Nadia is a female name. Variations include

Nadja Nadja may refer to: * Nadja (given name) * Nadja, pen-name of Louisa Nadia Green (1896—1934), British poet * ''Nadja'' (novel), 1928 surrealist novel by André Breton * ''Nadja'' (film), 1994 vampire film by Michael Almereyda * Nadja (band), ...

, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto- ...

, or both. In many Slavic languages, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope": Ukrainian ''Nadiya'' (Надія, accent on the ''i''),

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

''Naďa'',

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

''Nadzieja'' (Надзея, accent on the ''e''), and

Old Polish The Old Polish language () was a period in the history of the Polish language between the 10th and the 16th centuries. It was followed by the Middle Polish language. The sources for the study of the Old Polish language are the data of the co ...

''Nadzieja'', all of which are derived from

Proto-Slavic Proto-Slavic (abbreviated PSl., PS.; also called Common Slavic or Common Slavonic) is the unattested, reconstructed proto-language of all Slavic languages. It represents Slavic speech approximately from the 2nd millennium BC through the 6th ...

''*naděja'', the first three from Old East Slavic. In Bulgarian and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

, on the other hand, Nadia or Nadya (Надя, accent on first syllable) is the

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

form of the full name Nadezhda (Надежда), meaning "hope" and derived from

Old Church Slavonic Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic ( ) is the first Slavic languages, Slavic literary language and the oldest extant written Slavonic language attested in literary sources. It belongs to the South Slavic languages, South Slavic subgroup of the ...

, which it entered as a translation of the Greek word ''ἐλπίς'' ( Elpis), with the same meaning; in those languages, Nadia often is used as a full name in its own right. In

, the name is ''Nadiyyah'', meaning "tender" and "delicate."

People

Notable people with the name Nadia include:

Academics

Nadia Abu El Haj Nadia Abu El-Haj (; born 1962) is an American anthropologist at Barnard College and Columbia University. The author of '' Facts on the Ground: Archaeological Practice and Territorial Self-Fashioning in Israeli Society'' (2001) and ''The Genealo ...

(born 1962), assistant professor at Barnard College * Nadia E. Brown, American political scientist *

Nadia Makram Ebeid Nadia Makram Ebeid () is an Egyptian academic who served as the minister of state for environment being the first Egyptian woman who served in the post. Biography Ebeid is from a Coptic family originally based in Qena where her uncle was the po ...

, Egyptian academic *

Nadia Ghazzali Nadia Ghazzali (born April 3, 1961) is a Canadian statistician, the former president of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, where she continues to work as a professor in the department of mathematics and computer science. As a statistic ...

(born 1961), Moroccan-Canadian statistician and university administrator *

Nadia Hohn Nadia L. Hohn is a Canadian educator and children's book author. She has earned critical acclaim for her books for young readers, including her debut picture book, ''Malaika's Costume''. Biography Born in Canada to Jamaican immigrant parents, ...

, Canadian educator and author *

Nadia Yala Kisukidi Nadia Yala Kisukidi (born 1978) is a French philosopher, writer and academic, who has re-examined the notion of "blackness" with its colonial implications in France and the rest of Europe. Also interested in contemporary art, she has been selected ...

(born 1978), French philosopher, writer and academic *

Nadia Lapusta Nadia Lapusta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics at the California Institute of Technology. She designed the first computational model that could accurately and efficiently simulate sequence of earthquakes and interseismic slo ...

, professor of mechanical engineering and geophysics *

Nadia Maftouni Nadia Maftouni (, born 14 January 1966) is an Iranian Academy, academic, philosophical author and artist. She is best known as a leading Researcher on Al-Farabi, Farabian, Avicenna, Avicennian and Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi, Suhraw ...

(born 1966), Iranian philosopher and artist *

Nadia Nurhussein Nadia Nurhussein (born 1974) is an American academic and author specialized in African-American literature, culture, and poetics. She is an associate professor of English and Africana studies at the Johns Hopkins Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts an ...

(born 1974), American academic *

Nadia Robotti Nadia Robotti is an Italian historian of physics specializing in Italian physics from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, including the works of Enrico Fermi, Ettore Majorana, and Bruno Pontecorvo. She is a professor of physics at th ...

, Italian historian of physics *

Nadia Rosenthal Nadia A. Rosenthal FMedSci is a scientist who specializes in heart development related research. Rosenthal began her undergraduate degree at the University of Wales and then transferred to Harvard. She received her PhD from Harvard Medical School ...

(born 1953), scientist who specializes in heart development related research *

Nadia Magnenat Thalmann Nadia Magnenat Thalmann is a computer graphics scientist and robotician and is the founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva. She has chaired the Institute for Media Innovation at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore ...

(born 1946), computer graphics scientist and founder and head of MIRALab at the University of Geneva *

Nadia Zakamska Nadia Zakamska is a Russian-American astronomer who is a professor at Johns Hopkins University. Early life and education Zakamska graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology with a master's degree in theoretical physics in 2001. Z ...

, Russian-American astronomer and professor at Johns Hopkins University

Athletes

Nadia Abdalá Nadia Abdala (born August 14, 1988) is a Mexican former professional tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of t ...

(born 1988), Mexican professional tennis player *

Nadia Akpana Assa Nadia Akpana Assa (born 22 December 1995 in Oslo) is a Norwegian athlete specialising in the long jump. She won the silver medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Her parents came to Norway from Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Repu ...

(born 1995), Norwegian long jumper *

Nadia Al-Hindi Nadia Al-Hindi (; born February 8, 1972) is a Jordanian Olympic table tennis player. She represented Jordan in 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest c ...

(born 1972), Jordanian table tennis player *

Nadia Assaf Nadia Assaf (; born 30 September 1985) is a Lebanese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder and a centre forward. She is also a former futsal player, and represented Lebanon internationally in both football and futsal. Ear ...

(born 1985), Lebanese football manager and former football and futsal player *

Nadia Báez Nadia Soledad Báez (born 26 June 1989) is a blind Argentine Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Care ...

(born 1989), Argentine Paralympic swimmer *

Nadia Battocletti Nadia Battocletti (born 12 April 2000) is an Italian female middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 5000 m and 10000 m races at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Battoclet ...

(born 2000), Italian long-distance runner *

Nadia Belakhdar Nadia Belakhdar (born 16 April 1991) is an Algerian team handball player. She plays for the club Noisy Le Grand, and on the Algerian national team. She competed at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship The 2013 World Women's Handball ...

(born 1991), Algerian handball player *

Nadia Ben Azizi Nadia Ben Azizi (born 9 July 2002) is a Tunisian fencer. She competed in the women's sabre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23&nbs ...

