Xenia (variants include Ksenia, Ksenija, Kseniya; derived from
Greek ξενία ''
xenia'', "hospitality") is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.
Related names include ''
Oksana'' (, Ксенія, ( be, Ксенiя, Аксана), Ксения (Russia), ''Ksenija'' (Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania; Ксенија, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia); ''Kseniya'' (); ''Xénia'' (Hungary), and ''Senja'' (Finland). In Spain, although it started to become more popular during the 1990s, it appears mainly in
Galician as ''Xenia'' , and in
Catalan as ''Xènia'' .
Ksenia
Actresses
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Ksenia Alfyorova
Ksenia Alexandrovna Alfyorova (; born 24 May 1974) is a Soviet and Russian actress and television presenter.
Early life
She was born on 24 May 1974, in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is the daughter of actress Irina Alfyorova and Boyko Gyurov (father of ...
(born 1974), Bulgarian-born actress and television presenter in Russia
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Ksenia Khairova (born 1969), Russian stage and film actress
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Ksenia Solo (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian actress
Artistic gymnasts
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Ksenia Afanasyeva (born 1991), Russian artistic gymnast
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Ksenia Dudkina (born 1995), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
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Ksenia Dzhalaganiya
Ksenia Dzhalaganiya (russian: Ксения Николаевна Джалагания, born 7 July 1985) is a Russian group Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast, who is now the founder and director of Dubai Youth Olympic school of rhythmic gymnas ...
(born 1985), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
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Ksenia Kamkova
Ksenia Anatolyevna Kamkova ( rus, Ксе́ния Анато́льевна Камко́ва; born 5 December 2002) is a Russian artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on dif ...
(born 2002), Russian artistic gymnast
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Ksenia Klimenko
Ksenia Anatolyevna Klimenko (russian: Ксения Анатольевна Клименко, born 1 November 2003) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 Youth Olympics Uneven Bar Champion, the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic ...
(born 2003), Russian artistic gymnast
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Ksenia Polyakova
Ksenia Poliakova (russian: Ксения Витальевна Полякова; born ) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The ...
(born 2000), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
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Ksenia Sankovich
Ksenia Sankovich ( be, Ксенія Андрэеўна Санковіч, Łacinka: Ksienija Andrejeŭna Sankovič; born 27 July 1990) is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist in the group all-around competition.
Care ...
(born 1990), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
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Ksenia Semyonova (born 1992), Russian artistic gymnast
Badminton players
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Ksenia Evgenova
Ksenia Aleksandrovna Evgenova (russian: Ксения Александровна Евгенова; born 19 April 1996) is a Russian badminton player. In the national event, she plays for the Sdyusshor, and in 2017, she was the semi-finalist at the ...
(born 1996), Russian badminton player
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Ksenia Polikarpova
Ksenia Olegovna Polikarpova (russian: Ксения Олеговна Поликарпова, he, קסניה פוליקרפובה; born 11 March 1990) is Russian-Israeli Olympic badminton player.
In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European ...
(born 1990), Russian-Israeli badminton player
Footballers (soccer players)
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Ksenia Garanina
Ksenia Sergeevna Garanina (russian: Ксения Гаранина, hy, Կսենիա Գարանինա; born 17 April 1997) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Shirak-Homenmen. Born in Russia, she represents the Armenia women's national tea ...
(born 1997), Russian-Armenian footballer
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Ksenia Khairulina (born 1997), Kazakhstani footballer
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Ksenia Tsybutovich (born 1987), Russian footballer
Ice skaters / ice dancers
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Ksenia Antonova (born 1990), Russian ice dancer
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Ksenia Caesar (1889 – after 1939), Russian ice skater
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Ksenia Doronina (born 1990), Russian ice skater
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Ksenia Konkina (born 2001), Russian ice dancer
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Ksenia Krasilnikova (born 1991), Russian ice skater
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Ksenia Makarova (born 1992), Russian-American ice skater
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Ksenia Monko (born 1992), Russian ice dancer
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Ksenia Ozerova (born 1991), Russian ice skater
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Ksenia Pecherkina (born 1993), Latvian ice dancer
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Ksenia Smetanenko
Ksenia Smetanenko, married name: Gonchar (russian: Ксения Гончар (Сметаненко), born 26 March 1979) is a former ice dancer who competed internationally for Russia and Armenia. With Samuel Gezalian, she is the 1997 Golden Spi ...
