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Notable people

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Minna Aalto Minna Maarit Aalto (born 8 November 1965) is a Finnish windsurfer. She competed in multiple sailing events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney ...

(born 1965), Finnish sport sailor * Minna Aaltonen (1966–2021), Finnish actress *

Minna Antrim Minna Thomas Antrim (October 13, 1861, Philadelphia – 1950) was an American writer. She is famous for the remark "Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills." Life and career Born in Philadelphia, the daughter of William Pre ...

(1861–1950), American writer *

Minna Arve Minna Arve (born 1974) is a Finnish politician who serves as the mayor of Turku. Since August 2021 the post of the mayor became an elected office instead of a hired position. She represents the National Coalition Party. Education Arve first st ...

(born 1974), Finnish politician *

Minna Atherton Minna Atherton (born 17 May 2000) is an Australian competitive swimmer who won the gold medals in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke events at the 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore. She tied the junior world record (hel ...

(born 2000), Australian competitive swimmer * Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881–1964), German painter and opera singer, and wife of Max Beckmann *

Minna Canth Minna Canth (; born Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnson; 19 March 1844 – 12 May 1897) was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children. Her work addresse ...

(1844–1897), Finnish writer and social activist * Minna Carleton (1847–1918), English novelist *

Minna Cauer Wilhelmine Theodore Marie Cauer, née Schelle, usually known as Minna Cauer (1 November 1841 in Freyenstein – 3 August 1922 in Berlin) was a German pedagogue, activist in the so-called "radical" wing of the German bourgeois feminist movemen ...

(1841–1922), German educator, journalist and radical activist *

Minna Citron Minna Wright Citron (October 15, 1896 – December 21, 1991) was an American painter and printmaker. Her early prints focus on the role of women, sometimes in a satirical manner, in a style known as urban realism. Early life and education ...

(1896–1991), American painter and printmaker * Minna Cowan (1878–1951), British political activist *

Minna Craucher Madame Minna Craucher (23 August 1891 – 8 March 1932) was the false name of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka, th ...

(1891–1932), Finnish socialite and spy * Minna Everleigh (1866–1948), American brothel owner * Minna Fernald (1860–1954), American botanical artist *

Minna Flake Margareta "Minna" Flake (née Mai; November 27, 1886 – February 12, 1958) was a German born physician and socialist who fled Germany during World War II and settled in New York City. Early life Margareta Mai was born on November 27, 1886, in Wü ...

(1886–1958), German physician and socialist

G–M

* Minna Gale (1869–1944), American stage and film actress *

Minna Gombell Minna Marie Gombell (''née'' Gombel; May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American stage and film actress. Early years She was born Minna Marie Gombel in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of William and Emma M. Debring Gombel. Her father ...

(1892–1973), American stage and film actress *

Minna Grey Minna Grey (1877 in London, England – 1935) was an English actress of the silent era. Death Grey died in 1935, 2 days before her 59th birthday. Selected filmography * '' The Shulamite'' (1915) * ''Just a Girl'' (1916) * '' The Second Mrs. T ...

(1868–1935), English film actress *

Minna Haapkylä Minna-Maria Erika Haapkylä (born 10 June 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She has won two Jussi Awards; one for the best actress in a supporting role for a 1999 Veikko Aaltonen film ''Rakkaudella Maire'', and another in 2009 for the best a ...

(born 1973), Finnish film actress *

Minna B. Hall Minna B. Hall (1860 – 24 July 1951) was an American socialite and environmentalist. Her most notable achievements include the co-founding of the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the ratification of the Weeks-McLean Act by the US Congress. T ...

, American socialite and environmentalist * Minna Harkavy (1887–1987), Estonian-American sculptor * Minna Heponiemi (born 1977), Swedish footballer *

Minna Herzlieb Christiane Friederike Wilhelmine Herzlieb, known as Minna (22 May 1789 – 10 July 1865) was the foster-daughter of the German publisher Carl Friedrich Ernst Frommann (1765–1839). Life Her father was a superintendent in her birthplace o ...

(1789–1865), German publisher * Minna Hesso (born 1976), Finnish snowboarder * Minna Jørgensen (1904–1975), Danish film actress * Minna Karhu (born 1971), Finnish freestyle skier *

Minna Kauppi Minna Kauppi (born 25 November 1982) is a Finnish orienteer, who was born in Asikkala and lives in Lahti. Kauppi is a nine-time World Champion, including five golds from relays. Kauppi anchored her Finnish club Asikkalan Raikas to a victory in t ...

