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Elisabeth Alden Stam
Christian missionary and murder victim
female
1906-02-22
1934-12-08
Q40746692
2
Margaret Mercer
1791-1846 , antislavery reformer and educator
female
educator philanthropist
United States of America
1791
1846 1846-09-17
Annapolis
Q61905405
3
Mary L. Ware
birth/death: 1798-1849 LCAuth[no95032090] VIAF[46345884]
female
teacher
1798
1849
Q63392503
4
Annabella Plumptre
Plumptre, Anne (1761–1838), writer and translator
female
translator writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1769
1838
Norwich
Q18526491
5
Mary Tooth
Tooth, Mary (1778–1843), Methodist preacher
female
preacher
1778
1843
Q18529268
6
Margaret Ogilvy
Scottish Jacobite
female
1724
1757
Q18733064
7
Mary Whitney Phelps
supporter of orphans of the American Civil War
female
Q43800461
8
Maud Barker Cobb
state librarian of Georgia
female
librarian
United States of America
1872-02-03
1925-12-27 1925-12-28
Q63346897
9
Ethel Sidgwick
1877-
female
writer
1877
1970
Q63617656
10
Lady Margaret Houghton
exemplar of Protestant life
female
<some value>
1657-01
Q43925304
11
Loula Kendall Rogers
Gender: Female Life Dates:
female
1838
1931
Q58236879
12
Hazel Corbin
born 1894; died 1988
female
1894
1988
Q63681363
13
Martha Drummer
Gender: Female Life Dates:
female
missionary nurse deacon
United States of America
1871
1937
Barnesville
Q43381926
14
Maria Regina Christina Gobat
Swiss missionary (1813-1879)
female
Switzerland
1813-11-09
1879
Zofingen
Q43803532
15
Sarah White Cheney
American
female
Q43822390
16
Carolyn Conant Van Blarcom
1879-1960 , nurse and midwife
female
midwife nurse
1879
1960
Q55720365
17
Alice De Lancey Izard
[occupation:revolutionary patriot] [dates:1745?] [archive:American Biographical Archive]
female
socialite
1746
Q63413343
18
Mary Reed
birth/death: 1854-1943 LCAuth[no2007035567] VIAF[67258101]
female
1854 1854-12-04
1943 1943-04-04
Q63928780
19
Mary Beard
American public health nurse and nursing educator
female
nurse
United States of America
1876-11-14
1946-12-04
Dover
New York Hospital
Q44120571
20
Jane Grace Alexander
banker
female
banker
Q63933185
21
Rebecca Wakefield
Wakefield [née Brewin], Rebecca (1844–1873), missionary wife
female
1844-08-19
1873-07-16
Q18576853
22
Marion Randall Parsons
female
photographer
United States of America
1878
1953
Q43379502
23
Harriet Stanwood Blaine
American political wife
female
1827-10-12
1903-07-15
Augusta
Augusta
Q44029533
24
Susan Huntington
American religious writer
female
writer
1791
1823 1823-12-04
Q63375334
25
Harriet Bradford Stewart
missionary
female
missionary writer
United States of America
1798
1830 1830-09-06
Q63375495
26
Florence Bravo
birth/death: 1845-1878 LCAuth[n2001091476] VIAF[16575224]
1845
1878
Q63644271
27
Margareta van Eyck
wife of the painter Jan van Eyck
female
Q15615064
28
Mary Manners, Duchess of Rutland
English politician and society hostess, 1756–1831
female
1756
1831
Q18880127
29
Mrs. Hendee
heroine, b. in 1754. When the Indians burned Royalton, Vt
female
Q19423888
30
Susannah Elliott
patriot, b. in South Carolina about 1750. Her maiden name was Smith
female
Q19596787
31
Ellen Craft
slave and slavery abolitionist
female
educator
1820s
1891
Q18528650
32
Martha Stewart Wilson
witness to the American Revolution
female
1758-12-20
Kingwood Township
Q44351091
33
Anna Warner Bailey
born Oct. 11?, 1758, Groton , Conn. [U.S.]—died Jan. 10, 1851, Groton; [Anna Warner, Mother Bailey]
female
United States of America
1758
1851-01-10
Groton
Groton
Q56737548
34
Agnes Berry
Person; female; Sister of Mary Berry; friend of Horace Walpole; British; 1764-1841
female
1764 1764-05-29
1841 1852
Q63645217
35
Catherine Marsh
English philanthropist and writer
female
writer philanthropist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1818
1912
Q18526716
36
Mary Rogers
Rogers [née Foxwell], Mary Ann (1855–1899), heroine
female
1855
1899
Q18674203
37
Jairus' daughter
female
Q35363545
38
Mary Charlotte Senior
wife of the economist Nassau Senior
female
1792-03-14
1883-04-18
Q43914827
39
Sarah Sprague Jacobs
author, b. in Pawtuxet, R. I., 17 March, 1813. She is the daughter of Bela Jacobs, a Baptist minister in Cambridge, Mass
female
1813-03-17
1902-05-14
Q19423933
40
Julia Peel
wife of British PM Robert Peel
female
1795 1795-11-19
1859-10-27
Q22970377
41
Elleanor Eldridge
Gender: Female Life Dates: 26 March 1785 - ca. 1865 Types: African American; Entrepreneur; Laborer, rural; Servant; Note: Memoirs of E E (1838) by Frances Whipple Greene? freeborn daughter of a former slave; worked as a servant and other d
female
entrepreneur domestic worker autobiographer
1785-03-26
1865
Q43381506
42
Martha Amadon
Seventh Day Adventist
female
teacher
United States of America
1834
1937
Q43402776
43
Lady Joan Pelham
defender of Pevensey Castle (1399), d. 1439
female
1439
Q44025792
44
Augusta de Grasse Stevens
writer
1852
1894
Q60196457
45
Maud H. Mellish-Wilson
editor and librarian, Mayo Clinic
female
writer librarian nurse
United States of America
1862
1933
Q63346887
46
Sarah Hewley
Hewley [née Wolrych], Sarah, Lady Hewley (1627–1710), benefactor
female
benefactor
1627
1710
Q18528119
47
Sarah Hoffman
American philanthropist, first director of the New York Orphan Asylum Society
female
philanthropist
United States of America
1742-09-08
1821
Q43920575
48
Charlotte MacLeod
Canadian nurse and nusring administrator
female
nurse
Canada
Q44123393
49
Elizabeth Harvard
Diarist; English; Missionary; Model of faith, piety; Writer, Epistolary; Note: First female Methodist missionary
female
writer
1788
1823
Q44956079
50
Mary Jane Graham
female
1803-04-11
1830-12-10
Q52154656
51
Sarah Comstock
US author (? -1960) of regional tales mostly set in South Dakota
female
writer
United States of America
1960-01
Q56033229
52
Julia Garnett Pertz
birth/death: 1793-1852 LCAuth[n80007334] VIAF[83461871]
female
1793
1852
Q63644098
53
Nyssia
mythical consort of King Candaules
female
Q18720650
54
Dillard
Alternate Names: Mrs. Mary Ramage Dillard ; Miss. Mary Ramage ; Gender: Female Life Dates: 1760 - 1795 Types: Role in revolution; Note: Wife of Captain James Dillard
female
1760
1795
Q43727840
55
Margaret Ellis
Gender: Female Life Dates:
female
Q45828436
56
the woman taken in adultery
subject of a biblical story about Jesus
female
adultery
Q53724924
57
Lida Brown McMurry
1853-1942; Lida B. McMurry
1853
1942
Q63618849
58
Ethel Grimwood
Grimwood [née Moore; other married name Miller], Ethel Brabazon [pseud. Ethel St Clair Grimwood] (1867–1928), the heroine of Manipur
female
1867
1928
Q18528895
59
Nina Elizabeth Mazuchelli
1832-1914
female
author
1832
1914
Q56025933
60
Mary Beecher Perkins
birth/death: 1805-1900 LCAuth[n2003044529] VIAF[58452187]
1805
1900
Q63721330
61
Martha Sherman
organiser and second wife of James Sherman
female
volunteer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1806
1848
Q18529083
62
Jane Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe [née Brerewood], Jane (d. 1638), exemplar of godly life
female
1638
Q18576414
63
Anna Elliott
patriot of the Revolution. She was a daughter of Thomas Ferguson, a patriot who was exiled after the British capture of Charleston
female
Q20036542
64
Annie MacDonald Christie
Scottish cottager, known for her piety and surviving letters
female
Q43919942
65
Passie Fenton Ottley
Chairman, Georgia. Library Commission
female
librarian
United States of America
1870
1940
Q63346917
66
Jerusha Lathrop
birth/death: 1717-1805 VIAF[75416965] LCAuth[n88227224]
female
1717
1805
Q63681364
67
Mary Moffat
missionary, wife of Robert Moffat
female
missionary linguist
United Kingdom
1795
1871-01-09
Salford
Brixton
Q18529218
68
Susanne Suba
Hungarian-American artist
female
artist
1913
2012-02-04
Budapest
Q59533665
69
Iza Duffus Hardy
Gender: Female Life Dates: 1850 - 1922 Types: Writer, Novel;
female
writer
1850
1922
Q63614225
70
Caroline Elizabeth Smelt
birth/death: 1800-1817 VIAF[54029981] LCAuth[nr94016291]
female
1800
1817
Q63645133
71
Fanny Woodbury
born 1791; died 1814
female
1791
1814
Q63676310
72
Fanny Murdaugh Downing
born 1835; died 1894
1835
1894
Q63676312
73
Elizabeth Hervey
American diarist and missionary
female
1798-01-26
1831-05-02
Hadley
Mumbai
Q44030638
74
Charles Victor Roman
1864-1934 , physician and medical educator
physician educator
1864
1934
Q55720293
75
Margaret Prior
Philanthropist; Temperance worker; First city missionary for American Female Moral Reform Society
female
missionary philanthropist
United States of America
1773
1842
Q63391802
76
Mary E. Van Lennep
missionary, 1821-1844
female
missionary
United States of America
1821
1844 1844-09-27
Q63392420
77
Georgie A. Hulse McLeod
born 1835; died 1890
female
1835
1890
Q73545993
78
Mary More
More, Mary (d. c.1713), writer and artist
female
painter writer
Great Britain
1713
Q18922144
79
Frances Russell
British political wife
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1815
1898
Q19040351
80
Mary Ella Mossell
Alternate Names: Mary Ella Forrester ; Gender: Female Life Dates: 22 May 1853 - 29 June 1886 Types: African American; American (US); Heroine of rescue; Missionary; Note: Haiti with husband C. W. Mossell. in 1883, saved husband from assassi
female
missionary
United States of America
1853-05-22
1886-06-29
Q43380961
81
Margaret Paston
English heiress (1421/2–1484)
female
heiress
Kingdom of England
1422
1484
Q18674137
82
Marietta Robusti Tintoretto
1560 - 1590; Italian; Oil Painter
1560
1590
Q50413406
83
Julia McGroarty
Irish-born American Roman Catholic religious leader and educator (1827-1901)
female
educator nun
Ireland United States of America
1827
1901
Q55721445
84
Elizabeth Woodcock
Woodcock [née Williams], Elizabeth (bap. 1756, d. 1799), survivor
female
Q18810701
85
Anna Kendrick Pierce
American political wife, mother of president Franklin Pierce
female
United States of America
1768-10-30
1838-12-07
Amherst
Hillsborough
Q44129005
86
Fanny Bowditch Dixwell Holmes
female
1840
1929
Q43400596
87
Eliza Spalding Warren
first western girl and massacre survivor
female
1837-11-15
1919-06-21 1919
Lapwai
Q60614189
88
Sarah Lanman Smith
American missionary
female
writer missionary
United States of America
1802
1836
Norwich
Q63374892
89
Catherine Gordon Byron
mother of Lord Byron
female
1763 1765 1764-04-22
1811-08-01
Banff
Hucknall
Q63645174
90
Catharine Tait
Tait, Catharine (1819–1878), philanthropist
female
philanthropist
United Kingdom
1819
1878
Q18575954
91
Emily Innes
English author
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1843
1927
Q19325581
92
Christine Majolier
French Protestant pastor
female
1805
1879
Congénies
Q55882660
93
Rebecca S. Nichols
American poet
female
writer poet
United States of America
1819
1903
Q63444345
94
Eleanor Butler
elder of the two Ladies of Llangollen
female
writer
1739-05-11
1829-06-02
Kilkenny
Llangollen
Q18528457
95
Mary Hannah Johnson
American librarian, first librarian of the Carnegie Library in Nashville
female
librarian suffragist
United States of America
1879
1955
Q63346275
96
Marguerite St. Leon Loud
American poet
female
writer poet
United States of America
1812-04-17
1889-11-04
Bradford County
Q63441354
97
Isabella Reaney
Reaney [née Edis], Isabella Emily Thomasa [Isabel] (1847–1929), preacher and social activist
female
writer
1847
1929
Q18559767
98
Elizabeth Langham
Langham [née Hastings], Lady Elizabeth (1635–1664), exemplar of godly life
female
1635
1664
Q18671126
99
Margaret Vernon
English abbess of Malling
female
nun
Kingdom of England
1546
Q28090158
100
Martha Mundy
missionary
female
1824-07-30
Chinsurah
Q29386404
101
Margaret Baxter
religious nonconformist and wife of Richard Baxter
female
1636
1681-06-14
Apley Castle
Q18528925
102
Mary Ann Hardy
Amerikaans; schilder; 1809; 1887
female
painter
1809
1887 1889
Q63109289
103
Anna Lavater
birth/death: 1742-1815 VIAF[5691689] LCAuth[no97053750]
female
1742 1742-07-08
1815 1815-09-24
Q63618703
104
S. Lillian Clayton
birth/death: 1876-1930 LCAuth[nr91028733] VIAF[31853601]
1876
1930
Q63644260
105
Alice Arden
Convicted killer
female
1516
1551
Canterbury
Q4725716
106
Bertha Harmer
Canadian nurse, writer
female
nurse
1885-03-02
1934-12-14
Port Hope
Montreal
Q4895485
107
Elizabeth Brooke
wife of Thomas Wyatt, the poet, and the mother of Thomas Wyatt the younger
female
1503
1560-08
Q5362479
108
Helen E. Hokinson
American cartoonist
female
cartoonist
United States of America
1893-06-29
1949-11-01
Mendota
Arlington County
Q5702182
109
Juliet Corson
United States cookery educator
female
lecturer
1841-01-14
1897-06-18
Boston
New York City
Q6308860
110
Lucy Craft Laney
Founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia. (1854-1933)
female
educator suffragist
United States of America
1854-04-13
1933-10-24
Macon
Q6698253
111
Lucy Brewer
United States Marine
female
military personnel
United States of America
1800s
1900s
Q6698215
112
Margaret Ascham
female
writer
1530s
1592
Q22162805
113
Elinore Pruitt Stewart
American homesteader in Wyoming; memoirist
female
writer
1876-06-03
1933-10-08
Rock Springs
Q22338531
114
Lizzie Petit Cutler
1831?–16 January 1902 , writer
female
writer
1831
1902-01-16
Milton
Q55816415
115
Olivia Owenson
female
poet writer
1785
1845-04-24
Dublin
Dublin
Q70869644
116
Diana Primrose
British poet
female
poet writer
Q5271274
117
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
American Farm Labor Activist
female
farmworker
United States of America
1919
2013-09-02
Q18645712
118
Mary Anne Hearn
British religious writer
female
biographer hymnwriter writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1834-12-17
1909-03-16
Farningham
Barmouth
Q18783923
119
Lydia Ann Emerson Porter
female
writer
1816
1898
Q21004171
120
Nuala O'Donnell
member of the O'Donnell dynasty in sixteenth century Ireland
female
1565
1630
Q21055347
121
Sophronia Bucklin
female
1828
1902
Ithaca
Q28924086
122
Anne Wharton
English poet
female
poet writer
1659-07-16
1685-10-29
England
Adderbury
Q4768883
123
Kate Dickinson Sweetser
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1870
1939
Q6375461
124
Sally Wister
American writer
female
diarist
United States of America
1761-07-20
1804-04-21
Philadelphia
Germantown
Q7405331
125
Susanna Hopton
English devotional writer
female
writer
1627
1709-07-12
Q16859338
126
Elizabeth Clinton, Countess of Lincoln
English noblewoman and writer
female
writer
Kingdom of England
1574 1630
1630
Q18576121
127
Sarah Robinson
English evangelist and army temperance activist
female
writer
1834
1921
Peckham
Burley
Q18880262
128
Sally Victor
American milliner from the late 1920s through the 1960s
female
milliner fashion designer
1905-02-23
1977-05-14
Scranton
Manhattan
Q26998201
129
Fidelia Fisk
Congregationalist missionary
female
missionary educator
United States of America
1816-05-01
1864-08-09 1864-07-26
Shelburne
Q27927805
130
Anna D. Wolf
American administrator of nursing education
female
nurse
1890-06-25
1985
Q31271610
131
Mary Hastings
English noblewoman, proposed as a bride for Ivan IV of Russia
female
1552
Q4134120
132
Elizabeth Bland
English Hebraist
female
1681
1712
Q5362430
133
Frances Norton, Lady Norton
English poet
female
poet writer
1644
1731-02-20
Q5478870
134
Georgiana Bloomfield, Baroness Bloomfield
author
female
writer
1822
1905
Q5548097
135
Katherine Chidley
Religious controversialist and Leveller (fl. 1616–1653)
female
politician
1616
1653
Q6376326
136
Lavinia Ryves
British royal imposter
female
1797-03-16
1871-12-07
Q6502739
137
Elizabeth Burnet
British philanthropist and devotional writer
female
writer
Great Britain
1661
1709
Q17352586
138
Elizabeth Fane
English writer and literary patron (c.1510 -1568)
female
writer patron of the arts
Kingdom of England
1510
1568
Holborn
Q18730257
139
Elizabeth Bowen Thompson
British missionary, educator, letter writer (1812/13–1869)
female
missionary educator writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1812 1813
1869-11
England
Q18759264
140
Mary Basset
English translator
female
translator
Kingdom of England
1520s
1572-03-20
Q21175645
141
Mary Spenser Pease
American author and poet
female
writer
United States of America
1851
Q28044852
142
Lucy Flucker Knox
female
1756-08-02
1824-06-20
Boston
Thomaston
Q28828531
143
Honoré Willsie Morrow
1880-1940 , novelist
female
novelist
1880
1940-04-12
Q55720877
144
Anna Farquhar Bergengren
American writer, editor
female
writer
United States of America
1865-12-23
Brookville
Q56073269
145
Marie Bruneau des Loges
female
salonnière
1585
1641-06
Troyes
Haute-Vienne
Q3292398
146
Cornelia Hancock
American Civil War nurse
female
nurse
1839
1926
Hancock's Bridge
Atlantic City
Q5171166
147
Elizabeth Tollet
British poet
female
poet writer
Great Britain
1694
1754
Q5363623
148
Elizabeth Trentham, Countess of Oxford
2nd wife of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
female
England
1562
1612
Rocester
Q5363641
149
Margaret Chappellsmith
British activist
female
1806
1883
Q16063047
150
Anne Lutton
Lutton, Anne (1791–1881), Wesleyan Methodist preacher
female
preacher
United Kingdom
1791-12-16
1881-08-22
Moira
Bristol
Q18572257
151
Caroline Perthes
German writer
female
author
Germany
1774-02-07
1821-08-28
Wandsbek
Hamburg
Q20980058
152
Lady Henrietta Hope
Scottish benefactor
female
benefactor
Great Britain
1750
1786-01-01
Scotland
Bristol
Q27530812
153
Abigail Becker
Canadian woman noted for saving strander sailors
female
1830
1905
Q4667666
154
Anna Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury
English countess
female
1642
1702-04-20
Bromsgrove
Q4767529
155
Catherine Talbot
English writer
female
almoner
1721-05
1770-01-09
Q5052938
156
Elizabeth Tailboys, 4th Baroness Tailboys of Kyme
politician
female
politician
1520s
1560
Q5363598
157
Mari-Luci Jaramillo
American diplomat
female
diplomat
1928-06-19
Q6760877
158
Nancy Fowler McCormick
American philanthropist
female
1835
1923
Brownsville
Lake Forest
Q6962689
159
Janie Porter Barrett
Harmon prize winner
female
teacher social worker suffragist
United States of America
1865-08-09
1948-08-27
Athens
Q15487728
160
Sarah Martin
British philanthropist
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1791
1843-10-15
Q15503096
161
Joyce Lewis
English protestant martyr
female
1557-12-18
Q18674050
162
Gertrude Dills McKee
American politician from North Carolina
female
politician
United States of America
1885-06-08
1948-11-27
Q21070190
163
Harriet L. Leete
American Red Cross nurse during World War I
female
nurse
1871-12-14
1927-11-19
Q39656256
164
Cynthia Taggart
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1801
1849
Q41544190
165
Nicole d'Oliva
1761
1789
Q64486955
166
Lydia Mary Fay
American missionary and educator in Shanghai
female
missionary educator
United States of America
1804
1878-10-05
Q66750868
167
Constantia Grierson
Irish writer
female
author poet erudite writer
1705 1704
1732-12-02
Kilkenny
Dublin
Q5163680
168
Dorothy, Lady Pakington
English supporter of learned clerics, religious writer
female
writer
United Kingdom
1623
1679
Q5298277
169
Elizabeth Thomas
English poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom
1675 1677
1731
Q5363613
170
Ellen Henrietta Ranyard
British writer
female
writer
1810-01-09
1879-02-11
Q5364878
171
Frances Neville, Baroness Bergavenny
English writer and aristocrat
female
writer
Kingdom of England
1540
1576
Q5478865
172
Margaret Tyndal Winthrop
American writer
female
writer
1591
1647
Q6759979
173
Mary Chandler
British writer
female
poet writer
1687
1745
Q6779200
174
Agnes Weston
British philanthropist
female
writer
United Kingdom
1840-03-26
1918-10-23
London
Q16059564
175
Margaret Polson Murray
Canadian social reformer, editor
female
editor social reformer
1865-07-20
1927-01-27
Q19518311
176
Julia Glover
Irish actress
female
actor
1779
1850
Q6306431
177
Nicholasa Mohr
American writer of Puerto Rican descent
female
novelist
United States of America
1938-11-01
Manhattan
Q7026503
178
Rachel Speght
poet and polemicist
female
poet writer
1597 1598
Q7279408
179
Ruby Ross Wood
interior decorator
female
interior designer
1881-10-26
1950-02-18
Q7376379
180
Sarah Hall Boardman
missionary
female
missionary
1803-11-04
1845-09-03
Alstead
Saint Helena
Q7422362
181
Dora E. Schoonmaker
female
missionary
United States of America
1851-11-14
1934-12-05
New York
Q11323514
182
Mary Anne Sadlier
novelist
female
poet writer
United States of America
1820
1903
Cootehill
Q13563048
183
Joan Imogen Howard
American educator and principal from Massachusetts, USA
female
1851
1937-11-08
Q28823215
184
Elizabeth Margaretta Maria Gilbert
British activist
female
1826
1885
Q5363159
185
Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck
British writer and activist
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1778-11-25
1856-08-29
Birmingham
Q6778952
186
Martha Bratton
American patriot
female
1749
1816
Q16230279
187
Estelle Massey Osborne
female
nurse pedagogue
1901-05-03
1981-12-12
Palestine
Q33702023
188
Mary Sewall Gardner
American nurse
female
nurse
United States of America
1871-02-05
1961-02-20
Q43297587
189
Sarah Jay
wife of Supreme Court Justice John Jay
female
politician
1756
1802
Bedford
Q43810719
190
Lilliard of Ancrum
heroine in English defeat at Battle of Ancrum Moor, 1545
female
soldier
Scotland
1545
Maxton, Roxburghshire
Q50298426
191
Cecily Ullmann Sidgwick
British fiction writer and novelist
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1854
1934
Q58237078
192
Anne Mackenzie
British writer
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1813
1877
Q4768579
193
Christiana Edmunds
British murderer
female
1829
1907
Q5110417
194
Mary Monck
Irish poet
female
poet writer
Ireland
1678
1715
Q6780359
195
Mrs. Alexander Fraser
novelist
female
novelist
1829
1908
Q6929696
196
Henrietta Knight, Lady Luxborough
English poet and letter-writer
female
poet writer
Great Britain
1699
1756-03
Q16859358
197
Belle Coddington
female
teacher
1842-12-30
1920-12-26
Q66948605
198
Sophia Thoreau
American book editor
female
naturalist
United States of America
1819
Q71351370
199
John B. Pierce
American businessman
male
businessperson
1844-06-02
1917-06-23
Q6220082
200
Lady Elizabeth Hastings
English benefactor and the daughter of the 7th Earl of Huntingdon
female
1682-04-19
1739-12-21
Q6470124
201
Elizabeth Smith
English translator, linguist, and Biblical scholar
female
translator biblical scholar orientalist
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1776-12
1806-08-07
Durham
Coniston, Cumbria
Q16859105
202
Susan Elizabeth Tracy
female
1878
1928
Q24680667
203
Maria Jane Bancroft Browne
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1819-12-19
1908-08-15
Northampton
Springfield
Q28039472
204
Mary Perkins
female
nurse
1839-05-05
1893-11-18
Q30314711
205
Elizabeth Brydges
Maid of Honour to Elizabeth I of England
female
maid of honour
Kingdom of England
1574
1617
Q44344095
206
Catherine Maria Bury, countess of Charleville
(1762-1851)
female
architect
Kingdom of Ireland
1762
1851
Q64706961
207
Elspeth Buchan
Founder of the Buchanites
female
1738
1791
Q5367721
208
Florida Scott-Maxwell
American writer
female
writer suffragette
United States of America
1883-09-14
1979-03-06
Q5461582
209
Louisa Picquet
American slave
female
1828
1896-06-11
Q6688548
210
Mary Jones
English poet (1707-1778)
female
poet writer
1707-03-08
1778-02-10
Q6779954
211
Sapphira
Q37946284
212
Antonia Hernandez
female
lawyer
1948
Torreón
Q59655827
213
Catherina Boevey
English philanthropist
female
1669
1726
Q5052495
214
Eliza Fletcher
British autobiographer and travel writer
female
autobiographer
United Kingdom
1770-01-15
1858-02-05
Yorkshire
Edinburgh
Q5362129
215
Elizabeth Carew
Mistress of Henry VIII
female
1500s
1546
Q5362530
216
Mary Unwin
friend of William Cowper
female
1724
1796
Q6780871
217
Agnes Surriage Frankland
American taverne maid
female
1726
1783-04-23
Q15430619
218
Connie Guion
US physician
female
physician
1882-08-29
1971-04-30
New York City
Q16007013
219
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher
British deaconess
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1739-09-12
1815-12-08
Leytonstone
Madeley
Q16857609
220
Alexina Ruthquist
Scottish missionary
female
missionary
1848-09-08
1892-09-05
Scotland
Q18526398
221
Alice Lucy
puritan gentlewoman
female
1594
1648-08
Q18729963
222
Susan Blanchard Elder
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1835
1923
Q18912186
223
Honora Burke
(1674-1698)
female
1674
1698
Q21055142
224
Anne Townshend, Marchioness Townshend
British noblewoman
female
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1754
1819-03-29
Q46152036
225
Ann Yearsley
English poet, writer (1753–1806)
female
poet novelist playwright writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1753-07-08
1806-05-06
Bristol
Melksham
Q4766761
226
Florence Sarah Lees
nurse
female
nurse
1840-03-31
1922-10-19
Q5460775
227
Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick
Irish writer
female
diarist
1625-11-08
1678-04-12
Q6780600
228
Lady Catherine Killigrew
English gentlewoman and scholar
female
writer
Kingdom of England
1530
1583-12-27
England
London
Q17484485
229
Elizabeth L. Davis
female
suffragist
1855
1944
Peoria
Chicago
Q20739011
230
Grizel Cochrane
figure from 17th century Scottish lore
female
Q55613018
231
Zilpah P. Grant Banister
American academic
female
educator
United States of America
1794-05-30
1874-12-03
Q8071931
232
Pauline Bradford Mackie
American writer of historical fiction
female
novelist
1873-07-05
1956
Q27888940
233
Jane Elizabeth Larcombe
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1829-01-13
1892-06-21
Q28039077
234
Kate Cumming
American Confederate Civil War nurse and writer
female
nurse
1835
1909-06-05
Edinburgh
Birmingham
Q28805564
235
Martha Johnson Patterson
White House hostess to her father, President Andrew Johnson
female
1828-10-25
1901-07-10
Q38416515
236
Tamsen Donner
pioneer and member of the Donner Party
female
1801
1847
Q39080658
237
Caroline Mehitable Fisher Sawyer
American writer, editor, biographer
female
writer translator poet biographer
United States of America
1812-12-10
1894-05-19
Newton
Somerville
Q40247264
238
Almira Fales
American nurse and philanthropist
female
nurse
United States of America
1809-10-24
1868-11-08
Q4733832
239
Nicostrate
Greek nymph
female
Q12134676
240
Argentaria Polla
female
0050s
Q12898817
241
Sarah Althea Hill
female
1850-03-26
1937-02-14
Q19880237
242
Agnes Broun
Mother of Robert Burns
female
1732-03-17
1820-01-14
Culzean Castle
East Lothian
Q4693018
243
Frances Vane, Viscountess Vane
British memoirist
female
memoirist dancer
Great Britain
1715
1788-03-31
London
Mayfair
Q5478989
244
Kate Moore
American lighthouse keeper
female
1795
1900
Q6375667
245
Lady Bridget Manners
English noble
female
Kingdom of England
1604-07-24
Q6469997
246
Phoebe Pember
American nurse
female
nurse
1823-08-18
1913-03-04
Q7186682
247
Roberta Lawson
American activist
female
politician
United States of America
1878-10-31
1940-12-31
Tulsa
Q7351519
248
Job's wife
female
Q16070970
249
Charles Henrotin
male
business executive
1843-04-15
1914-07-25
Belgium
Q24263803
250
Nina Gage
American nurse
female
writer nurse medical writer
1883-06-09
1946
Q26998110
251
Charlotte Elizabeth McKay
American editor, nurse, anti-suffragist
female
nurse editor suffragist
United States of America
1818-08-02
1894-04-10
Maine
Q27729611
252
Mary Loomis
female
Q30314687
253
Melinda Rankin
US-American missionary, teacher, and writer (1811-1888)
female
non-fiction writer writer missionary teacher
United States of America
1811-03-21
1888-12-07
Q66065678
254
Jane Thomas
American revolutionary
female
1720
1811-04-16
Q6152836
255
Lady Lucy Whitmore
English hymn writer (1792 - 1840)
female
hymnwriter writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1792-01-22
1840-05-17
England
Q43386749
256
Eleanor Ambrose
Irish beauty and heiress
female
1718
1816
Q5354217
257
Grace Hoadley Dodge
American philanthropist
female
manual worker
United States of America
1856-05-21
1914-12-27
New York City
Q5591212
258
Joan Boughton
English martyr
female
1494-04-28
Q6204875
259
Mary Arundell
courtier
female
lady-in-waiting
1557
Q16153180
260
Agnes Jones Adams
African American activist and teacher
female
1858
1923-04
Baltimore
Q21664660
261
Eleanor Munro
female
art historian
1928
Cleveland
Q28131269
262
Tey Diana Rebolledo
editor and literary critic
female
1937
Q61800055
263
Dorothy Shaver
American businesswoman and president of Lord & Taylor
female
executive
1893-07-29
1959-06-29
Q21069509
264
Sara Hall Browne
American author and poet
female
writer
United States of America
1883-07-18
Massachusetts
Q28039359
265
Bernardine Hamaekers
female
singer
Belgium
1836-06-12
1912-10-24
Leuven
Brussels -Capital Region
Q29057201
266
Caroline Macdonald
female
missionary
Canada
1874
1931
Q30608714
267
Amanda M. Edmond
gender: female birth/death: 1824-1862 VIAF[72739249] LCAuth[n82084383]
female
writer poet
United States of America
1824
1862
Q63440176
268
Gertrude Bustill Mossell
African-American journalist
female
journalist suffragist
United States of America
1855-07-03
1948-01-21
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Q5553286
269
Marion Ladewig
American ten-pin bowler
female
bowler
United States of America
1914-10-30
2010-04-16
Grand Rapids
Q6765277
270
Sarah Osborn
American author
female
writer
United States of America
1714-02-22
1796-08-02
Q7422659
271
Elizabeth Hussey Whittier
sister of John Greenleaf Whittier; poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1815
1864
Q15983967
272
Susannah Taylor
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1755-03-29
1823
Norwich
Q19946072
273
Cordelia Harvey
female
1824
1895
Q24034945
274
Mary Jane Windle
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1825-02-16
Wilmington
Q27976631
275
Cynthia Stockley
female
writer
1873-07-07
1936-01-15
Bloemfontein
London
Q28957204
276
Ruth Sinnotte
female
1823-02-14
1897-05-29
Manlius
Q30314717
277
Diamond Tooth Lil
early 20th century American cultural icon of wealth and libertine burlesque
female
entertainer
1975-06-18
Q43062481
278
Hannah Ayscough
mother of Isaac Newton
female
farmer
England
1623
1679
Market Overton
Stamford
Q3126832
279
Anna Etheridge
American Civil War nurse
female
nurse
1839
1913 1913-01-23
Q4766986
280
Anne Moncure Crane
American writer
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1838-01-07
1872-12-10
Q4768657
281
Charlotte, Lady Campbell-Bannerman
Wife of British Prime Minister
female
1832
1906
Q5085795
282
Mary Armine
learned English gentlewoman and benefactor
female
1594
1676-03-06
Q16197310
283
Louisa Daniell
Daniell [née Drake], Louisa (1808/9–1871), philanthropist
female
1808
Q18559817
284
Sarah Grubb
English Quaker minister and author
female
minister
1756-06-20
1790-12-08
York
Q18757119
285
Gladys Avery Tillett
American political organizer and activist
female
1891-03-19
1984-09-21
Q29916916
286
Anne Wallace Howland
American librarian
female
librarian
United States of America
1866-10-25
1960-11-09
Athens
Q56650614
287
Anna Schlatter-Bernet
Swiss author
female
author writer
Switzerland
1773-11-05 1773-11-03
1826-02-25
St. Gallen
St. Gallen
Q563175
288
Elinor Mordaunt
British writer
female
writer
United Kingdom
1872-05-07
1942-06-25
Q5361159
289
Elizabeth Wheeler Andrew
author
female
writer
1845
1917
Q15945484
290
Maxine Baca Zinn
American sociologist
female
sociologist
United States of America
1942-06-11
New Mexico
Q17022961
291
Ann Cutler
(1759–1794), hand-loom weaver and Methodist evangelist
female
weaver
Great Britain
1759
1794-12-29
Thornley-with-Wheatley
Macclesfield
Q18572227
292
Clara Noyes
American nurse
female
nurse
United States of America
1869-10-03
1936-06-03
Q26998228
293
Delphine de Sabran Custine
female
writer
France
1770-03-18
1826-07-15
Q42529327
294
Louise Taft
Mother of U.S. President William Howard Taft
female
United States of America
1827-09-11
1907-12-08
Boston
Q1116352
295
Sara
biblical figure
female
Q2224149
296
Barbara Heck
Early American Methodist
female
1734
1804-08-17
Q4858969
297
Maria Gowen Brooks
US-American poet, writer (1794-1845)
female
poet writer
United States of America
1794
1845-11-11
Medford
Q6761234
298
Matilda Tone
Wife of Tone, (Theobald) Wolfe (1763–1798), Irish nationalist and political writer
female
writer
1769-06-17
1849-03-18
Dublin
Georgetown
Q18529317
299
Anne Bailey
American storyteller
female
revolutionary
1742
1825-11-22 1825-11-25
Liverpool
Harrison
Q4768148
300
Joan Joyce
American softball player, volleyball player, basketball player, professional golfer and coach
female
softball player
United States of America
1940-08-18
Waterbury
Q6205175
301
Maud Ballington Booth
American activist
female
writer
United States of America
1865-09-13
1948-08-26
Q6792203
302
Mabelle Gilman Corey
American actress
female
singer actor stage actor
United States of America
1874-12-04
1960-11-14
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Q13560303
303
Mary Fisher
missionary
female
missionary
1623
1698
Yorkshire
Q16859689
304
Julia A. Ames
American journalist, editor, temperance reformer
female
journalist
United States of America
1861-10-14
1891-12-12
Boston
Q27693221
305
Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan
American writer and editor
female
writer editor biographer
1838-08-15
1923-02-22
Petersburg, Missouri
Q28137087
306
Frances Boothby
English playwright
female
playwright writer
Kingdom of England
1669
1670
Q1440790
307
Wendy Lucero-Schayes
American diver
female
competitive diver
United States of America
1963-06-26
Q7982702
308
Elizabeth Walker
female
pharmacist
1623
1690
Q16848709
309
Alice Marval
English doctor and missionary
female
academic
1865-01-26
1904-01-04
Q26263348
310
Alphonse de Bourboulon
male
diplomat explorer
France
1809-12-05
1877-02-28
Troyes
Q26702314
311
Vicki L. Ruiz
American historian
female
historian
United States of America
1955-05-21
Atlanta
Q28972651
312
Eka Esu Williams
Nigerian immunologist and activist
female
activist
1950
Q41502176
313
Elizabeth Creed
British amateur artist
female
painter
Great Britain
1642
1728-05
Titchmarsh
Oundle
Q5362637
314
Georgina Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury
Wife of British Prime Minister
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1827
1899-11-20
Paddington
Hatfield House
Q5548243
315
Jarena Lee
American preacher
female
writer
1783
1850
Q6160129
316
Jessie Bartlett Davis
American opera singer
female
actor opera singer stage actor
United States of America
1861
1905
Q6187614
317
Julia, Lady Inglis
British diarist
female
diarist
1833-04-19
1904-02-03
Beckenham
Q6306127
318
Mary Louisa Whately
English missionary
female
missionary
1824-08-31
1889-03-09
Q6780146
319
Anna Hinderer
British missionary to Ibadan in Nigeria
female
missionary
1827
1870
Hempnall
Martham
Q18534771
320
Juana Briones de Miranda
American businesswoman
female
businessperson
United States of America
1804
1889
Branciforte
Palo Alto
Q6301436
321
Rebecca Lukens
American businesswoman
female
businessperson
United States of America
1794
1854
Q7301817
322
Emma Booth
British Salvation Army officer
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1860-01-08
1903-10-28
Q4940053
323
Charlotte Payne-Townshend
Irish writer
female
political activist
Ireland
1859
1943-09-12
Ireland
Q5086093
324
Jane Edna Hunter
African-American social worker
female
social worker
United States of America
1882-12-13
1971-01-19
Pendleton
Cleveland
Q6152178
325
Margaret Haughery
American philanthropist
female
1813
1882
Q6759497
326
Mildred Cooke
English noblewoman and translator
female
translator lady-in-waiting
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1526
1589-04-04
Romford
Strand
Q13420582
327
Lydia Jane Wheeler Peirson
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1802
1862
Q17009267
328
Eunice Kanenstenhawi Williams
Native American captive
female
1696-09-17
1785-11-26
Deerfield
Q5409757
329
Judith Madan
British writer
female
poet writer
1702-08-26
1781-12-07
Q6303553
330
Mrs Henry de la Pasture
British writer
female
novelist
Kingdom of Italy
1866
1945-10-30
Naples
Q6929950
331
Adèle Hommaire de Hell
French woman of letters (1819-1883)
female
writer
France
1819 1810-01-04
1883
Arbois
Q16916473
332
Myfanwy Fychan
female
Q18535828
333
Susannah Rosse
English miniature painter
female
painter
Kingdom of England
1652 1655
1700
Q18672368
334
Louisa Caroline Tuthill
American children's book author
female
writer philosopher children's writer architecture critic architect
United States of America
1798 1799-07-06
1879 1879-06-01
New Haven
Q18911259
335
Elizabeth Bury
English writer
female
diarist physician
1644
1720
Q5362499
336
Elizabeth Younge
English actress
female
actor
1740
1797
Q5363780
337
Esther Johnson
Friend of Jonathan Swift
female
writer
1681-03-18
1728-01-28
Q5401209
338
Robert Russa Moton
American educator and writer
male
writer
1867-08-26
1940-05-31
Amelia County
Q7349430
339
Frances Bunsen
Welsh painter and author
female
painter Hostess biographer writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1791
1876-04 1876
Bedfordshire
Q15456194
340
Mary Barber
Irish poet
female
poet writer
1685 1690
1755 1757
Q15459062
341
Mary Jane Middlemass
English novelist
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1834
1919-11-04
London
Q15961864
342
Eliza Happy Morton
American author, educator
female
writer
1852-07-15
1916
Westbrook
Q28379159
343
Eliza Townsend
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1788-06
1854-01-12
Boston
Boston
Q41545590
344
Cornelia Connelly
American nun, foundress, venerable
female
nun organizational founder
United States of America
1809-01-15
1879-04-18
Philadelphia
St Leonards-on-Sea
Q5171155
345
Margaretta Faugères
US-American writer (1771-1801)
female
poet novelist playwright essayist writer
United States of America
1771
1801
Brooklyn
Q6760104
346
Susanna Blamire
British writer
female
poet writer
Great Britain
1747
1794
Q7648643
347
Rosamond Davenport Hill
English social reformer and educational administrator
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1825-08-04
1902-08-06
Chelsea
Oxford
Q18527650
348
Mary Elizabeth Moragne
American author, diarist
female
poet writer diarist
United States of America
1815
1903
Q18911883
349
Camille D'Arville
light opera singer and vaudevillean
female
opera singer
1863-06-21
1932-09-09
Q32053824
350
Sally Milgrim
American fashion designer and businesswoman
female
fashion designer businessperson
United States of America
1891 1898-04-21
1994-06-11 1994-06-16
New York City
Miami
Q67605878
351
Anne de Melun
French noblewoman, hospital founder
female
1619-03-02
1679-08-13
Q2851358
352
Bona Lombarda
female
mercenary
1417
1468
Cosio Valtellino
Methoni
Q3642004
353
Mary Fitton
possible Dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets
female
maid of honour lady-in-waiting
1578-06
1647
Gawsworth
Q4948169
354
Della Fox
American actor, singer and comedian
female
actor stage actor
United States of America
1870-10-13
1913-06-15
St. Louis
New York City
Q5254160
355
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen
United States author, editor, abolitionist
female
writer newspaper editor hymnwriter abolitionist
United States of America
1787-08-15
1860-01-26
Boston
Brookline
Q5362163
356
Martha Laurens Ramsay
diarist and letter writer
female
historian memoirist
United States of America
1759-11-03
1811-06-10
Charleston
Q6774460
357
Mary Torrans Lathrap
American poet, preacher, suffragist, social reformer
female
poet writer suffragist
United States of America
1838-04-25
1895-01-03
Jackson
Jackson
Q41980112
358
Mary Augusta Dix Gray
Early missionary to Oregon and Idaho in 1838. Mother to first White child west of the Rockies.
