Agnes is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

as Agnès, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended from the Proto-Indo-European '' *h₁yaǵ-'', meaning 'to sacrifice; to worship,' from which is also the Vedic term '' yajña''. It is mostly used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic languages. It was the name of a popular Christian saint,

Agnes of Rome Agnes of Rome () is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Anglican Communion and Lutheranism, Lutheran Churches. St. Agn ...

, which encouraged its wide use. Agnes was the third most popular name for women in the English speaking world for more than 400 years. Its medieval pronunciation was ''Annis'', and its usage and many of its forms coincided with the equally popular name Anna, related in medieval and Elizabethan times to ''Agnes'', though Anne/Ann/Anna are derived from the Hebrew

Hannah Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a famil ...

('God favored me') rather than the Greek. It remained a widely used name throughout the 1960s in the United States. It was last ranked among the top 1,000 names for American baby girls during that decade. The peak of its popularity was between 1900 and 1920, when it was among the top fifty given names for American girls. Agnieszka was the sixth-most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2007, having risen as high as third place in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

and Poland in 2006. It was also ranked among the top one hundred names for baby girls born in Hungary in 2005.Behind the Name
/ref> Neža, a Slovene shortened variant of the name, was ranked among the top ten names for baby girls born in Slovenia in 2008. French forms Inès and Ines were both ranked among the top ten names for girls born in Brussels, Belgium in 2008.

Name variants

Agnė Agnes is a female given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to French as Agnès, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended from ...

, Ugnė ''(mean: fire)''(

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

) * Ágnes ( Hungarian) * Agneeta ( Finnish) *Agnes ( Danish, Dutch, English,

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

, German, Icelandic, Norwegian,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) *Agni ( Sanskrit) * Anežka ( Czech) * Agnès (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

) * Agnés ( Valencian) *Агнеса (Agnesa) (

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

) * Agnese ( Italian, Latvian) *Agnessa ( Russian) * Agneta (

, Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian,

) *

Agnete Agneta (also spelt Agnete, Agnetha, or Agnethe) is a Scandinavian variant of the feminine given name Agnes. It was derived from Latin and is the ablative case attached form of Agnes. Notable people Agneta * Agneta Andersson (born 1961), Swedish ca ...

( Danish, Norwegian) * Agnetha ( Scandinavian) * Agnethe ( Danish, Norwegian) *

Agneza Agnes is a female given name derived from the Greek , meaning 'pure' or 'holy'. The name passed to Italian as Agnese, to French as Agnès, to Portuguese as Inês, and to Spanish as Inés. It is also written as Agness. The name is descended fr ...

(

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

) *अग्नि (Agní) ( Sanskrit) *Αγνή (Agni) ( Greek) * Agnieszka ( Polish) *Агнија (Agnija) (

) * Agniya ( Russian) * Aignéis ( Irish) *Akanete ( Tongan) *Akanisi ( Fijian) *Akenehi ( Māori) * Akneeta ( Finnish) * Akneetta ( Finnish) *Aknes ( Finnish) *Aknietta ( Finnish) *Anê ( Vietnamese) * Anessa ( English) * Anissa ( English) * Angnes ( Dutch) *Anjeza (

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

) * Annest (

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

) * Annice ( English) * Aune (

...

, Finnish) * Iines ( Finnish) *إيناس ( Inās) ( Arabic) * Ines (

, German, Italian) * Inès (

) * Inés ( Spanish) * Inês ( Portuguese) * Inesa (

) * Inessa (Инесса) ( Russian) *

Inez Inez is a feminine given name. It is the English spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Inés/Inês/Inez, the forms of the given name " Agnes". The name is pronounced as , , or . Agnes is a woman's given name, which derives from the Greek w ...

( English) * Agnieszka ( Polish) *Janja (

, Slovenian) * Nesta (

) * Nessie ( Gaelic) * Neža ( Slovenian) * Nieske ( Dutch) * Oanez ( Breton) *Огняна ( Ognyana) ( Bulgarian) * Anjeza, Anja, Anushi, Anija (3 Tetor) (Albanian)

Notable people

Saints

* Agnes of Assisi (1197/98–1253), one of the first abbesses of the Order of Poor Ladies * Agnes of Bohemia (1211–1282), Bohemian princess (also listed in next section) * Agnes of Montepulciano (1263–1317), Dominican prioress *

(c. 291–c. 304), virgin martyr

Noblewomen

* Agnes I, Abbess of Quedlinburg (c. 1090-1125), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg *

Agnes of Aquitaine (disambiguation) Agnes of Aquitaine may refer to: *Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, (c. 995–1068), wife of William V, Duke of Aquitaine *Agnes of Poitou, (c. 1025–1077), wife of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor *Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of León and Castil ...

* Agnes of Antioch, (1154–c. 1184), Queen consort of Hungary *

Agnes of Austria (disambiguation) Agnes of Austria may also refer to: * Agnes of Austria (1154–1182), daughter of Henry II, Duke of Austria, married firstly Stephen III of Hungary, secondly to Herman II, Duke of Carinthia * Agnes of Austria (1281–1364), daughter of Albert I of ...

* Agnes of Babenberg (c. 1108/13–1163), High Duchess of Poland and Duchess of Silesia * Agnes of Bohemia (1211-1282), Bohemian princess and saint (see above) * Agnes of Brandenburg (c. 1257–1304), Queen consort and regent of Denmark * Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine (died 1068) *

Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon Agnes of Burgundy (1407 – 1 December 1476), duchess of Bourbon (Bourbonnais) and Auvergne, countess of Clermont, was the daughter of John the Fearless (1371–1419) and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of Ba ...

(1407-1476) * Agnes of Courtenay (c. 1136–c. 1184), Queen consort of Jerusalem *

Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress Agnes of France, renamed Anna (1171 – 1220), was Byzantine Empress by marriage to Alexios II Komnenos and Andronikos I Komnenos. She was a daughter of Louis VII of France and Adèle of Champagne. Betrothal and marriage In early 1178, P ...

(1171–after 1207) * Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (c. 1260–1327) * Agnes of Germany (1072-1143), Duchess consort of Swabia by her first marriage, Margravine consort of Austria by her second * Agnes of Habsburg (c. 1257–1322), Duchess of Saxony *

Agnes Hammarskjöld Agnes Hammarskjöld (née Almqvist; 1866–1940) was a Swedish woman who was the wife of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld, a Swedish nobleman and prime minister in the period 1914–1917. Biography Agnes Almqvist was born in 1866. She hailed from an esta ...

(1866–1940), wife of Swedish noble Hjalmar Hammarskjöld * Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1804-1833) * Agnes of Hohenstaufen (1176–1204), Countess Palatine of the Rhine *

Agnes Hotot Agnes Hotot ( 1395) was an English noblewoman known for besting a man in a lance fight. According to Arthur Collins, writing in 1741, an unspecified monk recorded that Hotot took her father's place in a duel after he fell ill, disguising herself ...

(14th century), English noblewoman known for winning a lance fight * Agnes of Merania (died 1201), Queen of France *

Agnes of the Palatinate Agnes of the Palatinate (1201–1267) was a daughter of Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine and his first wife Agnes of Hohenstaufen, daughter of Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Agnes was Duchess of Bavaria by her marriage to Otto II Wittel ...

(1201–1267), Duchess of Bavaria *

Agnes of Poitou Agnes of Poitou ( – 14 December 1077), was the queen of Germany from 1043 and empress of the Holy Roman Empire from 1046 until 1056 as the wife of Emperor Henry III. From 1056 to 1061, she ruled the Holy Roman Empire as regent during the m ...

(1025-1077), Holy Roman Empress and regent * Agnes of Rochlitz (died 1195), Duchess of Merania and Countess of Andechs * Agnès Sorel (died 1450), mistress of

Charles VII of France Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461), called the Victorious (french: le Victorieux) or the Well-Served (), was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of F ...

, and the first officially recognized mistress of a French king *

Agnes, daughter of Ottokar II Agnes (before 1260 – after 1279) was a natural daughter of Bohemian king Ottokar II with his mistress Agnes of Kuenring. She married Bohemian nobleman Bavor II of Strakonice. They had three children, Bavor III Bavor may refer to: * Bavor Ro ...

(before 1260–after 1279), Bohemian noblewoman *

Mihrişah Valide Sultan Mihrişah may refer to: * Emine Mihrişah Kadın (d. 1732), consort of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, and the mother of Mustafa III * Mihrişah Sultan (1745-1805), consort of Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III, and the mother and Valide Sultan of Ottoman Sul ...

or Sultana Mehr-î-Shah (ca. 1745–1805), spouse of Ottoman Sultan

Mustafa III Mustafa III (; ''Muṣṭafā-yi sālis''; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774. He was a son of Sultan Ahmed III (1703–30), and his consort Mihrişah Kadın. He was succeeded by his ...

, mother of Caliph Sultan

Selim III Selim III ( ota, سليم ثالث, Selim-i sâlis; tr, III. Selim; was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807. Regarded as an enlightened ruler, the Janissaries eventually deposed and imprisoned him, and placed his cousin Mustafa ...

, believed to have the given name Agnès *

Agnes Howard, Duchess of Norfolk Agnes Howard ( née Tilney) (c. 1477 – May 1545) was the second wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. Two of King Henry VIII's queens were her step-granddaughters, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard. Catherine Howard was placed in the Dowa ...

(c. 1477–1545) * Agnes Macdonald, 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe (1836-1920), second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada * Agnes Randolph (c. 1312–1369), Countess of Dunbar and March

Others

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Agnes Aanonsen Agnes Erika Aanonsen Eyde (born 19 November 1966) is a Norwegian luger. She was born in Oslo, and represented the club Akeforeningen i Oslo. She competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see ...

(born 1966), Norwegian luger * Agnes Dean Abbatt (1847–1917), American painter * Agnes Abuom, Kenyan Christian organizational worker *

Agnes Acibu Agnes Acibu is a Ugandan politician and member of the parliament. She was elected in office as a woman Member to represent Nebbi district during the 2021 Uganda general elections. She is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement par ...

, Ugandan politician * Agnes Jones Adams (1858–1923), American civil rights activist *

Agnes Addison Agnes Addison (née Broomfield; – 28 January 1903) was a New Zealand draper. Biography Addison was born Agnes Broomfield in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, in about 1842, to Margaret Fairbairn and her husband, Joseph Broomfield. She mar ...

(1842–1903), New Zealand draper *

Agnes Adler Agnes Charlotte Dagmar Adler, born ''Hansen'' (19 February 1865 in Copenhagen – 11 October 1935 at the same place was a Danish pianist. She is buried at Gentofte Kirkegård. Life Agnes Adler was born into a musical family where her father, Ca ...

(1865–1935), Danish pianist *

Agnes Aduako Agnes Aduako (born 25 December 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship and at the 2015 African Games scoring a goal agai ...

(born 1989), Ghanaian footballer *

Agnes Aggrey-Orleans Agnes Yahan Aggrey-Orleans, , (née Bartels) is a Ghanaian diplomat. Biography Her father was Francis Lodowic Bartels, an educator and diplomat who became the first Ghanaian principal of Mfantsipim School. Agnes Aggrey-Orleans had her secondary ...

, Ghanaian diplomat * Agnes Akiror (born 1968), Ugandan politician *

Agnes Baldwin Alexander Agnes Baldwin Alexander (1875–1971) was an American author and distinguished member of the Baháʼí Faith. Life Agnes Baldwin Alexander was born on July 21, 1875, in the Kingdom of Hawaii. She was the youngest of five children born to William D ...

(1875–1971), American author *

Agnes Alexiusson Agnes Sofia Shine Alexiusson (born 19 April 1996) is a Swedish boxer. She competed in the women's lightweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from ...

(born 1996), Swedish boxer *

Agnes Alfred Axuw (c. 1890 – 1992), known as Agnes Bertha Alfred following her baptism, was a Qwiqwasutinuxw storyteller and noblewoman of the Kwakwaka'wakw. Alfred was recognized by her peers as one of the last great storytellers with a long memory. Alfred ...

(c. 1890–1992), Canadian storyteller and noblewoman * Agnes Allafi (born 1959), Chadian politician and sociologist *

Agnes Allen Agnes Lorraine "Aggie" Allen (September 21, 1930 – February 24, 2012) was a pitcher and outfielder who played from 1950 through 1953 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 120 lb, she batted and threw right-ha ...

(1898–1958), English children's book author *

(1930–2012), American baseball pitcher *

Agnes Alpers Agnes Alpers (born 29 June 1961) is a Diplom-qualified educator, politician with the Left, and former member of the Bundestag. Biography Education and career Starting in 1980, Alpers studied pedagogy at the Free University of Berlin, finis ...

(born 1961), German politician and educator * Agnes Ameede (born 1970), Ugandan politician *

Agnes Atim Apea Agnes Atim Apea is a Ugandan social entrepreneur and politician. She founded the Hope Development Initiative, and was named to the BBC's '' 100 Women'' programme in 2017. In the 2021 general election, she was elected to the Parliament of Ugand ...

