The name Greta is derived from the name Margareta, which comes from the Greek word ''margarite''s or "pearl". Notable people with the name include: *

Greta Almroth Greta Almroth (15 April 1888 – 24 July 1981) was a Swedish silent film actress. She appeared in 31 films between 1912 and 1940. Almroth studied at theatre school and made her stage debut in 1908. She was one of the first major stars of ...

(1888–1981), Swedish actress * Greta Andersen (born 1927), Danish swimmer * Gréta Arn (born 1979), Hungarian tennis player * Greta Svabo Bech (born 1987), Faroese singer * Greta Bösel (1908–1947), German Nazi concentration camp guard and nurse executed for war crimes * Greta Chi, Danish actress * Greta Christina (born 1961), American atheist author and activist * Greta Cicolari (born 1981), Italian beach volleyball player *

Greta Duréel Margaretha "Greta" Brita Duréel (died in June 1696), was a Swedish noble. She was the central figure in the ''stora juvelsveket'' (The Great Jewel Fraud), a fraud committed against the Swedish National Bank by a group of women in the 1690s. G ...

(died 1696), Swedish fraud *

Greta Espinoza Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a defender for Mexican club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team. Honors and awards Club ; UANL *Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2018 *Liga MX Femenil: Clau ...

(born 1995), Mexican footballer * Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish-American actress * Greta Gerwig (born 1983), American actress and filmmaker * Greta Grönholm (1923–2015), Finnish canoeist * Greta Gynt (1916–2000), Norwegian singer, dancer and actress *

Greta Hällfors-Sipilä Greta Olga Hällfors-Sipilä (1899–1974) was a Finnish painter. She participated enthusiastically in the new trends which reached Finland's art scene in the early 20th century, embracing Impressionism, Functionalism and Cubism. Biography Born ...

(1899–1974), Finnish painter * Greta Hodgkinson (born 1973), American-Canadian ballet dancer *

Grethe Hjort Grethe Hjort (1903–1967) was a Danish-born professor of Danish and English literature. After graduating from the University of Copenhagen, she moved to Cambridge where she studied at Newnham College, earning a Ph.D. in 1931 and subsequently b ...

(1903–1967), Danish writer and professor of Danish and English literature * Greta Johansson (1895–1978), Swedish diver and swimmer * Greta Johnson (born 1977), American lawyer and politician * Greta Kempton (1901–1991), American painter * Gréta Kerekes (born 1992), Hungarian hurdler *

Greta Kline Greta Simone Kline (born March 21, 1994), formerly known by the stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer-songwriter. She is known for her independent releases, inspired by Frank O'Hara's poetry, DIY ethics of K Records an ...

, (born 1994), American musician * Greta Knutson (1899–1983), Swedish artist, poet and critic * Greta Lee (born 1983), American actress * Greta M. Ljung (born 1941), Finnish-American statistician * Greta Magnusson-Grossman (1906–1999), Swedish designer and architect * Greta Mikalauskytė, Lithuanian beauty pageant contestant * Greta Molander (1908–2002), Swedish-Norwegian rally driver and writer * Greta Morkytė (born 1999), Lithuanian figure skater *

Greta N. Morris Greta N. Morris (born 1947) is a former United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. She took office on August 26, 2003. She was replaced in the ambassadorial post by Clyde Bishop on December 6, 2006. Education A native of ...

, American diplomat * Greta Naterberg (1772–1818), Swedish folk singer *

Greta Neimanas Greta Neimanas (born 4 May 1988) is an American Paralympic cyclist. Biography Neimanas was born in Evanston, Illinois. Her passion for cycling was born when she saw cycling track at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece at the age of 16 ...

(born 1988), American Paralympic cyclist *

Greta Nissen Greta Nissen (born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen; 30 January 1906 – 15 May 1988) was a Norwegian-American film and stage actress. Stage and screen actress Born Grethe Rüzt-Nissen in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, Nissen was originally a dancer. Whil ...

(1906–1988), Norwegian-American actress *

Greta Podleski Greta may refer to: *Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places * Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England * Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia ** Greta railway station ** Greta Army Camp, form ...

