Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name

Teresa Teresa (also Theresa, Therese; ) is a feminine given name. It originates in the Iberian Peninsula in late antiquity. Its derivation is uncertain, it may be derived from Classical Greek, Greek θερίζω (''therízō'') "to harvest or rea ...

. It may refer to:

Persons

Therese

Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duchess Therese Mathilde Amalie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (; 5 April 1773 – 12 February 1839) was a member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg. Through her marriage to Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, T ...

(1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg *

Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Princess Therese Natalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (4 June 1728 in Wolfenbüttel – 26 June 1778 in Gandersheim Abbey, in Bad Gandersheim) was a German noblewoman. She was a member of the House of Welf and was princess-abbess of th ...

(1728–1778), German noblewoman *

Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (8 July 1792 – 26 October 1854) was queen of Bavaria as the wife of King Ludwig I. Oktoberfest was created in honour of their wedding and is still celebrated annually on Theresienwiese in Mu ...

, (1792–1854), queen of Bavaria *

Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977) is a Sweden, Swedish Swimming (sport), swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in fre ...

(born 1977), Swedish swimmer * Therese Björk (born 1981), Swedish footballer * Therese Borssén (born 1984), Swedish skier *

Therese Brandl Therese Brandl (1 February 1902 – 24 January 1948) was a Nazi concentration camp guard. In March 1942, Brandl was among the SS women assigned to Auschwitz I concentration camp. Her duties included watching over women in the sorting sheds and ...

(1902–1948), Nazi concentration camp guard. Convicted of crimes against humanity after the war and executed *

Therese Brophy Therese Brophy is a camogie player from County Tipperary, Ireland. She won an All-Star award in 2004 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003. She was nominated again for an All Star in 2005. Career She played in eig ...

, player *

Therese Crawford Therese Crawford (born August 6, 1976) is a retired American volleyball player. She played as an outside hitter and was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team. Major international competition * 2006 – World Grand Prix ...

(born 1976), American volleyball player *

Therese Elssler Therese Elssler (; 5 April 1808, Vienna - 19 November 1878, Merano) was a dancer. The sisters Therese and Fanny Elssler were both dancers, the former born in 1808, the latter in 1810, both in the Vienna suburb of Gumpendorf. They were daught ...

(1808–1878), Austrian dancer and baroness *

Therese Giehse Therese Giehse (; 6 March 1898 – 3 March 1975), born Therese Gift, was a German actress. Born in Munich to German-Jewish parents, she first appeared on the stage in 1920. She became a major star on stage, in films, and in political cabaret. In ...

(1898–1975), German actress *

Therese Grankvist Therese Grankvist (born 2 May 1977) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She started recording in 1997 under the Drömhus alias, and goes by Therese since the release of her single "Monkey" in 2002. She may be best known for her internationally ...

(born 1977), Swedish singer and songwriter also known as Drömhus and Therese *

Therese Grob Therese Grob (16 November 1798 – 17 March 1875) was a singer and friend of the composer Franz Schubert in his teenage years. He wrote many songs for her. Later in life, he declared that he had wanted to marry her. Therese was the daughter of H ...

(1798–1875), first love of the composer Franz Schubert * Therese Grünbaum (1791–1876), Austrian soprano and opera singer * Therese Holbein von Holbeinsberg (1785–1859), Austrian landscape painter and etcher *

Therese Huber Therese Huber (7 May 1764 – 15 June 1829) was a German author. She was one of the so-called , a group of five academically active women during the mid-18th and early 19th centuries. The group consisted of daughters of academics at Göttingen Un ...

(1764–1829), German author *

Therese Johaug Therese Johaug (born 25 June 1988) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier from the village of Dalsbygda in Os Municipality. In World Ski Championships she won ten individual gold medals along with four gold medals in relays, and she is a ...

(born 1988), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Therese Lundin (footballer) Therese Lundin (born March 3, 1979) is a Swedes, Swedish former Association football, football Forward (association football), forward who played for FC Rosengård, Malmö FF and the Sweden women's national football team, Swedish national team. S ...

(born 1979), Swedish footballer * Therèse Lundin (swimmer) (born 1970), Swedish swimmer *

Therese Maher Therese Maher is a camogie player, and winner of Five All Star awards 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011 and 2013. She finally got an All-Ireland Medal in 2013 after 16 years when her team defeated Kilkenny in the final 1-09 to 0-07 points. She plays f ...

, camogie player *

Therese Malfatti Baroness Therese von Droßdik (; 1 January 1792 – 27 April 1851) was an Austrian musician and a close friend of Ludwig van Beethoven. She is best known as the potential dedicatee of Beethoven's famous Bagatelle (music), bagatelle, "Für Elise" ...