, Uganda social entrepreneur * Agnes Arber (1879–1960), British plant morphologist and anatomist, historian, and philosopher * Agnes Arellano (born 1949), Philippine sculptor *

Agnes Armstrong Agnes Helen Armstrong (born 10 June 1959) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Armstrong is from Rarotonga and was educated at Nikao Side School and Tereo ...

(born 1959), Cook Islands politician *

Agnes Arvidsson Agnes Hildegard Arvidsson (1875–1962), was a Swedish pharmacist. She was the first Swedish pharmacist of her gender to have obtained a degree in pharmacology (1903). However, Märtha Leth did obtain a bachelor's degree in pharmacology in 1897, a ...

(1875–1962), Swedish pharmacist * Agnes Asche (1891–1966), German socialist *

Agnes Ashford Agnes Ashford (fl. 15th. century) was a Christian evangelist. In the 15th Century, Bishop Longland of Lincoln was investigating the activities of the Lollards. His people were informed that Ashford had taught "part of the Sermon on the Mount" ...

(fl. 15th century), Christian evangelist * Agnes Barr Auchencloss (1886–1972), medical officer at H.M. Factory Gretna, on the University of Glasgow Roll of Honour *

Agnes Awuor Sister Agnes Salome Awuor (Kenya, 1967) is a Kenyan Religious Sister A religious sister (abbreviated ''Sr.'' or Sist.) in the Catholic Church is a woman who has taken public vows in a religious institute dedicated to apostolic works, as disting ...

(born 1967), Kenyan Religious Sister * Agnes Ayres (1898–1940), American silent film star *

Agnes Baden-Powell Agnes Smyth Baden-Powell (16 December 1858 – 2 June 1945) was the younger sister of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, and was most noted for her work in establishing the Girl Guide movement as a female counterpart to her older bro ...

(1858–1945), British pioneer, founder of the Girl Guides movement *

Agnes Bakkevig Agnes Bakkevig (7 March 1910 – 3 February 1992) was a Norwegian politician. She was elected deputy representative to the Storting for the periods 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and 1969–1973 for the Conservative Party The Conse ...

(1910–1992), Norwegian politician *

Agnes Baliques Agnes Baliques (1641–1700) was a Roman Catholic from Antwerp who founded the religious order of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Apostolines.L. DE RIDDER C. ss. R., ''De Godminnende Agnes Baliques, ...

(1641–1700), Roman Catholic religious leader *

Agnes Ballard Agnes Ballard (September 14, 1877 – November 24, 1969) was an American architect and educator. She was the first female registered architect in Florida, the sixth woman admitted to the American Institute of Architects and the first from Florida ...

(1877–1969), American architect and educator *

Agnes Baltsa Agni Baltsa ( el, Aγνή Mπάλτσα; also known as Agnes Baltsa; born 19 November 1944) is a leading Greek mezzo-soprano singer. Baltsa was born in Lefkada. She began playing piano at the age of six, before moving to Athens in 1958 to concen ...

(born 1944), Greek mezzo-soprano singer * Agnes Barker (1907–2008), Australian potter and craftworker *

Agnes Jeruto Barsosio Agnes Jeruto Barsosio is a Kenyan athlete and marathon runner. She was born in 1983. She competes for the Kenya national team and represents Kenya in international athletics competitions. Career In 2008, she was the second best athlete in the Lil ...

(born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner * Agnes Sime Baxter (1870–1917), Canadian mathematician * Agnes Beaumont (c. 1652–1720), English religious autobiographer * Agnes Beckwith (1861–1951), English swimmer *

Agnes Benidickson Agnes McCausland Benidickson (''née'' Richardson; August 19, 1920 – March 23, 2007) was the first female chancellor of Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, from 1980 to 1996. Queen's highest honour for student service to the ...

(1920–2007), Canadian college chancellor * Agnes Bennett (1872–1960), New Zealand doctor and Chief Medical Officer in World War I * Agnes Benítez (born 1986), Puerto Rican beauty pageant titleholder *

Agnes Berger Agnes P. Berger (1916-2002) was a Hungarian-American mathematician who served as an associate professor of biostatistics at Columbia University's School of Public Health, as well as a statistical consultant at Mount Sinai. Early years Her first ...

(1916–2002), Hungarian-American mathematician and professor * Agnes Bernard (1842–1932), Roman Catholic nun * Agnes Bernauer (1410–1435), morganatic wife of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria *

Agnes Bernelle Agnes Bernelle (born Agnes Elisabeth Bernauer; 7 March 1923 – 15 February 1999) was a Berlin-born expatriate actress and singer, who lived in England for many years, then Ireland. She appeared in over 20 films and also made stage and televisio ...

(1923–1999), Berlin actress and singer * Agnes Binagwaho, Rwandan pediatrician and college chancellor * Agnes Forbes Blackadder (1875 - 1964), Scottish medic * Agnes Blackie (1897–1975), New Zealand professor *

Agnes Blannbekin Agnes Blannbekin (; – 10 March 1315) was an Austrian Beguine and Christian mystic. She was also referred to as ''Saint Agnes Blannbekin'' or the ''Venerable Agnes Blannbekin'', though never beatified or canonized by the Roman Catholic Chu ...

(c. 1244–1315), Austrian Beguine and Chrisian mystic *

Agnes Block Agnes, or Agneta Block (29 October 1629, Emmerich am Rhein – 20 April 1704, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Mennonite art collector and horticulturalist. She is most remembered as the compiler of an album of flower and insect paintings. Life Agnet ...

(1629–1704), Dutch art collector and horticulturalist * Agnes Bluhm (1862–1943), German medical doctor and Goethe medal recipient *

Agnes Body Agnes Body (29 April 1866 – 31 March 1952) was a British headmistress. She was the founding head of Lincoln Christ's Hospital Girls' High School and Queen Margaret's School, then in Scarborough. Life Body was born in Sedgley in 1866 where her ...

(1866–1952), British headmistress * Agnes Bolsø (born 1953), Norwegian sociologist * Agnes Booth (1843–1910), Australian-American actress *

Agnes Börjesson Agnes Fredrika Börjesson, sometimes called Agneta (1 May 1827, Uppsala – 26 January 1900, Alassio, Italy), was a Swedish painter who specialized in Genre art, genre and historical scenes. Biography Her father, Johan Börjesson, was a pas ...

(1827–1900), Swedish painter *

Agnes Borrowman Agnes Borrowman (7 October 1881 – 20 August 1955) was a Scottish pharmaceutical chemist. In 1924 she became the first woman to serve on the Pharmaceutical Society's Board of Examiners. Early life and education Agnes Thomson Borrowman wa ...

(1881–1955), Scottish pharmaceutical chemist *

Agnes Boulton Agnes Ruby Boulton (September 19, 1893 – November 25, 1968) was a British-born American pulp magazine writer in the 1910s, later the wife of Eugene O'Neill. Life and career Boulton was born in 1893 in London, England, the daughter of Cecil M ...

(1893–1968), British-American pulp magazine writer * Agnes Rose Bouvier Nicholl (1842–1892), English artist * Agnes Bowker (born c. 1541, death date unknown), English domestic servant and alleged mother of a cat *

Agnes Branting Agnes Margareta Matilda Branting (1862–1930) was a Swedish textile artist and writer. As director of the Friends of Handicraft association from 1891, she undertook developments in large woven tapestries with several prominent artists which led t ...

(1862–1930), Swedish textile artist and writer * Agnes M. Brazal, Filipina theologian * Agnes Baldwin Brett (1876–1955), American numismatist and archaeologist *

Agnes Broun Agnes Broun, Agnes Brown or Agnes Burnes (17 March 1732 – 14 January 1820), was the mother of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Agnes's father, Gilbert (1708–1774), was the tenant of the farm of Craigenton, in Kirkoswald parish, Sou ...

(1732–1820), mother of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns * Agnes Brown (1866–1943), Scottish suffragist and writer * Agnes Bruckner, American actress and model * Agnes Bugge (born before 1417 and died after 1430), English brewer * Agnes Bulmer (1775–1836), English poet * Agnes Buntine (c. 1822–1896), Scottish pastoralist and bullocky * Agnes Burns (1762–1834), sister of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns *

Agnes Busby Agnes Busby (13 October 1889) was an early European settler in Australia and New Zealand married to James Busby, the first British Resident of New Zealand. Early life Agnes Busby (née Dow) was born to John and Jessie (née Campbell) Dow in Scot ...

(1800–1889), New Zealand pioneer *

Agnes Bushell Agnes Bushell (born March 25, 1949) is an American fiction writer and teacher. She has published steadily since her work first appeared in print in the mid-1970s. She is the author of fourteen novels and innumerable essays and book reviews most ...

(born 1949), American writer and teacher *

Agnes Callard Agnes Callard (born Agnes Gellen; January 6, 1976) is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her primary areas of specialization are ancient philosophy and ethics. She is also noted for her popular writings and work on pub ...

(born 1976), Hungarian professor *

Agnes Kane Callum Agnes Kane Callum (February 24, 1925 – July 22, 2015) was a genealogist known for her research into Maryland's African-American history. She was a founding member of the Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, a frequent col ...

(1925–2015), American genealogist * Agnes Deans Cameron (1863–1912), Canadian educator, writer, journalist, lecturer, and adventurer *

Agnes Campbell Lady Agnes Campbell (1526–1601) was the daughter of The 3rd Earl of Argyll and his wife, Lady Jean Gordon, daughter of The 3rd Earl of Huntly. She was likely born at Inveraray Castle. Her sister, Elizabeth, married The 1st Earl of Moray, an ...

(1637–1716), Scottish businesswoman *

Agnes Canta Agnes Canta (14 November 1888 – 8 August 1964) was a Dutch painter. Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also ...

(1888–1964), Dutch painter * Agnes Carlsson, Swedish pop star, better known by the mononym Agnes *

Agnes Castle Agnes Castle (c. 1860–1922) was a Victorian era Irish author who worked with both her sisters and husband. The stories that she co-wrote were the basis of several plays and films. Life Agnes Mary Frances Sweetman was born in County Dublin to Mi ...

(1860–1922), Irish author *

Agnes Catlow Agnes Catlow (1806–1889) was a 19th-century British science writer best known for a popular book on conchology. Early life Catlow was born in 1806 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Catlow. By the 1860s Catlow a ...

(1806–1889), British writer * Agnes Chan (born 1955), Hong Kong-based singer, television personality, professor, essayist, and novelist * Agnes Chan Tsz-ching (born 1996), Honk Kong rugby union player * Agnes Charbonneau, American politician and educator * Agnes Chavez, Cuban-American artist, educator, and social entrepreneur *

Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia Agnes Asangalisa Chigabatia (born October 20, 1956) is a Ghanaian female politician and former member of the parliament for Builsa North Constituency. Early life and education Agnes Chigabatia was born on 20 October 1956 at Chuchuliga in th ...

(born 1956), Ghanaian politician * Agnes Chow (born 1996), Hong Kong-based politician and democratic activist * Agnes Muriel Clay (1878–1962), English historian and writer * Agnes Morley Cleaveland (1874–1958), American writer and cattle rancher *

Agnes Mary Clerke Agnes Mary Clerke (10 February 1842 – 20 January 1907) was an Irish astronomer and writer, mainly in the field of astronomy. She was born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland, and died in London.For details of the life and work of Agnes Clerk, ...

(1842–1907), Irish astronomer and writer * Agnes Bell Collier (1860–1930), British mathematician *

Agnes Kalaniho'okaha Cope Agnes Kalanihoʻokaha Cope (November 7, 1924November 16, 2015) was an expert in traditional Hawaiian culture. A spiritual healer, Cope helped establish the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center after recognizing barriers Native Hawaiians face ...

(1924–2015), Hawaiian historian and spiritual healer *

Agnes Conway Agnes Ethel Conway (2 May 1885 – 1950), later Agnes Horsfield, was a British writer, historian and archaeologist who worked in the Middle East from 1929-1936. Perhaps best known for her excavations at Petra and Kilwa, she also produced publicat ...

(1885–1950), British writer, historian, and archaeologist * Agnes Cotton (1828–1899), English social reformer and philanthropist *

Agnes Marshall Cowan Agnes Marshall Cowan MRCOG (1880–1940) was a Scottish physician who was one of the first fully qualified female physicians in Britain, and a medical missionary in Manchuria during its plague. She oversaw medical issues in the "Devil's Porr ...

(1880–1940), Scottish physician * Agnes Curran (1920–2005), British prison governor *

Agnes d'Harcourt Agnes d'Harcourt (died 1291) was an author and the abbess of the Abbey of Longchamp. d'Harcourt became a nun and joined the convent at Longchamp in 1260, serving alongside the abbey's founder, Isabelle of France. During her time at Longchamp d'H ...

(died 1291), French author *

Agnes Dahlström Agnes Dahlström (born 28 November 1991) is a Swedish footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Can ...

(born 1991), Swedish footballer *

Agnes Davies Agnes Davies, born Agnes Morris, (30 September 1920 – 13 February 2011) was a Welsh snooker and billiards player. She was known for having a competitive playing career spanning 64 years, during which she won the Women's Professional Snooker ...

