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Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of
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People


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* Grete Berget (1954–2017), Norwegian politician * Grete De Francesco (1893–1945), German-speaking writer *
Grete Daut Grete Daut (born 4 January 2000) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saku Sporting and the Estonia women's national team. Career She made her debut for the Estonia national team on 12 August 2020 against Latvia Latv ...
(born 2000), Estonian footballer *
Grete Eliassen Grete Eliassen (born September 21, 1986) is an American-Norwegian freestyle skier. She won a bronze medal in ''Slopestyle'' at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, behind Kaya Turski and Keri Herman. She has won six medals at the Wi ...
(born 1986), Norwegian/American freeskier *
Grete Faremo Grete Faremo (born 16 June 1955) is a Norwegian politician, lawyer and business leader. From August 2014 to May 2022, she held the post of Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). ...
(born 1955), Norwegian politician * Grete Frederiksen (1918–2007), Danish freestyle swimmer * Grete Frische (1911–1962), Danish actress, screenwriter and director *
Grete Gaim Grete Gaim (born 21 May 1993 in Elva, Estonia, Elva) is an Estonian biathlon, biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint ...
(born 1993), Estonian biathlete * Grete Gross, (born 1890), Russian-German commercial artist. * Grete Heckscher (1901–1987), Danish fencer *
Grete Hermann Grete Hermann (2 March 1901 – 15 April 1984) was a German mathematician and philosopher noted for her work in mathematics, physics, philosophy and education. She is noted for her early philosophical work on the foundations of quantum mechanics ...
(1901–1984), German mathematician and philosopher * Grete Kirkeberg (born 1964), Norwegian long-distance runner * Grete Knudsen (1940–2023), Norwegian politician *
Grete Kuld Grete Kuld (née Klein; born 12 February 1989) is an Estonian singer, actress, and television presenter. Early life Kuld was born on 12 February 1989 in Tallinn, Estonia. Career Kuld ecame known as a weather forecaster for the Kanal 2 news pro ...
(born 1989), Estonian singer, actress and television presenter * Grete Mogensen, Danish badminton player *
Grete Nordrå Grete Nordrå (22 November 1924 – 13 March 2012) was a Norwegian actress who appeared on screen from the 1950s onwards. She was born in Asker.Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (born 25 December 1961) is a former biathlon, biathlete and cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier from Norway. She competed in both events from 1982 to 1992 and competed in biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics. ...
(born 1961), Norwegian biathlete and cross country skier * Grete Olsen (1912–2010), Danish fencer *
Grete Paia Grete Paia (born 27 August 1995) is a singer and songwriter. She is best known internationally for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest country stage competitions (''Eesti Laul'') in 2013, 2016, 2019, and in 2022 (in 2022 in a duet with A ...
(born 1995), Estonian singer * Grete Püvi (born 1982), Estonian dressage rider *
Grete Reinwald Grete Reinwald (25 May 1902 – 24 May 1983) was a German stage and film actress. As a child, due to her sweet, appealing features she modeled for many monochrome, hand-tinted and autochrome postcards. Her siblings Hanni Reinwald and Otto Rein ...
(1902–1983), German actress * Grete Rikko (1908–1998), German-American painter * Grete Šadeiko (born 1993), Estonian heptathlete * Grete Salomonsen, Norwegian film director * Grete Treier (born 1977), Estonian road bicycle racer *
Grete Waitz Grete Waitz (, 1 October 195319 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. In 1979, at the New York City Marathon, she became the first woman in history to run the marathon in under two and a half hours. Waitz ...
(1953–2011), Norwegian marathon runner *Grete Zimmer, birth name of
Greta Zimmer Friedman Greta Friedman ( Grete Zimmer; June 5, 1924 – September 8, 2016) was an Austrian-born American who was photographed being grabbed and kissed by Navy sailor George Mendonsa (1923–2019) in the iconic '' V-J Day in Times Square'' photogra ...
(1924-2016), Austrian-born American nurse kissed by a sailor celebrating the end of World War II in an iconic photograph


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* Anne Grete Holmsgaard (born 1948), Danish energy expert and politician


Nickname

* Margarete Adler (1896–1990), Austrian swimmer *
Grete Heublein Margarete "Grete" Heublein (29 January 1908, in Barmen – 2 March 1997, in Wuppertal) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw, shot put and the 100 metres sprint. She set the world record in discus on 19 June ...
(1908–1997), German shot putter, discus thrower and sprinter *
Grete Mosheim Margarete Emma Dorothea "Grete" Mosheim (8 January 1905 – 29 December 1986) was a German film, theatre, and television actress. Early life Mosheim was born in Berlin, Germany on 8 January 1905, the daughter of a Jewish man, Markus Mosheim (18 ...
(1905–1986), German actress *
Grete Prytz Kittelsen Grete Prytz Kittelsen (born Adelgunde Margrethe Prytz, June 28, 1917, Oslo, died September 25, 2010, Oslo), was a Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer. She is one of the most well-known Norwegians in the Scandinavian Design movement ...
(1917–2010), Norwegian goldsmith, enamel artist, and designer * Grete Rosenberg (1896–1979), German freestyle swimmer *
Grete Sultan Grete Sultan (born Johanna Margarete Sultan) (June 21, 1906June 26, 2005) was a German-American pianist. Biography Sultan was born in Berlin into a musical family of Jewish heritage. From an early age she studied piano with American pianist Ri ...
(1906–2005), German-American pianist


Fictional characters

*Grete Minde, main character of the 1977 Austrian-German drama film '' Grete Minde'', portrayed by Katerina Jacob *Grete Samsa, in
Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of Litera ...
's novella ''
The Metamorphosis ''The Metamorphosis'' (), also translated as ''The Transformation'', is a novella by Franz Kafka published in 1915. One of Kafka's best-known works, ''The Metamorphosis'' tells the story of salesman Gregor Samsa, who wakes to find himself inex ...
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See also

* Crete (disambiguation) *
Greta (disambiguation) Greta may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Greta'' (2018 film), a thriller film directed by Neil Jordan * ''Greta'' (2020 film), a documentary film about activist Greta Thunberg Music * Greta (band), hard rock band * Greta (song), ...
* Gretel (disambiguation) {{given name Feminine given names Danish feminine given names Estonian feminine given names Finnish feminine given names German feminine given names Given names derived from gemstones Icelandic feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names Scandinavian feminine given names Swedish feminine given names Swiss feminine given names Hypocorisms