Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the

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 ...

name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: *

Birgit Brüel Birgit Brüel (born 6 October 1927 – died 23 February 1996) was a Danish singer and actress who participated in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest. Brüel's professional career began in 1950 when she joined the Max Brüel Quartet as a jazz sin ...

, Danish singer and actress *

Birgit Collin-Langen Birgit Collin-Langen (born 4 September 1956) is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 until 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. Career Betwee ...

, German politician *

Birgit Cunningham Birgit Cunningham (born 6 January 1963) is a British American events organiser, activist, and campaigner for the rights of single mothers. Early life Cunningham was born in San Francisco, the daughter of a treasurer of the Bank of America and a ...

, Anglo-American activist *

Birgit Doll Birgit Doll (9 March 1956 – 26 October 2015) was an Austrian actress of stage, screen and television and theatre director. She made her professional theatre debut at the age of 20 and won the Kainz Medal in 1992 for her performance of '' Libussa ...

, Austrian actress and theatre director *

Birgit Finnilä Birgit Finnilä (born 20 January 1931) is a Sweden, Swedish contralto and opera singer. Finnilä was born in Falkenberg, Sweden and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She made her operatic debut in Gothenburg in 1967. Though princip ...

, Swedish opera singer * Birgit Fischer, German canoer *

Birgit Friedmann Birgit Friedmann (born 8 April 1960) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres for West Germany. Born in Königstein im Taunus, she made her first major appearance for West G ...

(born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion *

Birgit Hogefeld Birgit Hogefeld (born 27 July 1956) is a former member of the West German Red Army Faction (RAF). Early life Born in 1956 in Wiesbaden, Hogefeld joined the RAF in 1984, once she turned clandestine, long after its founding members Andreas Baader, ...

, German RAF terrorist member *

Birgit Kähler Birgit Kähler (born 14 August 1970 in Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen) is a retired female high jumper from Germany. Her personal best jump was 1.94 metres, achieved in August 1991 in Bonn. She finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships and fif ...

, German high jumper * Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar *

Birgit Michels Birgit Michels ( Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles. In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michae ...

, German badminton player * Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress *

Birgit Nilsson Märta Birgit Nilsson (17 May 1918 – 25 December 2005) was a celebrated Swedish dramatic soprano. Although she sang a wide répertoire of operatic and vocal works, Nilsson was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner a ...

, Swedish soprano *

Birgit Õigemeel Birgit Sarrap (née Õigemeel, born 24 September 1988), also known as simply Birgit, is an Estonian singer. Õigemeel rose to prominence in 2007 after winning the first season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'', the Estonian version of ''Idol''. H ...

, Estonian singer * Birgit Prinz, German football (soccer) player * Birgit Püve, Estonian photographer * Birgit Rausing, Swedish art historian * Birgit Ridderstedt, Swedish singer * Birgit Schrowange, German television presenter * Birgit Schuurman, Dutch rock singer * Birgit Thumm, German volleyball player * Birgit Vogel-Heuser (born 1961), German computer scientist * Birgit Zotz, Austrian writer and anthropologist

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