(1920–2011), Welsh snooker and billiards player * Agnes Dawson (1873–1953), British politician and trade unionist *

Agnes de Frumerie Agnes Eleonora Augusta Emilia de Frumerie (20 November 1869 – 2 April 1937) was a Sweden, Swedish artist who spent much of her career in France. She was born Agnes Eleonora Augusta Emilia Kjellberg in Skövde and studied at the Royal Swedi ...

(1869–1937), Swedish artist * Agnes de Lima (1887–1974), American journalist and writer *

Agnes de Mille Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer. Early years Agnes de Mille was born in New York City into a well-connected family of theater professionals. Her father William C. deMill ...

(1905–1993), American dancer and choreographer *

Agnes De Nul Agnes De Nul (March 17, 1955) is a Belgian actress. She is especially known for her role as Kabouter Kwebbel in the television series ''Kabouter Plop The Dutch Wikipage of Kabouter Plop Kabouter plop (''Plop the Gnome'') is the eponymous ...

(born 1955), Belgian actress * Agnes de Selincourt (1872–1917), Indian Christian missionary *

Agnes de Silva Agnes Marion de Silva ( Nell; 1885-1961) was a Sri Lankan women's activist from a progressive society who, during the 1930s, pioneered issues related to women and in particular adult suffrage or franchise for women in Sri Lanka. She was instrume ...

(1895–1961), Sri Lankan woman's activist * Agnes de Valence (born 1250), French noblewoman *

Agnes Mariam de la Croix Mother Superior Agnes Mariam de la Croix (born 1952), also known as Mother Agnes, is a Lebanese Christian nun. She is mother superior of the monastery of St James the Mutilated in Syria, a Melkite Greek Catholic monastery in the town of Qara in t ...

(born 1952), Lebanese Christian nun, known as Mother Agnes * Agnes Denes (born 1931), Hungarian-American artist *

Agnes Dennis Agnes Dennis, CBE (11 April 1859 – 21 April 1947) was an educator and feminist in Nova Scotia, Canada. She was one of the Nova Scotia 5 who was active in the Local Council of Women of Halifax. The daughter of Alexander Miller and Sarah Archibald ...

(1859–1947), Canadian educator and feminist * Agnes Devanadera (born 1950), Filipina lawyer and politician * Agnes Digital (1997–2021), American-Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse *

Agnes Dobronski Agnes Marie Dobronski (April 21, 1925 – December 27, 2013) was an American educator and politician. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Dobronski worked for the Dearborn Public Schools and was the business manager. Doronski later served on the Dearb ...

(1925–2013), American politician and educator * Agnes Dollan (1887–1966), Scottish suffragette and political activist * Agnes Dordzie, Ghanaian judge *

Agnes Meyer Driscoll Agnes Meyer Driscoll (July 24, 1889 – September 16, 1971), known as "Miss Aggie" or "Madame X'", was an American cryptanalyst during both World War I and World War II and was known as “the first lady of naval cryptology." Early years Born in ...

(1889–1971), American cryptanalyst * Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux (1857–1944), English poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic, and translator * Agnes Dunbar (fl. late 14th century), Scottish mistress *

Agnes Duncan Agnes Duncan Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (10 November 1899 – 1996) was a Scottish singer and choral conductor. Her Scottish Junior Singers won the leading BBC choral competition on two occasions. Life Duncan ...

(1899–1996), Scottish singer and conductor * Agnes Dürer (1475–1539), wife of the Roman painter,

Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer (; ; hu, Ajtósi Adalbert; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer (without an umlaut) or Due ...

* Agnes Dusart (born 1962), Belgian racing cyclist * Agnes Edwards (c. 1873–1928), Australian craftswoman * Agnes Ell (1917–2003), New Zealand cricketer *

Agnes Ethel Agnes Ethel (May 1, 1846 – May 26, 1903) was a Broadway actress of the late 19th century. She performed in New York City, the city of her birth, from 1868 to 1871. Her married name was Agnes Ethel Tracy.''Obituary 1—No Title'', '' The ...

(1846–1903), American stage actress *

Agnes Gardner Eyre Agnes Gardner Eyre de Jahn (December 10, 1881 – July 16, 1950) was an American pianist, composer, and piano teacher, a student of Theodor Leschetizky. Early life and education Eyre was born in Ortonville, Minnesota, the daughter of Lewis J ...

(1881–1950), American pianist, composer, and piano teacher

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Agnes Fabish Agnes Fabish (21 December 1873–21 July 1947) was a New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island () ...

(1873–1947), New Zealand domestic servant, farmer, and homemaker * Agnes Mary Field (1896–1968), English film producer and director * Agnes Fingerin (d. 1514), German businesswoman *

Agnes Finnie Agnes Finnie (died 6 March 1645) was an Edinburgh shopkeeper and moneylender who was executed for witchcraft on 6 March 1645. Biography Agnes Finnie, widow of James Roberston, sold consumer goods, such as fish and cakes in Potterrow, Edinburgh ...

(died 1645), Scottish shopkeeper, moneylender, and tried witch *

Agnes Fleischer Agnes Fleischer (6 February 1865 – 15 September 1909) was a Norwegian pioneering teacher for disabled persons. She was born in Christiania, and the sister of Nanna Fleischer. She suffered herself from a serious hip and back disease, and wit ...

(1865–1909), Norwegian pioneering teacher for disabled persons * Agnes Flight (born 1997), Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse * Agnes Flora (1987–2005), Japanese bay racehorse * Agnes Fogo, American renal pathologist and professor * Agnes Fong Sock Har (born 1946), Singaporean military officer * Agnes Freda Forres (1881–1942), British artist and sculptor * Agnes Forster (died 1484), English prison reformer * Agnes Franz (1794–1843), German writer *

Agnes Fraser Agnes Fraser Elder Fraser-Smith (8 November 1876 – 22 July 1968) was a Scottish actress and soprano, known as Agnes Fraser, who appeared in the later Savoy Operas and in Edwardian musical comedy. She married the Gilbert and Sullivan perfor ...

(1876–1968), Scottish stage actress and soprano singer *

Agnes Freund Agnes Freund, ''née'' Agnes Voß (13 July 1866 – after 1902) was a German stage actress. Life Born in Königsberg, Freund was the daughter of the composer and staff trumpeter of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment Voß and his wife Ottilie. ...

(1866– after 1902), German stage actress * Agnes Fry (1869–1958), British bryologist, astronomer, botanical illustrator, writer, and poet *

Agnes Moore Fryberger Agnes Moore Fryberger (May 30, 1868 - September 16, 1939) was an American music educator, lecturer, and author, as well as a clubwoman. She was a pioneer in the northwestern U.S. in lecture recitals on opera. Fryberger served as the Educational Dir ...

(1868-1939), American music educator * Agnes Buen Garnås (born 1946), Norwegian folk singer * Agnes Garrett (1845–1935), English suffragist and interior designer *

Agnes Gavin Agnes Gavin (1872–1947), was an Australian actor and screenwriter in the silent film era. She worked in collaboration with her husband John Gavin throughout her career. She wrote the majority of his films and was arguably the first specialist s ...

(1872–1947), Australian silent film actor and screenwriter * Agnes Geene (born 1947), Dutch badminton player * Agnes Geijer (1898–1989), Swedish textile historian and archaeologist *

Agnes Geraghty Agnes Geraghty (November 26, 1907 – March 1, 1974), also known by her married name Agnes McAndrews, was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer O ...

(1907–1974), American swimmer * Agnes Giberne (1845–1939), British novelist and scientific writer * Agnes Giebel (1921–2017), German classical soprano *

Agnes Goode Agnes Knight Goode, ''née'' Fleming (31 January 1872 – 20 February 1947), best known as Mrs. A. K. Goode, was an Australian social and political activist. A contemporary report called her "... a vigorous speaker, with a keen, logical mind an ...

(1872–1947), Australian social and political activist, best known as Mrs. A. K. Goode * Agnes Goodsir (1864–1939), Australian painter * Agnes Gordon (1906–1967), Canadian bridge player *

Agnes Griffith Agnes Griffith (6 March 1969 – 25 February 2015) was a Grenadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 200 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and c ...

(1969–2015), Grenadian sprinter *

Agnes Charlotte Gude Agnes Charlotte Gude (1 February 1863 – 11 July 1929) was a Norwegian watercolorist and illustrator. Biography Gude was born in Betws-y-Coed, Wales and raised in Karlsruhe and Berlin. Her parents were the prominent painter Hans Gude and ...

(1863–1929), Norwegian watercolorist and illustrator *

Agnes Gund Agnes Gund (born 1938) is an American philanthropist and arts patron, collector of modern and contemporary art, and arts education and social justice advocate. She is President Emerita and Life Trustee of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Chair ...

(born 1938), American philanthropist and art collector * Agnes Günther (1863–1911), German writer * Agnes Guppy-Volckman (1838–1917), British spiritualist medium *

Agnes Haakonsdatter Princess Agnes Haakonsdatter of Norway (Old Norse: ''Agnes Hákonardottir''; 1290 – 1319) was the oldest daughter of King Haakon V of Norway by Gro Sigurdsdatter, daughter of Sigurd Lodinsson and wife Baugeid Steinarsdatter and as such the p ...

(1290–1319), eldest daughter of King Haakkon V of Norway *

Agnes C. Hall Agnes C. Hall (''née'' Scott) (1777–1846) was a Scottish writer of novels and non-fiction articles, and also a translator. She used the pseudonym Rosalia St Clair. Life Born in Roxburghshire, she was the wife of Dr. Robert Hall who died in 1 ...

(1777–1846), Scottish writer *

Agnes Hamilton Agnes Hamilton (November 21, 1868 - November 11, 1961) was a social worker and cousin, and intimate friend, of Alice Hamilton. Early life Agnes Hamilton was born on November 21, 1868, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Andrew Holman Hamilto ...

(1868–1961), American social worker *

Agnes Sillars Hamilton Agnes Hamilton née Sillars (born c. 1794, died Edinburgh 22 October 1870) was a Scottish reformer, public lecturer and phrenologist who argued for women's right to an education which promoted gender equality. Life She was born in about 1794 an ...

(c. 1794–1870), Scottish reformer, public lecturer, phrenologist, and woman's rights activist *

(1866–1940), wife of Swedish nobleman and prime minister, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld * Agnes Hamvas (born 1946), Hungarian archer * Agnes Harben (1879–1961), British suffragist leader * Agnes Hardie (1874–1951), British politician * Agnes Ellen Harris (1883–1952), American educator *

Agnes Harrold Agnes Harrold (c. 1831 – 7 July 1903) was a New Zealand hotel manager, foster parent, nurse and midwife. She was born near Hudson Bay, Canada circa 1831. Born Agnes Grieve, she married near Hudson Bay, coming to Stewart Island Stewart ...

(c. 1831–1903), New Zealand hotel manager, foster parent, nurse, and midwife * Agnes Headlam-Morley (1902–1986), British historian and academic * Agnes Hedengård (born 1995), Swedish model and reality television participant *

Agnes Heineken Agnes Heineken (13 July 1872 – 5 July 1954) was a secondary school teacher who became a prominent women’s rights advocate. Deemed politically unreliable in 1933, she was deprived of her public appointments in the education sector, but after 194 ...

(1872–1954), German politician * Agnes Henningsen (1868–1962), Danish writer and activist * Agnes Herbert (late 1870s–1960), British writer and big game hunter *

Agnes M. Herzberg Agnes Margaret Herzberg (born 1938) is a Canadian statistician who works as a professor of mathematics and statistics at Queen's University.

, Canadian statistician and professor *

Agnes Hewes Agnes Danforth Hewes (March 30, 1874 – September 30, 1963) was an American writer of children's literature, three times a runner-up for the annual Newbery Medal. Her early childhood overseas had a huge influence on her life and writing. Biogra ...

(1874–1963), American children's author * Agnes C. Higgins (1911–1985), Canadian nutritionist *

Agnes Hijman Agnes Hijman (born 17 January 1966) is a long-distance runner from The Netherlands, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on 8 October 2006, clocking a total time of 2:54:36. She lives in Mijdrecht Mijdrecht is a town in the Netherlands with about 1 ...

(born 1966), Dutch long-distance runner * Agnes Leonard Hill (1842–1917), American journalist, author, poet, newspaper founder/publisher, evangelist, social reformer * Agnes Hiorth (1899–1984), Norwegian painter *

(fl. 1395), English noblewoman * Agnes Hsu-Tang (born 1972), American archaeologist, art historian, and philanthropist *

Agnes Twiston Hughes Agnes Twiston Hughes (28 September 1895 – 20 October 1981) was a Welsh solicitor and mayor of Conwy. She studied at the University of London and became the first woman in Wales to qualify as a solicitor. She worked at her father's firm after ...

(1895–1981), Welsh solicitor and politician * Agnes Hundoegger (1858–1927), German musician and music teacher *

Agnes Hungerford Agnes, Lady Hungerford (died 20 February 1523) was a murderer and the second wife of Sir Edward Hungerford. When he died in 1522, Agnes was charged and convicted of the murder of her first husband, John Cotell. She was hanged at Tyburn in 1523. ...