(born 2002), Tunisian fencer * Nádia Bento de Lima (born 1966), Brazilian basketball player *

Nadia von Bertouch Nadia von Bertouch (born 28 August 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules fo ...

(born 1995), Australian rules footballer * Nadia Bisiach (born 1965), Australian table tennis player * Nadia Bonfini (born 1965), Italian alpine skier *

Nadia Bordon Nadia Ayelen Bordon (born 11 August 1988) is an Argentinian handball goalkeeper for CA Lanús and the Argentina national team. She represented Argentina at the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship The 2013 World Women's Handball Champion ...

(born 1988), Argentine handball player * Nadia Centoni (born 1981), Italian volleyball player * Nadia Colón (born 2002), Dominican footballer *

Nadia Comăneci Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score ...

(born 1961), Romanian Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast *

Nadia Coolen Nadia Coolen (born 17 August 1994) is a Dutch football forward who plays for OH Leuven. Career Coolen made her league debut against ADO Den Haag on 24 August 2012. She scored her first league goal against VV Alkmaar on 28 September 2012, scor ...

(born 1994), Dutch football forward * Nadia Cortassa (born 1978), Italian triathlete *

Nádia Cruz Nádia Vanda Sousa Eloy Cruz (born 12 July 1975) is an Angolan former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She represented Angola in all four editions of the Olympic Games since 1988, and later became the chairman of the Angolan Olymp ...

(born 1975), Angolan swimmer *

Nadia Dandolo Nadia Dandolo (born 11 September 1962) is a former Italian long-distance runner, two-time it the top eight at European Championships (1990, 1992) and one at the European Indoor Championships (1991). Biography She won the silver medal in the 3000 ...

(born 1962), Italian long-distance runner * Nadia Davy (born 1980), Jamaican sprinter *

Nadia De Nardin Nadia De Nardin (born 14 November 1975) is an Italian ice hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics (), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Torino 200 ...

(born 1975), Italian ice hockey player * Nadia Delago (born 1997), Italian alpine skier *

Nadia Ducreux Nadia Damaris Ducreux Jiménez (born 26 January 1992) is a Panamanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting San Miguelito Academia de Futbol Sporting San Miguelito is a Panamanian professional football team playing in Liga Panam ...

(born 1992), Panamanian footballer *

Nadia Echeverría Alam Nadia Echeverría Alam (born 14 January 1996) is an American-Venezuelan former professional tennis player. In her career, Echeverría Alam won six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 479 in the WTA doub ...

(born 1995), American-Venezuelan tennis player * Nadia Ejjafini (born 1977), Moroccan-born long-distance runner * Nadia Eke (born 1993), Ghanaian triple jumper * Nadia Fadhil, Iraqi footballer * Nadia Falvo (born 1963), Italian middle-distance runner *

Nadia Fanchini Nadia Fanchini (born 25 June 1986) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Italy. Born in Lovere, she lives in Val Camonica. Her sisters Elena and Sabrina Fanchini were also members of the Italian World Cup team. Career Fanchini represented It ...

(born 1986), Italian alpine skier *

Nadia Fezzani (swimmer) Nadia Fezzani is a Libyan swimmer. She competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international mu ...

, Libyan swimmer * Nadia Gautschi (born 1954), Swiss archer *

Nádia Gomes Nádia Filipa Gomes Coelho (born 9 November 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Chicago Stars FC and the Portugal national team. She also holds American citizenship. C ...

(born 1996), Portuguese footballer *

Nadia Graham Nadia Graham (born September 3, 1974), also known as Nadia Graham-Hutchinson and Nadia Graham-Hutchins, was a professional sprinter from Jamaica. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics by virt ...

(born 1974), Jamaican sprinter * Nadia Gruny (born 1984), American cricketer *

Nadia Guimendego Nadia Matchiko Guimendego (born 27 April 1997) is a judoka. Born in France, she represented the Central African Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Life Guimendego was born in Nantes on 27 April 1997 to Central African parents. She is curr ...

(born 1997), Central African-French judoka * Nadia Haro Oliva (1918–2014), French-Mexican fencer and actress *

Nadia Hațegan Nadia Hațegan (born 13 August 1979 in Mediaş, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governe ...

(born 1979), Romanian gymnast * Nadia Margrét Jamchi, Icelandic figure skater * Nadia Johnston (born 1977), Australian beach tennis player *

Nadia Kassem Nadia Kassem (born 15 November 1995) is an Australian mixed martial artist who previously fought in the strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Kassem was born in Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia. ...

(born 1995), Australian mixed martial arts fighter *

Nadia Khan (footballer) Nadia Khan (; born 27 February 2001) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Doncaster Rovers Belles and the Pakistan national team. Born in England, she represents Pakistan at international level. Khan is one of the first British-Pakistani ...

(born 2001), Pakistani footballer *

Nadia Kjældgaard Nadia Kjældgaard (born 2 November 1978) is a Danish retired midfielder who played for Skovbakken and the Danish national team. International career Kjældgaard was also part of the Danish team at the 2001 European Championships. Reference ...

(born 1978), Danish footballer * Nadia Krüger (born 1968), Swiss swimmer *

Nadia Lalami Nadia Lalami Laaroussi (born 28 April 1990) is a Moroccan former professional tennis player. In her career, she won two singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 19 September 2011, she reached her best singles ranking ...

(born 1990), Moroccan tennis player * Nadia Lawrence (born 1989), Welsh footballer *

Nadia Livers Nadia Livers (born 17 October 1979) is a Swiss snowboarder. She competed in the women's parallel giant slalom event at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sa ...

(born 1979), Swiss snowboarder * Nadia Mapunda (born 1988), Australian netball player * Nadia Marchi (born 1963), Sammarinese sports shooter *

Nadia Medjmedj Nadia Medjmedj (born 20 March 1974) is a Paralympian track and field, athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category F56 (classification), F56 shot put and discus throw events. She competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. T ...

(born 1974), Algerian Paralympic athlete * Nadia Mielke-Offendal (born 1994), Danish handball player * Nadia Mikriukova (1972–2020), Russian mountain bike orienteer * Nadia Mimoun, French rhythmic gymnast *

Nadia Nadim Nadia Nadim (; born 2 January 1988) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a striker (association football), striker for the Damallsvenskan club Hammarby Fotboll (women), Hammarby, on loan from Italian Serie A (women's f ...

(born 1988), Afghan-Danish footballer *

Nadia Negm Nadia Negm (born July 23, 1998) is an Egyptian rower. She placed 24th in the women's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 20 ...