female
missionary teacher
United States of America
1810-01-02
1881-12-08
Champlain
Clatskanie
Q60580283
359
Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt
female
Germany
1741-12-08
1796-11-19
Berlin
Tegel
Q1618375
360
Anna Maria Charretie
English miniature and oil painter
female
painter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1819-05-05
1875-10-05
Vauxhall
Campden Hill
Q4767289
361
Emily Geiger
American revolutionary war heroine
female
courier
United States of America
1765
1825
South Carolina
Q5372174
362
Margaret Anne Cargill
philanthropist and heiress
female
philanthropist heiress
United States of America
1920-09-24
2006-08-01
Los Angeles
Q6759143
363
Sophie Irene Loeb
American journalist
female
journalist social worker
United States of America
1876-07-04
1929-01-18
Q7563012
364
Annie Warburton Goodrich
American nurse
female
nurse
United States of America
1866-02-06
1954-12-31
New Brunswick
East Hampton
Q14954659
365
Eliza Thompson
American temperance activist
female
manual worker
1816-08-24
1905-11-03
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Q15458473
366
May Crommelin
Anglo-Irish novelist and travel writer
female
writer novelist travel writer
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1850
1930
Carrowdore
Q15463324
367
Wilma Victor
Choctaw educator
female
educator teacher
United States of America
1919-11-05
1987-11-15
Idabel
Q21280821
368
Trưng Trắc
female
Q25418142
369
Viola Meynell
Meynell, Viola (1886-1956), poet and author
female
author writer poet short story writer novelist
United Kingdom
1885-10-15
1956-10-27
London
Greatham, West Sussex
Q2527389
370
Charlotte Charke
British actor and writer
female
novelist writer
Great Britain
1713-01-13
1760-04-06
London
London
Q3666715
371
Mary Donlon Alger
American lawyer and politician
female
judge
United States of America
1893-08-25
1977-03-05
Utica
Tucson
Q6779329
372
Eleanor Davies
English poet
female
poet writer
1590
1652
Q16859685
373
Henrietta O'Neill
British poet and patron of the arts
female
poet writer
Ireland
1758
1793
Q18810760
374
Pamela Bianco
American painter
female
painter
United States of America
1906-12-31
1994
London
Q20988977
375
Lady Mary Chudleigh
British writer
female
poet writer
Kingdom of England
1656
1710
Q6470416
376
Mabel Robinson
American writer of children's books
female
writer children's writer
United States of America
1874-07-19
1962-02-21
Q6721512
377
Nancy Gardner Prince
writer
female
manual worker writer suffragist
United States of America
1799 1799-09-15
1856
Newburyport
Q6962698
378
Tryphena of Rome
female
Q7848786
379
Charlotte Bradford
nurse during the American Civil War
female
nurse
United States of America
1813-06-20
1893
Duxbury
Q14954650
380
Isabella Graham
American philanthropist
female
educator
United States of America
1742-07-29
1814-07-27
Q16210464
381
Léonide Leblanc
French actress
female
actor
France
1842-12-08
1894-01-31
Paris
Q16336076
382
Amanda McFarland
American missionary
female
missionary
1837
1898
Q27039045
383
Lucretia Newman Coleman
Canadian-born African-American writer
female
writer novelist journalist
1854
1948-07-31
Dresden
Q28843782
384
Elisabeth Marbury
American literary and talent agent; translator
female
literary agent translator
United States of America
1856-06-19
1933-01-22
New York City
New York City
Q1330129
385
Elizabeth Dickens
née Elizabeth Barrow; mother of Victorian-era novelist Charles Dickens
female
United Kingdom
1789-12-21
1863-09-13
Q4166985
386
Dorothy Quincy
First Lady of Massachutts
female
First Lady
United States of America
1747-05-10
1830-02-03
Boston
Boston
Q5298600
387
James F. Reed
Irish businessman
male
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1800-11-14
1874-07-24 1874-06-24
County Armagh
San Jose
Q6133708
388
Mary Greenleaf Clement Leavitt
American missionary, activist
female
suffragist
United States of America
1830
1912
Boston
Q6779675
389
Rebecca Boone
American pioneer
female
explorer
1739-01-09
1813-03-18
Winchester
St. Charles County
Q7301672
390
Rebecca Brewton Motte
American colonist
female
1737
1815
Q7301677
391
Mary Leapor
British writer
female
poet writer
Great Britain
1722-02-26
1746-11-12
Brackley
Q15493900
392
Narcissa Edith White Kinney
American temperance worker
female
1854 1854-07-24
1901-01-05
Grove City
Q39487324
393
Rosa Nouchette Carey
British writer
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1840-09-24 1840-09-27
1909-07-19
Bow
Putney
Q4251145
394
Janet Hamilton
Scottish poet and writer
female
poet essayist writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1795-10-12
1873-10-27
Lanarkshire
Q6153384
395
Willielma Campbell
Scottish evangelical
female
1741
1786-06-17
Galloway
Edinburgh
Q8021935
396
Jane Hyde, Countess of Clarendon
English courtier (c.1672–1725)
female
courtier
Kingdom of England Great Britain
1672
1725-05-24
Q18529948
397
Paula Edwardes
actor
female
actor
1870s
2000s
New York City
Q28967163
398
Alix de Lamartine
French writer
female
writer
France
1766-11-08
1829-11-16
Lyon
Mâcon
Q2837302
399
Martha Blount
friend of Alexander Pope
female
writer
1690-10-15
1762
Q6774344
400
Virginia Earle
American actress
female
actor stage actor
United States of America
1873-08-06
1937-09-21
Cincinnati
Englewood
Q7934256
401
Jane Lane, Lady Fisher
English Royalist
female
England
1626
1689-09-09
Walsall
Q15501138
402
Clementina Stirling Graham
British writer
female
writer
1782-05
1877-08-23
Angus
Q16063821
403
Lydia Sellon
British founder of the Society of the Most Holy Trinity
female
nun
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1821
1876
Hampstead
West Malvern
Q18528792
404
Justina of Antioch
female
Antioch on the Orontes
İzmit
Q29094266
405
Marguerite Kirmse
female
visual artist
1885-12-14
1954-12-12
Q38378445
406
Kate Shelley
American railroad heroine
female
1865-09-25
1912-01-21
County Offaly
Moingona, Iowa
Q1312056
407
Agnes Jones
Irish humanitarian
female
nurse
1832
1868
Q3606637
408
Anna Hume
Scottish translator, poet, writer
female
translator poet writer
United Kingdom
1600
1700
Q4767095
409
Anna Mackenzie
Countess of Balcarres and of Argyll
female
historian memoirist
1621
1707
Brahan Castle
Q4836326
410
Graciela Olivarez
American civil rights lawyer
female
lawyer
United States of America
1928-03-09
1987-09-19
Q5591568
411
Harriet Grote
British writer
female
politician
1792
1878
Q5664138
412
Kate Chase
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1840-08-13
1899-07-31
Cincinnati
Washington, D.C.
Q6375425
413
Melesina Trench
Irish writer
female
diarist poet writer
Ireland
1768-03-22
1827-05-27
Dublin
Malvern
Q6812196
414
Polly Bemis
Chinese American pioneer
female
Empire of China
1853-09-11
1933-11-06
People's Republic of China
Q7225774
415
Sister Dora
19th century nurse
female
nurse
1832-01-16
1878-12-24
Q7531106
416
Irene Petrie
missionary to India
female
missionary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1864
1897-08-06
Kensington Park
Leh
Q18534183
417
Mary Masters
English poet and letter-writer (fl. 1733–1755)
female
poet writer
Great Britain
1694
1759
Q18733177
418
Madame de Fougeret
founder of the Society for Maternal Charity
female
philanthropist
1745
1818
Q63345156
419
Kate Simon
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1912-12-05
1990-02-04
Q6375785
420
Lucy Page Gaston
Anti-smoking advocate (1860-1924)
female
activist
United States of America
1860-05-19
1924-08-20
Delaware
Q6698445
421
Mary Berry
writer
female
author writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1763-03-16
1852-11-21
Crakehall
Q6779058
422
Mary Adelaide Nutting
American nursing administrator
female
nurse
1858-11-01
1948-10-03
Q14954668
423
Deborah Read Franklin
spouse of Benjamin Franklin
female
1708-02-14
1774-12-19
Birmingham
Q3020859
424
Anna Adams Gordon
American social reformer
female
songwriter children's writer writer suffragette
United States of America
1853-07-21
1931-06-15
Boston
Q4766809
425
John Marsh
American physician
male
physician
United States of America
1799
1856 1856-09-24
Danvers
Pacheco
Q6246838
426
Margaret Bayard Smith
American writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1778-02-20
1844-06-07
Pennsylvania
Q16859111
427
Nora A. Gordon
African American missionary and teacher
female
missionary teacher
1866-08-25
1901-01-26
Columbus
Atlanta
Q22274995
428
Susan Elizabeth Frazier
female
civil rights advocate teacher suffragist
United States of America
1864-05-29
1924-02-03
New York City
Q23540977
429
Adelaide Bartlett
alleged murderer of her husband
female
France
1855
2000s
Orléans
Q353964
430
Elizabeth Pepys
spouse of Samuel Pepys (1640 - 1669)
female
homekeeper
United Kingdom
1640-10-23
1669-11-10
Bideford
City of London
Q1330179
431
Emily Tennyson, Lady Tennyson
British noble
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1813-07-02
1896-08-10
Lincolnshire
Q3052396
432
Biddy Mason
American business woman
female
midwife nurse philanthropist
United States of America
1818-08-15
1891-01-15
Hancock County
Los Angeles
Q4904088
433
Catherine Hyde, Duchess of Queensbury
British duchess
female
writer
1701
1777
Q5052743
434
Mary Livingstone
wife of explorer David Livingstone
female
explorer
1821
1862
Griekwastad
Chupanga
Q6718112
435
Mary Porter
British actress
female
stage actor
1765-02-24
Q16203235
436
Anne Dowriche
English poet and historian
female
poet writer
1555s
1596
Q4768284
437
Eliza Jumel
American socialite
female
socialite
United States of America
1775-04-07 1775
1865-07-16
Newark
New York City
Q5362157
438
Esther de Berdt
American colonist
female
writer
1746-10-22
1780-09-18
Q5401328
439
Maria Louise Baldwin
Pioneering female African American educator
female
academic suffragist
United States of America
1856-09-13
1922-01-09
Cambridge
Q6761375
440
Bridget Divers
Irish immigrant who rode with the First Michigan Cavalry during the American Civil War
female
Q28848623
441
Abby Hutchinson Patton
American poet and singer
female
poet writer singer
United States of America
1829-08-29
1892-11-24 1892-11-23
Q38366166
442
Myn M. Hoffman
American nurse
female
military officer nurse
United States of America
1883-05-12
1951-01-05
Bradford
Bronxville
Q1956656
443
Eliza Emily Chappell Porter
First public school teacher in Chicago, Illinois
female
teacher
United States of America
1807-11-05 1801-11-05
1888-01-01
Geneseo
Santa Barbara
Q5362125
444
Kitty Wilkinson
Baths superintendent
female
1786
1860
Q6418618
445
Laetitia Pilkington
Irish poet
female
author poet writer
1709
1750
Q6471151
446
Elizabeth Grey, Countess of Kildare
English noblewoman
female
1497
1548
Q7249685
447
Grace Gethin
essayist
female
writer essayist
Kingdom of England
1676
1697-10-11
Q17355026
448
Lupe Serrano
female
ballet dancer
Chile
1930-12-07
Santiago
Q20638929
449
Susanna Carson Rijnhart
Canadian medical doctor, Protestant missionary, and Tibetan explorer
female
explorer physician missionary
Canada
1868
1908-02-07
Q2633532
450
Émilie Carles
French writer
female
writer
France
1900-05-29
1979-07-29
Val-des-Prés
Val-des-Prés
Q3588841
451
Ingeborg of Holstein
Abbess of Vadstena Abbey
female
nun
Sweden
1396
1465-10-14
Q10711974
Q4955673
452
Catherine Anne Warfield
American writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1816
1877
Q5052525
453
Grace S. Richmond
American writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1866
1959 1959-11-28
Q5591367
454
Muriel Lester
British activist
female
1883-12-09
1968-02-11
Q6938645
455
Lucy Anne Fitzgerald
Irish radical (1771-1851)
female
writer
1771-02-05
1851-01-20
Dublin
Q19325957
456
Emma Azalia Hackley
Singer and political activist
female
singer
1867
1922 1922-12-13
Murfreesboro
Detroit
Q20684152
457
Mary Elizabeth Burt
American writer and teacher
female
writer teacher
United States of America
1850-06-14
1918
Lake Geneva
Q22328343
458
Nancy Huston Banks
journalist
female
novelist journalist literary critic
1850
1934-04-06
Q30028068
459
Charlotte Saumaise de Chazan
female
poet writer
France
1619
1693-04-13
Paris
Palais-Royal
Q51839186
460
Ann Street Barry
British actress (1734-1801)
female
actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1734
1801-11-29
Q4766691
461
Derbforgaill
Irish princess
female
1108
1193
County Meath
Ireland
Q5261384
462
Jessie Fothergill
British novelist
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1851
1891-06-28
Manchester
Bern
Q17354425
463
Ermenilda of Ely
seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint
female
<some value>
0700
Q2002608
464
Pearl Starr
American businesswoman
female
prostitute procurer madam
United States of America
1868-09
1925-07-06
Missouri
Douglas
Q2065897
465
Helen Barrett Montgomery
American writer and Christian activist
female
translator Bible translator
United States of America
1861-07-31
1934-10-19
Q13563038
466
Margaret Godolphin
British courtier
female
courtier
United Kingdom
1652-08-02
1678-09-09
Whitehall
Q17355219
467
Carmen Lomas Garza
Mexican-American artist and illustrator
female
artist painter illustrator
United States of America
1948-09-12
Kingsville
Q5043505
468
Charlotte Duplessis-Mornay
French writer
female
poet writer
France
1548-02-01
1606-05-15
Q5085921
469
Letitia Youmans
Canadian activist
female
activist
Canada
1827-01-03
1896-07-16
Baltimore, Ontario
Toronto
Q6533420
470
Elizabeth Bogart
American author and poet
female
writer poet
United States of America
1795-12-08
1879-05-12
New York City
New York
Q27686292
471
Leonor de Cisneros
Spanish martyr
female
Spain
1536
1568-09-26
Valladolid
Valladolid
Q1819481
472
Catherine Blake
British printer
female
painter
1762-04-25
1831-10-18
Q5052545
473
Elizabeth Charles
English writer
female
writer novelist poet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1828-01-02
1896-03-28
Tavistock
Hampstead
Q5362566
474
Françoise de Rohan
French noble
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1540
1591-12-01
Beauvoir-sur-Mer
Q3086646
475
Joan Waste
English martyr
female
politician
1534
1556-08-01
Derby
Derby
Q3303523
476
Lucrezia Gonzaga
Italian writer
female
writer
1522-07-21
1576-02-11
Gazzuolo
Mantua
Q3839024
477
Hannah Kilham
Methodist missionary
female
linguist missionary
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1774-08-12
1832-03-31
Sheffield
sea
Q5648873
478
Harriet Theresa Comstock
American writer
female
writer novelist children's writer
United States of America
1860
1925
Nichols
Q5664346
479
Kady Brownell
American vivandière
female
vivandière
United States of America
1842
1915-01-14
Kaffraria
New York City
Q6345814
480
Mary Macarthur
British labour organizer
female
politician suffragette trade unionist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1880-08-13 1880
1921-01-01 1921
Ayr
Golders Green
Q6780213
481
Maria Jane Jewsbury
English writer and literary reviewer
female
writer poet literary critic
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1800-10-25
1833-10-04
Measham
Pune
Q17355615
482
Mabel Dearmer
British writer and illustrator
female
illustrator writer children's writer
1872-03-22
1915-07-11
Serbia
Q21069889
483
Mae Nolan
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1886-09-20
1973-07-09
San Francisco
Sacramento
Q571792
484
Catherine Douglas
Scottish lady-in-waiting
female
Q1115967
485
Sinéad de Valera
wife of Eamon de Valera (1878–1975)
female
Ireland
1878-06-03
1975-01-07
Balbriggan
Santry
Q3778079
486
Maria Maddalena Morelli
Italian poet
female
poet writer
1727-03-17
1800-11-08
Pistoia
Florence
Q3847408
487
Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel
English countess and poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom
1557-03-21
1630-04-19
Carlisle
Shifnal
Q4768458
488
Domne Eafe
granddaughter of King Eadbald of Kent
female
nun
Kingdom of Kent
0650s
Minster
Q5291302
489
Elizabeth Hoby
English noblewoman
female
translator
1528
1609
Gidea Hall
Bisham
Q5362982
490
Elizabeth Lucar
English calligrapher
female
calligrapher
1510
1537-10-29
Q5363125
491
Emily Chubbuck
American poet
female
biographer writer poet
United States of America
1817-08-23
1854-06-01
Eaton
Hamilton
Q5372110
492
Rachel Russell, Baroness Russell
English noblewoman, heiress, and author
female
writer
Great Britain
1636
1723-09-29
Titchfield
London
Q6832998
493
Penina Moise
Jewish-American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1797-04-23
1880-09-13
Charleston
Charleston
Q7162900
494
Mary Eliza Kennard
English novelist and writer of non-fiction
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1850
1936
Q15960716
495
Elizabeth Percy, Countess of Northumberland
English noble
female
1646
1690-09-19
Q16859793
496
Lady Ann Cunningham
Scottish noblewoman
female
resistance fighter
Kingdom of Scotland
1580
1646 1647
Glencairn
Edinburgh
Q4813
497
Frances Payne Bingham Bolton
American politician
female
politician field of work
United States of America
1885-03-29
1977-03-09
Cleveland
Lyndhurst
Q599174
498
Caitlin Thomas
English writer
female
author autobiographer
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1913-12-08
1994-07-31
Hammersmith
Catania
Q3405200
499
Annie French Hector
writer
female
novelist
1825
1902-07-10
Q4668843
500
Anne Grant
British writer
female
poet historian writer
1755-02-21
1838-11-07
Glasgow
Q4768392
501
Hannah Marshman
British missionary
female
missionary
1767-05-13
1847-03-05
Q5648884
502
Harriet Newell
American missionary, memoirist
female
missionary writer
United States of America
1793-10
1812-11-30
Haverhill
Mauritius
Q5664265
503
Jane Lumley
English translator
female
translator
1537
1578
Q6152506
504
Kate Barnard
American sociologist
female
sociologist politician
United States of America
1875-05-23
1930-02-23
Geneva
Oklahoma City
Q6375354
505
Corinna Shattuck
American educator and missionary in Turkey
female
teacher missionary
United States of America
1848-04-21
1910-05-25
Louisville
Q19820562
506
Maria James
Welsh-born American poet
female
poet writer domestic worker
Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1793-10-11
1868-09-11
Wales
Rhinebeck
Q20746827
507
Lilian Bell
American novelist, travel writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1867
1929
Chicago
Q27888932
508
Charlotte Stieglitz
German writer (1806-1834)
female
writer
Germany
1806-06-18
1834-12-29
Hamburg
Berlin
Q1067350
509
Cornelia Knight
English writer
female
linguist autobiographer translator
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1757
1837-12-17
London
Paris
Q3723540
510
Denise Chavez
American writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1948-08-15
Las Cruces
Q5257636
511
Mary Anne Disraeli
Wife of British Prime Minister
female
politician
1792
1872
Q6778938
512
Eugénie Luce
French educator
female
educator
France
1804
1882
Montrichard
Q16063154
513
Peggy Hull
American journalist
female
journalist photographer
United States of America
1889-12-30
1967-06-19
Bennington
Q2365609
514
Amanda Smith
American slave
female
missionary evangelist
1837-01-23
1915-02-24
Q4739765
515
Clara Swain
American physician and missionary
female
missionary physician
United States of America
1834-07-18
1910-12-25
Q4794305
516
Estelle Anna Lewis
American writer
female
poet writer
United States of America
1824-04
1880-11-24
Q5400921
517
Isabella Whitney
English poet
female
poet writer
Kingdom of England
<some value>
<some value>
Q6078113
518
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
Irish novelist
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1855-04-27
1897-01-24
Rosscarbery
Bandon
Q6760037
519
Rachel Littler Bodley
US educator
female
teacher
United States of America
1831-12-07
1888-06-15
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Q7279162
520
Jane West
English novelist, poet, playwright, writer (1758–1852)
female
poet novelist playwright writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1758
1852
London
Q3161903
521
Dolores Prida
American journalist and playwright
female
novelist journalist playwright
United States of America
1943-09-05
2013-01-20
Caibarién
Q5289553
522
Loreta Janeta Velazquez
American spy
female
soldier spy
United States of America
1842
1897
Havana
Q6680889
523
Mary Edwards Bryan
American writer and journalist
female
journalist
United States of America
1838-05-17
1919-06-01
Lloyd
Clarkston
Q6779388
524
Jane Douglas
noblewoman
female
Scotland
1698-03-17
1753-11-21
Edinburgh
Q17354318
525
Mary Anne Emmet
Irish poet and writer
female
poet writer
Ireland
1773-10-10
1805-03-10
Dublin
Q26727222
526
Anna Maria Carew
English miniature painter
female
painter
United Kingdom
1630s
Q28531263
527
María de Bohórquez
female
Spain
1539
1559-09-24
Seville
Seville
Q1896451
528
Pantheia
wife of Abradatas
female
Q2049876
529
Ellen Buckingham Mathews
English novelist
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1853
1920
Misterton
Q5364774
530
Margaret O'Connor
Irish noble
female
1451
Q6759780
531
Mary Burnett Talbert
American activist
female
orator suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1866-09-17
1923-10-15
Q6779134
532
Vilma Socorro Martínez
American diplomat
female
diplomat lawyer politician
United States of America
1943-10-17
San Antonio
Q7931148
533
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
American author and suffragist
female
writer suffragist suffragette
United States of America
1872
1959
Q19975198
534
Marie de Bretagne d'Avaugour
female
aristocrat
France
1610
1657-04-28
Paris
Q1152648
535
Blanche Parry
personal attendant of Queen Elizabeth I of England
female
courtier lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of England
1507
1590-02 1590-02-12
Bacton
London
Q3403111
536
Claudia Rufina
ancient Rome politician
female
politician
ancient Rome
Q5129255
537
Fannie Barrier Williams
American activist
female
suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1855-02-12
1944-03-04
Brockport
Q5433943
538
Tiburcio Vásquez
Californian bandit
male
United States of America
1835-08-11
1875-03-19
Monterey
San Jose
Q6222916
539
Maria Abdy
English poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1797-02-25
1867-07-19
London
Margate
Q6760979
540
Wife of Phinehas
unnamed character in the Hebrew Bible
female
<some value>
<no value>
<some value>
<some value>
<some value>
<some value>
Q7999473
541
Frances Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
English noblewoman (1699–1754)
female
writer
1699
1754
Q18529123
542
Marie Thérèse Sophie Richard de Ruffey
female
France
1754-01-09
1789-09-08
Pontarlier
Gien
Q3292825
543
E. M. Delafield
English writer, diarist
female
author diarist writer short story writer playwright journalist novelist
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1890-06-09
1943-12-02
Steyning
Q5322031
544
Hypsicrates
male
historian
Q5961735
545
Rachel Crowdy
British activist
female
nurse
1884-03-03
1964-10-10
London
Surrey
Q7279211
546
Isabella Beecher Hooker
American suffragist
female
suffragist
United States of America
1822-02-22
1907-01-25
Litchfield
Hartford
Q13390410
547
Frances Tiernan
American writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1846-07-05
1920-03-24
Salisbury
Salisbury
Q15429863
548
Athénaïs Michelet
French writer
female
historian memoirist writer naturalist
France
1826-10-19
1899-04-02
Montauban
Paris
Q15431176
549
Josephine Beatrice Bowman
US Navy nurse
female
military officer nurse
United States of America
1881-12-19
1971-01-03
Des Moines
Q927239
550
Charlotte Hawkins Brown
American educator
female
educator suffragist
United States of America
1883-06-11
1961-01-11
Henderson
Greensboro
Q5085991
551
Henrietta Hyde, Countess of Rochester
English countess
female
Kingdom of England
1646
1687-04-12
Q5715966
552
Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh
British Viscountess
female
alchemist
1615-03-22
1691-12-23
Youghal
Q6376433
553
Mary J. Safford
American physician surgeon and feminist
female
nurse surgeon
1834-12-31
1891-12-08
Hyde Park
Tarpon Springs
Q6779851
554
Isabel Hampton Robb
American nurse, professor and author
female
nurse
1860 1859-08-26
1910
Welland
Cleveland
Q14954669
555
Adeline Sergeant
British novelist
female
writer poet novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1851-07-04
1904-12-04
Ashbourne
Bournemouth
Q15963684
556
Fanny Jane Butler
British missionary
female
missionary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1850-10-05
1889-10-26
Chelsea
Srinagar
Q18759662
557
Margareta Klopstock
German writer
female
author writer
Germany
1728-03-16
1758-11-28
Hamburg
Hamburg
Q1727983
558
Elizabeth Clementine Stedman
American writer
female
poet writer
United States of America
1810
1889
New York City
Q5362597
559
Fay Templeton
American actress and singer
female
actor stage actor
United States of America
1865-12-25
1939-10-03
Little Rock
San Francisco
Q5438941
560
Sarah Curran
Great love of Robert Emmet
female
1782
1808-05-05
Q7422228
561
Caroline Emily Lovett Cameron
British novelist
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1844
1921
London
Kensington
Q15960480
562
Teresia Phillips
English courtesan and memoirist
female
courtesan memoirist
Great Britain
1709 1709-01-02
1765 1765-02-02
Chester
Kingston
Q18757134
563
Eliza Sproat Turner
American writer and suffragette
female
poet writer suffragette
United States of America
1826
1903
Philadelphia
Q19277614
564
Brilliana, Lady Harley
English letter-writer
female
correspondent
Kingdom of England
1598
1643-10-29
Brielle
Q245971
565
Harriot Kezia Hunt
American physician
female
physician suffragist
United States of America
1805-11-09
1875-01-02
Boston
Boston
Q4793814
566
Ethel Gordon Fenwick
British nurse
female
nurse
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1857-01-26
1947-03-13
Elgin
Q5403127
567
Maude Royden
British suffragist
female
preacher suffragette
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1876-11-23
1956-07-30
Mossley Hill
Q6792312
568
Jane Myddelton
Anglo-Welsh beauty (bap. 1646, d. 1692x1703)
female
courtier
1646
1692
Q18593182
569
Lucy Hooper
American poet (1816-1841)
female
poet writer
United States of America
1816-02-04
1841-08-01
Newburyport
Brooklyn
Q20051082
570
Mary Grew
Anti-Slavery activist
female
abolitionist
United States of America
1813-09-01
1896
Hartford
Q30044454
571
Françoise-Marie Jacquelin
Acadian heroine and wife of Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour
female
actor
France
1602
1645
Nogent-le-Rotrou
Saint John
Q3086378
572
Alice B. Neal
American writer
female
writer editor
United States of America
1828-09-13 1827 1827-09-13
1863-08-23 1863
Q4725730
573
Caroline Anne Southey
English poet
female
poet essayist writer
England
1786
1854
Q4979755
574
Victoria Earle Matthews
American missionary
female
missionary suffragist
United States of America
1861-05-27
1907-03-10
Fort Valley
New York City
Q7926692
575
Mary Browne
English poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1812-09-24
1845-01-28
Maidenhead
Q18674185
576
Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland
wife of Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
female
lady-in-waiting
1640s
1715-04-26
Q3617934
577
Elise Justine Bayard
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1823-08-16
1852
Fishkill
New York City
Q5361669
578
Elizabeth Melville
Scottish poet
female
poet writer
1578
1640
Q5363204
579
Grace Bussell
Western Australian heroine
female
Australia
1860
1935-10-07
Margaret River
Guildford
Q5591022
580
Judith Ortiz Cofer
Puerto Rican writer
female
writer novelist autobiographer poet essayist children's writer
United States of America
1952-02-24
2016-12-30
Hormigueros
Louisville
Q6303597
581
Katherine D. Ortega
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1934-07-16
Tularosa
Q6376341
582
Laura Bell
Irish courtesan
female
mistress prostitute shop assistant lay preacher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831-10-18
1894-05-30
Glenavy
Q6498676
583
Mary Saunderson
17th century Shakespearean actress
female
opera singer actor
Great Britain
1637
1712
Q6780680
584
Sonia Manzano
American television personality
female
voice actor stage actor television actor screenwriter film actor
United States of America
1950-06-12
Linwood
Q7561732
585
Susie Taylor
American writer
female
nurse writer teacher
United States of America
1848-08-06
1912-10-06
Liberty County
Q14954671
586
Anna Maria Wells
American writer
female
children's writer writer poet
United States of America
1794
1868
Q17016090
587
Hedwig Reicher-Kindermann
German singer and opera singer
female
singer opera singer
Germany
1853-07-15
1883-06-02
Munich
Trieste
Q18020753
588
Edith Balfour Lyttelton
British novelist, activist and spiritualist
female
translator writer
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1865-04-04
1948-09-02
Saint Petersburg
Westminster
Q18009175
589
Mary Elizabeth Lee
American poet
female
writer
United States of America
1813-03-23
1849-09-23
Charleston
Charleston
Q28039655
590
Amber Reeves
British novelist and teacher
female
writer essayist
United Kingdom New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1887-07-01
1981-12-26
London
Q4741298
591
Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard
English writer
female
writer novelist journalist editor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1856-01-13 1856
1911-12-13 1911
York
Putney
Q6259383
592
Margaret Brent
American colonist
female
lawyer
United States of America
1601
1671
England
Q6759206
593
Pauline Hall
American dancer
female
dancer actor stage actor
United States of America
1860-02-26
1919-12-29
Cincinnati
Yonkers
Q13560368
594
Raising of the son of the widow of Zarephath
Q30075359
595
Catherine Spalding
elected leader of six women forming a new religious community, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth
female
nun
United States of America
1793-12-23
1858-03-20
Charles County
Louisville
Q550480
596
Alice Tisdale Hobart
American writer
female
author novelist historian writer
United States of America
1882-01-28
1967-03-14
Q1594680
597
Caroline Clive
British writer
female
poet novelist writer
United Kingdom
1801-06-24
1872-07-13
Brompton
Whitfield
Q5045022
598
Florentia Sale
British writer
female
autobiographer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1790-08-13
1853-07-06
Chennai
Cape Town
Q5460883
599
Lucy Bethia Walford
Scottish writer (1845-1915)
female
novelist autobiographer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1845 1845-04-17
1915-05-11
Portobello
Q6698204
600
Marguerite de La Rocque
female
1536
Q6760829
601
S. M. I. Henry
American evangelist, temperance reformer, poet, author
female
writer
United States of America
1839 1839-11-04
1900 1900-01-16
Albion
Graysville
Q7387656
602
Winifred Maxwell, Countess of Nithsdale
Jacobite aristocrat
female
governess
1672
1749
Q8025410
603
Maria Hinojosa
journalist
female
journalist
United States of America
1961-07-02
Mexico City
Q3661801
604
Amy Morris Bradley
educator from the U.S. state of Maine. She established the first English school in Central America
female
nurse
United States of America
1823-09-12
1904-01-15
East Vassalboro, Maine
Wilmington
Q28465185
605
Katherine Prescott Wormeley
American nurse and translator
female
nurse linguist writer translator
United States of America
1830-01-14
1908-08-04
Ipswich
Jackson
Q3194039
606
Anna Gurney
British academic
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1795
1857
Keswick
Keswick
Q4767052
607
Mary Matilda Betham
English poet and miniature painter
female
poet writer biographer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1776-11-16
1852-09-30
Stradbroke
St Pancras
Q6780272
608
Woman of Tekoa
female
Q14561411
609
Eleanor Robson Belmont
British actress
female
stage actor film actor philanthropist
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1879-12-13
1979-10-24
Wigan
New York City
Q15457915
610
Amelia B. Coppuck Welby
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1819-02-03
1852-05-03
Saint Michaels
Louisville
Q40485084
611
Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton
English countess
female
lady-in-waiting
United Kingdom
1572-01-11
1655-11-23
Q3723434
612
Anna Green Winslow
diarist
female
diarist
United States of America
1759-11-29
1780-07-19
Q4767050
613
Helen Reimensnyder Martin
American writer
female
novelist
United States of America
1868
1939 1939-06-29
Lancaster
New Canaan
Q5703041
614
Lady Harriet Acland
English nurse
female
nurse
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1750-01-03
1815-07-21
Q6470217
615
Jane Andrews
American author and educator
female
writer children's writer
United States of America
1833-12-01
1887-07-15
Q13563089
616
Menella Bute Smedley
English novelist, poet and translator
female
writer poet novelist translator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1820
1877
London
Q15440582
617
Eleanor Anne Porden
British poet
female
poet author writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1795-07-14
1825-02-22
London
Q529601
618
George Anne Bellamy
English actress
female
actor memoirist
Ireland
1727-04-23
1788-02-16
County Fingal
London
Q3101393
619
Marie de Miramion
French woman known for her piety
female
France
1629-11-02
1696-03-24
Paris
Paris
Q3275352
620
Ella Flagg Young
American suffragette
female
suffragette
United States of America
1845-01-15
1918-10-26
Buffalo
Washington, D.C.
Q1331692
621
Elizabeth Elstob
English linguist and feminist
female
linguist historian translator feminist
1683-09-29
1756-05-30
Newcastle upon Tyne
Q5362721
622
Mary H. Eastman
American writer on Native American life, pro-slavery novelist
female
writer novelist poet
United States of America
1818
1887-02-24
Warrenton
Washington, D.C.
Q15975273
623
Katherine Eleanor Conway
American journalist, editor, poet
female
journalist editor
United States of America
1853-09-06
1927
Rochester
Q27811437
624
Anna Williams
Welsh poet and companion of Samuel Johnson
female
poet writer
Great Britain Wales
1706
1783-09-06
Rosemarket
London
Q772966
625
Katharina Klafsky
singer
female
singer opera singer
Hungary
1855-09-19
1896-09-22
Jánossomorja
Hamburg
Q3194020
626
Jane Delano
American nurse and administrator (1858-1919)
female
nurse
United States of America
1862-03-13 1858
1919-04-15 1919
Montour Falls
Savenay
Q6152129
627
Matilda Carse
Irish-born American businesswoman, social reformer, publisher
female
editor publisher writer social reformer financier
United States of America
1835-11-19
1917 1917-06-03
Saintfield
Park Hill
Q6787500
628
Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
British writer
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1790-10-01
1846-07-12
Norwich
Ramsgate
Q5085927
629
Janet Scudder
sculptor from the USA
female
sculptor suffragist
United States of America
1869-10-27
1940-06-09
Terre Haute
Rockport
Q6153595
630
Saint Claudia
saint
female
ancient Rome
<some value>
<some value>
Rome
Q11739857
631
Mary Aikenhead
Catholic institute and hospital founder
female
philanthropist nun
Ireland
1787-01-19
1858-07-22
Cork
Dublin
Q15206514
632
Rebecca Gratz
American writer
female
writer
United States of America
1781-03-04
1869-08-27
Lancaster
Lancaster
Q2134925
633
Ann Hasseltine Judson
American missionary
female
translator Bible translator
United States of America
1789-12-22
1826-10-24
Bradford
Kyaikkami
Q4159713
634
Mary Allen West
American journalist, editor, educator, superintendent of schools, temperance worker
female
journalist teacher
United States of America
1837-07-13
1892
Galesburg
Japan
Q37209792
635
Abigail Hopper Gibbons
American abolitionist, reformer, activist and Civil War nurse
female
nurse teacher
United States of America
1801-12-07
1893-01-16
Philadelphia
Q2821620
636
Camma
Galatian princess and priestess of Artemis
female
Q2935181
637
Catherine Gladstone
wife of British Prime Minister
female
politician
Wales
1812-01-06
1900-06-14
Hawarden Castle
Hawarden Castle
Q5052698
638
Christie MacDonald
Canadian opera singer and stage actor
female
singer opera singer
Canada
1875-02-28
1962-07-25
Pictou
Fairfield
Q5110689
639
Elizabeth Clinton, Countess of Lincoln
Irish noblewoman, member of the FitzGerald family
female
lady-in-waiting
1528
1589-03
Maynooth
Lincoln
Q5362599
640
Linda Chavez
American author, commentator, and radio talk show host.
female
radio personality politician journalist
United States of America
1947-06-17
Albuquerque
Q6551458
641
Priscilla Alden
Mayflower passenger and New World colonist (1602-1685)
female
1602
1685
Dorking
Q7245574
642
Louisa Twining
English philanthropic worker
female
philanthropist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1820-11-16
1912-09-25
London
London
Q15044064
643
Frances Buss
Educator and feminist
female
head teacher pedagogue suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1827-08-16
1894-12-24
London
London
Q3080812
644
Philis de La Charce
French war hero
female
woman of letters writer
France
1645-01-05
1703-06-04
Montmorin
Q3381058
645
Mary Bankes
English Royalist
female
Kingdom of England
1598
1661-04-11
Ruislip
Q4937445
646
Ellenor Fenn
British writer
female
writer children's writer
United Kingdom
1743-03-12
1813-11-01
Westhorpe
Dereham
Q5365122
647
Lorna Dee Cervantes
American writer
female
poet writer
United States of America
1954-08-06
San Francisco
Q6681348
648
Hannah Pritchard
British actress
female
actor stage actor
Great Britain
1711
1768
Q9001976
649
Rosa Vertner Jeffrey
American poet and novelist
female
poet novelist writer
1828
1894
Q27909866
650
Anna of Poland, Countess of Celje
Polish royal
female
1366
1425
Q4767657
651
Sarah Parker Remond
American abolitionist and suffragist
female
physician autobiographer abolitionist suffragist
United States of America
1826-06-06
1894-12-13
Salem
Florence
Q4794162
652
Carrie Jacobs-Bond
American composer
female
composer singer-songwriter
United States of America
1862-08-11
1946-12-28
Janesville
Hollywood
Q5046241
653
Fanny Corbaux
British painter and biblical commentator
female
painter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1812
1883
Paris
Brighton
Q5434020
654
Margaret Marshall Saunders
Canadian author
female
writer children's writer
Canada
1861-05-13
1947-02-15
Milton, Nova Scotia
Q6759691
655
Peggy Shippen
Wife of American Revolutionary War general Benedict Arnold
female
United States of America
1760-06-11
1804-08-24
Philadelphia
London
Q7160737
656
Septima Poinsette Clark
American activist
female
educator
United States of America
1898-05-03
1987-12-15
Charleston
Johns Island
Q7452273
657
Cosmartidene
female
0450s BCE
Q8351317
658
Bessie Beatty
American journalist
female
writer journalist playwright
United States of America
1886-01-27
1947-04-06
Los Angeles
New York City
Q4087529
659
Alice Nielsen
American opera singer
female
actor singer opera singer stage actor
United States of America
1872-06-07
1943-03-08
Nashville
Far Rockaway
Q4726032
660
Elizabeth Martínez
American activist
female
social activist editor community organizer feminist
United States of America
1925-12-12
Washington, D.C.