(born 1979), Russian-Armenia ice skater
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Ksenia Stolbova (born 1992), Russian ice skater
Models
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Ksenia Kahnovich (born 1987), Russian fashion model
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Ksenia Kuprina (1908–1981), French model and actress
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Ksenia Sukhinova (born 1987), Russian model, television host, and beauty queen; Miss World 2008
Singers
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Ksenia Novikova
Ksenia Andreyevna Novikova (russian: Ксе́ния Андре́евна Но́викова; born May 17, 1980, Moscow) is a Russian singer, actress, and songwriter. She is the soloist of the female pop group Blestyashchiye.
Biography
Ksenia An ...
(born 1980), Russian singer, actress, and songwriter
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Ksenia Sitnik (born 1995), Belarusian singer
Tennis players
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Ksenia Aleshina
Ksenia Yevgenyevna Aleshina (russian: Ксения Евгеньевна Алешина; born 28 January 2003) is a Russian tennis player.
She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of 366, achieved on 28 January 2019.
Aleshina made her ...
(born 2003), Russian tennis player
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Ksenia Gaydarzhi (born 1995), Russian tennis player
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Ksenia Lykina (born 1990), Russian tennis player
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Ksenia Milevskaya
Ksenia Milevskaya ( be, Ксенія Мілеўская, links=no; ; born 9 August 1990) is a former tennis player from Belarus.
On 9 June 2007, Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska won the 2007 French Open – Girls' doubles title, beating Soran ...
(born 1990), Belarusian tennis player
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Ksenia Palkina (born 1989), Russian tennis player
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Ksenia Pervak (born 1991), Russian tennis player
Other sports
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Ksenia Alopina
Ksenia Alekseyevna Alopina (born 30 May 1992 in Beloretsk, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its int ...
(born 1992), Russian alpine ski racer
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Ksenia Chernykh
Ksenia Chernykh is a Russian mountain bike orienteer and World Champion. She won individual gold medals at the 2007 and 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships, and a relay gold medal in 2006.
Mountain bike orienteering career
Ch ...
(fl. 2006–2010), Russian mountain biker
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Ksenia Chibisova
Ksenia Eduardovna Chibisova (also spelled Kseniya or Kseniia; russian: Ксения Эдуардовна Чибисова; born 13 July 1988) is a Russian judoka.
She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the Judo at the 201 ...
(born 1988), Russian judoka
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Ksenia Kablukova
Ksenia Kablukova (born 16 June 1998) is a Russian ski jumper.. Retrieved 15 February 2018. She has competed at World Cup level since the 2015/16 season, with her best individual result being 14th place in Pyeongchang on 15 February 2017. At the ...
(born 1998), Russian ski jumper
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Ksenia Kurach
Ksenia Igorevna Kurach (russian: Ксения Игоревна Курач; born 1 April 1997) is a Russian sprint canoeist.
She participated at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 4 ...
(born 1997), Russian sprint canoeist
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Ksenia Ovsyannikova
Ksenia Ovsyannikova (born 5 April 1985) is a Russian world-champion wheelchair fencer and IWAS Wheelchair Executive Committee member.
Life
Ovsyannikova was born in 1985 in Moscow. Her family took her to Mozambique when her father was working ...
(born 1985), Russian wheelchair fencer
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Ksenia Parubets
Ksenia Alexandrovna Parubets (russian: Ксения Александровна Парубец, née ''Ilchenko''; born 31 October 1994) is a Russian volleyball player, playing as an outside-spiker. She is part of the Russia women's national volle ...
(born 1994), Russian volleyball player
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Ksenia Perova (born 1989), Russian archer
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Ksenia Popova (born 1988), Russian open water swimmer
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Ksenia Tikhonenko (born 1993), Russian basketball player
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Ksenia Zadorina (born 1987), Russian sprinter
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Ksenia Zakordonskaya (born 2003), Russian handballer
Other non-sporting
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Ksenia Anske
Ksenia Anske (born Ksenia Kubeeva; February 6, 1976) is an American fantasy short fiction writer and novelist. She published seven novels and two books from her tweets about writing.
