Gretel is a German shortening of the given name
Margarete.
Notable people with this given name include:
*A fictional character in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale ''
Hansel and Gretel''
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Gretel Beer
Gretel Beer (born Margaret Weidenfeld; 11 July 1921 – 11 August 2010) was an Austrian-born English author of cooking books and travel reports. She also served as a cookery writer for ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''Daily Express'' newspapers.
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(1921–2010), Austrian-born English author of cooking books and travel reports and newspaper cookery writer
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Gretel Bergmann (1914–2017), German Jewish high jumper who was prevented from competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Gretel Ehrlich
Gretel Ehrlich is an American travel writer, poet and essayist.
Biography
Born in 1946 in Santa Barbara, California, she studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She began to write full-time in 1978 while living on a Wyoming ranch ...
(born 1946), American travel writer, poet, and essayist
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Gretel Killeen
Gretel Killeen (born 3 February 1963) is an Australian comedian, television presenter, media personality and author. She is known for being the host of '' Big Brother Australia'' from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season (including ''Ce ...
(born 1963), Australian presenter
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Gretel Oberhollenzer-Rogger Gretel "Greti" Oberhollenzer-Rogger, née ''Rogger'' (born 1958), is an Italian ski mountaineer. She and her husband are dairymen of the ''Rifugio Pian di Cengia'' aka ''Büllelejochhütte'' near Sexten.
Selected results
* 2003:
** 4th, Pierra M ...
(born 1958), Italian ski mountaineer
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Gretel Scarlett
Gretel Scarlett Jahnke (), known as Gretel Scarlett (born 9 November 1987) is an Australian actress and performer. Having appeared in theatre productions including ''Wicked'' and '' Mamma Mia!'', she is best known for starring as Sandy in the ...
(born 1987), Australian actress
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Gretel Tippett
Gretel Bueta (née Tippett; born 3 July 1993) is an Australian netball player and former basketball player.
Basketball
Bueta played for the Australian Institute of Sport in the Women's National Basketball League during the 2010/2011 season. S ...
(born 1993), Australian netball player and former WNBL basketball player
See also
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Gretl, an open source statistical package
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German feminine given names