Q5363169
661
Elizabeth Vesey
society hostess and founding member of the Bluestockings
female
socialite
1715
1791
Chelsea
Q5363669
662
Margaret Murray Washington
American academic
female
academic activist suffragist
United States of America
1865-03-09
1925-06-26
Q6759761
663
Mary Noailles Murfree
Author of Appalachian Fiction
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1850-01-24
1922-07-31
Murfreesboro
Q6780420
664
Hélène Massalska
female
correspondent diarist
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1763-02-09
1815-10-15
Paris
Q9287278
665
Annie Adams Fields
American writer
female
writer biographer poet social worker diarist
United States of America
1834-06-06
1915-01-05
Boston
Q566895
666
Maria Coventry, Countess of Coventry
London beauty and society hostess
female
stage actor
Great Britain
1733
1760-09-30
Huntingdonshire
Worcestershire
Q601461
667
Ann Preston
American physician
female
physician
United States of America
1813-12-01
1872-04-18
West Grove
Q4766629
668
Annie Wittenmeyer
American activist
female
writer autobiographer
United States of America
1827-08-26
1900-02-02
Adams County
Q4769442
669
Esther Vanhomrigh
Irish poet
female
writer poet
Kingdom of Ireland
<some value>
1723-06-02
Q5401315
670
Jane Brereton
Welsh writer (b. Flintshire 1685)
female
poet writer
Kingdom of England Great Britain Wales
1685
1740-08-07
Mold
Wrexham
Q6151191
671
Valentina
American fashion designer
female
fashion designer
1899-04-18
1989-09-14
Kiev
Manhattan
Q4407601
672
Maria Magdalena Mathsdotter
Swedish Sami woman who founded schools in Lappland
female
Sweden
1835-03-21
1873-03-31
Vilhelmina
Ångermanland
Q4966313
673
Ima Shalom
woman named and quoted in the Talmud
female
0100s
Q16157607
674
Lady Louisa Stuart
Daughter of British Prime Minister
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1757-08-12
1851-08-04
London
Q245935
675
Elizabeth Raleigh
English lady-in-waiting
female
explorer lady-in-waiting
1565-04-16
1647
Q1331334
676
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Mother of Abraham Lincoln
female
United States of America
1784-02-05
1818-10-05
Virginia
Spencer County
Q3335588
677
Émilienne Moreau-Évrard
French resistance member
female
politician
France
1898-06-04
1971-01-05
Wingles
Lens
Q3588904
678
Jenny Diver
British pickpocket
female
1700
1741-03-18
Ireland
London
Q4956548
679
Sarah Villiers, Countess of Jersey
English noblewoman
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1785-03-04
1867-01-26
London
Q7422868
680
Margaret O'Neill Eaton
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1799-12-03
1879-11-08
Washington, D.C.
Q3290517
681
Elizabeth Claypole
Daughter of Oliver Cromwell
female
1629-07-02
1658-08-06
England
Q5362596
682
Emily Lamb, Lady Cowper
British countess
female
socialite politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1787-04-21
1869-10-11
Brocket Hall
Q5372252
683
Emma Roberts
English travel writer and poet
female
poet journalist writer explorer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1791-03-27
1840-09-17
Methley
Pune
Q5372941
684
Eva Emery Dye
American writer. First to present Sacagawea as an important historical figure. Women's suffrage advocate.
female
historian novelist
United States of America
1855
1947
Prophetstown
Oregon City
Q5415043
685
Frances Kellor
American sociologist
female
sociologist
United States of America
1873-10-20
1952-01-04
Columbus
Q5478772
686
Mary Cowper
English courtier and diarist
female
courtier diarist
Great Britain
1685
1724-02-05
Q1906242
687
Jean Elliot
Scottish poet
female
poet writer
Scotland
1727
1805-03-29
Scotland
Jedburgh
Q4946507
688
Marguerite Harrison
American journalist and spy
female
journalist spy
United States of America
1879-10
1967-07-16
Baltimore
Q6760786
689
Nannie Helen Burroughs
American activist
female
feminist educator suffragist
United States of America
1879-05-02
1961-05-20
Orange
Washington, D.C.
Q6963837
690
Mary Ann McCracken
Presbyterian Irish social reformer
female
social reformer
Ireland
1770-07-08
1866-07-26
Belfast
Belfast
Q13157581
691
Clara Louise Burnham
American novelist
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1854-05-25
1927-06-20
Newton
Bailey Island
Q29463958
692
Augusta Cooper Bristol
American poet, lecturer
female
writer lecturer poet
United States of America
1835-04-17
1910-05-09
Croydon
Vineland
Q44375796
693
Mabel Howard
New Zealand trade unionist and politician
female
politician trade unionist
Australia New Zealand
1894-04-18
1972-06-23
Adelaide Bowden
Sunnyside Hospital
Q1882350
694
Rowena
female
Q2170683
695
Louise Fusil
French actor and writer
female
actor writer
France
1771
1848
Stuttgart
Paris
Q3263742
696
Eva Marie Veigel
Austrian dancer in London
female
dancer
1724-02-29
1822-10-16
Vienna
London
Q4110537
697
Caroline Howard Gilman
American writer
female
poet novelist journalist writer
United States of America
1794
1888 1888-09-15
Boston
Q5045104
698
Mary Anne Yates
English actress
female
actor stage actor
Great Britain
1728
1787
Birmingham
London
Q1523611
699
Betye Saar
African American artist
female
painter sculptor printmaker
United States of America
1926-07-30
Los Angeles
Q2900288
700
Antoinette Sterling
American singer
female
singer
United States of America
1850-01-23
1904-01-10
Jefferson County
Hampstead
Q4775601
701
Madame Moustache
American gambler
female
businessperson madam gambler
France
1834
1879
France
Q6726318
702
Mary Bateman
British murderer
female
witch con artist
Great Britain
1768
1809-03-20
North Yorkshire
England
Q6779019
703
Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord
American writer, political essayist
female
writer poet
United States of America
1810-12-03
1879-11-23
Charleston
Q26838333
704
Mary Kavanaugh Eagle
American church worker, social leader, editor
female
editor writer
United States of America
1854-02-04
1903-02-15
Q62017276
705
Margaret Dreier Robins
United States labor leader
female
social reformer trade unionist
United States of America
1868-09-06
1945-02-21
Brooklyn
Q49288
706
Hannah Duston
colonial Massachusetts Puritan
female
writer
United States of America
1657-12-23
1736
Haverhill
Q155325
707
Bracha Fuld
Jewish resistance fighter
female
warrior
Mandatory Palestine
1927-12-26
1946-03-24
Berlin
Palestine
Q216505
708
Maria Monk
Impostor
female
nun
Lower Canada
1816-06-27
1849
Roosevelt Island
Q3291005
709
Eliza Leslie
American food writer
female
writer
United States of America
1787-11-15
1858-01-01
Philadelphia
Gloucester City
Q5362164
710
Elizabeth Fedde
Norwegian Lutheran deaconess
female
missionary
Norway
1850-12-25
1921-02-25
Flekkefjord
Q5362755
711
Hannah Lightfoot
English Quaker
female
Great Britain
1730-10-12
1759
London
Q1575792
712
Alice Palmer
Illinois lawmaker and educator
female
politician
United States of America
1939-06-20
Indianapolis
Q4726048
713
Jessie Boucherett
British activist (1825-1905)
female
suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1825
1905-10-18
North Willingham
Q6187638
714
Christian Davies
English soldier
female
sutler soldier entrepreneur
Kingdom of Ireland
1667
1739-07-07
Dublin
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Q1026954
715
Abigail
person in Bible, sister of David, mother of Amasa
female
Q3603697
716
Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland
English beauty
female
writer
Kingdom of England
1617
1684-02-05
Q3714387
717
Susan McKinney Steward
American physician and writer
female
homeopath physician suffragette writer suffragist
United States of America
1847-03-07
1918-03-07
Crown Heights
Wilberforce
Q4794023
718
Lady Henry Somerset
English temperance leader and women's rights activist
female
writer
1851-08-03
1921-03-12
Q6470230
719
Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
novelist
female
novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1782-09-07
1854-11-05
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Q7647785
720
Susan Archer Weiss
American poet, author, artist
female
writer artist poet
United States of America
1822-02-14
1917-04-07
Hanover County
Richmond
Q50380235
721
Elizabeth O'Neill
Irish actress
female
theatre manager actor stage actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1791
1872-10-29
Drogheda
Q1331123
722
Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
Japanese writer
female
novelist writer
Japan
1873
1950-06-20
Echigo Province
Q2363769
723
Lise Tautin
singer
female
actor singer opera singer
France
1834-01-31
1874-05
Paris
Boulogne
Q3242524
724
Concepción Argüello
Alta Californian known for a romantic involvement
female
nun
1791-02-19
1857-12-23 1857-12-20
San Francisco
Monterrey
Q4068882
725
Sheila Kaye-Smith
British writer
female
writer novelist poet
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1887-02-04
1956-01-14
St Leonards-on-Sea
Q4958416
726
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson
American poet and writer
female
poet writer
United States of America
1737-02-03
1801-02-23
Philadelphia
Graeme Park
Q5362862
727
Nely Galán
television producer
female
television producer
1963
Santa Clara
Q6039731
728
Vivian Gornick
US author
female
historian memoirist essayist
United States of America
1935-06-14
The Bronx
Q7937711
729
Winnifred Sprague Mason Huck
American politician
female
politician journalist
United States of America
1882-09-14
1936-08-24
Chicago
Chicago
Q8025679
730
Therese Krones
Austrian actress (1801-1830)
female
actor stage actor
Austria
1801-10-07
1830-12-28
Bruntál
Vienna
Q87877
731
Barbe D'Ernecourt Saint-Balmon
female
writer
1606-05-14
1660-05-22
Q2639252
732
Madeleine de Verchères
Canadian hero
female
1678-03-03
1747-08-08
Verchères
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Q3275770
733
Potiphar's wife
character from the Old Testament
female
Q3860078
734
Juliana Horatia Ewing
English writer of children's stories
female
writer children's writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1841-08-03
1885-05-13
Ecclesfield
Bath
Q6307756
735
Sarah Stickney Ellis
English novelist
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
0191
1872-06-16
Ridgmont
Hoddesdon
Q7422803
736
Nancy M. Hill
female
physician obstetrician
United States of America
1833-11-19
1919-01-08
Boston
Dubuque
Q17067488
737
Lady Blanche Arundell
English noblewoman
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1583
1649-10-28
Winchester
Q3640852
738
Frances Dana Barker Gage
American writer
female
writer poet children's writer journalist feminist novelist suffragette
United States of America
1808-10-12
1884-11-10
Marietta
Greenwich
Q5478590
739
Rosa Sucher
singer
female
singer opera singer
Germany
1849-02-23
1927-04-16
Velburg
Eschweiler
Q7367128
740
Lady Augusta Murray
British noble
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1768-01-27
1830-03-05
London
Ramsgate
Q434358
741
Marie Pape-Carpantier
French educator
female
pedagogue
France
1815-09-10
1878-07-31
La Flèche
Villiers-le-Bel
Q3292726
742
Josephine Silone Yates
American chemist
female
chemist teacher university teacher suffragist
United States of America
1859-11-15
1912-09-03
Mattituck
Kansas City
Q12192635
743
Janet Monach Patey
English concert and oratorio contralto
female
singer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1842-05-01
1894-02-28
London
Q6153509
744
Rose Terry Cooke
American writer
female
short story writer poet writer
United States of America
1827-02-17
1892-07-18
Hartford
Pittsfield
Q7367949
745
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford
American author
female
novelist poet short story writer writer author
United States of America
1835-04-03 1835
1921-08-14 1921
Calais
Deer Island (Amesbury, Massachusetts)
Q13563197
746
Elizabeth Ann Linley
English soprano
female
singer
Great Britain
1754-09-07
1792-06-28
Bristol
Q4262263
747
Ann Baynard
British philosopher
female
scientist
Kingdom of England
1672
1697-06-12
Preston
Barnes
Q4766262
748
Clara Morris
American actress
female
actor writer novelist stage actor children's writer
United States of America
1849-03-17 1850-03-17
1925-11-20
Toronto
New Canaan
Q5126027
749
Maria Verelst
18th-century English painter
female
painter
Great Britain
1680
1744
Vienna
London
Q2501622
750
Graciela Daniele
American dancer
female
writer choreographer dancer music director theater director
Argentina
1939-12-08
Buenos Aires
Q5591561
751
Mary Virginia Terhune
American author
female
writer novelist
United States of America
1830-12-21
1922-06-02 1922-06-03
Newark Amelia County
New York City
Q6780894
752
Judith Cohen Montefiore
British travel writer and philanthropist
female
travel writer philanthropist
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1784
1862 1862-10-01
London
Ramsgate
Q18910588
753
Florence Maybrick
Wrongfully convicted of murder in Britain
female
pharmacist writer
United States of America
1862-09-03
1941-10-23
Mobile
Connecticut
Q2912678
754
Farangis
female
Q3066786
755
Mary Pix
British writer
female
playwright novelist writer
Great Britain
1666
1709-05-17
Q3296230
756
Giselle Fernández
American journalist
female
news presenter journalist actor film director film producer children's writer
United States of America
1961-05-15
Mexico City
Q3107767
757
Therese Malten
singer
female
singer opera singer
Germany
1855-06-21
1930-01-02
Chernyakhovsk
Dresden
Q98026
758
Elizabeth Cotton, Lady Hope
British activist
female
missionary
British people
1842-12-09
1922-03-08
Tasmania
Sydney
Q383829
759
Narcissa Whitman
American missionary
female
missionary
United States of America
1808-03-14
1847-11-29
Prattsburgh
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Q4470217
760
Ellen LaMotte
American journalist
female
nurse journalist writer suffragist
United States of America
1873
1961 1961-03-02
Louisville
Q5364909
761
Frances Fuller Victor
American historian, poet, novelist, and journalist
female
novelist historian poet writer
United States of America
1826-05-23
1902-11-14
Rome
Portland
Q5478659
762
Georgiana Fullerton
19th-century English novelist
female
novelist philanthropist
1812-09-23
1885-01-19
Staffordshire
Dorset
Q5548102
763
Lydia Darragh
American spy
female
spy
United States of America
1728
1789-12-28
Dublin
Philadelphia
Q6707606
764
Catherine Littlefield Greene
Rhode Island colonial woman
female
inventor
United States of America
1755-02-17
1814-09-02
New Shoreham
Cumberland Island
Q726453
765
Mary Tighe
Anglo-Irish poet
female
poet writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1772-10-09
1810-03-24
Dublin
County Wicklow
Q1423200
766
Marguerite Bellanger
French courtesan
female
actor
France
1838-06-10
1886-11-23
Saumur
Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin
Q3290681
767
Mary Abigail Dodge
American writer
female
essayist journalist writer
United States of America
1833-03-31
1896-08-17
Hamilton
Q6778774
768
Lulu Glaser
American actress
female
stage actor actor singer
United States of America
1874 1874-06-02
1958 1958-09-05
Allegheny
Weston
Q15831530
769
Dorothy C. Stratton
director of the SPARS, the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II
female
teacher university teacher military officer psychologist
United States of America
1899-03-24
2006-09-17
Brookfield
West Lafayette
Q535677
770
Frances Sheridan
British writer
female
novelist
1724
1766-09-26
Dublin
Blois
Q5478941
771
Charles Hatfield
American meteorologist
male
meteorologist
United States of America
1875
1958-01-12
Glendale
Q431112
772
Anne O'Hare McCormick
American journalist
female
journalist
United States of America
1880
1954 1954-05-29
Wakefield
New York City
Q1654349
773
Elisa de Lamartine
French sculptor and painter
female
sculptor painter
France
1790-03-13
1863-05-24
Languedoc
Paris
Q3051071
774
Mary Frith
English pickpocket and fence
female
businessperson
Kingdom of England
1584
1659-07-26
Willoughby House
Fleet Street
Q4949015
775
Clara de Hirsch
Baroness de Hirsch (1833–1899), philanthropist
female
businessperson philanthropist banker
Belgium
1833-06-13
1899-04-01
Antwerp
Paris
Q18527150
776
Emma Körner
German artist
female
painter
Germany
1788-04-20
1815
Dresden
Dresden
Q1338053
777
Frances Browne
Irish writer
female
poet writer
Ireland
1816-01-16
1879-08-21
Stranorlar
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Q5478537
778
Lavinia L. Dock
American nurse educator, feminist and author
female
nurse medical writer suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1858-02-26
1956-04-17
Harrisburg
Q6502724
779
Amy Jacques Garvey
Jamaican journalist and political activist, Marcus Garvey's second wife.
female
journalist writer
Jamaica
1895-12-31 1896
1973-07-25 1973
Kingston
Kingston
Q481874
780
Sikandar Begum
Nawab begum of Bhopal
female
begum
1818 1817-09-10
1868-10-30
Bhopal
Bhopal
File:نواب سکندر بیگم، بیگم بھوپال.jpg
Q2285532
781
Emma Mashinini
Trade unionist, Land commissioner
female
politician trade unionist
South Africa
1929-08-21
2017-07-10
Rosettenville
Q15915487
782
Margaret Clement
English mathematician
female
mathematician
Kingdom of England
1508
1570-07-06
Mechelen
Q1475505
783
Cecilia Gonzaga
Italian noble, sister of Ludovico III Gonzaga 1426-1451
female
1426
1451
Mantua
Mantua
Q3664111
784
Mary Frank
American artist
female
painter sculptor printmaker
United States of America
1933-02-04
London
Q13560766
785
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
American artist
female
sculptor poet
United States of America
1877-06-09
1968-03-18
Philadelphia
Framingham
Q6822308
786
Mother Mary Alphonsa
American writer 1800s; Roman Catholic sister and social worker 1900s
female
poet writer social worker nun nurse
United States of America
1851-05-20
1926-07-09
Lenox
New York City
Q6917390
787
Le Ly Hayslip
American writer
female
writer novelist
United States of AmericaVietnam
1949-12-19
Q446899
788
Madeleine Smith
Accused in a murder trial in Scotland
female
United Kingdom
1835
1928-09-29 1928-04-28
Glasgow
Melbourne
Q1883279
789
Priscilla Wakefield
English writer
female
writer naturalist children's writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1751-01-31 1751
1832-09-12 1832
Tottenham
Ipswich
Q532982
790
Ann, Lady Fanshawe
English writer
female
memoirist writer
1625-03-25
1680-01-20
London
Q1916372
791
Constance Cary Harrison
American writer
female
socialite
United States of America
1843-04-25
1920-11-21
Port Gibson Fairfax County
Washington, D.C.
Q5163511
792
Esther Inglis
English painter, translator and calligrapher
female
painter translator calligrapher
Kingdom of England
1571
1624
Greater London
Q5401202
793
Anna Eliza Bray
English writer
female
novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1790-12-25
1883-01-21
Newington
Q4766979
794
Emmeline Charlotte Elizabeth Stuart-Wortley
British poet
female
writer poet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1806
1855-10-20
Q5373427
795
Jessie Ackermann
Second Woman's Christian Temperance Union round-the-world missionary, suffragist, writer and traveller.
female
journalist writer social reformer activist traveller suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1857-07-04
1951-03-31
Frankfort
Pomona
Q6187595
796
Sofia Scalchi
Italian opera singer
female
singer opera singer
Kingdom of Italy
1850-11-29
1922-08-22
Turin
Rome
Q7553670
797
Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea
British countess and poet
female
poet author writer
Great Britain
1661-04
1720-08-05
Sydmonton
Westminster
Q527500
798
Stella Benson
British writer
female
author novelist writer poet travel writer
United Kingdom
1892-01-06
1933-12-06
England Shropshire
Tonkin
Q2342103
799
Roland Hayes
African American singer
male
opera singer singer
United States of America
1887-06-03
1977-01-01
Georgia
Boston
Q3440096
800
Woman of Shunem
Woman of Shunaam
female
Q4428768
801
Caterina de Cardona
female
monk
Spain
1519
1577-05-11
Barcelona Naples
La Roda Casas de Benítez
Q1736029
802
Alice Freeman Palmer
American educator
female
university teacher
United States of America
1855-02-21
1902-12-06
New York
Paris
Q2646888
803
Mary Stuart
English-Scottish princess
female
1605-04-08
1607-09-16
Palace of Placentia
Middlesex
Q3292803
804
Elizabeth Prentiss
American musician, hymnwriter
female
hymnwriter writer poet
United States of America
1818-10-26
1878-08-13
Portland
Q5363377
805
Anne Steele
English hymn writer, essayist
female
poet hymnwriter writer essayist
Great Britain
1717
1778-11-11
Broughton
Q15506168
806
Marie Manning
Swiss murderer
female
murderer
Switzerland
1821
1849-11-13
Lausanne
London
Q16203487
807
Clémence de Bourges
French poet, woman of letters
female
poet woman of letters writer
France
1530
1557 1562
Lyon
Lyon
Q16540580
808
Evelyn Beatrice Longman
American artist
female
sculptor
United States of America
1874-11-21
1954-03-10
Ohio
Cape Cod
Q431475
809
Julia Marlowe
American actress
female
actor stage actor voice actor
United States of America
1865-08-17
1950-11-12
Cumberland
New York City
Q6306561
810
Lottie Moon
Missionary in China
female
missionary
United States of America
1840-12-12
1912-12-24
Albemarle County
Port of Kobe
Q6685029
811
Delia Akeley
American explorer
female
explorer photographer
United States of America
1875-12-05
1970-05-22
Beaver Dam
Daytona Beach
Q3021599
812
Mary Seton
Scottish courtier
female
lady-in-waiting
1549
1615
Scotland
Reims
Q4978105
813
Emily Eden
British writer and artist
female
poet novelist artist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1797-03-03
1869-08-05
London
Q5372152
814
Josefine Gallmeyer
Austrian stage actor (1838-1884)
female
stage actor
Austria
1838-02-27
1884-02-02
Leipzig
Vienna
Q112279
815
Fanny Fern
American writer
female
journalist writer novelist children's writer essayist
United States of America
1811-07-09
1872-10-10
Portland
Manhattan
Q3066458
816
Sophie Trébuchet
Victor Hugo's mother
female
painter
France
1772-06-19
1821-06-27
Nantes
Paris
Q3491058
817
Adelaide Phillipps
American opera singer
female
actor opera singer singer stage actor
United States of America
1833-10-26
1882-10-03
Stratford-upon-Avon
Karlovy Vary
Q4681758
818
Anne Killigrew
English poet
female
painter poet writer
Kingdom of England
1660
1685-06-16
St Martin's Lane
London
Q4768505
819
Augusta Webster
English poet, dramatist, essayist and translator
female
translator poet writer
United Kingdom
1837-01-30
1894-09-05
Q4820995
820
Mary Louise Booth
American editor, translator and writer
female
journalist linguist historian translator
United States of America
1831-04-19
1889-03-05
Yaphank
Q6780149
821
Cleophis
Indian warrior
female
actor
India
0400s BCE
Q539858
822
Mary Anne Talbot
British wartime cross-dresser
female
soldier sailor
1778-02-02
1808-02-04
England
Shropshire
Q275369
823
Maggie L. Walker
American banker
female
banker suffragist
United States of America
1867-07-15
1934-12-15
Richmond
Q542579
824
Nien Cheng
Chinese writer
female
writer businessperson
United States of America
1915-01-28
2009-11-02
Beijing
Washington, D.C.
Q463030
825
Elizabeth Griffith
Welsh-Irish writer
female
stage actor writer essayist
Ireland Wales
1727-10-11
1793-01-05
Glamorgan
Kildare
Q1331217
826
William Habington
British writer
male
writer poet historian
1605-11-04
1654-11-30
Worcestershire
Q2713698
827
Alice French
American writer
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1850-03-19
1934-01-09
Andover
Davenport
Q4725862
828
Elizabeth Rowe
poet and writer
female
poet writer
1674-09-11
1737-02-20
Ilchester
Q3051267
829
Abigail Scott Duniway
American suffragist, writer, journalist, pioneer
female
novelist poet journalist writer suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1834-10-22
1915 1915-10-11
Groveland
Portland
Q4667713
830
Ada Ellen Bayly
British writer
female
novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1857-03-25
1903-02-08
Brighton
Q4678251
831
Elizabeth Oakes Smith
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1806-08-12
1893-11-16
North Yarmouth
Blue Point
Q5363282
832
Joanna Southcott
English hoaxer
female
diocesan bishop
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1750-04-25
1814-12-27
Devon
London
Q449005
833
Weetamoo
Native American leader
female
politician
1635
1676
Taunton
Q4470200
834
Elizabeth Brownrigg
English child torturer and murderer
female
midwife
Great Britain
1720
1767-09-13
Tyburn
Q4940902
835
Lady Anne Clifford
English countess
female
diarist architect politician
England
1590-01-30
1676-03-22
Skipton
Brougham Castle
Q4943112
836
Charlotte Maria Tucker
English children's writer
female
writer poet children's writer missionary
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1821-05-08
1893-12-02
Friern Barnet
Amritsar
Q4983549
837
Elizabeth Hamilton
Scottish essayist, poet, satirist, novelist (1756/58 – 1816)
female
novelist writer essayist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1756-07-25
1816-07-23
Belfast
Harrogate
Q1331219
838
William B. Ide
Californian politician
male
politician joiner
United States of America
1796-03-28
1852
Rutland
Red Bluff
Q3568406
839
Malvina Hoffman
American artist
female
sculptor
United States of America
1885-06-15 1887-06-15
1966-07-10
New York City
New York City
Q3844044
840
Dorothy Osborne
English letter writer and wife of Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
female
essayist
Kingdom of England
1627
1695
Bedfordshire
Surrey
Q379445
841
Harry Burleigh
American classical composer, arranger, baritone
male
composer singer music pedagogue
United States of America
1866-12-02
1949-09-12
Erie
Stamford
Q1586825
842
Gormflaith ingen Murchada
Irish Queen
female
0960
1030
Naas
Q3111071
843
Eunice
female
0100s
Q1373978
844
Santha Rama Rau
American writer
female
writer
India British Raj
1923-01-24
2009-04-21
Chennai
Amenia
Q2790907
845
Dorothea Beale
English headmistress and suffragist
female
college head aircraft pilot professor suffragette suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831-03-21
1906-11-09
Ward of Bishopsgate
Cheltenham
Q5298233
846
George Egerton
Anglo-Australian writer and feminist
female
writer playwright novelist translator
United Kingdom Ireland Australia
1859-12-14
1945-08-12
Australia
London
Q273207
847
Edna May
American actress and singer
female
actor singer
United States of America
1878-09-02
1948-01-01 1948-01-02
Syracuse
Lausanne
Q542629
848
Eva Hoffman
Polish American writer and academic
female
historian
United States of America
1945-07-01
Kraków
Q5415073
849
Jane Gordon, Duchess of Gordon
British noble
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1749
1812-04-14
Monreith
London
Q760694
850
Julie Krone
American jockey
female
jockey sports commentator
United States of America
1963-07-24
Benton Harbor
Q6308321
851
Louise Imogen Guiney
American writer
female
writer poet essayist short story writer postmaster
United States of America
1861-01-07
1920-11-02
Roxbury
Q6688798
852
Marietta Holley
American author
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1836
1926 1926-03-01
Ellisburg
Q6763237
853
Therese Vogl
singer
female
singer opera singer
Germany
1845-11-12
1921-09-29
Tutzing
Munich
Q7782936
854
Sarah Bush Lincoln
Step Mother of Abraham Lincoln
female
lawyer
United States of America
1788-12-13
1869-04-12
Elizabethtown
Coles County
Q7422152
855
Elizabeth, Countess de Gramont
British lady-in-waiting at the court of Louis XIV of France (1641–1708)
female
lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of Scotland
1640
1708-06-03
Strabane
Q670524
856
Rizpah
Saul's Concubine
female
Q2899077
857
Zelia Trebelli-Bettini
French opera singer
female
opera singer
France
1836-11-12
1892-08-18
Paris
Étretat
Q8068759
858
Sophia Lee
English novelist, dramatist and educator
female
author novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1750-05-13
1824-03-13
London
Bristol
Q745244
859
Harriet Lee
English novelist, dramatist and educator
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1757
1851-08-01
London
Bristol
Q1125856
860
Isabella Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford
English courtier
female
pharmacologist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1759-07-07
1834-04-12
London
Q1673614
861
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
American sculptor
female
sculptor
United States of America
1872-08-17
1955-03-08
St. Louis
New York City
Q2899918
862
Mary Brunton
British writer
female
novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1778-11-01
1818-12-07
Barra
Edinburgh
Q3296149
863
Camilla Urso
French violinist
female
violinist
France
1842-06-13
1902-01-20
Nantes
New York City
Q2362136
864
Mary C. Ames
American author
female
novelist journalist writer
United States of America
1831-05-06
1884-08-18
Utica
Q4223297
865
Françoise Bertaut de Motteville
French writer
female
woman of letters writer lady-in-waiting
France
1621
1689-12-29
Normandy
Paris
Q2399812
866
Anne Oldfield
British actress
female
actor
Great Britain
1683-01-01
1730-10-23
London
London
Q4768696
867
Lucia Elizabeth Vestris
British actress and theatre manager
female
singer opera singer actor talent manager
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1797-03-03
1856-08-08
London
London
Q6696635
868
Sara Jane Lippincott
American writer
female
poet writer lecturer feminist journalist children's writer
United States of America
1823-09-23
1904-04-20
Pompey
New Rochelle
Q7421664
869
María Pacheco
Spanish royalty and military leader
female
Spain
1496
1531-03
Granada
Porto
Q2742060
870
Hallie Quinn Brown
American writer and activist
female
writer suffragist
United States of America
1849-03-10
1949-09-16 1949-09-01
Pittsburgh
Wilberforce
Q5642978
871
Peg Woffington
Irish actress
female
actor stage actor
Ireland
1720-10-18
1760-03-28
Dublin
London
Q509201
872
Elizabeth Seymour, Duchess of Somerset
English heiress
female
Great Britain
1667-01-26
1722-11-24
Petworth House
Northumberland House
Q529441
873
Anne Hunter
British poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1742-03-13
1821-01-07
Waterford
London
Q565422
874
Sophia Baddeley
British actress
female
actor singer
Great Britain
1745
1786
London
Q5927993
875
Ada Rehan
American actress (1859-1916)
female
actor stage actor
United States of America
1859-04-22
1916-01-09
Limerick
New York City
Q346277
876
Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston
British noble
female
United States of America
1870-05-27
1906-07-18
Chicago
London
Q788163
877
Gladys Swarthout
American singer
female
singer actor opera singer film actor
United States of America
1900-12-25 1897-12-25
1969-07-07 1969-07-08
Deepwater
Florence
Q1189230
878
Susannah Maria Cibber
English singer and actress
female
actor singer opera singer
Great Britain
1714-02
1766-01-30
Covent Garden
London
Q1638296
879
Antonia Novello
14th Surgeon General of the United States
female
physician politician
United States of America
1944-08-23
Fajardo
Q3246738
880
Lucy Hutchinson
British writer
female
writer biographer physician translator
United Kingdom
1620-01-29
1681 1682-10
London
Q6698372
881
Susan Butcher
American dog musher, noteworthy as the second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years
female
musher
United States of America
1954-12-26
2006-08-05
Cambridge
Seattle
Q73692
882
Laodice
Princess and Queen of the Kingdom of Pontus
female
politician
0150s BCE
0200s BCE
Q432114
883
Florence Marryat
British author and actress
female
writer actor novelist stage actor children's writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1833-07-09 1837-07-09
1899-10-27
Brighton
Greater London
Q538620
884
Fannia
Ancient Roman noble woman
female
ancient Rome
0100s
0101s
Q3066428
885
Isabel Toledo
Cuban-American fashion designer
female
fashion designer costume designer
United States of America
1960-04-09
2019-08-26
Camajuaní
New York City
Q3154830
886
Anne Truitt
American artist
female
sculptor painter drawer
United States of America
1921-03-16
2004-12-23
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
Q565848
887
Thomas D. Schall
American lawyer and politician
male
politician lawyer
United States of America
1878-06-04
1935-12-22
Reed City
Washington, D.C.
Q1416490
888
Rosita Forbes
British writer and explorer
female
explorer travel writer novelist
1890-01-16
1967-06-30
Lincoln
Bermuda
Q7368981
889
Anna Brassey , Baroness Brassey
British traveller and writer
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1839-10-07
1887-09-14
London
Pacific Ocean
Q435426
890
Pompeia Paulina
female
ancient Rome
Q459183
891
Tania León
Cuban composer
female
conductor composer music pedagogue university teacher pianist
Cuba
1943-05-14
Havana
Q463308
892
Lady Florence Dixie
British writer
female
writer novelist journalist travel writer feminist science fiction writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1855-05-24
1905-11-07
Cummertrees
London
Q529148
893
Emily Pfeiffer
Welsh poet who wrote in English
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1827-11-26
1890-01-23
Montgomeryshire
London Borough of Wandsworth
Q1337615
894
Anna Maria Porter
English writer, poet, novelist (1780–1832)
female
poet novelist writer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1780
1832
Q2850561
895
Hannah Woolley
English writer
female
writer
Kingdom of England
1621
1675
Q533870
896
Anne Bacon
English scholar
female
lady-in-waiting author translator writer
Kingdom of England
1528
1610
Q475067
897
Clare Frewen Sheridan
British artist
female
sculptor author novelist journalist diarist writer
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1885-09-09
1970-05-31
London
Q519590
898
Lucretia Maria Davidson
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1808-09-27
1825-08-27
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
Q6698105
899
Katharina Elisabeth Goethe
German writer
female
writer
Germany
1731-02-19
1808-09-13
Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Q103757
900
Shiphrah
midwife that appears in the book Exodus
female
midwife
Q767434
901
Eliza Lynn Linton
British novelist, essayist and anti-feminist journalist
female
writer journalist novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1822-02-10
1898-07-14
Keswick
Westminster
Q4963097
902
Mary Anne Barker
female
diarist novelist journalist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831-05-29
1911-03-06
Spanish Town
London
Q6778935
903
Mademoiselle Montansier
French actress
female
stage actor theatre manager
France
1730-12-19
1820-07-13
Bayonne
Paris
Q3275928
904
Caroline Chisholm
English humanitarian in colonial Australia
female
humanitarian
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1808-05-30
1877-03-25
Wootton
Highgate
Q5045013
905
Matilda Betham-Edwards
English novelist, travel writer, poet and children's writer
female
poet writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1836-03-04
1919-01-04
Suffolk
Hastings
Q450610
906
Anne Seymour Damer
British artist
female
sculptor
England
1749-11-08
1828-05-28
Sevenoaks
London
Q1246573
907
John Oliver Hobbes
American writer
female
author novelist writer
United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1867-11-03
1906-08-13
Boston
London
Q1701256
908
Joyce Johnson
American novelist, short story writer, memoirist
female
novelist writer autobiographer diarist
United States of America
1935-09-27
Queens
Q273938
909
Karen Jeppe
Danish missionary and social worker
female
social worker missionary
Denmark
1876-07-01
1935-07-07
Gylling
Aleppo
Q546323
910
Kathy Whitworth
American golfer
female
golfer
United States of America
1939-09-27
Monahans
Q2266429
911
Jehosheba
female
0900s BCE
Q4202829
912
Rebecca Harding Davis
American journalist
female
journalist novelist editor essayist writer
United States of America
1831-06-24
1910-09-29
Washington
Mount Kisco
Q2890486
913
Lady Charlotte Bury
British writer
female
lady-in-waiting diarist novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1775-01-28
1861-04-01
London
London
Q3666710
914
Anne Whitney
American sculptor
female
sculptor poet writer
United States of America
1821-09-02
1915-01-23
Watertown
Boston
Q4768885
915
Hannah Whitall Smith
American writer
female
writer theologian suffragette
United States of America
1832-02-07
1911-05-01
New Jersey
London
Q537714
916
Micki King
American diver
female
military officer competitive diver
United States of America
1944-07-26
Pontiac
Q1931384
917
Mickey Wright
American golfer
female
golfer
United States of America
1935-02-14
San Diego
Q3311905
918
Ann Eliza Bleecker
US-American poet, correspondent (1752-1783)
female
poet novelist writer
United States of America
1752-10
1783-11-23
New York City
Albany
Q4766381
919
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
American author, intellectual and feminist
female
writer novelist
United States of America
1844-08-31
1911-01-28
Boston
Q5363586
920
Louise Blanchard Bethune
American architect
female
architect
United States of America
1856-07-21
1913-12-18
Seneca County Waterloo
New York City
Q174402
921
Anna Cora Mowatt
American actress and writer
female
novelist writer playwright stage actor
United States of America
1819-03-05
1870-07-21
Bordeaux
Twickenham
Q299545
922
Constance Gordon-Cumming
Scottish travel writer and painter
female
painter autobiographer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1837-05-26
1924-09-04
Forres
Crieff
Q2994808
923
Judy Baca
Mexican-American installation artist and muralist
female
painter printmaker
United States of America
1946-09-20
Los Angeles
Q6304327
924
Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland
English countess
female
Kingdom of England
1519
1547-10-07
Westhorpe Hall
Brougham Castle
Q465590
925
Clara Louise Kellogg
American opera singer (1842-1916)
female
actor singer opera singer stage actor
United States of America
1842-07-09
1916-05-13
Sumter
New Hartford
Q2445456
926
Marie-Christine de Lalaing
female
military personnel
1545
1582-06-09
Antwerp
Q6762644
927
Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
American poet, author, journalist, editor
female
novelist poet writer journalist autobiographer editor
United States of America
1838-02-22
1912
New Rochelle
South Orange
Q6759381
928
Mary Gibson Henry
botanist
female
botanist
United States of America
1884
1967
Q433575
929
Pamphile of Epidaurus
female
historian
Epidaurus
Q3361814
930
Gene Stratton-Porter
American writer
female
novelist illustrator photographer architect children's writer ecologist naturalist
United States of America
1863-08-17
1924-12-06
Lagro Wabash County
Los Angeles
Q5531480
931
Joan Bennett Kennedy
former model, author, pianist
female
socialite pianist writer model
United States of America
1936-09-02 1936-09-09
Manhattan
Q441424
932
Hannah Cowley
English writer, dramatist, poet (1743-1809)
female
poet playwright writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1743-03-14
1809-03-11
Tiverton
Tiverton
Q3126838
933
Susannah Hornebolt
English artist
female
painter
Kingdom of England
1503
1545
Flanders
England
Q2597755
934
Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull
English courtier
female
aristocrat
1720
1788-08-26
London
Paris
Q3051201
935
Emily FitzGerald, Duchess of Leinster
British duchess
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1731-10-06
1814-03-27
Grosvenor Square
Q989348
936
Cornelia Otis Skinner
American actress and author
female
playwright biographer stage actor screenwriter writer film actor
United States of America
1899-05-30
1979-07-09
Chicago
New York City
Q2997475
937
Jane Welsh Carlyle
Scottish writer
female
author writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1801-01-14
1866-04-21
Haddington
Hyde Park
Q6152913
938
Giuseppina Grassini
Italian opera singer
female
opera singer actor
1773-04-08
1850-01-03
Varese
Milan
Q1154290
939
Mary Ellen Chase
American educator, teacher, scholar, and author
female
novelist university teacher writer
United States of America
1887-02-24
1973-07-28
Blue Hill
Northampton
Q1337504
940
Mariam Tsitsishvili
Queen Consort of Georgia
female
Georgia
1768-04-09
1850-03-30
Tbilisi
Moscow
Q3209977
941
Frances Carr
Countess of Somerset
female
1590-05-31
1632-08-23
Q5478568
942
Arvède Barine
French writer
female
art historian literary critic translator
France
1840-11-17
1908-11-14
Paris
Paris
Q2866084
943
Evangeline Booth
General of the Salvation Army
female
pastor
United Kingdom United States of America
1865-12-25
1950-07-17
South Hackney London
Hartsdale
Q274686
944
Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer
Dutch wood merchant and folk hero
female
shipbuilder merchant
Netherlands
1526
1588
Haarlem
Q448203
945
Elizabeth Van Lew
American civil war spy
female
spy
United States of America
1818-10-25
1900-09-25
Richmond
Richmond
Q5363662
946
Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk
British noblewoman and royal mistress
female
Mistress of the Robes
Kingdom of England Great Britain
1689
1767-07-26
Norfolk
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Q275065
947
Fusae Ichikawa
Japanese politician
female
politician
Japan
1893-05-15
1981-02-11
Bisai
Q3091098
948
Margaret Fell
Co-founder of the Religious Society of Friends
female
theologian writer
Kingdom of England
1614
1702-04-23
Lancashire
Swarthmore
Q524860
949
Jill Ker Conway
Australian-American author and academic
female
historian writer university teacher memoirist
United States of AmericaAustralia
1934-10-09
2018-06-01
Hillston
Boston
Q1395966
950
Elizabeth Barry
British actress (1658-1713)
female
actor stage actor
Great Britain
1658
1713-11-07
Q2403674
951
Nydia M. Velázquez
Puerto Rican politician
female
politician university teacher adjunct professor
United States of America
1953-03-28
Yabucoa
Q434890
952
Hippe
mythical character, daughter of Chiron
female
Q1373648
953
Mariana Grajales Cuello
(1815-1893), Cuban icon and patriot, mother of the Maceos
female
politician military personnel
Cuba
1815-07-12
1893-11-27
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba
Jamaica
Q4583027
954
Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa
British operatic soprano
female
opera singer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1836-05-07
1874-01-21
Edinburgh
London
Q442507
955
Deborah Sampson
Continental Army soldier
female
Private professor
United States of America
1760-12-17
1827-04-29
Plympton
Sharon
Q3020894
956
Molly Pitcher
Woman soldier in American Revolutionary War
female
military personnel
Thirteen Colonies
1754-10-13
1832-01-22
Trenton
Carlisle
Q3890710
957
Princess Anne of England
Daughter of King Charles I
female
1637-03-17
1640-12-08
St James's Palace
Richmond Palace
Q3307463
958
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
American artist
female
sculptor
United States of America
1878-04-06
1942-02-26
Webster City
New York City
Q4663562
959
Olympia Brown
American suffragist and Universalist minister
female
feminist suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1835-01-05
1926-10-23
Prairie Ronde Township
Baltimore
Q7088941
960
Lilian Baylis
British ballet impresario
female
theatrical producer
United Kingdom
1874-05-09
1937-11-25
Marylebone
Lambeth
Q440432
961
Belva Ann Lockwood
Suffragist
female
politician teacher lawyer peace activist suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1830-10-24
1917-05-19
Royalton
Washington, D.C.
