Turid is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *

Turid Balke Turid Balke (25 July 1921 – 5 January 2000) was a Norwegian actress, playwright and artist. Biography Born in Kirkenes, she started her professional career at Trøndelag Teater in 1949. She would spend many of her years as an actress at Fol ...

(1921–2000), Norwegian actress, playwright and artist *

Turid Birkeland Turid Birkeland (5 November 1962 – 24 December 2015) was a Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chi ...

(born 1962), Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Party * Turid Hundstad (born 1945), Norwegian civil servant *

Turid Iversen Turid Wickstrand Iversen (born 29 December 1934) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the term 1993&nda ...

(born 1934), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party *

Turid Karlsen Turid Karlsen (born 1961) is a Norwegian operatic soprano and voice teacher who has had an active international performing career since the 1980s. Known for her portrayals of roles from the dramatic soprano repertoire, she won the Kirsten Flagstad ...

, Norwegian operatic soprano and voice teacher who has had an active international performing career since the 1980s *

Turid Knaak Turid Knaak (born 24 January 1991) is a German former footballer. She played as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany women's national team. Club career Knaak started her professional career at ...

(born 1991), German footballer * Turid Leirvoll (born 1956), Norwegian and Danish politician who was Party Secretary of the Socialist Left Party from 1993 to 2001 * Turid Kjellmann Pedersen (1937–2012), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party *

Turid Rugaas Turid Rugaas is a Norwegian dog trainer. Rugaas got her first dog in 1948 and has been training since 1969. She set up her dog school Hagan Hundeskole in 1984 on her farm on overlooking the fjords of Norway. She started educating other dog traine ...

, Norwegian dog trainer *

Turid Sannes Turid Sannes is a Norwegian handball player. She played 54 matches and scored 122 goals for the Norway women's national handball team between 1975 and 1977. She participated at the 1975 World Women's Handball Championship The 1975 World Women ...

, Norwegian handball player *

Turið Sigurðardóttir Turið Sigurðardóttir (born 12 August 1946) is a Faroese educator, writer and translator, specializing in the history of Faroese literature. She lives in Tórshavn and teaches at the University of the Faroe Islands. Biography Born in Copenhagen, ...

(born 1946), Faroese educator, writer and translator, specializing in the history of Faroese literature *

Turid Smedsgård Turid Smedsgård is a Norwegian former handball goalkeeper. She played 113 matches for the Norway women's national handball team from 1978 onwards. She participated at the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship, where the Norwegian team placed ...

, Norwegian former handball goalkeeper *

Turid Thomassen Turid Thomassen (born 19 April 1965) is a Norwegian politician who was party leader of the Norwegian Red party from 2010 to 2012, succeeding Torstein Dahle. Born in Stathelle, Telemark, Thomassen works in the administration offices of the Depa ...

(born 1965), Norwegian politician who was party leader of the Norwegian left-wing party Red from 2010 to 2012 *

Turid Torkilsdottir Turid is a Norwegian feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Turid Balke (1921–2000), Norwegian actress, playwright and artist *Turid Birkeland (born 1962), Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Pa ...

(c. 960 – c. 1047), powerful influential woman during the Viking Age in the Faroe Islands *

Turid Dørumsgaard Varsi Turid Dørumsgaard Varsi (born 3 June 1938 in Tinn) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981. On the local level she was a member of Tokke m ...

(born 1938), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party

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