(1792–1851), Austrian musician and friend of Ludwig van Beethoven *

Therese Malten Therese Malten was the stage name of Therese Müller (21 June 1855 – 2 January 1930), a well-known German dramatic soprano. She was born at Insterburg, Province of Prussia, studied with in Berlin, and made her début in 1873 in Dresden ...

(real name Therese Müller) (1855–1930), German dramatic soprano *

Therese Maron Therese Concordia Maron (née Mengs; 1725 – October 10, 1806), was a German painter. She was the elder sister of painter Anton Raphael Mengs. Life and work Mengs was born in the northern Bohemian town of Ústí nad Labem () into the Luthe ...

(1725–1806), German painter *

Therese Murray Therese Murray (born October 10, 1947 in Boston) is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray, a Democrat, was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She rep ...

(born 1947), American state legislator *

Therese Neumann Therese Neumann (9 April 1898 – 18 September 1962) was a German Roman Catholic, Catholic Christian mysticism, mystic and Stigmata, stigmatic. Neumann has been considered Servant of God by the Catholic Church since 2005. She was born in the vil ...

(1898–1962), German Catholic mystic and stigmatic *

Therese Schnabel Therese Behr-Schnabel (''née'' Behr; 14 September 1876 – 30 January 1959) was a German contralto. She was best known for her interpretations of lieder. Life Therese Behr was born to interior designer Carl Behr and his wife Lina Behr (née Zen ...

(1876–1959), German contralto *

Therese Sjölander Eva Therése Sjölander (born 4 May 1981 in Sollefteå, Sweden) is an ice hockey player from Sweden. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. References External linksSweden thrashes It ...

(born 1981), Swedish ice hockey player *

Therese Sjögran Kerstin Ingrid Therese Sjögran (born 8 April 1977) is a Swedish Association football, football manager and coach, and former player as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Sweden women's national football team, Sweden nati ...

(born 1977), known as Terre, Swedish football (soccer) player *

Therese Svendsen Therese Svendsen (born Malmö, 13 March 1989) is a Swedish swimmer representing SK Ran. Biography She is a former holder of the Swedish record in short-course 200 m backstroke, and swam for Sweden at the 2007 World Championships (backstroke ...

(born 1989), Swedish swimmer *

Therese Torgersson Therese Torgersson (born 28 March 1976 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of ...

(born 1976), Swedish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist * Therese Vogl (1845–1921), German operatic soprano *

Therese Zenz Theresia Maria "Therese" Zenz (15 October 1932 – 22 October 2019) was a Saarland, Saar-born Germany, German canoe sprinter. She took part in the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won three silver medals for the United Team of Germany in 195 ...

(1932–2019), German sprint canoer

Therése

Therése O'Callaghan Therése O'Callaghan is a camogie player, captain of the winning National Camogie League team in 1991 and again in 1996. She also captained her club Glen Rovers to the All Ireland club championship of 1990. Career She won All Ireland medals ...

, camogie player

Thérèse

* Princess Thérèse of France (1736–1744), French Princesse du Sang * Thérèse Albert (c. 1805–1846), French actress * Thérèse Blondeau (1913–2013), French swimmer * Thérèse Bonney (1894–1978), American photographer and publicist * Thérèse Brenet (born 1935), French composer *

Thérèse Casgrain Marie Thérèse Casgrain (; 10 July 1896 – 3 November 1981) was a French-Canadian feminist, reformer, politician and senator. She was a leader in the fight for women's right to vote in the province of Quebec, as well as the first woman t ...

(1896–1981), feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada *

Thérèse Caval Thérèse Caval (1750–1795), was a French revolutionary. She is regarded as a symbolic heroine of the French revolution in Marseilles Marseille (; ; see below) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du ...

(1750–1795), French revolutionary * Thérèse Chardin, French hairstylist and celebrity *

Thérèse Coffey Thérèse Anne Coffey, Baroness Coffey, (born 18 November 1971), is a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022 under Liz Truss. She also served as Secretary of State for Enviro ...

(born 1971), English politician * Thérèse Couderc, also known as St. Theresa Couderc (1805–1885), co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle, a Catholic religious order *

Thérèse Daviau Thérèse Daviau, also known as Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron (1946–2002), was a Canadian politician, an attorney and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec. Career Daviau was born in 1946 and received a law degree from Université de Montréal. In ...