Q2895165
962
Alison Cockburn
Scottish poet, wit and socialite
female
poet socialite writer
1712-10-08
1794-11-22
Selkirkshire
Edinburgh
Q4727053
963
Lucy Larcom
American teacher, poet, author (1824-1893)
female
poet writer teacher
United States of America
1824-03-05
1893-04-17
Beverly
Boston
Q6698403
964
Madame de Rémusat
French writer
female
salonnière writer lady-in-waiting
France
1780-01-05
1821-12-16
Paris
Paris
Q274062
965
Ema Pukšec
Croatian opera singer
female
singer opera singer
Croatia
1834-02-06
1889-01-14
Ogulin
Munich
Q299449
966
Delarivier Manley
English writer
female
novelist playwright writer journalist
Great Britain Kingdom of England
1663-04-07 1663
1724-07-11 1724
Jersey
London
Q299871
967
Bathsua Makin
English linguist and feminist writer
female
linguist essayist
Kingdom of England United Kingdom
1600
1675
London
Q640051
968
Phoebe Cary
American writer
female
poet writer
United States of America
1824-09-04
1871-07-31
Cincinnati
Newport
Q1235042
969
Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle
Alleged intrigant at the royal court of Charles I of England
female
spy lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of England
1599
1660-11-05
Q3839050
970
Hannah Snell
British soldier
female
soldier
Great Britain
1723-04-23
1792-02-08
Worcester
Bethlem Royal Hospital
Q1027280
971
Tahmina
character in Rostam and Sohrab (Shahnameh)
female
Q2097024
972
Marguerite Georges
French actress
female
stage actor
France
1787-02-23
1867-01-11
Bayeux
Passy
Q2420050
973
Anna Maria Hall
Irish novelist
female
writer novelist journalist children's writer
Ireland
1800-01-06
1881-01-30
Dublin
Q562000
974
Mildburh
Anglo-Saxon Benedictine Abbess
female
nun
Kingdom of Mercia
0715-02-23
Much Wenlock
Q2083567
975
Adrienne de La Fayette
French noblewoman
female
France
1759-11-02
1807-12-24
Paris
former 1st arrondissement of Paris
Q2825325
976
Ann Taylor
British female poet and literary critic
female
writer poet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1782-01-30
1866-12-20
Islington
Nottingham
Q4766705
977
Pauline Lucca
singer
female
singer opera singer
Austria Austria-Hungary
1841-04-25
1908-02-28
Vienna
Zürich
Q86422
978
Augusta Jane Evans
American novelist (1835-1909)
female
novelist writer screenwriter
United States of America
1835-05-08
1909-05-09
Columbus
Mobile
Q274219
979
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
English novelist
female
autobiographer writer novelist
United Kingdom United States of America
1831-03-29
1919-03-10
Ulverston
Richmond Hill
Q965138
980
Lady Mary Wroth
English poet
female
poet writer
Kingdom of England
1587-10-18
1652
Q2325216
981
Celia Thaxter
American writer
female
poet writer
United States of America
1835-06-29
1894-08-25
Portsmouth
Appledore Island
Q3664258
982
Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps
American educator, botanist, author, editor
female
botanist
United States of America
1793-07-15
1884-07-15
Berlin
Baltimore
Q4733834
983
Sophie d'Houdetot
French noblewoman
female
salonnière writer
France
1730-12-18
1813-01-22
Paris
rue de Tournon
Q533324
984
Ruth Rowland Nichols
American aviator
female
aircraft pilot
United States of America
1901-02-23
1960-09-25
New York City
Q549028
985
Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham
British noble
female
pharmacologist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1769-07-31
1861-10-11
London
Canterbury
Q532023
986
Rosalie Rendu
Beatified French Daughter of Charity
female
nun
France
1786-09-09
1856-02-07
Confort
Paris
Q3442221
987
Sarah Lennox
Scottish noble
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1745-02-14
1826-08
Q2755928
988
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
American abolitionist and suffragist
female
writer suffragist
United States of America
1842-10-28
1932-10-22
Philadelphia
Goshen
Q2850490
989
Louise Chandler Moulton
American poet, story-writer and critic
female
writer literary critic journalist poet
United States of America
1835-04-10
1908-08-10
Pomfret
Boston
Q4968247
990
Aretaphila of Cyrene
Cyrenean noblewoman
female
aristocrat
0001s BCE
0001s BCE
Q4789092
991
Joan Ganz Cooney
American television producer
female
television producer
United States of America
1929-11-30
Phoenix
Q6205061
992
Victoire de Donnissan de La Rochejaquelein
French writer
female
writer
France
1772-10-25
1857-02-15
Versailles
Orléans
Q462516
993
Cassandra Fedele
Italian author
female
author writer
Republic of Venice
1465
1558-03-24
Venice
Venice
Q442458
994
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler
American musician
female
pianist
United States of America
1863-07-16
1927-08-20
Bielsko-Biała
Chicago
Q84605
995
Kitty Clive
British actress (1711-1785)
female
actor singer opera singer playwright writer stage actor
Great Britain
1711-11-05 1711-11-15
1785-12-06
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Kilkenny
London
Q453294
996
Julia Pardoe
British writer
female
novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1806-12-04
1862-11-26
Beverley
Q822155
997
Pearl Hart
American Old West outlaw
female
cowboy robber
Canada
1871
1928
Lindsay
Arizona
Q7158105
998
Elsie de Wolfe
American interior decorator
female
actor architect socialite stage actor interior designer
United States of America
1865-12-20
1950-07-12
New York City
Versailles
Q275469
999
Florence May Chadwick
American swimmer
female
swimmer
United States of America
1918-11-09
1995-03-15
San Diego
San Diego
Q452291
1000
Ann S. Stephens
American writer
female
novelist journalist writer
United States of America
1810-03-30
1886-08-20
Seymour
Newport
Q4766655
1001
Lucille Roybal-Allard
American politician
female
politician executive
United States of America
1941-06-12
Boyle Heights
Q469115
1002
Amelia Opie
English writer, novelist, abolitionist (1769-1853)
female
writer poet novelist biographer abolitionist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1769-11-12
1853-12-02
Norwich
Norwich
Q1076511
1003
Nancy Ward
Eastern Cherokee Ghighau, or Beloved Woman, and warrior, introduced dairying and chattel slavery to Cherokee
female
politician
United States of America
1738
1830s
Tennessee
Q292814
1004
Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli
Byron's mistress
female
poet writer
Kingdom of Italy Papal States
1799 1800
1873-03-27
Ravenna
Florence
Q527359
1005
Elizabeth Canning
English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped
female
domestic worker
Great Britain
1734-09-17
1773-06
London
Wethersfield
Q1960563
1006
Daniel Hale Williams
American cardiologist
male
cardiologist surgeon
United States of America
1858-01-18
1931-08-04
Hollidaysburg
Idlewild, Michigan
Q3014147
1007
Mary, mother of John Mark
Biblical character
female
Q3311767
1008
Émilie de Beauharnais
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1781-01-08
1855-06-18
Paris
Paris
Q16034143
1009
Anna Brownell Jameson
Irish-born English Writer, 1794-1860; Irish/English Writer
female
author writer art historian
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1794-05-19 1794-05-17 1794
1860-03-17 1860
Dublin
London
Q274627
1010
Austrebertha
Roman Catholic saint from France
female
nun
0630
0704-02-10
Thérouanne
Q2718914
1011
Mary Carpenter
English educationist and social reformer
female
writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1807-04-03
1877-06-14
Exeter
Bristol
Q4942057
1012
Louisa Lawson
Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist
female
writer poet editor feminist journalist suffragette suffragist inventor
Australia
1848-02-17
1920-08-12
Mudgee
Australia
Q541929
1013
Anne Bracegirdle
British actress (1671-1748)
female
actor stage actor
Great Britain
1671
1748-09-12
Northamptonshire
Q750975
1014
Catherine McAuley
19th-century Irish sister, venerated by the Roman Catholic Church
female
religious nun
Ireland
1778-09-29
1841-11-11
Dublin
Dublin
Q2736460
1015
Rose O'Neill
American illustrator
female
cartoonist comics artist suffragist
United States of America
1874-06-25
1944-04-06
Wilkes-Barre
Springfield
Q3442397
1016
Rose Schneiderman
American labor leader
female
trade unionist suffragette
United States of America
1882-04-06
1972-08-11
New York City
New York City
Q7367930
1017
María Irene Fornés
American writer
female
playwright theater director writer
United States of AmericaCuba
1930-05-14
2018-10-30
Havana
Manhattan
Q959128
1018
Maud Powell
American violinist
female
musician violinist
United States of America
1867-08-22
1920-01-08
LaSalle County
Pennsylvania
Q1772440
1019
Elizabeth Farren
English actress
female
actor stage actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1759
1829-04-23
London
Knowsley Hall
Q5362754
1020
Ida Lewis
American lighthouse keeper
female
lighthouse keeper
United States of America
1842-02-25
1911-10-24
Newport
Newport
Q5987082
1021
Eliza Lucas
Developed indigo as a cash crop in in colonial South Carolina.
female
inventor scientist
1722-12-28
1793
British Leeward Islands
Q12745176
1022
Lady Flora Hastings
British aristocrat and lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria's mother
female
lady-in-waiting poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1806-02-11
1839-07-05
Loudoun Castle
London
Q1429262
1023
Llywarch Hen
Prince of the Brythonic kingdom of Rheged
male
sovereign poet
Wales Kingdom of Rheged
0534
0634
Kingdom of Rheged
Lindisfarne
Q1434699
1024
Mary Anne Clarke
English courtesan and diarist
female
salonnière writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1776-04-03
1852-06-21
London
Paris
Q273826
1025
Alice Perrers
English royal mistress
female
lady-in-waiting
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1348
1400
Hertfordshire
Q451105
1026
Bess of Hardwick
notable figure of 16th century Elizabethan English society
female
lady-in-waiting politician architect
England
1527
1608-02-13 1607-02-13
Q508447
1027
Jeanne de Clisson
Breton privateer
female
privateer pirate
France
1300
1359
Belleville-sur-Vie
Hennebont
Q890589
1028
M. F. K. Fisher
American writer
female
author diarist writer memoirist screenwriter
United States of America
1908-07-03
1992-06-22
Albion
Glen Ellen
Q272889
1029
Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby
English noblewoman
female
feudatory
France
1599
1664
Thouars
Ormskirk
Q459412
1030
Catherine Hayes
Irish operatic soprano
female
singer opera singer
Ireland
1818-10-29
1861-08-11
Limerick
London
Q444620
1031
Edna Wallace Hopper
American actress
female
actor stage actor
United States of America
1872-01-17 1874-01-17
1959-12-14
San Francisco
Manhattan
Q3719508
1032
Frances Brooke
English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)
female
novelist playwright journalist translator writer
Great Britain
1724-01-12
1789-01-23
Claypole
Sleaford
Q729541
1033
Cora Pearl
courtesan
female
courtesan
France United Kingdom
1835 1837 1836-12
1886-07-08
Plymouth
16th arrondissement of Paris
Q2448563
1034
Mary Martha Sherwood
children's author
female
writer novelist children's writer illustrator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1775-05-06
1851-10-22
Worcestershire
Twickenham
Q6780258
1035
Phoebe Palmer
evangelist and writer
female
theologian journalist
United States of America
1807-12-17
1874-11-02
New York City
Q1235038
1036
Marian Wright Edelman
American children's rights activist
female
writer lawyer human rights activist
United States of America
1939-06-06
Bennettsville
Q1896700
1037
Minnie Maddern Fiske
American actress and playwright
female
playwright stage actor writer
United States of America
1865-12-19
1932-02-15
New Orleans
New York City
Q3315555
1038
Helena of Adiabene
Queen of Adiabene
female
sovereign
0100s
0100s
Q2655769
1039
Clara Novello
English soprano singer
female
singer opera singer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1818-06-10
1908-04-12
London
Rome
Q4322567
1040
Juliana Berners
English prioress and author
female
writer
Kingdom of England
1388
1500s
Q123085
1041
Justine Favart
French opera singer
female
ballet dancer opera singer playwright stage actor writer
France
1727-06-15
1772-04-21
Avignon
Paris
Q443256
1042
Eleanor de Montfort
daughter of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and Eleanor of England
female
diplomat
England
1258
1282-06-19
Abergwyngregyn
Q2998293
1043
Elizabeth Barton
English Catholic nun and martyr
female
nun
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1506
1534-04-20
Aldington
Tyburn
Q449812
1044
Erminia Frezzolini
singer
female
singer opera singer
Kingdom of Italy
1818-03-27
1884-11-05
Orvieto
Paris
Q451231
1045
Agnes Randolph
Scottish countess
female
1312
1369
Kingdom of Scotland
Q4693105
1046
Leoba
Anglo-Saxon nun
female
nun
Kingdom of Wessex
0710
0782
Kingdom of Wessex
Schornsheim
Q447002
1047
Black Bart
English-born outlaw
male
robber
United States of America
1829
1888s
Norfolk
Q880069
1048
Wanda Gág
American artist and children's writer
female
writer painter printmaker visual artist children's writer drawer
United States of America
1893-03-11
1946-06-27
New Ulm
New York City
Q1012900
1049
Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho
French operatic soprano
female
opera singer
France
1827-12-31
1895-07-10
Marseille
Dieppe
Q1630239
1050
Ana Castillo
novelist, poet, essayist, short story writer
female
author novelist poet writer essayist
United States of America
1953-06-15
Chicago
Q168269
1051
Senda Berenson Abbott
Basketball pioneer
female
basketball player basketball coach physical education teacher
United States of AmericaRussian Empire
1868-03-07
1954-02-16
Butrimonys
Santa Barbara
Q437187
1052
Fannie Farmer
American chef
female
chef author cook writer cookbook author
United States of America
1857-03-23
1915-01-15
Boston
Boston
Q547167
1053
Catharine Sedgwick
American writer
female
writer novelist children's writer
United States of America
1789-12-28
1867-07-31
Stockbridge
Boston
Q5052109
1054
Adah Isaacs Menken
American actress, dancer, painter and poet
female
actor stage actor poet writer painter dancer
United States of America
1835-06-15
1868-08-10
New Orleans
Paris
Q2061698
1055
Hilda Clark
American model and actress
female
model actor film actor
United States of America
1872
1932-05-05
Leavenworth
Miami Beach
Q2226448
1056
Lydia Sigourney
US-American poet (1791-1865)
female
writer children's writer poet essayist autobiographer
United States of America
1791-09-01
1865-06-10
Norwich
Q4418695
1057
Jean Ingelow
British writer
female
poet writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1820-03-17
1897-07-20
Boston
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Q467915
1058
Léonie d'Aunet
French writer, playwright and explorer
female
writer playwright explorer
France
1820 1820-07-02
1879-03-21
Paris
1st arrondissement of Paris
Q3271708
1059
Robert Bloomfield
British writer
male
poet
Great Britain
1766-12-03
1823-08-19
Honington
Shefford, Bedfordshire
Q3434598
1060
Mary Church Terrell
African Americans' rights activist
female
writer civil rights advocate feminist suffragette politician suffragist
United States of America
1863-09-23
1954-07-24
Memphis
Annapolis
Q3296160
1061
Hélène Jégado
French domestic servant and serial killer
female
domestic worker cook
France
1803-06-17
1852-02-26
Plouhinec
Rennes
Q2160191
1062
Bonnie Parker
American bank robber
female
robber
United States of America
1910-10-01
1934-05-23
Rowena
Gibsland
Q2319886
1063
Mary Howitt
English poet, and author
female
linguist poet writer translator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1799-03-12
1888-01-30
Coleford
Rome
Q521991
1064
Nonna of Nazianzus
Wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
female
<some value>
0374
Nazianzus
Q925470
1065
Peninnah
A woman in the Hebrew or Christian Bible, mentioned in the Book of Samuel
female
Q2068934
1066
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
Surinamese inventor
male
patent inventor
United States of America
1852-09-15
1889-08-24
Paramaribo
Lynn
Q2983192
1067
Dervorguilla of Galloway
Medieval Gaelic woman
female
Scotland
1210
1290-01-28
Dumfries and Galloway
Q2004866
1068
Catherine Gore
British writer
female
playwright writer novelist
Great Britain
1799
1861-01-29
Retford
Q531473
1069
Margaret Deland
Novelist, short story writer, poet
female
author novelist autobiographer university teacher writer poet short story writer
United States of America
1857-02-23
1945-01-13
Allegheny
Boston
Q1894814
1070
Charlotte Elliott
English poet, hymn writer, editor
female
hymnwriter writer editor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1789-03-18
1871-09-22
Brighton
Brighton
Q4946512
1071
Mary Livermore
American journalist
female
nurse journalist suffragette
United States of America
1820-12-19
1905-05-23
Boston
Melrose
Q6780099
1072
Marie Lafarge
French murderer
female
historian memoirist
France
1816-01-15
1852-11-07
Paris
Ussat
Q274927
1073
Alice Cary
American writer
female
poet author novelist writer children's writer suffragist
United States of America
1820-04-26
1871-02-12
Cincinnati
New York City
Q606543
1074
Jesus healing the bleeding woman
A miracle of Christ
Q3079224
1075
Anna Maria Taigi
Beatified Italian
female
nun
1769-05-29
1837-06-09
Siena
Rome
Q290012
1076
Marie-Catherine de Villedieu
French writer
female
writer playwright novelist poet
France
1640
1683-10-20
Alençon
Saint-Rémy-du-Val
Q464422
1077
Damaris Masham
British philosopher
female
philosopher
Great Britain
1659-01-18
1708-04-20
Cambridge
London
Q2332520
1078
Anne Lynch Botta
writer, poet, socialite
female
salonnière poet socialite sculptor literary historian writer
United States of America
1815-11-11
1891-03-23
Bennington
New York City
Q4768571
1079
Jane Franklin
British explorer
female
explorer
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1791-12-04
1875-07-18
London
London
Q467646
1080
La Païva
French courtesan
female
salonnière
France
1819-05-07
1884-01-21
Moscow
Q2242606
Q439389
1081
Dora Marsden
feminist, journal editor, author
female
journalist writer suffragette
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1882-03-05
1960-12-13
Marsden
Dumfries
Q460349
1082
Catharine Beecher
United States educator
female
writer teacher
United States of America
1800-09-06 1800-09-08
1878-05-12
East Hampton
Elmira
Q462169
1083
Prudence Crandall
Civil rights pioneer, educator, temperance advocate, Connecticut's official State Heroine
female
teacher suffragist
United States of America
1803-09-03
1890-01-28
Hopkinton
Q512490
1084
Cristina Saralegui
American journalist
female
journalist actor television actor film actor
United States of AmericaCuba
1948-01-29
Havana
Q657790
1085
Giulia Gonzaga
Italian noblewoman of the Renaissance
female
1513
1566-04-16
Gazzuolo
Naples
Q2264063
1086
Julia Kavanagh
Irish author
female
writer novelist biographer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1824-01-07
1877-10-28
Thurles
Nice
Q461310
1087
Ann Lee
English Shaker leader
female
founder
Great Britain
1736-02-29
1784-09-08
Manchester
Watervliet
Q456543
1088
Werburgh
Anglo-Saxon saint
female
nun
Kingdom of Mercia
0650s
0699-02-03
Stone
Stoke-on-Trent
Q1291152
1089
Susanna
disciple of Jesus
female
Q4118707
1090
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
American author and social activist
female
linguist writer translator novelist literary critic children's writer journalist
United States of America
1879-02-17
1958-11-09
Lawrence
Arlington
Q5298346
1091
Mary Mitchell Slessor
(1848-1915) Scottish Presbyterian missionary
female
missionary explorer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1848-12-02
1915-01-13
Aberdeen
Nigeria
Q6780743
1092
Alexandra of Lithuania
Youngest daughter of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his second wife, Uliana of Tver
female
Poland
<some value>
1434-04-20
Vilnius
Płońsk
Q2318426
1093
Hope Mirrlees
British translator, poet and novelist
female
novelist writer poet translator
United Kingdom
1887-04-08
1978-08-01
Kent
Q4296277
1094
Janet Guthrie
American racing driver
female
racing automobile driver aerospace engineer physicist
United States of America
1938-03-07
Iowa City
Q6153380
1095
Helen Maria Williams
English novelist, poet, translator, religious dissenter, abolitionist (1759/62-1827)
female
poet translator writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1759-06-17
1827-12-15
London
Paris
Q525710
1096
Catherine de Parthenay
French noblewoman and mathematician
female
poet patron of the arts playwright writer mathematician
France
1554-03-22
1631-10-26
Mouchamps
Mouchamps
Q2942125
1097
Flora Sandes
World War I soldier and nurse
female
nurse military personnel
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1876-01-22
1956-11-24
Nether Poppleton
East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital
Q12760643
1098
Catherine of Cleves
Countess of Eu suo jure
female
aristocrat lady-in-waiting
France
1548
1633-05-11
<some value>Paris
Paris
Q129174
1099
Nanthild
Frankish queen consort and queen mother
female
consort
0610
0642
<some value>
<some value>
Q443037
1100
Margaret Roper
English writer, translator
female
author translator
Kingdom of England
1505-10
1544
London
Q517791
1101
Marie Angélique Arnauld
French Cistercian abbess
female
writer
France
1591-09-08
1661-08-06
Paris
Port-Royal-des-Champs
Q440118
1102
Catharine Macaulay
English historian, philosopher, feminist (1731-1791)
female
historian philosopher writer feminist
Great Britain United Kingdom
1731-04-02
1791-06-22
Wye
Binfield
Q538767
1103
Philip Christoph von Königsmarck
Swedish count of Brandenburgian extraction and a soldier
male
military officer
Sweden
1665-03-14
1694-07-11
Stade
Hanover
Q641147
1104
Eadburh
wife of Beorhtric, King of Wessex
female
abbess
United Kingdom
0701s
0801s
Q962190
1105
Mademoiselle Aïssé
Letter writer
female
writer essayist
France
1693
1733-03-13
Circassia
Paris
Q275947
1106
Maria Magdalena van Beethoven
mother of Ludwig van Beethoven
female
Germany
1746-12-19
1787-07-17
Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein
Bonn
Q14507972
1107
Tarquinia Molza
Italian singer and composer
female
composer singer writer poet naturalist
1542-11-01
1617-08-08
Modena
Modena
Q274484
1108
Eleanor Coppola
American documentary filmmaker, artist, and writer
female
film director actor screenwriter film producer photographer cinematographer
United States of America
1936-05-04
Los Angeles
Q4943414
1109
Toru Dutt
Indian writer
female
writer poet novelist translator
British Raj
1856-03-04
1877-08-30
Kolkata
Kolkata
Q7827414
1110
Abby Kelley
American activist
female
feminist suffragette
United States of America
1811-01-15
1887-01-14
Pelham
Worcester
Q2820848
1111
Lucy Aikin
British feminist historian and poet (1781-1864)
female
writer historian novelist feminist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1781-11-06
1864-01-29
Warrington
Hampstead
Q4530036
1112
Marianne Brandt
Austrian contralto
female
opera singer music pedagogue
Austria
1842-09-12
1921-07-09
Vienna
Penzing
Q78820
1113
Susanna Centlivre
English actor, poet, playwright (c. 1667/70 – 1723)
female
poet playwright writer actor
Great Britain
1667
1723-12-01
Whaplode
Q931103
1114
Ælfflæd of Whitby
Abbess of Whitby
female
nun
Kingdom of Northumbria
0654
0713 0714
Kingdom of Northumbria
Whitby Abbey
Q2480751
1115
Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
English Baroness
female
lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of England
1519-03-22
1580-09-19
Parham Old Hall
Grimsthorpe Castle
Q269702
1116
La Clairon
French actress
female
stage actor
France
1723-01-25
1803-01-29
Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Paris
Q467141
1117
Maria Cosway
painter from Italy who lived and worked in Italy, England and France
female
painter artist musician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1760-06-11
1838-01-05
Florence
Lodi
Q3847222
1118
Bruriah
female
religious
0101s
0200s
Israel
Q469428
1119
Antoinette Bourignon
17th-century French-Flemish mystic
female
mystic
Belgium
1616-01-13
1680-10-30
Lille
Franeker
Q270552
1120
Jeanne Agnès Berthelot de Pléneuf, marquise de Prie
French noble
female
salonnière
France
1698-08
1727-10-07
Paris
Courbépine
Q451174
1121
Fanny Stevenson
wife of Robert Louis Stevenson
female
artist novelist writer
United States of America
1840-03-10
1914-02-18
Indianapolis
Santa Barbara
Q3066501
1122
Æthelburh of Kent
Second wife of Edwin of Northumbria
female
Kingdom of Kent
0601
0647
Kent
Lyminge
Q2266026
1123
Eustochium
early Christian saint
female
abbess translator
ancient Rome
0368
0420-09-28
Rome
Bethlehem
Q442396
1124
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
American minister
female
writer philosopher lecturer minister theologian
United States of America
1825-05-20
1921-11-05
Henrietta
Elizabeth
Q549506
1125
Théodore Tronchin
Genevan physician
male
physician Encyclopédistes
Republic of Geneva
1709-06-24 1709-05-24
1781-11-30
Geneva
Paris
Q116710
1126
Elizabeth Kenny
Australian nurse
female
nurse
Australia
1880-09-20
1952-11-30
Warialda
Toowoomba
Q531161
1127
Ann Meyers
American basketball player
female
basketball player journalist sports commentator
United States of America
1955-03-26
San Diego
Q2308003
1128
Eugénie de Guérin
French writer
female
diarist writer poet
France
1805-01-29
1848-05-31
Andillac
Andillac
Q2386832
1129
María de Zayas
Spanish female writer of the Golgen Age.