(born 1998), Egyptian rower *

Nadia Noujani Nadia Noujani (Arabic: نادية نوجاني; born 3 September 1981 in Touarga, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra) is a Moroccan long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad ...

(born 1981), Moroccan long-distance runner * Nadia Olla (born 2000), New Zealand footballer *

Nadia Petrova Nadezhda Viktorovna "Nadia" Petrova ( ; born 8 June 1982) is a Russian former professional tennis player. A former top-five player in both singles and doubles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world in both disciplines (doing s ...

(born 1982), Russian tennis player *

Nadia Pfister Nadia Pfister (born 18 September 1995) is a Swiss professional squash player. Pfister reached a career high ranking of 58 in the world during February 2022. Career Pfister has represented Switzerland internationally at the European Squash T ...

(born 1995), Swiss squash player *

Nadia Podoroska Nadia Natacha Podoroska (; born 10 February 1997) is an Argentine professional tennis player. On 12 July 2021, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 36, and on 18 October 2021, she peaked at No. 62 in the WTA doubles rankings. Podor ...

(born 1997), Argentine tennis player *

Nadia Power Nadia Power (born 11 January 1998) is an Irish sport of athletics, athlete. She competed in the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres, women's 800 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Sh ...

(born 1998), Irish middle-distance runner *

Nadia Prasad Nadia Prasad Bernard (born October 6, 1967, at Caussade) is a French athlete, who specializes in distance races. Biographie Grew up in New Caledonia, Nadia took part at the age of 15 in the 1983 South Pacific Games, in which she won Gold in ...

(born 1967), French runner * Nadia Prinoth, Italian luger * Nadia Quagliotto (born 1997), Italian cyclist * Nadia Riquelme (born 1986), Argentine slalom kayaker *

Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe Nadia Röthlisberger-Raspe (30 June 1972 – 9 February 2015) was a Swiss curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is th ...

(1972–2015), Swiss curler *

Nadia Styger Nadia Styger (born 11 December 1978, in Zug) is a former Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. Styger won a total of four Alpine Skiing World Cup races. She was several times Swiss champion in downhill and super-G. She won a bronze medal as part of ...

(born 1978), Swiss alpine skier * Nadia Valentin (born 1987), Haitian footballer * Nadia Vigliano (born 1977), French javelin thrower

Actresses, entertainments and models

Nadia Afgan Nadia Afgan is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu films, television and films. She is known for her work in theatre and television. Her numerous works on television include a series of plays in both Urdu and Punjabi. She rose to prominen ...

(born 1970), Pakistani actress and comedian * Nadia Afrin Mim, Bangladeshi actress and model * Nadia Ahmed (born 1982), Bangladeshi actress and dancer *

Nadia Al-Gindi Nadia Elgendi (Also written as Nadia El Gendi; ) (born 1946 in Khta Alexandria) is an Egyptian actress and Film producer, producer. She is often known in Egypt as ''"Negmet El gamaheer"'' (the star of masses) because of the high commercial succe ...

(born 1946), Egyptian actress and producer * Nadia Al-Iraqia (1963–2021), Iraqi actress *

Nadia Alexander Nadia Alexander (born April 5, 1994) is an American actress. She has performed in several television series, including '' The Sinner'' (2017) and '' Seven Seconds'' (2018)''.'' She won the award for Best Actress in a U.S. Narrative Film at the 20 ...

(born 1994), American actress * Nadia Ali, Pakistani American former pornographic actress * Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese-born British television personality *

Nadia Barentin Nadia Barentin (17 October 1936 – 22 March 2011) was a French actress, known for her theatre and film roles, including '' Les Blessures assassines'' in 2000. She was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Supporting Actress for '' Mons ...

(1936–2011), French actress *

Nadia Ben Rachid Nadia Ben Rachid is a Franco-Tunisian film editor. She has over thirty years of experience, and has spent two decades working with filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako. She won the award for Best Editing at the 2015 Césars for Sissako's 2014 film Ti ...

(born 1962), French-Tunisian film editor *

Nadia Bjorlin Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin (born August 2, 1980) is an American actress, singer, and model. Early life Bjorlin was born on August 2, 1980, in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the second eldest child of Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin and ...

(born 1980), American actress *

Nadia Buari Nadia Buari (born November 21, 1982) is a Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, in a Leading R ...

(born 1982), Ghanaian actress *

Nadia Cassini Gianna Lou Cassini ( Müller; January 2, 1949 – March 18, 2025), better known by her stage name Nadia Cassini, was an American-Italian actress, singer, and showgirl who became famous in Italian exploitation films of the 1970s and early 1980s, ...

(1949–2025), American actress *

Nadia Cattouse Nadia Evadne Cattouse (2 November 1924 – 29 October 2024) was a British actress and singer. She began her onscreen acting career in 1954 and was best known for her roles in many British television programmes, including ''Angels'', ''Play for ...

(born 1924), British actress, singer and songwriter *

Nadia Chambers Nadia Chambers (born 13 January 1968 in Bridgend) is a Wales, Welsh actress. She is the youngest of four children. Chambers moved to London in 1981 to attend stage school. Career From 1982 to 1985, Chambers played the role of Annette Firman in ...

(born 1968), Welsh actress *

Nadia Dajani Nadia Dajani (born December 26, 1965) is an American actress. She hosts the baseball comedy web series ''Caught Off Base with Nadia''. Early life and education Attended I.S. 70 junior high school in New York City with fellow actor Liev Schreiber ...

(born 1965), American actress *

Nadia de Santiago Nadia de Santiago Capell (born 3 January 1990) is a Spanish actress. Life and career Nadia de Santiago Capell was born in Madrid on 3 January 1990. She made her feature film debut as a child actress in ' (2000). In 2007, she was nominated for ...

(born 1990), Spanish actress * Nadia Di Cello (born 1989), Argentine actress * Nadia El Fani (born 1960), French-Tunisian film director *

Nadia Farès Nadia Farès (Arabic: نادية فارس, born 20 December 1968 in Marrakech, Morocco) is a French actress. She made her film debut in 1992, with ''My Wife's Girlfriends''. She rose to fame with the police thriller '' Les Rivières pourpres'' ...

(born 1973), French actress * Nadia Fares Anliker (born 1962), Swiss film director *

Nadia Ferreira Nadia Tamara Ferreira (born 10 May 1999) is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ferreira represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed ...

(born 1999), Paraguayan model * Nadia Forde (born 1989), Irish model and television personality *

Nadia Gray Nadia Gray (born Nadia Kujnir; 23 November 1923 – 13 June 1994) was a Romanian film actress. Biography Gray was born into a Jewish family in Bucharest. Her father moved to Romania from Russia, and her mother was from Akkerman, in Bessarabia ( ...

