Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine.MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Kathryn
/ref> It may refer to: In television and film: * Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works *

Kathryn Bernardo Kathryn Chandria Manuel Bernardo (; born March 26, 1996) is a Filipino actress and singer. Dubbed as “''Asia's Superstar”'' by various media outlets, People Asia hailed Bernardo as the Box Office Queen of her generation for being the onl ...

(born 1996), Filipina actress and recording artist * Kathryn Bigelow (born 1951), American film director, first woman to win the Academy Award, BAFTA, and DGA award for Best Director * Kathryn Busby, American television and film executive *

Kathryn Cressida Kat Cressida () is an American actress whose credits include voicing the character Dee Dee on the animated television series ''Dexter's Laboratory'', as well as playing the Bride in The Haunted Mansion at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney Wor ...

also known as "Kat" Cressida (born 1968), American voice actress * Kathryn Crosby (born 1933), American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under her birth-name Kathryn Grant * Kathryn Drysdale (born 1981), English actress * Kathryn Eames (1908 – 2004), American screen, stage, and television actress *

Kathryn Erbe Kathryn Elsbeth Erbe is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alexandra Eames on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', a spin-off of ''Law & Order'', and Shirley Bellinger in the HBO series '' Oz''. Early life Erbe was born in New ...

(born 1966), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Eames on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * Kathryn Grayson (1922 – 2010), American lead actress and operatic soprano singer with MGM and Warner Brothers * Kathryn Hahn (born 1974), American actress best known for her role as Lily Lebowski on ''Crossing Jordan'' *

Kathryn Hess Kathryn Pamela Hess (born 1967) is an American mathematician who has served as professor of mathematics at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) since 1999. She is known for her work on homotopy theory, category theory, and algebraic ...

(born 1967), American mathematician * Kathryn Joosten (1939 – 2012), American actress known for roles on ''The West Wing'' and ''Desperate Housewives'' * Kathryn Kinley (born 1965), American television personality, journalist and musical theater actress * Kathryn McGuire (1903 – 1978), American silent-film actress and dancer * Kathryn Morris (born 1969), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush on ''Cold Case'' * Kathryn Leigh Scott (born 1943), American television and film actress known for her roles in the soap opera ''Dark Shadows'' In astronomy: *

Kathryn P. Hire Kathryn Patricia "Kay" Hire (born August 26, 1959) is a former NASA astronaut and Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions. Education Born in Mobile, Alabama, she attended St. Pius X Catholic Elementar ...

(born 1959), American astronaut with over 381 hours in space *

Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan (born October 3, 1951) is an American geologist, oceanographer, and a former NASA astronaut and US Navy officer. She was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions. A graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz, ...

(born 1951), in 1984 became the first American woman to walk in space, and with 532 hours in space * Kathryn C. Thornton (born 1952), American astronaut with over 975 hours in space In music: * Kathryn Calder, Canadian singer-songwriter and member of The New Pornographers * Kathryn Dawn Lang (k.d. lang) (born 1961), Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter * Kathryn Roberts, English folk singer * Kathryn Sarah Scott (b. 1974), a singer-songwriter of Contemporary Christian music Northern Ireland * Kathryn Tickell, (born 1967), English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle In literature: * Kathryn Deans, Australian children's fantasy author *

Kathryn H. Kidd Patricia Kathryn Helms Kidd (April 3, 1950 – December 14, 2015)Andrew Hall"In Memoriam: Kathryn H. Kidd" Dawning of a Brighter Day, Association of Mormon Letters, December 17, 2015. was an American author. Many of her books concern the Church of ...

, Orson Scott Card's co-author in writing a novel named ''Lovelock'' * Kathryn Hulme (1900 – 1981), American author best known for ''The Nun's Story'' * Kathryn Schulz, American freelance writer and journalist * Kathryn Stockett, American novelist * Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918 – 2011), American storyteller, author, photographer and journalist In politics: * Kathryn I. Bowers (born 1943), American politician and Democratic former member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 33rd district * Kathryn Garcia (born 1970), Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department *

Kathryn E. Granahan Kathryn Elizabeth Granahan (December 7, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American politician. She served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania and as the Treasurer of the United States, having been appointed by Presiden ...

née O'Hay (1894 – 1979), American Democratic U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 32nd Treasurer of the United States * Kathryn Hay (born 1975), Tasmanian Labor politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass * Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy née O'Loughlin (1894 – 1952), American Democratic politician and first female U.S. Representative from Kansas In sports: * Kathryn Ainsworth, Australian netballer * Kathryn Binns later became Kathryn Davis (born 1958), English long-distance runner of marathons and half marathon events * Kathryn Colin "Kathy" Colin (born 1974), American Olympic contender and Pan American Games medalist in canoeing *

Kathryn Teasdale Kathryn Pennington Teasdale (December 25, 1964 – June 2, 2016) was a Canadian auto racing driver and businesswoman. She began racing Formula Fords in Canada in 1988, and later switched to stock car racing. She was the CASCAR rookie of the y ...

(1964–2016), Canadian auto racing driver In other fields: * Kathryn Janeway, fictional Federation starship captain of the USS ''Voyager'' in ''Star Trek: Voyager'' and admiral in ''Star Trek: Nemesis'' * Kathryn Howard *

Kathryn Mann Kathryn Mann is a mathematician who has won the Rudin Award, Birman Prize, Duszenko Award, and Sloan Fellowship for her research in geometric topology and geometric group theory. She is an assistant professor of mathematics at Cornell University. ...

, mathematician *

Kathryn S. McKinley Kathryn S. McKinley is an American computer scientist noted for her research on compilers, runtime systems, and computer architecture. She is also known for her leadership in broadening participation in computing. McKinley was co-chair of CRA-W f ...

, American computer scientist * Kathryn Morgan (born 1988), American ballet dancer *

Kathryn Parsons Kathryn Parsons is a British tech entrepreneur. She is the co-founder and co-CEO of Decoded, a London-based "code and data education and digital transformation company". Decoded launched in 2011 with its signature one-day course which claimed t ...

(born 1982), British tech entrepreneur *

Kathryn Shaw Kathryn Shaw is a Canadian director, actor, and writer living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From 1985 to 2020 she was the Artistic Director of Studio 58, an acting and production training school at Langara College. History Shaw g ...

, Canadian theatre actor and director Events * Shooting of Kathryn Steinle, a 2015 incident in San Francisco carried out by illegal immigrant Jose Inez Garcia Zarate

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