female
writer author
Spain
1590-09-12
1660
Madrid
Madrid
Q2905689
1130
Carolina Maria de Jesus
Brazilian writer
female
writer autobiographer poet
Brazil
1914-03-14
1977-02-13 1977-07-27
Q2007808
São Paulo
Q440240
1131
Mary Ball Washington
Mother of George Washington
female
United States of America
1708-11-30
1789-08-26
Lancaster County
Spotsylvania County
Q458119
1132
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
American novelist, short story writer, poet, children's author
female
writer novelist children's writer poet
United States of America
1852-10-31
1930-03-13
Randolph
Metuchen
Q276421
1133
Sara Coleridge
British poet, translator, editor, writer
female
linguist poet novelist translator writer
1802-12-23
1852-05-03
Keswick Greta Hall
London
Q1960565
1134
Karoline Pichler
Austrian writer
female
salonnière writer literary critic composer
Austria
1769-09-07
1843-07-09
Vienna
Vienna
Q78814
1135
Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
British noble
female
aristocrat
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1736-07-10
1807-08-22
Windsor
London
Q446919
1136
Jessie Redmon Fauset
American novelist
female
poet novelist writer essayist literary editor teacher
United States of America
1882-04-27
1961-04-30 1961-05-06
Camden County
Philadelphia
Q465624
1137
Katherine Philips
Anglo-Welsh poet and translator
female
poet translator writer
Wales
1632-01-01
1664-06-22
London
London
Q2172000
1138
Angelina Grimké
American abolitionist and feminist
female
politician suffragette
United States of America
1805-02-20
1879-10-26
Charleston
Hyde Park
Q2849426
1139
Sarah Kemble Knight
United States educator and writer
female
author diarist writer
United States of America
1666-04-19
1727-09-25
Boston
Norwalk
Q446375
1140
Anna Seward
English Romantic poet (1742-1809)
female
writer poet literary critic biographer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1747-12-12
1809-03-25
Eyam
Lichfield
Q1131816
1141
Kōmyō
consort empress of Japan
female
calligrapher
Japan
0701
0760-07-31
Q837932
1142
Julie d'Aubigny
French swordswoman and opera singer
female
actor opera singer
France
1670
1707
<some value>
Provence
Q2438324
1143
Phemonoe
female
Q2993240
1144
Eliza Cook
British writer
female
journalist poet editor writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1818-12-24
1889-09-23
London Road
Wimbledon
Q4245675
1145
Grace Darling
British lighthouse keeper
female
lighthouse keeper
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1815-11-24
1842-10-20
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle
Q461882
1146
Rose Macaulay
English novelist and writer
female
author novelist writer
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1881-08-01
1958-10-30
Rugby
Greater London
Q528576
1147
Mary of York
English princess
female
aristocrat
1467-08-11
1482-05-23
Windsor Castle
Palace of Placentia
Q755721
1148
Cathy Rigby
American gymnast
female
artistic gymnast actor stage actor
United States of America
1952-12-12
Los Alamitos
Q2894503
1149
Lillian Nordica
American opera singer
female
singer opera singer stage actor
United States of America
1857-12-12
1914-05-10
Farmington
Jakarta
Q2916204
1150
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Irish writer
female
poet writer novelist salonnière
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1789-09-01
1849-06-04
Clonmel
Paris
Q459501
1151
Samuel Brannan
American politician
male
politician publisher journalist editor businessperson
United States of America
1819-03-02
1889-05-14
Saco
Escondido
Q936075
1152
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Austrian-American singer
female
singer opera singer
Austrian Empire United States of America
1861-06-15
1936-11-17
Libeň
Hollywood
Q79035
1153
Agnes Strickland
English writer
female
writer historian poet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1796-08-19
1874-07-08
London
Southwold
Q1124282
1154
Madoc ab Owain Gwynedd
According to folklore, a Welsh prince who sailed to America
male
explorer
1150
Dolwyddelan Castle
North America
Q1883439
1155
Cassandra Austen
amateur English watercolourist and the elder sister of Jane Austen
female
painter watercolourist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1773-01-09
1845-03-22
Steventon
Chawton
Q2505245
1156
Juana Maria
Native American
female
United States of America
1811
1853-10-18
San Nicolas Island
Garey
Q128611
1157
Frances Sargent Osgood
American poet
female
writer poet
United States of America
1811-06-18
1850-05-12
Boston
New York City
Q2671428
1158
Hannah Adams
US-American author (1755-1831)
female
author theologian writer historian
United States of America
1755-10-02
1831-12-15
Medfield
Brookline
Q515868
1159
Lot's wife
person mentioned in the biblical Book of Genesis
female
Q2575060
1160
Giulia Grisi
singer
female
opera singer
Kingdom of Italy
1811-05-22
1869-11-29
Milan
Berlin
Q287344
1161
Elinor Wylie
American poet
female
poet author novelist writer
United States of America
1885-09-07
1928-12-16
Somerville
New York City
Q460055
1162
Sarah Fielding
British writer
female
writer translator novelist literary critic
England
1710-11-08
1768-04-09
East Stour
Bath
Q467935
1163
Elizabeth Jane Weston
Czech poet
female
writer poet
Kingdom of England Holy Roman Empire
1581-10-02 1582-11-02
1612-10-23 1612-11-28
Greater London
Prague
Q2563872
1164
Jane Porter
Scottish historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure (1776-1850)
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1776-01-17
1850-05-24
Durham
Bristol
Q3161890
1165
Maria Fitzherbert
Mistress of British king
female
mistress politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1756-07-26
1837-03-27
Tong
Brighton
Q449574
1166
Gabrielle Réjane
French actress
female
stage actor film actor theatre manager
France
1856-06-05 1856-06-06
1920-06-14
Paris
Paris Asnières-sur-Seine
Q596355
1167
Elizabeth F. Ellet
American writer, poet, translator
female
historian poet essayist writer
United States of America
1818-10-18
1877-06-03
Sodus Point
New York City
Q2568715
1168
David George Hogarth
British archaeologist
male
anthropologist archaeologist writer
United Kingdom
1862-05-23
1927-11-06
Barton-upon-Humber
Oxford
Q3556340
1169
Théodore Guérin
Catholic saint and nun from France
female
nun
France
1798-10-02
1856-05-14
Étables-sur-Mer
Terre Haute
Q434579
1170
Jeanne Hachette
French heroine
female
military personnel
Kingdom of France
1454
<some value>
Beauvais
<some value>
Q466978
1171
Anna Howard Shaw
American physician and activist
female
suffragist theologian autobiographer physician minister suffragette
United States of America
1847-02-14
1919-07-02
Newcastle upon Tyne
Nether Providence Township
Q532873
1172
May Sinclair
British novelist
female
writer poet literary critic
United Kingdom
1863-08-24
1946-11-14
Rock Ferry
Buckinghamshire
Q1131497
1173
Elizabeth Stuart
English noblewoman
female
Kingdom of England
1635-12-28
1650-09-08
St James's Palace
Carisbrooke Castle
Q2152773
1174
Charlotte Lennox
Scottish writer
female
poet translator novelist writer playwright
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
1730
1804-01-04
Gibraltar
London
Q441757
1175
Alice Duer Miller
American poet
female
poet author screenwriter writer
United States of America
1874-07-28
1942-08-22
New York City
New York City
Q533042
1176
Mary Russell Mitford
English author and dramatist
female
writer poet novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1787-12-16
1855-01-10
Winchester
Swallowfield
Q455571
1177
Menen Asfaw
Ethiopian Empress Consort
female
politician
Ethiopia
1891-04-03
1962-02-15
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Q913749
1178
Suzanne Farrell
American ballerina
female
ballet dancer ballerina
United States of America
1945-08-16
Cincinnati
Q452198
1179
Ellen Wood
English writer
female
novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1814-01-17
1887-02-10
Worcester
London
Q2493772
1180
Judith
biblical character of the Book of Judith
female
Q28532552
1181
Lady Mary Grey
English noblewoman
female
Kingdom of England
1545-04-20
1578-04-30 1578-04-20
London
Q242918
1182
Charlotte Saunders Cushman
American actress
female
stage actor
United States of America
1816-07-23
1876-02-18
Boston
Boston
Q448890
1183
Jessica Mitford
British writer and activist (1917-1996)
female
writer journalist human rights activist
United Kingdom United States of America
1917-09-11
1996-07-22 1996-08-10 1996-07-23
Oxfordshire Asthall Manor
Oakland
Q457856
1184
Maryse Hilsz
French aviatrix
female
aircraft pilot resistance fighter military personnel non-fiction writer
France
1901-03-07
1946-01-30
Levallois-Perret
Bourg-en-Bresse
Q3296334
1185
Susanna Wesley
Mother of Methodism
female
writer
Great Britain
1669-01-20
1742-07-23
London
London
Q461044
1186
Saint Prisca
Roman saint
female
martyr
0100s
0100s 0269
Rome
Rome
Q426200
1187
Elizabeth Craven
British noble
female
singer composer writer screenwriter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1750-12-17
1828-01-13
Westminster
Naples
Q449738
1188
Amalie Materna
Austrian operatic soprano
female
singer opera singer
Austria-Hungary
1844-07-10
1918-01-18
Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing
Vienna
Q2840970
1189
Saint Petronilla
Roman Catholic saint
female
priest
0050s
0100s
Galilee
Rome
Q463600
1190
Rhoda Broughton
Welsh novelist
female
novelist writer
Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1840-11-29
1920-06-05
Denbigh
Oxford
Q449136
1191
Catharine Parr Traill
English-Canadian author and botanical artist
female
writer botanist naturalist children's writer scientific illustrator
Canada
1802-01-09
1899-08-29
London Rotherhithe
San Francisco
Q455349
1192
Charlotte Mew
British poet
female
poet writer
United Kingdom
1869-11-15
1928-03-24
London
London
Q458169
1193
Sarah Helen Whitman
United States poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1803-01-19
1878-06-27
Providence
Providence
Q1027621
1194
Kate Douglas Wiggin
American writer
female
writer children's writer teacher
United States of America
1856-09-28
1923-08-24
Philadelphia
London Borough of Harrow
Q438241
1195
Frances Wright
American activist
female
writer philosopher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1795-09-06
1852-12-13
Dundee
Cincinnati
Q441537
1196
Friederike Caroline Neuber
German actor and director
female
writer stage actor
Germany
1697-03-09
1760-11-30
Reichenbach im Vogtland
Laubegast
Q68316
1197
Contessina de' Bardi
Italian noblewoman
female
aristocrat
1390
1473-10
Florence
Florence
Q1227400
1198
Carrie Nation
American temperance advocate
female
suffragette
United States of America
1846-11-25
1911-06-09
Garrard County
Leavenworth
Q2583364
1199
Gunnora
wife of Richard I of Normandy
female
aristocrat
0950
1031
Rouen
Normandy
Q270777
1200
Mary Lyon
American educator
female
pedagogue head teacher
United States of America
1797-02-28
1849-03-05
Buckland
South Hadley
Q431645
1201
Tullia
semi-legendary last queen of Rome
female
consort
ancient Rome
0600s BCE
<some value>
Rome
<some value>
Q446260
1202
Lillian Wald
American nurse and activist
female
nurse social worker peace activist suffragette
United States of America
1867-03-10
1940-09-01
Cincinnati
Westport
Q515387
1203
Flo Hyman
American volleyball player
female
volleyball player beach volleyball player
United States of America
1954-07-31
1986-01-24
Inglewood
Japan
Q445270
1204
Nguyễn Thị Bình
Vietnamese politician
female
politician
Vietnam
1927-05-26
Sa Đéc Province
Q446909
1205
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues
Mistress of Henry IV of France
female
aristocrat
France
1579
1633-02-09
Orléans
Paris
Q450395
1206
Armande Béjart
French stage actress
female
stage actor
France
1642
1700-11-30
Paris
Q460831
1207
Marcella Sembrich
singer
female
singer pianist opera singer music pedagogue violinist
Poland
1858-02-15
1935-01-11
Vyshnivchyk
New York City
Q265698
1208
Wilma Mankiller
Chief of the Cherokee Nation
female
author writer tribal chief autobiographer
United States of America
1945-11-18
2010-04-06
Tahlequah
Adair County
Q2327358
1209
Mary Roberts Rinehart
U.S. female writer
female
journalist novelist poet writer screenwriter
United States of America
1876-08-12
1958-09-22
Pittsburgh
New York City
Q460366
1210
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Japanese actress
female
actor autobiographer seiyū writer tarento
Japan
1933-08-09
Minato-ku
Q466963
1211
Jane Taylor
English poet, novelist (1783-1824)
female
poet novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1783-09-23
1824-04-13
London
Q4259798
1212
Anna Hyatt Huntington
American artist
female
sculptor
United States of America
1876-03-10
1973-10-04
Cambridge
Redding
Q445026
1213
Marie Guyart
French foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec
female
priest nun
France
1599-10-28
1672-04-30
Tours
Quebec City
Q449835
1214
Emma Calvé
French operatic soprano
female
singer opera singer
France
1858-08-15
1942-01-06
Decazeville
Montpellier
Q452065
1215
Gertrude Atherton
Novelist, short story writer
female
novelist writer non-fiction writer screenwriter
United States of America
1857-10-30 1858-01-14
1948-06-14
San Francisco
San Francisco
Q137679
1216
Lynette Woodard
female basketball player from the United States
female
basketball player stockbroker basketball coach
United States of America
1959-08-12
Wichita
Q438960
1217
Anne Askew
English Protestant martyr
female
poet writer
1521
1546-07-16
Lincolnshire
Smithfield
Q447731
1218
Woman with seven sons
Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7
female
Judea
Judea
Q2359988
1219
Eleonora Sears
US tennis player
female
tennis player squash player
United States of America
1881-09-28
1968-03-16
Boston
Palm Beach
Q463216
1220
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Prince of Orange-Nassau
male
military personnel
Kingdom of the Netherlands
1818-08-02
1848-02-20
Soestdijk Palace
Funchal
Q2201566
1221
Mercy Otis Warren
American writer
female
playwright historian writer
United States of America
1728-09-14
1814-10-19
Barnstable
Plymouth
Q2338545
1222
Fannie Lou Hamer
American civil rights activist (October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977)
female
politician autobiographer
United States of America
1917-10-06
1977-03-14
Curmont
Mound Bayou
Q438438
1223
Elizabeth Carter
English poet, classicist, writer, translator, polymath (1717-1806)
female
linguist poet classical scholar writer translator Polymath
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1717-12-16
1806-02-19
Deal
London
Q4216193
1224
Saint Bibiana
Italian martyr and saint
female
0400s
0400s
Rome
Rome
Q443392
1225
Margaret Clitherow
English martyr and saint of Roman Catholic Church
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1555
1586-03-25
York
York
Q587909
1226
Ernestine Rose
American feminist activist
female
writer suffragette feminist
Poland United States of AmericaRussian Empire
1810-01-13
1892-08-04
Piotrków Trybunalski
Brighton
Q455845
1227
Emilia Lanier
English poet
female
writer poet
England
1569-01
1645-04
Ward of Bishopsgate
London
Q3656783
1228
Florence B. Seibert
American biochemist
female
biochemist
United States of America
1897-10-06
1991-08-23
Easton
St. Petersburg
Q3746678
1229
Ingund
female
monarch
0567
0585
Metz
Carthage
Q263389
1230
Sarah Trimmer
author
female
writer children's writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1741-01-06
1810-12-15
Ipswich
Brentford
Q461189
1231
Thomas de Mahy, marquis de Favras
French aristocrat and supporter of the House of Bourbon during the French Revolution
male
military personnel
France
1744-03-26
1790-02-19
Q71964283
Paris
Q716608
1232
Frances Ridley Havergal
British poet and hymn-writer
female
writer poet hymnwriter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1836-12-14
1879-06-03
Astley
Gower Peninsula
Q275111
1233
Rose Philippine Duchesne
French Catholic Religious Sister and missionary in the United States
female
nun teacher cleric
France
1769-08-29
1852-11-18
Grenoble
St. Charles
Q268064
1234
Joaquin Murrieta
Mexican outlaw
male
activist
Trincheras
1829
1853-07-25
Sonora
San Benito County
Q522843
1235
Olympia Fulvia Morata
Italian classical scholar
female
writer classical scholar
1526
1555-10-26
Ferrara
Heidelberg
Q272798
1236
Clemence Dane
English novelist
female
screenwriter playwright writer novelist essayist science fiction writer painter sculptor
United Kingdom
1888-02-21
1965-03-28
London Borough of Lewisham Blackheath
London
Q728558
1237
Alice Dunbar Nelson
American writer, activist
female
journalist author poet writer short story writer educator suffragist
United States of America
1875-07-19
1935-09-18
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Q3611679
1238
Henriette Herz
German writer (1764-1847)
female
writer salonnière translator
Germany
1764-09-05
1847-10-22
Berlin
Berlin
Q63460
1239
Caroline Schelling
German writer and translator
female
writer translator salonnière literary critic
Germany
1763-09-02
1809-09-07
Göttingen
Maulbronn
Q63928
1240
Margery Kempe
English saint
female
writer autobiographer
United Kingdom
1373
<some value>
King's Lynn
Norfolk
Q509271
1241
Mary Delany
English Bluestocking, artist, and letter-writer
female
botanical illustrator painter writer botanist
Great Britain
1700-05-14
1788-04-15
Wiltshire
Windsor
Q510352
1242
Adelaide Ristori
Italian actress
female
stage actor
Kingdom of Italy
1822-01-29
1906-10-09
Cividale del Friuli
Turin Rome
Q354003
1243
Lillian Russell
American opera singer and actress (1860-1922)
female
actor opera singer stage actor singer film actor suffragette
United States of America
1860-12-04 1861-12-04
1922-06-06
Clinton
Pittsburgh
Q435415
1244
Sydney, Lady Morgan
Irish novelist (1781? – 1859)
female
poet writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1776-12-25
1859-04-13
Dublin
London
Q459275
1245
Leonora Dori
Italian noble
female
lady-in-waiting
1568-05-19
1617-07-08
Florence
place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville - Esplanade de la Libération
Q291133
1246
Eliza Haywood
British actor and writer (1693-1756)
female
novelist poet writer playwright essayist actor stage actor
Great Britain
1693
1756-02-25
Shropshire
Q1559438
1247
Hester Thrale
Welsh author and salon-holder
female
patron of the arts salonnière diarist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1741-01-27
1821-05-02
Caernarfonshire
Clifton
Q291322
1248
Dorothy Richardson
writer
female
journalist poet writer translator
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1873-05-17
1957-06-17
Abingdon-on-Thames
Beckenham
Q447268
1249
Evelyn Underhill
British mystic, poet, and novelist
female
poet writer novelist
United Kingdom
1875-12-06
1941-06-15
Wolverhampton
London
Q454734
1250
Claire Lacombe
Frenchactor
female
revolutionary stage actor politician
France
1765-03-04
1900s
Pamiers
Q459518
1251
Antoinette du Ligier de la Garde Deshoulières
French writer, poet (1638-1694)
female
poet writer
France
1638-01-01
1694-02-17
Paris
Paris
Q469957
1252
Mary Rowlandson
American woman captured by Native Americans during King Philip's War
female
writer autobiographer
Great Britain
1635
1711-01-05
Somerset
Wethersfield
Q271905
1253
Lady Anne Barnard
British writer
female
writer poet painter drawer watercolourist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1750-12-12
1825-05-06
Balcarres House
London
Q3510181
1254
Adelaide Anne Procter
English poet and songwriter
female
writer poet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1825-10-30
1864-02-02
London
London
Q4681673
1255
Mavia
Arab warrior-queen
female
politician
Ghassanids
0400s
0425
Khanasir
Q445782
1256
Rosamund Clifford
Mistress of King Henry II of England
female
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1150
1176
Herefordshire
Godstow
Q271821
1257
Matilda of Habsburg
German noble
female
politician
Germany
1253
1304-12-23
Rheinfelden
Munich
Q2635513
1258
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
wife of Jérôme Bonaparte
female
merchant socialite
United States of America
1785-02-06
1879-04-04
Baltimore
Baltimore
Q268344
1259
Cecilia Beaux
American artist
female
painter
United States of America
1855-05-01
1942-09-17
Philadelphia
Gloucester
Q466677
1260
Mary Robinson
English poet, novelist, dramatist, actress (1758-1800)
female
poet novelist writer actor royal mistress
Great Britain
1758-11-27
1800-12-26
Bristol
Englefield Green
Q532255
1261
Sophia Hayden Bennett
American architect
female
architect
United States of America
1868-10-17
1953-02-03
Santiago
Winthrop
Q7562886
1262
Louise d'Épinay
French writer
female
writer salonnière
France
1726-03-11
1783-04-17
Valenciennes
Paris
Q264254
1263
Lucy Walter
mistress of King Charles II of England (1630-1658)
female
courtier
Wales
1630
1658-09
Roch Castle
Paris
Q272539
1264
Lucrezia Marinella
Venetian writer
female
writer poet philosopher
Republic of Venice
1571
1653-10-09
Venice
Venice
Q1873744
1265
Louise Julie de Mailly
Mistress of Louis XV of France
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1710
1751
Paris
Paris
Q271838
1266
Andrea Mead Lawrence
alpine skier
female
alpine skier politician
United States of America
1932-04-19
2009-03-30
Rutland County
Mammoth Lakes
Q272507
1267
Claudia
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Q299162
1268
Sarah Winnemucca
Native American writer, activist, scout, and teacher
female
writer teacher
United States of America
1844
1891-10-17
Humboldt Sink
Idaho
Q438194
1269
Elizabeth Thompson
British artist
female
painter
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1846-11-03
1933-10-02
Lausanne
Gormanston, County Meath
Q517349
1270
Emma Willard
American women's rights activist
female
writer
United States of America
1787-02-23
1870-04-15
Berlin
Troy
Q175615
1271
Joanna of Flanders
Duchess of Britain
female
politician
1295
1374-09
Q288219
1272
Mary Antin
American memoirist
female
writer
United States of America
1881-06-13
1949-05-15
Polotsk
Suffern
Q433755
1273
Alice Meynell
English publisher, editor, writer, poet, activist
female
writer literary critic essayist poet
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1847-09-22
1922-11-27
Barnes
London
Q3611689
1274
Marguerite Bourgeoys
French colonist and foundress
female
teacher
France
1620-04-17
1700-01-12
Troyes
Montreal
Q263327
1275
Anna J. Cooper
African-American author, educator, speaker and scholar
female
historian writer suffragist
United States of America
1858-08-10
1964-02-27
Raleigh
Washington, D.C.
Q977118
1276
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
German general
male
military personnel
Germany
1684-10-26
1757-05-06
Löwitz
Prague
Q70874
1277
Margaret of Scotland
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Q402111
1278
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
British countess
female
theologian
Great Britain
1707-08-24
1791-06-17
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Spa Fields
Q2619915
1279
Sanchia of Provence
German queen
female
France
1225
1261-11-09
Aix-en-Provence
Berkhamsted Castle
Q267295
1280
Arria
1st-century Roman woman
female
aristocrat
ancient Rome
0042
Q441774
1281
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
British peer, philanthropist and humanitarian
female
philanthropist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1814-04-21
1906-12-30
London
London
Q137680
1282
Pauline Félicité de Mailly
Mistress of Louis XV of France
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1712
1741-09-09
Paris
Paris
Q440458
1283
Ælfthryth
Queen Consort of England
female
monarch
Kingdom of England
0940s
1000-11-17 0999-11-17 1001-11-17
Devon
Wherwell
Q2746341
1284
Juliette Gordon Low
Founder of the Girl Scouts
female
writer
United States of America
1860-10-31
1927-01-17
Savannah
Savannah
Q3269439
1285
Maxine Hong Kingston
Chinese American author
female
professor writer novelist
United States of America
1940-10-27
Stockton
Q19330
1286
Lais of Corinth
Ancient Greek courtesan
female
hetaera
Corinth
0400s BCE
0360s BCE
Corinth
Corinth
Q441736
1287
Sophia Jex-Blake
British physician and suffragist
female
physician suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1840-01-21
1912-01-07
Hastings
East Sussex
Q452029
1288
Louise Boyd
American explorer
female
explorer geographer photographer botanist
United States of America
1887-09-16 1887
1972-09-14
San Rafael
San Francisco
Q469822
1289
Blanche of Montferrat
duchess of Savoy and wife of Charles I of Savoy
female
politician
1472
1519-03-30
Casale Monferrato
Turin
Q45427
1290
Míriam Colón
Puerto Rican actress (1936-2017)
female
television actor film actor actor stage actor theatre manager
Puerto Rico
1936-08-20
2017-03-03
Ponce
New York City
Q454951
1291
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Irish socialist and republican political activist
female
politician
United Kingdom
1947-04-23
Cookstown
Q2628635
1292
Helen Hunt Jackson
Novelist, poet, writer, activist
female
journalist novelist writer poet
United States of America
1830-10-15
1885-08-12 1885-09-12
Amherst
San Francisco
Q462363
1293
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
English poet and novelist
female
poet novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1802-08-14
1838-10-15
Chelsea
Cape Coast
Q1760518
1294
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
US-American philanthropist (1757-1854); wife of Alexander Hamilton
female
philanthropist
United States of America
1757-08-09
1854-11-09
Albany
Washington, D.C.
Q5363475
1295
Joanna Baillie
Scottish poet and dramatist
female
poet writer science fiction writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1762-09-11
1851-02-23
Bothwell
Hampstead
Q463302
1296
Anna Katharine Green
novelist
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1846-11-11
1935-04-11
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Q442130
1297
Margaret of Burgundy
Dauphine of France
female
1393-12-08
1442-02
Paris
Q938624
1298
Glückel of Hameln
German writer and businesswoman
female
diarist businessperson
Germany
1646
1724-09-19
Hamburg
Metz
Q76993
1299
Madeleine Béjart
French stage actress
female
stage actor
France
1615-01-10
1672-03-14
Paris
Paris
Q266019
1300
Julia Morgan
American architect and engineer
female
architect
United States of America
1872-01-20
1957-02-02
San Francisco
San Francisco
Q601820
1301
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
Electress consort of Brandenburg
female
royal consort
Denmark Germany
1485-06-24
1555-06-10
Nyborg Slot
Berlin
Q66516
1302
Elizabeth Montagu
British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer
female
salonnière writer socialite essayist
Great Britain
1718-10-02
1800-08-25
Yorkshire
London
Q443320
1303
Frances Harper
American writer
female
author novelist poet journalist writer lecturer short story writer suffragette feminist suffragist
United States of America
1825-09-24
1911-02-22
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Q5478699
1304
Harriet Hosmer
American artist
female
sculptor
United States of America
1830-10-09
1908-02-21
Watertown
Watertown
Q448214
1305
Sarah Orne Jewett
American novelist, short story writer and poet
female
writer novelist poet
United States of America
1849-09-03
1909-06-24
York County
South Berwick
Q444995
1306
Frances Trollope
English novelist and writer
female
writer novelist
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1780-03-10
1863-10-06
Stapleton, Bristol
Florence
Q271961
1307
Isabella Andreini
Italian actress and writer
female
actor poet stage actor writer
1562
1604-06-11
Padua
Lyon
Q2632451
1308
Emma Smith
American Mormon leader
female
composer
United States of America
1804-07-10
1879-05-30 1879-04-30
Harmony Township
Nauvoo House
Q2348210
1309
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university
female
lawyer author barrister novelist folklorist writer
British Raj India
1866-11-15
1954-07-06
Nashik
London
Q2643152
1310
María de Padilla
Mistress of Peter of Castile
female
Crown of Castile
1334
1361
<some value>
Seville
Q268050
1311
Charlotte of Bourbon
French noblewoman
female
nun
France
1546
1582-05-05
Antwerp
Q271581
1312
Agnes de Mille
American dancer and choreographer
female
choreographer dancer ballet dancer ballet master theater director
United States of America
1905-09-18
1993-10-07 1993-10-06
Harlem New York City
New York City
Q394670
1313
Emily Blackwell
English-born American physician
female
physician gynaecologist obstetrician
United States of America
1826-10-08
1910-09-07
Bristol
York Cliffs
Q1337584
1314
Genesius of Rome
Roman comedian, actor and Christian martyr
male
actor mime artist
0300s
<some value>
Rome
Q969022
1315
Jane Wilde
Irish poet and writer
female
poet writer translator journalist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1821-12-27
1896-02-03
Dublin
Chelsea
Q272303
1316
Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles
writer from France
female
writer salonnière
France
1647
1733-07-12
Marpe
Paris
Q457511
1317
Pauline von Metternich
Austrian princess
female
salonnière
Austria
1836-02-25 1836-02-26
1921-09-28 1921-09-18
Vienna
Vienna
Q79171
1318
Lady Katherine Grey
Potential successor to the English throne
female
Kingdom of England
1540-08-25
1568-02-05
Leicester
London
Q242291
1319
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Cuban-American politician
female
politician
United States of AmericaCuba
1952-07-15
Havana
Q265791
1320
Helene Deutsch
American psychoanalyst
female
psychologist psychiatrist psychoanalyst
United States of AmericaPoland
1884-10-09
1982-03-29
Przemyśl
Cambridge
Q78733
1321
Marie Anne Lenormand
French professional fortune-teller
female
bookseller writer psychic
France
1772-05-27
1843-06-23
Alençon
Paris
Q262106
1322
Mary Lamb
England writer, the sister and collaborator of Charles Lamb (writer)
female
poet writer journalist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1764-12-03
1847-05-20
London
London
Q276126
1323
Lady Arbella Stuart
British noble
female
writer
England
1575
1615-09-27
Nottinghamshire
Tower of London
Q436074
1324
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
French noble
female
politician
France
1628-02-25
1694-04-16
Brézé
Châteauroux
Q2706151
1325
Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal
British duchess
female
lady-in-waiting
Great Britain Archbishopric of Magdeburg Duchy of Magdeburg
1667-12-25
1743-05-10
Emden
London
Q64228
1326
Katharine Cornell
actress
female
writer film producer stage actor film actor
United States of America
1893-02-16
1974-06-09
Berlin
Tisbury
Q272086
1327
Milka Ternina
Croatian opera singer
female
singer vocalist opera singer university teacher
Croatia
1863-12-19
1941-05-18
Vezišće
Zagreb
Q73390
1328
Cynthia Ozick
American writer
female
novelist writer
United States of America
1928-04-17
New York City
Q444849
1329
Margaret Bondfield
British feminist and trade unionist
female
politician trade unionist suffragist
United Kingdom
1873-03-17
1953-06-16
Chard
London Borough of Croydon
Q182904
1330
Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator and civil rights leader
female
teacher journalist politician writer human rights activist suffragist
United States of America
1875-07-10
1955-05-18
Mayesville
Daytona Beach
Q291068
1331
Frances Anne Kemble
English actress and writer
female
playwright writer diarist stage actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1809-11-27
1893-01-15
London
London
Q433397
1332
Pauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer
female
writer poet actor
Canada
1861-03-10
1913-03-07
Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation
Vancouver
Q2716914
1333
Lilli Lehmann
German operatic soprano
female
opera singer autobiographer pedagogue music pedagogue vocal coach singer
Germany
1848-11-24
1929-05-17 1929 1929-05-06
Würzburg
Berlin
Q61641
1334
Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara
Neapolitan noble woman (1450-1493); Duchesses of Ferrara
female
politician
1450-06-22
1493-10-11
Naples
Ferrara
Q671407
1335
Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin
French salon-holder
female
salonnière women letter writer
France
1699-06-26
1777-10-06
Paris
Paris
Q269865
1336
Catherine Booth
Mother of The Salvation Army
female
theologian
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1829-01-17
1890-10-04
Ashbourne
Clacton-on-Sea Essex
Q431614
1337
Marie Victoire de Noailles
French noble
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1688-05-06
1766-09-30
Palace of Versailles
Paris
Q434917
1338
Margaret of Cortona
Italian penitent
female
religious
1247
1297-02-22
Laviano
Cortona
Q254632
1339
Dorothy Thompson
American journalist and radio broadcaster
female
journalist writer
United States of America
1893-07-09
1961-01-30
Erie County
Lisbon
Q275545
1340
Maude Adams
American actress
female
stage actor cinematographer film company owner technician researcher lighting technology engineer
United States of America
1872-11-11
1953-07-17
Salt Lake City
Tannersville
Q437509
1341
Gracia Mendes Nasi
Portuguese businesswoman
female
banker diplomat
Portugal Ottoman Empire
1510-06-20
1569-11-03
Lisbon
Constantinople
Q298184
1342
Octavia Hill
English social reformer
female
social reformer writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1838-12-03
1912-08-13
Wisbech
Marylebone
Q437462
1343
Clara Reeve
English writer, novelist, translator (1729-1807)
female
novelist writer translator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1729-01-23
1807-12-03
Ipswich
Ipswich
Q449489
1344
Huldah
biblical character
female
prophet
Q583207
1345
Mahaut, Countess of Artois
French noble
female
politician
Kingdom of France
1269 1270
1329-11-27
France
Paris
Q1166728
1346
Amelia Edwards
English novelist, journalist, traveller and egyptologist
female
anthropologist writer journalist archaeologist egyptologist travel writer novelist illustrator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831-06-07
1892-04-15
London
Weston-super-Mare
Q437356
1347
Chita Rivera
Actress, dancer, singer
female
dancer singer stage actor film actor television actor
United States of America
1933-01-23
Washington, D.C.
Q450918
1348
Phila
Ancient Greek noble
female
0400s BCE
0287 BCE
Potidaea
Q269964
1349
Annie Dillard
American writer
female
poet novelist writer university teacher essayist
United States of America
1945-04-30
Pittsburgh
Q176558
1350
Connie Carpenter-Phinney
American racing cyclist and speed skater
female
speed skater rower sport cyclist
United States of America
1957-02-26
Madison
Q272590
1351
Alice Hamilton
American physician and toxicologist
female
toxicologist pathologist university teacher physician bacteriologist
United States of America
1869-02-27
1970-09-22
Fort Wayne
Hartford
Q275600
1352
Sophie Arnould
French soprano
female
salonnière opera singer stage actor model
France
1740-02-13
1802-10-22
Paris
Paris
Q435935
1353
Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins
French noble
female
diplomat politician
France
1642
1722-12-05
Paris
Rome
Q447889
1354
Madame de Brinvilliers
French murderer
female
serial killer
France
1630-07-02
1676-07-17
Paris
Paris
Q268516
1355
Marietta Alboni
Italian operatic contralto
female
singer opera singer
Kingdom of Italy
1826-03-06
1894-06-23
Città di Castello
Ville-d'Avray
Q269130
1356
Charlotte Turner Smith
English poet, novelist (1749-1806)
female
poet writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1749-05-04
1806-10-28
London
United Kingdom
Q442902
1357
Tullia d'Aragona
Italian courtesan, author
female
salonnière philosopher writer poet
1510
1556-03
Rome
Rome
Q444628
1358
Porcia Catonis
Roman noblewoman, spouse of Brutus
female
philosopher
ancient Rome
0100s BCE
0042 BCE
ancient Rome
ancient Rome
Q255448
1359
Marie Anne de Mailly
18th-century French noblewoman
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1717-10-05
1744-12-08
Paris
Paris
Q273608
1360
Laura Secord
Canadian heroine of the War of 1812
female
Canada
1775-09-13
1868-10-17
Great Barrington
Niagara Falls
Q434840
1361
Hetty Green
American business woman
female
financier
United States of America
1834-11-21
1916-07-03
New Bedford
New York City
Q446490
1362
Helen Gurley Brown
American author, editor, publisher, and businesswoman
female
editor writer journalist businessperson
United States of America
1922-02-18
2012-08-13
Green Forest
New York City
Q254738
1363
Bette Nesmith Graham
Inventor, businesswoman
female
inventor entrepreneur secretary
United States of America
1924-03-23
1980-05-12
Dallas
Richardson
Q447773
1364
Dorothea von Schlegel
German literary critic and writer
female
writer translator literary critic
Germany
1764-10-24
1839-08-03
Berlin
Frankfurt
Q77271
1365
Beryl Clutterbuck Markham
British writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer
female
horse trainer aircraft pilot writer
United Kingdom
1902-10-26
1986-08-03
Leicester
Nairobi
Q443904
1366
Nella Larsen
Novelist, librarian, nurse
female
nurse writer librarian novelist
United States of America
1891-04-13
1964-03-30
Chicago
Manhattan
Q453665
1367
Pandita Ramabai
Indian social reformer
female
autobiographer Bible translator translator
British Raj
1858-04-23
1922-04-05
Mangalore
Pune
Q94889
1368
Phoebe
Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 16:1
female
deacon
0050s
0100s
Cenchrea
Rome
Q291547
1369
Lady Hester Stanhope
British archaeologist
female
explorer anthropologist archaeologist
England
1776 1776-03-12
1839 1839-06-13
Chevening
Q73980
1370
Matthew Henson
American explorer
male
explorer writer scientist
United States of America
1866-08-08
1955-03-09
Charles County
New York City
Q976683
1371
Manto
person in Greek myth
female
Q1332949
1372
Margaret Oliphant
British writer
female
autobiographer novelist writer historian
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1828-04-04
1897-06-25
Wallyford
London
Q2415217
1373
Rasview
Paula
female
0347-05-05
0406-01-26
Rome
Bethlehem
Q237824
1374
Marie de Gournay
French writer
female
translator philosopher writer alchemist essayist feminist poet
France
1565-10-06
1645-07-13
Paris
Paris
Q469087
1375
Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy
French adventuress
female
historian memoirist
France
1756-07-22
1791-08-23
Fontette
London
Q271278
1376
Bianca Cappello
Italian noble
female
aristocrat
Republic of Venice
1548
1587-10-20
Venice
Florence
Q258111
1377
Catherine Deshayes
Alleged sorceress
female
midwife Poisoner magician fortune teller
Kingdom of France
1640
1680-02-22
Paris
Paris
Q442429
1378
Louise de Coligny
fourth wife of William the Silent
female
consort politician diplomat
France
1555-09-23
1620-11-13
Châtillon-Coligny
Fontainebleau
Q238227
1379
Hannah More
English religious writer, poet, playwright, philanthropist (1745-1833)
female
writer poet essayist philanthropist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1745-02-02
1833-09-07
Fishponds
Clifton
Q25880
1380
Hélène Boucher
French pilot
female
aircraft pilot
Française
1908-05-23
1934-11-30
Paris
Guyancourt
Q300903
1381
Delphine de Girardin
French writer
female
writer poet salonnière journalist
France
1804-01-24
1855-06-29
Aachen
Paris
Q437094
1382
Faltonia Betitia Proba
ancient Roman poetess
female
poet
ancient Rome
0322
0370
Orte
Rome
Q570034
1383
Carmen Zapata
American actress
female
actor singer television actor film actor
United States of America
1927-07-15
2014-01-05
New York City
Van Nuys
Q2939645
1384
Æthelthryth
Abbess of Ely
female
nun
Kingdom of East Anglia Kingdom of Deira Kingdom of Northumbria
0636
0679-06-23
Exning
Ely
Q261097
1385
Sarah Josepha Hale
American writer and editor
female
writer editorial columnist editor novelist essayist poet
United States of America
1788-10-24
1879-04-30
Newport
Philadelphia
Q430639
1386
Mary Augusta Ward
British novelist
female
writer novelist children's writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1851-06-11
1920-03-24
Hobart
London
Q952452
1387
Anne Dacier
French scholar and translator
female
linguist translator writer classical scholar
France
1645-08-05
1720-08-17
Preuilly-sur-Claise
Paris
Q272609
1388
Beatriz Galindo
Spanish physician and educator
female
writer physician
Spain
1465
1535-11-23
Salamanca
Madrid
Q1708316
1389
Cloelia
semi-legendary woman from the early history of ancient Rome
female
Q868015
1390
Sarah Grimké
American abolitionist
female
feminist
United States of America
1792-11-26
1873-12-23
Charleston
Hyde Park
Q2470678
1391
Belle Starr
American outlaw
female
outlaw
United States of America
1848-02-05
1889-02-03
Jasper County
Eufaula
Q238789
1392
Thérésa Tallien
French courtesans
female
salonnière socialite
Spain France
1773-07-31
1835-01-15
Carabanchel Alto
Chimay Castle
Q255635
1393
Properzia de' Rossi
Sculptor from Italy
female
sculptor
Lordship of Bologna Papal States
1490
1530
Bologna
Bologna
Q293106
1394
Princess Amelia of Great Britain
Second daughter of George II of Great Britain
female
aristocrat
Holy Roman Empire Great Britain
1711-06-10
1786-10-31
Herrenhausen Gardens
Soho
Q62393
1395
Hilda
Christian saint and the founding abbess of the monastery at Whitby, England
female
abbot
Kingdom of Deira
0614
0680-11-17
England
Whitby Abbey
Q257500
1396
Dora Carrington
British painter and decorative artist
female
painter
United Kingdom
1893-03-29
1932-03-11
Hereford
Newbury
Q242546
1397
Laura Bridgman
American deaf-blind woman
female
teacher poet writer
United States of America
1829-12-21
1889-05-24
Hanover
Boston
Q271758
1398
Flora MacDonald
Scotland heroine
female
aristocrat
Great Britain
1722
1790-03-04
Milton, South Uist
Isle of Skye
Q466870
1399
Dorothy Wordsworth
English author, poet and diarist
female
poet diarist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1771-12-25
1855-01-25
Cockermouth
Rydal Mount
Q448992
1400
Elizabeth Inchbald
English novelist, actress, dramatist (1753–1821)
female
actor novelist playwright writer stage actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1753-10-15
1821-08-01
Suffolk
London
Q469974
1401
Amelia Bloomer
Women's rights activist
female
feminist journalist suffragette
United States of America
1818-05-27
1894-12-30
Homer
Council Bluffs
Q442759
1402
Frances Power Cobbe
Irish writer, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading suffragette
female
writer philanthropist feminist philosopher suffragist suffragette
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ireland
1822-12-04
1904-04-05
Dublin
Hengwrt
Q466162
1403
Amalie Skram
Norwegian-Danish author
female
writer feminist
Norway
1846-08-22
1905-03-15
Bergen
Copenhagen
Q291676
1404
Carol Heiss
US figure skater and actress
female
actor figure skater figure skating coach
United States of America
1940-01-20
Queens
Q267434
1405
Clare Boothe Luce
American writer, politician, ambassador, journalist and anti-Communist activist
female
politician diplomat journalist playwright writer screenwriter socialite
United States of America
1903-03-10 1903-04-10
1987-10-09
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Q456413
1406
Witch of Endor
biblical character
female
Q1391553
1407
Donna de Varona
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder, television sportscaster
female
swimmer sports commentator
United States of America
1947-04-26
San Diego
Q269814
1408
Jacqueline Auriol
French aviator
female
aircraft pilot
France
1917-11-05
2000-02-11
Challans
Paris
Q270187
1409
Mary Mapes Dodge
American children's writer
female
writer novelist children's writer editor poet
United States of America
1831-01-26
1905-08-21
New York City
New York City
Q2518093
1410
Dorothea Bland
Irish actress
female
stage actor actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom Great Britain
1761-11-22
1816-07-05
Waterford
Saint-Cloud
Q262755
1411
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
English feminist, social reformer, and author
female
writer poet playwright composer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1808-03-22
1877-06-15
London
London
Q850141
1412
Policarpa Salavarrieta
Colombian spy
female
dressmaker spy
Gran Colombia
1795-01-26
1817-11-14
Guaduas
Bogotá
Q125816
1413
Balthild
Wife of Clovis II
female
consort
0626
0680-01-30
<some value>
Chelles
Q237750
1414
Barbara Blomberg
German mistress
female
aristocrat
Germany
1527
1597-12-17
Regensburg
Ambrosero
Q258770
1415
Mechthild of Magdeburg
German mystic
female
philosopher writer mystic
1210
1282
Archbishopric of Magdeburg
Kloster Helfta
Q269687
1416
Mary Sidney
Countess of Pembroke, poet, and literary patron
female
poet translator writer Bible translator
Kingdom of England
1561-10-27
1621-09-25
Bewdley
London
Q469059
1417
Angelica Catalani
Italian opera singer
female
singer opera singer
1780-05-10
1849-06-13
Senigallia
Paris
Q263405
1418
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist
female
writer novelist screenwriter children's writer prose opinion journalism
United States of America
1896-08-08
1953-12-14
Washington, D.C.
St. Augustine
Q465237
1419
Dorcas
Greek saint
female
0100s
Jaffa
Q693055
1420
Galeria Fundana
female
ruler
ancient Rome
0100s
0100s
Rome
Q260039
1421
Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet
French noble
female
salonnière
France
1588-12-13
1665-12-27
Rome
Paris
Q268696
1422
Tanaquil
female
consort
ancient Rome
0700s BCE
0600s BCE
<some value>
Rome
Q464034
1423
Maryse Bastié
French aviator
female
aircraft pilot French Resistance fighter
France
1898-02-27
1952-07-06
Limoges
Bron
Q18410
1424
Inés Suárez
a Spanish conquistadora
female
explorer military personnel
Spain
1507
1580
Plasencia
Santiago
Q262936
1425
Christina Nilsson
Swedish operatic soprano
female
actor opera singer
Sweden
1843-08-20
1921-11-22
Q10713582
Växjö
Q269812
1426
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
British princess
female
aristocrat
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1776-04-25
1857-04-30
Buckingham Palace
London
Q236586
1427
Sophia of Lithuania
Grand duchess of Moscow and Vladimir
female
prince
Lithuania
1371
1453-10-27
Trakai
Moscow
Q2498514
1428
Venus Callipyge
type of antique Venus
Q618521
1429
Cartimandua
1st-century queen of the Brigantes
female
politician queen regnant
Brigantes
0050s
0069
Great Britain
Q186551
1430
Grace O'Malley
pirate, Queen of Umaill, chieftain of the Ó Máille clan
female
pirate
Ireland
1533
1603
County Mayo
County Mayo
Q262705
1431
Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve
French politician
male
politician lawyer
France
1756-01-03
1794-06-18
Chartres
Saint-Magne-de-Castillon Saint-Émilion
Q947901
1432
Canace
female
Q1362409
1433
Arete of Cyrene
ancient greek philosopher
female
philosopher
0400s BCE
0340s BCE
Cyrene
Cyrene
Q262225
1434
Empress Dowager Ci'an
Dowager empress of China
female
politician
Qing dynasty
1837-08-12
1881-04-08
Beijing
Forbidden City
Q1150358
1435
Elizabeth Siddal
Pre-Raphaelite model, poet and artist
female
painter poet art model visual artist model writer
United Kingdom
1829-07-25
1862-02-11
Holborn
London
Q465000
1436
Asenath
Biblical character
female
Q723681
1437
Rachel
French actress
female
stage actor
France
1821-02-21
1858-01-03
Mumpf
Le Cannet
Q267985
1438
Florence R. Sabin
American medical scientist
female
physician university teacher scientist anatomist
United States of America
1871-11-09
1953-10-03
Central City
Denver
Q449487
1439
Beatrice Cenci
Italian noblewoman and murderer
female
Papal States
1577-02-06
1599-09-11
Rome
Rome
Q237908
1440
Hōjō Masako
political leader of Kamakura shogunate
female
bhikkhuni
Japan
1156
1225-08-06
Q463961
1441
Helena Modjeska
Polish-American actress
female
actor stage actor
United States of AmericaPoland Russian Empire
1840-10-12
1909-04-08
Kraków
Newport Beach
Q454653
1442
Charlotte Mary Yonge
English writer
female
linguist historian novelist writer translator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1823-08-11
1901-05-24
Otterbourne
Otterbourne
Q433098
1443
Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso
patriot from Italy
female
journalist salonnière writer
Kingdom of Italy
1808-06-28
1871-07-05
Milan
Milan
Q450563
1444
Abishag
biblical character
female
Shunem
Q321469
1445
Ethel Skakel Kennedy
American human-rights campaigner and spouse of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy
female
socialite
United States of America
1928-04-11
Chicago
Q258661
1446
Hannah Van Buren
American first lady
female
First Lady
United States of America
1783-03-08
1819-02-05
Kinderhook
Albany
Q255310
1447
Lydia of Thyatira
female
0100s
0100s
Thyatira
Philippi
Q292282
1448
Claudine Guérin de Tencin
French writer and salonist
female
salonnière writer novelist
France
1682-04-27
1749-12-04
Grenoble
Paris
Q435585
1449
Rita of Armenia
Byzantine empress as Maria
female
sovereign
Byzantine Empire
1278
1333
Q2579326
1450
Dorothy Height
American activist
female
educator journalist social worker politician human rights activist
United States of America
1912-03-24
2010-04-20
Richmond
Washington, D.C.
