Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name

Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; french: Thérèse) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') " ...

. It may refer to:

Persons

Therese

* Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg * Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1728–1778), German noblewoman * Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, (1792–1854), queen of Bavaria *

Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977) is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in freestyle and butterfly. She ...

(born 1977), Swedish swimmer * Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer * Therese Borssén (born 1984), Swedish skier *

Therese Brandl Therese Brandl (1 February 1902 – 24 January 1948) was a Nazi concentration camp guard. In March 1942, Brandl was among the SS women assigned to Auschwitz I concentration camp. Her duties included watching over women in the sorting sheds and as ...

(1902–1948), Nazi concentration camp guard. Convicted of crimes against humanity after the war and executed * Therese Brophy, player *

Therese Crawford Therese Crawford (born August 6, 1976) is a retired American volleyball player. She played as an outside hitter and was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team. Major international competition * 2006 – World Grand Prix ( ...

(born 1976), American volleyball player * Therese Elssler (1808–1878), Austrian dancer and baroness *

Therese Giehse Therese Giehse (; 6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In t ...

(1898–1975), German actress *

Therese Grankvist Therese Grankvist (born 2 May 1977) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She started recording in 1997 under the Drömhus alias, and goes by Therese since the release of her single "Monkey" in 2002. She may be best known for her internationally ...

(born 1977), Swedish singer and songwriter also known as Drömhus and Therese * Therese Grob (1798–1875), first love of the composer Franz Schubert *

Therese Grünbaum Therese Grünbaum (24 August 1791 – 30 January 1876) was an Austrian soprano and opera singer. Life and career Therese Grünbaum was born in Vienna to Austrian conductor and composer Wenzel Müller (1767–1835) and his second wife Magdalena ...

(1791–1876), Austrian soprano and opera singer * Therese Huber (1764–1829), German author * Therese Johaug (born 1988), Norwegian cross-country skier * Therese Lundin (footballer) (born 1979), Swedish footballer * Therèse Lundin (swimmer) (born 1970), Swedish swimmer *

Therese Maher Therese Maher is a camogie player, and winner of Five All Star awards 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 and 2013. She finally got an All-Ireland Medal in 2013 after 16 years when her team defeated Kilkenny in the final 1-09 to 0-07 points. She plays ...

, camogie player * Therese Malfatti (1792–1851), Austrian musician and friend of Ludwig van Beethoven * Therese Malten (real name Therese Müller) (1855–1930), German dramatic soprano * Therese Maron (1725–1806), German painter * Therese Murray (born 1947), American state legislator * Therese Neumann (1898–1962), German Catholic mystic and stigmatic * Therese Schnabel (1876–1959), German contralto * Therese Sjölander (born 1981), Swedish ice hockey player * Therese Sjögran (born 1977), known as Terre, Swedish football (soccer) player * Therese Svendsen (born 1989), Swedish swimmer * Therese Torgersson (born 1976), Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist * Therese Vogl (1845–1921), German operatic soprano * Therese Zenz (1932–2019), German sprint canoer

Therése

Therése O'Callaghan Therése O'Callaghan is a camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game ...

, camogie player

Thérèse

* Princess Thérèse of France (1736–1744), French Princesse du Sang *

Thérèse Albert Thérèse Vernet (-1846) was a French actress, widely known as Madame Albert from her marriage to Albert Rodrigues, an actor who performed under his given name. Born to an acting family, she attained fame for her grace and beauty as well as for t ...

(c. 1805–1846), French actress * Thérèse Blondeau (1913–2013), French swimmer *

Thérèse Bonney Thérèse Bonney (born Mabel Bonney, Syracuse, New York, July 15, 1894 – Paris, France, January 15, 1978) was an American photographer and publicist. Bonney was best known for her images taken during World War II on the Russian-Finnish front. H ...

(1894–1978), American photographer and publicist * Thérèse Brenet (born 1935), French composer * Thérèse Casgrain (1896–1981), feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada *

Thérèse Caval Thérèse Caval (1750–1795), was a French revolutionary. She is regarded as a symbolic heroine of the French revolution in Marseilles Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the Frenc ...

