elena Tatarkova (born 1976), Ukrainian former tennis player
- Elena Tchalykh (born 1974), Russian cyclist
- Elena Tedesco (born 1991), Salvadoran beauty pageant titleholder
- Elena Tejada-Herrera, Peruvian-American artist
- Elena María Tejeiro (born 1939), Spanish actress
- Elena Temnikova (born 1985), Russian singer, television personality and fashion designer
- Elena Teplitskaya (1916–c. 1998), Ukrainian psychologist
- Elena Terekhova (born 1987), Russian footballer
- Elena Tereshina (born 1959), Soviet rower
- Elena Terlevich, Argentine astrophysicist
- Elena Tikhonova (born 1977), Austrian film director
- Elena Timina (born 1969), Russian-Dutch table tennis player
- Elena Tkach (born 1970), Russian sports shooter
- Elena Tkachenko (born 1983), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Tobiash, Russian former pair skater
- Elena Todorova (born 1994), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Tokun (born 1974), Russian water polo player
- Elena Tomas (born 1961), Soviet rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Tomilova (born 1967), Russian volleyball player
- Elena Tonetta (born 1988), Italian archer
- Elena Tonnini (born 1979), Sammarinese politician
- Elena Topuridze (1922–2004), Georgian philosopher
- Elena Tornikidou (born 1965), Uzbekistani-Russian basketball player
- Elena de Toro (born 1997), Spanish footballer
- Elena Torre (born 1973), Italian writer
- Elena Torres (1893–1970), Mexican revolutionary, feminist, progressive educator and writer
- Elena Tovar, Mexican-American actress
- Elena Tsagrinou (born 1994), Greek singer
- Elena Tsallagova, Russian operatic soprano
- Elena Tsavalia (born 1964), Greek actress and presenter
- Elena K. Tsolakis, Australian Greek Cypriot architect
- Elena Tsunaeva (born 1969), Russian politician
- Elena Jane Tucker, Australian geneticist
- Elena Turcan (born 1975), Moldovan footballer
- Elena Udrea (born 1973), Romanian politician; Minister of Tourism
- Elena Urkizu (born 1975), Spanish field hockey player
- Elena Urlaeva (born 1961), Uzbek human rights activist
- Elena Urrutia (1932–2015), Mexican journalist and activist
- Elena Utkina (born 1990), Russian handball player
- Elena Utrobina (born 1985), Russian cyclist
- Elena Văcărescu (1864–1947), Romanian-French writer
- Elena Vaenga (born 1977), Russian singer, songwriter and actress
- Elena Valenciano (born 1960), Spanish politician
- Elena Valentini (born 1992), Italian cyclist
- Elena Vallortigara (born 1991), Italian high jumper
- Elena Valova (born 1963), Russian pair skater
- Elena Vardanyan (born 1984), Armenian actress
- Elena Varzi (1926–2014), Italian film actress
- Elena Vaytsekhovskaya (born 1958), Soviet diver
- Elena Vázquez Cendón, Spanish applied mathematician
- Elena Velevska (born 1980), Macedonian singer
- Elena Velez (born 1994), American fashion designer
- Elena Verdugo (1925–2017), American actress
- Elena Vesna (born 1962), Russian psychologist
- Elena Vesnina (born 1986), Russian tennis player
- Elena Maria Vidal (born 1962), American novelist
- Elena Vintilă (born 1946), Romanian athlete
- Elena Viviani (born 1992), Italian short track speed skater
- Elena Vodorezova (born 1963), Russian figure skater
- Elena Voicu (born 1990), Romanian handball player
- Elena Voronkina (born 1973), Ukrainian volleyball player
- Elena Votsi, Greek designer
- Elena Vukić (born 1991), Croatian volleyball player
- Elena Vukmir (born 2010), Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
- Elena Vystropova (born 1988), Russian-born Azerbaijani boxer
- Elena Wagenmans (born 2000), Dutch squash player
- Elena Waiss (1908–1988), Chilean pianist