Q298259
1451
Pauline Frederick
actress (1883-1938)
female
actor stage actor film actor
United States of America
1883-08-12
1938-09-19
Boston
Beverly Hills
Q461370
1452
Frances Willard
American suffragist
female
rhetorician suffragette suffragist
United States of America
1839-09-28
1898-02-17
Churchville
New York City
Q450197
1453
Ruth Handler
American businesswoman
female
screenwriter entrepreneur patent inventor
United States of America
1916-11-04
2002-04-27
Denver
Century City
Q242034
1454
Ouida
British novelist
female
writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1839-01-01
1908-01-25
Bury St Edmunds
Viareggio
Q258001
1455
Clarice Orsini
wife of Lorenzo de' Medici
female
aristocrat
1453
1488-07-30
Monterotondo
Florence
Q261871
1456
Sulpicia
daughter of Servius Sulpicius Rufus, ward of Valerius Messalla
female
poet writer
ancient Rome
0100s BCE
Q257448
1457
Ida Tarbell
American journalist
female
journalist writer biographer
United States of America
1857-11-05
1944-01-06
Erie County
Bridgeport
Q271712
1458
Sandra Cisneros
American novelist, poet, and short story writer
female
novelist poet short story writer writer pro gamer
United States of AmericaMexico
1954-12-20
Chicago
Q434164
1459
Praxilla
A poet of the 5th century. There is very little surviving of her works
female
poet dithyrambic poet writer
0500s BCE
0500s BCE
Sicyon
Q278711
1460
Ella Baker
African-American civil rights and human rights activist
female
feminist
United States of America
1903-12-13
1986-12-13
Norfolk
New York City
Q468884
1461
Paul Laurence Dunbar
American author
male
writer novelist playwright poet
United States of America
1872-06-27
1906-02-09
Dayton
Dayton
Q974678
1462
Anita Garibaldi
Wife of Garibaldi
female
politician
Brazil
1821-08-30
1849-08-04
Laguna
Mandriole
Q636688
1463
Suzanne Curchod
French-Swiss salonist and writer
female
writer salonnière socialite
Switzerland France
1737-06-02
1794-05-15
Crassier
Beaulieu Castle
Q115738
1464
Jacqueline Cochran
American aviator and businesswoman
female
aircraft pilot politician
United States of America
1906-05-11
1980-08-09
Escambia County
Indio
Q3993
1465
Julia Alvarez
poet, novelist, essayist
female
poet novelist writer children's writer
Dominican Republic United States of America
1950-03-27
New York City
Q450243
1466
Denise Scott Brown
American architect
female
architect urban planner
United States of America
1931-10-03
Nkana
Q457718
1467
Naomi
Biblical figure; Ruth's mother-in-law
female
Q2596433
1468
Beatrice of Provence
Queen of Sicily
female
queen regnant
France
1229
1267-09-23
Nocera Inferiore
Q126531
1469
Telesilla
ancient Greek poet
female
poet writer
0500s BCE
0460s BCE
Argos
Argos
Q287216
1470
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
American writer
female
psychologist poet writer
United States of America
1945-01-27
Indiana
Q2565830
1471
Vera Figner
Russian political activist
female
political activist memoirist biographer writer politician
Russian Empire Soviet Union
1852-06-25
1942-06-15
Kazan
Moscow
Q266783
1472
Marie Corelli
British writer
female
writer poet novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1855-05-01
1924-04-24 1924-04-21
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Q263254
1473
Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth
English and French noble
female
aristocrat spy lady-in-waiting
France
1649-09-06
1734-11-14
Q3286207
Paris
Q233201
1474
Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist
female
cardiologist physician
United States of America
1898-05-24
1986-05-20
Cambridge
Chester County
Q271531
1475
Dorothy Ripley
missionary
female
missionary writer
1767
1832
Whitby
Virginia
Q3037183
1476
Alice Marble
American tennis player
female
tennis player comics writer
United States of America
1913-09-28
1990-12-13
Plumas County
Palm Springs
Q54535
1477
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
US tennis and badminton player
female
tennis player badminton player squash player
United States of America
1886-12-20
1974-12-05
Healdsburg
Chestnut Hill
Q273519
1478
Sophonisba
Carthaginian noblewoman
female
consort
0300s BCE
0203 BCE
Carthage
Cirta
Q241210
1479
Samaritan woman at the well
Christian Saint
female
<some value>
0066
Samaria
Q292242
1480
Dinah Craik
English novelist and poet
female
writer novelist poet essayist children's writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1826-04-20
1887-10-12
Stoke-on-Trent
Shortlands
Q2331155
1481
Grace Aguilar
Novelist, writer
female
poet historian writer novelist translator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire
1816-06-02
1847-09-16
London Borough of Hackney
Frankfurt
Q298152
1482
Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand
French salon-holder
female
woman of letters salonnière women letter writer
France
1697-09-25
1780-08-23
Charolles
Paris
Q297785
1483
Cino da Pistoia
Italian Renaissance jurist and poet
male
poet jurist writer university teacher
1270
1336
Pistoia
Pistoia
Q736348
1484
Faustina Bordoni
singer
female
singer opera singer stage actor
Republic of Venice
1697-03-30
1781-11-04
Venice
Venice
Q267651
1485
Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze
French chemist and painter
female
chemist painter illustrator translator
France
1758-01-20
1836-02-10
Montbrison
Paris
Q7229
1486
Catalina de Erauso
Basque explorer
female
explorer military personnel monk memoirist
Spain
1592
1650
Donostia-San Sebastian
Cotaxtla Municipality
Q143433
1487
Ilona Zrínyi
Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman
female
politician
1643
1703-02-18
Ozalj
Nicomedia
Q284188
1488
Princess Mary of Great Britain
Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel
female
regent
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Great Britain
1723-03-05
1772-01-14
London
Hanau
Q60511
1489
Mary Astell
English feminist writer
female
writer philosopher feminist
Great Britain
1666-11-12
1731-05-11
Newcastle upon Tyne
London
Q2359434
1490
Anna Louise Strong
American journalist
female
writer journalist activist trade unionist peace activist
United States of America
1885-11-24
1970-03-29
Friend
Beijing
Q242128
1491
Felicia Hemans
English poet (1793-1835)
female
poet writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1793-09-25
1835-05-16
Liverpool
Dublin
Q272537
1492
Sarah Yorke Jackson
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1803-07-16
1887-08-23
Philadelphia
Nashville
Q444561
1493
Joan Beaufort
Queen Consort of Scotland from 1424 to 1437
female
politician
Kingdom of Scotland
1404
1445-07-15 1445-06-15
Dunbar Castle
Q241923
1494
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
English poet, hymnwriter
female
poet writer lyricist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1805-02-22
1848-08-14
Old Harlow
Greater London
Q269879
1495
Martha Jefferson
First lady of Virginia, wife of Thomas Jefferson
female
politician
United States of America
1748-10-30
1782-09-06
Charles City County
Albemarle County
Q238001
1496
Marina Mniszech
Polish noble
female
regent
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1588
1614-12-24
Murovane
Kolomna Kremlin
Q1140161
1497
Frances Perkins
American politician
female
politician sociologist factory inspector
United States of America
1882-04-10 1880-04-10
1965-05-14
Boston
New York City
Q254478
1498
María Conchita Alonso
Cuban-American Venezuelan-raised singer/songwriter and actress
female
actor singer beauty pageant contestant model stage actor film actor
United States of AmericaCuba Venezuela
1957-06-29
Cruces
Q271145
1499
Dolores Huerta
American labor leader
female
trade unionist activist
United States of America
1930-04-10
Dawson
Q468843
1500
Marianne North
English biologist and botanical artist
female
botanical illustrator painter biologist scientific illustrator explorer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1830-10-24
1890-08-30
Hastings
Gloucestershire
Q271648
1501
Agustina de Aragón
Spanish heroine
female
artillerist
Española
1786-03-04
1857-05-29
Reus
cemetery
Q718272
1502
Carolina Herrera
Venezuelan-American fashion designer
female
fashion designer businessperson
Venezuela United States of America
1939-01-08
Caracas
Q264589
1503
Kamala Nehru
wife of first Prime Minister of India
female
political activist
British Raj
1899-08-01
1936-02-28
Delhi
Lausanne
Q3633365
1504
Euphemia
Christian saint virgin and martyr
female
0289
0304-09-16 0304-10-16
Chalcedon
Chalcedon
Q240610
1505
Anne Geneviève de Bourbon
French princess
female
aristocrat
France
1619-08-28
1679-04-05
Château de Vincennes
Paris
Q256663
1506
Anna Leonowens
British educator
female
teacher autobiographer writer traveller pedagogue memoirist suffragist
Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831-11-06
1915-01-19
Ahmednagar
Montreal
Q234244
1507
Cécile Chaminade
French composer and pianist
female
pianist composer musician
France
1857-08-08
1944-04-13
Paris
Monte Carlo
Q236438
1508
Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster
British noble
female
politician
Crown of Castile
1354
1394-03-24
Castrojeriz
Leicester Castle
Q237018
1509
Rachele Mussolini
mistress, wife, and widow of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
female
Italy Kingdom of Italy
1890-04-11
1979-10-30
Predappio
Forlì
Q714884
1510
Ishi
last of Yahi people
male
tribal chief
1860
1916-03-25
Northern California
University of California, Berkeley
Q982102
1511
Dorothea Dix
American social reformer
female
nurse social reformer physician
United States of America
1802-04-04
1887-07-17
Hampden
Trenton
Q452469
1512
Joan of Kent
English noblewoman
female
politician
United Kingdom
1328-09-29
1385-08-07
Woodstock
Wallingford
Q234156
1513
Yolande of Valois
Duchess of Savoy
female
nobility
1434-09-23
1478-08-23
Tours
Chambéry
Q261082
1514
Lydia Maria Child
American abolitionist, author and women's rights activist
female
novelist poet journalist writer geologist
United States of America
1802-02-11
1880-10-20
Medford
Wayland
Q443132
1515
Eleanor of Toledo
Duchess of Florence
female
politician
Spain
1522
1562-12-17
Toledo
Pisa
Q237717
1516
Eurydice II of Macedon
Ancient Macedonian queen
female
politician
Macedonia
0301s BCE
0317 BCE
Amphipolis
Q292317
1517
Adrienne Lecouvreur
French actress
female
salonnière stage actor
France
1692-04-05
1730-03-20
Épernay
Paris
Q237201
1518
Flavia Julia Constantia
Roman empress
female
ancient Rome
<some value>
0330
Trier
Constantinople
Q238023
1519
Ludmila of Bohemia
Czech princess
female
duke
0860
0921-09-15
Mělník
Tetín
Q118087
1520
Mary of Clopas
wife of Clopas
female
0100s BCE
0001s
Q235377
1521
Dora d'Istria
Romanian writer
female
painter author writer essayist historian traveller mountaineer
Romania Ottoman Empire
1828-02-03
1888-11-17
Bucharest
Florence
Q463521
1522
Rosemary Casals
US tennis player
female
tennis player
United States of America
1948-09-16
San Francisco
Q259328
1523
Ellen Glasgow
Novelist, short story writer
female
writer novelist poet essayist suffragette
United States of America
1873-04-22 1874-04-22
1945-11-21
Richmond
Richmond
Q433325
1524
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American author and poet
female
poet author writer
United States of America
1850-11-05
1919-10-30
Janesville
New Haven County
Q448376
1525
Aelia Flaccilla
Roman empress
female
ancient Rome Byzantine Empire
0356-03-31
0386
Spain
Constantinople
Q235603
1526
Taliesin
Welsh bard
male
poet writer bard
Sub-Roman Britain
0534
0599
Powys
Q357835
1527
Antonia Maury
astronomer
female
astronomer astrophysicist
United States of America
1866-03-21
1952-01-08 1952-01-18
Cold Spring
New York City
Q289010
1528
Michal
daughter of Saul, king of Israel
female
Q1341397
1529
Richilde of Provence
Frankish Queen
female
queen regnant
0845
0910
<some value>Metz
<some value>
Q235776
1530
Agnes of Germany
Duchess of Swabia
female
aristocrat
Germany
1072
1143-09-24
Klosterneuburg
Q242187
1531
Louise Nevelson
American sculptor
female
sculptor painter designer
Russian Empire United States of America
1899-09-23 1899
1988-04-17 1988
Pereiaslav
New York City
Q7531
1532
Lollia Paulina
Roman empress
female
politician
ancient Rome
0015
0049
Q256048
1533
Yolande de Polastron
Governess of the Children of France, 1782-1789
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1749-09-08
1793-12-09
Paris
Vienna
Q234507
1534
Yael
woman in the Book of Judges; killed Sisera to deliver Israel from the troops of King Jabin
female
Q954820
1535
Lucrezia Tornabuoni
Wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
female
poet writer
1427-06-22
1482-03-25
Florence
Florence
Q1113645
1536
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
Crown Princess of Prussia
female
Companion
Germany
1715-11-08
1797-01-13
Wolfenbüttel
Schönhausen Palace
Q60262
1537
Vashti
character in the Book of Esther; queen of Persia
female
Q1889603
1538
Calpurnia Pisonis
Third wife of Julius Caesar
female
ancient Rome
0077 BCE
Rome
Rome
Q235627
1539
Tamara Bunke
Argentinian revolutionary
female
revolutionary spy journalist translator partisan military personnel
German Democratic Republic Argentina
1937-11-19
1967-08-31
Buenos Aires
Vallegrande
Q213684
1540
Imogen Cunningham
American photographer
female
photographer university teacher designer
United States of America
1883-04-12
1976-06-24
Portland
San Francisco
Q238678
1541
Margaret Stewart
Dauphine of France
female
aristocrat
Scotland France
1424-12-25
1445-08-16
Perth
Châlons-en-Champagne
Q254085
1542
Erinna
ancient Greek female poet
female
poet writer epigrammatist
0400s BCE
0400s BCE
Rhodes
Q256241
1543
Vera Brittain
English writer
female
nurse writer poet novelist feminist pacifist journalist peace activist suffragist
United Kingdom
1893-12-29
1970-03-29
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Wimbledon
Q450802
1544
Virginia Dare
first child born in the Americas to English parents
female
Kingdom of England
1587-08-18
<some value>
Roanoke Colony
Roanoke Colony
Q271511
1545
Marie Mancini
mistress of the King of France
female
writer
France
1639-08-28
1715-05-08
Rome
Pisa
Q242532
1546
Eva Hesse
German-born American sculptor
female
sculptor painter drawer
Germany United States of America
1936-01-11
1970-05-29
Hamburg
New York City
Q215457
1547
Stéphanie Félicité Ducrest de Saint-Aubin de Genlis
French musician and writer (1746-1830)
female
entomologist writer harpist lady-in-waiting salonnière novelist children's writer
France
1746-01-25
1830-12-31
Issy-l'Évêque
Paris
Q55037230
1548
Louise of Lorraine
Queen consort of France
female
monarch
France
1553-04-30
1601-01-29
Nomeny
Moulins
Q225411
1549
Janet Frame
New Zealand author
female
novelist essayist poet writer short story writer
New Zealand
1924-08-28
2004-01-29
Dunedin
Dunedin
Q241215
1550
Mariamne
second wife of Herod the Great
female
sovereign
<some value>
0029 BCE
Q266601
1551
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
English royal mistress from the Villiers family
female
Lady of the Bedchamber lady-in-waiting
Great Britain
1640-11-27
1709-10-09
St Margaret's Church
Chiswick
Q235092
1552
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
female
autobiographer composer lutenist
Germany
1709-07-03
1758-10-14
Potsdam
Bayreuth
Q237740
1553
Agnodice
Athenian physician, midwife and gynecologist
female
gynaecologist midwife physician obstetrician
0400s BCE
0360s BCE
Ancient Greece
Q263812
1554
Theroigne de Mericourt
woman figure in the French Revolution
female
politician salonnière feminist
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
1762-08-13
1817-06-23 1817-06-09
Marcourt
Paris
Q266773
1555
Juliette Adam
Author, feminist
female
writer salonnière novelist memoirist essayist poet
France
1836-10-04
1936-08-23
Verberie
Callian
Q270617
1556
Catherine of Bologna
Italian cloistered nun (1413-1463)
female
painter nun writer teacher mystic
Lordship of Bologna
1413-09-08 1413-08-08
1463-03-09
Bologna
Bologna
Q455252
1557
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
English politician
male
politician writer
Kingdom of England
1633-11-11
1695-04-05
Yorkshire
London
Q335280
1558
Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse
French Salon-holder
female
artist salonnière writer
France
1732-11-09
1776-05-23
Lyon
Paris
Q450354
1559
Barbara Jordan
American politician
female
politician author university teacher writer lawyer
United States of America
1936-02-21
1996-01-17
Houston
Austin
Q461657
1560
Barsine
Ancient Macedonian queen
female
Macedonia
0363 BCE
0309 BCE
Q233783
1561
James Barry
military surgeon in the British Army
transgender male
military physician surgeon
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1795-11-09
1865-07-25 1865-07-26
Belfast
London
Q1294046
1562
Nzinga a Mbandi
17th-century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in Angola
female
politician
Kingdom of Matamba
1583
1663-12-17
Kingdom of Matamba
Kingdom of Matamba
Q467650
1563
Jochebed
human biblical figure
female
1523 BCE
2000s BCE
Q594805
1564
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
Dutch noble
female
politician
France
1401-07-15
1436-10-08
The Hague
Teylingen
Q467007
1565
Tarpeia
Roman mythical figure, responsible for delivering the citadel to the Sabines
female
Q684439
1566
Hannah
wife of Elkanah mentioned in the Books of Samuel
female
Q2346367
1567
Jeanne Guyon
French mystic
female
autobiographer writer mystic
France
1648-04-13
1717-06-09
Montargis
Blois
Q235098
1568
Louise de La Vallière
mistress of Louis XIV
female
autobiographer writer lady-in-waiting
France
1644-08-06
1710-06-07
Tours
Paris
Q232125
1569
Margaret Chase Smith
Member of the United States Senate from Maine
female
politician teacher business executive
United States of America
1897-12-14
1995-05-29
Skowhegan
Skowhegan
Q456750
1570
Renee of France
French princess
female
aristocrat
France
1510-10-25 1510-10-10
1574-06-12 1574-06-20 1575-06-15
Blois
Montargis
Q235841
1571
Tenley Albright
American figure skater
female
figure skater surgeon
United States of America
1935-07-18
Newton
Q49293
1572
Margaret Bourke-White
American photographer
female
photographer war photographer photojournalist journalist
United States of America
1904-06-14
1971-08-27
The Bronx
Stamford
Q238364
1573
Elizabeth Peña
American actress and director
female
actor stage actor television actor film actor voice actor
United States of America
1959-09-23
2014-10-14
Elizabeth
Los Angeles
Q262267
1574
Pompeia Plotina
Roman empress
female
philosopher
ancient Rome
0065
0121
Nîmes
Q239448
1575
Dorothy Hamill
figure skater
female
figure skater
United States of America
1956-07-26
Chicago
Q262573
1576
Elisabetta Sirani
Italian painter (1638-1665)
female
painter
1638-01-08
1665-08-25
Bologna
Bologna
Q271475
1577
Artemisia II of Caria
naval strategist, commander, and the sister (and later spouse) and the successor of Mausolus
female
sovereign
<some value>
0350 BCE
Halicarnassus
Q231851
1578
Catherine of Genoa
Italian author and nurse
female
religious nurse
Republic of Genova
1447-04-05
1510-09-15
Genoa
Genoa
Q240413
1579
Anna Maria van Schurman
Dutch painter
female
poet painter writer philosopher theologian jurist
Dutch Republic Belgium
1607-11-05
1678-05
Cologne
Wiuwert
Q255261
1580
Giuditta Pasta
Italian singer
female
singer opera singer
Kingdom of Italy
1798-04-09
1865-04-01
Saronno
Blevio
Q240963
1581
Joan I, Countess of Auvergne
Queen consort of France
female
politician
France
1326-05-08
1360-09-29
Argilly
Q235458
1582
Marie Walewska
Mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte
female
France Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1786-12-07 1789-12-07
1817-12-11
Kiernozia
Paris
Q237931
1583
Mary Decker
Athletics competitor, middle distance runner, long distance runner
female
long-distance runner middle-distance runner athletics competitor
United States of America
1958-08-04
Flemington
Q238299
1584
Radegund
Frankish queen consort
female
poet monarch writer nun
0518
0587-08-13
Erfurt
Poitiers
Q236974
1585
Gabrielle d'Estrées
French noble and mistress to Henry IV of France
female
marquess
Kingdom of France
1573 1570
1599-04-10
France
Paris
Q234911
1586
Julia Ward Howe
American abolitionist, social activist, and poet
female
poet writer peace activist suffragette songwriter lyricist
United States of America
1819-05-27
1910-10-17
New York City
Portsmouth
Q241299
1587
Fanny Crosby
American poet, lyricist and composer
female
composer poet singer writer teacher hymnwriter
United States of America
1820-03-24 1820-03-25
1915-02-12
Brewster
Bridgeport
Q257456
1588
Betsy Ross
person credited with making the American flag
female
tailor designer
Great Britain United States of America
1752-01-01
1836-01-30
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Q234952
1589
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
English socialite, style icon, author, and activist
female
salonnière novelist socialite writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1757-06-07
1806-03-30
Althorp
London
Q235644
1590
Fulvia
Roman noblewoman
female
politician
ancient Rome
0077 BCE
0040 BCE
Rome
Sicyon
Q233077
1591
Lee Krasner
American artist (1908-1984)
female
painter printmaker illustrator
United States of America
1908-10-27
1984-06-19
Brooklyn
New York City
Q237959
1592
Blanche of Lancaster
English noblewoman and heiress, died 1368
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1342-03-25
1368-09-12
Bolingbroke Castle
Tutbury Castle
Q238334
1593
Alexandrine Petronella Francisca Tinne
Dutch explorer in Africa
female
explorer photographer adventurer collector
Kingdom of the Netherlands
1835-10-17
1869-08-01
The Hague
Murzuk
Q255347
1594
Gertrude Ederle
American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder
female
swimmer
United States of America
1905-10-23
2003-11-30
New York City
Wyckoff
Q263287
1595
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-American saint
female
missionary cleric
United States of AmericaKingdom of Italy
1850-07-15
1917-12-22
Sant'Angelo Lodigiano
Chicago
Q238983
1596
Lucy Stone
American abolitionist and suffragist (1818-1893)
female
journalist feminist editor abolitionist suffragist suffragette
United States of America
1818-08-13
1893-10-19 1893-10-18
West Brookfield
Boston
Q452281
1597
Mary McCarthy
American writer
female
journalist novelist writer screenwriter literary critic autobiographer
United States of America
1912-06-21
1989-10-25
Seattle
New York City
Q268147
1598
Mathilde Bonaparte
Princess of France
female
salonnière painter socialite
France
1820-05-27
1904-01-02
Trieste
Paris
Q237700
1599
Emily Donelson
niece of U.S. President Andrew Jackson
female
politician
United States of America
1807-06-01
1836-12-19
Donelson
Nashville
Q254127
1600
Medb
Legendary Irish queen
female
Q1141828
1601
Princess Caroline of Naples and Sicily
Italian princess and art collector
female
painter
Kingdom of Italy
1798-11-05
1870-04-17 1870-04-16
Caserta
Mureck
Q234931
1602
Joan Benoit Samuelson
American distance runner
female
marathon runner long-distance runner athletics competitor
United States of America
1957-05-16
Cape Elizabeth
Q241737
1603
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
English author (1743–1825)
female
poet writer children's writer literary critic essayist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1743-06-20
1825-03-09
Leicestershire
Stoke Newington
Q268305
1604
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
female
explorer frontiersman army scout
United States of America
1852-05-01
1903-08-01
Princeton
Deadwood Terryville
Q236795
1605
Elizabeth Fry
social reformer from England
female
nurse philanthropist diarist politician suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1780-05-21
1845-10-12
Norwich
Ramsgate
Q271477
1606
Sophia Tolstaya
Russian writer
female
writer autobiographer diarist biographer photographer
Russian Empire Russian Republic Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
1844-08-22
1919-11-04
Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo
Yasnaya Polyana
Q271934
1607
Ellen Terry
English actress
female
stage actor film actor
United Kingdom
1847-02-27
1928-07-21
Coventry
Tenterden
Q241966
1608
Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist
female
journalist politician peace activist suffragette feminist suffragist
United States of America
1859-01-09
1947-03-12 1947-03-09
Ripon
New Rochelle
Q270207
1609
Jean Batten
New Zealand aviatrix
female
aircraft pilot
New Zealand
1909-09-15
1982-11-22
Rotorua
Palma
Q53541
1610
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Austrian Archduchess
female
aristocrat
Austria
1547-01-24
1578-04-11
Prague
Florence
Q84459
1611
Alice Paul
Santa ro
female
jurist feminist suffragette
United States of America
1885-01-11
1977-07-09
Mount Laurel Township
Moorestown Township
Q127328
1612
Charlotte, Princess Royal
British princess
female
politician
Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1766-09-29
1828-10-05
London
Ludwigsburg Palace
Q57536
1613
Joan of Navarre
Queen of England, Duchess of Britain
female
politician
Kingdom of Navarre
1368
1437-07 1437-07-09
Évreux
Havering-atte-Bower
Q231476
1614
Maria Tallchief
American ballerina
female
ballet dancer
United States of America
1925-01-24
2013-04-11
Fairfax
Chicago
Q264400
1615
Mary of Bethany
figure described in the Gospels of John and Luke; sister of Lazarus and Martha, living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem; traditionally identified with Mary Magdalene
female
<some value>
0100s
al-Eizariya
Republic of Cyprus
Q239058
1616
Josephine Butler
British feminist and social reformer fighting to end child prostitution
female
feminist social reformer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1828-04-13
1906-12-30
Glendale
Wooler
Q225863
1617
Vita Sackville-West
English writer and gardener
female
horticulturist writer poet gardener biographer
United Kingdom
1892-03-09
1962-06-02
Knole House
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Q235505
1618
Sisygambis
Persian princess and queen consort
female
consort
0301s BCE
0323 BCE
Susa
Q242340
1619
Wyomia Tyus
athletics competitor
female
sprinter athletics competitor
United States of America
1945-08-29
Griffin
Q229261
1620
Joan Didion
American writer
female
screenwriter novelist journalist writer essayist
United States of America
1934-12-05
Sacramento
Q267691
1621
Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Austrian explorer and writer
female
explorer writer naturalist
Austria Austrian Empire
1797-10-14
1858-10-27
Vienna
Vienna
Q78873
1622
Keturah
biblical character
female
Q908531
1623
Peggy Fleming
American figure skater
female
figure skater sports commentator
United States of America
1948-07-27
San Jose
Q236546
1624
Adeliza of Louvain
Queen consort of England
female
nun
Kingdom of England
1103
1151-04-23
Leuven
Affligem
Q236994
1625
Helen Herron Taft
First Lady to William Howard Taft
female
politician university teacher judge
United States of America
1861-06-02
1943-05-22
Cincinnati
Washington, D.C.
Q255115
1626
Nikolai Rezanov
Russian noble and explorer
male
explorer politician diplomat
Russian Empire
1764-03-28
1807-02-17
Saint Petersburg
Krasnoyarsk
Q332732
1627
Edith Head
American film and television costumer
female
costume designer fashion designer
United States of America
1897-10-28
1981-10-24
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Q234961
1628
Eadgyth
German queen consort and Duchess consort of Saxony
female
0910
0946-01-26 0946-01-29
Kingdom of Wessex
Magdeburg
Q237510
1629
Anne Hutchinson
participant in the Antinomian Controversy
female
midwife theologian
Kingdom of England
1591
1643
Alford
New Netherland
Q11608
1630
Elizabeth Ann Seton
first native-born American saint of the Roman Catholic Church
female
teacher abbess memoirist nun
United States of America
1774-08-28
1821-01-04
New York City
Emmitsburg
Q459032
1631
Rahab
biblical figure
female
prostitute
Q1135632
1632
Evelyn Ashford
American sprinter
female
sprinter athletics competitor
United States of America
1957-04-15
Shreveport
Q230079
1633
Princess Marie Louise of Savoy
French princess
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1749-09-08
1792-09-03
Palazzo Carignano
Paris
Q233210
1634
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
American aviator and author
female
writer aircraft pilot diarist poet
United States of America
1906-06-22
2001-02-07
Englewood
Barnet
Q443096
1635
Isabella Bird
British explorer (1831-1904)
female
explorer writer naturalist geographer photographer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1831-10-15
1904-10-08 1904-10-07
Boroughbridge
Edinburgh
Q288210
1636
Sālote Tupou III
Queen regnant of Tonga
female
politician
Tonga
1900-03-13
1965-12-16
Nuku'alofa
Auckland
Q541570
1637
Olive Schreiner
South African author and pacifist
female
writer
South Africa
1855-03-24
1920-12-11
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Q151180
1638
Scholastica
Italian saint
female
nun
0480-03-02
0547-02-10 0543-02-10
Norcia
Villa Santa Lucia
Q231300
1639
Clementine Churchill , Baroness Spencer-Churchill
wife of Sir Winston Churchill and a life peeress in her own right
female
politician
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1885-04-01
1977-12-12
Mayfair
Knightsbridge
Q263454
1640
Beatrice Portinari
Dante's muse
female
Republic of Florence
1266
1290
Florence
Florence
Q232913
1641
Ida Saxton McKinley
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1847-06-08
1907-05-26
Canton
Canton
Q238397
1642
Lady Randolph Churchill
American-born British wife of Lord Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill
female
autobiographer writer socialite
United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1854-01-09
1921-06-29
Brooklyn
London
Q243011
1643
Louise of Savoy
Mother of King Francis I of France
female
politician
Kingdom of France
1476-09-11
1531-09-22
Pont-d'Ain
Grez-sur-Loing
Q233192
1644
Huda Shaʿrawi
Egyptian feminist and journalist
female
journalist politician
Egypt
1879-06-23
1947-12-12
Minya
Cairo
Q2423343
1645
Theodor Körner
German poet
male
poet writer
Germany
1791-09-23
1813-08-26
Dresden
Rosenow
Q62344
1646
Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France
French queen consort
female
France
1331
1398-10-05
Neaufles-Saint-Martin
Q235476
1647
Æthelflæd
Mercian monarch
female
sovereign
Kingdom of Wessex Kingdom of Mercia
0869
0918-06-12
Kingdom of Wessex
Tamworth
Q235250
1648
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Dutch princess
female
politician
United Kingdom Netherlands
1631-11-04
1660-12-24
London
Palace of Whitehall
Q236930
1649
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández
Puerto Rican professional tennis player
female
tennis player tennis coach
United States of AmericaPuerto Rico
1964-02-22
San Juan
Q233332
1650
Diotima of Mantinea
ancient Greek philosopher
female
prophet philosopher
0450s BCE
0300s BCE
Mantineia
Q1227107
1651
Eliza McCardle Johnson
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1810-10-04
1876-01-15
Telford
Greene County
Q234295
1652
Lady Caroline Lamb
English writer
female
poet writer novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1785-11-13
1828-01-26 1828
Dorset
London
Q235665
1653
Cornelia
Roman patrician woman
female
writer
ancient Rome
0189 BCE
0110 BCE
Q234533
1654
Gala Dalí
wife of, first, Paul Éluard, then Salvador Dalí
female
model artist
Montrichard
1894-09-07
1982-06-10
Kazan
Port Lligat
Q464056
1655
Juliette Récamier
French salon-holder
female
salonnière writer socialite
France
1777-12-04
1849-05-11 1849-05-04
Lyon
Paris
Q236442
1656
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Dutch princess
female
politician painter
Great Britain Dutch Republic
1709-11-02
1759-01-12
Hanover
The Hague
Q239487
1657
Joanna II of Naples
Queen of Naples
female
politician
Albania
1373-06-25
1435-02-02
Zadar
Naples
Q236933
1658
Anandi Gopal Joshi
first Indian woman to obtain a medical degree in the Western hemisphere
female
physician
India
1865-03-31
1887
Pune
Pune
Q2845322
1659
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
English suffragist
female
politician feminist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1847-06-11
1929-08-05
Aldeburgh
London
Q442818
1660
Isabella d'Este
Italian noble
female
salonnière
1474-05-18 1474-05-20
1539-02-13
Ferrara
Mantua
Q593626
1661
Maria Malibran
French mezzo-soprano
female
singer opera singer composer actor stage actor
Spain France
1808-03-24
1836-09-23
Paris
Manchester
Q232783
1662
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
American psychologist and industrial engineer
female
industrial engineer psychologist teacher photographer writer businessperson inventor mechanical engineer engineer
United States of America
1878-05-24
1972-01-02
Oakland
Phoenix
Q40197
1663
Christy Turlington
American model
female
model
United States of America
1969-01-02
Walnut Creek
Q284047
1664
Ellen Ochoa
former astronaut and current Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center
female
astronaut engineer
United States of America
1958-05-10
Los Angeles
Q49269
1665
Agnès Sorel
French Royal mistress
female
art model lady-in-waiting
France
1422
1450-02-18
Q2241082
Le Mesnil-sous-Jumièges
Q231834
1666
Salome Alexandra
queen of Judaea
female
monarch
Judah
0140 BCE
0067 BCE
Q266591
1667
Madam C. J. Walker
American entrepreuner
female
entrepreneur
United States of America
1867-12-23
1919-05-25
Delta
Irvington
Q447716
1668
Herodias
princess of the Herodian Dynasty of Judaea
female
politician
0100s BCE
0100s
Jerusalem
Lugdunum Convenarum
Q230091
1669
Margaret Taylor
First Lady of the United States
female
First Lady of the United States
United States of America
1788-09-21
1852-08-14
Calvert County
Mississippi
Q234302
1670
Maureen Connolly
American tennis player
female
tennis player
United States of America
1934-09-17
1969-06-21
San Diego
Dallas
Q53390
1671
Delilah
woman described in the Book of Judges
female
military personnel spy
Philistia
<some value>
<some value>
Sorek
Q937827
1672
Rachel Jackson
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1767-06-15
1828-12-22
Halifax County
Nashville
Q238387
1673
Ellen Axson Wilson
First Lady of the United States (1860-1914)
female
politician
United States of America
1860-05-15
1914-08-06
Savannah
White House
Q234283
1674
Rosa Bonheur
French painter and sculptor
female
painter sculptor
France
1822-03-16
1899-05-25
Bordeaux
Thomery
Q241732
1675
Héloïse d’Argenteuil
French nun, writer, scholar, and abbess
female
writer philosopher nun
France
1101
1164-05-23 1164-05-15
Paris
Oratory of the Paraclete
Q5656
1676
Abigail Fillmore
wife of US President Millard Fillmore
female
politician
United States of America
1798-03-13
1853-03-30
Saratoga County
Washington, D.C.
Q234266
1677
Fanny Elssler
Austrian ballerina
female
dancer choreographer ballet dancer
Austria
1810-06-23
1884-11-27
Gumpendorf
Vienna
Q435304
1678
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
Dauphine of France
female
consort
France
1685-12-06
1712-02-12
Turin
Palace of Versailles
Q231409
1679
Grete Waitz
Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder
female
marathon runner long-distance runner athletics competitor
Norway
1953-10-01
2011-04-19
Oslo
Oslo
Q233880
1680
Ellen Key
Swedish writer
female
translator writer critic pedagogue suffragette feminist
Sweden
1849-12-11
1926-04-25
Q10505188
Q10718377
Q238443
1681
Madeleine of Valois
Scottish royal consort
female
1520-08-10
1537-07-07
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Edinburgh
Q231074
1682
Lucretia Garfield
former First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1832-04-19
1918-03-14
Hiram
Pasadena
Q234261
1683
Jane Pierce
American First Lady
female
politician
United States of America
1806-03-12
1863-12-02
Hampton
Andover
Q238371
1684
Letitia Christian Tyler
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1790-11-12
1842-09-10
New Kent County
Washington, D.C.
