Ilka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include:
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Ilka Agricola
Ilka Agricola (born 8 August 1973 in The Hague)[Curriculum vitae](_blank)
retrieved 1 January 2017. (born 1973), German mathematician
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Ilka Bessin
Ilka Bessin (born 18 November 1971) is a German comedian and actress, best known for her role as Cindy aus Marzahn (German for "Cindy from Marzahn").
Early life
Ilka Bessin was born in Luckenwalde, East Germany. After finishing school, she st ...
(born 1971), German comedian and actress
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Ilka Chase
Ilka Chase (April 8, 1905 – February 15, 1978) was an American actress, radio host, and novelist.
Biography
Born in New York City and educated at convent and boarding schools in the United States, England, and France, Chase was the only child ...
(1905–1978), American actress and novelist
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Ilka Gedő
Ilka Gedő (May 26, 1921June 19, 1985) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. Her work survives decades of persecution and repression, first by the semi-fascist regime of the 1930s and 1940s and then, after a brief interval of relative freed ...
(1921–1985), Jewish Hungarian artist
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Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning (born Ilka Henriette Grunzweig; 4 September 1876 – 11 November 1964) was an Austrian-Hungarian actress. Born in Vienna in the old Austrian-Hungarian Empire, she was one of many Jewish actors and actresses that were forced to fle ...
(1876–1964), Jewish actress forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933
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Ilka Pálmay
Ilka Pálmay (often erroneously written Ilka von Pálmay; 21 September 1859 – 17 February 1945), born Ilona Petráss, was a Hungarian-born singer and actress. Pálmay began her stage career in Hungary by 1880, and by the early 1890s, she wa ...
(1859–1945), born Ilona Petráss, a Hungarian-born singer and actress
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Ilka Semmler
Ilka Semmler (born 8 September 1985) is a German retired beach volleyball player. From 2006 to 2016, she played with Katrin Holtwick. They competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where they were eliminated in the first knock-out round by ...
(born 1985), German beach volleyball player
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Ilka Soares
Ilka Hack Soares (21 June 1932 – 18 June 2022) was a Brazilian actress and model. She appeared in the title role of the 1949 historical film '' Iracema''. Shortly afterwards, she married Anselmo Duarte, and they became one of Brazil's leading ...
(1932–2022), Brazilian actress
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Ilka Stitz
Ilka Stitz (born 22 October 1960) is a German writer of historical thrillers.
Biography
Stitz was born in Hanover, Germany. She studied art history, German studies and classical archaeology in Göttingen and Cologne. Her interest in Roman histo ...
(born 1960), German writer
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Ilka Štuhec
Ilka Štuhec (born 26 October 1990) is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of downhill and super-G. She was a three-time junior world champion in three different disciplines, and was the world champion in downhil ...
(born 1990), Slovenian alpine ski racer
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Ilka Tanya Payán
Ilka Tanya Payán (January 7, 1943 – April 6, 1996) was a Dominican-born actress and attorney who later became a prominent HIV/AIDS activist in the United States.
Early life
Payán was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and immigrated ...
(1943–1996), Dominican actress and attorney who later became a prominent AIDS/HIV activist in the United States
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Ilka Van de Vyver
Ilka Van de Vyver (born 26 January 1993) is a Belgian volleyball player. She is a member of the Belgium women's national volleyball team and plays for Rote Raben Vilsbiburg since 2017.
She was part of the Belgian national team at the 2014 FIVB Vo ...
(born 1993), Belgian volleyball player
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Ilka White
Ilka Jane White is an Australian artist. Her practice spans projects in textiles, drawing, sculpture and installation, art-in-community and cross disciplinary collaboration. Direct engagement with the natural world is central to White’s making ...
, Australian artist
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