Ulla is a

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. It is short for Ursula in German-speaking countries and

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/ Ulrikke in Scandinavian countries. As of 31 December 2011, there were 61,043 females named Ulla in Sweden, with the name being most popular during the 1930s and 40s, and as of 7 June 2010, there were 25,959 females named Ulla in Finland, most born between 1940 and 1979.The Population Information System of Finland
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People

Pre-20th century

* Ulla (Talmudist) (3rd-4th centuries AD), a rabbi mentioned in the Talmud * Ulla Adlerfelt (1736–1765), Swedish painter and noble, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts *

Ulla von Höpken Ulrika "Ulla" Eleonora von Höpken, later ''von Wright'', née '' von Fersen'' (24 March 1749 – 17 September 1810), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is also famous in history as one of "the three graces" of the Gustavian age; three lad ...

(1749–1810), Swedish lady-in-waiting, leading socialite and noble * Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796), Swedish painter and miniaturist also known as Ulla Pasch * Johanna Ulrica Ulla Stenberg (1792–1858), Swedish damask maker *

Ulla Tessin Ulrika "Ulla" Lovisa Tessin née Sparre (23 May 1711 – 14 December 1768) was a Swedish courtier, letter writer and dilettante artist. Life Ulla Tessin was born to ''riksråd'' marshal count Erik Sparre of Sundby and Christina (Stina) Beata Li ...

(1711–1768), Swedish lady-in-waiting, letter writer, dilettante artist and countess, relative of Ulla von Höpken

Modern period

Ulla Andersson Ulla Agneta Jones (née Andersson; born 18 June 1946) is a Swedish photographer, actress, singer-songwriter, and retired model. She appeared on numerous magazine covers during the 1960s, before she retired from the Ford Modelling Agency. She w ...

(born 1946), Swedish former high fashion model and ex-wife of music producer Quincy Jones * Ulla Andersson (politician) (born 1963), Swedish politician *

Ulla Anttila Ulla Mari Ainikki Anttila (born 13 December 1963 in Helsinki) is a Finnish politician and a former member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. She was first elected to the parliament in 1991 and left the parliament 2007. She is a ...

(born 1963), Finnish politician * Ursula

Ulla Burchardt Ursula "Ulla" Burchardt (born 22 April 1954 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician and member of the SPD. Political career Burchardt was first elected to the German Bundestag in the 1994 elections. Throughout her time in par ...

(born 1954), German politician * Ulla Dinger (born 1955), Swedish mathematician *

Ulla Essendrop Ulla Essendrop (born 1 December 1976) is a Danish television presenter and sports reporter. She was born in Calcutta, India, but at three years old she was adopted by Danish parents and moved to Denmark. In 2013, she had her own television spor ...

(born 1976), Danish television presenter *

Ulla Hahn Ulla Hahn is a German poet and novelist. Partial bibliography Poetry collections * ''Herz über Kopf'' (1981), * ''Spielende'' (1983), * ''Unerhörte Nähe'' (1988), * ''Freudenfeuer'' (1989), * ''Liebesgedichte'' (1993), * ''Epikurs ...

(born 1946), German poet and novelist * Ulla Håkansson (born 1937), Swedish equestrian and Olympic medalist *

Ulla Hoffmann Ulla Hoffmann (born 31 March 1942) is a Swedish Left Party ( sv, Vänsterpartiet) politician. Hoffmann was interim party leader for a short while in 2003 following the resignation of party leader Gudrun Schyman. Gudrun Schyman was forced to resig ...

(born 1942), Swedish politician *

Ulla Isaksson Ulla Isaksson (22 June 1916 – 24 April 2000) was a Swedish author and screenplay writer. She was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to her short stories and novels, Isaksson also wrote scripts for films and plays. Early life and ed ...

(1916–2000), Swedish author and screenplay writer *

Ulla Jacobsson Ulla Jacobsson (23 May 1929 – 20 August 1982) was a Swedish actress. She had the lead role in One Summer of Happiness (1951) and played the only female speaking role in the film '' Zulu'' (1964). Early life Jacobsson was born in Mölndal, ...

