Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

form of Natalia.

Notable people

* Natasha, the subject of ''

Natasha's Story ''Natasha's Story'' is a 1994 book by war correspondent Michael Nicholson and is based on his work for the British news broadcaster, ITN. Deeply shocked about the catastrophic situation of 200 orphaned children in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nicho ...

'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican swimmer *

Natasha Allegri Natasha Allegri (born June 18, 1986) is an American animation creator, writer, storyboard artist, storyboard revisionist, and comic book artist. She is the creator of Cartoon Hangover's and Frederator Studios ''Bee and PuppyCat'', and is also n ...

(born 1986), American creator, writer, storyboard revisionist, and cartoonist *

Natascha Artin Brunswick Natascha Artin Brunswick, née Jasny (June 11, 1909 – February 3, 2003) was a Russian-American mathematician and photographer. St. Petersburg and Hamburg Natascha Artin Brunswick was the daughter of , a Russian Jewish economist from Kharkiv ...

(1909–2003), German-American mathematician and photographer *

Natasha Arthy Natasha Arthy (born 23 May 1969 in Gentofte, Denmark) is a Denmark, Danish screenwriter, film film director, director and Film producer, producer, best known for her 2003 Dogme 95, Dogme film ''Se til venstre, der er en Svensker'' (USA Title: ''O ...

(born 1969), Danish screenwriter, film director and producer * Natascha Badmann (born 1966), Swiss triathlete *

Natasha Badhwar Natasha Badhwar is an Indian author, columnist, filmmaker, journalist and a media trainer. She has written the books, ''My Daughters Mum'' and ''Immortal For a Moment''. Biography Natasha Badhwar was born on 11 July 1971 in Ranchi. Badhwar be ...

(born 1971), Indian author * Natasha Barrett (disambiguation), several people *

Natasha Beaumont Natasha Elisabeth Beaumont (born 21 June 1974) is a Malaysian-born British-Australian actress and model. Beaumont was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She grew up in Kuala Lumpur, attended boarding school in Sydney and moved at age 20 to attend ...

(born 1974), Malaysian-Australian actress * Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), British singer *

Natascha Bessez Natascha Bessez is an American singer and beauty pageant titleholder. She competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2014 and on '' The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart'' in 2020. Early life Bessez has a Chilean mother and a father of Fren ...

(born 1986), American singer *

Natasha Bowen Natasha Bowen is a Nigerian-Welsh writer and teacher. She writes fantasy books for young adults. She is best known for her '' New York Times Bestselling'' novel '' Skin of the Sea''. Early life and education Natasha Bowen was born in Cambr ...

, Nigerian Welsh writer *

Natasha J. Caplen Natasha Jane Caplen is a British-American geneticist who discovered RNA interference (RNAi) in mammalian cells. She is a senior investigator and head of the functional genetics section at the National Cancer Institute. Education Caplen complet ...

, British-American geneticist *

Natasha Chmyreva Natalya Yuryevna "Natasha" Chmyreva ( rus, Наталья Юрьевна Чмырёва, Natalya Yuryevna Chmyryova, 28 May 1958 – 16 August 2015) was a Russian tennis player who won 1975 and 1976 Wimbledon girls' singles championships and 197 ...

(born 1958), Russian tennis player * Natasha Chokljat (born 1979), Australian netball player * Natasha Coates (born c. 1995), British disabled gymnast * Natasha Collins (1976–2008), British actress and model *

Natasha Cornett Natasha Wallen Cornett (born January 26, 1979) is an American criminal currently serving a sentence of life without parole at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville for her involvement in the Lillelid murders. In her book ''The ...

(born 1979), American murderer sentenced to life imprisonment for the Lillelid murders * Natasha Demkina (born 1987), Russian woman who claimed to possess paranormal vision * Natasha Desborough (born 1974), English radio presenter * Natasha Doshi (born 1993), Indian film actress * Natasha Dowie (born 1988), English football player * Natasha Eloi, English-Canadian television personality and videographer * Natasha England (born 1952), Scottish singer, sometimes credited mononymously as Natasha * Natasha Falle (born 1973), Canadian human rights activist * Natasha Fatah, Canadian journalist * Natasha Flyer (born 1969), American earth scientist and applied mathematician *

Natasha Gajewski Natasha Gajewski () is the CEO and Founder of Symple Health. Early life and education Gajewski was born to Dana Roy and Riaz Hussein Rana. Her father, Rana, was a commercial pilot and later statistician. Rana immigrated to the United States f ...

