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. It is sometimes used as a diminutive of the given names Gertrude and Gertrud.

Notable people named Trude

Trude Beiser Trude Beiser (after her marriage Trude Jochum-Beiser; born 2 September 1927) is a former alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Lech am Arlberg in Vorarlberg, she won two Olympic gold medals and a world championship. Beiser was the first female ...

(born 1927), Austrian alpine ski racer *

Trude Berliner Trude Berliner (28 February 1903 – 26 February 1977) was a German actress. She was one of many Jewish actors and actresses who were forced to flee Europe when the Nazis came to power in 1933. Biography Berliner was born Gertrude Berliner in Be ...

(1903–1977), German actress *

Trude Dothan Trude Dothan ( he, טרודה דותן‎; 12 October 1922 – 28 January 2016) was an Israeli archaeologist who focused on the Late Bronze and Iron Ages in the region, in particular in Philistine culture. Biography Trude Krakauer (later Dotha ...

(1922–2016), Israeli archaeologist *

Trude Dybendahl Trude Dybendahl (born 8 January 1966), sometimes listed as Trude Dybendahl-Hartz or Trude Dybendahl Hartz, is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1998. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Wi ...

(born 1966), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Trude Eick Trude Eick (born 23 April 1969) is a Norwegian musician (French horn and electronics) and composer, known from different forms of music, in which she plays regular repertoire as well as free improvisation. She is the sister of musicians Mathias ...

(born 1969), Norwegian musician and composer *

Trude Eipperle Trude Eipperle (27 January 1908 – 18 October 1997) was a Germans, German operatic soprano. Life Born in Stuttgart, Eipperle studied at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Musikhochschule in her native Stuttgart, and made ...

(1908–1997), German operatic soprano *

Trude Feldman Gertrude Bella Feldman (August 13, 1924 – January 23, 2022) was an American reporter, columnist, and member of the White House Press Corps and State Department Press Corps. She regularly wrote for ''McCall's'' magazine and for ''The New York T ...

(born 1924), American reporter, columnist and correspondent *

Trude Fleischmann Trude Fleischmann (22 December 1895 – 21 January 1990) was an Austrian-born American photographer. After becoming a notable society photographer in Vienna in the 1920s, she re-established her business in New York in 1940. Early life Born in Vi ...

(1895–1990), Austrian-American photographer *

Trude Gimle Trude Charlotte Gimle (born 2 December 1974) is a Norwegian alpine skier. She was born in Aurskog. She competed at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( j ...

(born 1974), Norwegian alpine skier *

Trude Guermonprez Trude Guermonprez, born Gertrud Emilie Jalowetz (1910 1976), was a German-born American textile artist, designer and educator, known for her tapestry landscapes. Her Bauhaus-influenced disciplined abstraction for hand woven textiles greatly contr ...

(1910–1976), German-American textile artist and designer *

Trude Gundersen Trude Gundersen (born 6 June 1977 in Bergen) is a retired Norwegian taekwondo athlete. She was Norway's first and only taekwondo competitor during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and won a silver medal in the -67 kg weight class.

(born 1977), Norwegian taekwondo practitioner *

Trude Haefelin Trude Haefelin (1 July 1914 – 3 October 2008) was a German film and stage actress. Biography Haefelin grew up in Munich-Schwabing as a half-ore after the father had fallen in the First World War. She attended the Lyzeum of the English Miss ...

(1914–2008), German actress *

Trude Harstad Trude Harstad (born 17 July 1974) is a former Norwegian biathlete. Life and career Harstad was born in the municipality of Birkenes in the southern part of Norway. Harstad debuted at the Junior World Championships in 1993 in Ruhpolding. The fi ...

(born 1974), Norwegian biathlete *

Trude Herr Trude Herr (; 4 May 1927 – 16 March 1991) was a German film actress, singer and theatre owner.Weisser p. 289 She was an entertainer in Germany from the early 1960s until her retirement. Early life Trude Herr was born in the Cologne district ...

(1927–1991), German actress, singer and theatre owner *

Trude Hestengen Trude Hestengen (born 24 October 1983) is a Norwegian dressage rider. She represented Norway at the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France and at the 2015 European Dressage Championships in Aachen, Germany Germany,, offic ...

(born 1983), Norwegian dressage rider *

Trude Hesterberg Trude Hesterberg (2 May 1892 – 31 August 1967) was a German film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1917 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' The Rosentopf Case'' (1918) * ''The Story of a Maid'' (1921) * ''Fridericus Rex'' (1922) ...

(1892–1967), German actress *

Trude Klecker Trude Klecker (born 7 February 1926) is an Austrian alpine skier and world champion. She is from Semmering and later lived in Trieste in Italy. Klecker received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the slalom event, an ...

(born 1926), Austrian alpine skier *

Gertrude Kleinová Gertrude "Traute or Trude" Kleinová (born in Brno, Czechoslovakia; August 13, 1918 – April 9, 1976) was a three-time world champion table tennis player, winning the women's team world championship twice, and the world mixed doubles once. She an ...

