Irena (name)

Irena is a traditionally European feminine given name. *

Irena Adamowicz Irena Adamowicz (11 May 1910 – 12 August 1973), was a Polish-born scout leader and a resistance member during World War II. She was a courier for the underground Home Army (''Armia Krajowa''). In 1985, Adamowicz was posthumously bestowed the ti ...

(1910–1973), resistance member during World War II * Irena Andriukaitienė (born 1948), Lithuanian politician *

Irena Bačiulytė Irena Sonia Bačiulytė (later Vaitkevičienė, 8 January 1939 – 28 March 2024) was a Lithuanian rower who won three European titles in the eights event in 1963, 1965 and 1967; she finished second in 1964 and 1966. In 1962 Bačiulytė graduat ...

(1939–2024), Lithuanian rower * Irena Bauman, British architect *

Irena Belohorská Irena Belohorská (born 13 March 1948 in Piešťany) is a Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Ludova strana - Hnutie za demokraticke Slovensko from 2004 to 2009. She sits on its Committee on the Environment, Public ...

(born 1948), Slovak politician *

Irena Białówna Irena Białówna (3 November 1900 – 7 February 1982) was a Polish pediatrician, public health professional, concentration camp survivor, and member of the Polish parliament. Biography Białówna was born in 1900 in Caricyn (Volgograd) to rai ...

, Polish physician *

Irena Bihariová Irena Bihariová (born 15 September 1980) is a Slovak lawyer and politician. She was the leader of Progressive Slovakia from June 2020 to May 2022. In 2022, a meeting of the Progressive Slovakia party took place, where the only candidate, Micha ...

(born 1980), Slovak politician *

Irena Bjelica Irena Bjelica (born 9 January 1994) is a Montenegrin football who played in the Montenegrin League for Ekonomist Niksic, with which she has also played the Champions League.She plays central defender and can also play as a right and left back. Sh ...

(born 1994), Montenegrin football * Irena Boclincă, Moldovan theater actress * Irena Borecká (born 1980), Czech basketball player * Irena Borowik, Polish publisher * Irena Brynner (1917–2003), Russian-born American sculptor, jewelry designer, author * Irena Česneková (born 1972), Czech biathlete *

Irena Creed Irena Creed is a Canadian hydrologist. She is a professor in thDepartment of Physical and Environmental Sciencesat University of Toronto Scarborough in Toronto, Canada, and was formerly the University's Vice-President for Research and Innovation, ...

, Canadian hydrologist *

Irena Degutienė Irena Degutienė (born 1 June 1949) is a Lithuanian politician and member of the conservative Homeland Union (Conservatives, Political Prisoners and Deportees, Christian Democrats), Homeland Union. She is currently the Deputy Speaker of Seimas, a ...

(born 1949), Lithuanian politician and twice acting Prime Minister *

Irena Dousková Irena Dousková (18 August 1964) is a contemporary Czech author, who writes primarily novels, but also short stories and poetry. Life Irena Dousková was born Irena Freistadtová in Příbram in 1964. She grew up around the acting scene. Both ...

(born 1964), Czech writer and poet *

Irena Dubiska Irena Dubiska (26 September 1899 in Inowrocław – 1 June 1989, Warsaw) was a Polish violinist. Irena Stanisława Aniela Dubiska was born in Inowrocław to Edmund and Władysława (née Jewasińska) ; she and her siblings, Ludomira and Aleksa ...

(1899–1990), Polish violinist *

Irena Dworakowska Irena Dworakowska (born 1941) is a Polish entomologist who specialized in hemipterology. Career She was active at the Uniwersytet Warszawski, Museum and Institute of Zoology of Polish Academy of Sciences and University of British Columbia in Va ...

, Polish entomologist * Irena Eichlerówna (1908–1990), Polish actress *

Irena Eris Irena Eris (or, Irena Szołomicka-Orfinger, born 13 April 1950) is a Polish pharmacist, businesswoman and the founder of Dr. Irena Eris cosmetics company. Life and career She was born on 13 April 1950 in Warsaw. She graduated from the Medical Un ...