(died 1523), English murderer * Agnes Hunt (1866–1948), British nurse *

Agnes Huntington Agnes Huntington (later, Agnes Huntington Cravath; ca. 1864 – March 10, 1953) was an American operatic singer. For several years, she received private tutoring in Europe for music, languages, and drawing. She had a notable career in concert and ...

(ca. 1864–1953), American operatic singer * Agnes Hürland-Büning (1926–2009), German politician * Agnes Husband (1852–1929), Scottish politician: one of Dundee's first female councillors and suffragette *

Agnes Husslein Agnes Husslein, also Agnes Husslein-Arco, (born 22 May 1954) is an Austrian art historian and art manager. Life Husslein was born the daughter of Felicitas (''née'' Boeckl) and Carl Heinrich Arco in Vienna (1920–1978).Agnes Ibbetson Agnes (née Thomson) Ibbetson (1757–1823), was an English plant physiologist. Life She was the daughter of Andrew Thomson Esq., of Roehampton, a London merchant, and was born in London in 1757 and educated at home. In 1783 she married James Ib ...

(1757–1823), English plant physiologist *

Agnes Igoye Agnes Igoye (born 8 March 1972) is a Ugandan social worker and campaigner against human trafficking. She serves as the country's Deputy chair of the National Prevention of Trafficking in Persons office – Uganda in addition to being the Training ...

(born 1972), Ugandan social worker and campaigner against human trafficking *

Agnes Inglis Agnes Inglis (1870–1952) was a Detroit, Michigan-born anarchist who became the primary architect of the Labadie Collection at the University of Michigan. Early life Agnes Inglis was born on December 3, 1870, in Detroit, Michigan, to Ag ...

(1870–1952), American anarchist and architect * Agnes Irwin (1841–1914), American educator * Agnes Israelson (1896–1989), American politician *

Agnes E. Jacomb Agnes E. Jacomb, pseud: Agnes Elizabeth Jacomb-Hood (1866 – 1949) was an English novelist, born in London. She began her literary career by winning the 250-guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, � ...

(1866–1949), English novelist *

Agnes Janich Agnes Janich, née: Agnieszka Jeziorska, (born 1985) - a visual artist who works with photography and installation art. Within her practice she deals with the history of memory, love and intimacy. She has presented her work in, among others: 9t ...

(born 1985), Polish visual artist * Agnes Janson (1861–1947), Swedish mezzo-soprano opera singer and recitalist * Agnes Jekyll (1861–1937), Scottish-British artist, writer, and philanthropist *

Agnes Joaquim Ashkhen Hovakimian (Agnes Joaquim) (b. 7 April 1854, Singapore - d. 2 July 1899, Singapore) was a Singaporean Armenian who bred Singapore's first hybridised orchid hybrid, ''Vanda'' 'Miss Joaquim'. Joaquim was inducted into the Singapore Women ...

(1854–1899), Singaporean-Armenian botanist * Agnes Christine Johnston (1896–1978), American screenwriter * Agnes Jones (1832–1868), Irish nurse *

Agnes Jongerius Agnes Jongerius (; born 4 November 1960) is a Dutch trade unionist and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands since July 2014. She is a member of the Labour Party, part of the Progressive Alliance o ...

(born 1960), Dutch politician * Agnes Jónsdóttir (died 1507), Icelandic Christian nun *

Agnes Jordan Agnes Jordan (before 1520-29 January 1546) was the last pre-reformation Abbess of Syon Monastery.Syon Abbey, from: www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/SyonAbbey.htm It was she who had to sign the deed of surrender on 25 November 1539 which brought t ...

(before 1520–1546), English Roman Catholic abbess *

Agnes Kafula Agnes Mpingana Kafula (born 1 November 1955) is a Namibian politician who has served as mayor of Windhoek from November 2012 to December 2014. She is a survivor of the Cassinga massacre The Battle of Cassinga also known as the Cassinga Raid or ...

(born 1955), Namibian politician *

Agnes Kalibata Agnes Matilda Kalibata is a Rwanda, Rwandan agricultural scientist and policymaker, and president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). She served as Rwandan Civil War, Rwanda's minister of agriculture and animal resources fro ...

, Rwandan agricultural scientist and policymaker * Agnes Kant (born 1967), Dutch politician *

Agnes Kaposi Agnes Aranka Kaposi (born 20 October 1932) is a British-Hungarian engineer and author. In 1992 she became the third female to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. She was an emeritus professor in electrical engineering at Lo ...

(born 1932), British-Hungarian engineer and author * Agnes Karll (1868–1927), German nurse and nursing reformer * Agnes Kauzuu (born 1979), Namibian football goalkeeper *

Agnes Newton Keith Agnes Newton Keith (July 4, 1901 – March 30, 1982) was an American writer best known for her three autobiographical accounts of life in North Borneo (now Sabah) before, during, and after World War II. The second of these, '' Three Came Home'', ...

(1901–1982), American writer * Agnes Gilmour Kent-Johnston (1893–1981), New Zealand community leader and broadcaster *

Agnes Kemp Agnes Nininger Saunders Kemp (November 4, 1823 – 1908) was a 19th-century American physician who was a national leader in the temperance movement as well as the first woman to practice medicine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Family and education ...

(1823–1908), American physician * Agnes Keyser (1852–1941), English humanitarian, courtesan, and mistress *

Agnes Kharshiing Agnes Kharshiing is a women's rights activist from Meghalaya, India. She is the President of the Civil Society Women's Organization (CSWO). Her outspoken advocacy and leadership of protests for women's and communities' rights has been linked t ...

, Indian woman's rights activist *

Agnes King Agnes Agatha Schuster King (October 21, 1919 – April 23, 2003) was a U.S. Virgin Islander historic preservationist and gardener. She served as the First Lady of United States Virgin Islands from 1975 to 1978 during the tenure of her husband, G ...

(1919–2003), U.S. Virgin Islander historic preservationist and gardener * Agnes Kiprop (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner * Agnes Kirabo, Ugandan politician and legislator * Agnes Kittelsen (born 1980), Norwegian actress * Agnes Knochenhauer (born 1989), Swedish curler *

Agnes Konde Agnes Asiimwe Konde, also Aggie Asiimwe Konde, but commonly known as Agnes Konde, is a Ugandan businesswoman, and corporate executive who serves as the Vice President for Program Development & Innovation at Alliance for a Green Revolution in A ...

, Ugandan businesswoman and corporate executive *

Agnes Kripps Agnes Kripps (née Semeniuk; November 28, 1925 – January 5, 2014) was a Canadian politician. She served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1970 to 1972 from the electoral district of Vancouver South, a member of the Social ...

(1925–2014), Canadian politician *

Agnes Krumwiede Agnes Krumwiede (born 17 January 1977) is a German pianist and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens. From 2009 to 2013, she served as a member of the Bundestag and spokeswoman for cultural policy for the parliamentary group of the Greens. L ...

(born 1977), German pianist and politician * Agnes Kunihira (born 1966), Ugandan politician *

Agnes Lam Agnes Lam (; born 7 March 1972) is a Macau poet, educator, journalist and politician. As a member of the Civic Watch party, she was elected to Macau's legislature in their 2009 Legislative Assembly election, and was the only member of the party re ...

(born 1972), Macanese poet, educator, journalist, and politician * Agnes Lange (1929–2021), German politician * Agnes Larson (1892–1957), American historian * Agnes Kwaje Lasuba (born 1948), South Sudanese politician *

Agnes Latham Agnes Mary Christabel Latham (31 January 1905 – 13 January 1996) was a British academic, Professor of English at Bedford College, London, Bedford College. She is remembered for her lifelong project of editing the letters of Walter Raleigh, Sir W ...

(1905–1996), British academic and professor *

Agnes D. Lattimer Agnes D. Lattimer (1928–2018) was a pediatrician. In 1986 she was appointed as the medical director of Cook County Hospital, making her the first African American woman medical director of a major hospital. Biography Lattimer was born 1928 and ...

(1928–2018), American pediatrician * Agnes Lauchlan (1905–1993), British stage, film, and television actress * Agnes Christina Laut (1871–1936), Canadian journalist, novelist, historian, and social worker *

Agnes Le Louchier Agnes-Françoise Le Louchier (1660-1717), was the royal mistress of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria from 1694 until 1717. She also served as the spy of Bavaria at the French court. Biography Agnès-Françoise Lelouchier was the daughter ...

(1660–1717), French royal mistress and spy *

Agnes Brand Leahy Agnes Brand Leahy (August 18, 1893 – March 31, 1934) was an American screenwriter active in the 1920s and early 1930s. Biography Born Agnes Laura Brand in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Washington state, she married Fred Leahy in Seattle in 1 ...

(1893–1934), American screenwriter * Agnes Lee (1868–1939), American poet and translator *

Agnes Limbo Agnes Mundia Limbo (born 12 May 1957 in Kanginzila, Zambezi Region) is a Namibian politician. A member of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), she was named the Deputy Secretary of the party at their founding conference in December 2008 ...

(born 1957), Namibian politician * Agnes Littlejohn (1865–1944), Australian writer *

Agnes Locsin Agnes Dakudao Locsin is a Filipino Choreography (dance), dance choreographer who is recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. Early life and education Agnes Dakudao Locsin was born in Davao City on September 28, 1957. Her mother is C ...

(born 1957), Filipino dance choreographer * Agnes Loheni (born 1971), New Zealand politician *

Agnes Lum Agnes Lum (; born May 21, 1956) is an American former model and singer who gained popularity in Japan in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In order to avoid confusion with Agnes Chan, another popular idol at the time, "Lum-chan" was used, though ma ...

(born 1956), American model and singer *

Agnes Lundell Agnes Lundell (13 July 1878 – 17 September 1936), also known as Agneta, was the Finland's first female lawyer. Biography Born on 13 July 1878 in Turku, Finland, Agnes Lundell was the daughter of Alfred Wilhelm Lundell (1839 – 1904) and Olga ...

(1878–1936), Finnish lawyer *

Agnes Lunn Agnes Cathinka Wilhelmine Lunn (16 March 1850 – 12 December 1941) was a Danish painter and sculptor. Biography Lunn was born as a daughter to Villars Knudsen L. and Frederikke Amalie Hagen at Rønnebæksholm. She drew horses as a child and was ...

(1850–1941), Danish painter and sculptor *

Agnes Lyall Agnes Earl Lyall (1908-2013) was an American artist. She helped found the American Abstract Artists in 1936. Her work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art ...

(1908–2013), American artist *

Agnes Lyle Agnes Lyle or ''Agnes Lile'' (1700s – 1800s) was a British ballad singer who lived in Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire. Her songs which she had learnt from her father were transcribed by William Motherwell and published by Francis James Child. Life ...

(1700s–1800s), British ballad singer *

Agnes Lyon Agnes Lyon (1762–1840) was a Scottish humorous poet of the 18th and 19th century. Biography Born in Dundee in early 1762, Lyon was the eldest daughter of Agnes (née) Hamilton and John Ramsay L'Amy of Dunkenny, Forfarshire. Her younger brother ...

(1762–1840), Scottish poet * Agnes Syme Macdonald (1882–1966), Scottish suffragette *

Agnes Macdonell Agnes Macdonell (née Harrison; c. 1840 - 20 January 1925) was a British writer and journalist. Biography Agnes Macdonell was the daughter of Daniel Harrison of Shirley House, Beckenham. She lived in the United States of America during the Civ ...

(c. 1840–1925), British writer and journalist * Agnes Maule Machar (1837–1927), Canadian author, poet, and social reformer * Agnes Mure Mackenzie (1891–1955), Scottish historian and writer * Agnes Maclehose (1758–1841), Scottish woman who had an affair with Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns * Agnes Maxwell MacLeod (1783–1879), Scottish poet *

Agnes Macphail Agnes Campbell MacPhail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954) was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 ...

(1890–1954), Canadian politician *

Agnes Macready Agnes Macready (1855–1935) was an Australian nurse and journalist. She is considered Australia's first female war correspondent. Life Macready was born in 1855 in Rathfriland, Ireland, the eldest of five children of Jane and Henry Macready. ...

(1855–1935), Australian nurse and journalist * Agnes Magnell (1878–1966), Swedish architect *

Agnes Magnúsdóttir Agnes Magnúsdóttir (27 October 1795 – 12 January 1830) was the last person to be executed in Iceland, along with Friðrik Sigurðsson. The pair were sentenced to death for the murder of Nathan Ketilsson, a farmer in Illugastaðir in Vatnsnes, ...

(1795–1830), last person to be executed in Iceland * Agnes Magpale (born 1942), Filipina educator and politician *

Agnes Catherine Maitland Agnes Catherine Maitland (1850–1906) was the principal of Somerville College, Oxford, England. She did much to gain it full college status within the University of Oxford and to expanding its library. She also wrote books about cookery. Life ...

(1850–1906), English academic * Agnes Mary Mansour (1931–2004), American Catholic nun, politician, and public official * Agnes Marshall (1855–1905), English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef *

Agnes Bernice Martin Agnes Bernice Martin (March 22, 1912 – December 16, 2004), was an American abstract painter. Her work has been defined as an "essay in discretion on inward-ness and silence". Although she is often considered or referred to as a minimalist, Mart ...