(1923–1994), Romanian film actress *

Nadia Hamza Nadia Hamza (born 1939 in Port Said) is an Egyptian film director, producer and screenwriter. Before directing, Hamza worked as a scriptwriter, assistant and producer. She became a successful director and screenwriter known for making films with ...

, Egyptian filmmaker *

Nadia Hasnaoui Nadia Hasnaoui (; born 10 June 1963) is a Moroccan-born Norwegian television presenter. Biography Hasnaoui was born in Morocco to a Norwegian mother and Moroccan father. Her maternal grandfather was Nobel Prize–winning economist Ragnar Frisc ...

(born 1963), Norwegian television presenter *

Nadia Heng Nadia Heng Min Dern (; born 16 June 1985) is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder and model who won Miss World Malaysia 2010 and represented Malaysia at Miss World 2010 on 30 October in China. Early life Heng was born in Port Dickson, Ne ...

(born 1985), Malaysian model *

Nadia Hilker Nadia Hilker is a German actress, known for her roles in ''Spring (2014 film), Spring'' (2014), ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' (2016–2017), and ''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'' (2018–2022). Career Hilker was on camera ...

(born 1988), German actress and model *

Nadia Hussain Nadia Hussain Khan (, born 11 January 1979) is a Pakistani television actress, host, supermodel, entrepreneur and fashion designer. She's recognized as one of Pakistan's first supermodels. Career Hussain (the wild cat) was born in the Unite ...

(born 1979), Pakistani TV actress, host, model entrepreneur and fashion designer * Nadia Jamil (born 1980), Pakistani actress and host *

Nadia Kaci Nadia Kaci (; born 1970) is an Algerian actress. Biography Kaci was raised in Algiers by a mother who was "colorful, illiterate, and cultured". She taught her daughter feminism from a young age and played darbouka for the seven children. At age 1 ...

(born 1970), Algerian actress *

Nadia Khan Nadia Khan (born 22 May 1962) is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and producer. She is best known for the '' Nadia Khan Show'', a morning TV programme, and for OutStyle, her YouTube channel. She is known for her role in the PTV seri ...

(born 1972), Pakistani actress and presenter * Nadia Kounda (born 1989), Moroccan film actress * Nadia Labidi (born 1954), Algerian filmmaker *

Nadia Litz Nadia Litz (born December 26, 1976) is a Canadian actress and director. Early life Litz was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A former child actor, she has described herself as somewhat ambitious. She is of Russian, Polish and British descent. She t ...

(born 1976), Canadian actress *

Nadia Lun Nadia Lun () was a former Miss Hong Kong 2008 contestant. She was born on 24 November 1986. She won the Miss Internet Popularity Award and was formerly a TVB actress. She appeared in the Hong Kong gameshow All Star Glam Exam in 2011, along with Su ...

(born 1986), Miss Hong Kong 2008 contestant and actress *

Nadia Lutfi Nadia Lutfi or Nadia Lotfi (; born Paula Mohamed Mostafa Shafik (); 3 January 1937 – 4 February 2020), was an Egyptian actress. During the apex of her career, she was one of the most popular actresses of Egyptian cinema's golden age. Early ...

(1937–2020), Egyptian actress *

Nadia Mukami Nadia Mukami (born 9 November 1996) is a Kenyan singer-songwriter known for her hit singles "Si Rahisi", and "Radio Love," featuring Arrow Bwoy. She released her debut EP, African Popstar, in October 2020. She is the founder of the Kenyan record ...

(born 1996), Kenyan singer * Nadia Nadarajah, Sri Lankan-British actress *

Nadia Nerina Nadia Nerina (21 October 1927 – 6 October 2008) was a South African dancer who was "one of the most gifted, versatile, and inspiring ballerinas of The Royal Ballet" during the 1950s and 1960s. She was known "for her technical virtuosity, ...

(1927–2008), South African dancer *

Nadia Niazi Nadia Niazi is a Moroccan actress. Filmography * 2009: ''Terminus des anges'' * 2010: ''La famille marche à l'ombre'' * 2011: '' L'amante du Rif'' * 2013: ''Exit Maroc'' * 2013: ''C'est eux les chiens'' * 2015: ''Ta mère !'' * 2018: ''Apatr ...

, Moroccan actress * Nadia Parfan (born 1986), Ukrainian film director and creative producer *

Nadia Parkes Nadia Sofia Parkes (born 31 December 1995) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the Starz series ''The Spanish Princess'' (2019–2020), the Sky Atlantic series '' Domina'' (2021), and the Netflix series '' The Bastard Son & The D ...

, English actress *

Nadia Sawalha Nadia Sawalha (; born 18 November 1964) is an English actress, television personality, writer, TV cook and vlogger. She is best known as a long-term regular panellist on the ITV daytime talk show '' Loose Women'', being one of the original pane ...

(born 1964), English actress and television presenter * Nadia Szold (born 1984), American filmmaker *

Nadia Tass Nadia Tass (born Tassopoulou or Tassopoulos; ), is an Australian theatre and film director and film producer. She mostly makes films with her writer-producer husband David Parker, through their production company Cascade Films. Tass is known ...

(born ), Macedonian-Australian film director and producer * Nadia Tereszkiewicz (born 1996), French-Finnish actress *

Nadia Townsend Nadia Townsend (born 27 November 1979) is an Australian actress and film dramaturge. She portrayed Allie Kingston in the Seven Network, Channel 7 police drama, ''City Homicide'', from 2009 to 2011. In 2009 she appeared in the United States pro ...

(born 1979), Australian actress *

Nadhiya Zareena Moidu, known by her stage name Nadhiya Moidu or simply Nadhiya, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her debut in the 1984 Malayalam film '' Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu'' for w ...

, Indian actress

Musicians and singers

* Nadia Ali (born 1980), Pakistani-American singer-songwriter * Nadia Almada (born 1977), Portuguese reality television star, winner of ''Big Brother'' UK * Nadia Azzi (born 1998), American classical pianist of Lebanese-Japanese origin *

Nadia Batson Nadia Batson is a Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model. She was a runner-up in the Power Category at the 2007 International Soca Monarch with her song "My Land" with Kees Dieffenthaller. Raised in Barataria, Trinidad, she spent y ...

, Trinidadian singer, songwriter, producer and model *

Nadia Boulanger Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher, conductor and composer. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organis ...

(1887–1979), French composer, conductor, and teacher * Nadia Krasteva, Bulgarian mezzo-soprano *

Nadia López Nadia Yvonne López Ayuso (born June 21, 1983, in Oaxaca, Mexico), is a Mexican singer and reality television star and grammy nominee singer. Early life Nadia was born to Mario Lopez Hernández and Aurora Ayuso Rodriguez. She has an older broth ...

