Uta is a feminine given name and a surname. People with the name include:

Historical

*Uta, daughter of Theodo, member of the

Agilolfings The Agilolfings were a noble family that ruled the Duchy of Bavaria on behalf of their Merovingian suzerains from about 550 until 788. A cadet branch of the Agilolfings also ruled the Kingdom of the Lombards intermittently from 616 to 712. They ...

family and ruler of Bavaria in the 8th century * Uta of Schauenburg (c. 1115/1120—c. 1197), sovereign countess *

Uta von Ballenstedt Uta von Ballenstedt ( — 23 October before 1046), a member of the House of Ascania, was Margravine of Meissen from 1038 until 1046, the wife of Margrave Eckard II. She is also called Uta of Naumburg as the subject of a famous donor portrait by ...

(c. 1000-1046), mediaeval aristocrat

Given name

*, Japanese judoka *

Uta Barth Uta Barth (born 1958) is a contemporary German-American photographer whose work addresses themes such as perception, optical illusion and non-place. Her early work emerged in the late 1980s and 1990s, "inverting the notion of background and foreg ...

(born 1958), German-American photographer * Uta Bresan (born 1965), German musical artist *

Uta Briesewitz Uta Briesewitz (born 1967) is a German cinematographer and television director. She is known for her collaborations with film director Brad Anderson. Biography Briesewitz was born in Leverkusen, Germany. She was exposed to film at an early age ...

(born 1967), German cinematographer and television director *

Uta Erickson Uta Erickson (who often used the stage names Artemidia Grillet and Carla Erikson) was a Norwegian actress who was in many sexploitation films of the late 1960s. She starred in several provocatively titled films directed by Michael and Roberta Fi ...

, Norwegian actress * Uta Felgner (born 1951), German businesswoman * Uta Francke (born 1942), German-American physician *

Uta Frith Dame Uta Frith (''née'' Aurnhammer; born 25 May 1941) is a German-British developmental psychologist at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. She has pioneered much of the current research into autism and dysle ...

(born 1941), German developmental psychologist *

Uta Frommater Uta Frommater (born 12 December 1948 in Oldenburg) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ...

(born 1948), German swimmer * Uta Gerhardt (born 1938), German academic and sociologist *

Uta Hagen Uta Thyra Hagen (12 June 1919 – 14 January 2004) was a German-American actress and theatre practitioner. She originated the role of Martha in the 1962 Broadway premiere of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee, who called her "a ...

(1919–2004), German actress * Uta-Maria Heim (born 1963), German writer *

Uta Ibrahimi Flutura Ibrahimi better known as Uta Ibrahimi (born 27 November 1983, Gjilan) is an Albanian alpinist from Kosovo. She is the first Albanian woman to climb Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. After Mount Everest (22 May 2017), she h ...

(born 1983), Albanian alpinist * Uta Kargel (born 1981), German actress *

Uta Klement Uta Klement (born 18 December 1962) is a senior professor at Chalmers University of Technology who works in the field of materials science with emphasis on electron microscopy. Education She completed her diploma in material physics in the ye ...

(born 1962), German academic *

Uta Levka Uta Levka (born 1942) is a former German film and television actress active during the 1960s and early 1970s. She was discovered by the actress Maria Schell while working at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and appeared in a succession of glamorou ...

(born 1942), German actress *

Uta Merzbach Uta Caecilia Merzbach (February 9, 1933 – June 27, 2017) was a German-American historian of mathematics who became the first curator of mathematical instruments at the Smithsonian Institution. Early life Merzbach was born in Berlin, where her m ...

(1933–2017), German-American mathematician *

Uta Nickel Uta Nickel (born 19 July 1941) is a German economist and one of the former finance ministers of East Germany. Early life and education Nickel was born in Leipzig on 19 July 1941. She studied economics. Career Nickel joined the ruling party of E ...

(born 1941), German politician * Uta Pippig (born 1965), German long-distance runner *

Uta Poreceanu Uta Poreceanu-Schlandt (November 13, 1936 – January 27, 2018) was a Romanian artistic gymnast. Born in Braşov, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, ...

(1936–2018), Romanian artistic gymnast *

Uta Ranke-Heinemann Uta Ranke-Heinemann (2 October 1927 – 25 March 2021) was a German theologian, academic, and author. In 1969, she was the first woman in the world to be habilitated in Catholic theology. She held a chair of ancient Church history and the New ...

(1927–2021), German theologian, academic and author *

Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, nee Fromm (born 30 June 1969 in Merseburg) is a retired German sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kis ...

(born 1969), German sprinter *

Uta Schmuck Uta Schmuck (later Uta Hoffmann, born 19 August 1949) is a retired German swimmer. Born in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Soviet Occupied Zone, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics. She qualified for the women's 100 metre freestyle, ...

(born 1949), German swimmer *

Uta Schütz Uta Schütz (born 8 August 1955) is a German former swimmer. She competed in three events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german ...

(born 1955), German swimmer *

Uta Streckert Uta Streckert (born 23 March 1994) is a German female paralympic athlete. She went onto compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics representing Germany. She also participated in the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics ...

(born 1994), German paralympic athlete *

Uta Weyand Uta Weyand (born in Reutlingen) is a German pianist, who started her concert career in 1989. She is the daughter of musicians including a chair conductor and an organist. She studied in Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), Baltimore (USA) and Madrid (S ...

, German pianist

Surname

Constantin Uţă Constantin Uţă (born 10 May 1962) is a Romanian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 62 kg at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

(born 1962), Romanian wrestler

Fictional characters

*Uta Utane, fictional character in Utau {{DEFAULTSORT:Uta German feminine given names Japanese feminine given names Romanian-language surnames Romanian feminine given names