(1912–2004), Canadian-American abstract painter *

Agnes Marwa Agnes Mathew Marwa (born December 24, 1978) is a Tanzanian politician and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. She was elected MP to fill in the Special Seats position in 2015. References 1978 births Living people Chama ...

(born 1978), Tanzanian politician * Agnes Mason (1849–1941), British nun *

Agnes Katharina Maxsein Agnes Katharina Maxsein (December 4, 1904 – October 31, 1991) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and former member of the German Bundestag. Life Maxsein participated in the founding of the CDU Berlin and wa ...

(1904–1991), German politician *

Agnes McCullough Agnes McCullough (, 24 December 1888 – 31 March 1967) was an Irish teacher, philanthropist and activist. Early life and family She was born in 1888 at Tomcoole, County Wexford. She was the ninth child and sixth daughter of John Ryan, strong ...

(1888–1967), Irish teacher, philanthropist, and activist *

Agnes McDonald Agnes McDonald (2 September 1829 – 28 November 1906) was an early European settler to New Zealand, working as a nurse, postmistress and teacher. Living in Māori dominant regions she and her husband served as an important link between Māori and ...

(1829–1906), New Zealand settler, nurse, postmistress, and teacher *

Agnes McLaren Agnes McLaren (4 July 1837 – 17 April 1913) FRCPI was a respected Scottish doctor who was one of the first to give medical assistance to women in India who, because of custom, were unable to access medical help from male doctors. Agnes was a ...

(1837–1913), Scottish doctor * Agnes McLean (1918–1994), Scottish trade unionist and politician * Agnes McWhinney (1891–1987), Australian solicitor * Agnes Mellers (died 1513/1514), English co-founder of Nottingham High School * Agnes E. Meyer (1887–1970), American journalist, philanthropist, civil rights activist, and art patron * Agnes Meyer-Brandis (born 1973), German artist * Agnes Kirsopp Lake Michels (1909–1993), American scholar *

Agnes Miegel Agnes Miegel (9 March 1879 – 26 October 1964) was a German author, journalist and poet. She is best known for her poems and short stories about East Prussia, but also for the support she gave to the Nazi Party. Biography Agnes Miegel was born ...

(1879–1964), German author, journalist, and poet *

Agnes Milne Agnes Anderson Milne (1 December 1851 – 1919) was a founding member of the South Australian branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, a member of the first executive of the Working Women’s Trades Union, and South Australia’s seco ...

(1851–1919), Australian suffragist *

Agnes Milowka Agnes Milowka (23 December 1981 – 27 February 2011) was an Australian technical diver, underwater photographer, author, maritime archaeologist and cave explorer. She gained international recognition for penetrating deeper than previou ...

(1981–2011), Australian technical driver, underwater photographer, author, maritime archaeologist, and cave explorer *

Agnes Woods Mitchell Agnes Woods Mitchell ( – ) was a Scottish-born American writer and schoolteacher who published under the penname A. W. M. Her only published book was the collection ''The Smuggler 's Son, and Other Tales and Sketches'' (1842). Mitchell was t ...

(1802–1844), Scottish-American writer and schoolteacher * Agnes Mizere, Malawian TV personality, journalist, and blogger * Agnez Mo (born 1986), Indonesian pop star *

Agnes Mongan Agnes Mongan (January 21, 1905 – September 15, 1996) was an American art historian, who served as a curator and director for the Harvard Art Museums. Career Mongan received her B.A. in 1927 from Bryn Mawr College with a degree art history and E ...

(1905–1996), American art historian and curator * Agnes Marion Moodie (1881–1969), Scottish chemist *

Agnes Dunbar Moodie Fitzgibbon Agnes Dunbar Fitzgibbon Chamberlin ( Moodie; 1833–1913) was a Canadian artist living in Ontario. Biography She was born Agnes Dunbar Moodie on a farm near Cobourg, Ontario. Her parents were John and Susanna Moodie. Around five years later, the ...

(1833–1913), Canadian artist *

Agnes Claypole Moody Agnes Mary Claypole Moody (January 1, 1870 – August 29, 1954) was an American zoologist and professor of natural science. Early life and education Agnes Mary Claypole Moody was born in Bristol, England to Jane (Trotter) and Edward Waller Clayp ...

(1870–1954), American zoologist and professor * Agnes Moore (born 1979), American entertainer who performs as Peppermint (drag queen) * Agnes Moorehead (1900–1974), American actress *

Agnes Morgan Agnes B. Morgan (October 31, 1879 – May 25, 1976) was a director, playwright, actress and theatrical producer. She is most known for her association with the Neighborhood Playhouse where she was a director and functioned in numerous other role ...

(1879–1976), American director, playwright, actress, and theatrical producer *

Agnes Fay Morgan Agnes Fay Morgan (May 4, 1884 – July 20, 1968) was an American chemist and academic. She was the longtime chair of the home economics program at the University of California. Her program was strongly grounded in science, and students admitte ...

(1884–1968), American chemist and academic * Agnes Thomas Morris (1865–1949), American writer and clubwoman * Agnes Morrison (1867–1934), Scottish charity worker * Agnes Morton (1872–1952), British tennis player *

Agnes Mowinckel Agnes Mowinckel (25 August 1875 – 1 April 1963) was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Born in Bergen into a distinguished family, she became Norway's first professional stage director. A pioneer in bringing painters to the theatre, she ...

(1875–1963), Norwegian actress and theatre director *

Agnes Mukabaranga Agnes Mukabaranga is a Rwandan politician. Mukabaranga is a member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC) and member of both the Pan-African Parliament and former member of both the National Assembly and the Rwandan Senate. She is a lawyer by p ...

, Rwandan politician *

Agnes Mulder Agnes Henriëtte Mulder (born 21 October 1973) is a Dutch politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), she was previously elected to the municipal council of Ass ...

(born 1973), Dutch politician * Agnes Murgoci (1875–1929), Australian-English zoologist and folklorist *

Agnes G. Murphy Agnes G. Murphy (1865 – 15 March 1931), was an Irish journalist and writer who wrote the first biography of Dame Nellie Melba. Life Born in Tullamore, King's County, Ireland in 1865, Agnes Murphy spent much of her life travelling and writing ...

(1865–1931), Irish journalist and writer *

Agnes Muthspiel Agnes Muthspiel (born Agnes Gahbauer: 8 February 1914 - 3 May 1966) was a Salzburg painter, representative of the "Salzburg Group" of artists that came to prominence during the 1950s.Rosina König-Hollerwöger: Agnes Muthspiel. Sonderwege der ös ...

(1914–1966), Austrian painter

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Agnes Naa Momo Lartey Agnes Naa Momo Lartey is a Ghanaian politician. She contested in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election and won the parliamentary seat for the Krowor Constituency. Early life and education She was born on 16 April 1976 and she comes from Greater ...

(born 1976), Ghanaian politician *

Agnes Nalwanga Agnes Nalwanga, is a Ugandan businesswoman, management professional and corporate executive, who serves as the Head of Consumer Services at Umeme Limited, the largest electricity distribution company in Uganda. She is a member of the compan ...

(born 1975), Ugandan businesswoman, management professional, and corporate executive *

Agnes Namata Agnes or Agness may refer to: People *Agnes (name), the given name, and a list of people named Agnes or Agness * Wilfrid Marcel Agnès (1920–2008), Canadian diplomat Places *Agnes, Georgia, United States, a ghost town * Agnes, Missouri, United ...

, Ugandan footballer * Agnes Namyalo (born c. 1975), Ugandan banker and corporate executive * Agnes Nandutu, Ugandan journalist, politician, and Minister *

Agnes Nanogak Agnes Nanogak Goose (12 November 19255 May 2001) was an Inuk artist from Holman (Ulukhaktok), Northwest Territories, Canada. Life Nanogak was born on Baillie Island, Northwest Territories, in 1925. Her father, Natkutsiak (Billy Banksland) wa ...

(1925–2001), Canadian artist * Agnes Nestor (1880–1948), American labor leader, politician, and social reformer * Agnes Neuerer, Austrian luger * Agnes Neuhaus (1854–1944), German social worker and politician *

Agnes Ng Siew Heok The Toa Payoh ritual murders took place in Singapore in 1981. On 25 January, the body of a nine-year-old girl was found at a block of public housing flats in the town of Toa Payoh, and two weeks later, the body of a ten-year-old boy was fo ...

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Agnes Ng The Toa Payoh ritual murders took place in Singapore in 1981. On 25 January, the body of a nine-year-old girl was found at a block of public housing Public housing in Singapore, flats in the town of Toa Payoh, and two weeks later, the body ...

, Singaporean murder victim of the Toa Payoh child murders in 1981 *

Agnes Nicholls Agnes Helen Nicholls (14 July 1876 – 21 September 1959)Announcement in ''Cheltenham Mercury'' Saturday 26 August 1876 'July 14, at 3 Claremont Square, Mrs A.C. Nicholls of a daughter - Agnes Helen.' was one of the greatest English sopranos of ...

(1876–1959), English soprano * Agnes Nixon (1922–2016), American television writer and producer *

Agnes Nyalonje Agnes Nyalonje is a Malawian politician who has served as the country's Education Minister since July 2020. Education Nyalonje has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Malawi, a postgraduate diploma in perso ...

, Malawian politician *

Agnes Nyanhongo Agnes Nyanhongo (born 1960) is a Zimbabwean stone sculptor. Early life and training A native of Nyanga, Nyanhongo is the daughter of first-generation sculptor Claud Nyanhongo and sister of Gedion Nyanhongo. She spent much time helping in her fa ...

(born 1960), Zimbabwean sculptor * Agnes Nyblin (1869–1945), Norwegian photographer * Agnes Nygaard Haug (born 1933), Norwegian judge * Agnes O'Casey (born 1995/1996), English actress * Agnes O'Farrelly (1874–1951), Irish academic and professor *

Agnes Oaks Age Oks (born 29 May 1970) known professionally as Agnes Oaks, is an Estonian former ballet dancer, who was a principal dancer with English National Ballet. Early life Age Oks was born in Vändra. She started ballet at age 10, and her Russian ...

(born 1970), Estonian ballerina * Agnes Obel (born 1980), Danish indie folk singer-songwriter and pianist * Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan accountant, financial manager, and civil servant * Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan female human rights activist * Agnes Okoh (1905–1995), Nigerian Christian evangelist * Agnes Osazuwa (born 1989), Nigerian track and field sprinter *

Agnes Elisabeth Overbeck Ella Overbeck, pseudonym ''Baroness Ella Overbeck'' or ''Overbach'', also ''Agnes Elisabeth Overbeck'', ''Elizabeth von Overbe(c)k'', or ''Baroness Jo Overbeck'' (nicknamed ''Jimmy'') (10 October 1870 – 12 November 1919) was an Anglo-Russian com ...

(1870–1919), Anglo-Russian composer and pianist *

Agnes Owens Agnes Owens (24 May 1926 – 13 October 2014) was a Scottish author. Life Owens was born in Milngavie in 1926 and spent most of her life on the west coast of Scotland Her father worked in a paper mill, and had lost a leg in the First World War. ...

(1926–2014), Scottish author * Agnes Ozman (1870–1937), American evangelical * Agnes Pardaens (born 1956), Belgian long-distance runner *

Agnes Pareyio Agnes Pareyio (born 24 June 1956) is a Maasai Kenyan women's rights activist, politician and founder and director of the Tasaru Ntomonok Rescue Center for Girls, an organization that campaigns against female genital cutting. Biography Par ...

(born 1956), Kenyan woman's rights activist, politician, and businesswoman * Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980), Scottish engraver, illustrator, and painter * Agnes Parsons (1884–1970), American screenwriter * Agnes Lawrence Pelton (1881–1961), German painter * Agnes Penemulungu, Malawian politician *

Agnes Pihlava Agnieszka "Agnes" Pihlava (born pl, Agnieszka Ćwiklińska; born 19 March 1980) is a singer who came fourth in '' Idols Finland 2'', the Finnish version of ''Pop Idol'' in 2005. She was born in Leszno Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Liss ...

(born 1980), Polish musician *

Agnes Baker Pilgrim Agnes Emma Baker Pilgrim (September 11, 1924 – November 27, 2019) was a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon. She was the oldest member of her tribe, the Takelma. She was also the granddaughter of Jack Harney, the first e ...

(1924–2019), Native American spiritual elder *

Agnes Plum Agnes Plum (born Agnes Jansen: 9 April 1869 – 10 August 1951) was a German politician (SPD, KPD). Between 1925 and 1928 she sat as a Communist member of the national parliament (''Reichstag''). Life Agnes Jansen was born in Bardenberg, today ...

(1869–1951), German politician *

Agnes Pochin Agnes Pochin (née Heap; 1825 – 1908) was an early British campaigner for women's rights. She funded campaigns, wrote one of the first tracts and was one of the three speakers at the first suffrage meeting in Manchester. Life Agnes Heap was ...

