Cecelia

Cecelia is a variation of the given name

Cecilia Cecilia is a personal name originating in the name of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The name has been popularly used in Europe (particularly the United Kingdom and Italy, where in 2018 it was the 43rd most popular name for girls born ...

. People with the name include: *

Cecelia Adkins Cecelia Nabrit Adkins (September 3, 1923 – January 2, 2007) was an African-American publisher from Atlanta. She was the first woman, and first lay person, elected to the position of executive director of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. ...

(1923–2007, African-American publisher *

Cecelia Ager Cecelia Ager ( Rubinstein; January 23, 1902 – April 3, 1981) was an American film critic and star reporter for ''Variety'' and the ''New York Times Magazine''. Life and career Ager was born Cecelia Rubenstein in Grass Valley, California, a ...

(1902–1981), American film critic and reporter *

Cecelia Ahern Cecelia Ahern (born 30 September 1981) is an Irish novelist, known for her works like '' PS, I Love You''; ''Where Rainbows End''; and '' If You Could See Me Now''. Born in Dublin, Ahern is now published in nearly fifty countries, and has sold o ...

(born 1981) is an Irish novelist *

Cecelia Akagu Cecilia Akagu is a Brigadier General in Nigerian Army. She is an accountant and serves in the Accounts Directorate of the Army. She is married to Clifford Wande who is also a Brigadier General in Nigerian Army. They are the first couple to both ...

(fl. 2010s–2020s), Nigerian Army brigadier general *

Cecelia Antoinette Cecelia Antoinette Bruton (November 24, 1949 – May 28, 2020), known professionally as Cecelia Antoinette or CeCe Antoinette, was an American actress, comedian, and writer. Early life Cecelia Antoinette Bruton was born a twin in Dallas, in ...

(1949–2020), American actress, comedian, and writer *

Cecelia Ayanori Bukari-Yakubu Cecelia Ayanori Bukari-Yakubu was a Ghanaian politician. She was the second member of parliament representing the Northern Region and Upper Region from 1960 to 1965 and the member of parliament for Pusiga from 1965 to 1966. Bukari-Yakubu was ...

(fl. 1960s), Ghanaian politician * Cecelia Svinth Carpenter (1924–2010), first historian to write in detail about the Nisqually people *

Cecelia Condit Cecelia Condit (born 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American video artist. Condit's films are noted for their attempts to subvert traditional mythologies of female representation and psychologies of sexuality and violence. Condit has ...

(born 1947), American video artist * Cecelia Cortes (born 1989), American professional squash player *

Cecelia Felgueras Cecelia Felgueras (born 6 January 1962) is an Argentine politician. She was the comptroller of PAMI during the Presidency of Fernando de la Rúa but would lose the position because of prosecution over alleged corruption. She was then briefly ...

(born 1962), Argentine politician *

Cecelia Frey Cecelia Frey (born 1936) is a Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer. Her works have appeared in literary magazines and in numerous anthologies, and broadcast on CBC Radio as well as produced by the Women's Television Network. She was the ...

(born 1936), Canadian poet, novelist, and short story writer *

Cecelia Lee Fung-Sing Cecelia Lee Fung-Sing (; born May 6, 1933) is a Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong. Lee is known for cross-dressed in male role in Cantonese opera films. Lee is credited with over 55 films. Early life On May 6, 1933, Le ...

(born 1933), Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong *

Cecelia Goetz Cecelia Helen Goetz (September 30, 1917January 26, 2004) was an American lawyer and bankruptcy judge who served as a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. Early life Goetz graduated from Textile High School in Chelsea, where she was editor-in ...

(1917–2004), American lawyer and bankruptcy judge *

Cecelia González Cecelia González is an American politician serving as a member of the Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada ...

(fl. 2020s), American politician serving in the Nevada Assembly *

Cecelia Hall Cecelia Hall (Cece Hall) is an Oscar winning sound designer and sound editor. She was the first woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing for ''Top Gun'' and went on to win the Oscar for ''The Hunt for Red October, ...

(fl. 1970s–2010s), American sound designer and sound editor *

Cecelia Holland Cecelia Holland (born December 31, 1943) is an American historical fiction novelist. Early life and education Holland was born December 31, 1943, in Henderson, Nevada. She grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey, where she started writing at age 12, rec ...

(born 1943), American historical fiction novelist *

Cecelia Joyce Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played 57 One-Day Internationals and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 2001 and 2018. She played in her fin ...

(born 1983), Irish cricketer *

Cecelia Kenyon Cecelia M. Kenyon (1923 – January 1990) was an American political scientist. She was a professor at Smith College from 1948 until 1984, where from 1969 onwards she was the Charles N. Clark Professor of Government. Her theses on the American Revo ...

(1923–1990), American political scientist *

Cecelia Pedescleaux Cecelia Tapplette Pedescleaux, also known as Cely, (born August 6, 1945) is an African-American quilter of traditional and art quilts, inspired by historians, other African-American quilters, and quilt designs used during the Underground Railroad t ...

(born 1945), African-American quilter of traditional and art quilts *

Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders Cecelia Cabaniss Saunders (1879 – February 23, 1966) sometimes written as Cecilia Cabaniss Saunders, was an African-American civil rights leader, and executive director of the Harlem, New York YWCA. She is best known for working against racial d ...

(1879–1966), African-American civil rights leader *

Cecelia Tichi Cecelia Tichi (born April 10, 1942) is an American academic and author of mystery novels. She is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English and American Studies at Vanderbilt University. She is a former president of the American Studie ...

(born 1942), American academic and author of mystery novels * Cecelia Watson (fl. 2010s–2020s), American author and historian *

Cecelia Wolstenholme Cecelia Wolstenholme (18 May 1915 – 25 October 1968), later known by her married name Cecelia Thornton, was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games and European championships, and England in the Br ...

(1915–1968), English competitive swimmer {{Given name