Q24790
1685
Adelina Patti
opera singer
female
opera singer
Spain Kingdom of Italy
1843-02-10
1919-09-27
Madrid
Brecon
Q234166
1686
Nellie Melba
Australian opera singer
female
singer opera singer autobiographer
Australia
1861-05-19
1931-02-23 1931
Richmond Melbourne
Sydney
Q237607
1687
Nancy Wake
war heroine
female
journalist partisan
New Zealand Australia
1912-08-30
2011-08-07
Wellington
Kingston upon Thames
Q234134
1688
Nell Gwyn
Royal mistress
female
stage actor film actor
United Kingdom
1650-02-02
1687-11-14
London
London
Q234163
1689
Lucy Webb Hayes
First Lady of the United States (1831-1889)
female
politician
United States of America
1831-08-28
1889-06-25
Chillicothe
Fremont
Q234275
1690
Rosalba Carriera
Rococo portrait painter
female
painter
Republic of Venice
1675-10-07 1673-01-12
1757-04-15
Venice
Venice
Q237726
1691
Mary Lou Retton
American gymnast
female
artistic gymnast
United States of America
1968-01-24
Fairmont
Q235975
1692
Elisabeth of Austria
16th-century Queen consort of France
female
Austria
1554-07-05
1592-01-22
Vienna
Vienna
Q164512
1693
Ethel Smyth
English composer
female
composer librettist conductor autobiographer suffragist writer feminist musician suffragette nurse
United Kingdom
1858-04-22
1944-05-08
London
Woking
Q236599
1694
Corinna
ancient Greek poet
female
poet writer
0501s BCE
0501s BCE
Tanagra
Q241132
1695
Emma, Lady Hamilton
Mistress of Lord Nelson
female
singer model mime artist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1765-04-26
1815-01-15
Neston
Calais
Q234811
1696
Christabel Pankhurst
suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union
female
suffragist feminist architect
United Kingdom
1880-09-22
1958-02-13
Manchester
Santa Monica
Q269863
1697
Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
Dauphine of France
female
aristocrat
Germany
1660-11-28
1690-04-20
Munich
Palace of Versailles
Q57623
1698
Caterina Sforza
Lady of Imola and Countess of Forlì
female
politician
1463
1509-05-28
Milan
Florence
Q80992
1699
Anne Bradstreet
Anglo-American poet
female
poet writer
Kingdom of England
1612-03-20
1672-09-16
Northampton
Andover
Q242332
1700
Mary Kingsley
English ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer
female
explorer nurse writer anthropologist suffragist botanical collector
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1862-10-13
1900-06-03
Islington
Simon's Town
Q235525
1701
Lucretia Mott
American suffragist
female
feminist abolitionist preacher peace activist suffragette suffragist teacher
United States of America
1793-01-03
1880-11-11
Nantucket
Philadelphia
Q267107
1702
Mary Joe Fernández
American tennis player
female
tennis player sports commentator
United States of America
1971-08-19
Dominican Republic
Q53421
1703
Charlotte of Savoy
French queen
female
politician
Duchy of Savoy
1441-11-11
1483-12-01
Chambéry
Amboise
Q231559
1704
Harriet Lane
Acting First Lady of the United States
female
First Lady
United States of America
1830-05-09
1903-07-03
Franklin County Mercersburg
Narragansett
Q444550
1705
Hortense de Beauharnais
Queen Consort of Holland
female
artist composer
France
1783-04-10
1837-10-05
Paris
Arenenberg
Q229875
1706
Ban Zhao
Chinese historian
female
historian philosopher writer politician poet
Eastern Han Dynasty
0045
0116
Eastern Han Dynasty
Han dynasty
Q177081
1707
Dinah
daughter of Jacob in Hebrew Bible
female
Q122035
1708
Caroline Harrison
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1832-10-01
1892-10-25
Oxford
White House
Q234263
1709
Margaret of France
Queen of England
female
France
1282
1318-02-14
Paris
Marlborough
Q235480
1710
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
English princess, sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
female
painter sculptor
United Kingdom
1848-03-18
1939-12-03
Buckingham Palace
London
Q161167
1711
Faustina the Younger
Roman empress
female
politician
ancient Rome
0125-02-16
0175
Rome
Faustinopolis
Q236936
1712
Anne of Bohemia
Czech princess
female
politician
Kingdom of Bohemia
1366-05-11
1394-06-07
Prague
Sheen Priory
Q170202
1713
Vittoria Colonna
Italian poet and noble
female
poet writer
1492
1547-02-25
Marino, Lazio
Rome
Q255368
1714
Princess Helena of the United Kingdom
Princess of the United Kingdom, nurse, author
female
nurse
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1846-05-25 1846-05-26
1923-06-09
Buckingham Palace
London
Q160539
1715
Joan the Lame
Queen consort of France as the first wife of Philip VI
female
politician
Kingdom of France
1293
1349-12-12
Paris
Q231742
1716
Nina Berberova
Russian novelist and short story writer
female
writer poet critic opinion journalist
Russian Empire France United States of AmericaRussia
1901-07-26
1993-09-26
Saint Petersburg
Philadelphia
Q275935
1717
Princess Élisabeth of France
sister of Louis XVI
female
aristocrat
France
1764-05-03
1794-05-10
Versailles
Paris
Q274709
1718
Angelica Singleton Van Buren
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1818-02-13
1877-12-29
Wedgefield, South Carolina
New York City
Q233656
1719
Hrotsvitha
Secular canoness, dramatist, and poet
female
playwright hagiographer poet writer abbot
Germany
0935
1002
Saxony
Bad Gandersheim
Q170248
1720
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
Queen consort of Denmark and Norway, 1766–1772
female
consort
United Kingdom
1751-07-11
1775-05-10
London
Celle
Q57668
1721
Florence Harding
First Lady of the United States, 1921 to 1923
female
politician
United States of America
1860-08-15
1924-11-21
Marion
Marion
Q233634
1722
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
British duchess
female
Mistress of the Robes lady-in-waiting politician
Kingdom of England Great Britain
1660-06-15
1744-10-18
Hertfordshire
Marlborough House
Q19176
1723
Claudia Octavia
Empress of Rome
female
emperor
ancient Rome
0040
0062-06-09
Rome
Ventotene
Q231262
1724
Eleanor H. Porter
American novelist
female
writer children's writer
United States of America
1868-12-19
1920-05-21
Littleton
Cambridge
Q235368
1725
Helen Wills
American tennis player
female
tennis player writer autobiographer poet novelist
United States of America
1905-10-06
1998-01-01
Fremont
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Q54543
1726
Bianca Maria Sforza
Holy Roman Empress, Presumptive crown princess of Hungary
female
empress consort
1472-04-05
1510-12
Milan
Innsbruck
Q161136
1727
Hertha Ayrton
English engineer, mathematician and inventor
female
mathematician electrical engineer physicist inventor feminist suffragette suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1854-04-28
1923-08-23
Portsea Island
Lancing
Q17522
1728
Sarah Childress Polk
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1803-09-04
1891-08-14
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Q234285
1729
Martha Jefferson Randolph
Acting First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1772-09-27
1836-10-10
Monticello
Albemarle County
Q255159
1730
Jeannette Rankin
American congresswoman for Montana
female
politician social worker pacifist feminist peace activist suffragette
United States of America
1880-06-11
1973-05-18
Missoula
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Q232407
1731
Eudokia Makrembolitissa
Byzantine empress
female
writer sovereign
Byzantine Empire
1021
1096
Q232223
1732
Marozia
Italian queen
female
queen regnant
0890s
0937
Rome
Rome
Q231054
1733
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
English aristocrat, a prolific writer, and a scientist
female
philosopher physicist poet writer essayist science fiction writer feminist lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of England United Kingdom
1623
1673-12-15
Colchester
Kingdom of England
Q242640
1734
Frances Burney
English satirical novelist, diarist, playwright (1752-1840)
female
writer novelist diarist essayist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1752-06-13 1752-07-13
1840-01-06
King's Lynn
London
Q259530
1735
Emma Orczy
Hungarian-British author of "The Scarlet Pimpernel"
female
translator novelist children's writer writer
United Kingdom
1865-09-23 1865-09-27
1947-11-12
Tarnaörs
Henley-on-Thames
Q234530
1736
Audre Lorde
writer and activist
female
librarian poet novelist writer feminist essayist university teacher
United States of America
1934-02-18
1992-11-17
New York City
Saint Croix
Q463319
1737
Philippa of Lancaster
English noblewoman and Portuguese queen consort
female
queen consort
United Kingdom
1360-03-31
1415-07-19
Leicester Castle
Sacavém
Q236911
1738
Alice Liddell
basis of the character in "Alice in Wonderland"
female
art model
United Kingdom
1852-05-04
1934-11-16
Westminster
Westerham
Q234185
1739
Fernán Caballero
German writer, Spanish novelist
female
writer folklorist
Spain
1796-12-24 1796-12-25
1877-04-07
Morges
Seville
Q291397
1740
Johann Friedrich Struensee
De facto regent of Denmark
male
politician physician
Kingdom of Prussia Denmark
1737-08-05
1772-04-28
Halle (Saale)
Copenhagen
Q61879
1741
Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright
female
playwright novelist writer screenwriter journalist
United States of America
1885-08-15 1887 1887-08-15
1968-04-16
Appleton Kalamazoo
Kalvalandsnuten
Q283496
1742
Zipporah
biblical character
female
herder
Q205523
1743
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover
Prussian royal consort
female
collector
Germany
1668-10-30
1705-02-01
Bad Iburg
Hanover
Q57674
1744
Fredegund
Frankish queen
female
consort
0545
0597-12-08
Montdidier
Paris
Q230898
1745
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan
French noble
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1640-10-05 1641
1707-05-27
Lussac-les-Châteaux
Bourbon-l'Archambault
Q230982
1746
Joanna of Bourbon
Queen of France
female
aristocrat
France
1338-02-03
1378-02-14 1378-02-06
Vincennes
Paris
Q231794
1747
Margaret of Parma
Italian noble
female
politician aristocrat
1522-07-05
1586-01-18
Oudenaarde
Ortona
Q307815
1748
Gwendolyn Brooks
American writer
female
poet writer novelist teacher
United States of America
1917-06-07
2000-12-03
Topeka
Chicago
Q270715
1749
Marie Josèphe of Saxony
Dauphine of France
female
aristocrat
Germany France
1731-11-04
1767-03-13
Dresden
Palace of Versailles
Q163043
1750
Margaret of Provence
Queen of France 1234-1270
female
1221
1295-12-20
Forcalquier Brignoles
Paris
Q230889
1751
Octavia the Younger
Roman noblewoman, full-sister of Augustus
female
ancient Rome
0069 BCE
0011 BCE
Nola
Rome
Q229483
1752
Clotilde
saint and second wife of the Frankish king Clovis I
female
consort
Kingdom of Burgundy
0475
0545-06-03
Lyon
Tours
Q232365
1753
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
French duchess who entered religious life, became a nun and later an abbess who founded the Sisters of the Annunciation of Mary (canonized 1950)
female
priest nun
France
1464-04-23
1505-02-04 1505-02-02
Nogent-le-Roi
Bourges
Q236220
1754
Aelia Eudocia
Byzantine empress, wife of Theodosius II
female
poet writer sovereign
Byzantine Empire
0401s
0460-10-21 0460-10-20
Athens
Jerusalem
Q229307
1755
Sandra Day O'Connor
former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
female
judge lawyer politician
United States of America
1930-03-26
El Paso
Q11132
1756
Alexandra David-Néel
French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist and writer
female
explorer anthropologist writer diarist opera singer anarchist feminist
France
1868-10-24
1969-09-08
Saint-Mandé
Digne-les-Bains
Q230456
1757
Mary of Modena
English royal consort
female
Great Britain
1658-10-05
1718-05-07 1718-05-08
Modena
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Q232475
1758
Poppaea Sabina
Roman Empress
female
sovereign
ancient Rome
0030
0065
Pompeii
Rome
Q230716
1759
Katharine Graham
American publisher, editor and author
female
publisher writer journalist businessperson editor
United States of America
1917-06-16
2001-07-17
New York City
Boise
Q435203
1760
Anna
biblical figure mentioned in the Gospel of Luke
female
prophet
0090 BCE
0100s
Palestine
Q1774668
1761
Judith Leyster
painter from the Northern Netherlands
female
painter
Netherlands
1609-07-28
1660-02-10
Haarlem
Heemstede
Q232423
1762
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
French poet and novelist
female
poet opera singer writer actor stage actor
France
1786-06-20
1859-07-23
Douai
Paris
Q466987
1763
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
English physician and feminist
female
politician physician suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1836-06-09
1917-12-17
Whitechapel
Aldeburgh
Q235464
1764
Princess Henrietta of England
English princess, duchesse of Orléans
female
aristocrat
France
1644-06-16
1670-06-30
Exeter
Saint-Cloud
Q230921
1765
Marie of Anjou
queen consort of France
female
regent
France
1404-10-14
1463-11-29
Angers
Les Châtelliers
Q231453
1766
Brigit of Kildare
Irish abbess and saint
female
nun
Kingdom of Leinster
0451
0525
Ireland
Kildare
Q80979
1767
Marie Bashkirtseff
French artist
female
painter sculptor diarist writer biographer
Russian Empire France
1858-11-12
1884-10-31
Dykanka
Paris
Q255253
1768
Qiu Jin
Chinese poet, revolutionary
female
writer poet journalist feminist
Qing dynasty
1875-11-08
1907-07-15
Xiamen
Shaoxing
Q465324
1769
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Cynic philosopher
female
philosopher
0350 BCE
0310 BCE
Maroneia
Q235494
1770
Caroline Bonaparte
Queen of Naples and Sicily
female
queen regnant
France
1782-03-25
1839-05-18
Ajaccio
Florence
Q152782
1771
Leonora Carrington
Mexican artist, surrealist painter and novelist
female
painter scenographer writer drawer
Mexico United Kingdom
1917-04-06
2011-05-25
Lancaster
Mexico City
Q233207
1772
Isabella of Valois
Queen Consort of England
female
France
1389-11-09
1409-09-13
Paris
Blois
Q229901
1773
Shirley Chisholm
American politician
female
politician
United States of America
1924-11-30
2005-01-01
Brooklyn
Ormond Beach
Q239657
1774
Isabelle de Charrière
Dutch French-language writer and composer
female
translator composer novelist writer playwright poet essayist philosopher
Dutch Republic
1740-10-20
1805-12-27 1805-12-26
Slot Zuylen
Colombier
Q123386
1775
Nur Jahan
Padshah Begum of the Mughal Empire
female
poet
1577-05-31
1645-12-18
Kandahar
Lahore
Q541530
1776
Rosie Perez
American actress
female
choreographer film actor stage actor television actor voice actor dancer
United States of America
1964-09-06
Bushwick
Q234076
1777
Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1864-07-21
1947-10-29
Buffalo
Baltimore
Q233644
1778
Rita of Cascia
Italian Augustinian nun
female
nun philosopher
1381
1447-05-22 1457-05-22
Roccaporena
Cascia
Q153024
1779
Mary Dyer
Quaker martyr
female
minister
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1611
1660-06-01
London
Boston
Q232899
1780
Eudora Welty
American author
female
photographer novelist writer literary critic autobiographer
United States of America
1909-04-13
2001-07-23 2011-07-23
Jackson
Jackson
Q259364
1781
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover
Prussian royal consort of Frederick William I
female
aristocrat
Germany
1687-03-16
1757-06-28
Hanover
Monbijou Palace
Q161131
1782
Grace Coolidge
wife of 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge
female
politician
United States of America
1879-01-03
1957-07-08
Burlington
Plymouth
Q234287
1783
Flora Tristan
French writer and suffragist
female
writer feminist suffragette suffragist politician
Peru
1803-04-07
1844-11-14
Paris
Bordeaux
Q254068
1784
Stateira II
Persian Queen consort
female
politician
0346 BCE
0323 BCE
Q5429464
1785
Camille Paglia
American writer
female
art historian professor writer literary critic journalist film critic essayist
United States of America
1947-04-02
Endicott
Q255463
1786
Ruth
protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible
female
1200s BCE
1200s BCE
Q1774982
1787
Ida B. Wells
African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist, early leader in the civil rights movement
female
journalist sociologist suffragette suffragist writer human rights activist
United States of America
1862-07-16
1931-03-25
Holly Springs
Chicago
Q289428
1788
Althea Gibson
American tennis player
female
tennis player tennis coach autobiographer golfer
United States of America
1927-08-25
2003-09-28
Silver
East Orange
Q53550
1789
Caroline of Brunswick
Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom
female
politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1768-05-17
1821-08-07
Schloss Richmond
London
Q167433
1790
Julia Grant
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1826-01-26
1902-12-14
St. Louis
Washington, D.C.
Q233641
1791
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
French duke
male
politician
France
1747-04-13
1793-11-06
Saint-Cloud
Paris
Q311637
1792
Theodelinda
Queen of the Lombards
female
monarch patron of the arts
0570
0627-01-22
Regensburg
Monza
Q232525
1793
Lillian Hellman
American dramatist and screenwriter
female
playwright screenwriter writer autobiographer librettist actor
United States of America
1905-06-20
1984-06-30
New Orleans
Dukes County
Q233701
1794
Pauline Bonaparte
French politician
female
politician
France
1780-10-20
1825-06-09
Ajaccio
Florence
Q152785
1795
Phillis Wheatley
American poet
female
poet writer
United States of America
1753
1784-12-05
Senegal
Boston
Q257911
1796
Isabella of Angoulême
Queen consort of England as the second wife of King John
female
France
1188
1246-06-04 1246-05-31
Angoulême
Fontevraud Abbey
Q231788
1797
Anne Sullivan
Teacher and companion of Helen Keller
female
teacher
United States of America
1866-04-14
1936-10-20
Hampden County
New York City
Q239135
1798
Joanna I of Naples
Queen of Naples
female
politician
1326
1382-05-12 1382-07-27 1382-05-22
Naples
Muro Lucano
Q235381
1799
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
wife of George I of Great Britain
female
socialite politician
Germany Great Britain
1666-09-15
1726-11-13
Celle Castle
Ahlden House
Q231876
1800
Maria Edgeworth
Irish writer (1768-1849)
female
writer essayist novelist children's writer
Ireland
1767-01-01
1849-05-22
Oxfordshire
Ireland
Q237575
1801
Lola Montez
Irish dancer and actress
female
dancer stage actor socialite
Ireland
1821-02-17
1861-01-17
Grange, County Sligo
New York City
Q161154
1802
Matilda of Boulogne
Countess of Boulogne and Queen Consort of England
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1103
1152-05-03
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Hedingham Castle
Q229592
1803
Emma Lazarus
American poet
female
poet writer journalist
United States of America
1849-07-22
1887-11-19
New York City
New York City
Q240959
1804
Alcestis
figure from Greek mythology
female
Q320449
1805
Jean Rhys
novelist from Dominica
female
writer novelist
Dominica
1890-08-24
1979-05-14
Roseau
Exeter
Q230598
1806
Lady Margaret Beaufort
Mother of King Henry VII
female
philanthropist educator
Kingdom of England
1443-05-31
1509-06-29
Bedfordshire
Westminster
Q229202
1807
Lavinia Fontana
Italian painter (1552-1614)
female
painter
1552-08-24
1614-08-11
Bologna
Rome
Q236050
1808
Julia Gardiner Tyler
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1820-05-04
1889-07-10
Long Island
Richmond
Q234525
1809
Princess Charlotte of Wales
princess
female
politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1796-01-07
1817-11-06
London
Claremont
Q132440
1810
Manon Roland
French revolutionary
female
salonnière writer
Kingdom of France French First Republic
1754-03-17
1793-11-08
Paris
Paris
Q236554
1811
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete
female
basketball player javelin thrower autobiographer golfer tennis player baseball player swimmer competitive diver
United States of America
1911-06-26
1956-09-27
Port Arthur
Galveston
Q231983
1812
Elizabeth Monroe
American First Lady
female
First Lady
United States of America
1768-06-30
1830-09-23
New York City
Richmond
Q233628
1813
La Malinche
Nahua woman who was the interpreter, advisor, and intermediary to Hernan Cortez
female
interpreter translator
Mexico
1502
1529
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Q230314
1814
Kasturba Gandhi
wife of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader of British era
female
activist politician
British Raj
1869-04-11
1944-02-22
Porbandar
Aga Khan Palace
Q264908
1815
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Dutch athlete, winner of four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics
female
sprinter athletics competitor
Kingdom of the Netherlands
1918-04-26
2004-01-25
Baarn
Hoofddorp
Q229046
1816
Owain Glyndŵr
Prince of Wales
male
monarch
Wales
1359
1416
Dolwyddelan Castle
Q317279
1817
Brunhilda of Austrasia
Queen of Austrasia
female
consort
Goths
<some value>
0613
Mérida
Renève
Q230639
1818
Kinga of Poland
Polish royal; later Poor Clare abbess
female
aristocrat
Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Poland
1224-03-05
1292-07-24
Esztergom
Stary Sącz
Q233012
1819
Harriet Martineau
English writer and sociologist
female
linguist journalist economist historian translator writer sociologist essayist feminist philosopher suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1802-06-12
1876-06-27
Norwich
Ambleside
Q234570
1820
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson
First Lady of the United States (1872-1961)
female
politician
United States of America
1872-10-15
1961-12-28
Wytheville
Washington, D.C.
Q255169
1821
Elisa Bonaparte
Italian noble
female
politician patron of the arts
France
1777-01-03
1820-08-06 1820-08-07
Ajaccio
Trieste
Q151083
1822
Williamina Fleming
astronomer
female
astronomer
United States of AmericaScotland
1857-05-15
1911-05-21
Dundee
Boston
Q284180
1823
Hanna Reitsch
German aviator
female
aircraft pilot test pilot helicopter pilot military personnel
Germany Austria
1912-03-29
1979-08-24
Jelenia Góra
Frankfurt
Q57157
1824
Berengaria of Navarre
Medieval English queen consort
female
Kingdom of Navarre
1165
1230-12-23
Tudela
Le Mans
Q229807
1825
Isabeau of Bavaria
Queen Consort of France
female
regent
France
1370
1435-08-24
Munich
Paris
Q154064
1826
Catherine Cornaro
Queen of Cyprus
female
queen regnant
Republic of Venice
1454-11-25
1510-07-10
Venice
Asolo
Q149192
1827
Elizabeth of Aragon
Queen of Portugal
female
politician
Portugal Spain
1271-01-04
1336-07-04
Zaragoza
Estremoz
Q235857
1828
Diane Arbus
American photographer and author
female
photographer fashion photographer
United States of America
1923-03-14
1971-07-26
New York City
Greenwich Village
Q234608
1829
Louisa Adams
First Lady of the United States
female
First Lady
United States of America
1775-02-12
1852-05-15
London
Washington, D.C.
Q233660
1830
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
writer and poet from England
female
explorer poet writer playwright
Kingdom of England Great Britain
1689-05-15
1762-08-21
Nottingham
Nottingham
Q235121
1831
Eleanor of Provence
Queen of England
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1223
1291-06-25
Aix-en-Provence
Amesbury
Q228885
1832
Mary Baker Eddy
American religious leader
female
writer author theologian
United States of America
1821-07-16
1910-12-03
Bow
Chestnut Hill
Q235069
1833
Natalia Ginzburg
Italian author (1916-1991)
female
writer politician actor
Italy Kingdom of Italy
1916-07-14
1991-10-07 1991-10-08
Palermo
Rome
Q275985
1834
Letizia Ramallo
Mother of Napoleon
female
aristocrat
France Republic of Venice
1750-08-24
1836-02-02
Ajaccio
Rome
Q151995
1835
Matilda of Scotland
Queen consort of England
female
regent
Kingdom of Scotland
1080-04-30
1118-05-01
Dunfermline
Palace of Westminster
Q232761
1836
Clara Barton
American Civil War nurse
female
nurse diarist philanthropist teacher humanitarian author
United States of America
1821-12-25
1912-04-12
Oxford
Glen Echo
Q188039
1837
Barbara W. Tuchman
American historian and author
female
journalist historian writer biographer
United States of America
1912-01-30
1989-02-06
New York City
Greenwich
Q59112
1838
Maurice de Saxe
Marshal General of France
male
military leader military officer politician
Germany France
1696-10-28
1750-11-30
Goslar
Château de Chambord
Q76723
1839
Fanny Mendelssohn
German pianist and composer
female
composer pianist
Confederation of the Rhine
1805-11-14
1847-05-14
Hamburg
Berlin
Q57286
1840
Martha
biblical figure
female
Palestine
0200s
0100s
Bethany
Larnaca
Q232453
1841
Kaʻahumanu
Hawaiian royal consort
female
feminist politician
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
1768-03-17
1832-06-05
Maui
Manoa
Q232871
1842
Edith Roosevelt
Second wife of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt
female
politician
United States of America
1861-08-06
1948-09-30
New York City
Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York
Q237590
1843
Kate Millett
American writer and activist
female
writer film director sculptor feminist
United States of America
1937-09-14
2017-09-06
Saint Paul
Paris
Q292268
1844
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
female
judge lawyer actor
United States of America
1933-03-15
Brooklyn
Q11116
1845
Sarah Siddons
Welsh actress
female
stage actor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1755-07-05
1831-06-08
Brecon
London
Q234746
1846
Ethel Lilian Voynich
British writer and musician
female
writer novelist activist composer prosaist translator suffragist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1864-05-11
1960-07-27 1960-07-28
Ballintemple
New York City
Q466068
1847
Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
female
priest
0840s BCE
Jezreel
Q721295
1848
Julia Domna
Ancient Roman empress
female
writer
ancient Rome
0160
0217
Homs
Antioch on the Orontes
Q229246
1849
Agrippina the Elder
prominent Roman woman of the first century CE
female
politician
ancient Rome
0014-10-23 BCE
0033-10-18
Athens
Ventotene
Q229413
1850
Elisabeth of Valois
Queen consort of Spain
female
politician
Spain
1545-04-02
1568-10-03
Fontainebleau
Aranjuez
Q176041
1851
Elizabeth Woodville
Queen consort of England
female
Kingdom of England
1437-04-28
1492-06-08
Grafton Regis
Bermondsey
Q229214
1852
Xanthippe
ancient Athenian, the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons
female
aristocrat
0500s BCE
0400s BCE
Q233677
1853
Anne Bonny
Irish pirate
female
pirate
Kingdom of Ireland
1702-03-08
1782-04-22
Kinsale
Charleston
Q231549
1854
Monica of Hippo
Woman saint; mother of St. Augustine
female
0332
0387
Thagaste
Ostia
Q234689
1855
Diane de Poitiers
French noblewoman and courtier
female
lady-in-waiting
France
1499-01-09
1566-04-25
Saint-Vallier
Château d'Anet
Q276010
1856
Zewditu I
Empress Regnant of Ethiopia
female
politician emperor
Ethiopia
1876-04-29 1876-04-28
1930-04-02
Ejersa Goro
Addis Ababa
Q148524
1857
Dorothy Day
American journalist, social activist, and Catholic convert
female
journalist writer social activist editor trade unionist peace activist autobiographer suffragist
United States of America
1897-11-08
1980-11-29 1975-07-24
Brooklyn
New York City
Q150281
1858
Lou Henry Hoover
First Lady of the United States
female
politician geologist
United States of America
1874-03-29
1944-01-07
Waterloo
New York City
Q233669
1859
Victoria Woodhull
American suffragist
female
stockbroker suffragist editor politician journalist suffragette feminist
United States of America
1838-09-23
1927-06-09 1927-06-10
Homer, Ohio
Bredon
Q260378
1860
Genevieve
Patron saint of Paris
female
0423
0502
Nanterre
Paris
Q235863
1861
Penthesilea
mythical character
female
Q379828
1862
Margaret of Anjou
15th-century English royal consort
female
politician
France
1430-03-23 1430
1482-08-25 1482
Pont-à-Mousson
Souzay-Champigny
Q231145
1863
Sacagawea
Lemhi Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition
female
explorer
United States of America
1780s
1812-12-12
Rocky Mountains
Fort Lisa
Q238960
1864
Margaret Fuller
American feminist, poet, author, and activist
female
journalist translator reporter essayist autobiographer writer philosopher feminist critic
United States of America
1810-05-23
1850-07-19
Cambridge
Fire Island
Q257953
1865
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III
female
art collector
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1744-05-19
1818-11-17
Mirow
Kew
Q161159
1866
Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
Queen Consort of the United Kingdom
female
Germany
1792-08-13
1849-12-02
Meiningen
Middlesex
Q57645
1867
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
American feminist, writer, commercial artist, lecturer and social reformer
female
poet novelist philosopher sociologist writer science fiction writer artist economist feminist editor suffragette
United States of America
1860-07-03
1935-08-17
Hartford
Pasadena
Q287752
1868
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)
female
psychiatrist essayist
United States of AmericaSwitzerland
1926-07-08
2004-08-24
Zürich
Scottsdale
Q123811
1869
Marie Thérèse Charlotte of France
French princess
female
aristocrat
France
1778-12-19
1851-10-19
Versailles
Lanzenkirchen
Q659488
1870
Pulcheria
Byzantine empress
female
sovereign
Byzantine Empire
0399-01-19
0453-07
Constantinople
Constantinople
Q231919
1871
Catherine of Valois
Queen consort of England
female
Kingdom of England
1401-10-27
1437-01-03 1437-01-02
Paris
London
Q229192
1872
Amalasuntha
Queen/Ostrogoths
female
politician
0495
0535-04-30
Ravenna
Lake Bolsena
Q371670
1873
Marie Taglioni
Italian ballet dancer
female
dancer ballet dancer choreographer
Kingdom of Italy
1804-04-23
1884-04-23
Stockholm
Marseille
Q203990
1874
Lucretia
Roman semi-legendary figure
female
ancient Rome
0600s BCE
0509 BCE
<some value>
Rome
Q229432
1875
Louise Michel
French author and anarchist
female
teacher poet pedagogue woman of letters journalist communard anarchist politician freemason writer
France
1830-05-29
1905-01-10 1905-01-09
Vroncourt-la-Côte
Marseille
Q216092
1876
Mary Douglas Leakey
British paleoanthropologist
female
anthropologist archaeologist prehistorian paleoanthropologist biologist paleontologist
United Kingdom
1913-02-06
1996-12-09
London
Nairobi
Q231111
1877
Flannery O'Connor
American novelist, short story writer
female
writer novelist essayist
United States of America
1925-03-25
1964-08-03
Savannah
Milledgeville
Q234579
1878
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Royal consort of France
female
lady-in-waiting salonnière correspondent
France
1635-11-27
1719-04-15
Niort
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Q230670
1879
Edith Cavell
British nurse
female
nurse
England
1865-12-04
1915-10-12
Swardeston
Schaerbeek
Q237564
1880
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Queen consort of Prussia
female
politician
Germany
1776-03-10
1810-07-19
Hanover
Q896261
Q156723
1881
Jocasta
mythological queen of Thebes
female
Thebes
Q131445
1882
Salome
daughter of Herodias
female
dancer
0014 0005
0100s
Q228896
1883
Philippa of Hainault
Queen consort of King Edward III of England
female
regent
Kingdom of England
1314-06-24
1369-08-15
Valenciennes
Windsor Castle
Q229279
1884
Zora Neale Hurston
American folklorist, novelist, short story writer
female
anthropologist historian novelist writer journalist folklorist
United States of America
1891-01-07
1960-01-28
Notasulga
Fort Pierce
Q220480
1885
Guido Cavalcanti
Italian poet
male
poet writer
Republic of Florence
1258
1300-08-29
Florence
Florence
Q316876
1886
Maria Luisa of Parma
Queen consort of Spain
female
politician
Spain
1751-12-09
1819-01-02
Parma
Rome
Q229854
1887
Katharina von Bora
Wife of Martin Luther
female
nun theologian homekeeper
Germany
1499-01-29
1552-12-20
Lippendorf
Torgau
Q77239
1888
Sophia of Hanover
Princess of the Palatinate, Electress of Hanover, heir presumptive and ancestor of British monarchs following the Act of Settlement 1701
female
politician ruler
Germany
1630-10-14
1714-06-08
The Hague
Hanover
Q57224
1889
Mary, Queen of Hungary
Queen regnant (rex, king) of Hungary
female
monarch politician
Poland Hungary
1371-04-14
1395-05-17
Buda
Q154412
1890
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
Czech queen
female
patron of the arts
United Kingdom
1596-08-19
1662-02-13
Fife
City of Westminster
Q158252
1891
Catherine of Braganza
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland
female
regent
Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of England
1638-11-25
1705-12-31
Vila Viçosa Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa
Lisbon Palácio da Bemposta
Q176253
1892
Jeanne d'Albret
Queen regnant of Navarre
female
politician poet writer
Kingdom of Navarre Lower Navarre
1528-01-07
1572-06-09
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Paris
Q229286
1893
Dolley Madison
Wife of fourth President of the United States, James Madison
female
politician
United States of America
1768-05-20
1849-07-12
Guilford County
Washington, D.C.
Q233638
1894
Livia
Roman empress
female
politician
ancient Rome
0058-01-30 BCE 0058-09-28 BCE
0029 0029-09-28
Rome
Rome
Q469701
1895
Madeleine Stowe
American actress
female
film actor actor television actor
United States of America
1958-08-18
Los Angeles
Q209098
1896
Matilda of Flanders
wife of William the Conqueror and Queen consort of the Kingdom of England
female
regent
Kingdom of England
1031
1083-11-02 1083-11-03
Bruges
Rouen
Q391944
1897
Madeleine de Scudéry
French writer
female
writer salonnière literary novelist poet French moralist
France
1607-11-15
1701-06-02
Le Havre
Paris
Q237095
1898
Nadia Boulanger
French musician and teacher
female
pianist organist conductor composer musicologist pedagogue music pedagogue music theorist university teacher
France
1887-09-16
1979-10-22
9th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Q140619
1899
Maria Mitchell
American astronomer
female
astronomer librarian university teacher
United States of America
1818-08-01
1889-06-28
Nantucket
Lynn
Q239229
1900
Caroline of Ansbach
queen of Great Britain
female
queen regnant
Germany Great Britain
1683-03-01
1737-11-20
Ansbach
St James's Palace
Q76961
1901
Angelica Kauffman
Swiss-Austrian painter (1741-1807)
female
painter
Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1741-10-30
1807-11-05
Chur
Rome
Q123098
1902
Maria Carolina of Austria
Archduke of Austria
female
aristocrat photographer
Austria United States of America
1752-08-13
1814-09-08
Vienna
Hetzendorf
Q158229
1903
Emma of Normandy
Norman princess and mother of Edward the Confessor
female
regent
Kingdom of England
0985 0982 0987 0988
1052-03-06
Normandy
Winchester
Q40061
1904
Joan I of Navarre
queen regnant of Navarre and queen consort of France
female
ruler
Kingdom of Navarre
1273-01-14
1305-04-02
Bar-sur-Seine
Vincennes
Q229189
1905
Bess Truman
First Lady of the United States
female
politician
United States of America
1885-02-13
1982-10-18
Independence
Independence
Q233652
1906
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
empress consort of Austria and queen consort of Hungary
female
politician
Italy Kingdom of Italy
1892-05-09
1989-03-14
Camaiore
Zizers
Q50926
1907
Linda Ronstadt
American singer
female
singer actor singer-songwriter composer jazz musician record producer opera singer stage actor television actor percussionist guitarist film actor
United States of America
1946-07-15
Tucson
Q229375
1908
Athaliah
Queen of Judah
female
politician
Judah
0900s BCE
0860s BCE
Samaria
Judah
Q463934
1909
Margaret Sanger
American birth control activist, educator and nurse
female
nurse sex columnist activist trade unionist feminist
United States of America
1879-09-14
1966-09-06
Corning
Tucson
Q285514
1910
Marie Leszczyńska
Queen consort of France
female
writer
France Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
1703-06-23
1768-06-24
Trzebnica
Palace of Versailles
Q231674
1911
Eleanor of Castile
Queen of England
female
queen regnant
Crown of Castile
1241
1290-11-28
Crown of Castile
Harby
Q59604
1912
Ellen G. White
American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
female
writer theologian
United States of America
1827-11-26
1915-07-16
Gorham
Napa County
Q292290
1913
Bathsheba
Biblical figure
female
Q272277
1914
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
American retired track and field athlete
female
basketball player athletics competitor
United States of America
1962-03-03
East St. Louis
Q209390
1915
Marian Anderson
African-American contralto
female
musician opera singer singer
United States of America
1897-02-27
1993-04-08
Philadelphia
Portland
Q231923
1916
Blanche of Castile
Queen of France
female
regent
Kingdom of Castile
1188-03-04
1252-11-27
Palencia
Melun
Q353
1917
Soong May-ling
Chiang Kai-shek's wife, First Lady of the Republic of China
female
politician public figure
Qing dynasty Republic of China (1912–1949) United States of America
1897-03-05
2003-10-23
Shanghai
New York City
Q17135
1918
Theodora
Byzantine Empire politician
female
politician
Byzantine Empire
0984
1056-08-31
Constantinople
Constantinople
Q41666
1919
Mary Somerville
Science writer and polymath
female
mathematician linguist translator astronomer scientist suffragette physicist
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1780-12-26
1872-11-28
Jedburgh
Naples
Q268702
1920
Mary Todd Lincoln
wife of Abraham Lincoln and First Lady of the United States
female
politician First Lady
United States of America
1818-12-13
1882-07-16
Lexington
Springfield
Q215062
1921
Pasiphaë
daughter of Helios, the Sun in Greek mythology
female
Q203236
1922
Lady Bird Johnson
wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson
female
entrepreneur politician
United States of America
1912-12-22
2007-07-11
Karnack
Austin
Q233648
1923
Gertrude Bell
English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy
female
explorer anthropologist archaeologist writer mountaineer diplomat photographer spy assyriologist politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1868-07-14
1926-07-12
County Durham
Baghdad
Q231360
1924
Razia Sultana
5th monarch of the Delhi Sultanate
female
ruler
1205
1240-10-13
Budaun
Delhi
Q465076
1925
Eleonora Duse
actress (1858-1924)
female
actor screenwriter stage actor film actor
Kingdom of Italy
1858-10-03
1924-04-21
Vigevano
Pittsburgh
Q275970
1926
Ninon de l'Enclos
French author, courtesan, freethinker, and patron of the arts
female
salonnière writer patron of the arts
France
1620-11-10
1705-10-17
Paris
Paris
Q237045
1927
Melanie Klein
British Austrian born psychoanalyst
female
psychoanalyst
Austria United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1882-03-30
1960-09-22
Vienna
London
Q82999
1928
Jenny Lind
Swedish classical singer
female
singer actor opera singer music pedagogue stage actor
Sweden
1820-10-06
1887-11-02
Klara Parish
Malvern
Q231345
1929
Clytemnestra
figure from Greek mythology
female
Q131157
1930
Stephanie L. Kwolek
American chemist; invented Kevlar
female
chemist inventor
United States of AmericaPoland
1923-07-31
2014-06-18
New Kensington
Wilmington
Q7509
1931
Dolores del Río
Mexican film actress
female
singer dancer stage actor film actor television actor model actor
Mexico
1905-08-03 1904-08-03
1983-04-11
Durango
Newport Beach
Q124057
1932
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress
female
singer stage actor television actor dancer film actor voice actor
Puerto Rico
1931-12-11
Humacao
Q230151
1933
Miriam
sister of Moses and Aaron
female
prophet
1400 BCE
1274 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Kadesh
Q1938388
1934
Bettina von Arnim
German writer
female
writer salonnière composer novelist illustrator singer
Germany
1785-04-04 1785
1859-01-20 1859
Frankfurt
Berlin
Q57236
1935
Mamie Eisenhower
wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
female
dancer writer politician
United States of America
1896-11-14
1979-11-01
Boone
Washington, D.C.
Q233686
1936
Rose of Lima
Peruvian colonist and Dominican saint
female
religious
Peru
1586-04-20
1617-08-24
Lima
Lima
Q244383
1937
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chinese American experimental physicist
female
nuclear physicist university teacher physicist
China United States of AmericaPeople's Republic of China
1912-05-31
1997-02-16
Taicang
New York City
Q450317
1938
Willa Cather
American writer and novelist
female
novelist
United States of America
1873-12-07
1947-04-24
Gore
Manhattan
Q229480
1939
Isabella of France
Queen consort of England
female
regent
France
1295
1358-08-22 1358-08-23
Paris
Castle Rising
Q228642
1940
Saint Cecilia
roman saint, martyr and patron saint of music
female
musician
ancient Rome
0200
0230
Rome
Rome
Q80513
1941
Christina Rossetti
English poet
female
poet writer hymnwriter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1830-12-05
1894-12-29
London
London
Q236596
1942
Henrietta Maria of France
queen consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland as the wife of King Charles I
female
France
1609-11-25
1669-09-10
Paris
Colombes
Q848615
1943
Tomyris
queen of the Massagetae
female
politician
0600s BCE
0600s BCE
Q464777
1944
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
British Whig statesman
male
politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1779-03-15
1848-11-24
London
Hertfordshire
Q312567
1945
Anne of Denmark
Queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England
female
politician
Kingdom of Scotland
1574-12-12
1619-03-02
Skanderborg Slot
Hampton Court Palace
Q158248
1946
Elizabeth
mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias/Zachary, according to the Gospel of Luke
female
0100s BCE
0100s
Hebron
Q235849
1947
Iphigenia
figure from Greek mythology
female
Aulis
Q192673
1948
Olympias
Wife of Philip II of Macedon
female
politician
Macedonia
0375 BCE
0316 BCE
Passaron
Pydna
Q223134
1949
Booker T. Washington
African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor
male
educator writer autobiographer pedagogue businessperson politician human rights activist
United States of America
1856-04-05
1915-11-14
Hale's Ford
Tuskegee
Q319871
1950
Madame du Barry
mistress of Louis XV
female
woman
France
1743-08-19
1793-12-08
Vaucouleurs
Paris
Q230677
1951
Messalina
Roman empress
female
politician
ancient Rome
0017
0048
Rome
Gardens of Lucullus
Q229871
1952
Dido
founder of Carthage
female
ruler
0879 BCE
0759 BCE
Tyre
Carthage
Q905162
1953
Eugénie de Montijo
last Empress consort of the French as the wife of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French
female
empress consort
France Spain
1826-05-05
1920-07-11
Granada
Madrid
Q157130
1954
Violeta Chamorro
President of Nicaragua
female
politician journalist
Nicaragua
1929-10-18
Rivas
Q114142
1955
Catiline
ancient Roman Senator
male
politician military personnel
ancient Rome
0109 BCE
0062 BCE
Rome
Pistoia
Q75826
1956
Atalanta
Greek mythological character, the only female Argonaut
female
Q190323
1957
Wilma Rudolph
African American athlete
female
sprinter
United States of America
1940-06-23
1994-11-12
Clarksville
Brentwood
Q31083
1958
Elizabeth Blackwell
England-born American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist
female
physician medical writer essayist feminist human rights activist
United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1821-02-03
1910-05-31
Bristol
Hastings
Q234572
1959
Zoe Porphyrogenita
Byzantine Empress
female
sovereign
Byzantine Empire
0978
1050-06
Constantinople
Constantinople
Q41659
1960
Karen Horney
American-German psychoanalyst
female
psychiatrist psychoanalyst
Germany United States of America
1885-09-16
1952-12-04
Blankenese
New York City
Q71020
1961
Caroline Herschel
German-British astronomer
female
astronomer mathematician singer
Germany
1750-03-16
1848-01-09
Hanover
Hanover
Q76948
1962
Maria Theresa of Spain
French queen consort
female
regent
France Spain
1638-09-10
1683-07-30
Madrid
Versailles
Q152549
1963
Dorothea Lange
American photojournalist
female
journalist photojournalist photographer
United States of America
1895-05-25
1965-10-11
Hoboken
San Francisco
Q230673
1964
Theodora
Byzantine empress, wife of Justinian I
female
dancer mimus
Byzantine Empire
0500
0548-06-28
Republic of Cyprus Syria Paphlagonia
Constantinople
Q204843
1965
Florence Griffith
American track and field athlete
female
sprinter
United States of America
1959-12-21
1998-09-21
Los Angeles
Mission Viejo
Q31082
1966
Marie Dressler
Canadian-American actress
female
film actor film producer stage actor screenwriter film director
United States of AmericaCanada
1868-11-09 1871-11-09
1934-07-28
Cobourg
Santa Barbara
Q253282
1967
Tamar of Georgia
historical Queen of Georgia
female
politician
Kingdom of Georgia
1166
1213-01-18
Mtskheta
Tabakhmela
Q244007
1968
Olga Korbut
Belarusian gymnast
female
artistic gymnast
Soviet Union United States of America
1955-05-16
Grodno
Q221575
1969
Margaret Tudor
Scottish Queen consort
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1489-11-28
1541-10-18
London
Perthshire
Q523140
1970
Deborah
Biblical prophetess
female
judge
1200 BCE
1123 BCE 1067 BCE
Ramah in Benjamin
Q213633
1971
Elizabeth of York
Queen of England
female
Kingdom of England
1466-02-11
1503-02-11
Palace of Westminster
Tower of London
Q207953
1972
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné
French noble
female
correspondent writer
France
1626-02-05
1696-04-17
Paris
Grignan
Q237103
1973
Pope Joan
legendary female pope
female
minister
Mainz
Rome
Q243811
1974
George Washington Carver
American botanist and inventor
male
botanist inventor university teacher mycologist chemist biologist
United States of America
1864-01-01 1864-01
1943-01-05
Diamond
Tuskegee
Q296898
1975
Agrippina the Younger
Roman Empress and mother of Nero
female
politician
ancient Rome
0015-11-06
0059-03-17
Cologne
Miseno
Q154732
1976
Catherine Parr
Queen Consort of Henry VIII
female
writer lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of England
1512 1512-08
1548-09-07 1548-09-05
Kendal
Sudeley Castle
Q192943
1977
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
American writer, suffragist and Women's Rights activist
female
writer suffragist feminist abolitionist
United States of America
1815-11-12 1815
1902-10-26
Johnstown
New York City
Q465335
1978
Rebecca
Biblical character
female
Q40520
1979
Bessie Smith
the empress of the blues
female
street artist musician singer dancer mime artist
United States of America
1894-04-15
1937-09-26
Chattanooga
Clarksdale
Q93349
1980
Charlotte Corday
figure of the French Revolution
female
writer
France
1768-07-27
1793-07-17
Ligneries
Paris
Q216063
1981
Mary Tudor
Queen of France
female
France
1496-03-18
1533-06-25 1533-06-26
Richmond Palace
Westhorpe Hall
Q588852
1982
Esther
Biblical queen of Persia
female
0600s BCE
0500s BCE
Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenid Empire
Q732413
1983
Zenobia
3rd-century Queen of the Palmyrene Empire
female
queen regnant
Palmyrene Empire ancient Rome
0240
0275
Palmyra
Tivoli
Q189705
1984
Anna Freud
Austrian-British psychoanalyst & essayist
female
psychoanalyst non-fiction writer
United Kingdom Austria
1895-12-03
1982-10-09
Vienna
London
Q78485
1985
Anne of Brittany
Duchess of Brittany and twice Queen of France
female
France
1477-01-25
1514-01-09
Château des ducs de Bretagne
Blois
Q201143
1986
Betty Friedan
American activist
female
journalist writer feminist sociologist psychologist
United States of America
1921-02-04
2006-02-04
Peoria
Washington, D.C.