- Elena Wassen (born 2000), German diver
- Eléna Wexler-Kreindler (1931–1992), Romanian mathematician
- Elena Whitham (born 1974), British politician
- Elena Xanthoudakis, Australian operatic soprano
- Elena Xausa (1984–2022), Italian illustrator
- Elena Yakovishina (born 1992), Russian alpine skier
- Elena Yakovleva (born 1961), Russian actress
- Elena Yampolskaya (born 1971), Russian theatre critic
- Elena Yanovskaya (born 1938), Soviet-Russian mathematician and economist
- Elena Yaryshka (born 1981), Belarusian tennis player
- Elena Yezhova, Russian opera singer
- Elena Yoncheva (born 1964), Bulgarian journalist
- Elena Yparraguirre (born 1947), Peruvian terrorist
- Elena Zaiatz (born 1969), Russian chess player
- Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė (1900–1986), Lithuanian actress and writer
- Elena Zamolodchikova (born 1982), Russian gymnast
- Elena Zangor (born 1933), Romanian cross-country skier
- Elena Zaremba, Russian-born mezzo-soprano
- Elena Zareschi (1916–1999), Italian stage, television and film actress
- Elena Zdrokova (born 1996), Russian rugby sevens player
- Elena Zelayeta (1898–1974), Mexican-American restaurateur
- Elena Zelenskaya (born 1961), Russian soprano
- Elena Zennaro (born 1943), Italian swimmer
- Elena Zhambalova (1986–2025), Russian poet
- Elena Zharkova (1953–1980), Russian ice dancer
- Elena Zhdanova (born 1980), Russian Paralympic athlete
- Elena Zhosul (born 1980), Russian journalist and television presenter
- Elena Zoubareva (born 1972), Russian soprano
- Elena Zuasti (1935–2011), Uruguayan stage actress
Middle name
- Maria Elena Camerin (born 1982), Italian tennis player
- Maria Elena Kyriakou (born 1984), Greek Cypriot singer
In fiction
- Elena, from Street Fighter III, Ultra Street Fighter IV, and Street Fighter VI
- Elena, a character played by Hazera Ambce in the British web series Corner Shop Show
- Elena, a priestess from Grandia II
- Elena, a lord and the illegitimate daughter of Thomas Covenant
- Elena, an 18-year-old girl from the Wii game Pandora's Tower
- Elena, a Soviet scientist in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Elena, played by Vera Filatova, is a resident of Apollo House and one of Jez's love interests in the British TV series Peep Show
- Elena Alvarez, teenage daughter on the 2017 British TV series One Day at a Time
- Elena Amamiya, a character in Star Twinkle PreCure
- Elena Bothari-Jesek, a childhood friend of Miles' and later a leader of the Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet from the Vorkosigan Saga
- Elena Cañero-Reed, the main character from the TV show Diary of a Future President
- Elena Castillo Flores, a Disney princess from the animated television series Elena of Avalor
- Elena Chávez, abuela to the titular protagonists from the animated children's series Maya & Miguel
- Elena Fisher, a character in the Uncharted series
- Elena Gilbert, from The Vampire Diaries
- Elena Greco, character in the Neapolitan Novels, a 4-part series by the Italian author Elena Ferrante
- Elena Michaels, in the Women of the Otherworld series
- Elena Potato, from the comic book and animated series Monster Allergy
- Elena Ramos, from Dallas
- Elena Rivera, from the Pixar animated film Coco
- Elena of Turks, from Final Fantasy VII
- Elena Tulaska from the science fiction TV series Black Mirror episode entitled USS Callister, parts 1 and 2
- Elena Tyler, a character portrayed by Tangi Miller on the 1998–2002 Warner Bros. series Felicity
- Elena Montero de la Vega, character from The Mask of Zorro and The Legend of Zorro
- Elena, a character in the episode Boo to a Goose from British TV show Inside No 9