Personal life
Ksenia was born in 1976 in Moscow, Russia. ...
(barn 1976), Russian-born American author of short fiction and novels
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Ksenia Goryacheva
Ksenia Alexandrovna Goryacheva (russian: Ксения Александровна Горячева; born 16 May 1996, Aromashevo, Tyumen Oblast) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
After graduating from the Ple ...
(born 1996), Russian political figure
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Ksenia Kepping (1937–2002), Russian linguist
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Ksenia Milicevic (born 1942), French painter, architect and town planner
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Ksenia Pokrovsky
Ksenia Mikhailovna (Belyakova) Pokrovsky ( rus, Ксения Михайловна Покровская; March 9, 1942 – July 7, 2013) was a prominent Russian Orthodox icon painter instrumental in the revival of traditional icon painting. Pokr ...
(1942–2013), Russian-American religious painter
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Ksenia Aleksandrovna Razumova (born 1931), Russian physicist
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Ksenia Schnaider
KSENIASCHNAIDER is a Kyiv-based brand which led by Ksenia and Anton Schnaider. The brand was established in 2011, but gained a worldwide recognition in 2016 with the invention of demi-denims. The model was created as a combination of the culotte ...
, Ukrainian clothing designer
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Ksenia Sobchak (born 1981), Russian public figure, TV anchor, and journalist
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Ksenia Svetlova
Ksenia Svetlova ( he, קסניה סבטלובה; russian: Ксения Светлова, born Moscow 28 July 1977) is an Israeli politician, journalist, associate professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and policy fellow at the Israeli I ...
(born 1977), Israeli politician and journalist
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Ksenia Zsikhotska (born 1989), Ukrainian dancer and choreographer
Ksenija
Actresses
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Ksenija Marinković (born 1966), Croatian film, television and theatre actress
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Ksenija Pajić (born 1961), Croatian actress
Singers
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Ksenija Knežević
Ksenija Knežević ( sr-Cyrl, Ксенија Кнежевић, ; born 24 January 1996), also known mononym as Ksenia (stylised in all caps) is a Serbs, Serbian-Montenegrins, Montenegrin singer. She rose to prominence after her collaborations wit ...
(born 1996), Serbian-Montenegrin singer
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Ksenija Milošević (born 1982), Serbian singer
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Ksenija Pajčin (1977–2010), Serbian singer and model; sometimes referred to as Xenia or Xenija
Track & field athletes
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Ksenija Balta (born 1986), Estonian long jumper, sprinter, and heptathlete
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Ksenija Predikaka
Ksenija Predikaka (born 11 March 1970, in Ljubljana) is a retired Slovenian athlete who specialised in the long jump. She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympia ...
(born 1970), Slovenian long jumper
Other sports
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Ksenija Jastsenjski
Ksenija Jastsenjski ( sr-cyr, Ксенија Јастсењски; born 2 September 1982 in Belgrade) is a Serbs, Serbian figure skater. She is a seven-time national champion. She formerly represented Serbia and Montenegro and FR Yugoslavia.
Com ...
(born 1982), Serbian figure skater
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Ksenija Nagle (born 2003), Latvian footballer
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Ksenija Voishal
Ksenija Voishal (born on 18 October 1994) is a Belarusian basketball player for Olimpia Grodno
SBK Olimpia Grodno is a Belarusian women's basketball club from Grodno. It won the Belarusian Championship in 2007 and 2009, and in 2012 it made ...
(born 1994), Belarusian basketball player
Other non-sporting
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Ksenija Atanasijević (1894–1981), Serbian philosopher
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Ksenija Bulatović (born 1967), Serbian architect
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Ksenija Lukich (born 1990), Serbian-Australian model
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Ksenija Pavlovic
Ksenija Pavlovic is an American journalist, political scientist, educator, political and cultural critic, a published poet and author of the novel ''Pisma Vetru''.
Early life
Pavlovic was born in former Yugoslavia. After graduating in Journalism a ...
, Belgrade-born American journalist and author
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Ksenija Sidorova
Ksenija Sidorova (born on 18 May 1988 in Riga) is a Latvian accordionist.