(1946–2002), Quebec, Canada politician, an attorney and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec * Thérèse Delpech (1948–2012), French intellectual and writer * Thérèse Dion (1927–2020), popularly known as Maman Dion, Québécois television personality, and the mother of pop singer Céline Dion *

Thérèse Dorny Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 – 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress. Biography Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child ...

(1891–1976), French film and theatre actress * Thérèse Elfforss (1823–1905), Swedish actress and theatre director * Thérèse Karlsson (born 1972), Finnish soprano singer and actor *

Thérèse Lavoie-Roux Thérèse Lavoie-Roux (March 12, 1928 – January 31, 2009) was a Canadian politician and social worker who served in the National Assembly of Quebec and the Senate of Canada. She was the Minister of Health and Social Services from 1985 to 1 ...

(1928–2009), Quebec politician and Canadian Senator *

Thérèse Levasseur Marie-Thérèse Levasseur (; 21 September 1721 – 12 July 1801; also known as ''Thérèse Le Vasseur'', ''Lavasseur'') was the domestic partner, mistress, wife and widow of Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Biography Thérèse Le ...

(1721–1801), domestic partner of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau * Thérèse Liotard (born 1949), French actress *

Thérèse of Lisieux Thérèse of Lisieux (born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin; 2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), religious name, in religion Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Discalced Carmelites, Discalced Carmelite who is widely v ...

(1873–1897), French saint * Thérèse Meyer (born 1948), Swiss politician * Thérèse McMurray (born 1945), British television actor * Thérèse Oulton (born 1953), English painter *

Thérèse Peltier Thérèse Peltier (1873 – 1926), born Thérèse Juliette Cochet, was a French sculptor and early aviation pioneer. Popularly believed to have been the first ever female passenger in an airplane, she may also have been the first woman to pil ...

(1873–1926), French sculptor and aviator * Thérèse Quentin (1929–2015), French actress *

Thérèse Rein Thérèse Virginia Rein (born 17 July 1958) is an Australian entrepreneur who is the founder of Ingeus, an international employment and business psychology services company. Rein is married to Kevin Rudd, who was the Prime Minister of Austra ...

(born 1958), Australian entrepreneur and founder of Ingeus *

Thérèse Schwartze Thérèse Schwartze (20 December 185123 December 1918) was a Dutch people, Dutch portrait Painting, painter. Life Thérèse Schwartze was born on 20 December 1851 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of the painter Johan Georg ...

(1851–1918), Dutch portrait painter *

Thérèse Sita-Bella Thérèse Sita-Bella (1933–27 February 2006), born Thérèse Bella Mbida, was a Cameroonian film director who became the first woman filmmaker of Africa and Cameroon. Early life and education She was born into the Beti-Pahuin, Beti tribe in sou ...

(1933–2006), Cameroonian filmmaker, pilot, journalist * Thérèse Steinmetz (born 1933), Dutch singer *

Thérèse Tietjens Thérèse Carolina Johanne Alexandra Tietjens (17 July 1831, Hamburg3 October 1877, London) was a leading opera and oratorio soprano. She made her career chiefly in London during the 1860s and 1870s, but her sequence of musical triumphs in the ...

(1831–1877), opera and oratorio soprano singer *

Thérèse Vanier Thérèse Marie Chérisy Vanier (27 February 1923 – 16 June 2014) was an English decorated veteran and medical doctor who specialised in haematology and palliative care. With her brother, she co-founded L'Arche UK, a branch of the internatio ...

(1923–2014), veteran and medical doctor * Thérèse Wartel (1814–1865), French pianist, music educator, composer and critic

Fictional characters

* Thérèse Defarge, a villain in Charles Dickens' novel ''A Tale of Two Cities'' * Thérèse, Massenet's 1906 opera *the title character of ''Therese'' (novel), or ', a 1928 novel by Arthur Schnitzler *the title character of ''

Thérèse the Philosopher ''Thérèse Philosophe'' (''Therese the Philosopher'') is a 1748 French novel ascribed to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, or, according to a minority opinion, Denis Diderot and others. It has been chiefly regarded as a pornographic no ...

'', a 1748 French novel ascribed to Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens *the title character of ''

Thérèse Raquin ''Thérèse Raquin'' () is an early novel by French writer Émile Zola. It appeared in serial form from August–October 1867 in the magazine ''L'Artiste'', and was published in book form later that year. Although it was Zola's third novel, it ...

'', an 1867 novel and an 1873 play by the French writer Émile Zola *the title character of: ** ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (novel), a 1927 novel by François Mauriac ** ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (1962 film), an adaptation of the novel ** ''Thérèse Desqueyroux'' (2012 film), an adaptation of the novel

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