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

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Barbara Wanja Barbara Krause (later Wanja, born on 7 July 1959 in East Berlin) is a former freestyle swimming, 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 ...

(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 ( or ''LO'') from 2000 to 2012. From May 2007 until May 2011, she was the President of the European Trade Union Confederation. Career ...

(born 1952), Swedish trade unionist and politician *

Wanja Michuki Wanja Yvonne Michuki is a Kenyan family enterprise coach, consultant, advisor and financial analyst. She sits on a number of corporate boards of directors, including Kenya Agricultural Finance Corporation, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She is a mem ...

, Kenyan businesswoman *

Wanja Ronald Ngah Wanja Ronald Ngah (born 12 September 1991) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Al-Talaba 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 ...

(born 12 September 1991), Cameroonian footballer *

Wanja Mary Sellers Wanja Mary Sellers (born September 3, 1962) is an Italian actress, known for her performances in Italian horror films. Biography Wanja Mary Sellers was born on September 3, 1962 in Nairobi, Kenya. She relocated to Rome, Italy and pursued an ac ...

(born 1962), American-Italian actress and director

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Iwa Wanja Iwa Wanja (born Ivanka Nikolova Yanakieva; 10 October 1905 – 26 June 1991) was a Bulgarian actress based in Germany. She moved to Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of c ...

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

Janet Wanja Janet Wanja (24 February 1984 – 26 December 2024) was a Kenyan volleyball player, who competed for her Country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #7 jersey. There she ended up in eleventh place with the Kenya wo ...

(1984–2024), Kenyan volleyball player *

Lutz Wanja Lutz Wanja (born 6 June 1956) is a retired German backstroke swimmer who won a bronze medal at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships. He also won three medals at LEN European Aquatics Championships in 1974 and 1977. He competed at the 1972 Summ ...

(born 1956), German swimmer *Mbangi Wanja, Sultan of Bagirmi, central Africa, from 1722 to 1736

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*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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