(1825–1908), British woman's rights activist * Agnes Pockels (1862–1935), German chemist * Agnes Blake Poor (1842–1922), American author and translator, known professionally as Dorothy Prescott * Agnes Porter (c. 1752–1814), British governess *

Agnes Potten Agnes Potten and Joan Trunchfield (both d. Ipswich, Suffolk, 19 February 1556) were two English Ipswich women who were imprisoned and burned at the stake during the Marian persecutions: both are commemorated among the Ipswich Martyrs. Their arre ...

(died 1556), English prisoner who was burned at the stake * Agnes Prest (died 1557), Cornish Protestant martyr *

Agnes Quaye Agnes Quaye (born 5 October 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship The 2014 African Women's Championship, the 11t ...

(born 1989), Ghanaian footballer *

Agnes J. Quirk Agnes J. Quirk (1884–1974) was an American bacteriologist, plant pathologist, and inventor. She oversaw the culturing of bacteria in the Laboratory of Plant Pathology at the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry.Pad ...

(1884–1974), American bacteriologist, plant pathologist, and inventor *

Agnes Quisumbing Agnes Quisumbing is an economist and a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. She holds a PhD from the University of the Philippines (including a year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and a bachel ...

, Filipino economist and academic * Agnes Raeburn (1872–1955), Scottish artist *

Agnes Ramsey Agnes Ramsey (died 1399), was an English businesswoman.Oxford Dictionary of National Biography She was the daughter of architect and mason William Ramsey, and married mason Robert Hubard. She was likely trained in the craft by her father. Upon ...

(died 1399), English businesswoman * Agnes Ravatn (born 1983), Norwegian novelist, columnist, and journalist * Agnes Regan (1869–1943), American Roman Catholic social reformer *

Agnes Rehni Agnes Rehni (24 May 1887 – 3 November 1966) was a Danish stage and film actress. Selected filmography *'' Telegramtyvene'' - 1915 *'' Grevindens ære'' - 1919 *''Københavnere'' - 1933 *'' Flight from the Millions'' - 1934 *'' Giftes-nej tak ...

(1887–1966), Danish stage and film actress * Agnes Reisch (born 1999), German ski jumper * Agnes Repplier (1855–1950), American essayist * Agnes Reston (1771–1856), Scottish wartime nurse, also known as the Heroine of Matagorda *

Agnes Kay Eppers Reynders Agnes Kay Eppers Reynders is a road cyclist from Bolivia. She represented her nation at the 2000 and 2005 UCI Road World Championships. She also competed in the triathlon at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American ...

(born 1971), Bolivian road cyclist * Agnes Richards (1883–1967), American psychiatric nurse *

Agnes Millen Richmond Agnes Millen Richmond (1870–1964) was an American Impressionist painter based primarily in New York City, New York. Her body of work consists primarily of oil paintings of confrontational, confident women, as well as a few landscapes and painting ...

(1870–1964), American painter *

Agnes Richter Agnes Richter (1844–1918) was a Victorian-era seamstress who is remembered for an embroidered jacket she made while being held in Heidelberg psychiatric hospital. Life Richter was born in 1844. When she was in her fifties she was earning her livi ...

(1844–1918), German seamstress *

Agnes Ludwig Riddle Agnes Ludwig Riddle (born 1865 - died 5 May 1930) was an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1911 to 1914 and in the Colorado Senate from 1917 to 1920. She was the first woman to serve in both ...

(1865–1930), American politician *

Agnes Jane Robertson Agnes Jane Robertson M.A. PhD (1893-1959) was a historian of Anglo-Saxon England. She was a student of Hector Munro Chadwick Hector Munro Chadwick (22 October 1870 – 2 January 1947) was an English philologist. Chadwick was the Elrington ...

(1893–1959), English historian * Agnes Kelly Robertson (1833–1916), Scottish-American stage actress * Agnes Robertson Robertson (1882–1968), Australian schoolteacher, community worker, and politician * Agnes L. Rogers (1884–1943), Scottish educator and psychologist *

Agnes Romilly White Agnes Romilly White (1872–1945) was an Irish novelist who wrote about the poverty, bereavement and comedy that she saw around her. Life and work White was the born to Rev. Robert White and his wife Anna Maria in Tyrone. Her father was the re ...

(1872–1945), Irish novelist *

Agnes Rose-Soley Agnes Rebecca Rose-Soley (1847 – 19 March 1938) was a Scottish-born Australian journalist and poet. She wrote under the pseudonyms Rose de Boheme and Pistachio and sometimes with her husband as A. J. Rose-Soley. Life Rose-Soley was born Agnes R ...

(1847–1938), Scottish-Australian journalist and poet *

Agnes Rossi Agnes Rossi (born 1959) is an American fiction writer. Biography Rossi was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1959 to an Irish-American mother and an Italian-American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Ame ...

(born 1959), American fiction writer *

Agnes Rothery Agnes Rothery (1888–1954), or Agnes Edwards Rothery, was the pen name of American writer Agnes (née Edwards) Pratt. Primarily known as a travel writer, she also published novels. Rothery died in 1954 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her papers a ...

(1888–1954), American writer *

Agnes Ryan Agnes Edna Ryan (November 10, 1878 – 1954) was an American pacifist, vegetarian, suffragist and managing editor of ''Woman's Journal'', 1910-1917.

(1878–1954), American pacifist, vegetarian, suffragist, and journal editor * Agnes Salm-Salm (1844–1912), American wife of Prince Felix zu Salm-Salm * Agnes Sam (born 1942), South African writer *

Agnes Samaria Agnes Maryna Samaria (born 11 August 1972 in Otjiwarongo) is a retired Namibian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Samaria won two of the three medals that the country won at the 2007 All-Africa Games. She has been a UNIC ...

(born 1972), Namibian middle-distance runner *

Agnes Sampson Agnes Sampson (died 28 January 1591) was a Scottish healer and purported witch. Also known as the "Wise Wife of Keith", Sampson was involved in the North Berwick witch trials in the later part of the sixteenth century. Background Sampson live ...

(died 1591), Scottish purported witch * Agnes Samuelson (1887–1963), American educator and school superintendent * Agnes Sander-Plump (1888–1980), German painter * Agnes Sandström (1887–1985), Swedish Titanic survivor *

Agnes Sanford Agnes Mary Sanford (November 4, 1897 – February 21, 1982) was an American Christian writer. She is most known for founding the Inner Healing movement, a process she described as the healing of memories. Education Agnes attended the Shanghai A ...

(1897–1982), American writer * Agnes Yewande Savage (1906–1964), Nigerian medical doctor and physician * Agnes Scanlon (1923–2018), American politician *

Agnes Schierhuber Agnes Schierhuber (born 31 May 1946) is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP). She is a member of the Austrian People's Party, which is part of the European People's Party. Schierhuber has been a member of the Europe ...

(born 1946), Austrian politician *

Agnes Schmidt Agnes Schmidt (14 October 1875 – 21 November 1952) was a German activist and politician (SPD, USPD, KPD) who served as a member of the Parliament (''"Landtag"'') of Thuringia. Life Agnes Schmidt was born in Gotha, a town rich in history locat ...

(1875–1952), German activist and politician *

Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir Agnes Margrétardóttir Sigurðardóttir (born 19 October 1954) is an Icelandic prelate who is the current Bishop of Iceland. She is the first woman to be elected a Bishop of the Church of Iceland. Biography Agnes was born in Ísafjörður. S ...

(born 1954), Icelandic prelate *

Agnes Simon Agnes Simon (''née'' Almási; 21 June 1935 – 19 August 2020) was an international table tennis player from Hungary. Personal life After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, she fled to Sweden to seek political asylum, together with her husband ...

(1935–2020), Hungarian table tennis player * Agnes Sjöberg (1888–1964), Finnish veterinarian *

Agnes Elizabeth Slack Agnes Elizabeth Slack or Agnes Elizabeth Saunders (15 October 1858 – 16 January 1946) was a leading English Temperance advocate. Life Slack was born in Ripley, Derbyshire in 1858. Her Liberal Wesleyan Methodist parents were Mary Ann (born Bamf ...

(1858–1946), English Temperance advocate * Agnes Sligh Turnbull (1888–1982), American writer *

Agnes Slott-Møller Agnes Slott-Møller, née Rambusch (10 June 1862, in Nyboder – 11 June 1937, in Løgismose, Assens Municipality), was a Danish Symbolist painter; influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites. She is known for works inspired by Danish history and folklore ...

(1862–1937), Danish painter * Agnes Smedley (1892–1950), American journalist, writer, and activist * Agnes Smidt (1874–1952), Danish painter * Agnes Smith Lewis (1843–1926), Scottish travel writer alongside her twin sister, Margaret * Agnes Smyth (c. 1755–1783), Irish Methodist preacher *

Agnes Sorma Agnes Sorma (c. 1862 – 10 February 1927), born Agnes Maria Caroline Zaremba, was a German actress best known for originating the playing the role of Nora in ''A Doll's House'' by Henrik Ibsen. Some sources give 1865 as her year of birth. Ear ...

(1862–1927), German actress *

Agnes Stavenhagen Agnes Stavenhagen (3 September 1860 – 30 September 1945), pseudonym Agnes Denis, was a German operatic soprano. Through her work at the Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar, Weimarer Hoftheater and in concerts throughout Europe, s ...

(1860–1945), German operatic soprano * Agnes Steele (1881–1949), American actress * Agnes Steineger (1863–1965), Norwegian painter * Agnes Stevenson (1873–1935), British chess player * Agnes Grainger Stewart (1871–1956), Scottish writer * Agnes L. Storrie (1864–1936), Australian poet and writer * Agnes Straub (1890–1941), German film actress *

Agnes Street-Klindworth Agnes Street-Klindworth, also Agnes Denis-Street, was the illegitimate daughter of journalist, actor and diplomat Georg Klindworth (1798–1882) and a Danish actress named Brigitta Bartels (1786–1864). Biography She was born on 19 Octobe ...

(1825–1906), illegitimate daughter of Danish journalist, actor, and diplomat,

Georg Klindworth Georg Klindworth, born Johann Georg Heinrich Klindworth on 16 April 1798 in Göttingen, Germany, was a nineteenth-century German diplomat and intelligence agent employed by several European leaders and princes. He was a political exile from the 18 ...

Agnes Strickland Agnes Strickland (18 July 1796 – 8 July 1874) was an English historical writer and poet. She is particularly remembered for her ''Lives of the Queens of England'' (12 vols, 1840–1848). Biography The daughter of Thomas Strickland and his wi ...

(1796–1874), English writer and poet * Agnes Surriage Frankland (1726–1783), American tavern maid who married British baronet, Sir Charles Henry * Agnes Syme Lister (1834–1893), Scottish botanist * Agnes Taaka (born 1980), Ugandan politician, social worker, and legislator *

Agnes Tachyon Agnes Tachyon (Japanese : アグネスタキオン, April 13, 1998 - June 22, 2009) was an undefeated Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and a Leading sire in Japan. He was by Sunday Silence, his dam, Agnes Flora (by Royal Ski) won the Oka Sho (Jap ...

(1998–2009), Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse *

Agnes Oforiwa Tagoe-Quarcoopome Agnes Oforiwa Tagoe-Quarcoopome (27 May 19137 July 1997), also known as Auntie Oforiwa, was one of the women who supported Kwame Nkrumah in the fight for Ghanaian independence. She was also a market queen. Early life Agnes was born on 27 May ...

(1913–1997), Ghanaian activist *

Agnes Tait Agnes Tait (1894–1981) was an American painter, pen-and-ink artist, lithographer, book illustrator, muralist and dancer. Early life Born in Greenwich Village in New York City, Agnes Tait was the second and last child of Anita Innocentia McCart ...

(1894–1981), American painter, artist, lithographer, muralist, and dancer * Agnes Takea (died 1622), Japanese Roman Catholic martyr * Agnes Clara Tatham (1893–1972), English painter * Agnes Taubert (1844–1877), German writer and philosopher *

Agnes Taylor Agnes Taylor Rich Hoagland Schwartz (October 2, 1821 – December 11, 1911) was a Mormon pioneer who played a key role in helping her brother, LDS Church president John Taylor, evade authorities during the federal crackdown on polygamy in the ...

(1821–1911), English Mormon pioneer * Agnes Reeves Taylor (born 1965), ex-wife of former Liberian President, Charles Taylor *

Agnes Terei Agnes Terei was a Vanuatuan educator and politician. In 1965 she became the first woman appointed to the Advisory Council of the New Hebrides. Biography Terei worked as an assistant teacher at the Sainte Therese mission school in Espiritu Santo ...

, Vanuatuan educator and politician * Agnes Le Thi Thanh, one of the Vietnamese Martyrs * Agnes Thomas Morris (1865–1949), American writer and clubwoman *

Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza Agnes Tibayeita Isharaza, is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive, who is the Company Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs at Uganda National Social Security Fund, effective 1 April 2019. Early life and education She was born in Uganda and ...

, Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive * Agnes Tirop (1995–2021), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Agnes Tjongarero Agnes Basilia Tjongarero (born 17 May 1946) is a Namibian politician. Tjongarero was born on 17 May 1946 in Walvis Bay, South Africa (today Namibia). Between 1968 and 1975 she trained as nurse, midwife, nursing manager and nursing educator, an ...