In 2016, she signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. Her first album on the label, ''Carmen'', is a recreation of Georges Bizet's ''Carmen
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(born 1988), Latvian accordionist
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Ksenija Turković
Ksenija Turković (born 13 February 1964) is a Croatian jurist and current vice-president and was judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Biography
Turković graduated from the Faculty of Law in Zagreb in 1987 and became a lectur ...
(born 1964), Croatian jurist
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Ksenija Zečević Ksenija Zečević (Ксенија Зечевић; February 16, 1956 in Zadar – November 21, 2006 in Belgrade) was a popular Serbian pianist and composer. She worked on film and theatre music. She worked in Belgrade. She was of Montenegrin and Istr ...
(1956–2006), Serbian pianist
Kseniya
Actresses
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Kseniya Alexandrova (born 1994), Russian model and actress
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Kseniya Borodina
Kseniya Kimovna Borodina (born Amoyeva) (russian: Ксе́ния Ки́мовна Бородина́ (Амо́ева); born on March 8, 1983) is a Russian television presenter and actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Charac ...
(born 1983), Russian television presenter and actress
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Kseniya Kachalina
Kseniya Mikhailovna Kachalina (russian: Ксения Михайловна Качалина, born May 3, 1971) is a Russian actress.
Biography
Kseniya Mikhailovna Kachalina was born May 3, 1971. She studied two years at the acting department at t ...
(born 1971), Russian actress
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Kseniya Kutepova (born 1971), Russian actress
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Kseniya Mishyna (born 1989), Ukrainian film and stage actress
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Kseniya Rappoport (born 1974), Russian actress
Footballers
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Kseniya Kovalenko (born 1990), Russian footballer
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Kseniya Senina
Kseniya Senina is an Uzbekistani former women's association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. She has been a member of the Uzbekistan women's national football team, Uzbekistan women's national team.
International career
Senina cap ...
(fl. 2010), Uzbekistani footballer
Handballers
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Kseniya Makeyeva (born 1990), Russian handballer
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Kseniya Milova (born 1992), Russian handballer
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Kseniya Nikandrova (born 1987), Kazakhstani handballer
Runners / sprinters
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Kseniya Agafonova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner
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Kseniya Aksyonova
Kseniya Aleksandrovna Aksyonova (née Ustalova) (russian: Ксения Александровна Аксенова; born 14 January 1988 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres.
She has won gold med ...
(born 1988), Russian sprinter
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Kseniya Karandyuk
Kseniya Karandyuk (born 21 June 1986) is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
In the 4 x 400 metres relay she finished sixth at the 2006 European Championships. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic relay team that failed to r ...
(born 1986), Ukrainian sprinter
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Kseniya Ryzhova
Kseniya Olegovna Ryzhova, née Vdovina (russian: Ксения Олеговна Рыжова; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian track and field sprint athlete, originally from Lipetsk. She was the 2013 World Champion in 4 × 400 m relay (running t ...
(born 1987), Russian sprinter
Other sports
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Kseniya Baylo
Kseniya Olehivna Baylo ( uk, Ксенія Олегівна Байло, born 25 February 2005) is a Ukrainian diver.
Career
In 2021, Baylo and Oleksiy Sereda won the gold medal in the mixed 10 m platform synchro event at the 2020 European Aquati ...
(born 2005), Ukrainian diver
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Kseniya Dobrynina
Kseniya Dobrynina (also written as Ksenia Dobrynina; born 11 January 1994) is a Russian professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's Continental Team .
Major results
;2011
: 8th Time tria ...
(born 1994), Russian racing cyclist
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Kseniya Dziatsuk (born 1986), Belarusian triple jumper
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Kseniya Grigoreva
Kseniya Grigoreva (born 25 November 1987) is an alpine skier from Uzbekistan. She competed for Uzbekistan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 58th place in the Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's giant slalom ...
(born 1987), Uzbekistani alpine skier
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Kseniya Markitantova
Kseniya Markitantova ( ua, Ксенія Маркітантова; born 15 July 1981) is a Ukrainian Paralympic archer.
She competed in the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics
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(born 1981), Ukrainian Paralympic archer
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Kseniya Moskvina
Kseniya Leonidovna Moskvina (russian: Ксения Леонидовна Москвина; born May 29, 1989) is a Russian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. She finished fourteenth in the 100 m backstroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics, ...
