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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 Yajna ( sa, यज्ञ, yajña, translit-std=IAST, sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering) refers in Hinduism to any ritual done in front of a sacred fire, often with mantras.SG Nigal (1986), Axiological Approach to the Vedas, Northern Book ...
''. 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

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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)''(
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) * Ágnes ( Hungarian) * Agneeta ( Finnish) *Agnes ( Danish, Dutch, English,
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, 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 (
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 ...
, Catalan) * 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 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 c ...
( Catalan, Danish, 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 ...
) *
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) *अग्नि (Agní) ( Sanskrit) *Αγνή (Agni) ( Greek) * Agnieszka ( Polish) *Агнија (Agnija) (
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 ...
) * 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) * Annice ( English) * Aune (
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

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, Finnish) * Iines ( Finnish) *إيناس ( Inās) ( Arabic) * Ines (
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 ...
, German, Italian) * Inès (
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 ...
) * Inés ( Spanish) * Inês ( Portuguese) * Inesa (
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 ...
) * 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 ( Croatian, Slovenian) * Nesta ( Welsh) * Nessie (
Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
) * Neža ( Slovenian) * Nieske ( Dutch) * Oanez (
Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...
) *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 *
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 ...
(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 Agnes of Brandenburg (c. 1257 – 29 September 1304) was a Danish Queen consort by marriage to King Eric V of Denmark. As a widow, she served as the regent of Denmark for her son, King Eric VI, during his minority from 1286 until 1293. Life She ...
(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 , title = Hereditary Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , image = Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.jpg , caption = , reign = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = ...
(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 Agnes of Rochlitz (died 1195) came from the Wettin family and was daughter of Dedi III, Margrave of Lusatia and his wife, Matilda of Heinsburg. She is also known as Agnes of Wettin. Agnes married Berthold IV, Duke of Merania. From this marriage A ...
(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