(born 1983), Mexican singer and reality television star *

Nadia Malm Nadia Malm Hansen (born 22 October 1986) better known as Nadia Malm is a Danish singer most known for her collaboration with Svenstrup & Vendelboe. She took part in the Danish reality television show '' Idols'' in season 2 in 2004 broadcast on ...

(born 1986), Danish singer who collaborated with Svenstrup & Vendelboe * Nadia Meikher (born 1982), Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress, poet, television personality and fashion designer * Nadia Mladjao (born 1979), French pop-soul singer better known by her stage name Imany * Nadia Nakai (born 1990), Zimbabwean-South African rapper and television personality *

Nadia Oh Nadia Georgina Oates (born 26 May 1990) is an English singer, rapper, producer and model. She was featured on Space Cowboy's 2007 single " My Egyptian Lover". She has since released two studio albums—'' Hot Like Wow'' (2008) and ''Colours' ...

(born 1990), English singer, rapper, producer and model *

Nadia Reid Nadia Reid (born 23 August 1991) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Port Chalmers, New Zealand. She has released three albums and toured internationally. Early life Reid was born in 1991 in Port Chalmers, near Dunedin, New Zealand. Sh ...

(born 1991), New Zealand folk singer-songwriter *

Nadia Reisenberg Nadia Reisenberg Sherman (14 July 1904 – 10 June 1983) was an American pianist of Lithuanian birth. Biography Nadia Reisenberg was born in Vilnius to a Jewish family. Her parents were Aaron and Rachel Reisenberg., adapted from Dr. Anne K. Gray ...

(1904–1983), American pianist of Lithuanian birth *

Nadia Rose Nadia Rose (born 11 June 1993) is a British rapper and songwriter from Croydon, London. Education Rose studied Music and Music Management at university. Career Rose released her debut EP ''Highly Flammable'' on 13 January 2017 following the su ...

(born 1993), British musician * Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg (born 1961), Italian and American classical violinist and teacher *

Nadia Sirota Nadia Sirota (born in New York City, New York) is an American viola player. Her father is Robert Sirota, a composer and Conducting, conductor. Life and career Sirota is best known for her singular sound and expressive execution, coaxing solo ...

, American viola player * Nadia Tagrine (1917–2003), Franco-Russian classical pianist * Nadia Tehran (born 1990), Iranian-Swedish rapper and singer *

Nadia Turner Nadia Turner (born January 11, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and radio/television personality, best known as the eighth place finalist on the fourth season of ''American Idol.'' Career Pre-''American Idol'' Turner was a for ...

(born 1977), contestant on ''American Idol'' season 4 * Nadia Zighem or Nâdiya (born 1973), French R&B singer of Algerian origin

Politicians

Nadia Ahmad Samdin Nadia Ahmad Samdin (ناديا احمد سمدين, born 1990) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer and former media producer. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Cheng San d ...

, Singaporean politician and consultant * Nadia Al-Sakkaf, Yemeni politician *

Nadia Fettah Alaoui Nadia Fettah Alaoui (born 1971) is a Moroccan entrepreneur and politician. Since October 2021, she is the current Minister of Economy and Finance in the Cabinet of Aziz Akhannouch. Early life and education She was born in 1971 in Rabat, Moroc ...

, Moroccan entrepreneur and politician * Nadia Aziz (born 1973), Pakistani politician *

Nadia Binte Amin Nadia Binte Amin (born 23 August 1963) is a politician and businesswoman. She is a former 12th Jatiya Sangsad member from a women's reserved seat for Netrakona District. She is president of Women Entrepreneurs Network for Development Associati ...

(born 1963), Bangladeshi politician *

Nadia Bolz-Weber Nadia Bolz-Weber (born April 22, 1969) is an American author, Lutheran minister and public theologian. She served as the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Denver, ...

(born 1969), American Lutheran minister *

Nadia Boubeghla Nadia Boubeghla (born in Algiers, Algeria) is an Algerian politician. She is a member of the Workers' Party Workers' Party is a name used by several political parties throughout the world. The name has been used by both organisations on the lef ...

, Algerian politician *

Nadia Brédimas-Assimopoulos Nadia Brédimas-Assimopoulos was an academic and former administrator in the Canadian province of Quebec. She was the vice-president of the Parti Québécois from 1984 to 1988 and later served as president of the conseil supérieur de la langue fr ...

, Canadian politician * Nadia Calviño (born 1968), Spanish economist and civil servant * Nádia Campeão (born 1958), Brazilian engineer and politician *

Nadia Clancy Nadia Peace Clancy (born October 1986) is an Australian politician and former political adviser. She has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2022 state election, representing Elder. With a swing of 7.5 per ce ...

, Australian politician * Nadia Cruz (born 1982), Bolivian lawyer and politician * Nadia de León Torres, Guatemalan politician *

Nadia Arop Dudi Nadia Arop Dudi Mayom (born 1 January 1971) is a South Sudanese politician who has served in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly since 2011, representing Koch County as a member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Dudi is one of ...

(born 1971), South Sudanese politician *

Nadia El-Nakla Nadia Maged El-Nakla (born ) is a Scottish psychotherapist, political activist and politician. She was elected as a councillor on Dundee City Council since 2022, representing the West End of Dundee. She is a member of the Scottish National Par ...

, Scottish politician and wife of the First Minister of Scotland * Nadia Essayan (born 1957), French politician * Nadia Gallico Spano (1916–2006), Italian politician *

Nadia Giannakopoulou Konstantina "Nadia" Giannakopoulou (Greek: Νάντια Γιαννακοπούλου) (born 11 December 1977 in Athens) is a Greek lawyer and politician, who has served as a member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B2 with the PASOK – Moveme ...

(born 1977), Greek politician *

Nadia Ginetti Nadia Ginetti (born 25 February 1969) is an Italian politician. She is a senator from Italia Viva Italia Viva (, IV) is a Liberalism, liberal list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy founded in September 2019. The party i ...

(born 1969), Italian politician *

Nadia Hai Nadia Hai (born 8 March 1980) is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who served as Secretary of State to Minister of Territorial Development Jacqueline Gourault in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to ...

(born 1980), French politician *

Nadia Hashem Nadia Hashem (; died 12 February 2023) was a Jordanian journalist and politician who served as minister of state for women's affairs from May 2012 to October 2012. She was the first female state minister in Jordan. Education Hashem held a bache ...