(born 1946), Namibian politician *

Agnes Torres Agnes Torres is a transgender woman who participated in Harold Garfinkel's research in the early 1960s, making her the first subject of an in-depth discussion of transgender identity in sociology. She is the subject of a 2018 documentary short. Ea ...

(born 1939), one of the first studied transgender women *

Agnes Tsao Kou Ying Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (28 April 1821 – 1 March 1856; also Agnes Kouying Tsao), or Cao Guiying (), was a Qing dynasty Chinese layperson who was martyred for preaching the Gospel in Guangxi. She was canonized a martyr-saint by Pope John Paul II on ...

(1821–1856), Chinese layperson * Agnes Tschetschulin (1859–1942), Finnish composer and violinist * Agnes Tschurtschenthaler (born 1982), Italian middle- and long-distance runner * Agnes Tuckey (1877–1972), English tennis player *

Agnes TuiSamoa Agnes Rosa TuiSamoa (née Sue; 7 December 1932 – 17 November 2004) was a Pacific community organizer and social worker in Auckland, New Zealand. Biography TuiSamoa was born in Suva, Fiji, to a Samoan mother, Apaula Theresa Perera, and Chin ...

(1932–2004), New Zealand community organizer and social worker *

Agnes Tyrrell Agnes Tyrrell (20 September 1846 – 18 April 1883) was a composer and pianist of English and Czech descent. Life Agnes Tyrrell was born in Brno, the regional capital of Moravia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was the daughter of English t ...

(1846–1883), Czech composer and pianist *

Agnes Ullmann Agnes Ullmann (14 April 1927 – 25 February 2019) was a French microbiologist. Biography Ullmann received her doctorate in microbiology from the University of Budapest. After a research visit to Institut Pasteur in 1958/59 working with Jacques ...

(1927–2019), French microbiologist * Agnes van Ardenne (born 1950), Dutch politician and diplomat * Agnes van Stolk (1898–1980), Dutch artist * Agnes van den Bossche (c. 1435– c. 1504), Dutch painter *

Agnes Vanderburg Mary "Agnes" Vanderburg (1901 – 1989) was a Native American teacher, translator and author. She was descended from Selish Indians on the Flathead Reservation The Flathead Indian Reservation, located in western Montana on the Flathead River ...

(1901–1989), Native American teacher, translator, and author *

Agnes Gertrude VanKoughnet Agnes Gertrude Macdonald née VanKoughnet (c. 1860-1940) also known as Gertie Macdonald, was a Canadian socialite and second wife of Hugh John Macdonald. Biography VanKoughnet married Hugh John MacDonald, who was ten years her senior, on April ...

(1860–1940), Canadian socialite * Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman and philanthropist * Agnes Vernon (1895–1948), American silent film actress *

Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos (February 21, 1938 – March 29, 2000) was a Liberian professor of music, scholar of Liberian folk music, conductor, composer, and lawyer. Von Ballmoos contributed to the preservation of Liberian folk music by collecting a ...

(1938–2000), Liberian professor, conductor, composer, and lawyer * Agnes von Konow (1868–1944), Finnish animal rights advocate *

Agnes von Krusenstjerna Agnes von Krusenstjerna (October 9, 1894 – March 10, 1940) was a Swedish writer and noble. She was a controversial writer whose books challenged the moral standards of the day and was the center of a great literary controversy of the freedo ...

(1894–1940), Swedish writer * Agnes von Kurowsky (1892–1984), American nurse during World War I with whom Ernest Hemingway fell in love * Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben (1551–1637), German countess *

Agnes von Rosen Agnes von Rosen (September 8, 1924 – April 4, 2001) was a Swedish aristocrat and bullfighter and stunt performer. She spent most of her later years in Mexico. Life Agnes von Rosen, the daughter of the Swedisn Military Attache to the British ...

(1924–2001), Swedish aristocrat, bullfighter, and stunt performer *

Agnes von Zahn-Harnack Agnes von Zahn-Harnack (19 June, 1884, Gießen – 22 May 1950, Berlin) was German people, German teacher, writer and bourgeois women's rights activist. Early life She was the daughter of the theologian Adolf von Harnack (1851–1930) and Amalie ...

(1884–1950), German teacher, writer, and woman's rights activist * Agnes Walsh (born 1950), Canadian poet, playwright, actor, and storyteller *

Agnes Marion McLean Walsh Agnes Marion McLean Walsh (née Gibson; 10 June 1884 – 12 August 1967) was head matron of King Edward Memorial Hospital, a Western Australian maternity hospital from 1922 until her retirement in December 1954, during which time more than 60,00 ...

(1884–1967), Australian nurse *

Agnes Warburg Agnes Beatrice Warburg (1872–1953) was a British photographer who contributed to the acceptance of colour photography in the English-speaking world. She had been encouraged to take up photography by her brother, John Cimon Warburg (1867–193 ...

(1872–1953), British photographer * Agnes Ward White (1857–1943), wife of

Albert B. White Albert Blakeslee White (September 22, 1856July 3, 1941) was the 11th governor of West Virginia from 1901 to 1905. White was educated in the public schools of Columbus, Ohio. In 1878, he graduated from Marietta College. In 1879, he married Agnes ...

, the former Governor of West Virginia *

Agnes Waterhouse Agnes Waterhouse (c. 1503 – 29 July 1566), also known as Mother Waterhouse, was one of the first women executed for witchcraft in England. In 1566, she was accused of witchcraft along with two other women: Elizabeth Francis and Joan Waterhous ...

(c. 1503–1566), English woman accused of witchcraft *

Agnes Waters Agnes Waters (born Agnes Murphy Mulligan on July 1, 1893; died May 9, 1962) was a real estate person and member of the Mothers' movement who has been called "the most inflammatory lecturer on the Mothers' circuit in the 1930s and 1940s." Although ...

(1893–1962), American politician and realtor *

Agnes Baldwin Webb Agnes Louise Baldwin Webb (March 24, 1926 – June 7, 2001) was an American women's basketball player, who played on the first United States women's national basketball team. Baldwin played basketball at Nashville Business College, which was a pe ...

(1926–2001), American basketball player * Agnes Weinrich (1873–1946), American visual artist * Agnes Welin (1844–1928), Swedish missionary *

Agnes E. Wells Agnes Ermina Wells, Ph.D. (January 4, 1876, Saginaw, Michigan – July 6, 1959, Saginaw, Michigan) was an American educator and a women's equal rights movement activist. She was Dean of Women at Indiana University and professor of mathematics an ...

(1876–1959), American educator and women's equal rights activist * Agnes Wenman (died 1617), English Roman Catholic translator * Agnes Wergeland (1857–1914), Norwegian-American historian, poet, and educator *

Agnes Westbrook Morrison Agnes Jane Westbrook Morrison (1854-1939) was West Virginia’s first female lawyer. Morrison was born in 1854 in Wheeling, West Virginia to Henry Westbrook and Martha Barratt.Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; ...

(1854–1939), American lawyer * Agnes Weston (1840–1918), English philanthropist * Agnes Weston (1879–1972), New Zealand politician * Agnes Wheeler (bap. 1734–1804), British writer *

Agnes Burns Wieck Agnes Burns Wieck (January 4, 1892 – October 22, 1966) was an American labor activist and journalist, described as "a Coal Field 'Hell Raiser'". Early life Agnes Burns was born in Sandoval, Illinois Sandoval is a village in Marion County ...

(1892–1966), American labor activist and journalist *

Agnes Wieslander Agnes Wieslander (1873–1934) was a Swedish painter who mainly produced landscapes although she also painted still lifes and portraits. Her art education included Harald Foss in Copenhagen, the Académie Colarossi in Paris, Carl Wilhelmson in Go ...

(1873–1934), Swedish painter * Agnes Windeck (1888–1975), German theatre and film actress *

Agnes Wolbert Agnes Geziena Wolbert (born 20 August 1958) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP between 30 November 2006 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of senior citizen policy, normal and spec ...

(born 1958), Dutch politician *

Agnes Wold Agnes Wold, born January 7, 1955, is a professor of clinical bacteriology specializing in the normal flora of the body, at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

(born 1955), Swedish biologist and professor * Agnes Wood (1921–2013), New Zealand artist and writer *

Agnes Woodward Agnes Woodward (January 1872 — June 1938) was an American music educator and professional whistler, founder and head of the California School of Artistic Whistling in Los Angeles, California. Early life Anna Agnes Woodward was born in Waterlo ...

(1872–1938), American music educator and whistler *

Agnes World Agnes World (28 April 1995 – 20 August 2012) was an American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for his performances over sprint distances in Europe. Bred in Kentucky, he was sold for over $1 million as a ye ...

(1995–2012), American-bred Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire *

Agnes Wright Spring Agnes Wright Spring (January 5, 1894 – March 20, 1988) was a journalist, writer and historian from Wyoming who wrote books focusing on Wyoming and Western history. Biography Wright was born on January 5, 1894, in Delta, Colorado, the daughter o ...

(1894–1988), American journalist, writer, and historian *

Agnes Yombwe Agnes Buya Yombwe (born 18 February 1966) is a Zambian mixed media artist, arts educator, author and mentor. Her artistic practice explores indigenous knowledge systems and especially the Mbusa of Zambia’s Bemba people. She also examines other s ...

(born 1966), Zambian mixed media artist, arts educator, author, and mentor * Agnes Zawadzki (born 1994), American figure skater * Agnes Zimmermann (1847–1925), German pianist and composer *

Agnes Zurowski Agnes Zurowski (February 21, 1920 – June 25, 2013) was a pitcher for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in 1945. She both threw and batted right-handed. Early life and family She was born on a family farm, five miles n ...

(1920–2013), American baseball pitcher

Ágnes

* Ágnes Babos (1944–2020), Hungarian handball player * Ágnes Bartha (born 1922), Hungarian photographer * Ágnes Bukta (born 1993), Hungarian tennis player *

Ágnes Bánfai Ágnes Bánfai (8 June 1947 – 20 August 2020) was a Hungarian gymnast. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in fifth place in the team competition. Her best individual result was tenth place ...

(1947–2020), Hungarian gymnast * Ágnes Bánfalvy (born 1954), Hungarian actress * Ágnes Bíró (1917–2008), Hungarian swimmer * Ágnes Csomor (born 1979), Hungarian actress *

Ágnes Dobó Ágnes Dobó (born 5 September 1988) is a Hungarian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Hungarian national beauty contest A Királynő in 2010. She was supposed to represent Hungary in the Miss World 2010 contest in China ...

(born 1988), Hungarian model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Ágnes Dragos Ágnes Dragos ( ) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in d ...

, Hungarian sprint canoer * Ágnes Esterházy (1891–1956), Hungarian actress * Ágnes Farkas (born 1973), Hungarian handball player *

Ágnes Ferencz Ágnes Ferencz (born October 11, 1956 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sport shooter. She competed in pistol shooting events at the Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riot ...

(born 1956), Hungarian sport shooter *

Ágnes Fodor Ágnes Fodor (born 31 March 1964) is a Hungarian backstroke swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1 ...

(born 1964), Hungarian swimmer * Ágnes Gajdos-Hubai (1948–2014), Hungarian volleyball player *

Ágnes Gee Ágnes Gee (born 29 August 1974), previously known as Ágnes Muzamel, is a Hungarian former professional tennis player. Gee, who was born in Budapest, appeared in seven Fed Cup, Federation Cup ties for Hungary in the early 1990s, while competing ...

(born 1974), Hungarian tennis player * Ágnes Gergely (born 1933), Hungarian writer, educator, journalist, and translator *

Ágnes Gerlach Ágnes Gerlach (born 22 July 1968) is a Hungarian diver. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offic ...

(born 1968), Hungarian diver *

Ágnes Geréb Ágnes Geréb (born 20 December 1952) is a Hungarian gynaecologist/midwife and psychologist and a convicted criminal. She is the pioneer of including paternal participation in deliveries of children at hospitals and in homebirths in Hungary. She ...

(born 1952), Hungarian gynaecologist and psychologist * Ágnes Hankiss (1950–2021), Hungarian politician * Ágnes Hegedűs, Hungarian orienteer * Ágnes Heller (1929–2019), Hungarian philosopher and lecturer * Ágnes Herczeg, Hungarian artist * Ágnes Herczegh (born 1950), Hungarian discus thrower * Ágnes Hornyák (born 1982), Hungarian handball player * Ágnes Hranitzky, Hungarian film editor and director * Ágnes Juhász-Balajcza (born 1952), Hungarian volleyball player *

Ágnes Kaczander Ágnes Kaczander (also known as ''Kaczander-Kiss'') (born 21 November 1953 in Budapest) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Hungary, who competed at the Summer Olympics for her native country in 1972.Ágnes Keleti (born 1921), Hungarian-Israeli Olympic champion artistic gymnast * Ágnes Konkoly (born 1987), Hungarian model, wedding planner, and beauty pageant titleholder * Ágnes Kovács (born 1981), Hungarian swimmer *

Ágnes Kozáry Ágnes Kozáry (born 28 September 1966 in Zalaegerszeg) is a retired Hungarian sprinter who competed primarily in the 200 metres. She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as one outdoor and one indoor World Championships. ...

