Katharina is a feminine given name. It is a German form of

Katherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...

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Television and film

Katharina Bellowitsch Katharina "Kati" Bellowitsch (born 13 June 1974) is an Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states ...

, Austrian radio and TV presenter *

Katharina Mückstein Katharina Mückstein (born 1982) is an Austrian film director, screenwriter and producer. Mückstein wrote and directed the feature films '' Talea'' (2013) and '' L'Animale'' (2018). She also wrote and produced the documentaries ''Three Farmers a ...

, Austrian film director *

Katharina Thalbach Katharina Thalbach (; actually ''Katharina Joachim genannt Thalbach''; born 19 January 1954) is a German actress and stage director. She played theater at the Berliner Ensemble and at the olksbühne Berlin and was an actress in the film ''Th ...

, German actress and film director *

Katherine Pierce ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American fantasy-drama Television show, television series which was first broadcast on The CW Television Network, The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin ...

, a character in ''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'' originally named Katharina Petrova

Arts

* Katharina Bergobzoomová (1755–1788), Czech opera singer *

Katharina Fröhlich Katharina "Kathie" Fröhlich (10 June 1800 – 3 March 1879) was engaged to Franz Grillparzer for 50 years. She founded the Schwestern-Fröhlich-Stiftung in Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in ...

(1800–1879), Austrian lover of Franz Grillparzer, patron of artists and writers * Katharina Rapp (born 1948), German artist * Katja Oxman (born 1942), born Katharina Protassowsky, German-born American visual artist

Alpine skiers

* Katharina Gallhuber, Austrian alpine skier *

Katharina Huber Katharina Huber (born 3 October 1995) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer and specializes in the technical events, with a focus on slalom. She made her World Cup debut in November 2015. Huber represented Austria at the 2022 Winter Olymp ...

, Austrian alpine skier * Katharina Liensberger, Austrian alpine skier *

Katharina Truppe Katharina Truppe (born 15 January 1996) is an Austrian FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. Born in Villach, Carinthia, she specializes in the technical events of Slalom skiing, slalom and giant slalom. Truppe made ...

, Austrian alpine skier

Other

Katharina Baunach Katharina Baunach (born 18 January 1989) is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. She was first called up to play in the German national team in February 2009. Honours Bayern München * Frauen-Bundesliga: 2014� ...

, German footballer * Katharina Dalton, British physician and pioneer in the research of premenstrual stress syndrome *

Katharina Klafsky Katharina Klafsky (19 September 1855 – 22 September 1896) was a Hungarian operatic dramatic soprano whose acclaimed international career was cut short by a chronic illness which proved fatal. Klafsky was born at Szent-János, Wieselburg, of ...

, Hungarian operatic singer *

Katharina Kucharowits Katharina Kucharowits (born 19 September 1983) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Lower Austria East since October 2019. She was a Federal List member of th ...

(born 1983), Austrian politician *

Katharina Slanina Katharina Slanina (born 30 May 1977) is a German politician (Die Linke). She has been the state chairwoman of The Left Brandenburg since 2020 and the association council chairwoman of People's Solidarity Brandenburg since 2023 . Life Slanina ...

(born 1977), German politician *

Katharina von Bora Katharina von Bora (; 29 January 1499? – 20 December 1552), after her wedding Katharina Luther, also referred to as "die Lutherin" ('the Lutheress'), was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther and a seminal figure of the Protestant Ref ...

, German Catholic nun who was an early convert to

Protestantism Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

Katharina Franziska von Wattenwyl Katharina Franziska von Wattenwyl (December 1645 – 21 November 1714) was a Swiss aristocrat and spy. During the Nine Years' War she served as a spy for Louis XIV, for which she was imprisoned at Käfigturm, tortured, and charged with espionag ...

(1645–1714), Swiss spy *

Katharina von Zimmern Katharina von Zimmern (1478 – 17 August 1547), also known as the imperial abbess of Zürich and Katharina von Reischach, was the last abbess of the Fraumünster Abbey in Zürich. Early life Katharina von Zimmern was born in 1478 in Mes ...

(1478–1547), Swiss last abbess of the

Fraumünster Abbey The Fraumünster (; lit. in ) is a church in Zürich which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard. He endowed the Benedictine convent with the lan ...

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