(born 1989), Russian swimmer
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Kseniya Moustafaeva
Kseniya Moustafaeva (born 8 June 1995 in Minsk, Belarus) is a French individual rhythmic gymnast of Belarusian origin. She is a 5-time French National all-around champion.
Career
Moustafaeva started gymnastics at 4 years of age. She and her ...
(born 1995), Belarus-born French rhythmic gymnast
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Kseniya Pantelyeyeva
Kseniya Hennadiyivna Pantelyeyeva ( uk, Ксенія Геннадіївна Пантелєєва; born 11 May 1994) is a Ukrainian fencer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's épée, but was defeated in the second round. She w ...
(born 1994), Ukrainian fencer
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Kseniya Sadouskaya (born 1991), Belarusian speed skater
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Kseniya Stankevich (born 1996), Belarusian freestyle wrestler
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Kseniya Sydorenko
Kseniya Volodymyrivna Sydorenko ( uk, Ксенія Володимирівна Сидоренко; born 2 July 1986) is a Ukrainian synchronized swimmer who competed in the women's duet at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics as well as in the wome ...
(born 1986), Ukrainian synchronized swimmer
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Ksenyia Tuhai (born 1995), Belarusian cyclist
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Kseniya Zikunkova
Kseniya Pavlovna Zikunkova (born 2 February 1979) is a Belarusian biathlete. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici i ...
(born 1979), Belarusian biathlete
Other non-sporting
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Kseniya Boguslavskaya (1892–1972), Russian artist
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Kseniya Garaschuk
Kseniya Garaschuk (born 1982) is a Soviet-born Canadian mathematician and mathematics educator. She is an associate professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of the Fraser Valley, and the editor-in-chief of the mathematics journal ...
(born 1982), Minsk-born Canadian mathematician
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Kseniya Konstantinova
Kseniya Semyonovna Konstantinova (; 18 April 1925 – 1 October 1943) was a medic in the Red Army during World War II who was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 4 June 1944.
Civilian life
Konstantinova was born on 18 Apri ...
(1925–1943), Red Army medic and Hero of the Soviet Union
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Kseniya Petukhova
Xenia (variants include Ksenia, Ksenija, Kseniya; derived from Greek language, Greek ξενία ''Xenia (Greek), xenia'', "hospitality") is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.
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(1909–1977), Hero of Socialist Labour
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Kseniya Ryabinkina
Kseniya Lvovna Ryabinkina (russian: Ксения Львовна Рябинкина) is a Russian professional ballet dancer and character actor. She has appeared in Soviet, Russian and Hindi cinema since the 1960s.
Early life
Kseniya Ryabinkin ...
, Russian ballet dancer
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Kseniya Simonova
Kseniya Simonova ( uk, Ксенія Симонова; married name: Kseniya Paskar, Ксенія Паскар` born 22 April 1985) is a Ukrainian performance artist who does sand animation, graphic design, illustration, cinema, and literature. S ...
(born 1985), Ukrainian artist
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Kseniya Yorsh
Kseniya Yorsh (born February 10, 1990, in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian film producer who resides in Los Angeles.
Education
Yorsh obtained her degree in International Relations at the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Belarus. She later ...
(born 1990), Belarusian-born film producer in the United States
Xenia
Actresses
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Xenia Desni (1894–1962), Ukrainian actress of the silent era
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Xenia Goodwin
Xenia Goodwin (born 7 February 1994) is an Australian actress and dancer. Goodwin is known for her starring role as Tara Webster, a dance student, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Dance Academy'', which was her fi ...
(born 1994), Australian actress and dancer
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Xenia Gratsos (1940–2018), Greek-American actress
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Xenia Kalogeropoulou
Xenia Kalogeropoulou ( el, Ξένια Καλογεροπούλου; born September 12, 1936) is a Greek actress, who appeared in both Greek and English-speaking films in her career. With her career, spanning six decades, she has appeared in over ...
(born 1936), Greek actress
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Xenia Seeberg (born 1967), German film and television actress
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Xenia Tchoumitcheva
Xenia Tchoumitcheva, known professionally as Xenia Tchoumi (Ксения Чумичева, born 5 August 1987), is a Russian- Swiss model, actress and blogger.