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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 Agnes Dean Abbatt (June 23, 1847 – January 1, 1917) of New York was a painter of floral still lifes, landscapes, and coastal scenes. She was the second woman elected to the American Watercolor Society. Early life Agnes Dean Abbatt was born on ...
(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 *
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 ...
(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 Agnes Morrogh Bernard aka Sister Mary Joseph Arsenius (24 February 1842 – 20 April 1932) was a Roman Catholic nun who founded two convents, and a woollen mill in Foxford, Ireland. Life Bernard was born in Cheltenham on 24 February 1842 to John ...
(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 Church. ...
(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 Agneta Bl ...
(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 Agnes Baldwin Brett (née Baldwin, 1876–1955) was an American numismatist and archaeologist who worked as the Curator at the American Numismatic Society from 1910 to 1913. She was the first paid curator at the American Numismatic Society. She ...
(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 (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 Agnes Giebel (10 August 1921 – 24 April 2017) was a German classical soprano. She was born in Heerlen, in the Netherlands, where she lived the first years of her life. She studied at the Folkwangschule in Essen and made her first public appe ...
(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 and ...
(1872–1947), Australian social and political activist, best known as Mrs. A. K. Goode * Agnes Goodsir (1864–1939), Australian painter *
Agnes Gordon Agnes Leslie Gordon (''née'' Willson, April 25, 1906 – May 24, 1967) was a Canadian bridge player. She was born in Ridgetown, Ontario and graduated from the University of Ontario. She moved to Buffalo, New York after her marriage in 1930, alt ...
(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 Betsy ...
(1863–1929), Norwegian watercolorist and illustrator * Agnes Gund (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 *
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 nobleman and prime minister, Hjalmar Hammarskjöld * Agnes Hamvas (born 1946), Hungarian archer * Agnes Harben (1879–1961), British suffragist leader *
Agnes Hardie Agnes Agnew Hardie (née Pettigrew; 6 September 1874 – 24 March 1951) was a British Labour politician. Early life Her association with the Labour movement began when she was a shop girl in Glasgow."Glasgow's First Woman M.P." ''Glasgow He ...
(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 Agnes Headlam-Morley (10 December 1902 – 21 February 1986) was a British historian and academic. From 1948 to 1971, she was Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford. Upon her appointment in October 1948, ...
(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 *
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 ...
(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 (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 Dame Agnes Lowndes Jekyll, ( Graham; 12 October 1861 – 28 January 1937) was a Scottish-born British artist, writer and philanthropist. The daughter of William Graham, Liberal MP for Glasgow (1865–1874) and patron of the Pre-Rapha ...
(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 Agnes Jónsdóttir (died 1507), was the abbess of the Benedictine convent Reynistaðarklaustur in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most ...
(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 Agnes Keyser, DStJ, Royal Red Cross, RRC (11 July 1852 – 11 May 1941) was a humanitarian, courtesan and longtime English and British royal mistress, mistress to Edward VII, Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom. Keyser was the wealthy daug ...
(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 Agnes Ellinor Knochenhauer (born 5 May 1989) is a Swedish Curling, curler who competed at 5 World Curling Championships and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, winning a silver and a gold medal respective ...
(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 (born 1977), German pianist and politician * Agnes Kunihira (born 1966), Ugandan politician * Agnes Lam (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 (1905–1996), British academic and professor * Agnes D. Lattimer (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 (1660–1717), French royal mistress and spy * Agnes Brand Leahy (1893–1934), American screenwriter * Agnes Lee (1868–1939), American poet and translator * Agnes Limbo (born 1957), Namibian politician * Agnes Littlejohn (1865–1944), Australian writer * Agnes Locsin (born 1957), Filipino dance choreographer * Agnes Loheni (born 1971), New Zealand politician * Agnes Lum (born 1956), American model and singer * Agnes Lundell (1878–1936), Finnish lawyer * Agnes Lunn (1850–1941), Danish painter and sculptor * Agnes Lyall (1908–2013), American artist * Agnes Lyle (1700s–1800s), British ballad singer * Agnes Lyon (1762–1840), Scottish poet * Agnes Syme Macdonald (1882–1966), Scottish suffragette * Agnes Macdonell (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 (1890–1954), Canadian politician * Agnes Macready (1855–1935), Australian nurse and journalist * Agnes Magnell (1878–1966), Swedish architect * Agnes Magnúsdóttir (1795–1830), last person to be executed in Iceland * Agnes Magpale (born 1942), Filipina educator and politician * Agnes Catherine Maitland (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 (1912–2004), Canadian-American abstract painter * Agnes Marwa (born 1978), Tanzanian politician * Agnes Mason (1849–1941), British nun * Agnes Katharina Maxsein (1904–1991), German politician * Agnes McCullough (1888–1967), Irish teacher, philanthropist, and activist * Agnes McDonald (1829–1906), New Zealand settler, nurse, postmistress, and teacher * Agnes McLaren (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 (1879–1964), German author, journalist, and poet * Agnes Milne (1851–1919), Australian suffragist * Agnes Milowka (1981–2011), Australian technical driver, underwater photographer, author, maritime archaeologist, and cave explorer * Agnes Woods Mitchell (1802–1844), Scottish-American writer and schoolteacher * Agnes Mizere, Malawian TV personality, journalist, and blogger * Agnez Mo (born 1986), Indonesian pop star * Agnes Mongan (1905–1996), American art historian and curator * Agnes Marion Moodie (1881–1969), Scottish chemist * Agnes Dunbar Moodie Fitzgibbon (1833–1913), Canadian artist * Agnes Claypole Moody (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 (1879–1976), American director, playwright, actress, and theatrical producer * Agnes Fay Morgan (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 (1875–1963), Norwegian actress and theatre director * Agnes Mukabaranga, Rwandan politician * Agnes Mulder (born 1973), Dutch politician * Agnes Murgoci (1875–1929), Australian-English zoologist and folklorist * Agnes G. Murphy (1865–1931), Irish journalist and writer * Agnes Muthspiel (1914–1966), Austrian painter