(born 1982), Finnish orienteer *

Minna Keal Minna Keal, ''née'' Mina Nerenstein (22 March 1909 – 14 November 1999) was a British composer. After early compositions as a student, she only returned to composing at the end of her life. Aged 80 when her music was first performed at the Pro ...

(1909–1999), British composer *

Minna Keene Minna Keene, née Töneböne, (5 February 1859 – November 1943) was a German-born, self-taught Canadian pictorial portrait photographer, considered "hugely successful". Keene was born in Rumbeck, Waldeck, now part of the city of Hessisch Oldend ...

(1861–1943), German-Canadian portrait photographer * Minna Kleeberg (1841–1878), German-American poet * Minna Lachs (1907–1993), Austrian educator and memoirist * Minna Lammert or Tamm (1852–1921), German operatic mezzo-soprano * Minna Lederman (1896–1995), American music writer and editor * Minna Lehtola (born 1967), Finnish fencer * Minna Lewinson (1897–1938), American journalist * Minna Lindgren (born 1963), Finnish writer and journalist * Minna Meriluoto (born 1985), Finnish football goalkeeper

N–Z

* Minna Nieminen (born 1976), Finnish rower * Minna Nikkanen (born 1988), Finnish pole vaulter * Minna Nystedt (born 1967), Norwegian speed skater * Minna Painilainen-Soon (born 1964), Finnish sprinter * Minna Palmroth, Finnish professor in computational space physics * Minna Peschka-Leutner (1839–1890), Austrian opera singer *

Minna Planer Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer (5 September 180925 January 1866) was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart. At an early age, ...

(1809–1866), German actress and first wife of Richard Wagner * Minna Rozen (born 1947), Israeli professor of Jewish history *

Minna Salami Minna Salami (born 1978) is a Finnish Nigerian journalist who has propagated information on African feminist issues, about the African diaspora, and Nigerian women through her award-winning blog MsAfropolitan, which she created and has been editin ...

(born 1978), Finnish Nigerian journalist * Minna Salmela (born 1971), Finnish freestyle sprint swimmer * Minna Sirnö (born 1966), Finnish politician *

Minna Specht Minna Specht (22 December 1879 in Schloss Reinbek – 3 February 1961 in Bremen) was a German educator, socialist and member of the German Resistance. She was one of the founders of the Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund. Early years Mi ...

(1879–1961), German educator and socialist * Minna Stocks (1846–1928), German painter *

Minna Sundberg Minna Sundberg (born January 9, 1990) is a Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking Finns, Finnish illustrator and cartoonist born in Sweden. She is known for the webcomics ''A Redtail's Dream'' (aRTD), and ''Stand Still, Stay Silent'' (SS, SS). B ...

(born 1990), Finnish illustrator and cartoonist *

Minna Telde Minna Telde (born 1974) is a Swedish horse rider. She was born in Uppsala and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She also represented Sweden in individual dressage and team dressage at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Sum ...

(born 1974), Swedish horse rider * Minna Turunen (born 1969), Finnish TV and film actress * Minna Vehmasto (born 1962), Finnish high jumper * Minna Weizmann (1889–?), Russian Jewish doctor *

Minna Wetlesen Minna Wetlesen (née Annette Wilhelmine Bülow; January 18, 1821 – March 14, 1891) was a pioneer Norwegian Education, educator, teacher and author. Biography Annette Wilhelmine Bülow was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. She was the dau ...

(1821–1891), Norwegian educator, teacher and author *

Minna Wettstein-Adelt Minna Wettstein-Adelt (1869-died around 1908, precise date unknown) was a German-French journalist and writer, who also wrote under the names Aimée Duc and Helvetia. Life Born on 1 May 1869 in Strassburg, Minna Adelt-Duc grew up in France. She ...

(1869–c.1908), German-French journalist and writer *

Minna of Worms Minna of Worms (died in May 1096) was a Jewish businesswoman and martyr. She was an influential Jew, being a significant moneylender with clients and friends among the Christian nobility. Minna was one of the most famous victims of the 1096 Worms m ...

(died 1096), Jewish martyr

Fictional characters

* Minna Troil, a leading character in Walter Scott's novel '' The Pirate'' * Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, a major character in the media franchise '' Strike Witches''

References

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