(aka Trude Kleinová; 1918–1976), Czech table tennis player *

Gertrude Kolar Gertrude Gollner-Kolar (23 January 1926 – 22 December 2014) was an Austrian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. At the 1950 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships The 12th Artistic Gymnastics World Championsh ...

(aka Trude Kolar; 1926–2014), Austrian artistic gymnast *

Trude Brænne Larssen Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1 January 1967 in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian novelist. She is the author of the series ''Holmegaard'' (11 books), "Ulveøyne" (25 books) and "Rimfrost" (14 books), and has contributed to the series "Emilies Tid". Her ear ...

(born 1967), Norwegian novelist *

Trude Lash Trude Lash, formerly Gertrude Pratt, née Wenzel (13 June 1908 – 4 February 2004) was a political activist, advocate for children, and close associate of Eleanor Roosevelt. She was born in June 1908 in Freiburg, Germany. She taught kindergarten ...

, (1908–2004), German political activist and associate of Eleanor Roosevelt *

Trude Lehmann Trude Lehmann (1892–1987) was a German film actress.Grange p.307 Selected filmography * ''Children of No Importance'' (1926) * ''We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) * ''Unmarried Daughters ''Unmarried Daughters'' (German: ''Ledige Töcht ...

(1892–1987), German actress *

Gertrude Liebhart Gertrude Liebhart (also Gertrude Liebhardt or Trude Liebhardt, born 26 October 1928) was a retired Austrian sprint canoer who won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Olympics. She also won two medals in the K-2 500 m event at the ...

(aka Trude Liebhart; born 1928), Austrian sprint canoer *

Trude Malcorps Gertrude Jacoba Malcorps (born 7 February 1921) is a Dutch retired swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 1938 European Aquatics Championships. Malcorps had an elder brother Max Malcorps (1917–2011), a mayor of ...

(born 1921), Dutch swimmer *

Trude Marlen Trude Marlen (born Trude Posch; 1912–2005) was an Austrian stage and film actress. She was the second wife of Wolf Albach-Retty, and moved to Germany to live with him during the Nazi era where she was well-connected with the Nazi leadership. She ...

(1912–2005), Austrian actress *

Trude Marstein Trude Marstein (born 18 April 1973, in Tønsberg) is a Norwegian author. She attended Telemark University College and studied Creative Writing Studies. At the University of Oslo, she studied pedagogy, psychology, and the history of literature. Sh ...

(born 1973), Norwegian author *

Trude Mohr Trude Mohr (later Trude Bürkner-Mohr) (1902–1989) was the first Reichsreferentin of the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM). Early life She was born in 1902 to a German nationalist family. She never completed gymnasium,Trude Möhwaldová (born 1915), Czech alpine skier *

Trude von Molo Trude von Molo (22 December 1906 – 27 November 1989) was an Austrian film actress.Youngkin p.465 She was the daughter of the writer Walter von Molo and the twin sister of Conrad von Molo. Von Molo attended the Max Reinhardt training school. She ...

(1906–1989), Austrian actress *

Trude Mostue Trude Mostue (born 28 March 1968) is a Norwegian veterinary surgeon and television presenter. She is best known for her appearances in the BBC documentary series ''Vet School'' in 1996, and later in the follow-up series '' Vets in Practice''. Sh ...

(born 1968), Norwegian veterinary surgeon and television personality * Trude Raad (born 1990), Norwegian track and field athlete *

Trude Richter Trude Richter (born Erna Barnick in Magdeburg 19 November 1899 – died Leipzig 4 January 1989Report in Neues Deutschland 5 January 1989, page 5) was a writer, literary scholar and teacher who became a political activist. She spent many years det ...

(1899–1989), German writer, literary scholar and political activist *

Trude Rittmann Gertrud Rittmann (24 September 1908 – 22 February 2005) was a German Jewish composer, musical director, arranger and orchestrator who lived and worked for much of her life in the United States. Her career particularly flourished with major succ ...

(1908–2005), German-American composer * Trude Sojka (1909–2007), Czech–Ecuadorian painter and sculptor *

Trude Stendal Trude Margaret Stendal (born 30 May 1963 in Bergen) is a Norwegian former footballer. She played as a forward for Toppserien club IL Sandviken and the Norway women's national football team. She scored twice in the Norwegians' 2–1 win over Sweden ...

(born 1963), Norwegian footballer * Trude Trefall (aka Manjari; born 1978), Norwegian singer *

Trude Unruh Gertrude Unruh (née Kremer; 7 March 1925 – 30 November 2021), better known as Trude Unruh, was a German politician. Early life Unruh was born in Essen on 7 March 1925. Political career From 1968 to 1973 she was a member of the SPD ...

(born 1925), German politician *

Trude Weiss-Rosmarin Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (June 17, 1908 – June 26, 1989) was a German-American writer, editor, scholar, and feminist activist. With her husband, she co-founded the School of the Jewish Woman in New York City in 1933, and in 1939 founded the ''Jewish ...

(1908–1989), German-American writer, editor, scholar and feminist activist * Trude Wollschläger (1912–1975), German swimmer

Fictional characters

* Trude, a character in the Australian television situation comedy ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daughter. ...

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