, American chief executive officer *

Natasha Gregson Wagner Natasha Gregson Wagner ( Gregson; born September 29, 1970) is an American actress. She is the daughter of film producer Richard Gregson and actress Natalie Wood. She has appeared in films including '' Lost Highway'' (1997), ''Two Girls and a Guy ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Natascha Hagen Natascha Hagen is a singer and songwriter from Austria. Career Natascha's artistic development began with absorbing as much knowledge around the world as she could (courses at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (New York), Liverpool Institute ...

, Austrian singer-songwriter * Natasha Hamilton (born 1982), British singer * Natasha Bekvalac (born 1980), Serbian singer *

Natasha Henstridge Natasha Tonya Henstridge (born August 15, 1974) is a Canadian actress and model. In 1995, she came to prominence with her debut role in the science-fiction thriller ''Species'', followed by performances in ''Species II'' and ''Species III''. She ...

(born 1974), Canadian actress *

Natascha Janakieva Natascha Janakieva Petrova (alternate listings: Natasha Petrova, Natasha Yanakieva, bg, Наташа Петрова, born 19 March 1951) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. She won two medals ...

(born 1951), Bulgarian canoer * Natasha Joubert (born 1997), South African Beauty Queen * Natasha Kaiser (born 1967), American athlete * Natascha Kampusch (born 1988), Austrian author who was abducted as a child * Natasha Kaplinsky (born 1972), British news presenter * Natascha Keller (born 1977), German field hockey player * Natasha Khan (born 1979), British singer, known under her stage name Bat for Lashes *

Natasha Khan (Pakistani singer) Natasha Khan is a Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer, and audio engineer. She is also the first qualified female audio engineer from Pakistan. Natasha made her debut in Coke Studio. She appeared as a singer in Coke Studio (Pakistani TV p ...

(born 1984), Pakistani singer-songwriter, and qualified audio engineer * Natasha Klauss (born 1975), Colombian actress * Natasha Kuchiki (born 1976), American figure skater * Natasha Law (born 1970), English artist * Natasha Leggero (born 1974), American stand-up comic and actor *

Tasha Low Natasha Low Yi Ling ( zh, 刘怡伶, ko, 유이영, born 11 October 1993), better known by her stage name, Tasha Low ( ko, 타샤), is a Singaporean singer and actress. She was the leader of the South Korean girl group, Skarf from 2012 to 201 ...

(born 1993), Singaporean singer and actress, otherwise known as Natasha Low * Natasha Little (born 1969), British actress * Natasha Lyonne (born 1979), American actress *

Natasha Mannuela Halim Natasha Mannuela Halim (born May 9, 1994) is an Indonesian model, ballerina, fashion designer, architecture contractor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Indonesia 2016, she represented Indonesia at the Miss World 2016, where ...

(born 1994), Miss World Indonesia 2016 *

Natasha Marsh Natasha Jane Marsh (born 1975) is a Wales, Welsh soprano singer. A highly regarded performer in both opera and oratorio, her debut album, ''Amour'', topped the classical album charts in 2007. She has toured with artists such as G4 (band), G4, Russ ...

(born 1975), Welsh opera singer * Natascha McElhone (born 1969), British actress *

Natascha McNamara Natascha Duschene McNamara (born 1935 in Clare, South Australia) is an Ngarrindjeri Australian academic, activist, and researcher.Natasha Ngan, British author * Natasha Melnick (born 1984), American actress *

Na Ying Na Ying (born 27 November 1967) is a Chinese singer and musical judge. She is known for her prominent roles as a judge on Chinese TV singing shows such as ''The Voice of China''. She later transferred to the show '' Sing! China'' and remained th ...

(born 1967), Chinese vocalist, otherwise known as Natasha Na *

Natasha Negovanlis Natasha Negovanlis (born April 3, 1990) is a Canadian actress, writer, producer, and singer. She achieved international recognition for portraying Carmilla Karnstein in the web series ''Carmilla'' (2014–2016) and in the 2017 feature film base ...

(born 1990), Canadian actress and singer *

Natasha Nic Gairbheith Natasha Nic Gairbheith (born 1981) was crowned Miss Ireland on 5 July 2004, becoming the first ever fluent Irish-speaker to win the competition. She competed at Miss World 2004 where she did not place. She is originally from Gweedore, County Don ...

(born 1981), Irish beauty pageant winner * Natasha Obama (born 2001), second daughter of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States * Natasha Poly (born 1985), Russian model * Natasha Poonawalla (born 1981), Indian businesswoman *

Natasha Pyne Natasha Pyne (born 9 July 1946) is an English actress who starred in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1967 film), ''The Breaking of Bumbo'' (1970) and ''Father, Dear Father'' (1973). Early life Pyne was born in Crawley, Sussex on 9 July 1946. She ...