(born 1966), Hungarian sprinter *

Ágnes Kunhalmi Ágnes Kunhalmi (born 31 October 1982) is a Hungarian socialist politician. She is a Member of the National Assembly since the 2014 election, and a Member of the executive board of the Hungarian Socialist Party, since 2018. She is the Female co ...

(born 1982), Hungarian politician * Ágnes Lehóczky (born 1976), Hungarian poet, academic, and translator * Ágnes Litter (born 1975), Hungarian alpine skier * Ágnes Lukács (1920–2016), Hungarian-Jewish painter, graphic artist, and school teacher *

Ágnes Miskó Ágnes Miskó (born 1 October 1971) is a Hungarian gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, ...

(born 1971), Hungarian gymnast *

Ágnes Mócsy Ágnes Mócsy is a Professor of Physics at the Pratt Institute who works on theoretical nuclear physics. She is also a filmmaker, science communicator and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Education and early career Mócsy grew up i ...

, Romanian physicist * Ágnes Molnár (born 1956), Hungarian politician * Ágnes Mutina (born 1988), Hungarian swimmer *

Ágnes Nagy Agnes Nagy (born 27 July 1992) is a Hungarian footballer who plays as a midfielder and has appeared for the Hungary women's national team. Club career Nagy played domestic football with MTK Hungária in the Női NB I. In June 2016, Nagy joi ...

(born 1992), Hungarian footballer * Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922–1991), Hungarian poet, writer, educator, and translator *

Ágnes Németh Ágnes Németh (born 22 September 1961) is a Hungarian basketball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olim ...

(born 1961), Hungarian basketball player *

Ágnes Osztolykán Ágnes Osztolykán (born 3 November 1974, Csenger, Hungary) is a Hungarian politician and Romani people, Romani activist. She was a member of the National Assembly of Hungary for the LMP – Hungary's Green Party between 2010 and 2014. She is a ...

(born 1974), Hungarian politician and activist * Ágnes Pallag (born 1993), Hungarian volleyball player * Ágnes Pozsonyi, Hungarian sprint canoer *

Ágnes Primász Ágnes Primász (born 5 March 1980 in Dunaújváros) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Primász became top scorer with fourteen goals at the 2001 Wo ...

(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player *

Ágnes Rapai ''The native form of this personal name is Rapai Ágnes. This article uses the Western name order.'' Ágnes Rapai (born 13 March 1952 in Szekszárd, Hungary) is a Hungarian poet, writer, and translator. Biography Rapai spent her childhood i ...

(born 1952), Hungarian poet, writer, and translator * Ágnes Ságvári (1928–2000), Hungarian historian * Ágnes Simon (born 1974), Romanian cross-country skier * Ágnes Simor (born 1979), Hungarian actress and dancer * Ágnes Sipka (born 1954), Hungarian long-distance runner * Ágnes Studer (born 1998), Hungarian basketball player * Ágnes Sütő (born 1992), Icelandic gymnast and coach * Ágnes Szatmári (born 1987), Romanian tennis player * Ágnes Szávay (born 1988), Hungarian tennis player * Ágnes Szendrei, Hungarian-American mathematician * Ágnes Szentannai (born 1994), Hungarian curler * Ágnes Szijj (born 1956), Hungarian rower * Ágnes Szilágyi (born 1990), Hungarian handball player *

Ágnes Szokolszky Ágnes Szokolszky (6 July 1956) is a Hungarian educator and psychologist, a habilitated associate professor and director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged. Her fields of research are ecological psychology (with special regard to James and ...

(born 1956), Hungarian educator and psychologist * Ágnes Torma (born 1951), Hungarian volleyball player *

Ágnes Triffa Ágnes Triffa (born 18 January 1987) is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper for Debreceni VSC and the Hungarian national team. She made her international debut on 2 June 2006 against Argentina, and took part on the World Championship in 2009. Achi ...

(born 1987), Hungarian handball goalkeeper * Ágnes Vadai (born 1974), Hungarian politician and scholar * Ágnes Valkai (born 1981), Hungarian water polo player *

Ágnes Huszár Várdy Ágnes Huszár Várdy, , Ph.D., was a Professor of English and Communications at Robert Morris University. She was also Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature at Duquesne University. She was an invited member of the International P.E.N. (1985) ...

(died 2022), Hungarian writer *

Ágnes Végh Ágnes Végh (born 1939 in Budapest) is a former Hungarian handballer who played in right back position. A one club player, Végh spent her entire career by Budapesti Spartacus SC, for them she played from 1955 to 1968. She won the Hungar ...

(born 1939), Hungarian handball player

Agnès

* Agnès Acker (born 1940), French astrophysicist and professor *

Agnès Agboton Agnès Agboton (born 1960) is a Beninese writer, poet, storyteller, and translator. She currently lives in Spain. She is of Fon descent, and writes in several languages, including Catalan, Spanish, and the Gun language. She has written several b ...

(born 1960), Beninese writer, poet, storyteller, and translator *

Agnès Arnauld Mother Agnès Arnauld, S.O.Cist. (1593–1672), was the Abbess of the Abbey of Port-Royal, near Paris, and a major figure in French Jansenism. She was born Jeanne-Catherine-Agnès Arnauld, a member of the Arnauld family, sister of Antoine Arna ...

(1593–1672), abbess of Port-Royal and major figure in French Jansenism *

Agnès Barthélémy Agnès Barthélémy is a French physicist. She is an expert on nanostructures. She is a professor at Université Paris-Sud and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. Education and career Agnès Barthélémy received her PhD in 1991 ...

, French physicist *

Agnès Bénassy-Quéré Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (born 15 March 1966) is a French economist who has been serving as chief economist at the Direction générale du Trésor (or French Treasury) since 2020. She is also a professor of economics at the Paris School of Econo ...

(born 1966), French economist * Agnès Bernet (born 1968), French cell biologist and professor *

Agnès Bihl Agnès Bihl is a French singer. Biography Born into a family of intellectuals, with a great-grandfather who founded L'Illustration and a grandmother who was a painter, as a child Bihl naturally became interested in all art forms, including writ ...

, French singer *

Agnès Buzyn Agnès Buzyn (born 1 November 1962) is a French hematologist, university professor, medical practitioner and politician who served as Minister of Solidarity and Health in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe from May 2017 to Februa ...

(born 1962), French hematologist, professor, medical practitioner, and politician *

Agnès Cabrol Agnès Cabrol (2 July 1964 in Avignon – January 2007 in Gordes, Vaucluse) was a French Egyptologist. Life and work Born in Provence, Agnès Cabrol encountered Egyptology in her reading and quickly dreamed of devoting her life to it. She gr ...

(1964–2007), French Egyptologist *

Agnès Callamard Agnès Callamard is a French human-rights activist who is the Secretary General of Amnesty International. She was previously the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Co ...

(born 1965), French human rights expert and Secretary General of Amnesty International *

Agnès Chiquet Agnès Chiquet (born 24 October 1984 in Paris) is a French weightlifter. She competed at the 2002 European Junior Championships, winning a bronze medal, 2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterrane ...

(born 1984), French weightlifter *

Agnès Clancier Agnès Clancier (born 8 June 1963) is a French writer. She was born at Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France, and has lived in Australia and Burkina Faso. She has published five novels. Her novel ''Port Jackson'', published by Éditions Gallimard in 2007 ...

(born 1963), French writer * Agnès de La Barre de Nanteuil (1922–1944), French Resistance worker * Agnès Delahaie (1920–2003), French film producer * Agnès Desarthe (born 1966), French novelist, children's writer, and translator * Agnès Evren (born 1970), French politician *

Agnès Fienga Agnès Fienga is a French astronomer working at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides. She is active in the field of planetary ephemerides generation and is member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Sh ...

, French astronomer * Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo (born 1968), French politician * Agnès Godard (born 1951), César Award-winning French cinematographer *

Agnès Gosselin Agnès Gosselin (born 21 November 1967) is a French former figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She is a six-time French national champion (1983 to 1988) and competed at two Winter Olympics, in 1984 and 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.p ...

(born 1967), French figure skater *

Agnès Grondin Agnès Grondin is a Canadian politician who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election.Agnès Gruda, Polish-Canadian journalist and fiction writer * Agnès Henry-Hocquard (born 1962), French winemaker * Agnès Humbert (1894–1963), art historian, ethnographer and member of the French Resistance during World War II * Agnès Jaoui (born 1964), French screenwriter, film director, actress and singer *

Agnès Kraidy Agnès Kraidy (born February 10, 1965) is an Ivorian nationality law, Ivorian magazine editor and journalist. Since April 2014, she has been the President of the Network of Women Journalists and Communication in Ivory Coast. Biography In 1989, K ...

(born 1965), Ivorian magazine editor and journalist * Agnès Lacheux (born 1974), French Paracanoeist *

Agnès Laurent Agnès Laurent (28 January 1936 – 16 February 2010) was a French actress.Agnès Laurent , BFI
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(1936–2010), French actress * Agnès Le Brun (born 1961), French politician *

Agnès Le Lannic Agnès Le Lannic is a female former international table tennis player from France. Table tennis career She won a bronze medal for France at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Emmanuelle Coub ...

, French table tennis player * Agnès Lefort (1891–1973), Canadian artist, educator, and gallery owner *

Agnès Letestu Agnès Letestu (born 1 February 1971) is a French prima ballerina. Biography She decided to start ballet when she saw her first ballet on TV (''Swan Lake''). Then she had the opportunity to start ballet as a hobby, and her teacher, Mr. Bertin, per ...

(born 1971), French ballet dancer * Agnès Maltais (born 1956), Canadian politician * Agnès Marin (1997–2011), French murder victim * Agnès Martin-Lugand (born 1979), French novelist * Agnès Matoko, Romanian model * Agnès Mellon (born 1958), French soprano *

Agnès Mercier Agnès Mercier is a French curler and curling coach. She participated in the demonstration curling events at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where the French women's team finished in eighth place. At the national level, she is a five-time French w ...

, French curler and coach * Agnès Merlet (born 1959), French film director * Agnès Nkada (born 1995), Cameroonian footballer * Agnès Ntamabyaliro Rutagwera (born 1937), Rwandan politician * Agnès Pannier-Runacher (born 1974), French businesswoman and politician *

Agnès Poirier Agnès Catherine Poirier (; born 1975) is a French journalist, writer and broadcaster. Early life Born in Paris, she has lived and worked in London since the late 1990s, initially as a doctoral student at the London School of Economics. Career P ...

(born 1975), French journalist, writer, and broadcaster * Agnès Raharolahy (born 1992), French sprinter * Agnès Rosenstiehl (born 1941), French author and illustrator * Agnès Soral (born 1960), Franco-Swiss actress, comedian, and writer * Agnès Sorel (1421–1450), favorite mistress of King Charles VII of France * Agnès Souret (1902–1928), French-Basque actress * Agnès Spaak (born 1944), French-Belgian actress and photographer * Agnès Sulem (born 1959), French mathematician *

Agnès Tchuinté Agnès Tchuinté (30 January 1959 – 1990) was a Cameroonian athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympia ...

(1959–1990), Cameroonian javelin thrower *

Agnès Teppe Agnès Teppe (born 4 May 1968 in Bourg-en-Bresse) is a former French athlete, who specialised in the discus throw. She won two French national championship titles in the discus: in 1990 and 1994. She twice improved the French discus record th ...

(born 1968), French discus thrower * Agnès Thill (born 1964), French politician *

Agnès Thurnauer Agnès Thurnauer (born 1962) is a French-Swiss contemporary artist. Primarily a painter, she also works with a number of other media and techniques. Biography Agnès Thurnauer was born in 1962, in Paris, France, where she continues to live and ...

(born 1962), French-Swiss artist * Agnès Troublé (born 1941), French fashion designer Agnès b. *

Agnès Varda Agnès Varda (; born Arlette Varda; 30 May 1928 – 29 March 2019) was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pioneering work was central to the development of the widely influential French New Wave film ...

(1928–2019), French movie director *

Agnès Vesterman Agnès Vesterman is a French classical cellist. Life Vesterman studied the cello in Boulogne-Billancourt and then went to New York to study with Harvey Shapiro (musician), Harvey Shapiro. Back from the United States, she joined the Quatuor Arpeg ...

, French classical cellist * Agnès Zugasti (born 1972), French tennis player

Agness

Agness Gidna Agness Gidna is a Tanzanian paleontologist and a former Senior Curator of Paleontology at the National Museum of Tanzania. She is currently working with Ngorongoro Conservation Area as a Principal Cultural Heritage Officer. She is the first Ta ...

, Tanzanian paleontologist * Agness Musase (born 1997), Zambian footballer *

Agness Underwood Agness May Underwood (December 17, 1902 – July 3, 1984) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, and one of the first women in the United States to hold a city editorship on a major metropolitan daily. She was preceded by Laura Vitray wh ...

(1902–1984), American journalist and newspaper editor

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