Early years
Xenia Tchoumitcheva was born in Magnitogorsk, Russia. When she was 6 ye ...
(born 1987), Russian-Swiss model and actress
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Xenia Valderi
Xenia Valderi (born January 21, 1926) is a Yugoslav-born Italian actress.
Early life
The daughter of a Dalmatian father and German mother, Xenia Valdameri was born at Split in Croatia. She moved to Rome as a young woman after World War II, for a ...
(born 1926), Yugoslav-born Italian actress
Aristocrats
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Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875–1960), sister of Tsar Nicholas II
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Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (22 August 1903 – 17 September 1965) was the younger daughter of Grand Duke George Mihailovich of Russia and Princess Maria Georgievna of Greece and Denmark. She is known for recognizing Anna Anderson as Gra ...
(1903–1965), daughter of Grand Duke George Mihailovich of Russia
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Princess Xenia of Montenegro (1887–1960), daughter of Nicholas I of Montenegro
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Xenia of Yaroslavl (died c. 1290), regent of Yaroslavl
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Xenia Borisovna (1582–1622), daughter of Tsar Boris Godunov
Dancers
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Xenia Borovansky
Xenia Nikolaeva Smirnova Krüger Borovansky (August 10, 1903 — November 25, 1985) was a Russian-born dancer and choreographer, based in Australia after 1939. She was principal teacher at the Melbourne Academy of Russian Ballet, and active in run ...
(1903–1985), Russian-born dancer and choreographer, based in Australia after 1939
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Xenia Makletzova
Xenia Makletzova (6 November 1892 — 18 May 1974), sometimes seen as Xenia Maclezova, was a Russian ballet dancer.
Early life
Xenia Petrovna Makletzova was born in St. Petersburg. She trained as a dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet School, graduating ...
(1892–1974), Russian ballet dancer
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Xenia Zarina
Xenia Zarina (1903 – August 15, 1967), born June Zimmerman, was an American dancer.
Early life
June Zimmerman was the daughter of Oliver Brunner Zimmerman and Grace Adele Bushnell Zimmerman. Contrary to some accounts of her early life, both ...
(1903–1967), American dancer
Musicians
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Xenia Jankovic
Xenia Jankovic (born 26 October 1958) is a Serbian-Russian cellist.
Biography
Jankovic was born in Niš Serbia into a Serbian–Russian family of musicians. The cello soon became her instrument of choice and she made her debut with the Belgrade ...
(born 1958), Serbian-Russian cellist
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Xenia Boodberg Lee (1927–2004), American pianist
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Xénia Maliarevitch
Xénia Maliarevitch (born in 1980) is a contemporary French classical pianist.
Biography
After starting piano lessons in Saint Petersburg, her family moved to Nancy (France), Nancy. In 1987 she entered the . She was unanimously awarded the Gold ...
(born 1980), French classical pianist
Religious figures
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Saint Xenia (disambiguation), several people
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Xenia of Rome
Xenia the Righteous of Rome was a saint of the 5th century, honored by some Christian Churches, including Orthodox and Catholic. Xenia, originally born Eusebia, was the only daughter of a wealthy Senator in Rome. She and two devoted servants of h ...
(died c. 450), saint of the 5th century
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Xenia of Saint Petersburg
Xenia Grigoryevna Petrova (Russian language, Russian: Ксения Григорьевна Петрова), also known as Saint Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg (Russian language, Russian: Святая блаженная Ксения Петерб ...
( – ), patron saint
Singers
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Xenia (singer) (born 1994; Xenia Edith Martinez), singer on the TV series ''The Voice''
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Xenia Belmas (1890–1981), Ukrainian soprano
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Xênia França (born 1986), Brazilian singer-songwriter
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Xenia Rubinos
Xenia Rubinos (born July 24, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Background and early life
Xenia Rubinos was born in Hartford, CT in 1985 to a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican mother and a Cuban father. She studied jazz c ...
(born 1985), American singer-songwriter
Swimmers
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Xenia Palazzo
Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer of Russian descent who competes in international level events, She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m Backstroke - ...
(born 1998), Italian Paralympic swimmer
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Xenia Peni
Xenia Peni (born February 28, 1983) is a Papua New Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. Peni represented Papua New Guinea, as a 17-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she became the nation's first female flag b ...
