Blessing is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Donald Blessing
Donald F. Blessing (December 26, 1905 – July 4, 2000) was an American coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. Blessing was born in Hollister, California and attended Visalia Union High School.
In 1928, he ...
, American coxswain
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Karl Blessing
Karl Blessing (5 February 1900 – 25 April 1971) was a German banker. He was President of the Deutsche Bundesbank from 1958 to 1969.
Early life
He was born in Württemberg, joined the Reichsbank in 1920 and graduated in Business Administrati ...
, German banker
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Lee Blessing
Lee Knowlton Blessing (born October 4, 1949) is an American playwright best known for his 1988 work, '' A Walk in the Woods''. A lifelong Midwesterner, Blessing continued to work in regional theaters in and around his hometown of Minneapolis thro ...
, American playwright
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Lou Blessing
Louis W. Blessing Jr. (born August 1, 1948) of Cincinnati, Ohio, is an American politician of the Republican party.
Career
After graduation from the University of Cincinnati, he received a Juris Doctor degree from Northern Kentucky Universit ...
, American politician
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Martin Blessing
Martin Blessing (born July 6, 1963) is a German banker and business person.
Education
Blessing received his high-school diploma at the Bischof-Neumann-Schule in Königstein im Taunus. After completing a banking apprenticeship at Dresdner Bank, h ...
, German banker
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Tom Blessing IV
Thomas E. Blessing IV is an independent film and television producer and project manager from Yellow Springs, Ohio. He is known for his role as a production manager (line-producer) on the television series pilot ''Loveline'' (1996), for his pro ...
, American film and television producer
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Blessing Afrifah
Blessing Akwasi Afrifah ( he, בלסינג אקווסי אפריפה, born 26 October 2003) is an Israeli track and field athlete who specializes in the sprints. He is the 200 metres gold medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022. ...
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Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i track and field athlete
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Blessing Chinedu
Blessing Anyanwu Chinedu (born November 22, 1976, in Enyimba) is a retired Nigerian football defender.
Career
In his early career he played in Nigeria with Enyimba International F.C. and Iwuanyanwu Nationale (former name of ''Heartland FC''). In ...
, Nigerian football player
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Blessing Chebundo
Blessing Chebundo (born 8 October 1958) is a Zimbabwean politician, a member of parliament and a leading figure in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).[Blessing Kaku
Blessing Kaku (born 5 March 1978 in Ughelli, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian international football player, who was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He played for Enosis Neon Paralimni. He has also played fo ...]
, Nigerian football player
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Blessing Mahwire
Ngonidzashe Blessing Mahwire (born 31 July 1982) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Mashonaland and has also made appearances for the Zimbabwean cricket team in both the Test match and One Day International forms of th ...
, Zimbabwean cricketer
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Blessing Makunike, Zimbabwean football player
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Blessing Oborududu (born 1989), Nigerian wrestler
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Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in Long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in the ...
, Nigerian athlete
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Blessing Okardi
Blessing Okardi (born 5 November 1988) is a football player from Nigeria, who played for Bayelsa United F.C. and currently plays for Famous All stars
Career
On 27 October 2006 he was on trial by KAA Gent. With Ocean Boys he captained their 2 ...
, Nigerian football player
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Blessing Ufodiama, Nigerian-American triple jumper
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