(born 1950), Polish physician *

Irena Fleissnerová Irena Fleissnerová (born 25 November 1958 in Plzeň) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Czechoslovakia, who won two gold medals at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico. She represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1958), Czech swimmer *

Irena Gillarová Irena Gillarová (born Irena Šedivá, 19 January 1992) is a Czech former athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade The 2015 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXVIII Summer Uni ...

(born 1992), Czech javelin thrower *

Irena Górska-Damięcka Irena Górska-Damięcka (20 October 1910 – 1 January 2008) was a Polish actress, mise-en-scène designer, and theater director. Biography Born in Ashmyany in the Russian Empire (now Belarus), her mother Alina Górska was forbidden to act afte ...

(1910–2008), Polish actress and director *

Irena Grafenauer Irena Grafenauer (born 19 June 1957 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian flute player and soloist, a pupil of Boris Čampa, Karlheinz Zöller and Aurèle Nicolet. Irena Grafenauer was born to father Stanko Grafenauer, a geologist, and to mot ...

(born 1957), Slovenian classical flautist *

Irena Grudzińska-Gross Irena Grudzińska-Gross (born 15 December 1946) is a Polish historian. After fleeing from her native Poland as a university student following the 1968 Polish political crisis, she obtained her PhD at the Columbia University and became a professo ...

(born 1946), Polish historian * Irena Hajnsek (born 1970), professor of Earth Observation and Remote Sensing * Irena Hausmanowa-Petrusewicz (1917–2015), Polish doctor and neurologist *

Irena Homola-Skąpska Irena Homola-Skąpska (12 January 1929 – 4 March 2017, Kraków) was a Polish historian. She graduated from the Jagiellonian University in 1951. In 1989, she was appointed professor. She collaborated with Polski Słownik Biograficzny since 1955. ...

(1929–2017), polish historian *

Irena Iłłakowicz Irena Morzycka-Iłłakowicz (also as Iłłakowiczowa, 26 July 1906 – 4 October 1943) was a Polish second Lieutenant of the National Armed Forces and Intelligence (information gathering), intelligence agent. The daughter of Bolesław Morzycki a ...

(1906–1943), Polish second Lieutenant of the National Armed Forces and intelligence agent *

Irena Jarocka Irena Wanda Jarocka (18 August 1946 – 21 January 2012), was a Polish singer. Early life and education Jarocka was born on 18 August 1946 in Srebrna Góra, Poland. She graduated from the V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego, ...

(1946–2012), Polish singer * Irena Joveva (born 1989), Slovenian politician *

Irena Justine Irena Justine (15 June 1993 – 26 May 2016) was an Indonesian actress who was best known for her role as Flora Cantika in soap opera ''Nada Cinta''. Early life Justine was born on 15 June 1993 in Bandung, West Java, to Wawan E. and Neni Justin ...

(1993–2016), Indonesian actress *

Irena Jůzová Irena Jůzová (Hradec Králové, 10 June 1965) is a Czech sculptor.Umění 2004 "V devadesátých letech se otevřela i českým umělcům Vladimíru Skreplovi, Petru Písaříkovi, Mileně Dopitové, Ireně Jůzové, Krištofu Kinterovi a Ma ...

(born 1965), Czech sculptor *

Irena Káňová Irena Káňová (5 April 1893 – 8 April 1963) was a Slovak politician who served in the of Czechoslovakia from 1919 until 1920 as a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party. She was the only Slovak woman to serve in the Czechoslovak parl ...

(1893–1963), Slovak politician *

Irena Karpa Irena Karpa () was born in 1980; she is a Ukrainian writer, journalist, and singer. Biography Irena Karpa was born on 8 December 1980 in Cherkasy ( Central Ukraine), and grew up in the Subcarpathian region (Prykarpattia). Since 1999 she has ...

(born 1980), Ukrainian writer, journalist and singer *

Irena Kazazić Irena Kazazić (born 1972) is a Serb-Slovenian visual artist, based in and mainly operating from Ljubljana, with many of her works being presented abroad at international events in Croatia, Italy, United States and Austria. In 2017 she founded h ...