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= * Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (born 1976), Ghanaian politician * Agnes Nalwanga (born 1975), Ugandan businesswoman, management professional, and corporate executive * Agnes Namata, Ugandan footballer * Agnes Namyalo (born c. 1975), Ugandan banker and corporate executive * Agnes Nandutu, Ugandan journalist, politician, and Minister * Agnes Nanogak (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, or simply Agnes Ng, Singaporean murder victim of the Toa Payoh child murders in 1981 * Agnes Nicholls (1876–1959), English soprano * Agnes Nixon (1922–2016), American television writer and producer * Agnes Nyalonje, Malawian politician * Agnes Nyanhongo (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 (born 1970), Estonian ballerina * Agnes Obel (born 1980), Danish indie folk singer-songwriter and pianist * Agnes Odhiambo (accountant), Agnes Odhiambo, Kenyan accountant, financial manager, and civil servant * Agnes Odhiambo (activist), 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 (1870–1919), Anglo-Russian composer and pianist * Agnes Owens (1926–2014), Scottish author * Agnes Ozman (1870–1937), American evangelical * Agnes Pardaens (born 1956), Belgian long-distance runner * Agnes Pareyio (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 (born 1980), Polish musician * Agnes Baker Pilgrim (1924–2019), Native American spiritual elder * Agnes Plum (1869–1951), German politician * Agnes Pochin (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 and Joan Trunchfield, Agnes Potten (died 1556), English prisoner who was burned at the stake * Agnes Prest (died 1557), Cornish Protestant martyr * Agnes Quaye (born 1989), Ghanaian footballer * Agnes J. Quirk (1884–1974), American bacteriologist, plant pathologist, and inventor * Agnes Quisumbing, Filipino economist and academic * Agnes Raeburn (1872–1955), Scottish artist * Agnes Ramsey (died 1399), English businesswoman * Agnes Ravatn (born 1983), Norwegian novelist, columnist, and journalist * Agnes Regan (1869–1943), American Roman Catholic social reformer * Agnes Rehni (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 (born 1971), Bolivian road cyclist * Agnes Richards (1883–1967), American psychiatric nurse * Agnes Millen Richmond (1870–1964), American painter * Agnes Richter (1844–1918), German seamstress * Agnes Ludwig Riddle (1865–1930), American politician * Agnes Jane Robertson (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 (1872–1945), Irish novelist * Agnes Rose-Soley (1847–1938), Scottish-Australian journalist and poet * Agnes Rossi (born 1959), American fiction writer * Agnes Rothery (1888–1954), American writer * Agnes Ryan (1878–1954), American pacifist, vegetarian, suffragist, and journal editor * Agnes Salm-Salm (1844–1912), American wife of Felix Salm-Salm, Prince Felix zu Salm-Salm * Agnes Sam (born 1942), South African writer * Agnes Samaria (born 1972), Namibian middle-distance runner * Agnes Sampson (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 (1897–1982), American writer * Agnes Yewande Savage (1906–1964), Nigerian medical doctor and physician * Agnes Scanlon (1923–2018), American politician * Agnes Schierhuber (born 1946), Austrian politician * Agnes Schmidt (1875–1952), German activist and politician * Agnes M. Sigurðardóttir (born 1954), Icelandic prelate * Agnes Simon (1935–2020), Hungarian table tennis player * Agnes Sjöberg (1888–1964), Finnish veterinarian * Agnes Elizabeth Slack (1858–1946), English Temperance advocate * Agnes Sligh Turnbull (1888–1982), American writer * Agnes Slott-Møller (1862–1937), Danish painter * Agnes Smedley (1892–1950), American journalist, writer, and activist * Agnes Smidt (1874–1952), Danish painter * Agnes and Margaret Smith, Agnes Smith Lewis (1843–1926), Scottish travel writer alongside her twin sister, Margaret * Agnes Smyth (c. 1755–1783), Irish Methodist preacher * Agnes Sorma (1862–1927), German actress * Agnes Stavenhagen (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 (1825–1906), illegitimate daughter of Danish journalist, actor, and diplomat, Georg Klindworth * Agnes Strickland (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 (1998–2009), Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse * Agnes Oforiwa Tagoe-Quarcoopome (1913–1997), Ghanaian activist * Agnes Tait (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 (1821–1911), English Mormon pioneer * Agnes Reeves Taylor (born 1965), ex-wife of former Liberian President, Charles Taylor (Liberian politician), Charles Taylor * Agnes Terei, 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, Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive *Agnes Tirop (1995–2021), Kenyan