(died 2023), Jordanian journalist and politician *

Nadia Hilou Nadia Hilou (, ‎; 5 July 1953 – 27 February 2015) was an Arab-Israeli social worker and politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2006 and 2009. She was the second female Israeli Arab MK after Hussniya ...

(1953–2015), Arab-Israeli politician *

Nadia Kanegai Nadia Kanegai is a social entrepreneur, politician and historian from Vanuatu. She made the first study of women's traditional tattooing on Ambae. She has stood as a candidate in three elections in Vanuatu and was a prominent community activist du ...

, Vanuatu politician and entrepreneur *

Nadia Khar Nadia Khar is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024. Political career She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed independent candidate fr ...

, Pakistani politician *

, Egyptian politician *

Nadia Mohamed Nadia Mohamed ( Somali: ''Nadiina Maxamed''; Arabic: نادية محمد) (born ) is an American politician and mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota since 2023. Mohamed is the first Somali American elected as mayor of a U.S. city. Early life an ...

(born 1996), American politician * Nadia Moscufo (1963), Belgian politician *

Nadia Naji Nadia Naji (born 2 February 1992) is a Belgian politician and co-president of Groen together with Jeremie Vaneeckhout. Naji is of a Moroccan family. Before entering politics, she worked from 2017 to 2020 as a journalist for ''BRUZZ''. From Jan ...

(born 1992), Belgian politician * Nadia Navarro Acevedo, Mexican politician *

Nadia Ramassamy Nadia Ramassamy (born 17 May 1961) is a French politician from Réunion. She was elected the MP for Réunion's 6th constituency since 2017. Career Aside being a politician, she continues to practice medicine, especially during the COVID-19 pa ...

(born 1961), Indian-French politician from Réunion *

Nadia al Rawabdeh Nadia Abdul Rauf Salim Al-Rawabdeh (born 4 December 1963) is a Jordanian politician currently serving as the Minister of Labour since 27 September 2023. Early life and education Al-Rawabdeh was born on 4 December 1963. She received her bachelor ...

, Jordanian politician * Nadia Savchenko (born 1981), Ukrainian politician and former Army aviation pilot *

Nadia Schadlow Nadia Catherine Schadlow (born c. 1965) is an American academic and defense-related government officer who briefly served in 2018 as Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in the first Trump Administration. ...

, American government official * Nadia Sher, Pakistani politician *

Nadia Sminate Nadia Sminate (born 29 December 1981 in Bonheiden) is a Belgian politician and is affiliated to the N-VA. She was elected as a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 2010. Early life She was born to a Belgian (Flemish) mother and ...

(born 1981), Belgian politician *

Nadia Theodore Nadia B. Theodore is a Canadian diplomat. She is Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization. Life Theodore holds a Bachelors with Honors and Masters in Political Science from Carleton University (2004), and a Bachel ...

, Canadian diplomat * Nadia Valavani (born 1954), Greek politician *

Nadia Whittome Nadia Edith Whittome (, born 29 August 1996) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham East since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she was previously the youngest MP upon her election at the age of 23. She ...

(born 1996), British politician * Nadia Zakhary, Egyptian politician

Writers and journalists

Nadia al-Ghazzi Nadia al-Ghazzi (, born in 1935) is a Syrian lawyer and writer. She is also a TV presenter and was one of the first women on Syrian Television. Early life and career Al-Ghazzi was born in Damascus, Syria, in 1935. Her father, Said al-Ghazzi, se ...

(born 1935), Syrian lawyer and writer *

Nadia Al-Kokabany Nadia Al-Kokabany is a Yemeni novelist, short story writer and academic. She was born in Taiz and studied architecture at Sanaa University. She completed a PhD in architecture at Cairo University in 2008, before returning to take up an academic pos ...

, Yemeni novelist, short story writer and academic * Nadia Al Najjar, Emirati writer *

Nadia Anjuman Nadia Anjuman (; December 27, 1980 – November 4, 2005) was a poet from Afghanistan. Life Nadia Anjuman Herawi was born in Herat in northwestern Afghanistan in 1980. She was one of six children, raised during one of Afghanistan's more recent p ...

(1980–2005), poet from Afghanistan * Nadia Brown, American poet, writer, and author * Nadia Bulkin, Indonesian-American author and political scientist * Nadia Cavalera (born 1950), Italian novelist, poet and literary critic * Nadia Chafik (born 1962), Moroccan novelist *

Nadia Colburn Nadia Colburn (born December 5, 1972) is an American poet, teacher, literary critic, and writing coach based in Cambridge, MA. She has published poetry and prose in a wide range of national publications and her poetry book ''The High Shelf'' wa ...

(born 1972), American poet and non-fiction writer * Nadia Daam (born 1978), French journalist * Nadia Davids (born 1977), award-winning South African writer *

Nadia Drake Nadia Drake (born July 6, 1980) is an American Science journalism, science journalist and is the interim Physics Editor at ''Quanta Magazine''. Previously, she was a contributing writer at ''National Geographic''. Early life and education By ...

(born 1980), science journalist who writes the ''No Place Like Home'' blog for ''National Geographic'' *

Nadia Fezzani Nadia Fezzani is a Canadian journalist/author who has conducted extensive research about and interviews with many notorious American serial killers. She is known in Europe as having interviewed American serial killer Richard Cottingham for a Frenc ...

, Canadian journalist/author; researches American serial killers * Nadia Fink, Argentine author *

Nadia Ghulam Nadia Ghulam Dastgir (born 4 June 1985 in Kabul)Lola Galán"Mi vida como un hombre" ''El Païs'', 30 October 2010, retrieved 27 October 2020 . is an Afghan woman who spent ten years posing as her dead brother to evade the Taliban's strictures agai ...

(born 1985), Afghan writer * Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), pediatrician, novelist, and a Democratic congressional candidate * Nadia Hijab, Palestinian political analyst, author and journalist *

, Pakistani politician *

(born 1978), French philosopher, writer and academic * Nadia Manzoor, British writer, performer and producer *

Nadia Mifsud Nadia Mifsud (born 1976) is a Maltese poet, novelist and trilingual literary translator living in France. She is Malta's third poet laureate. Career Mifsud has written in both Maltese and French. She has cited French poets Guillaume Apollinair ...

, Maltese-French poet, novelist and literary translator *

Nadia Mitsopoulos Nadia Mitsopoulos (born 1971) is an Australian journalist. She currently presents the ''Mornings'' program on ABC Radio Perth. Career Mitsopoulos began her journalism career in 1991 with Golden West Network based in Albany, Western Australia ...

