Tova is a

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. Notable people with this name include:

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* Saint Tova of Thorney (died ), Anglo-Saxon martyr * Tova of the Obotrites (, Slavic princess and queen consort of Denmark * Tova Beck-Friedman (born 1938), American artist, sculptor, writer, filmmaker, and child survivor of the Holocaust * Tova Ben-Dov, Israeli Zionist *

Tova Ben Zvi Tova Ben Zvi (born 1928) is an Israeli singer. She is also a survivor of the Holocaust. Biography Ben Zvi was born in Łódź where she lived in the ghetto. Her father was a Jewish cantor. After the ghetto began to be emptied, she was sent to ...

(born 1928), Israeli singer * Tova Borgnine (1941-2022), Norwegian-born American businesswomman *

Tova Hamilton Tova Hamilton is a Jamaican attorney-at-Law and politician from the Labour Party. She was elected in 2020 as the MP for Trelawny Northern Trelawny Northern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Representatives of the ...

, Jamaican politician *

Tova Hartman Tova Hartman (born 1957), scholar and social entrepreneur, is the Dean of Humanities at the Kiryat Ono Academic College. Biography She was formerly Professor of Gender Studies and Education at Bar Ilan University, specializing in gender and reli ...

(born 1957), Israeli scholar and social entrepreneur * Tova Ilan (1929–2019), Israeli educator and politician * Tova Magnusson (born 1968), Swedish actress and filmmaker * Tova Milo, Israeli computer scientist *

Tova Mirvis Tova Mirvis is an American novelist. She is a graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University and holds an masters of fine arts degree in fiction writing from Columbia University School of the Arts. Mirvis' family has lived in Memphis, Tenn ...

(born 1972), American novelist * Tova O'Brien (born 1982/1983), New Zealand journalist, host of radio show ''Tova'' * Tova Sanhadray (1906–1993), Israeli politician * Tova Traesnaes (born 1941), Norwegian-American businesswoman

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* Theresa Tova (born 1955), Canadian actress, singer and playwright

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* Tosia Altman (1919–1943), Polish courier and smuggler, known as Tova *

Antun Stipančić Antun "Tova" Stipančić (Duga Resa, 18 May 1949 – Zagreb, 20 November 1991) was a highly accomplished Croatian / Yugoslav professional table tennis player. Table Tennis career He was one of the most renowned personalities in the history of t ...

(1949–1991), Croatian table tennis player

Fictional characters

*Tiny Tova, character in ''

The Magic Door ''The Magic Door'' (also known as ''The Magic Door Television Theatre'') was a Jewish educational television series, aimed at providing kiruv (outreach) to Jewish children in the Chicago metropolitan area but intended to appeal to all children ...

'' *Tova Arrocas, character in ''Internal Affairs'' (film) *Tova, character in ''

Critical Role ''Critical Role'' is an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The show started streaming partway through the cast's first campaign in March 2015. Campaign one ended in October 2017 after ...

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