Katia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of

Katya Katya is a feminine given name. It is a very popular name in Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, and North Macedonia. It is a Russian diminutive form of Yekaterina, which is a Russian form of Katherine.This name is also can be spelled Katia.MFnames ...

Notable people with this name

Actresses and models

Katia Dandoulaki Ekaterini "Katia" Dandoulaki ( el, Κάτια Δανδουλάκη; born May 16, 1948) is a Greek theatre, television and film actress. She is best known for her role as protagonist Virna Drakou on the Greek television series ''Lampsi'' in the ...

, Greek actress * Katia Margaritoglou, Greek fashion model and beauty contestant * Katia Winter (born 1983), Swedish actress

Athletes

* Katia Belabas (born 1996), Algerian sailor *

Katia Benth Katia Benth (born 16 November 1975 in Cayenne) is a retired Sprint (running), sprinting Athletics (sport), athlete from French Guiana, who represented France in international competitions. Achievements References *Profile
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(born 1985), French sprinting athlete *

Katia Gutiérrez Katia Gutiérrez (born 29 April 1989) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the IBF female mini flyweight title from 2011 to 2013. She also challenged for the IBF female junior flyweight title in 2011; the WBC female mini flyweight title i ...

(born 1989), Mexican boxer *

Kátia Lopes Kátia Andréia Caldeira Lopes (born July 13, 1973 in Barranquilla) is a volleyball player. She competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2 ...

(born 1973), Brazilian volleyball player *

Katia Piccolini Katia Piccolini (born 15 January 1973) is a former tennis player from Italy, who competed on the WTA Tour from 1988 to 1999. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 37 in July 1991 and competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer ...

(born 1973), Italian female tennis player * Kátia Cilene Teixeira (born 1977), Brazilian female footballer * Katia Zini (born 1981), Italian short track speed skater

Musicians and singers

Katia Escalera Katia Giselle Escalera is a Bolivian operatic soprano. A native of Cochabamba, Escalera has been an Adler Fellowship, Adler Fellow at the San Francisco Opera, winner of the Aspen Summer Music Festival's Concerto Competition, and placed first in t ...

, Bolivian soprano *

Katia Labèque Katia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katya. Notable people with this name Actresses and models *Katia Dandoulaki, Greek actress *Katia Margaritoglou, Greek fashion model and beauty contestant *Katia Winter (born 1983), Swedish ...

(born 1950), French piano player *

Katia Ricciarelli Catiuscia Maria Stella Ricciarelli (born 16 January 1946), known as Katia Ricciarelli (), is an Italian soprano and actress. Biography Born in Rovigo, Veneto, to a very poor family, she struggled during her younger years when she studied music. ...

(born 1946), Italian soprano *

Katia Skanavi Katia Skanavi (born in Moscow, 1971) is a Russian pianist. Granddaughter of the Russian film director Aleksandr Zarkhi. Skanavi started a concert career after being awarded the XXII Long-Thibaud Competition's 3rd prize at 18. In 1994 she won At ...

(born 1971), Russian pianist of Greek descent *

Katia Zuccarelli Katia Zuccarelli (; ; born 1992), known professionally as Katia, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Zuccarelli has been featured on YTV series ''Life with Boys'', CTV's ''Instant Star'' Season 4 Soundtrack, and as a background vocalist on Selena Go ...

, Canadian singer of Italian descent

Writers

Katia Kapovich Katia Kapovich (russian: Ка́тя Капо́вич) (born June 21, 1960) is a Russian poet now living in the United States. She writes in both Russian and English. Life and career She was born in 1960 in Kishinev, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (no ...

(born 1960), Russian poet now living in the United States *

Katia Noyes Katia Noyes is an American author whose works have appeared in many publications and anthologies. Her debut novel, ''Crashing America'', was a Book Sense Notable Book in 2005, and was chosen as one of the Ten Best Gay/Lesbian Books of 2005 by Ama ...

, American author

Other people

* Kátia Abreu (born 1962), Brazilian politician *

Katia Bellillo Katia Bellillo (born 17 February 1951, Foligno) is an Italian politician and former minister. She served in governments under Massimo D'Alema and Giuliano Amato between 1998 and 2001. Originally a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), she ...

(born 1951), Italian politician *

Katia Krafft Catherine Joséphine "Katia" Krafft (née Conrad; April 17, 1942 – June 3, 1991) and her husband, Maurice Paul Krafft (March 25, 1946 – June 3, 1991), were French volcanologists who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, in Japan, on June ...

(1942–1991), French volcanologist who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen * Katia Mann (1883–1980), wife of the German writer Thomas Mann *

Katia Sycara Ekaterini Panagiotou Sycara ( el, Κάτια Συκαρά) is a Greek computer scientist. She is an Edward Fredkin Research Professor of Robotics in the Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University internationally ...

, Greek-American research professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University

Fictional characters

*Katia Anderson, one of the supporting characters in '' Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box'' *Katia, in ''Low Winter Sun'' (U.S. TV series) *Katia Jaakkola, the kidnapping victim in the "Doll House" arc of ''Bordertown'' (Finnish TV series)

References

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