(1929–1982), Swedish actress * Ursula Ulla Jelpke (born 1951), German journalist and politician * Ulla Jürß (born 1923), German concentration camp guard convicted of war crimes * Ulla Engeberg Killias (1945–1995), Swedish-born painter * Ulla Lindkvist (1939–2015) Swedish orienteering competitor, first individual female world champion * Ulla Lindström (1909–1999), Swedish journalist and politician, first woman acting Prime Minister of Sweden * Ulla Lock (1934–2012), Danish film actress * Ulla Löfgren (born 1943), Swedish politician * Ulla Mitzdorf (1944–2013), German scientist in diverse fields * Ulla Orring (born 1926), Swedish politician * Ulla Pirttijärvi (born 1971), Sami joik singer from Angeli, Finland *

Ulla Poulsen Ulla Poulsen Skou (née Iversen; 5 February 1905 – 21 April 2001), formerly Baroness Ulla Rosenørn-Lehn, was a Danish ballerina and actress. She was a soloist at the Royal Danish Ballet and is best known for being the subject of a series of p ...

(1905–2001), Danish ballerina and actress *

Ulla Preeden Ulla Preeden (born 29 April 1980) is an Estonian geologist, academic and politician. Academia Preeden studied at the University of Tartu here she gained her PhD in geology in 2008. Her thesis considered secondary magnetization of Sedimentary ...

(born 1980), Estonian geologist, academic and politician *

Ulla Saar Ulla Saar (born 4 January 1975 in Tallinn) is an Estonian illustrator, product designer, graphic artist, and interior designer. She has graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', ...

(born 1975), Estonian illustrator, product designer, graphic artist, and interior designer * Ulla Salzgeber (born 1958), German equestrian and Olympic (team) champion * Ulla Sandbæk (born 1943), Danish politician * Ursula Ulla Schmidt (born 1949), German politician, former Federal Minister for Health *

Ulla Sjöblom Ulla Sjöblom (11 May 1927 – 3 August 1989) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1988. Selected filmography * ''House of Women'' (1953) * ''Karin Månsdotter'' (1954) * ''Simon the Sinner'' (1954) * ''Our ...

(1927–1989), Swedish film actress *

Ulla Strand Ulla Strand (21 March 1943 - 7 August 2007) (born as Ulla Rasmussen) was badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Though she won three Danish national singles titles and reached the women's singles final ...

(1943–2007), Danish badminton player, member of the Badminton Hall of Fame *

Ulla Strömstedt Ulla Strömstedt (; 27 November 1939 – 13 June 1986) was a Swedish-born actress who appeared in several films and television shows. Career Strömstedt's most memorable acting credits include her role in the TV series, '' Flipper'' (1965–66) ...

(1939–1986), Swedish-born actress *

Ulla Tørnæs Ulla Pedersen Tørnæs (born 4 September 1962 in Esbjerg) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Party. She previously sat in parliament from 1994 to 2014, and served as member of the European Parliament from 2014 ...

(born 1962), Danish politician, former Minister for Education and former Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark *

Ulla Trenter Ulla Elisabet Trenter Palm (née ''Anderson''; 18 December 1936 – 23 December 2019) was a Swedish author. She was born in Stockholm. She was married to Stieg Trenter from 1960 until his death in 1967, and their daughter is Laura Trenter. Ulla ...

(1936–2019), Swedish author *

Ulla Vuorela Ulla Vuorela (30 August 1945 – 17 December 2011) was a Finnish professor of social anthropology. Early years and education Ulla Vuorela was born on 30 August 1945 in Helsinki. She graduated from the University of Helsinki with a major in Finno- ...

(1945–2011), Finnish professor of social anthropology * Ulla Weigerstorfer (born 1967), Austrian Miss World pageant winner in 1987 *

Ulla Werbrouck Ulla Werbrouck (born 24 January 1972 in Izegem) is a former Belgian politician and judoka. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's half-heavyweight category. In January 2007, she joined the r ...

(born 1972), Belgian politician and Olympic judo champion *

Ulla Wester Ulla Wester (born 1953) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she represented Skåne County North and East Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne ...

(born 1953), Swedish politician

Biblical figures

* Ulla, an Asherite mentioned in

1 Chronicles The Book of Chronicles ( he, דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים ) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament. Chronicles is the final book of the Hebrew Bible, concluding the third sect ...

7:39 in the Bible

Fictional characters

Ulla (The Producers) The following are fictional characters from the 1967 film '' The Producers'', the Broadway musical based on it, and the 2005 film adaptation of the musical. Max Bialystock Max Bialystock is described as selfish, arrogant, fiery, impatient, sa ...

, in Mel Brooks' film and musical ''The Producers'' *

Ulla Winblad Ulla Winblad was a semi-fictional character in many of Carl Michael Bellman's musical works. She is at once an idealised rococo goddess and a tavern prostitute, and a key figure in Bellman's songs of ''Fredman's Epistles''. The character was part ...

, in many of Carl Michael Bellman's works

References

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