__NOTOC__ Wanja is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Astrid Wanja Brune Olsen (born 1999), Norwegian tennis player *

Barbara Wanja Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany. She was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world record holder. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Krause won ...

(born 1959), former freestyle swimmer from East Germany then known as Barbara Krause *

Dorothy Wanja Nyingi Dorothy Wanja Nyingi (born 1974) is a Kenyan ichthyologist and recipient of the ''Ordre des Palmes académiques'' (''Order of Academic Palms'') for her work on Fish Biodiversity and Aquatic Ecology. She is the head of the Ichthyology Department ...

(born 1974), Kenyan ichthyologist * Wanja Hlibka, singer with the Don Cossack Choir *

Wanja Lundby-Wedin Wanja Elisabeth Lundby-Wedin (born 19 October 1952) was the President of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation ( sv, Landsorganisationen i Sverige or ''LO'') from 2000 to 2012. From May 2007 until May 2011, she was the President of the European T ...

(born 1952), Swedish trade unionist and politician *

Wanja Michuki Yvonne Wanja Michuki, commonly referred to as Wanja Michuki, is a Kenyan businesswoman, family enterprise coach, consultant, advisor and financial analyst. She sits on a number of corporate boards of directors, including Kenya Agricultural Fi ...

, Kenyan businesswoman *

Wanja Ronald Ngah Wanja Ronald Ngah (born 12 September 1991) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Kedah Darul Aman On 21 January 2022, Ronald Ngah signed for Malaysia Super League club Kedah Darul Aman. He scored on his Malaysia Super ...

(born 12 September 1991), Cameroonian footballer *

Wanja Mary Sellers __NOTOC__ Wanja Mary Sellers (born September 3, 1962) is an American-Italian actress and director, known for her performances in Italian horror films. Early life Wnanja Mary Sellers was born on September 3, 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya. Career She re ...

(born 1962), American-Italian actress and director

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* Iwa Wanja (1905–1991), Bulgarian actress based in Germany *

Janet Wanja Janet Wanja (born 24 February 1984 in Nairobi) is a volleyball player from Kenya, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #7 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Ken ...

(born 1984), Kenyan volleyball player * Lutz Wanja (born 1956), German swimmer *Mbangi Wanja, Sultan of Bagirmi, central Africa, from 1722 to 1736

Fictional characters

*Wanja, character in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's novel ''

Petals of Blood ''Petals of Blood'' is a novel written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o and first published in 1977. Set in Kenya just after independence, the story follows four characters – Munira, Abdulla, Wanja, and Karega – whose lives are intertwined due to the ...

'' (1977)

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