(born 1946), British actress *

Natasha Rastogi Natasha Rastogi (born Natasha Khanna; 14 May 1962) is an Indian actress and director. She started her acting career by debuting in ''Monsoon Wedding'' as Sona Verma, directed by Mira Nair, that won the Golden Lion award and received a Golden ...

(born 1962), Indian film actress * Natasha Reid (born 1981), birth name of American-South Korean singer Yoon Mi-rae *

Natasha Richardson Natasha Jane Richardson (11 May 1963 – 18 March 2009) was an English actress of stage and screen. A member of the Redgrave family, Richardson was the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director/producer Tony Richardson and the granddaugh ...

(1963–2009), English actress * Natasha Shneider (1956–2008), Russian musician * Natasha St-Pier (born 1981), Canadian singer * Natasha Stillwell, Scottish-Canadian television host and producer *

Natasha Stott Despoja Natasha Jessica Stott Despoja AO (born 9 September 1969) is an Australian politician, diplomat, advocate and author. She is the founding Chair of the Board of Our Watch, the national foundation to prevent violence against women and their childr ...

(born 1969), Australian politician *

Natasha Suri Natasha Suri is an Indian Actress, Supermodel and Former Miss World India. In 2006, she won the Femina Miss World India title and placed in the Top 17 at the Miss World contest. She is also a popular TV Host. Career Suri debuted as an actor ...

(born 1989), Indian model *

Natasha Tang Natasha Terri Tang (born Tang Wing-yung, ; 23 August 1992) is a Hong Kong distance swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's marathon 10 kilometre, finishing in 20th place. References 1992 births Living people Ho ...

(born 1992), Hong Kong distance swimmer *

Natasha Thahane Nokuthula Thahane (born 25 September 1995), also known as Natasha Thahane, is a South African actress, model and media personality. She is best known for her roles in the television series ''Blood & Water (South African TV series), Blood & Water ...

(born 1995), South African actress and model *

Natasha Trethewey Natasha Trethewey (born April 26, 1966) is an American poet who was appointed United States Poet Laureate in 2012 and again in 2013. She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her 2006 collection ''Native Guard'', and she is a former List of U ...

(born 1966), US poet laureate *

Natasha Vlassenko Natalia Lvovna "Natasha" Vlassenko (Russian: Ната́лья Льво́вна Вла́сенко; born 20 November 1956) is a Russian-Australian pianist and teacher. Life Natasha Vlassenko was born in Moscow, Soviet Russia, to pianist Le ...

(born 1956), Russian-Australian pianist * Natasha Watley (born 1981), American softball player *

Natasha Wightman Natasha Wightman (born 1971) is an English actress who appeared in British and American films and British television productions from 1999 until 2005. Productions in which she has co-starred include ''Gosford Park'' (2001), ''Revelation'' (200 ...

(born 1973), British actress * Natasha Ninković (born 1972), Serbian actress * Natasha Zvereva (born 1971), Belarusian tennis player

Fictional characters

* Natasha, a baby Muppet in the PBS children's television series '' Sesame Street'' * Commander Natasha, a character in Raj Comics *

Natasha Andersen Natasha Andersen is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Shebah Ronay. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 October 1995. She was created by Phil Redmond as one of the serial's ori ...

, a character in the British soap opera '' Hollyoaks'' * Natasha Blakeman, a character in the ITV soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' * Alexis Davis (General Hospital) (born Natasha Cassadine), a character in the ABC soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *

Natasha Fatale Boris Badenov is an antagonist of the 1959–1964 animated cartoons ''Rocky and His Friends'' and ''The Bullwinkle Show'', collectively referred to as ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'' for short. He was originally voiced by Paul Frees. Badenov ...

, a character in the 1960s animated television series '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends'' *

Natasha Romanova Black Widow (Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanova; Russian: Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романова) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by editor and plotte ...

, also known as Black Widow, a character from Marvel Comics * Natasha Rostova, a character in the novel ''War and Peace'' by Leo Tolstoy * Tasha Yar, a character in the sci-fi television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Tasha, an anthropomorphic hippo character in the Nick Jr. animated preschool television series '' The Backyardigans'' *

Tasha Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of '' Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha Aguilar (1970–2016), Costa Rican sw ...

, a Greyhawk wizard in the video game '' Dungeons & Dragons''

Notable animals

* Natasha (monkey), a macaque at the Safary Park zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel

Astronomy

* Natasha is the official name of star HD 85390.

Notable people

Fictional characters

Notable animals

Astronomy

See also