Louisa may refer to:

Places

;Australia *

Louisa Island (Tasmania) Louisa Island is an island with a short sandy tombolo, located adjacent to the South West Tasmania, south-western coast of Tasmania, Australia. The irregularly shaped island is part of the Maatsuyker Islands, Maatsuyker Islands Group, and comp ...

;Canada * Louisa or Lac-Louisa, a community in

Wentworth, Quebec Wentworth is a township municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, north-west of Lachute. Its population centres are Louisa and Dunany. Geography The township is in the foot ...

;Malaysia *

Louisa Reef Louisa Reef (Brunei ; Mandarin ) is a coral reef in the southern reaches of the Spratly Islands. The reef is oval in shape, approximately 1.5 km (1 mile) east to west and 0.5 km (500 yards) north to south. While most of Louisa Reef is ...

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

;United States *

Louisa, Kentucky Louisa is a home-rule class city located in eastern Kentucky, United States, at the merger of the Levisa Fork River, Levisa and Tug Fork River, Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River (Ohio River tributary), Big Sandy River, which forms part of the s ...

* Louisa, Missouri * Louisa, Virginia *

Louisa County, Iowa Louisa County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,837. The county seat is Wapello. Louisa County is part of the Muscatine Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Louisa County wa ...

Louisa County, Virginia Louisa County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,596. The county seat is Louisa. History Prior to colonial settlement, the area comprising Louisa County was occupied by sever ...

;Belgium * Louisa - Square in Brussels and metro station, next to Palace de Justice, see

Avenue Louise The (French language, French, ) or (Dutch language, Dutch) is a major road, thoroughfare in Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the southern part of the City of Brussels, on the border with the municipalities of Saint-Gilles, Belgium, Saint-G ...

Other

* HMS ''Louisa'', the name of four ships of the Royal Navy * ''Louisa'' (ship), United States ship of the 1800s * ''Louisa'' (film), 1950 film starring Ronald Reagan

People with the given name

* Louisa of Great Britain (1749–1768) * Louisa, Countess of Craven, originally Louisa Brunton (1785?–1860), English actress *

Louisa Adams Louisa Catherine Adams (; February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852) was the first lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829 during the presidency of John Quincy Adams. She was born in England and raised in France. Her father was an influential Amer ...

(1775–1852), First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829 *

Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Good Wives'' (1869), ''Little Men'' (1871), and ''Jo's Boys'' ...

(1832–1888), American novelist, short story writer and poet * Louisa Rose Allen, English singer and songwriter known as Foxes * Louisa Beaufort (1781–1863), Irish antiquarian, author and artist *

Louisa Dow Benton Louisa Dwight Benton ( Dow; March 23, 1831 – December 7, 1895) was a 19th-century American linguist, translator, and letter writer. She became physically disabled from rheumatism, unable to walk, and lost almost the entire use of her hands. S ...

(1831–1895), American linguist and letter writer * Louisa Bertman, Jewish American illustrator, animator, visual narrative artist specializing in social and political advocacy *

Louisa Briggs Louisa Briggs (; 14 November 1818 or 1836 – 6 or 8 September 1925) was an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal Australian rights activist, dormitory matron, midwife and nurse. She is officially recognised by the Victoria State Government, Victor ...

(1818 or 1836- 1925), Aboriginal Australian rights activist, dormitory matron, midwife and nurse *

Louisa Burns Louisa Burns ( 1869–1958) was an American osteopathic physician and researcher in osteopathic medicine. Education Burns was born in Indiana in 1869. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in 1892 from the Borden Institute and subsequently ...

(c.1869–1958), American osteopathic physician *

Louisa Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Louisa Frederica Augusta Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, formerly Louisa Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (born Countess Luise Friederike Auguste von Alten; 15 June 1832 – 15 July 1911), was a German-born British aristocrat sometimes referred ...

Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck Caroline Louisa Cavendish-Bentinck (née Burnaby; 23 November 18326 July 1918) was the maternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and a great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Early life Caroline Louisa Burnaby was born at Baggrav ...

(1832–1918) *

Louisa Chafee Louisa Chafee (born September 24, 1991) is an American competitive sailor. She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Nacra 17, mixed Nacra 17, where she finishe ...

(born 1991), American competitive sailor *

Louisa Clein Louisa Clein (born 6 July 1979) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of Maya Stepney in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Life and career Clein was born in Poole, Dorset to Jewish parents, Peter and Channa Clein (née Salomon ...

(born 1979), English actress *

Lady Louisa Conolly Lady Louisa Conolly (5 December 1743 – August 1821) was an English noblewoman. She was the third of the famous Lennox Sisters, and was notable among them for leading a wholly uncontroversial life filled with good works. Biography Born La ...