, Canadian chef, author and television host * Greta De Reyghere, Belgian soprano * Greta Richioud (born 1996), French cyclist * Greta Scacchi (born 1960), Italian-Australian actress * Greta Schröder (1891–1967), German actress * Greta Salpeter (born 1988), American singer *

Greta Skogster Greta Skogster (from 1935 Skogster-Lehtinen; 1900–1994) was a Finnish textile artist, notable as the leading designer of the 1930-40s and a pioneer of modern textile design in Finland. Education After graduating from the Swedish-language seco ...

(1900–1994), Finnish textile artist * Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (born 1986), Icelandic singer and violinist * Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (born 1987), Icelandic singer and footballer * Greta Schiller (born 1954), American film director *

Greta Small Greta Small (born 16 October 1995) is an Australian alpine ski racer. She started skiing at Mt Hotham with the Mount Hotham Racing Squad; her main training base now is in the Tyrol region in Austria where she trains with Race Centre Benni Raic ...

(born 1995), Australian alpine skier * Greta Stevenson (1911–1990), New Zealand botanist and mycologist *

Gréta Szakmáry Gréta Szakmáry (born 31 December 1991) is a Hungarian volleyball player, playing as an outside-spiker. She is part of the Hungary women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship, 2017 Women ...

(born 1991), Hungarian volleyball player * Greta Thunberg (born 2003), climate change activist from Sweden *

Greta Thyssen Greta Thyssen (born Grethe Karen Thygesen; 30 March 1927 – 6 January 2018) was a Danish film actress and former model, long-resident in the United States. Born in Hareskovby, Denmark, she appeared in films and television series between 1956 a ...

(born 1933), Danish-American actress * Greta Vaillant (1942–2000), French actress * Greta Van Susteren (born 1954), American television journalist *

Greta Wrage von Pustau Greta Wrage von Pustau (2 August 1902 – 20 March 1989) was a Chinese-born German dancer and dance teacher. Biography Von Pustau was born on 2 August 1902 in Guangzhou. Her parents, Antonia and Alfred Julius Engelbrecht von Pustau, were merc ...

(1902–1989), German dancer

Fictional characters

* Greta, character from '' Liar Liar'' portrayed by Anne Haney * Greta, character on '' Lost'' portrayed by Lana Parrilla * Greta (''Chuck''), one of several characters on ''Chuck'' * Greta, character from '' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2'' portrayed by Blythe Danner * Greta, hair salon assistant at Christian Grey's choice salon in '' Fifty Shades Darker'' * Greta von Amberg, character on the soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' * Greta, a female Gremlin from the 1990 horror comedy movie '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' * Greta Catchlove, witch from the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students a ...

'' series, also known as Gerda Curd * Greta Gibson, character in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child'' portrayed by Erika Anderson * Greta Grimly from TV's ''

Fargo Fargo usually refers to: * Fargo, North Dakota, United States * ''Fargo'' (1996 film), a crime film by the Coen brothers * ''Fargo'' (TV series), an American black comedy–crime drama anthology television series Fargo may also refer to: Othe ...

'', portrayed by Joey King * Dr. Greta Guttman, character on '' Mad Men'' * Greta Hayes, Secret (Greta Hayes) in DC Comics * Greta James, a struggling musician played by Keira Knightley in '' Begin Again'' * Dr. Greta Mantleray, famous therapist and mother to another character in Maniac (miniseries) * Greta Martin, character on '' The Vampire Diaries'', portrayed by Lisa Tucker * Greta Matthews, character from short-lived CW cult show '' Hidden Palms'' * Greta McClure, character on '' Family Matters'' portrayed by Tammy Townsend * Greta O'Donnell, main character from the movie '' According to Greta'' played by Hilary Duff *

Greta Ohlsson ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the ...

, character from ''Murder on the Orient Express'' * Greta Wolfcastle, the daughter of Rainier Wolfcastle from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

'' voiced by Reese Witherspoon * Greta, the main character in Projection: First Light {{given name Feminine given names Danish feminine given names Estonian feminine given names German feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names Swedish feminine given names Lists of people by given name