Q234604
1987
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
British astronomer
female
astronomer astrophysicist physicist
United Kingdom
1943-07-15
Belfast Ulster
Q233974
1988
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett
English-American children's playwright and author
female
dramaturge writer children's writer novelist short story writer
United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
1849-11-24
1924-10-29
Manchester
Plandome Manor
Q276028
1989
Martha Graham
American dancer and choreographer
female
ballet dancer choreographer artist music pedagogue ballet master costume designer
United States of America
1894-05-11
1991-04-01
Pittsburgh
New York City
Q487604
1990
Rosalynn Carter
wife of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter
female
politician feminist autobiographer
United States of America
1927-08-18
Plains
Q219353
1991
Mumtaz Mahal
Mughal empress
female
consort
1593-04-27
1631-06-17
Agra
Burhanpur
Q231693
1992
Aphra Behn
English playwright, poet, translator, fiction writer (1640-1689)
female
playwright translator poet writer novelist feminist
United Kingdom
1640-07-10
1689-04-16
Kent
London
Q231886
1993
Penelope
legendary queen of Ithaca, wife of Ulysses
female
Q165769
1994
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
French painter
female
painter salonnière writer
France
1755-04-16
1842-03-30
Paris
Paris
Q213163
1995
Elizabeth of Hungary
Christian saint
female
philanthropist nurse
Hungary
1207-07-07
1231-11-17
Sárospatak Bratislava
Marburg
Q159862
1996
Sonja Henie
Norwegian figure skater
female
actor figure skater film actor art collector
Norway United States of America
1912-04-08
1969-10-12
Christiania
Paris
Q204205
1997
Aspasia
Milesian woman, involved with Athenian statesman Pericles
female
poet philosopher hetaera writer
0470 BCE
0400 BCE
Miletus
Athens
Q228564
1998
Margaret of Valois
Queen of France
female
salonnière writer
France
1553-05-14
1615-03-27
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Paris
Q220845
1999
Annie Jump Cannon
American astronomer
female
astronomer physicist university teacher astrophysicist
United States of America
1863-12-11
1941-04-13
Dover
Cambridge
Q230650
2000
Christine de Pisan
Italian-French author
female
writer poet philosopher amanuensis translator
France
1364
1430
Venice
Revin
Q234816
2001
Lady Godiva
Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Countess of Leicester
female
scientist
Kingdom of England
0990
1067-09-10
Kingdom of Mercia
Q106077
2002
Mary Harris Jones
Irish-born American labor and community organizer
female
teacher trade unionist politician human rights activist
Ireland United States of America
1837-08-01 1830-05-01
1930-11-30
Cork
Silver Spring
Q107082
2003
Jadwiga of Poland
Queen Regnant who became King
female
queen regnant
Hungary Kingdom of Poland
1374-02-18
1399-07-17
Buda
Kraków
Q53449
2004
Juana Inés de la Cruz
nun, scholar and poet in New Spain
female
poet nun writer mathematician philosopher composer playwright feminist religious servant
Mexico Viceroyalty of New Spain
1648-11-12
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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France
1706-12-17
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Paris
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Tang Empire Zhou dynasty (690–705)
0624-02-17
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France
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Tsenacommacah Kingdom of England
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Maria Sibylla Merian
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Dutch Republic
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Betty Ford
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dancer writer autobiographer model feminist politician
United States of America
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Lou Andreas-Salomé
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Germany
1861-02-12
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France
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0273
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
1847-10-01
1933-09-20
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France
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New Zealand
1888-10-14
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Martha Washington
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1731-06-13
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Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
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Germany
1724-07-02
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Quedlinburg
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Emilia Plater
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Poland Russian Empire
1806-11-13
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Vilnius
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2023
Rani Lakshmibai
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Albert, Prince Consort
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Empress Matilda
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France
1102-02-07
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female
playwright journalist philosopher writer feminist politician
France
1748-05-07
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Montauban
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Jane Seymour
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Kingdom of England
1508
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Hampton Court Palace
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Boudica
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revolutionary ruler queen regnant resistance fighter
0033
0061 0060
Prehistoric Britain
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2029
Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian painter
female
painter
1593-07-08
1653 1652
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2030
Beatrix Potter
English children's writer and illustrator
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writer illustrator painter children's writer mycologist scientific illustrator botanist novelist
United Kingdom
1866-07-28
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London Kensington
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2031
Sojourner Truth
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female
human rights activist writer abolitionist feminist suffragist
Arabian Peninsula
1797
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New York City
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2032
Agnes of Rome
Christian martyr
female
writer
0291
0305
Rome
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Q210096
2033
Abigail Adams
2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801)
female
politician
United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1744-11-22
1818-10-28
Weymouth
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Billie Jean King
American Tennis Player
female
tennis player tennis coach sports commentator
United States of America
1943-11-22
Long Beach
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Anne of Cleves
Queen consort of Henry VIII
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Germany
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0287
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2037
Liliʻuokalani
last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii
female
writer composer monarch autobiographer
United States of America
1838-09-02
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Honolulu
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2038
Helena Augusta
empress of Rome and saint of Christian tradition
female
politician
ancient Rome Byzantine Empire
0250
0330-08-18
Helenopolis
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2039
Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur
female
singer-songwriter actor television actor film actor
Republic of Cuba (1902–59) United States of America
1957-09-01
Havana
Q184697
2040
Betty Williams
Northern Irish peace activist
female
peace activist
Northern Ireland
1943-05-22
Belfast
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2041
Madame de Pompadour
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salonnière politician lady-in-waiting
France
1721-12-29
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Paris
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Semiramis
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Sarah
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female
1803 BCE
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Ur Kaśdim
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François Fénelon
Catholic archbishop
male
philosopher theologian writer poet cleric Catholic priest
France
1651-08-06
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Sainte-Mondane
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2045
Anna Komnene
Byzantine historian
female
historian writer
Byzantine Empire
1083-12-01
1153
Constantinople
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2046
Clare of Assisi
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female
nun
1193
1253-08-11
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2047
Lucille Ball
American actress, comedian and businesswoman (1911-1989)
female
actor television actor singer model film actor comedian television producer
United States of America
1911-08-06
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Jamestown
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2048
Chris Evert
American tennis player
female
tennis player
United States of America
1954-12-21
Fort Lauderdale
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2049
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Queen consort, patroness
female
duke
Duchy of Aquitaine
1122 1124
1204-04-01
Poitou Occitania
Poitiers
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2050
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
American medical physicist
female
physicist physician university teacher biophysicist
United States of America
1921-07-19
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New York City
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2051
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Italian mathematician and philanthropist
female
philosopher mathematician philanthropist writer theologian scientist
1718-05-16
1799-01-09
Milan
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2052
Emmeline Pankhurst
English suffragist
female
suffragist suffragette politician feminist human rights activist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1858-07-15
1928-06-14
Manchester
Hampstead
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2053
Robert Peel
British Conservative statesman
male
politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1788-02-05
1850-07-02
Ramsbottom
Westminster
Q181875
2054
Edith Wharton
American novelist, short story writer, designer
female
writer novelist poet translator prose
United States of America
1862-01-24
1937-08-11
New York City
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
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2055
Gerty Cori
American biochemist
female
biochemist psychologist physician chemist physiologist
Austria-Hungary Czechoslovakia United States of America
1896-08-15
1957-10-26
Prague
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Laurence Sterne
Irish/English writer
male
writer novelist autobiographer religious servant
Great Britain
1713-11-24
1768-03-18
Clonmel
London
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2057
Germaine Greer
Australian writer and public intellectual
female
essayist journalist professor screenwriter actor writer feminist critic broadcaster
Australia
1939-01-29 1939
Melbourne
Q103591
2058
Isabella II of Spain
Spanish queen regnant
female
ruler
Spain
1830-10-10
1904-04-09 1904-04-10
Madrid
Paris
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2059
Clara Schumann
German musician and composer
female
pianist composer music pedagogue
German Confederation German Empire Germany
1819-09-13
1896-05-20
Leipzig
Frankfurt
Q132232
2060
Gertrude B. Elion
American biochemist and pharmacologist
female
biologist chemist biochemist pharmacologist pharmacist professor
United States of America
1918-01-23
1999-02-21
New York City
Chapel Hill
Q35703
2061
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
French writer, orator and statesman
male
journalist politician diplomat writer economist
France
1749-03-09
1791-04-02
Le Bignon-Mirabeau
Paris
Q218747
2062
Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress of the French
female
art collector drawer
France
1763-06-23
1814-05-29
Les Trois-Îlets
Rueil-Malmaison
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2063
El Cid
Spanish nobleman and military leader
male
knight mercenary military personnel
Kingdom of Castile
1045
1099-07-10
Vivar del Cid
Valencia
Q43958
2064
Colette
French novelist: writer of Gigi
female
novelist ghostwriter journalist writer librettist screenwriter short story writer playwright prosaist actor
France
1873-01-28
1954-08-03
Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye
Paris
Q218679
2065
Lucrecia Borgia
Italian noblewoman
female
consort ruler
Papal States
1480-04-18
1519-06-24
Subiaco
Ferrara
Q191103
2066
Marguerite Duras
French writer and film director
female
writer film director screenwriter publisher novelist playwright autobiographer journalist poet lawyer feminist author philosopher
France
1914-04-04
1996-03-03
Gia Định
Paris
Q153248
2067
Elisabeth of Bavaria
Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary
female
Austrian Empire Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Bavaria
1837-12-24
1898-09-10
Q1615212
Geneva
Q150782
2068
Grace Hopper
American computer scientist and United States Navy officer
female
mathematician naval officer computer scientist university teacher programmer physicist
United States of America
1906-12-09
1992-01-01
New York City
Arlington County
Q11641
2069
Christina of Sweden
queen of Sweden between 1632-1654
female
art collector monarch painter writer
Sweden
1626-12-07
1689-04-09
Stockholm Palace
Rome
Q52937
2070
Catherine of Aragon
first wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
female
sovereign diplomat
United Kingdom Spain
1485-12-16
1536-01-07
Alcalá de Henares
Huntingdonshire
Q162819
2071
Susan B. Anthony
American women's rights activist
female
suffragist feminist suffragette human rights activist
United States of America
1820-02-15
1906-03-13
Adams
Rochester
Q192245
2072
Gertrude Stein
American writer, poet
female
writer poet art collector salonnière autobiographer librettist playwright author
United States of America
1874-02-03
1946-07-27
Allegheny
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Q188385
2073
Amazons
warrior women from Greek mythology
female
Q134154
2074
Mary II of England
joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1662-04-30
1694-12-28
St James's Palace
Kensington Palace
Q130812
2075
Anaïs Nin
writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
female
writer autobiographer diarist screenwriter novelist
France
1903-02-21
1977-01-14
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Los Angeles
Q220018
2076
Sofia Kovalevskaya
Russian mathematician
female
mathematician physicist academic novelist university teacher writer
Russian Empire Sweden
1850-01-03
1891-02-10
Moscow
Hedvig Eleonora församling
Q184535
2077
Lady Jane Grey
English noblewoman and deposed Queen of England
female
head of state
Kingdom of England
1537-10
1554-02-12
Bradgate House
Tower of London
Q162356
2078
Karen Blixen
Danish writer
female
short story writer
Denmark
1885-04-17
1962-09-07
Rungstedlund
Rungstedlund
Q182804
2079
Anna Pavlova
Russian ballet dancer
female
ballet dancer choreographer The Dancer
Russian Empire
1881-02-12 1882
1931-01-23
Saint Petersburg
The Hague
Q151874
2080
Thérèse of Lisieux
French Discalced Carmelite nun
female
nun theologian playwright writer
France
1873-01-02
1897-09-30
Alençon
Lisieux
Q181715
2081
Catherine I of Russia
Empress of Russia
female
sovereign
Livonia Tsardom of Russia Russian Empire
1684-04-05
1727-05-06
Krustpils
Saint Petersburg
Q15208
2082
Alexandra Kollontai
Soviet diplomat
female
politician diplomat feminist writer
Russian Empire Soviet Union
1872-03-31
1952-03-09
Saint Petersburg
Moscow
Q179558
2083
Barbara McClintock
American scientist and cytogeneticist
female
geneticist
United States of America
1902-06-16
1992-09-02
Hartford
Huntington
Q199654
2084
Germaine de Staël
Swiss author
female
writer salonnière diarist literary critic politician correspondent
Republic of Geneva France
1766-04-22
1817-07-14
Paris
Paris
Q123041
2085
Rigoberta Menchú Tum
activist, politician
female
politician writer autobiographer human rights activist
Guatemala
1959-01-09
Laj Chimel
Q188620
2086
Charles XII of Sweden
King of Sweden
male
military leader monarch
Sweden
1682-06-27
1718-12-11 1718-11-30
Stockholm
Halden
Q52934
2087
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
English poet, author
female
poet writer screenwriter essayist pamphleteer translator
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1806-03-06
1861-06-29
Durham
Florence
Q228494
2088
Lorenzo de' Medici
Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic
male
politician writer poet banker
Republic of Florence
1449-01-01
1492-04-08
Florence
Careggi
Q177854
2089
Catherine of Siena
Italian Dominican saint
female
religious politician philosopher writer diplomat
1347-03-25
1380-04-29
Siena
Rome
Q229190
2090
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer and songwriter
female
singer-songwriter jazz singer composer autobiographer actor songwriter author
United States of America
1915-04-07
1959-07-17
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Hospital Center
Q104358
2091
Georgia O'Keeffe
American artist (1887-1986)
female
painter drawer
United States of America
1887-11-15
1986-03-06
Sun Prairie
Santa Fe
Q46408
2092
Helen of Troy
daughter of Zeus in Greek Mythology
female
Q164061
2093
Mary Cassatt
American painter and printmaker
female
painter printmaker graphic artist
United States of America
1844-05-22
1926-06-14
Allegheny
Le Mesnil-Théribus
Q173223
2094
Susan Sontag
American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
female
writer film director screenwriter professor essayist novelist philosopher literary critic journalist feminist film critic author theater director human rights activist historian
United States of America
1933-01-16
2004-12-28
New York City
New York City
Q152824
2095
Emmy Noether
German mathematician
female
mathematician physicist university teacher
Germany
1882-03-23
1935-04-14
Erlangen
Bryn Mawr
Q7099
2096
Hatshepsut
Egyptian Pharaoh
female
statesperson
Ancient Egypt
1507 BCE
1458-01-16 BCE
Egypt Thebes
Q129234
2097
Margaret Mead
American anthropologist
female
curator anthropologist writer
United States of America
1901-12-16
1978-11-15
Philadelphia
New York City
Q180099
2098
Lise Meitner
Austrian-Swedish physicist
female
nuclear physicist university teacher chemist
Sweden Austria
1878-11-07
1968-10-27
Vienna
Cambridge
Q56189
2099
Marina Tsvetaeva
Russian poet and writer
female
poet writer diarist prose translator author
Russian Empire Soviet Union
1892-10-08
1941-08-31
Moscow
Yelabuga
Q188526
2100
Steffi Graf
German tennis player
female
tennis player
Germany
1969-06-14
Mannheim
Q11662
2101
Nadia Comăneci
Romanian gymnast
female
artistic gymnast
Romania
1961-11-12
Onești
Q33228
2102
Jane Addams
pioneer settlement social worker
female
journalist philosopher writer sociologist social worker feminist autobiographer social reformer social critic suffragette peace activist human rights activist
United States of America
1860-09-06
1935-05-21 1935-06-21
Cedarville
Chicago
Q180989
2103
Catherine de' Medici
queen-consort and regent of France
female
regent
France
1519-04-13
1589-01-05
Florence
Château de Blois
Q131552
2104
Georges Cuvier
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
male
geologist anatomist paleontologist politician zoologist ornithologist academic professor biologist writer malacologist ichthyologist botanist archaeologist philosopher anthropologist
France
1769-08-23 1769-08-24
1832-05-13
Montbéliard
Paris
Q171969
2105
Jane Goodall
British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist and graphic designer
female
zoologist anthropologist primatologist ethologist university teacher
United Kingdom
1934-04-03
Hampstead
Q184746
2106
Mata Hari
Dutch exotic dancer and spy
female
courtesan spy exotic dancer dancer
Kingdom of the Netherlands
1876-08-07
1917-10-15
Leeuwarden
Vincennes Château de Vincennes
Q82180
2107
Rosalind Franklin
British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer
female
chemist molecular biologist physicist biochemist biophysicist crystallographer university teacher geneticist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1920-07-25
1958-04-16
Notting Hill
London
Q7474
2108
Leni Riefenstahl
German film director, photographer, actress, dancer, and Nazi propagandist
female
film director actor photographer film producer film editor screenwriter film actor
Germany
1902-08-22
2003-09-08 2003-09-09
Berlin
Pöcking
Q55415
2109
Isabel Allende
Chilean writer
female
journalist screenwriter children's writer novelist writer
United States of AmericaChile
1942-08-02
Lima
Q83566
2110
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Italian neurologist
female
neurologist neuroscientist biochemist politician physician scientist
Italy United States of AmericaKingdom of Italy
1909-04-22
2012-12-30
Turin
Nomentano
Q185007
2111
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
public figure,
female
journalist literary editor socialite politician writer model
United States of America
1929-07-28
1994-05-19
Southampton
New York City
Q165421
2112
John Donne
English poet
male
poet translator lawyer songwriter politician writer
Kingdom of England
1572
1631-03-31
London
London
Q140412
2113
Queen of Sheba
biblical figure
female
religious leader
1000s BCE
1000s BCE
<some value>
Q159888
2114
Dorothy Hodgkin
British chemist
female
biologist chemist physicist biochemist crystallographer biophysicist
United Kingdom
1910-05-12
1994-07-29
Cairo
Ilmington
Q7487
2115
Mary Pickford
Canadian-American actress
female
film producer film actor film director screenwriter writer stage actor actor
Canada United States of America
1892-04-08
1979-05-29
Toronto
Santa Monica
Q104109
2116
Anne of Great Britain
queen of England, queen of Scotland and queen of Ireland (1702–07); queen of Great Britain (1707–14)
female
politician
Great Britain
1665-02-06
1714-08-01
St James's Palace
Kensington Palace
Q119702
2117
Maria Callas
American-born Greek operatic soprano
female
opera singer singer actor
Greece
1923-12-02
1977-09-16
Manhattan
Paris
Q128297
2118
Martina Navratilova
American-Czech tennis player
female
tennis player autobiographer novelist writer
United States of AmericaCzechoslovakia Czech Republic
1956-10-18
Prague
Q54545
2119
Isadora Duncan
American dancer and choreographer
female
dancer choreographer autobiographer screenwriter ballet dancer
United States of AmericaSoviet Union
1877-05-27 1877-05-26
1927-09-14
San Francisco
Nice
Q483512
2120
Harriet Tubman
African-American abolitionist and humanitarian, and that's on periodt pooh.
female
writer suffragist nurse human rights activist abolitionist
United States of America
1820
1913-03-10
Dorchester County
Auburn
Q102870
2121
Bertha von Suttner
Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist
female
writer novelist translator journalist pacifist science fiction writer
Austria
1843-06-09
1914-06-21
Prague
Vienna
Q18456
2122
Maria Montessori
Italian pedagogue, philosopher and physician
female
psychologist philosopher inventor physician pedagogue psychiatrist lecturer mathematician
Italy Kingdom of Italy
1870-08-31
1952-05-06
Chiaravalle, Marche
Noordwijk
Q131117
2123
Anne Boleyn
Second wife of Henry VIII of England, mother of Queen Elizabeth I of England
female
politician lady-in-waiting
Kingdom of England
1501 1507 1507-05-05
1536-05-19
Blickling Hall
Tower of London
Q80823
2124
Rachel Carson
American marine biologist and conservationist
female
marine biologist environmentalist zoologist essayist author conservationist non-fiction writer ecologist
United States of America
1907-05-27
1964-04-14
Rachel Carson Homestead
Silver Spring
Q100948
2125
Isabella I of Castile
queen of the Crown of Castile from 1474 to 1501
female
ruler
Crown of Castile
1451-04-22
1504-11-26
Convento Agustino de Extramuros
Palacio Testamentario
Q45859
2126
Pius II
pope
male
Catholic priest diplomat writer university teacher poet historian geographer
Holy Roman Empire
1405-10-18
1464-08-14
Pienza
Ancona
Q101437
2127
Maria Theresa of Austria
ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg
female
aristocrat monarch
Habsburg Monarchy
1717-05-13
1780-11-29
Hofburg Palace
Vienna
Q131706
2128
Maria Goeppert Mayer
German-born American theoretical physicist
female
physicist nuclear physicist university teacher
Germany United States of America
1906-06-28
1972-02-20
Katowice
San Diego
Q57100
2129
William IV of the United Kingdom
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover
male
monarch
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Hanover Great Britain
1765-08-21
1837-06-20
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Q130822
2130
Torquato Tasso
Italian poet
male
poet writer playwright author
1544-03-11
1595-04-25
Sorrento
Rome
Q168962
2131
Joan Baez
American singer
female
singer-songwriter street artist singer composer guitarist musician dancer pacifist civil rights advocate record producer human rights activist
United States of America
1941-01-09
Staten Island
Q131725
2132
Mae West
American actress and sex symbol
female
playwright television actor film actor screenwriter singer writer stage actor comedian autobiographer
United States of America
1893-08-17
1980-11-22
Brooklyn
Hollywood
Q202878
2133
Mary I of England
Queen of England and Ireland
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1516-02-18
1558-11-17
Greenwich
St James's Palace
Q82674
2134
Louis XV of France
Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre 1715-1774
male
art collector
France
1710-02-15
1774-05-10
Versailles
Versailles
Q7738
2135
Louisa May Alcott
American novelist
female
writer nurse poet novelist children's writer suffragette
United States of America
1832-11-29
1888-03-06
Germantown
Boston
Q185696
2136
Empress Dowager Cixi
Chinese empress
female
politician queen regnant painter
Qing dynasty
1835-11-29
1908-11-15
Beijing
Imperial City
Q47842
2137
Sylvia Plath
American poet, novelist and short story writer
female
poet writer novelist essayist autobiographer diarist children's writer
United States of America
1932-10-27
1963-02-11
Boston
London
Q133054
2138
Mary Magdalena
follower of Jesus
female
caregiver
0022
0100s
Magdala
Ephesus
Q63070
2139
Anne Brontë
English novelist and poet
female
writer poet novelist governess
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1820-01-17
1849-05-28
Thornton
Scarborough
Q44520
2140
Teresa of Ávila
Roman Catholic saint
female
philosopher writer cleric physician
Spain
1515-03-28 1515
1582-10-04 1582
Gotarrendura
Alba de Tormes
Q174880
2141
Rita Hayworth
American actress, dancer and director
female
film actor film producer dancer stage actor television actor model
United States of AmericaSpain
1918-10-17
1987-05-14
New York City
Upper West Side
Q42745
2142
Hypatia
Greek Neoplatonist philosopher
female
mathematician philosopher astronomer writer inventor
Roman Empire
0360
0415-03
Alexandria
Alexandria
Q11903
2143
Nancy Reagan
Actress and First Lady of the United States
female
television actor film actor autobiographer politician stage actor lawyer businessperson
United States of America
1921-07-06
2016-03-06
Manhattan
Bel Air
Q193426
2144
Irène Joliot-Curie
French scientist
female
physicist chemist scientist professor politician nuclear physicist
France
1897-09-12
1956-03-17
13th arrondissement of Paris
5th arrondissement of Paris
Q7504
2145
Eve
biblical figure
female
3760 BCE
<some value>
Garden of Eden
Q830183
2146
Mary, Queen of Scots
Scottish monarch and queen consort of France
female
politician sovereign
Kingdom of Scotland
1542-12-08
1587-02-08
Linlithgow
Fotheringhay Castle
Q131412
2147
Peter Abelard
French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician
male
theologian philosopher composer linguist poet autobiographer logician writer religious servant
Kingdom of France France
1079
1142-04-21
Le Pallet
Chalon-sur-Saône
Q4295
2148
Giacomo Casanova
Venecian adventurer and writer
male
translator poet librarian banker novelist diplomat writer author adventurer autobiographer
Republic of Venice
1725-04-02
1798-06-04
Venice
Duchcov Chateau
Q83321
2149
Hildegard of Bingen
Medieval saint, prophet, mystic and Doctor of Church
female
naturalist writer composer philosopher illuminator physician nun poet theologian
Germany
1098
1179-09-17
Bermersheim
Bingen am Rhein
Q70991
2150
Greta Garbo
Swedish-American actress
female
actor film actor stage actor
Sweden United States of America
1905-09-18
1990-04-15
Stockholm
New York City
Q5443
2151
Eva Perón
Argentinian actress and politician
female
politician stage actor film actor trade unionist feminist suffragist
Argentina
1919-05-07
1952-07-26
Junín
Buenos Aires
Q40933
2152
Hannah Arendt
Jewish-American political theorist
female
philosopher historian writer political scientist essayist university teacher sociologist author
Germany United States of America <no value>
1906-10-14
1975-12-04
Hanover
Upper West Side
Q60025
2153
Mary Wollstonecraft
English writer, philosopher, women's rights advocate (1759-1797)
female
writer translator philosopher historian novelist essayist governess businessperson travel writer children's writer
Great Britain
1759-04-27
1797-09-10
Spitalfields
Somers Town
Q101638
2154
Corazon Aquino
Philippine politician and President
female
politician human rights activist
Philippines
1933-01-25
2009-08-01
Paniqui
Makati
Q1480
2155
Coco Chanel
French fashion designer
female
fashion designer choreographer artist businessperson dressmaker
France
1883-08-19
1971-01-10
Saumur
Paris
Q45661
2156
Ivan IV Vasilyevich
Grand Prince of Moscow and 1st Tsar of Russia
male
writer monarch
Grand Duchy of Moscow Tsardom of Russia
1530-08-25
1584-03-18 1584-03-28
Kolomenskoye
Moscow
Q7996
2157
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet
female
writer poet novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1818-07-30
1848-12-19
Thornton
Haworth
Q80137
2158
Ada Lovelace
English mathematician, considered the first computer programmer
female
mathematician programmer poet computer scientist inventor translator writer engineer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1815-12-10
1852-11-27
Piccadilly
Marylebone
Q7259
2159
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American abolitionist and author
female
novelist poet children's writer short story writer writer
United States of America
1811-06-14
1896-07-01
Litchfield
Hartford
Q102513
2160
Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author
female
aircraft pilot memoirist travel writer writer journalist
United States of America
1897-07-24
1937-07-02
Atchison
Pacific Ocean
Q3355
2161
Ayn Rand
Russian-American novelist and philosopher
female
playwright philosopher novelist screenwriter literary critic essayist journalist science fiction writer
Russian Empire Soviet Union United States of AmericaRussian Republic Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic <no value>
1905-02-02
1982-03-06
Saint Petersburg
New York City
Q132524
2162
Mariah Carey
American singer and songwriter
female
singer-songwriter model businessperson entertainer film producer philanthropist composer music producer voice actor music video director recording artist
United States of America
1970-03-27
Huntington
Q41076
2163
Valentina Tereshkova
Russian cosmonaut, first woman to have flown in space an a pilot
female
astronaut politician military personnel engineer aircraft pilot
Russia Soviet Union
1937-03-06
Bolshoye Maslennikovo
Q44371
2164
Rosa Parks
African-American civil rights activist
female
autobiographer human rights activist civil rights advocate public figure
United States of America
1913-02-04
2005-10-24
Tuskegee
Detroit
Q41921
2165
Alexander Pope
English poet
male
poet literary historian translator writer
Kingdom of England Great Britain
1688-05-21
1744-05-30
City of London
Twickenham
Q164047
2166
Charlotte Brontë
English novelist and poet
female
writer poet novelist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1816-04-21
1855-03-31
Thornton
Haworth
Q127332
2167
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907-2003)
female
film actor autobiographer stage actor television actor actor
United States of America
1907-05-12
2003-06-29
Hartford
Old Saybrook
Q56016
2168
Emma Goldman
anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches
female
political activist anarchist journalist political philosopher feminist lecturer publisher peace activist autobiographer nurse writer
Russian Empire United States of America
1868-06-27 1869 1869-06-27
1940-05-14
Kaunas
Toronto
Q79969
2169
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
male
linguist literary historian historian translator mathematician philosopher essayist writer literary critic novelist teacher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1795-12-04
1881-02-05
Ecclefechan
London
Q151403
2170
Mary Shelley
English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer
female
travel writer novelist essayist playwright biographer writer science fiction writer poet
Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1797-08-30
1851-02-01
Somers Town
Chester Square
Q47152
2171
Toni Morrison
Afro-American writer
female
writer novelist librettist university teacher poet children's writer
United States of America
1931-02-18
2019-08-05
Lorain
The Bronx
Q72334
2172
Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet-diplomat, writer, educator and feminist
female
poet diplomat teacher writer
Chile
1889-04-07
1957-01-10
Vicuña
Hempstead
Q80871
2173
Marie Antoinette
last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution
female
socialite consort
France
1755-11-02
1793-10-16
Vienna
Paris
Q47365
2174
George Sand
French novelist and memoirist; pseudonym of Lucile Aurore Dupin
female
writer journalist salonnière playwright novelist composer diarist
France
1804-07-01
1876-06-08
Paris
Nohant-Vic
Q3816
2175
Oprah Winfrey
American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
female
television presenter television producer film producer businessperson reporter actor voice actor writer talk show host autobiographer journalist television actor film actor motivational speaker
United States of America
1954-01-29
Kosciusko
Q55800
2176
Golda Meir
former prime minister of Israel
female
carpenter bus driver chess coach
Russian Empire Mandatory Palestine Israel
1898-04-21 1898-05-03
1978-12-08
Kiev
Jerusalem
Q42992
2177
George Eliot
English novelist, essayist and translator
female
novelist translator philosopher writer poet journalist essayist
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1819-11-22
1880-12-22
Nuneaton
London
Q131333
2178
Napoleon III
French emperor, president, and member of the House of Bonaparte
male
politician
France
1808-04-20
1873-01-09
Paris
Chislehurst
Q7721
2179
Doris Lessing
British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer
female
writer poet novelist playwright autobiographer screenwriter essayist science fiction writer
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1919-10-22
2013-11-17
Kermanshah
London
Q40874
2180
Maya Angelou
American poet and author
female
poet comedian dancer film producer television producer playwright film director professor screenwriter writer essayist songwriter autobiographer singer television actor stage actor journalist novelist human rights activist
United States of America
1928-04-04
2014-05-28
St. Louis
Winston-Salem
Q19526
2181
Ferdowsi
Persian poet, author of Shahnameh
male
poet writer
Samanid dynasty Ghaznavid Empire
0940 0935
1020
Tus
Tus
Q43459
2182
Selena
Mexican-American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
female
singer actor television actor model film actor singer-songwriter record producer designer dancer fashion designer costume designer
United States of America
1971-04-16
1995-03-31
Freeport
Corpus Christi
Q23543
2183
Chester A. Arthur
American politician, 21st President of the United States (in office from 1881 to 1885)
male
lawyer politician statesperson
United States of America
1829-10-05
1886-11-18
Fairfield
New York City
Q35498
2184
Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Romantic poet
male
linguist poet translator playwright novelist writer
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain
1792-08-04
1822-07-08
Horsham
La Spezia Lerici
Q93343
2185
Benjamin Harrison
American politician, 23rd President of the United States (in office from 1889 to 1893)
male
politician statesperson
United States of America
1833-08-20
1901-03-13
North Bend
Indianapolis
Q35678
2186
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing
female
nurse statistician writer politician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1820-05-12
1910-08-13
Florence
London
Q37103
2187
Eleanor Roosevelt
American politician, diplomat, and activist, and First Lady of the United States
female
diplomat writer autobiographer politician feminist journalist peace activist human rights activist
United States of America
1884-10-11
1962-11-07
Manhattan
Upper East Side
Q83396
2188
Cyrus the Great
King and founder of the Achaemenid Empire
male
sovereign military leader organizational founder
Achaemenid Empire
0600 BCE
0530 BCE
Anshan Persis
Syr Dar
Q8423
2189
Emily Dickinson
American poet (1830-1886)
female
writer poet
United States of America
1830-12-10
1886-05-15
Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst
Q4441
2190
Catherine II of Russia
Empress of Russia
female
politician
Russian Empire
1729-04-21
1796-11-17
Szczecin
Saint Petersburg
Q36450
2191
Warren G. Harding
American politician, 29th President of the United States (in office from 1921 to 1923)
male
politician statesperson
United States of America
1865-11-02
1923-08-02
Warren
San Francisco
Q35286
2192
William Howard Taft
American politician, 27th President of the United States (in office from 1909 to 1913)
male
judge politician statesperson
United States of America
1857-09-15
1930-03-08
Cincinnati
Washington, D.C.
Q35648
2193
Zachary Taylor
American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (in office from 1849 to 1850)
male
statesperson
United States of America
1784-11-24
1850-07-09
Barboursville
Washington, D.C.
Q11896
2194
Sappho
ancient Greek lyric poet
female
poet writer composer
0625 BCE
0569 BCE
Eresos Lesbos
Lefkada
Q17892
2195
James A. Garfield
American politician, 20th President of the United States (in office in 1881)
male
politician statesperson
United States of America
1831-11-19
1881-09-19
Moreland Hills
Elberon
Q34597
2196
Aung San Suu Kyi
State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy
female
politician writer human rights activist
Myanmar
1945-06-19
Yangon
Q36740
2197
Cleopatra
last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
female
sovereign
Ancient Egypt
0069 BCE
0030-08-12 BCE
Alexandria
Alexandria
Q635
2198
Anne Frank
German-born diarist and holocaust victim
female
diarist children's writer
Germany <no value>
1929-06-12
1945-02 1945-03 1945-03-31 1945-03-12
Frankfurt
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
Q4583
2199
Virginia Woolf
English writer
female
novelist essayist autobiographer short story writer diarist literary critic publisher writer feminist author
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1882-01-25
1941-03-28
Kensington South Kensington
River Ouse
Q40909
2200
Murasaki Shikibu
Japanese novelist and poet
female
lady-in-waiting novelist poet writer diarist
Japan
0970s
1014 1016 1031 1019
Kyoto
Kyoto
Q81731
2201
Helen Keller
U.S. author and political activist for women's suffrage, labor rights, socialism, and antimilitarism; the 1st deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor's degree
female
writer orator essayist political activist suffragist trade unionist peace activist suffragette linguist autobiographer
United States of America
1880-06-27
1968-06-01
Tuscumbia
Easton
Q38203
2202
Petrarch
Italian scholar and poet
male
philosopher poet translator lyricist writer mountaineer autobiographer
1304-07-20
1374-07-19
Arezzo
Arquà Petrarca
Q1401
2203
Jonathan Swift
Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet
male
poet novelist satirist philosopher human rights activist pamphleteer priest writer science fiction writer essayist opinion journalism children's writer
Kingdom of Ireland
1667-11-30
1745-10-19
Dublin
Dublin
Q41166
2204
Indira Gandhi
Indian Prime Minister and Politician
female
politician
India British Raj
1917-11-19
1984-10-31
Allahabad
New Delhi
Q1149
2205
Victoria
British monarch who reigned 1837–1901
female
autobiographer diarist monarch painter
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1819-05-24
1901-01-22
Kensington Palace
Osborne House
Q9439
2206
Virgin Mary
religious figure and mother of Jesus of Nazareth
female
Judea
0100s BCE
0100s
Tzippori Jerusalem
Q345
2207
Louis XIV of France
King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715
male
politician art collector actor monarch
Kingdom of France
1638-09-05
1715-09-01
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Palace of Versailles
Q7742
2208
Simone de Beauvoir
French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist
female
political philosopher journalist novelist autobiographer essayist political activist diarist women letter writer philosopher feminist literary critic writer author
France
1908-01-09
1986-04-14
Paris 6th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
Q7197
2209
Elizabeth I of England
Queen regnant of England and Ireland
female
politician
Kingdom of England
1533-09-07
1603-03-24
Palace of Placentia
Richmond Palace
Q7207
2210
Geoffrey Chaucer
English poet and author
male
linguist poet lyricist philosopher politician translator astrologer writer
Kingdom of England
1343
1400-10-25
London
London
Q5683
2211
Jane Austen
English novelist
female
writer short story writer novelist
Great Britain
1775-12-16
1817-07-18
Steventon
Winchester
Q36322
2212
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter
female
painter biographer engraver writer
Mexico
1907-07-06
1954-07-13
Coyoacán
Coyoacán
Q5588
2213
Woodrow Wilson
American politician, 28th President of the United States (in office from 1913 to 1921)
male
politician academic statesperson
United States of America
1856-12-28
1924-02-03
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
Woodrow Wilson House
Q34296
2214
Theodore Roosevelt
American politician, 26th President of the United States (in office from 1901 to 1909)
male
politician statesperson
United States of America
1858-10-27
1919-01-06
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Oyster Bay
Q33866
2215
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish Marxist theorist, socialist philosopher, and revolutionary
female
politician philosopher revolutionary sociologist economist journalist
Germany Russian Empire
1871-03-05
1919-01-15
Zamość
Berlin
Q7231
2216
Joan of Arc
French folk heroine and Roman Catholic saint
female
military personnel
France
1412
1431-05-30
Domrémy-la-Pucelle
Rouen
Q7226
2217
Agatha Christie
English mystery and detective writer
female
nurse writer novelist screenwriter dramaturge prosaist autobiographer
United Kingdom
1890-09-15
1976-01-12
Torquay
Winterbrook
Q35064
2218
Sarah Bernhardt
French actress
female
stage actor film actor dancer
France
1844-10-22
1923-03-26
Paris
Paris
Q4605
2219
Hillary Clinton
American politician, senator, Secretary of State, First Lady
female
politician lawyer diplomat writer autobiographer university teacher
United States of America
1947-10-26
Edgewater Hospital
Q6294
2220
Mother Teresa
Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin
female
nun religious
Albania India Ottoman Empire
1910-08-26
1997-09-05
Skopje
Kolkata
Q30547
2221
Margaret Thatcher
former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
female
politician chemist autobiographer barrister lawyer business executive statesperson
United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1925-10-13
2013-04-08
Grantham
The Ritz London
Q7416
2222
Edgar Allan Poe
American author, poet, editor and literary critic
male
poet writer essayist literary critic playwright journalist science fiction writer detective writer novelist author lyricist
United States of America
1809-01-19
1849-10-07
Boston
Baltimore
Q16867
2223
Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine
early Christian theologian, philosopher and Church Father
male
philosopher theologian autobiographer music theorist preacher historian poet Catholic priest
ancient Rome
0354-11-13
0430-08-28
Thagaste
Hippo Regius
Q8018
2224
Molière
French playwright and actor
male
playwright stage actor poet satirist theater director dramaturge
Kingdom of France
1622-01-15
1673-02-17
Paris
Paris
Q687
2225
Christopher Columbus
Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer
male
explorer sailor
Republic of Genova
1451
1506-05-20
Genoa
Valladolid
Q7322
2226
Marie Curie
Polish-French physicist and chemist
female
physicist chemist university teacher nuclear physicist
France Poland Russian Empire
1867-11-07
1934-07-04
Warsaw
Sancellemoz
Q7186
2227
Voltaire
French writer, historian, and philosopher
male
philosopher poet historian essayist playwright autobiographer diarist poet lawyer science fiction writer Encyclopédistes correspondent author political scientist
Kingdom of France
1694-11-21
1778-05-30
Paris
Paris
Q9068
2228
Alexander the Great
king of Macedon
male
politician military leader
Macedonia
0356-07-20 BCE
0323-06-10 BCE
Pella
Babylon
Q8409
2229
Muhammad
Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam
male
herder forwarder merchant prophet of Islam preacher politician military leader
0570-04-26
0632-06-08
Mecca
Medina
Q9458
2230
Dante Alighieri
Italian poet
male
politician philosopher political theorist lyricist prosaist intellectual poet author
Republic of Florence
1265-05
1321-09-14
Florence
Ravenna
Q1067
2231
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer of the Classical period
male
composer music pedagogue pianist musician organist violinist
Archduchy of Austria Archbishopric of Salzburg
1756-01-27
1791-12-05
Salzburg
Vienna
Q254
2232
Napoleon
French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
male
politician statesperson military officer military personnel art collector
France
1769-08-15
1821-05-05
Ajaccio
Longwood House
Q517
2233
William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet
male
playwright
Kingdom of England
1564-04
1616-04-23
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Q692