(1743–1821), Irish noblewoman *

Louisa Knapp Curtis Louisa Knapp Curtis (October 21, 1851 – February 25, 1910) (also known as Louisa Knapp) was an American columnist and the first editor of the ''Ladies' Home Journal'' from 1883 to 1889. It became one of the most popular magazines published in th ...

(1851–1910), Columnist and first editor of the Ladies Home Journal *

Louisa Emily Dobrée Louisa Emily Dobrée ( – 1917) was a 19th-century-born French-Irish Catholic writer of novels, fugitive articles, short stories, and juvenile literature. Her non-fiction subjects ranged from home nursing, domestic and personal hygiene, etiquett ...

(fl. ca. 1877–1917), French writer *

Louisa Lane Drew Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 – August 31, 1897) was an English-born British American actress and theatre owner-manager, and an ancestor of the prominent Barrymore-Drew acting family. Professionally, she was often billed and known a ...

(1820–1897), English-born American actress * Louisa Durrell (1886–1964) *

Louisa Frederici Louisa Maud Frederici Cody (May 27, 1844 – October 21, 1921) was the wife of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. She married on March 6, 1866, on her family farm in Arnold, Missouri, and remained in a rocky relationship for 51 years until Cody's d ...

(1844–1921) * Louisa Morton Greene, American social reformer * Louisa Gould, Jewish activist * Louisa Jane Hall (1802–1892), American poet, essayist, literary critic *

Louisa Harland Louisa Clare Harland (born ) is an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Orla McCool in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Derry Girls'' (2018–2022) and the titular character of the Disney+ series ''Renegade Nell'' (2024). Early life Brought up i ...

, Irish actress *

Louisa Horton Louisa Fleetwood Horton (September 20, 1920 – January 25, 2008) was an American film, television and stage actress, who used her given name, Louisa Horton, professionally. She was the former wife of the late ''The Sting'' director, George Ro ...

(1920–2008), American film, television, and stage actress *

Louisa Jacobson Louisa Jacobson Gummer (born June 12, 1991) is an American actress. The youngest child of actress Meryl Streep, she graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in acting. She is known for starring in the HBO period drama series '' The G ...

(born 1991), American actress * Louisa Vesterager Jespersen (died 2018), Danish female murder victim * Louisa Johnson, English singer * Louisa Krause (born 1986), American film, stage, and television actress *

Louisa Lawson Louisa Lawson (née Albury; 17February 184812August 1920) was an Australian poet, writer, publisher, Suffragette, suffragist, and feminist. She was the mother of the poet and author Henry Lawson. Early life Louisa Albury was born on 17 Februa ...

(1848–1920), Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist *

Louisa Lytton Louisa Claire Lytton (born 7 February 1989) is an English actress, best known for portraying the role of Ruby Allen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and Beth Green in the ITV police procedural series ''The Bill'' (2007–2009). She also ...

(born 1989), English actress *

Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord (December 3, 1810 – November 23, 1879) was an American Plantation complexes in the Southern United States, plantation owner and author from South Carolina, best known as a political essayist who wrote on free tra ...

(1810–1879), American writer * Louisa Moritz (1936–2019), Cuban-American actress and lawyer *

Louisa Starr Louisa Starr, later Louisa Canziani (1845 – 25 May 1909) was a British painter. Biography Starr was born in London in 1845. Her parents were Anna (born ) Cowan and Henry Starr. They were cousins of Italian heritage but they had been born ...

(1845–25 May 1909), British painter *

Louisa Maria Stuart Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart (; 28 June 1692 – 18 April 1712), known to Jacobitism, Jacobites as The Princess Royal, was the last child of James II and VII, the deposed King of England, List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland and King of Ireland, Ire ...

(1692–1712), Princess Royal * Louisa Swain (1801–1880) * Louisa Thomas (born 1981), American writer and sports journalist * Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill (1799–1879), American children's book author *Louisa Wisseling, former member of Australian folk-influenced pop quartet ''

The Seekers The Seekers were an Australian folk music, folk-influenced pop music, pop group originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the Unit ...

'' * Louisa Young, British writer

Fictional characters

*Louisa Clarke, main character in '' Me Before You'' and its film adaptation * Louisa Musgrove, character in Jane Austen's novel ''Persuasion'' *Louisa, the pen name of the eighteenth century English writer Elizabeth Boyd (1710–1745) *Louisa, a character in the American-Canadian animated series '' Work It Out Wombats!'' *Louisa Loops, a character in the American-Canadian animated series '' Lyla in the Loop'' *Louisa von Trapp, third daughter in the Von Trapp family in ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...

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