(born 1983), Papua New Guinean swimmer
Volleyball players
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Xenia Ivanov
Xenia Ivanov (born ) is a retired Romanian female volleyball player. She was part of the Romania women's national volleyball team
The Romania women's national volleyball team is governed by the Federaţia Română de Volei and takes part in i ...
(born 1970), Romanian volleyball player
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Xenia Staffelbach (born 1998), Swiss volleyball player
Other sports
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Xenia Estrada (born 1990), Salvadoran cyclist
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Xenia Georgiou
Xenia Georgiou ( el, Ξένια Γεωργίου; born 24 October 1988) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a centre back for First Division club Lefkothea Latsion. She has been a member of the Cyprus women's national team.
Club career
Geor ...
(born 1988), Cypriot footballer
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Xenia Knoll
Xenia Knoll ( sr-Cyrl, Ксенија Кнол, Ksenija Knol; born 2 September 1992) is a Swiss tennis player.
Knoll has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA 125 doubles title, as well as four singles and 30 doubles titles on the ...
(born 1992), Swiss tennis player
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Xénia Krizsán
Xénia Krizsán (born 13 January 1993) is a Hungarian athlete who specialises in the heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven ...
(born 1993), Hungarian heptathlete
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Xénia Siska (born 1957), Hungarian hurdler
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Xenia Smits
Xenia Smits (born 22 April 1994) is a Belgian-born German handball player for SG BBM Bietigheim and the German national team.
Achievements
*EHF European League:
**''Winner'': 2022
*Bundesliga:
**''Winner'': 2022
*LFH Division 1 Féminine:
**''W ...
(born 1994), Belgian-born German handballer
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Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922–2012), Dutch sprinter
Other non-sporting
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Xenia, name given by Bryan Sykes to a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup X (mtDNA)
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Xenia Benivolski
Xenia Benivolski is a curator of contemporary art, sound and music, an art critic and a writer. She founded several collectives and art galleries in Toronto, including The White House gallery, 8-11 gallery, The Feminist Art Museum, and SUGAR. Ben ...
, Canadian art curator
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Xenia Cage (1913–1995), American surrealist sculptor
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Xenia Deli (born 1989), Moldovan-American model
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Xenia Denikina (1892–1973), Russian writer
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Xenia Ghali (born 1989), Greek songwriter, record producer and disc jockey
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Xenia Hausner
Xenia Hausner (born 1951 in Vienna) is an Austrian painter and stage designer.
Life
Hausner was born into a family of artists. Her father was the Austrian painter Rudolf Hausner.
From 1972 to 1976, she studied stage design at the Academy of ...
(born 1951), Austrian painter and stage designer
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Xenia Onatopp
Xenia Zaragevna Onatopp (russian: Ксения Сергеевна Онатопп, Kseniya Sergeevna Onatopp) is a fictional character and Bond girl in the James Bond film ''GoldenEye'', played by actress Famke Janssen. She is a fighter pilot and ...
, a fictional villainess from James Bond's ''GoldenEye''
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Xenia de la Ossa (born 1958), Costa Rican physicist
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Xenia Shestova (1560–1631), Russian nun and mother of Mikhail I of Russia
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Xenia Wickett, British-American executive coach and international advisor
Other variants
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Aksinya Sergeeva (1726–1756), Russian ballerina
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Ksenya Stepanycheva (born 1978), Russian playwright
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Xeniya Volnukhina
Xeniya Volnukhina (russian: Ксения Волнухина; born 1982) is a handball player from Kazakhstan. She has played on the Kazakhstan women's national handball team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship
Th ...
(born 1982), Kazakhstani handballer
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Xènius, male version, ''nom de plume'' of
Eugeni d'Ors
Eugenio d'Ors i Rovira (; Barcelona, 28 September 1882 – Vilanova i la Geltrú, 25 September 1954) was a spanish people, Spanish writer, essayist, Journalism, journalist, Philosophy, philosopher and Art criticism, art critic. He wrote in both C ...
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Zenia Stampe
Zenia Stampe Lyngbo (born 30 March 1979 in Roskilde) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Liberal Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election.
Background
Stampe graduated from ...
(born 1979), Danish politician
See also
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Xenia (disambiguation)
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Xena (disambiguation)
Notes
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