(born 1971), Australian journalist * Nadia Muhsen (born 1965), British author * Nadia Origo (born 1977), French-Gabonese writer and editor * Nadia Owusu, Ghanaian-American author *

(born 1961), French politician * Nadia Sharmeen (born 1986), Bangladeshi journalist * Nadia Terranova (born 1978), Italian writer * Nadia Toffa (1979–2019), Italian journalist *

Nadia Tueni Nadia Mohammad Ali Hamade (July 8, 1935 – June 20, 1983) was a Lebanese Francophone poet, who authored numerous volumes of poetry. Early life Nadia Mohammad Ali Hamadeh was born in Beirut in 1935, to a Lebanese Druze father, Mohammed Ali Hama ...

(1935–1983), Lebanese-French poet, who authored of numerous volumes of poetry * Nadia Wheatley (born 1949), Australian writer whose work includes picture books, novels, biography and history; author of ''Five Times Dizzy''

Philosophers

Balaram Hari Balaram Hari (; 1825 –1890;( Bengali: 1232 and 30 Agrayan 1297) was a prominent Bengali saint, religious leader, songwriter, social reformer in Bengal of British India. He established the Balarami sect, also known as Balaram Bhaja or Balahar ...

Other

* Nadia Aboulhosn (born 1988), American fashion blogger, model and designer * Nadia Ali (born 1984), English broadcaster *

Nadia Badawi Nadia Badawi is an Australian medical researcher and an expert on newborn encephalopathy and cerebral palsy. She is the Chair of Cerebral Palsy at the University of Sydney. Life Badawi grew up in Egypt and trained in paediatrics and neonatolo ...

, Australian physician * Nadia Bakhurji, Saudi interior designer who announced her candidacy in the 2005 Saudi elections *

Nadia Bartel Nadia Bartel (née Coppolino, born 1985) is an Australian model and clothes designer. She is the former wife of retired Australian Football League, AFL footballer Jimmy Bartel. Career Bartel developed a clothing brand with her sister and anoth ...

, Australian model and fashion designer * Nadia Benbouta (born 1970), Algerian artist * Nadia Benois (1896–1975), Russian-British painter * Nadia Bouras, Dutch historian of Moroccan descent *

Nadia Bukhari Nadia Bukhari is a British Empire, British pharmacist of Pakistanis, Pakistani origin living in London, United Kingdom. In 2018, she was awarded the status of Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) making h ...

, British pharmacist of Pakistani origin *

Nadia Chaudhri Nadia Chaudhri (January 25, 1978 – October 5, 2021) was a Pakistani-Canadian psychologist. She was a professor of psychology at Concordia University where she researched drug and alcohol abuse. Early life and education Nadia Chaudhri was bor ...

(1978–2021), Canadian psychologist *

Nadia Chomyn Nadia Chomyn (24 October 1967 – 28 October 2015) was a British Autism, autistic artist who was born in Nottingham. Considered severely handicapped both intellectually and motorically, she is best known for her realistic drawings as a child pr ...

(1967–2015), British autistic artist *

Nadia Crow Nadia Crow is an American television news reporter. In June 2013 she began working at KTVX-TV Channel 4 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first African-American to be a primary anchor in that state. Biography Nadia Crow was born in Fort Worth, TX. He ...

, American TV news reporter * Nadia Dowshen, American pediatrician *

Nadia Essex Nadia Essex (born 16 December 1981) is an English television personality and columnist. She is known for appearing as a dating expert on the E4 reality series ''Celebs Go Dating'' from 2016 to 2018. Career In 2016, Essex became one of the da ...

(born 1981), English media personality *

(born 1999), Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Nadia Fröbisch Nadia Belinda Fröbisch (née Stöcker) is a German vertebrate paleontologist and developmental biologist who specializes in the evolution and development of amphibians. She is currently a professor at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin in the Leib ...

(born 1976), German vertebrae paleontologist and developmental biologist *

Nadia Gamal Nadia Gamal (, 1937 – 1990) was an Egyptian dancer and actress. She is known of mixing local Egyptian belly dance with Western Waltz, Cowboy, Cha Cha and other. Early life and career Born as Maria Carydias to a Greek father and Italian mother ...

(1937–1990), Egyptian dancer of Greek descent * Nadia Geller (born 1976), American interior designer, artist and TV personality * Nadia Giosia (born 1980), Canadian-Italian chef, comic actress and singer; presenter of Nadia G's Bitchin' Kitchen * Nadia Granados (born 1978), Colombian performance artist * Nadia Hebson, British artist *

Nadia Heninger Nadia Heninger (born 1982) is an American cryptography, cryptographer, computer security expert, and Computational number theory, computational number theorist at the University of California, San Diego. Contributions Heninger is known for her wo ...

(born 1982), American cryptographer, computer security expert *

Nadia Huggins Nadia Huggins was born in 1984 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. She now resides in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Nadia Huggins is a self-taught photographer and graphic designer who has worked extensively throughout the Caribbean. She ...

(born 1984), Trinidadian photographer * Nadia Kaabi-Linke (born 1978), Tunisian artist *

Nadia Lee Cohen Nadia Lee Cohen (born 15 November 1990) is a British artist, photographer, filmmaker, and model. Early life Cohen was born in Essex in 1990, to an Israeli father, and a British mother of Ukrainian descent. She was raised on an isolated farm in ...

(born 1992), British artist, photographer, and filmmaker * Nadia Khodasevich Léger (1904–1982), French painter * Nadia Lichtig (born 1973), German visual artist *

Nadia Lim Nadia Rui-chi Lim (born 21 December 1985) is a New Zealand celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food writer and television personality. Lim is known as the self-proclaimed "Nude Cook" as an advocate of natural, unprocessed foods, and for creating heal ...

(born 1985), New Zealand celebrity chef, entrepreneur, food writer, and TV personality *

(born 1983), musical artist * Nadia Marcinko (born 1986), Slovakian-born pilot, flight instructor, and the CEO of Aviloop *

Nadia Matar Nadia Matar (Pikovitch) (; born February 16, 1966) is an Israeli right-wing activist. She has been called by some admirers 'the settlers' Joan of Arc'.Deborah Campbel''This Heated Place: Encounters in the Promised Land ,''D & M Publishers, 2009 p ...

(born 1966), Israeli activist * Nadia Mejia (born 1995), American-Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder *

Nadia Murad Nadia Murad Basee Taha (; ; born 10 March 1993) is an Iraqi-born Yazidi human rights activist based in Germany. In 2014, during the Yazidi genocide by the Islamic State, she was abducted from her hometown of Kocho in Iraq. Much of her communi ...

(born 1993), Yazidi-Iraqi human rights activist *

Nadia Myre Nadia Myre (born 1974) is a contemporary visual artist from Quebec and an Algonquin member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg First Nation, who lives and works in Montreal. For over a decade, her multi-disciplinary practice has been inspired by pa ...