(born 1972), Slovenian painter and writer *

Irena Kempówna Irena Kempówna-Zabiełło (20 October 1920 - 17 June 2002) was a Polish glider pilot, record-breaking aviator and flight instructor. Early life and education Irena Kempówna was born on 20 October 1920 in Warsaw, Poland. She grew up in the ci ...

(1920–2002), Polish aviator *

Irena Khubulova Irena Khubulova (born 16 June 2001) is a Russian judoka is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大 ...

(born 2001), Russian judoka * Irena Klepfisz (born 1941), Polish-American author and activist * Irena Kohont (born 1941), Slovenian singer * Irena Koprowska (1917–2012), Polish pathologist *

Irena Kosíková Irena Kosíková is a Czech organist and composer. Irena Kosíková was born in Prague the daughter of the banned philosopher Karel Kosík and the literary historian Růžena Grebeníčková. She began her organ studies with Prof. Jan Hora, tog ...

, Czech organist and composer *

Irena Kosmowska Irena Kosmowska (20 December 1879 – 21 August 1945) was a Polish educator and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Sejm (Second Polish Republic), Legislative Sejm in 1919, serving in parliament until 19 ...

(1879–1945), Polish educator and politician *

Irena Krzywicka Irena Krzywicka (; 28 May 189912 July 1994) was a Polish feminist, writer, translator and activist for women's rights, who promoted sexual education, contraception and planned parenthood. Biography Early life Krzywicka was born in a fam ...

(1899–1994), Polish feminist * Irena Kuznetsov (born 2002), Israeli footballer *

Irena Kwiatkowska Irena Kwiatkowska (17 September 19123 March 2011) was a popular Polish actress, known in Poland for her many cabaret roles and monologues, as well as appearances in (mostly comedy) movies and television shows. Life Kwiatkowska graduated from th ...

(1912–2011), Polish actress *

Irena Lasiecka Irena Lasiecka (; born February 4, 1948) is a Polish-American mathematician, a Distinguished University Professor of mathematics and chair of the mathematics department at the University of Memphis. She is also co-editor-in-chief of two academic ...

(born 1948), Polish-American mathematician *

Irena Laskowska Irena Laskowska (15 March 1925 – 6 December 2019) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1948 and 2003. Selected filmography * '' The Last Day of Summer'' (1958) * ''Milczące ślady ''Milcz� ...

(1925–2019), Polish actress *

Irena Lasota Irena Lasota (born 25 July 1945 as Irene Hirszowicz) is a Polish philosopher, publicist, publisher, social and political activist, and president/co-director of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe. As a so-called banana youth, Lasota beg ...

(born 1945), Polish philosopher * Irena Latinik-Vetulani (1904–1975), Polish biologist *

Irena Lichnerowicz-Augustyn Irena Maria Lichnerowicz (born 16 May 1974, Brodnica) is a Polish diplomat who served as an ambassador of Poland to Cyprus between 5 September 2018 and 18 August 2023. Life Irena Lichnerowicz has graduated from the English studies at the Nicol ...

(born 1974), Polish diplomat * Irena Machovcak (born 1968), Dutch volleyball player * Irena Majcen, Slovenian agricultural engineer * Irena Malkiewicz (1911–2004), Polish actress * Irena Martínková (born 1986), Czech footballer *

Irena Matović Irena Matović (born 23 May 1988) is a Montenegrin basketball player for Enea AZS Poznań and the Montenegrin national team. She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017 The 2017 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called Eur ...

(born 1988), Montenegrin basketball player *

Irena Medavoy Irena Medavoy, aka Irena Ferris (born Irene Gerasimenko on September 19, 1958), is an American philanthropist, activist, and entrepreneur. Early life Fluent in Russian and English, Medavoy was born Irena Gerasimenko to Russian Orthodox immigr ...

(born 1958), American actress * Irena Milnikiel (1933–1989), Polish swimmer * Irena Milovan (1937–2020), Yugoslav ballet dancer * Irena Nalepa (born 1951), Polish neuroscientist * Irena Nawrocka (1917–2008), Polish fencer * Irena Netto (1899–1992), Polish actress * Irena Olevsky (born 1974), Australian synchronized swimmer * Irena Ondrová (1949–2021), Czech politician * Irena Ossola (born 1988), American cyclist * Irena Oženko (born 1962), Lithuanian former long jumper * Irena Pantelic (born 1981), Dutch model *

Irena Pavelková Irena Pavelková (born 5 September 1974 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech Republic, Czech Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2012. She won seven medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom Worl ...

