Harriet Andersson (born 1932), Swedish actress
Harriet Anne Scott (1819–1894), British novelist
Harriet Arbuthnot (1793–1834), English diarist, and social observer
Harriet Backer (1845–1932), Norwegian painter
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896), American abolitionist and author
Harriet Bland (1915–1991), American athlete
Harriet Bosse (1878–1961), Swedish–Norwegian actress
Harriet Boyd Hawes (1871–1945), American archaeologist
Harriet Brooks (1876–1933), Canadian woman nuclear physicist
Harriet Chalmers Adams (1875–1937), American explorer
Harriet Elphinstone-Dick (1858–1902), Australian swimmer
Harriet Harman (born 1950), British politician
Harriet Howard (1823–1865), mistress and financial backer of Napoleon III of France
Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897), African-American writer
Harriet Jones (1856–1943), American physician
Harriet Lane (1830–1903), First Lady of the United States
Harriet Lerner (born 1944), American clinical psychologist
Harriet Lindeman (born 1946), Swedish politician
Harriet Martineau (1802–1876), English social theorist
Harriet Metcalf (born 1958), American rower
Harriet Miers (born 1945) Republican American lawyer and former White House Counsel
Harriet Nahanee (1935–2007), Indigenous rights activist
Harriet Nelson (1909–1994), American singer and actress
Harriet Quimby (1875–1912), American aviatrix and a movie screenwriter
Harriet Richardson (1874–1958), American carcinologist
Harriet Roberts (born 1966), british dance pop singer
Harriet Shaw Weaver (1876–1961), British political activist and a magazine editor
Harriet Sohmers Zwerling (born 1928), American writer and artist's model
Harriet Taylor Mill (1807–1858), British philosopher
Harriet Taylor Upton (1853–1945), American political activist and author
Harriet Tubman (1822–1913), African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy
Harriet Wheeler (born 1963), British singer and songwriter
Harriet Wilson (1825–1900), African-American novelist