long-distance runner *Agnes Tjongarero (born 1946), Namibian politician *Agnes Torres (born 1939), one of the first studied transgender women *Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (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 (1932–2004), New Zealand community organizer and social worker *Agnes Tyrrell (1846–1883), Czech composer and pianist *Agnes Ullmann (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 (1901–1989), Native American teacher, translator, and author *Agnes Gertrude VanKoughnet (1860–1940), Canadian socialite *Agnes Varis (1930–2011), American businesswoman and philanthropist *Agnes Vernon (1895–1948), American silent film actress *Agnes Nebo von Ballmoos (1938–2000), Liberian professor, conductor, composer, and lawyer *Agnes von Konow (1868–1944), Finnish animal rights advocate * Agnes von Krusenstjerna (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 (1924–2001), Swedish aristocrat, bullfighter, and stunt performer * Agnes von Zahn-Harnack (1884–1950), German teacher, writer, and woman's rights activist * Agnes Walsh (born 1950), Canadian poet, playwright, actor, and storyteller * Agnes Marion McLean Walsh (1884–1967), Australian nurse * Agnes Warburg (1872–1953), British photographer * Agnes Ward White (1857–1943), wife of Albert B. White, the former Governor of West Virginia * Agnes Waterhouse (c. 1503–1566), English woman accused of witchcraft * Agnes Waters (1893–1962), American politician and realtor * Agnes Baldwin Webb (1926–2001), American basketball player * Agnes Weinrich (1873–1946), American visual artist * Agnes Welin (1844–1928), Swedish missionary * Agnes E. Wells (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 (1854–1939), American lawyer * Agnes Weston (1840–1918), English philanthropist * Agnes Weston (politician), Agnes Weston (1879–1972), New Zealand politician * Agnes Wheeler (bap. 1734–1804), British writer * Agnes Burns Wieck (1892–1966), American labor activist and journalist * Agnes Wieslander (1873–1934), Swedish painter * Agnes Windeck (1888–1975), German theatre and film actress * Agnes Wolbert (born 1958), Dutch politician * Agnes Wold (born 1955), Swedish biologist and professor * Agnes Wood (1921–2013), New Zealand artist and writer * Agnes Woodward (1872–1938), American music educator and whistler * Agnes World (1995–2012), American-bred Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire * Agnes Wright Spring (1894–1988), American journalist, writer, and historian * Agnes Yombwe (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 (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 (1947–2020), Hungarian gymnast * Ágnes Bánfalvy (born 1954), Hungarian actress * Ágnes Bíró (1917–2008), Hungarian swimmer * Ágnes Csomor (born 1979), Hungarian actress * Ágnes Dobó (born 1988), Hungarian model and beauty pageant titleholder * Ágnes Dragos, Hungarian sprint canoer * Ágnes Esterházy (1891–1956), Hungarian actress * Ágnes Farkas (born 1973), Hungarian handball player * Ágnes Ferencz (born 1956), Hungarian sport shooter * Ágnes Fodor (born 1964), Hungarian swimmer * Ágnes Gajdos-Hubai (1948–2014), Hungarian volleyball player * Ágnes Gee (born 1974), Hungarian tennis player * Ágnes Gergely (born 1933), Hungarian writer, educator, journalist, and translator * Ágnes Gerlach (born 1968), Hungarian diver * Ágnes Geréb (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 (born 1953), Hungarian swimmer * 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 (born 1966), Hungarian sprinter * Ágnes Kunhalmi (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 (born 1971), Hungarian gymnast * Ágnes Mócsy, Romanian physicist * Ágnes Molnár (born 1956), Hungarian politician * Ágnes Mutina (born 1988), Hungarian swimmer * Ágnes Nagy (born 1992), Hungarian footballer * Ágnes Nemes Nagy (1922–1991), Hungarian poet, writer, educator, and translator * Ágnes Németh (born 1961), Hungarian basketball player * Ágnes Osztolykán (born 1974), Hungarian politician and activist * Ágnes Pallag (born 1993), Hungarian volleyball player * Ágnes Pozsonyi, Hungarian sprint canoer * Ágnes Primász (born 1980), Hungarian water polo player * Ágnes Rapai (born 1952), Hungarian poet, writer, and translator * Ágnes Ságvári (1928–2000), Hungarian historian * Ágnes Simon (skier), 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 (born 1956), Hungarian educator and psychologist * Ágnes Torma (born 1951), Hungarian volleyball player * Ágnes Triffa (born 1987), Hungarian handball goalkeeper * Ágnes Vadai (born 1974), Hungarian politician and scholar * Ágnes Valkai (born 1981), Hungarian water polo player * Ágnes Huszár Várdy (died 2022), Hungarian writer * Ágnes Végh (born 1939), Hungarian handball player