(born 1974), Czech slalom canoer *

Irena Pavlovic Irena Pavlovic (, ; born 28 September 1988) is a French former tennis player of Serbian descent. (Biography)Irena Pawełczyk (born 1934), Polish luger * Irena Peeva, American mathematician * Irena Perminienė, Lithuanian former Paralympic athlete *

Irena Petkova Irena Petkova ( Bulgarian: Ирена Петкова) is a Bulgarian opera singer. The mezzo-soprano Irena Petkova was born in Bourgas, Bulgaria. She graduated from the Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy,Pancho Vladigerov State Music AcademyИ ...

, Bulgarian opera singer * Irena Pfeiffer (1912–1996), Polish composer, conductor and teacher * Irena Ponaroshku (born 1982), Russian TV host, journalist and blogger * Irena Popiel (1925–2010), Polish nun * Irena Radović (born 1978), Montenegrin diplomat * Irena Roterman-Konieczna, Polish biochemist and researcher *

Irena Santor Irena Wiśniewska-Santor (; ; born 9 December 1934) is a Polish singer, musical performer and actress. Her career started in 1950. She's noted for singing in clear mezzo-soprano, considered one of Poland's biggest icons and is referred to as an ...

(born 1934), Polish singer and actress * Irena Sawicka (1890–1944), Polish archaeologist and ethnographer *

Irena Natalia Sawicka Irena Natalia Sawicka (born 20 September 1944, in Warsaw) is a Polish linguist, Balkanologist, and Slavicist with significant interest in Albanology. She is among the world's most authoritative linguists who have studied the Albanian language and h ...

, Polish linguist *

Irena Schusterová Irena Schusterová (12 November 1937 – 24 May 2008) was a Slovak dietician who served as First Lady of Slovakia from 1999 until 2004 during the presidency of her husband, Rudolf Schuster. Biography Schusterová was born Irena Trojáková on 12 ...

(1937–2008), First Lady of Slovakia (1999–2004) * Irena Scott, American author and physiologist * Irena Šedivá (born 1992), Czech javelin thrower *

Irena Sedlecká Irena Sedlecká (7 September 1928– 4 August 2020) was a Czech sculptor and Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors. Sedlecká was born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia. After training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, she was awarde ...

(1928–2020), Czech sculptor *

Irena Sendler Irena Stanisława Sendler (; 15 February 1910 – 12 May 2008), operating under the ''nom de guerre'' Jolanta, was a Polish humanitarian, social worker, and nurse who served in the Polish Underground Resistance during World War II in Ge ...

(1910–2008), Polish social worker and resistance member who saved Jewish children during the

Nazi occupation German-occupied Europe, or Nazi-occupied Europe, refers to the sovereign countries of Europe which were wholly or partly militarily occupied and civil-occupied, including puppet states, by the (armed forces) and the government of Nazi Germany at ...

Irena Šiaulienė Irena Šiaulienė (born 1955) is a Lithuanian politician who is the deputy speaker of Seimas, the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. Early life Irena Šiaulienė was born on 19 February 1955 in Kolainiai, Kelmė District Municipality. She attend ...

(born 1955), Lithuanian politician * Irena Šinko (born 1964), Slovenian politician *

Irena Škorić Irena Škorić (born 1981) is a Croatian film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can ...

(born 1981), Croatian film director and screenwriter *

Irena Škulj Irena Škulj (born 17 January 1946) is a former Yugoslavian tennis player. Playing for Yugoslavia in the Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Fed ...

, Yugoslav tennis player *

Irena Skwierczyńska Irena Skwierczyńska (26 April 1897 – 15 May 1984) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 25 films between 1933 and 1971. Selected filmography * '' His Excellency, The Shop Assistant'' (1933) * '' Prokurator Alicja Horn'' (1 ...