(1750–1795), French revolutionary *

Thérèse Chardin Thérèse Chardin is a French hairstylist who was a celebrity in the 1960s and 1970s. After working as a model, her talent as a hairstylist was noticed by '' Elle'' fashion editor Claude Brouet and Nina Ricci's designer Gérard Pipart. She the ...

, French hairstylist and celebrity * Thérèse Coffey (born 1971), English politician * Thérèse Couderc, also known as St. Theresa Couderc (1805–1885), co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle, a Catholic religious order *

Thérèse Daviau Thérèse Daviau, also known as Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron (1946–2002), was a Canadian politician, an attorney and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec. Career Daviau was born in 1946 and received a law degree from Université de Montréal. In ...

(1946–2002), Quebec, Canada politician, an attorney and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec * Thérèse Delpech (1948–2012), French intellectual and writer * Thérèse Dion (1927–2020), popularly known as Maman Dion, Québécois television personality, and the mother of pop singer Céline Dion *

Thérèse Dorny Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 – 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress. Biography Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child ...

(1891–1976), French film and theatre actress *

Thérèse Elfforss Antoinette Thérèse Elfforss (née Öberg; 30 November 1823 – 16 April 1905) was a Swedish stage actress and theatre director. She was the managing director of the travelling Elfforss Theater Company between 1869 and 1888.Nordensvan, Georg, ...

(1823–1905), Swedish actress and theatre director *

Thérèse Karlsson Ewa Therese Karlsson (born 25 January 1972, Pargas) is a Finnish singer (soprano) and actor. She played the part of Yvette in Brecht's Mutter Courage, Swedish Theatre (Svenska Teatern) 2004. She rose to stardom when she got the title role in Tu ...

(born 1972), Finnish soprano singer and actor *

Thérèse Lavoie-Roux Thérèse Lavoie-Roux (March 12, 1928 – January 31, 2009) was a Canadian politician and social worker who served in the National Assembly of Quebec and the Senate of Canada. She was the Minister of Health and Social Services from 1985 to 1 ...

(1928–2009), Quebec politician and Canadian Senator * Thérèse Levasseur (1721–1801), domestic partner of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau * Thérèse Liotard (born 1949), French actress *

Thérèse of Lisieux Thérèse of Lisieux (french: Thérèse de Lisieux ), born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (), was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelit ...

(1873–1897), French saint * Thérèse Meyer (born 1948), Swiss politician * Thérèse McMurray (born 1945), British television actor * Thérèse Oulton (born 1953), English painter * Thérèse Peltier (1873–1926), French sculptor and aviator *

Thérèse Quentin Thérèse Quentin (5 July 1929 – 20 February 2015) was a French actress. She was married to the actor and stage director Marcel Cuvelier (1924–2015), with whom she had a daughter, actress Marie Cuvelier. Filmography * '' Les Aventurier ...

(1929–2015), French actress * Thérèse Rein (born 1958), Australian entrepreneur and founder of Ingeus * Thérèse Schwartze (1851–1918), Dutch portrait painter * Thérèse Sita-Bella (1933–2006), Cameroonian filmmaker, pilot, journalist * Thérèse Steinmetz (born 1933), Dutch singer * Thérèse Tietjens (1831–1877), opera and oratorio soprano singer * Thérèse Vanier (1923–2014), veteran and medical doctor * Thérèse Wartel (1814–1865), French pianist, music educator, composer and critic

Fictional characters

* Thérèse Defarge, a villain in Charles Dickens' novel ''A Tale of Two Cities'' * Thérése Dragonheart, the main antagonist of Final Fantasy V. *the title character of ''Therese'' (novel), or ', a 1928 novel by Arthur Schnitzler *the title character of '' Thérèse the Philosopher'', a 1748 French novel ascribed to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens *the title character of '' Thérèse Raquin'', an 1867 novel and an 1873 play by the French writer Émile Zola *the title character of: ** ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (novel), a 1927 novel by François Mauriac ** ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (1962 film), an adaptation of the novel ** ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (2012 film), an adaptation of the novel

Persons

Therese

Therése

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Fictional characters

See also