Agnès

* Agnès Acker (born 1940), French astrophysicist and professor * Agnès Agboton (born 1960), Beninese writer, poet, storyteller, and translator * Agnès Arnauld (1593–1672), abbess of Port-Royal and major figure in French Jansenism * Agnès Barthélémy, French physicist * Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (born 1966), French economist * Agnès Bernet (born 1968), French cell biologist and professor * Agnès Bihl, French singer * Agnès Buzyn (born 1962), French hematologist, professor, medical practitioner, and politician * Agnès Cabrol (1964–2007), French Egyptologist * Agnès Callamard (born 1965), French human rights expert and Secretary General of Amnesty International * Agnès Chiquet (born 1984), French weightlifter * Agnès Clancier (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, French astronomer * Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo (born 1968), French politician * Agnès Godard (born 1951), César Award-winning French cinematographer * Agnès Gosselin (born 1967), French figure skater * Agnès Grondin, Canadian politician * 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 (born 1965), Ivorian magazine editor and journalist * Agnès Lacheux (born 1974), French Paracanoeist * Agnès Laurent (1936–2010), French actress * Agnès Le Brun (born 1961), French politician * Agnès Le Lannic, French table tennis player * Agnès Lefort (1891–1973), Canadian artist, educator, and gallery owner * Agnès Letestu (born 1971), French ballet dancer * Agnès Maltais (born 1956), Canadian politician * Murder of Agnès Marin, 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, 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 (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 (1959–1990), Cameroonian javelin thrower * Agnès Teppe (born 1968), French discus thrower * Agnès Thill (born 1964), French politician * Agnès Thurnauer (born 1962), French-Swiss artist * Agnès Troublé (born 1941), French fashion designer Agnès b. * Agnès Varda (1928–2019), French movie director * Agnès Vesterman, French classical cellist * Agnès Zugasti (born 1972), French tennis player


Agness

*Agness Gidna, Tanzanian paleontologist *Agness Musase (born 1997), Zambian footballer *Agness Underwood (1902–1984), American journalist and newspaper editor


See also

* * Juana Inés de la Cruz (Iohanna Agnes of the Cross), scholar, poet, nun and a writer


References

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