(1897–1984), Polish actress *

Irena Solska Karolina "Irena" Flora Solska (née Poświk; 27 October 1877 — 8 March 1958) was a Polish actress and stage director. She was a member of the Young Poland modernist artistic movement. Solska made her debut under the name of ''Irena Górska'', ...

(1877–1958), Polish actress *

Irena Soukupová Irena Soukupová (9 December 1964 – 4 February 2020)František Kolář ''Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách'', ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 416 was a Czech rower. She competed ...

(1964–2020), Czech rower * Irena Spasić, Serbian computer scientist * Irena Stankiewicz (born 1925), Polish graphic artist * Irena Stefoska (born 1967), Macedonian historian and politician * Irena Svobodová (born 1953), Czech volleyball player *

Irena Swanson Irena Swanson is an American mathematician specializing in commutative algebra. She is head of the Purdue University Department of Mathematics since 2020. She was a professor of mathematics at Reed College from 2005 to 2020. Education and career S ...

, Yugoslav-born American mathematician *

Irena Szewińska Irena Szewińska (née Kirszenstein; Polish pronunciation: ; 24 May 1946 – 29 June 2018) was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost track athletes for nearly two decades, in multiple events. She won a total of seven Olympic ...

(1946–2018), Polish sprinter *

Irena Sznajder Irena Sznajder (born 7 January 1977) is a retired Poland, Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. She finished seventh in 1999 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 x 100 metres relay, 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Champ ...

(born 1977), Polish sprinter *

Irena Szydłowska Irena Szydłowska (28 January 1928 in Lwów, Poland – 14 August 1983 in Warsaw, Poland) is an archer from Poland. She competed for Poland in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual event where she finished ...

(1928–1983), Polish archer * Irena Tanova (born 1984), Bulgarian sport shooter * Irena Tichá (born 1943), Czech volleyball player * Irena Tomašovičová (born 1964), Slovak handball player * Irena Trečiokaitė-Žebenkienė (1909–1985), Lithuanian painter * Irena Turkevycz-Martynec (1899–1983), Ukrainian-Canadian opera singer * Irena Tuwim (1898–1987), Polish poet and translator *

Irena Veisaitė Irena Veisaitė (9 January 1928 – 11 December 2020) was a Lithuanian theatre scholar, intellectual and human rights activist. She was awarded the Goethe Medal in 2012 for her contribution to cultural exchange between Germany and Lithuania. L ...

(1928–2020), Lithuanian academic and human rights activist * Irena Vrkljan (1930–2021), Croatian writer *

Irena Vujović Irena Vujović (; born 3 April 1983) is a Serbian politician who served as the minister of environmental protection from 2020 to 2025. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she previously served as president of the Savski Venac Munic ...

(born 1983), Serbian politician * Irena Weissowa (1888–1981), Polish painter *

Irena Więckowska Irena Więckowska (born 17 February 1982 in Gdańsk) is a Polish sabre fencer. Wieckowska represented Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two sabre events. For her first event, the women's individual sabre, Wiec ...

(born 1982), Polish fencer *

Irena Yebuah Tiran Irena Yebuah Tiran (born March 25, 1974) is a Slovenian mezzo-soprano opera singer of Ghanaian descent. She graduated with honors from Mozarteum University of Salzburg under prof. Ingrid Mayr (Ingrid Janser-Mayr) and completed post-graduate stud ...

(born 1974), Slovene singer * Irēna Žauna (born 1981), Latvian hurdler *

Irena Zemanová Irena Harman ( Zemanová, born 8 May 1977) is a Czech former competitive figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 9th at the 1994 World Junior Championships, and her highest placement at a senior ISU Championship was 13th ...

(born 1977), Czech figure skater *

Irena Žerjal Irena Žerjal (20 April 1940 – 2018) was a Slovene poet, writer and translator who also used the pen name Maja Tul in her early work. Žerjal was born in San Giuseppe della Chiusa () in Italy in 1940. She studied Slovene and Russian at the ...

(1940–2018), Slovene poet, writer and translator {{given name Lithuanian feminine given names Polish feminine given names Feminine given names Czech feminine given names