, Canadian artist * Nadia Oleszczuk, Polish activist and founding member of the Consultative Council of Poland * Nadia Pinardi (born 1956), Italian oceanographer * Nadia Plesner, Danish/Dutch painter * Nadia Roccia (died 1998), Italian female murder victim *

Nadia Russo Nadia (Nadejda) Russo-Bossie (17 June 1901 – 22 January 1988) was a Romanian military aviator during World War II. She was a member of the White Squadron, a team of female aviators who flew medical aircraft during World War II. Romania wa ...

(1901–1988), Romanian aviator *

Nadia Samdani Nadia Samdani () is a British born Bangladeshi businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. She is involved in developing platforms for art and culture in Bangladesh. Along with her husband Rajeeb Samdani, she is the co-founder of Samdani A ...

, British born Bangladeshi businesswoman * Nadia Santini, Italian chef *

Nadia Shahram Nadia Shahram is an Iranian mediation attorney, author, and women's rights advocate. She is the founder and president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Muslim Women (CAMW), an organisation promoting equality for Muslim women. At a CAMW con ...

, Iranian-American attorney and activist * Nadia Sirry (born 1958), Egyptian artist *

Nadia Smyrnytska Nadia Symonivna Smyrnytska (; 1852 – 7 November 1889) was a Ukrainian Narodniks, Narodnik revolutionary. The daughter of a priest killed by Cossacks, she joined the Narodniks during the 1870s and was arrested for her activities. She escaped enf ...

(1852–1889), Ukrainian revolutionary * Nadia Stacey, British make-up artist *

Nadia Tromp Nadia Tromp (born 31 January 1977) is a South African architect, known for her work with social and public architecture, particularly healthcare within the context of South Africa. In 2017 she was the world architecture festival winner in the ca ...

(born 1977), South African architect * Nadia Waloff (1909–2001), English entomologist *

Nadia Yanowsky Nadia Yanowsky is a Spanish ballet dancer. Early life and family Yanowsky was born in Madrid and raised in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. She is the daughter of Russian ballet dancer Anatol Yanowsky and Spanish ballet dancer C ...

, Spanish ballet dancer *

Nadia Yassine Nadia Yassine () (born December 1958) is the head of the women's branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane (Justice and Spirituality). Born in Casablanca, Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a coun ...

(born 1958), founder and head of the feminine branch of the Moroccan Islamist movement Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane * Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian national who worked for the UN and the WHO, victim of the Canal Hotel bombing * Nadia Zyncenko (born 1948), Argentine weather forecaster and meteorologist

Fictional characters

* Nadia, Palestinian

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...

of the film '' A.K.A Nadia'' * Nadia Sinh,

of Amazon Prime's ''

Citadel A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city. It may be a castle, fortress, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of ''city'', meaning "little city", because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core. ...

'' * Nadia Chernyshevski, in Kim Stanley Robinson's

Mars trilogy The ''Mars'' trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson that chronicles the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning 187 year ...

* Nadia Fortune, in

Skullgirls ''Skullgirls'' is a 2012 fighting game, fighting video game developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games, originally released digitally for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and ported to various other home and portable systems afterwards. ...

* Nadia Godfrey, on the television series '' Hemlock Grove'' * Nadia Jazeem, on the ABC television series '' Lost'' * Nadia La Arwall, in the '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' anime directed by

Hideaki Anno is a Anime, Japanese animator, filmmaker, Film producer, producer, and voice actor. His most celebrated creation, the Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise), ''Evangelion'' franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industr ...

* Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter on the CW television drama ''

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 ...

'' *

Nadia Santos Nadia Santos is a fictional character in the television series '' Alias'', and a main character during the series' fourth season. She is played by Mía Maestro. Biography Introduced near the end of the third season, Nadia is the daughter result ...

, on the television series ''Alias'' * Nadia van Dyne, also known as "the Wasp", a character in

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

* Nadia Vulvokov, in the television series ''

Russian Doll A Russian doll (or Matryoshka) is a type of nested, wooden toy. Russian Doll or Russian Dolls may also refer to: Television series * ''Russian Doll'' (TV series), a 2019 American drama series on Netflix * ''Russian Dolls'' (2011 TV series), a ...

'' * Nadia Yassir, from the Fox television series ''24'' * Nadia McConnell, the sister of the

from the musical '' Bare: A Pop Opera'' * Nadia el Mansour, in the

TV series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platf ...

'' Le Bureau des Légendes'' * Princess Nadia (aka Marle), in the SNES/PS1 video game ''

Chrono Trigger is a 1995 role-playing video game by Square. It was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the first entry in the ''Chrono'' series. The game's development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dr ...

'' *

Nadia Nadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia. Most variations of the name are derived from Arabic, Slavic languages, or both. In many Slavic languages, names similar to ''Nadia'' mean "hope": Ukrainia ...

, in the ''American Pie'' film series * Nadia, a Russian mail-order bride in the 2002 film ''

Birthday Girl Birthday Girl may refer to: * "Birthday Girl" (short story), by Haruki Murakami, 2002 * ''Birthday Girl'' (2001 film), an erotic comedy thriller directed by Jez Butterworth * Birthday Girl (2023 film), a Danish thriller film *''Birthday Girl'', a ...

'' * Nadia, in the PC video game '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' * Nadia, in the anime television series ''

El Cazador de la Bruja is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of '' Noir'' and '' Madlax'' and the final installment of Bee Train's " girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired ...

'' * Nadia, a stripper on the Showtime television series ''

Dexter Dexter may refer to: People * Dexter (given name) * Dexter (surname) * Dexter (singer), Brazilian rapper Marcos Fernandes de Omena (born 1973) * Famous Dex, also known as Dexter, American rapper Dexter Tiewon Gore Jr. (born 1993) Places United ...

'' * Nadia, a doll in the

Groovy Girls Groovy Girls was a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019. History Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a wholesome, funky alternative to Barbi ...

doll line, by Manhattan Toy * Nadia, in the 2002 animated film ''

Ice Age An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...

'' * Nadia, in the 2009 film ''

Pandorum ''Pandorum'' is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed by Christian Alvart, produced by Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt and Paul W. S. Anderson (the latter two through their Impact Pictures banner), and starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foste ...

'' * Nadia, in the French animated series ''

Titeuf ''Titeuf'' (known sometimes as ''Tootuff'' in English) is a Swiss comic series created by the Swiss comic-book creator Zep in 1992. In 2001 it was adapted into an animated TV series and in 2011 into a film with the same title. The series also ...

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